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^) N presenting the Hrst volume of the Soldiers' and Citizens' Album of Biographical Record, the 
! publishers can conscientiously state that it has been a labor of love. Within a few years a 
^ Hood of war literature has been sent forth, but, singularly, one important feature has been 
wliolly omitted. Battles and officers, campaigns and expeditions and other matters pertinent almost 
to the history of the Great Struggle have been treated with apparent justice, but the personal ex- 
perience of the men who carried the muskets have been almost entirely ignored. On the count- 
less pages which constitute the history of the Civil War, the names of the volunteer soldiers 
make no appearance. 

The central purpose of this work is to supply the omission referred to. The greatest care 
has been takeii in collecting the data from which these biographical narrations have been jire- 
pared, and, in their aggregate, may be read a complete history of the war from the standpoint of 
Wisconsin soldiers. It is a source of unqualified satisfaction to those who have labored to place 
the volunteer soldiers of Wisconsin on permanent record in their true relations to the history of 
the Civil War, that they have met with such hearty cooperation and support from those most 
interested. When the historian of the future shall compile an unbiased account of the greatest 
struggle in any era in the history of the world, the best material will be found in this series. In 
their preparation, the compilers have felt with Schiller — " oh, that the histories of men miglit be 
told by iiigher beings." The most insignificant, who responded to his country's call, was as 
though he had been touched by Ithuriel's spear. The hand which has traced these short histo- 
ries of men's patriotism and endurance and sufferings has often faltered and stopped, in view of the 
Spirit which achieved such results. Words have often been found inadequate and, even the 
honest purpose to delineate justly and truly the acts of the American volunteer soldier, has 
questioned its capacity to compass so solemn and responsible a work. In the coming days, the 
deeds which grace the pages of classic literature and challenge the admiration of the student of 
historj' will fade into nothingness in the luster of these annals. The Spirit of the American vol- 
unteer soldier is a bulwark against which, neither internal nor external foe can successful!)' 
strive. 

The chronological and statistical history has been compiled with great care and labt)r. It 
is believed that it presents a more complete and accurate list of dates and localities than any 
other single conq)ilation. That it is wholly free from error is not claimed ; that it is a])proxi- 
niately so is certain. In some instances authorities have been found to differ and there are other 
obvious causes which have rendered it almost impossible to obtain positively accurate dates and 
statistics. 

But the work has been ji(,Mformed conscientiously and no trouble or expense have been 
spared to render it complete. Tlie thanks of the Grand Army Publishing Company are due to 

countless sources of information. 

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In this compilation ol dates and localities of the Civil War, all matter has been gathered from the most 

reliable sources Battles, Skirmishes, Raids, Expeditions, Engagements of every description in 

which the two elements of the factional struggle encountered each other are included. 

Those who participated in them will be gratified to find on record for the 

first time, many an action heretofore omitted from other records. 



1859. Oct. 1(3.— Joliu Brown, with 16 white 
men and five negroes took possession of the 
United States arsenal at Harper's Ferry, ^"a., 
capturing about 60 citizens and killing several. 

Oct. 17. — Col. Robert E. Lee (afterwards 
Commander-in-Chief of the rebel army) with 
the assistance of United States marines, made 
Brown and the survivors of his party prisoners 
of the State of Virginia. 

Oct. 27. — Beginning of the trial of .John 
Brown. 

Dec. 2. — John Brown hung at Charlestown 
^'a. 

1800. Nov. 6. — Abraham Lincoln elected 
President. 

Dec. 3. — President Buchanan issued a mes- 
sage, affirming the right of a State to secede 
forcibly in a revolutionary manner, and denied 
the right of the Government to prevent by 
force. 

Dec. 20. — South Carolina seceded; soon after, 
senators and Federal officers from that state 
resigned ajul United States property was seized. 



Dec. 26.— Major Robert Anderson, witii HI 
.soldiers, removed from Fort Moultrie to Fort 
Sumter in Charleston harbor to secure a 
stronger position. 

1861. .Jax. 8.— The Star of the West, on 
her way to reinforce Fort Sumter, was fired on 
from a battery on Morris Island. — Mississippi 
seceded. 

Jan. 11. — Florida and Alabama seceded. 

•Jan. id. — Georgia seceded. 

.Jan. 26. — Louisiana seceded. — " If any man 
attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot 
him on the spot." (Dispatch of .John A. Dix, 
Secretary of tlie Treasury, to his agent at New 
Orleans.) 

Feu. 1. — Texas seceded. 

Feb. 4. — Peace Congress at Washington. — 
Convention of seceded states at Montgomery, 
Ala. 

Fed. 9. — Soutiiern confederacy organized, 
with .Jefferson Davis and Alexander H. Ste- 
pliens as President and N'iie- President. The 



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constitution tvdopteJ favored slavery and pro- 
liibited tariffs. 

Feb. LS. — General Twiggs sun-endered U. S. 
property to the rebels in Texas. 

M.iiK II 4. — Abraham Lincoln inaugurated 
President. — Confederate Mag, composed of three 
iiorizontal bars, the outer ones red and midiUe 
one white with blue union and bearing a circle 
of nine stars, adopted. 

April 12. — The war of the rebellion was in- 
augurated by the bombardment of Fort Sum- 
ter, which began about 4:30 a. m., and was 
continued all day and (at intervals) through 
the following night. (The signal gun for the 
assault was tired by a man, named Edmund 
Ivuffin, who asked the privilege, and who com- 
mitted suicide after the war, because he would 
not live under the U. S. Government.) The 
tiring on the fort (which did not respond) was 
from 17 mortars and 30 large guns, mainly 
columbiads. On the following morning — 13th 
— Fort Sumter began to return the tire at about 
7:30 o'clock, Captain Doubleday firing the first 
gun. Soon after, the officers' quarters took fire 
and, jjefore noon, the flames had enveloped 
nearly all the woodwork of the fort; most of 
the powder in the magazines had to be rolled 
out to prevent explosion, and the fort's fire 
was, practically, silenced. Shortly after mid- 
day, the flagstaff was shot away, but the flag 
was nailed to the fragment of the standard 
remaining, and displayed from the ramparts. 
A flag of truce was sent to the fort by the 
assailants, and terms of capitulation were 
agreed on. At 12:55 p. m., the fire-conse- 
crated standard was lowered amid a salute of 
50 guns, and the garrison marched out 
with the honors of war. They were permitted 
to take their private property, their arms and 
their flag. No one was injured within the fort ; 
no loss of life occurred among the rebels and 
only five were reporte<l as having been injured. 



The evacuation was not completed until two 
o'clock on Sunday, April 14th, and, on the .same 
day. Major Anderson and his men, .sailed for 
New York. 

Ai'iUL 15. — President Lincoln issued a ])ro- 
clanuition calling for 75,000 volunteers and 
ordering those who had combined for purposes 
of rebellion to disjiersc and return to their 
homes within twenty days, and also convened 
an extra session of Congress to assemble July 
Fourth. On the following day, replies were 
received from Governors Magoffin of Kentucky, 
Jackson of Missouri, Harris of Tennessee and 
Letcher of Virginia, peremptoril)^ refusing to 
furnish troops for the service under the pro- 
clamation. 

April 17. — The first regiment from Ihe 
North — the Massaciiusetts (ith — started for 
Washington. — An ordinance of secession was 
adopted in Virginia in a secret session of the 
assembly to take eff'ect on its ratification l)y 
popular vote ; and Letcher, the Governor, 
issued a proclamation, recognizing the confed- 
eracy. 

April 18. — The arsenal at PLarper's Ferry 
was burned by the United States forces under 
Lieutenant Jones to prevent its occupation by 
the rebels ; during the conflagration, two sol- 
diers were killed. — The harbor of Norfolk, Xa., 
was obstructed by the sinking of vessels to 
prevent the exit of United States war ves.sels. — 
Pennsylvania volunteers arrived at Washing- 
ton and tlie Massachusetts Oth ]>asscd through 
New York, the Massachusetts 4th at the same 
time reaching the latter city, as did al.so, the 
garrison from Fort Sumter. 

April 10. — The ])assage of the Massachusetts 
6th through Baltimore, resulted in a riot, in 
which the first Union soldiers were killed in the 
war. The city was, practically, in the hands of 
a mul); an escort of i)olice, headed by the 
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accepted, but proved powerless. The casual- 
ties were, on the part of the troops two killed 
seven wounded (one mortally ; ) among the 
rioters 13 were killed and many wounded. 
Proclamations were issued by both Governor 
and Mayor with the avowed purpose of quiet- 
ing the disturbance ; in consequence of the 
excitement both officials advised the President 
that no more troops could pass through Balti- 
more without fighting. Luther C. Ladd, Sum- 
mer H. Needham and Addison 0. Whitney 
were the Massachusetts soldiers killed and their 
bodies were sent to Massachusetts by special 
request of Governor .John A. Andrews. — The 
first capture of a vessel was made by the rebels ; 
the steamship. Star of the West was seized 
off Indianola, Texas, and placed in the hands of 
a prize crew. — The President issued a blockade 
proclamation closing the ports from South 
Carolina to I'exas. 

April 20. — The branch mint at Charlotte, 
N. C, was seized by the rebels; also tlie 
arsenal at Liberty, Mo. ; and a number 
of bridges on the North Pennsylvania rail- 
road iji Maryland were burned. — The navy 
yard at Gosport was destroyed to prevent its 
falling into the hands of the rebels and the 
fleet of United States war vessels stationed 
there were scuttled, with the single exception 
of the Cumberland, which was towed out ; the 
names of the destroyed vessels were the Penn- 
sylvania, Delaware, Columbus, Merrimac, Rari- 
tan, Columbia, Germantown, Plymouth and 
United States. 

April 21. — With a view to prevent the 
occurrence of any disturbance of a character 
similar to the Baltimore riot, the Goverment 
took possession of the Philadelphia & Balti- 
more railroad, and 4,000 troops left New York 
for Washington. 

April 22. — The rebels seized the United 
States arsenal at Fayetteville, N. C, and at 



Napoleon, Ark. On the other hand, the Union 
sentiment at the South found expression in 
West Virginia, and at Lexington, Ky. At the 
latter point, a Union mass-meeting was held 
under circumstances of much discouragement, 
and was addressed by Senator John J. Critten- 
den, author of the once famous measure, known 
as the " Crittenden Compromise." In the 
adjoining State of Tennessee, John Bell, for- 
merly a Presidential candidate, declared him- 
self, unequivocally, in favor of the rebellion. 

April 23. — Movements at Elk Ridge, Va. 

April 24. — Fort Smith, Ark., was seized by 
rebel troops, under command of Solon Borland. 
— Governor Magoffin, of Kentucky, convened 
the legislature in extra session, the object of 
the executive call being to consider the advis- 
ability of secession. 

April 25. — The first surrender of United 
States troops occurred at Saluria, Tex., where 
450 regulars, commanded by Major Sibley, 
surrendered to Colonel Van Dorn. — Governor 
Letcher, of Virginia, issued a pi'oclamation, 
declaring Virginia a member of the Southern 
confederacy. — Arming of the first Illinois 
troops at the United States arsenal, at St. 
Louis, Mo. 

April 26. — The Governor of Georgia issued 
a proclamation, prohibiting payment of debts 
due to Northern creditors, dii-ecting the amount 
so owed to be paid into the State treasury. In 
North Carolina, the executive called an extra 
legislative session ; while Governor Burton, of 
Delaware, called for Union volunteers. 

April 27. — A proclamation by the President, 
supplementary to that of April 19th, extended 
the blockade to the ports of North Carolina 
and Virginia. 

April 29. — The Governor of Tennessee con- 
fiscated the bonds and money in the office of 
the United States collector, of Nashville ; and 
the rebel authorities seized the steamships 



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Tennessee, Texas, and Hermes at New Orleans. 
— Tlie legislature of Maryland rejected the 
ordinance of secession, the vote in the senate 
being unanimous. 

May 1. — The North Carolina legislature, 
having been convened by proclamation, passed 
the bill for the assembling of a State conven- 
tion to pass upon the question of secession. 

May 2. — The Ellsworth Fire Zouaves and 
the New York 69th arrived in Washington. 

May 3. — Two proclamations were issued ; 
one by President Lincoln, calling for 42,000 
three-years volunteers, 18,000 seamen, and 
directing the addition of eight regiments to the 
regular array; the other was by Governor 
Letcher, of Virginia, calling out the militia to 
defend the state from Northern invasion. 

May 4. — Southern Union sentiment found a 
new voice ; a committee of the Maryland legis- 
lature visited President Lincoln with words 
of sympathy. — An enthusiastic Union meeting 
was held in Preston, W. Xa., and Union dele- 
gates to a border State convention were elected 
in Louisville, Ky., by a majority of 7,000. 

May 5. — The Union forces under General 
Butler, took possession of the Relay House 
between Baltimore and Washington. 

May 6. — Virginia admitted to the Southern 
confederac}'. — The convention in Arkansas 
adopted an ordinance of secession and the 
Kentucky legislature convened in obedience to 
the call of Governor Magoffin. — The passage of 
what was commonly stj'led " The War and Pri- 
vateering Act," was made known by the rebel 
congress. 

May 7. — Ma,jor Anderson was appointed and 
commissioned ])y the President to repair to 
Cincinnati to muster in all volunteers from 
Kentucky and West Virginia. — At a meeting of 
Unionists at Knoxville, Tenn., an attempt to 
raise the National flag resulted in a riot ; and, 
Governor Harris announced the formation of a 



military league between Tennessee and the 
Southern confederacy. 

May 10. — Major General Robert E. Lee was 
placed in command of the rebel forces in Vir- 
ginia. — In St. Louis, (Camp .Jackson,) a brigade 
of Missouri State militia, which had, under 
orders of Governor .Jackson, gone into camp, 
nominally, " for instruction,"' but in reality with 
treasonable intent, and who were under com- 
mand of General Frost, surrendered to the 
United States regulars commanded by General 
Lyon. — Issuance of orders from Washington to 
administer the oath of allegiance to all army 
officers. 

May 11. — An effectual blockade of the port 
of Charleston, S. C, was established. — An en- 
thusiastic meeting was held at Wheeling, W. 
Va., to advocate the division of that State. 

May 13. — Union troops under command of 
General Butler took possession of Federal Hill, 
Va. — A convention composed of delegates from 
35 counties assembled at Wheeling, Va., with 
the avowed purpose of considering the expedi- 
ency of the separation of the west portion of the 
State from the eastern counties. — The English 
Government issued a proclamation on neu- 
trality. 

May 14. — At Baltimore, a schooner, laden 
with arms for the rebels was seized and the 
United States gunboat, Quaker City, captured 
the Argo with a cargo of tobacco, valued at 
$130,000. 

May 15. — The first call for volunteers from 
Maryland under the President's proclamation 
was issued by Governor Hicks. 

May 16. — The fortification of Arlington 
Heights, was ordered by General Scott. — A 
rebel force near Liberty, Mo., was dispersed. 
— The arrest of the traitors at Washing- 
ton was commenced and followed on the suc- 
ceeding day by the arrest of the rebel spies. 



HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR. 



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May 17. — Express packages, destined for 
the South, were stopped at Wasliingtoii ; rebels 
assembled at Potosi, Mo., were dispersed ; and 
a domiciliary search for arms was commenced 
at St. Louis. — On the part of the rebels, Harper's 
Ferry was fortified and the issue of treasury 
notes by the confederate government, as cur- 
rency, was authorized by the rebel congress. 
— The capture off J\ey West, of the yacht 
Winchester, by the Federal war vessel. Crusader 
took place. 

May 18. — Arkansas was formally admitted 
into the Southern confederacy. 

May 19. — An engagement occurred between 
the U. S. steamers and the rebel batteries at 
Sewall's Point on the Potomac. — Two schooners 
carrying rebel troops, were captured near Wasli- 
ington on the same river. 

May 20. — A seizure of telegraphic dispatches 
was made throughout the Nortli by order of 
the general Government. — In North Carolina, 
the ordinance of secession was adopted. — In 
Kentucky, Governor Magoffin issued a pro- 
clamation of neutrality. — Activities at Clarks- 
burg, W. Va. 

May 22. — The fortifications at Ship Island 
were destroyed to prevent their falling into 
rebel hands. — Movement at Clear Springs, Md. 

May 24. — A general movement of troops 
into Virginia occurred. — The rebels evacuated 
Alexandria which was occupied by U. S. 
troops. — On the occasion of the occupation, 
Colonel Ellsworth, while hauling down a 
rebel flag from the Marshall House, was shot 
by the rebel landlord who, in turn, was in- 
stantly killed by private Brownell. Ellsworth 
was buried from the White House at Washing- 
ton. — Negroes became " contraband of war." 

May 25. — A slight skirmish resulted from 
an attack by rebel troops on the 12th New 
York Infantry, along the outposts of the Vir- 
ginia line. 



May 27. — General McDowell assumed com- 
mand of the troops at Washington. — A blockade 
of the mouth of the Mississippi and of tlie port 
of Mobile was commenced. — Exercise by the 
President of the extraordinary power of the 
suspension of the writ ofhabeas corpus occurred 
at Baltuuore. — General Cadwallader refused to 
produce the body of John Merriman in 
obedience to a writ signed by Chief Justice 
Taney, alleging by way of return, that the pris- 
oner was charged with treason, and that he was 
authorizedby the President to suspend the writ 
of habeas corpus in his case. Cadwallader was 
arrested for contempt. — A Border-State conven- 
tion met at Frankfort, Ky. 

May 28. — U. S. vessels blockaded the port of 
Savanah, Ga. 

May 29. — An advance of LT. S. troops towards 
Harper's Ferry was followed by a retreat of 
the rebels towards Martinsburg. — Jetf Davis 
reached Richmond. 

May 30. — A retreat of the rebel forces was 
made from Williamsburg, Md., and Graf- 
ton, Va., tlie latter point being at once occu- 
pied by the 1st Regiment of Virginia under 
Colonel Kelley.— The 14th Ohio, (Colonel Steed- 
man) crossed the Ohio and occupied Parkers- 
burg. — About 200 citizens of Southern Illinois 
left for the South with the avowed purpose of 
joining the rebel army, and four steamers 
carrying rebel troops sailed from New Orleans 
for Fort Smith, Ark. 

May 31. — A bloodless engagement occurred 
at Acquia Creek, Va., between a rebel battery 
and the U. S. gunboat, Freeborn. 

June 1. — A cliarge was made through Fair- 
fax C. H., Va., by fifty-two dragoons of tlie 2nd 
U. S. Cavalry, commanded by Lieutenant 
Tompkins and 2nd Lieutenant Gordon, the reg- 
ulars being accompanied by three officers and 
two privates, of the 5th New York Volunteers ; 
two Union soldiers were killed, and an unascer- 



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tained number of rebels; five prisoners were 
captured. — Activities at Williamsport, Md. 

June 3. — A rebel camp, 2,000 strong, was 
surprised at Phillippi, Va., by Union troops 
under command of Colonel Kelley, of the 
1st Virginia, aided by Colonel Crittenden, 
commanding a force of Indiana volunteers; 
15 rebels were killed and 10 captured ; on the 
Union side two were killed, two reiwrted miss- 
ing and two wounded, among the latter being 
Colonel Kelley.— Death of Senator S. A. Doug- 
las at Chicago. — Movement at latan. Mo. 

June 5. — At Pig Point, Va., tlie "Harriet 
Lane " was fired on by the rebels while she 
was engaged in a reconnoissauce and five of 
her men wounded. — Activities at Newport 
News, Va. 

June 6. — Movements at Ellicott's Mills, Md. 

June S. — An advance made by U. S. troops 
under General Patterson from Chambersburg, 
towards Harper's Ferry. 

June 10. — An attack was made on the rebel 
forces under General Magruder at Big Bethel 
by the Union troops under General Pierce, 
whose command consisted of regiments under 
Colonels Duryee, Townsend and Bendix ; Union 
losses were 14 killed and 45 wounded, among 
the former being Major Winthrop and Lieu- 
tenant -Greble ; the admitted rebel loss m killed 
was 17. 

June 11. — A skirmish occurred at Eomney, 
Va. ; the Union forces under Colonel Wal- 
lace, surprised and routed 500 rebels and lost 
no men. — Tiie West Virginia Convention met 
at Wheeling to consider the expediency of 
forming a separate State. 

June 12. — Movements at Columbus, Ky. 

June 14. — The rebels evacuated and burned 
Harper's Ferry, removing the armory machin- 
ery to Richmond, and burned the railroad 
bridges. 



June 15. — The U. S. brig. Peony, brouglit 
into New York the rebel privateer. Savannah. 
— In Missouri, General Lyon occupied Jeffer- 
son City ; the rebel General, Price, retreated to 
Booneville. 

June 16. — A skirmish occurred at Seneca 
Mills, Md., the Union forces being commanded 
by Major Everett; no losses were reported on 
tlie side of the National troops. Three rebels 
were reported killed. 

June 17. — A battle occurred at Booneville, 
Mo., between the Union forces commanded by 
General Lyon and the rebels under Sterling 
Price ; the latter were routed, losing 50 men ; 
the reported LTnion loss was two killed and 
eight wounded. — A column of U. S. troops, 
under General Patterson, crossed the Potomac 
at Williamsport, Md. — At Vienna, Va., a train 
transporting Union soldiers, including the 1st 
Ohio under Colonel McCook, was fired upon 
by rebels ; eight soldiers were killed ; the fire 
was returned, resulting in an estimated loss 
of six. — The West Virginia Convention at 
Wheeling unanimously voted its independence 
of the rebellious action of the State. 

June 18. — At Camp Cole, Mo., a company 
of Home Guards was attacked and 52 killed. 
— Skirmish at Edwards Ferry, Va., in which 
300 of the 1st Pennsylvania Infantry engaged. 
— Skirmish at Independence, Mo., the State 
troops being involved. — The local militia resist 
the rebels at New Creek, W. Va. — Activities at 
Conrad's Ferry, Md. 

June 19. — Piedmont, Va., was occupied by 
the rebels. — At Liberty, Mo., rebels were cap- 
tured by a detachment of troops connected with 
General Lyons' command. — Movements at New 
Creek, W. Va. 

June 20. — Frank H. Pierpont was elected 
governor of West ^^irginia at Wheeling in the 
convention, and Major-General McClellan 
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HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR. 



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section of the State. — Disturbances at Clarks- 
ville, W. Va. 

.June 21. — Aconvenlion of loj^alists of East- 
ern Tennessee assembled at Greenville. 

•June 22. — Inauguration of balloon recon- 
noissances. 

June 24. — The popular vote of Tennessee 
having ratified the ordinance of secession, Gov- 
ernor Harris issued a proclamation declaring 
the State out of the Union. — Activities at Car- 
ters Creek, Lynn Haven, Kansas and on the 
Rappahannock River in Virginia. 

June 26. — A skirmish occurred at Patter- 
son's Creek, Va., between parts of Colonel 
Wallace's command and rebel cavahy. One 
Union and 17 rebel soldiers were i-eported 
killed. — The Wiieeling government was recog- 
nized by the President as the lawful govern- 
ment of Virginia. — Movement of the rebels in 
the vicinity of Frankfort, Mo. 

June 27. — An engagement took place between 
the gunboat Freeborn and the rebel batteries 
at Matthias Point, in which Captain Ward, of 
the navy, was killed. — J. C. Fremont returned 
from Europe, and U. S. Marshal Kane was 
arrested at Baltimore for treason. 

June 28. — The steamer St. Nicholas was 
captured in tlie Potomac by rebels. — -Move- 
ments of rebels at Cumberland Fort and Point 
Lookout, Md. 

June 29. — Activities at Falls Church, Va., 
and at Bownes, Md. 

Jui.Y 1. — The rebel privateers, Sumter and 
Petrel, escaped the blockading squadrons ; the 
fornrer from the mouth of the Mississippi and 
the latter from Charleston harbor. — In an 
engagement at Buckhannon, Va., the rebels 
lost 23 killed and 200 prisoners. — Military 
movements at Farmington, Mo. — .John C. 
Fremont was commissioned Major General in 
the regular army and ranked next to Mc- 
Clellan. 



July 2. — In an engagement at Martinsburg, 
Va., the Union forces, including the 1st Wis- 
consin and 11th Pennsylvania Infantry 
under General Patterson, routed the rebels 
under General Johnson ; three Union soldiers 
were killed and 10 wounded ; 30 rebels were 
reported killed and wounded and 20. were 
made prisoners ; this action is commonly 
known as Falling Waters. — -A new West \^ir- 
ginia Legislature was organized at Wheeling. 

July 3. — A company of 94 rebels was cap- 
ured at Neosho, Mo. — The Governor of Arkan- 
sas called out 10,000 men "to repel invasion." 

July 4. — In a skirmish between the 9th New 
York and the rebels near Harper's Ferry, the 
Union loss was two killed and three wounded. 
— The Louisville & Nashville railroad was 
seized by tlie rebels. — Congress assembled at 
Washington, only six Senators and five Repre- 
sentatives of the opposition members being 
present. 

July 5. — In a battle at Carthage, Mo., in 
which the opposing commanders were Sigel, 
and Price and .Jackson, the loss of the former 
was 13 killed and 31 wounded; the rebels 
lost 250 killed and wounded. — At Newport 
News a company of the 9th New York engaged 
in a skirmish. 

July 6. — In an action at Middle Fork Bridge, 
Va., 45 men of the Ohio 3d cut their way 
through an ambuscade of about 300 rebels. 

July 7. — An action which was reported a 
drawn battle occurred at Brier Forks, Mo. 
— An infernal machine was found in the Poto- 
mac River. — The 8th New York engaged in an 
action at Great Falls, Ya,. 

July 8 — At Bealington, W. Va., the rebels 
were defeated with a loss of 20 killed and 40 
wounded, the Union loss being two. killed and 
six wounded. 

July 9. — Fremont was appointed to the 
command of the Department of the West. 



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July 10. — In a battle at Laurel Hill, Va., 
in which the Union troops were under Colonels 
McCook and Andrews and the rebels under 
Colonel Pegram, the latter were routed and the 
Union loss was one killed and three wounded. 
— In a sharp skirmish near Monroe Station, Mo., 
Colonel Smith defeated the rebel Harris, and 
took a number of prisoners. 

July 11. — General Rosecrans, with the 8th, 
10th and 13th Indiana and the 19th Ohio 
defeated Pegram's force at Rich Mountain, 
Va., capturing the camp equipage, several 
cannon and a number of prisoners, and killing 
over 100 men ; the Union loss was 11 killed 
and 35 wounded. 

July 12. — Pegram surrendered to McClellan 
with about GOO men, and the Union troops 
occupied Beverly, Yn. — A rebel defeat occured 
at Barbersville, W. Yn. 

July 13. — A battle occurred at Carrick's 
Ford, W. Va., the Union force being under 
command of General Morris, and the 
rebels under General Garrett; the latter was 
utterly routed with great loss, and the leader 
killed ; the Union loss did not exceed 50 in 
killed and wounded, and the action extinguished 
rebel power in West Va. — Union troops occupied 
Fairfax C. H., Va. " 

July 15. — In a skirmish at Bunker Hill, 
A'^a., the rebels were routed- — Movements at 
Martinsburg, Ya. 

July 16. — The rebels were routed in a skir- 
mish at Melville, Mo., after firing into a 
train. — Tighlman, a negro, brought the rebel 
schooner Warring into the port of New York, 
after killing three of the rebel prize crew. 

July 17- — At Scarrytown, Va., an action 
resulted disastrously to the Union force, who 
lost nine men killed and 38 wounded, besides 
nine missing. — In a skirmish at Fulton, Mo., 
the rebels under Harris were driven back 
by Colonel McNeil's troojjs, the loss to the 



latter being heavy, and including 200 pris- 
oners. — A skirmish took place at Martins- 
burg, Mo., and military movements occurred 
near Fairfax Church, Va. 

July 18. — In an engagement which occurred 
at Harrisonville, Mo., the Union force under 
Major Van Horn defeated the rebels and 
lost one man ; the rebel loss was about 20. 
— Battle of Blackburn's Ford. In a reconnois- 
sance under General Tyler, three hours' hard 
fighting took place ; General Beauregard drove 
the former back to Centreville, with a loss of 
19 killed, 38 wounded and 26 missing; the 
official report fixed the rebel loss at 15 killed 
and 50 wounded. 

July 19. — General Patterson was superseded 
by General Banks in command on the Poto- 
mac. — Movement at Newmarket, Va. 

July 21.— Battle of Bull Run. 18,000 Union 
troops under General McDowell attacked 27,000 
rebels under Johnston, Lee and Beauregard, 
the division commanders uf the Union force 
being Heintzelman, Tyler and Hunter. After 
a hot contest of 10 hours, at a moment when 
victory seemed certain to the I^nion force, the 
latter was seized with a panic, and retreated 
toward Washington in disorder. The official 
Union loss was 479 killed, 1,011 wounded and 
700 prisoners ; the official reported rebel loss 
was 393 killed and 1,200 wounded, and the 
rebel captures included 26 pieces of artillery, 
5,000 small arms and a great amount of bag- 
gage. — Military activities at Winchester, Va. 

July 22. — (General McClellan was placed in 
command of the army of tlie Potomac. — At 
Forsythe, Mo., General Sweeney worsted a 
rebel command. — Skirmish at Etna, Mo. — 
General disorganization of the army of the 
Potomac, the three months men returning 
home in great numbers. 

July 24.— At Blue Mills, Mo., the State 
troops engaged in a slight action. 



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July 25. — Military movement at Charles- 
town, Va. 

July 26. — Missouri troops engaged in a 
skirmish at Lane's Prairie. — The infantry and 
cavalry, Missouri troops, engaged in an action 
at Harrisonville. 

July 27. — At Fort Fillmore, Major Lynde 
surrendered 750 soldiers to 250 Texans. 

Aug. 1. — McCIellan began the re-organiza- 
tion of the army. — The rebels fell back from 
Harper's Ferry to Leesburg. — The privateer 
Petrel was sunk by the .St. Lawrence, her crew 
being captured. 

Aug. 2. — Congress passed a bill authorizing 
the raising of 500,000 men. — At Dug Creek, 
Mo., General Lyon defeated the rebels under 
Ben McCuUoch, inflicting a loss of 40 killed 
and 44 wounded ; the Union loss was eight 
killed and 30 wounded. — At Pokonoke Sound, 
N. C, rebel vessels and stoi'es were sunk. 

Aug. 3. — The U. S. troops established a 
military capital at Messilla, N. M. 

Aug. 5. — The U. S. blockading steamer 
Dart bombarded Galveston, Texas, against 
the protest of foreign consuls. — In an engage- 
ment at Athens, Mo., the rebels were defeated 
with unknown loss ; the Union loss was 
three killed and eight wounded. — At Point 
of Rocks, N. C, two rebels were captured in a 
skirmish, seven prisoners were taken and 20 
equipped horses captured. — General Lyon 
reached Springfield, Mo. 

Aug. 7. — Hampton, Va., was burned by com- 
mand of Magruder. — The privateer York was 
burned by the gunboat Union. 

Aug. 8. — The rebels were driven out of Lov- 
ettsville, Va. 

Aug. 9. — A rebel attack on Potosi, Mo., was 
repulsed. 

Aug. 10.— Battle of Wilson's Creek, Mo. 5,000 
Union troojis under General Lyon attacked 
22,000 rebel troops under McCuUoch. General 



Lyon commanded one of his columns and 
Colonel Sigel the other ; the latter was driven 
back and General Lyon was killed. The rebel 
force withdrew and the Union loss was 223 
killed, 731 wounded and 202 missing ; the re- 
ported rebel loss was 421 killed, 1,317 wounded 
and three missing. 

Aug. 13. — Grafton, Va., was occupied by 
the Union troops under Captain Dayton, 4th 
Virginia, without loss, 21 rebels being killed 
and wounded. 

Aug. 14. — A mutiny occurred in the 79th 
New York regiment at Washington ; several 
soldiers were arrested and severely punished, 
the remainder being disgraced and deprived of 
their colors ; the regiment regained its name 
and colors by bravery in action, September 
10th. 

Aug. 15. — 60 men of the 2nd Maine were 
sent to the Dry Tortugas, to work on the fortifi- 
cations as punisliment for mutinous conduct. 

Aug. 16. — Colonel Hooker's regiment of Ill- 
inois troops surprised a rebel camp near Fred- 
ericktown. Mo., capturing prisoners, camp 
equipage, etc. — At St. Genevieve, Mo., the 
United States troops captured $58,000, which 
was taken to St. Louis. — Commercial inter- 
course with the rebel states, interdicted by the 
President. — The passport system was estab- 
lished. 

Aug. 18. — The town of Commerce, Mo., 
having been threatened by rebel batteries, it 
was occupied by Union troops, the rebels re- 
treating without fighting. — Skirmish at Bruns- 
wick, Mo. 

Aug. 19. — At Charlestown, Mo., the I'^nion 
troops, under Colonel Dougherty, and a detach- 
ment of rebels from Jeff Thompson's command, 
engaged in a fight, the former losing one killed 
and six wounded ; 20 rebels were killed and 
wounded, 17 prisoners were captured and a 
number of horses. 



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Aug. 20. — At Hawk'.s Nest, Kanawha, Xa., 
a force of rebels, under General Wise, at- 
tacked the barricades of the 8th Ohio, and wei'e 
repulsed. — McClellan assumed personal com- 
mand of the Potomac, and appointed staff offi- 
cers. — General Butler assumed command of 
the forces in the vicinity of Fortress Monroe. — 
At Lookout Station, Md., a skirniisli occurred, 
in which seven soldiers were killed and 
wounded. 

Aug. 21. — An engagement took place at 
Boyd's Point, Virginia, in which forty rebels 
were killed and seventeen taken prisoners ; the 
Union loss was one killed and six wounded. — 
A band of rebels called the Coast Guard, seized 
the light house, and all other government pro- 
pert}' at Key Biscayne, Florida. 

Aug. 26— The 7th Ohio, under Colonel Tay- 
lor, were surprised while at breakfast at Sum- 
mersville, Ya.; the regiment fought their 
way out through four times their number ; 
three captains and other officers were killed, 
but the total numerical loss was slight. — The 
joint military and naval expedition, under Gen- 
eral Butler and Commodore Stringham, left 
Fortress Monroe for the North Carolina coast. — 
Captain, afterwards Commodore Foote, was 
ordered to the command of Western river 
fleets. 

Aug. 27. — A skirmish at Ball's Cross Roads, 
Ga., took place, in which two companies 
of the 23d New York Infantry was engaged. — 
At Wayne C. H., W. Ya., a slight skirmish oc- 
curred. 

Aug. 28. — The bombardment of Forts Hat- 
teras and Clark at the entrance to Pamlico 
Sound, N. C, was commenced by the united 
military forces of General Butler and Com- 
modore Stringham. — On the following day the 
forts surrendered; 7G5 prisoners were taken 
and 30 pieces of cannon; 1,000 stand of arms 
and three rebel trading vessels were captured. 



About 450 Union troops under Major Brocker 
were attacked at Lexington, Mo., liy a large 
force of rebels under Colonel Reed and a sharp 
skirmish ensued, resulting in the repulse of 
the rebels. — In New Mexico some important 
arrests were made, the writ of habeas corpus 
was suspended by Colonel Canby and Fort 
Stanton was abandoned and fired' by U. S. 
troops, under orders from the same officer. 

Aug. 80. — Fort Morgan at Ocracoke Inlet, 
N. C, was abandoned by the rebels. 

Aug. 31. — At Monson's Hill, Ya., a skir- 
mish occurred, in which two Union soldiers 
were killed and two wounded. — The Captain- 
General of Cuba, by proclamation admitted 
rebel vessels into Cuban ports and promised 
them protection. 

Sept. 1. — A fight occurred at Boone Court 
House, W. Ya., in which the rebels were routed 
with a loss of about 30 killed and several 
prisoners were taken ; six Union soldiers were 
wounded, and the city was burned by the 
Union troops. — A skirmish took place near 
Bennetts' Mills, Mo., between the rebels 
and the Union Home Guard. Two of the 
latter were killed and eight wounded, one 
mortally ; the rebel loss was unknown. 

Sept. 2. — Near Fort Scott, 80 mules having 
been captured by 600 rebel raiders under 
General Rains, Colonel Montgomery, of the 
Kansas Yolunteers, gave chase, overtook the 
rebels 11 miles from the fort, and, after a fight 
la.sting two hours, was obliged to retreat. — An 
attack was made by two regiments of U. S. 
troops under Colonel Grossman, on a rebel 
camp at Worthington, "\''a., but being out- 
numbered, was obliged to retire, losing two 
men. — In the port of New York, Surveyor 
Andrews seized 26 vessels belonging to persons 
in the rebel States ; their aggregate value was 
$2,000,000.— The Secretary of the Treasury 
offered the 7-30 loan and appealed to the people 



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of the Union to take the bonds. — Tlie rebels 
burned to the water's edge and sunk the U. S. 
floating dock at Pensacola ; the olyect was to 
use the dock to obstruct the channel, but the 
guns of Fort Pickens prevented. — At Dallas, 
Mo., the State troops engaged in a skirmish. — 
The 13th Massachusetts skirmished with rebels 
at Behers' Mills, Va., and four Union soldiers 
were killed and nine wounded. 

Sept. 3. — Several bridges on the line of the 
Hannibal & St. Joseph railroad, having been 
injured by rebels, a passenger train broke 
through one of them; seven non-combatants 
were killed and a large number shockingly 
mangled and otherwise injured. 

Sept. 4. — A rebel force under General Polk 
occupied Columbus, Ky., avowedly to prevent 
the neutrality of the State from being broken. — 
On the Mississippi River, off Hickman, Ky., 
shots were exchanged between U. S. gunboats 
Tyler and Lexington, and the rebel gunboat 
Yankee, the latter being supported by batteries 
on shore. — At Shelbina, Mo., about 1,100 Union 
troops, under Colonel Williams, of Iowa, were 
attacked by about 1,500 rebels, commanded 
by Martin Green ; having no cannon, the 
Union forces were compelled to retire, aban- 
doning a number of horses and a part of their 
camp equipage. — The first capital sentence on 
a Union soldier was pa.ssed upon a Vermont 
private by a court-martial. The offense was 
sleeping on his post; President Lincoln par- 
doned him, and he was afterwards shot in 
battle. — The rebels attempted to cro.ss the 
Potomac at Great Falls, Va., but were repulsed 
with some loss by the sharp-shooters of the 7th 
Regiment of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps. 
Only one Union soldier was killed. 

Sept. 6. — General Grant, with two regiments 
of cavalry and two of infantry, supported by 
two gunboats, took possession of Paducah, Ky. 



Sept. 7. — Columbus, Ky., was strengthened 
by the rebels under Pillow and Polk, 
whose forces numbered about 7,000 ; Paducah 
was also reinforced by Union troops. — Rebel 
troops under Jeff Thompson occupied the 
Missouri .shore of the Mississippi opposite Col- 
umbus, blockading the river.— At Petersburg, 
Va., three companies of Ohio Volunteers 
engaged in a fight. 

Sept. 9. — General A. Sydney .Johnson was 
assigned to the command of the rebel depart- 
ment of the West, including the Upper Missis- 
sippi River. — Movements at Cape Hatteras, 
N. C. 

Sept 10. — A battle took place at Carnifex 
Ferry, Va., between the rebels under General 
Floyd and a portion of the force of General 
Rosecrans, consisting of the 10th, 12th and 
13th Ohio regiments commanded by Colonels 
Lytle, Lowe and Robert L. McCook. After a 
fierce contest, lasting all day, the Union 
ti'oops slei>t on their arms. During the night, 
Floyd evacuated his position, burning the 
bridge behind him, abandoning his wagons, 
horses, camp fixtures, a supply of ammunition, 
50 head of cattle and all his officers' baggage ; 
25 Union prisoners were recaptured, 15 
Union soldiers were killed and a large 
number wounded ; the rebel loss was unknown. 
— Activities at Summersville, W. ^^a., and 
at Norfolk, Mo. 

Sept. 11. — An advance was made across the 
Potomac at Lewinsville, Va., by several 
detached companies of infantry, two companies 
of cavalry and Griften's battery commanded 
by Colonel I. I. Stevens for purposes of recon- 
noissances ; returning, they were attacked near 
Falls Church by rebel cavalry, under Stuart. 
A sharp skirmish followed, the Union loss 
being reported at six killed and eight wounded ; 
the rebel loss was not ascertained ; one rebel 
cavalry officer was made prisoner. — The Ken- 



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tucky Legislature ordered the rebel troops to 
leave the State. 

Sept. 12. — An engagement occurred at Cheat 
Mountain, Va., in which Colonel John A. 
Washington was killed. He was proprietor of 
Mount Vernon and a rebel. — A rebel camp 
at Petersburg, Va., was attacked and broken 
up by a small force of Union soldiers — 
infantry and cavalry from New Creek, W. 
Y&. ; the camp and its equipage were 
destroyed, a number of rebels were killed and 
wounded and several prisoners were taken, as 
well as horses, arms and ammunition and 
supplies. — At Black River, in Southeastern 
Missouri, a battalion of Indiana cavalry under 
Major Gavitt engaged a rebel force under 
Benjamin Talbott ; the rebels were routed with 
a loss of five killed and four prisoners, besides 
35 horses and a quantity of arms. — In north- 
ern Missouri, the rebel troops under Green 
were scattered by General Pope's command. — 
In reply to an action of the Kentucky legisla- 
ture, the rebel General Buckner, issued a flam- 
ing address to the " Freemen " of Kentucky, 
appealing to them to rally for their own defense 
against Lincoln usurpation. 

Sept. 13. — Union forces under Sturgis occu- 
pied St. Joseph opposite the Kansas border. — 
One thousand rebels under Colonel Brown 
attack the intrenchments of the Home Guards 
at Boonville, Mo., under Captain Epstein and 
were defeated; 12 rebels including Brown, 
were killed and 30 wounded ; one of the gar- 
rison was killed and four wounded. — An all- 
night skirmish occurred at Elk Water, Va. ; 
the attack was made by rebels under Anderson, 
and early in the morning two Union regiments 
cut their way through and dispersed the rebels 
capturing four prisoners. — An artillery skir- 
mish took place near Shepherdstown, Va. — 
Rebel troops advance from Yorktown, Va., 
toward Newport News; the rebel gunboat 



Yorktown ran down the James River to sup- 
port the land forces and after reaching a posi- 
tion within three miles of the Neuse was 
forced to retire under the shells of the Sawyer, 
the land forces also retreating. 

Sept. 14. — The rebel privateer, Judah, was 
cut from under the guns of the batteries of 
Pensacola and burned by a force from the 
U. S. steam frigate, Colorado, under Lieutenant 
Russell ; the Union loss was three killed and 
15 wounded. — Activities near Kansas City, 
Mo. 

Sept. 15.— The pickets of the 28th Penn- 
sylvania, under Colonel Geary, were at- 
tacked by 450 rebels opposite Pritchard's Mills, 
Md., and, after two hours' fighting, were driven 
back with a less of eight or 10, one soldier 
being killed. 

Sept. 16. — Fort Oregon on Ocracoke Inlet, 
N. C, was destroyed by a U. S. iiaval expedi- 
tion from Hatteras Inlet, under Lieutenants 
Maxwell and Eastman. — The rebels evacuated 
Ship Island and the position was occupied by 
Union troops. — Rebel troops under Sterling 
Price laid siege to Lexington, Mo., held by a 
small force of Union soldiers under .James Mul- 
ligan ; the first assault was repulsed with 
severe loss. — In Baltimore important military 
stores were seized by the U. S. Marshal. 

Sept. 17. — The rebels were routed in a skir- 
mish at Morristown, Mo., all their tents and 
supplies, besides 100 horses falling into the 
hands of the Union troops ; the latter lost three 
killed and six wounded, Colonel Johnson was 
slain, pierced by nine bullets ; the rebel loss 
was unknown. — A railroad train, transporting 
a portion of the 19th Illinois, Colonel Turchin, 
was precipitated down an embankment near 
Huron, Ind., by the giving way of a bridge, 
2G being killed and 112 being badly in- 
jured; foul play was suspected. — 4,000 rebels 
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3d Iowa, under Lieutenant Colonel Scott, en 
route from St. Joseph to Lexington, Mo., at 
Blue Mills' Landing; after a sharp skirmish 
Union re-inforcements arrived and the rebels 
fell back ; but tiieir object in delaying re-in- 
forcements to Colonel Mulligan had been ac- 
complished. 

Sept. 18. — A skirmish occurred between the 
Barboursville Home Guards and tbe rebels un- 
der Zollicoffer without material results. 

Sept. 19. — A slight running fight occurred 
between the Boone Union Guards and the Bit- 
terwater Blues at Bardstown Junction, Ky. — 
Activities at Loudon, Va., and Glasgow, Ky. 

Sept. 10. — The Union troops under Colonel 
Mulligan surrendered at Lexington to an im- 
mensely superior force of rebels under Price 
after 59 hours fighting ; the water supply 
had been entirely cut off. A considerable 
sum in gold fell into the hands of the rebels, 
who captured 1,600 prisoners. The Union loss 
was 39 killed and 120 wounded. — A .skirmish 
occurred below Fort Holt, Ky., and at May- 
field, the rebels evacuated the place. — The 
6th Indiana under Crittenden arrived at Louis- 
ville, being the first Union regiment to enter 
the city for its defense. — A skirmish occurred 
near Seneca Creek, Va., in which one Union 
soldier was killed and several wounded. 

Sept. 21. — At Papinsville, Mo., General Lane's 
command routed a rebel force after a severe 
fight, killing 40 and capturing 100 with all the 
supplies ; the attacking party lost 17 killed 
and 40 wounded. — A detachment of jay- 
hawkers, who had sacked the town of Hum- 
boldt, Kan., were pursued, overtaken and 
defeated by a Union force from Fort Scott; 
their leader was killed and on his person was 
found an order from McCulloch for the enrol- 
ment in the rebel service of the Quawpaw 
Indians. — In Louisville, Ky., General Critten- 
den called out the State militia to resist rebel 



invasion. — Skirmishes took place at Elliot's 
Mills, Mo., in which the 7th Iowa Infantry was 
engaged. 

Sept. 23. — At Mechanicsville Gap, Va., the 
rebels were defeated with a loss of 15 killed 
and 30 wounded, the Union loss being three 
killed and 10 wounded. — The 4th and 8th 
Ohio engaged in a skirmish at Romney, Xa. 

Sept. 24. — The Count de Paris and the Due 
de Chartres, grandsons of Louis Phillippe, were 
appointed on the staff of General McClellan, 
with the rank of captains. — The 28th Penn- 
sylvania, under Geary, drove 500 rebels 
from Point of Rocks after a sharp fight.— A 
rebel cavalry raid was made on Warsaw, Ky., 
and State arms seized ; the Union citizens 
rallied, and in a skirmish one rebel was killed 
and several on both sides were wounded. 
— General Prentiss assumed command of the 
L'nited States forces at St. Joseph, Mo. 

Sept. 25. — At Lewinsville, Va., a Union 
force under Baldy Smith and a force of rebels 
from Falls Church engaged in a skirmish ; 
Griftin's and Mott's batteries replied to the 
assault, and the rebels retired. — Smithland, 
Ky., was occupied by Union troops ; this, 
with the occupation of Paducah, virtually 
blockaded the water connections of Tennessee 
and Kentucky. — A detachment of Woolford's 
Kentucky cavalry captured 17 Kentuckians 
under James B. Clay, while en route to join 
Zollicoffer. — At Chapmansville, W. Va., a 
skirmisli occurred between Colonel Enyard's 
Kentucky volunteers and a party of rebels 
under Colonel W.J. Davis ; the latter were in- 
tercepted by Colonel Pratt's Ohio regiment, and 
47 prisoners taken. The reported LTnion loss 
was four killed and eight wounded ; about 60 
rebels were killed and wounded.— A rebel bat- 
tery made an attack at Freestone, Va. 

Sept. 26. — A sharp skirmish occured at 
Lucas Bend, Ky.; 25 of Stewart's U. S. 



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cavalry engaged about 40 rebel cavalry of 
Jeff Thompson's command ; the entire rebel 
force were killed, wounded and captured, with 
a large quantity of arms. — Cynthiana, Ky., 
was occupied by the Union troops. 

Sept. 27. — 12,000 troops commanded in per- 
son by General Fremont, started from St. 
Louis on an expedition up the Missouri River. 

Sept. 28. — Monson's and Upton's Hills, Va., 
were evacuated by the rebels and occupied by 
the Union troops. 

Sept. 29. — During an advance on a rebel 
work near Munson's Hill, a collision occurred 
between Colonel E. D. Baker's California 
Regiment and the 69th Pennsylvania, each 
mistaking the other for the enemy ; before the 
error was discovered nine men were killed and 
wounded, including three officers. — The occupa- 
tion of Lexington, Mo., was commenced by 
Price's rebel forces. 

Sept. 30. — The rebel works opposite Berlin, 
Md., were shelled by a detachment of Colonel 
Geary's Pennsylvania Regiment and, having 
been evacuated by the rebels, were occupied by 
the Union troops. 

Oct. 1. — A camp of secessionists near Char- 
leston, Mo., was broken up, and about 40 
prisoners taken. — Tlie propellor Fanny was 
captured off Hatteras Inlet, near Chicamocomico, 
N. C, by rebel armed tugs and 30 men of the 
9th New York were taken prisoners. — John 
Ross, a Cherokee chief, advised his people to 
join the Southern Confederacy, 1,000 Creek 
Indians having already attached themselves to 
the rebels. 

Oct. 2. — Colonel McNeil, Assistant Provost 
Marshal of St. Louis, by proclamation notified 
the St. Louis Savings Association that $33,000 
on deposit with them to the credit of the 
Cherokees was forfeited to the United States, 
in consequence of the tribe having united with 
the rebels. — 3,200 United States regulars sta- 



tioned in California, were ordered East. — In a 
fight at (Jhapmansville, Va., 60 rebels were 
killed and 70 taken prisoners. 

Oct. 3. — Evacuation of Lexington, Mo., by 
Price was completed. — A reconnoisance in force 
was made from Cheat Mountain, Va., by Union 
troops under General Reynolds, who encoun- 
tered rebel troops belonging to Lee's command 
under General H. A. Jackson at Greenbrier, Va. 
An hour's skirmish ensued ; the rebels were 
driven from the field, losing about 200 in killed 
and wounded ; 13 rebels were taken prisoners ; 
the reported Union loss was eight killed and 
32 wounded. 

Oct. 4. — At Hatteras, N. C, the rebels under 
Colonel Barlow, surprised the 20tli Indiana and 
the latter had a narrow escape from capture. 
They were shelled from their position on the 
following day by the gunboat Monticello. — 
At Alimosa, N. M., a band of rebel guerrillas 
from Texas were routed by New Mexican volun- 
teers and U. S regulars. — At Buttalo Hill, Ky., 
a sharp skirmish occurred with 20 Union loss 
and a rebel loss of 50. 

Oct. 5. — Four thousand rebels landed at 
Chicamocomico, N. C, and drove tlie Union 
forces, but re-embarked and departed during 
the night, having meanwhile been shelled by 
the United States steamer Monticello. — Militarj' 
movement at Chincoteague Inlet, Va. 

Oct. 6. — In a skirmish at Flemington, Ky., 
the rebels under Colonel Holliday were defeated 
by the Union Home Guards under Lieutenant 
Sadler. 

Oct. 7. — An artillery duel occurred between 
rebel batteries on the Mississippi river and the 
U. S. gunboats Tyler and Lexington, three 
miles above Columbus, Ky. — 57 Union prisoners 
taken at Bull Run were released and returned 
to Fortress Monroe — the first exchange of 
prisoners. 



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Oct. 8. — In advancing the Union lines 
south of the Potomac, a reljel picket guard was 
suri)rised three miles beyond Falls Church, 
Xa. ; three were killed and one taken prisoner. 
— General Robert Anderson having been com- 
pelled by ill-health to relinqui&h his command 
in Kentucky, General W. T. Sherman was 
appointed to succeed him. — The first condem- 
nation of a blockade runner was made in the 
U. S. Admu-alty Court by Judge Ware in the 
case of tlie British schooner, William Arthur. 

Oct. 9. — An attack was made on Wilson's 
Zouaves at Santa Rosa Island, Fla., by 
about 1,500 rebels ; the Zouaves, with aid from 
Fort Pickens, repelled the attack, killing and 
wounding a large number; the Union loss was 
13 killed and 21 wounded. — At Bolivar, Md., 
three companies of the 3d Wisconsin, attacked 
by 1,600 rebels held their position until rein- 
forced. 

Oct. 11. — The rebel privateer Nashville, 
under Lieutenant Pegram, escaped from Char- 
leston harbor, S. C. — 57 prisoners were released 
and exchanged for those already received at 
Fortress Monroe. — At Dumfries, Va., and at 
Quantico, Md., rebel movements occurred. 

Oct. 12. — In the Southwest Pass of the Mis- 
sissippi River, an attempt was made to destroy 
the U. S. blockading fleet by a rebel fleet 
consisting of six gunboats, the ram Manassas 
and a number of fire ships. The U. S. vessels 
escaped the latter by running down stream, 
after which the rebel gunboats and ram 
were driven back; the latter being disabled 
and much injured. — Tlie rebel steamer 
Theodora, ran the blockade of Charleston, 
S. C, having on board Mason and Slidell, ac- 
credited ministers from the quasi Richmond 
government to England and France. — At 
Chelsea, Kan., L^nion troops under P. G. D. 
Morton, captured a train of 21 wagons, 425 
cattle, 28 ponies and 35 rebels, en route for the 



Indian encampment in the rebel lines. — At 
Cameron, Mo., in a skirmish between a small 
force of Union soldiers under Major .James 
and the rebels, the latter were routed ; the 
Union loss was one killed and four wounded ; 
the rebel loss was eight killed and wounded 
and five prisoners. — At Upton Hill, Ky., the 
30th Indiana engaged in a skirmish.— At Baylis' 
Cross Roads, La., the 79th New York engaged 
in an action. — Activities at Winfield, Mo. and 
Hurricane Bridge, Va. 

Oct. 13. — A calvalry skirmish occurred at 
Beckwith's Farm, near Glaize, Mo., Major 
Wright commanding the Union forces, the 
rebels being led by Ca,ptains Lowell and Wright. 
The latter were surprised and routed with a 
loss of 20 killed and 30 prisoners ; the Union 
loss was very small. — Movement at Lebanon, Mo. 

Oct. 14. — Major Wriglit's cavalry captured 
45 rebels under Captain Roberts, at Lynn 
Creek, Mo. — The oath of allegiance was ad- 
ministered to the inhabitants of Chincoteague 
Island, Va. — A large naval force lett New York 
for Virginia. 

Oct. 15. — Jeff Thompson's troops captured 
20 Union soldiers at Potosi, Mo. — Three vessels 
sailed from New York in pursuit of the Nash- 
ville. 

Oct. 16. — At Bolivar, ^"a., 400 men of Colonel 
Geary's 28th Pennsylvania regiment routed the 
rebels after several hours of intermittent fight- 
ing, the Union loss being four killed and eight 
wounded.^A Union force, under Major Gavitt, 
drove Jeff Thompson's troops from Ironton, 
Mo., and occupied the town, thereby obtaining 
possession of an important strategic point ; 11 
Union soldiers were killed, and the rebel loss 
was three times as great.— Major White's cav- 
alry re-captured and occupied Lexington, Mo., 
surprising the rebel garrison, who escaped.— A 
skirmish occurred at Warsaw, Mo, 



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Oct. 18. — The rebels were repulsed in an 
attack on Harper's Ferry, Va. 

Oct. 19. — At Big Hurricane Creek, Mo., a 
Union force, under Colonel Morgan, defeated 
the rebels, losing 14 and killing 14, capturing 
eight prisoners. —Negro " contrabands " were 
first employed in connection with U. S. service 
at Fortress Monroe by General Wool. 

Oct. 21. — A disastrous defeat of the Union 
troops occurred at Ball's Bluff, Va., Colonel 
Baker, with his California brigade crossed the 
Potomac, and was suddenly attacked by 5,000 
rebels, under General Evans, who held the ad- 
vantage in force and position. Baker's command 
was driven bacK to the river. No provision had 
been made for such an emergency, and those 
who refused to surrender, were either drowned 
or slauglitered ; 455 were taken prisoners 223 
were killed and 266 wounded. The rebel loss 
was estimated at 300. Colonel Baker, one of the 
bravest and most noble spirited men in the 
volunteer army, was among the slam. — Com- 
modore Dupont and General Sherman left New 
York with sealed orders on a combined military 
and naval expedition. — At Fredericktown, 
Mo., a large rebel force, under General .Jetf 
Thompson and Colonel Lowe, were defeated by 
Plummer's force. After two hours fighting, the 
rebels fled and were pursued 22 miles ; 200 
rebels, including Lowe, were killed, and a large 
number wounded. — In an attack on Camp Wild 
Cat, Laurel Co., Kentucky, 6,000 rebels, under 
Zollicoffer, were repulsed by a Union force, 
under General Schoepf, who lost four killed and 
31 wounded. 

Oct. 22.— At Buffalo Mills, Mo., 22 rebels were 
killed and 80 wounded. An action occurred 
at Goose Creek, Va.; losses not reported. 

Oct. 23.— In a skirmish at West Liberty, 
Mo., 15 rebel soldiers were killed and wounded, 
and six were captured. — Lieutenant Grayson 



routed the rebels at Hodgesville, Ky., and was 
wounded with seven of his men. 

Oct. 24. — Mason and Slidell were formally 
received at Havanna by the autliorilies in 
Cuba. — The second exchange of prisoners took 
place at Columbus, Ky., and Cairo, 111. — The 
writ of habeas corpus was suspended in the 
District of Columbia. 

Oct. 25. — Near Springfield, Mo., a detach- 
ment of Fremont's body guard, under Zagonyi, 
charged 2,000 rebels and routed them, killing 
106 and capturing 27 ; the Union loss was 
about 60. 

Oct 26. — Near Romney, Va., a force under 
General Kelley routed the rebels after two 
hours fighting ; many prisoners were cap- 
tured, a great amount of baggage, and all the 
cannon, ammunition and wagons. — At Platts- 
burg a Union victory was accomplished. — 
Fremont and Sigel, with their commands, 
arrived at Springfield, Mo. — In a skirmish at 
Saratoga, Ky., the 94th Illinois were engaged. 
— The 7th Missouri Cavalry were engaged in 
a skirmish at Spring Hill. 

Oct. 28.— At Dyer's Mills, Mo., 400 rebels 
offered to lay down their arms and return 
home if secured against arrest by Union troops ; 
General Henderson assented to their terms. — 
Near Butler, Mo., a rebel train was captured by 
a force under General Lane. 

Oct. 29. — Dupont and Sherman sailed from 
Fortress Monroe for Port Royal with SO vessels 
and 25,000 men. 

Oct. 30. — Removal of State prisoners from 
Fort La Fayette, New York, to Fort Warren, 
Boston. 

Oct. 31. — General Scott requested to be 
placed on the retired list. 

Nov. 1. — General Scott was retired on iull 
pay and McClellan was appointed his successor. 
— Colonel Mulligan was the first Union pris- 
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Frost, the rebel officer, captured by Lyon at 
Camp Jackson, St. Louis was released. — A skir- 
misl) occurred at Renick, Mo. 

Nov. 2. — Fremont was relieved of his com- 
mand in Missouri. — At Platte City, Mo., a 
force under Major .Josephs routed the rebels un- 
der Silas Gordon and captured 30 prisoners. 
— The Bermuda ran the blockade at Savannah, 
Ga. — Military activities at Leavenworth, ivan- 
sas. 

Nov. 3. — ^^Union men in East Tennessee de- 
stroyed several important railroad bridges and 
the rebels hung several Union men in retalia- 
tion. — A rebel movement occurred at Houston, 
Mo. 

Nov 5. — Prestonburg, Ky., was occupied by 
Union troops under General Nelson. 

Nov. 6.— At Little Santa Fe, N. M. 120 
Union soldiers under Captain Shields were cap- 
tured at Corrotowan Creek. 

Nov. 7.— Battle of Belmont, Mo. Tlie Union 
troops under Grant and McClernand, who had 
crossed from Cairo, were driven back to their 
transports by the rebels under General Clieat- 
ham; a hot fight was carried on more than 
six hours with heavy loss on both sides. — Forts 
Walker and Beauregard at Port Royal, S. C, 
were captured Ijy the expedition under Du- 
pont and Sherman after five hours engage- 
ment ; the Union loss was eight killed and 23 
wounded, and 2,500 rebel prisoners were taken. 
For the first time since April 14th, the United 
States flag floated over South Carolina soil.— 
The privateer, Royal Yacht, was boarded by a 
party from the Santee and burned in Galves- 
ton harbor after a sharp conflict. 

Nov. 8.— Captain Wilkes, United States Navy, 
commanding the steam sloop of war, .Jacinto, 
overhauled the British sail .steamer, Trent, con- 
veying Mason and Slidell to England and 
France. The rebel envoys were transferred to 
the Jacinto,— At Piketon, Ky., General Nel- 



son's brigade routed the rebels, losing six 
killed and 24 wounded ; the rebel loss in killed 
and wounded was 409, and 2,000 of their 
soldiers were captured and considerable prop- 
erty. 

Nov. 10.— At Guyandott, West Virginia, GOO 
rebel cavalry under Jenkins made a descent on 
150 Union soldiers. The citizens of the town 
treacherously lured the Federal garrison into 
their liouses, and they were afterwards as- 
saulted by the raiders and their hosts, male 
and female, and massacred in cold blood ; only 
50 escaped. An hour later Colonel Ziegler 
arrived with a regiment of regulars and burned 
the town.— At Taylor's Ford, Tenn., the loyal 
citizens defended the U. S. flag. 

Nov. 11 — -In a skirmish near Kansas City, 
Missouri, the troojis of Colonel Anthony were 
defeated by the rebels and lost 16 in killed 
and wounded. — A calvary skirmish occurred at 
Little Blue, Mo. 

Nov. 12 — In a skirmish near Romney, Vir- 
ginia, two Union soldiers were killed and 
12 rebel prisoners taken. — A detachment of 
New York cavalry engaged in a skirmish at 
Occoquan Creek, Va. 

Nov. 14~At McCoy's Mills, Va., a de- 
tachment of troops under General Benham, 
overtook, attacked and defeated the rear guard 
of General Floyd's rebel army and killed 15. 
— A military movement occurred at Point of 
Rocks, Md. 

Nov. 15. — The .Jacinto arrived at Fortress 
Monroe with Mason and Slidell. — In a skirmish 
at Cypress Bridge, Ky., the Union loss was 25 
killed and wounded. 

Nov. 18. — 3,000 rebel troops in Aceomac and 
Northampton Counties, Va., disbanded and the 
Union forces under General Dix took posses- 
sion of the peninsula. — A skirmish occurred at 
Palmyra, Mo. 

Nov. 19 — Warsaw, Mo., was burned by the 



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rebel troops. — The rebel privateer Nashville, 
captured the Harvey Bircli near the English 
Channel, burned the vessel to the water's edge 
and took the crew as prisoners to an English 
port. — A skirmish occurred at "Wirt, W. Xa. 

Nov. 20. — The rebel General Floyd aban- 
doned his camp near Gurley River, W. Va., 
destroying a large proportion of the camp 
property and abandoning 10 wagon loads of 
arms and ammunition. 

Nov. 22. — Bombardment of the fortifications 
at Pensacola, Fla., by Fort Pickens and the 
U. S. fleets; Fort McRae was silenced. Fort 
Barancas and the navy yard much damaged 
and Warrenton destroyed. The Union loss 
was two killed and 13 wounded. The action 
occupied two days. 

Nov. 23. — The advance of General Butler's 
expedition for New Orleans sailed from Port- 
land, Me. — The representatives of U. S. soldiers 
in rebel prisons were authorized to draw their 
paj' as if in service. — Rebel movements at 
Warwick, Va. 

Nov. 24. — At Lancaster, Va., Colonel Moore 
defeated the rebels under Colonel Blanton, 
killing 13 and capturing several prisoners 
and losing one killed and two wounded. — 
Tybee Island, S. C, was occupied by the Union 
forces; a panic in consequence prevailed in 
Charleston which was placed under martial 
law and the Mayor called on the citizens to aid 
in tlie defense of the city. — Mason and Slidell 
were placed in Fort Warren, Boston. — An 
unimportant movement occurred at Bucking- 
ham, ^'a. 

Nov. 26. — The convention to organize the 
new State of West Virginia assembled at 
Wheeling. — Unimportant movements took place 
at Drainsville, Va., and Little Blue, -Mo. 

Nov. 27.— An emancipation Act was passed 
by the Wheeling convention. — At Liverpool, 
England, an indignation meeting was held to 



protest against Captain Wilkes' action in 
boarding the Trent. 

Nov. 29. — -An expedition under General 
Phelps left Fortress Monroe, destined for the 
Gulf. — The terror at Charleston, S. C, induced 
planters in the vicinity to destroy large quanti- 
ties of cotton. — At Black Walnut Creek, Mo., 
Major Hou,gh defeated the rebels, killing 14 
and capturing five. 

Nov. 30. — General Price issued a proclama- 
tion at Neosho, Mo., calling 50,000 Missou- 
rians to his aid. — 1,200 Creek Indians revolted 
against the authority of the rebels. 

Dec. 1. — In a skirmish at Hunter's Chapel, 
Va., General Blenker defeated the rebels, with 
a loss of one killed. — Militar}' movements took 
place at Tallahatchie, Fla., and Huntsville, Ala. 

Dec. 2.— At Fort Holt, Ky., and Ford's 
Point, Mo., an artillery duel occurred, in 
which the rebel gunboats and Union batteries 
were engaged. — (_)n the James River four Union 
gunboats and the rebel ironclad, Patrick Henry, 
supported by a shore battery, engaged in a 
naval skirmish which lasted two hours. 

Dec. 3. — In a reconnoissance near ^'ienna, 
^'a., companies D., F. and M., of the 3d Penn- 
sylvania Cavalry, under Captain Bell, were 
surprised by 300 rebels, and fought tlieir way 
through, with a loss of about 45. — At Salem, 
Mo., the Union garrison, under Major Bowen, 
was surprised by 300 rebels, and a street fight 
ensued, in which the rebels were repulsed ; the 
Union loss was 15 killed and wounded. 

Dec. 4. — General Phelps' expedition reached 
Ship Island.— At St. Louis, General Halleck 
ordered all spies found within the Union lines 
to be shot. — Queen Victoria prohibited the 
exportation from British ports of arms and 
other war supplies. — In a skirmish at Anandale, 
Va., a detachment of New Jersey troops 
engaged, and at Dunksburg, Mo., the citi- 



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zens took part in a skirmish. — An action took 
place at Wliippoorwill Bridge, Ky. 

Dec. 5. — In a skirmisli at Brownsville, Ky., 
the Home Guards defeated the rebels, under 
General Hinchman, killing thi'ee and wounding 
five. — A naval reconnoissance sent up the Wil- 
mington River, Ga., and captured a rebel 
battery. — Senator Sumner presented the first 
petition in the Senate for the emancipation 
of the slaves. 

Dec. G. — At Nashville, Tenn., a riot occurred 
during an attempt to enforce a draft for the 
confederate army ; the boxes containing the 
names were destroyed. 

Dec. 7. — At Mississippi Sound, a naval 
engagement took place between the gunboats 
New London and De Soto and two rebel vessels 
trying to run the blockade between Mobile and 
New Orleans. — At Dam No. 5, on the Potomac, 
the rebels were defeated, with a loss of 12 
killed. — At Olathe, Mo., two Union .soldiers 
were killed in a skirmish. — A Union Indian 
fight occurred at Bush}^ Creek, Ark. 

Dec. 8. — Beaufort, S. C, was occupied by 
Union troops. 

Dec. 9. — The rebel batteries at Free Stone 
and Shipping Point, Va., were silenced by 
the United States flotilla on the Lower Potomac, 
aided by the batteries at Budd's Ferry. A 
boat's crew was landed, which destroyed the 
rebel works and buildings containing stores. 

Dec. 11. — A great fire occurred at Charles- 
ton, S. C— At Bertrand, Mo., Lieutenant-Colonel 
Rhodes defeated the rebels and lost but one 
man. — Minor affairs occurred at Ossabaw Sound, 
and Sharpesburg, N. C. 

Dec. 12. — Military movements took place on 
Green River, Ky. 

Dec. 13.— At Camp Allegheny, Xa., a battle 
took place, in which the forces were respect- 
ively led by Milroy (Union) and Johnson 
(rebel); darkness terminated the action, and the 



rebels fled before daybreak; the Union loss was 
140 in killed, wounded and missing. — Military 
movements occurred at Butler, Md. — A de- 
serter named Johnson was shot, which was 
the first military e-xecution in the army. — In 
an action at Papinsville, Mo., General Pope 
captured a rebel camp, taking prisoners, camp 
fixtures and wagons. 

Dec. 15. — A rebel raid was made upon Platte 
City, Mo., and unimjwrtant activities occurred 
at Berlin, Md. 

Dec. 17.— Battle of Munfordsville, Ky. The 
rebels under General Bragg were defeated, 
the Union loss being 27 killed and wounded 
and that of the retiels much larger. 

Dec. 18. — A detachment of Pope's command 
under Jeff C. Davis captured a rebel camp at 
Milford, Mo., with 1,300 prisoners, and 
losing two killed and eight wounded. — A small 
rebel camp was captured on Ed isto Island, S. C. 

Dec. 19. — A rebel attack was made on 
Geary's Pennsylvania troop.s, which was re- 
pulsed. — Warlike movements occurred at Rip- 
ley, Va., and Point of Rocks, Md. 

Dec. 20. — At Drainsville, Va., a foraging 
party under General Ord, and rebels under 
Stewart engaged in a fight in which the latter 
were routed with heavy loss in killed and 
wounded, and losing 30 prisoners ; the Union 
loss was seven killed and 60 wounded. — In a 
skirmish at Hudson, Mo., a Union force under 
Colonel McKee defeated a rebel force, capturing 
10 and killing 17. 

Dec. 22.— At Nashville, Tenn., $1,000,000 
worth of stores belonging to the rebels were 
burned. 

Dec. 23. — The rebels were defeated near 
Newport News, Va, losing 10 killed ; six 
Union soldiei'S were wounded. 

Dec. 24.— Further enlistment of cavalry was 
stopped by the War Department, the force 



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being sufficient. — A skirmish occurred at 
Wadesburg, Mo. 

Dec. 25. — The rebel militarjr authorities blew 
up the lighthouse on Morris Island, in Charles- 
ton harbor, S. C. — Rebel movements in Mobile 
harbor. 

Dec. 26. — Movements at Columbia, Ky. 

Dec. 27. — Mason and Slidell were surrendered 
to the British authorities. — Fort Stanton was 
garrisoned. 

Dec. 28. — At Mount Zion, Mo., General 
Prentiss' forces dispersed the rebels under 
Colonel D'Orsey, losing three killed and 11 
wounded; 35 prisoners were captured, 95 
horses and 105 guns, while the loss in killed 
and wounded was about 150. — A cavalry 
fight occurred at Sacramento, Ky. — At Sewall's 
Point, Va., military movements occurred. 

Dec. 31. — The rebels intrenched at Biloxi, 
Miss." 

1862. .Jan. 1.— A battle occurred at Port 
Royal Island, S. C, in which a Union brigade 
under General Stevens defeated an attacking 
party of rebels and lost three killed and 11 
wounded. — The bombardment of the forts in 
Pensacola Bay, Fla., re-opened and included 
attacks on Fort Pickens, Fort Barancas and 
Warrenton. 

Jan. 3. — Big Bethel, Va., having been evacu- 
ated by the rebels was occupied by the Union 
troops. — A cavalry action occurred at Hun- 
newell. Mo. 

Jan. 4.— Near Bath, Va., 15,000 rebels under 
Jackson attacked tbe 5th Connecticut, guard- 
ing the Baltimore & Oliio track, and drove 
them across the Potomac, capturing a num- 
ber of prisoners. — The command of Major 
Webster defeated the rebels at Huntersville, 
W. Va. 

Jan. 6. — Military operations occurred at Han- 
cock, Md. 

Jan. 7. — At Blue Gap, Va., Colonel Dun- 



ning's troops routed 2,000 rebels, killing 15 
and taking 20 prisoners. — A skirmish occurred 
30 miles east of Sutton, \V. Ya,., and the rebels 
were routed, losing 22 killed and wounded and 
a quantity of cattle and horses. — At Paintsville, 
Ky., a body of Union troops under Col. James 
A. Garfield, dispersed the rebels under Hum- 
phrey Marshall. 

Jan. 8. — At Silver Creek, Mo., Union troops 
under Major Torrence defeated the rebels 
under Colonel Poindexter, and lost three killed 
and 10 wounded. — The 10th Iowa engaged in 
a figlit at Charleston, Mo. — A cavalry skirmish 
took place at Cheat River, W. Va. 

Jan. 9. — In a skirmish at Columbus, Mo., 
a body of Kansas cavalry was engaged. 

Jan. 10. — The retreating rebel force under 
Humphrey Marshall were overtaken by Gar- 
field's troops at Prestonburg, Ky., and the 
rebels were defeated, losing 50 in killed and 
wounded, with 25 prisoners, the Union loss 
being two killed and 25 wounded. 

Jan. 11. — Over 100 ves.sels of all classes, car- 
rying 5,000 troops, sailed from Fortress Monroe 
for North Carolina under command of General 
Burnside and Commodore Goldsborough. — 
Near Columbus, Ky., the Union and rebel gun- 
boats were engaged on the Mississippi River. — 
Destruction of the bridges of the Louisville and 
Nashville railroad by the rebels. 

Jan. 17. — The Burnside expedition arrived 
at Hatteras, N. C. 

Jan. 19. General Thomas' forces routed 
those of Zollicoffer and Crittenden at Mill 
Spring, Ky., in an engagement which lasted 
several hours. The Union loss was 39 killed 
and 127 wounded, and the rebels lost 231 
killed and wounded, 150 prisoners, 10 cannon, 
100 wagons, 1,200 horses and mules, 1,000 mus- 
kets, arms, ammunition and stores and several 
boats. Zollicoffer was killed by a pistol shot 
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Jan. 22. — Cavalry skirmish at Knob Noster, 
Mo. 

.Jan. 23. — At Southwest Pass on the Missis- 
sippi River, mihtary movements took place. 

Jan. 26. — The rebels constructed fortifica- 
tions at Benton, Ark. — At Bloomfield, Mo., an 
unimportant affair took place. 

Jan. 27. — The rebel authorities peremptorily 
refused to receive the commissioners sent from 
the North to provide for the comfort of Union 
prisoners. 

Jan. 28. — An unimportant naval engage- 
ment between U. S. and rebel gunboats took 
place near Savannah, Ga. 

Jan. 29. — Mason and Slidell landed at 
Southampton, England, but met with a very 
cold reception. — At Occoquan, Va., the 37th 
New York Infantry and 1st New Jersey Cavalry 
engage in a skirmish. — Reconnoissance at Stono 
Inlet, N. C. 

Jan. 30. — Erickson's Monitor was launched 
at Green Point, L. I. 

Jan. 31. — At Charleston, S. C, the con- 
federate ironclads Palmetto State and Chi- 
cora prepared for an attack on Fort McAlister 
and other points, their movements being known 
to history as a raid. 

Feb. 1. — An unimportant skirmish occurred 
near Bowling Green, Ky. 

Feb. 3. — The English authorities ordered the 
rebel privateer Nashville to leave Southampton ; 
the U. S. steamer Tuscarora attempted to follow 
and was stopped by a British frigate. 

Feb. 6.— At Fort Henry, Tenn., the rebel 
works Avere captured by seven gunboats under 
Flag Officer Foote after a fight of more than an 
hour and the commandant with his men 
were made prisoners, the main body of the 
rebels escaping. 

Feb. 7.— Union troops under General Lander, 
the siiccessor of Baker, occupied Romney, Va. 



— At Fairfax C. II., Yn., tlie command of 
Colonel Friedman worsted the I'ebels, killing 
one and capturing 12, only one Union soldier 
being wounded. — The Union batteries on Mary- 
land Heights shelled Harper's Ferry. 

Feb. 7. — Fighting was commenced at Roa- 
noke Island, N. C, which continued two days. 
The rebel works on the island were defended 
by six batteries, mounting an aggregate of 
42 heavy guns manned by a force of 250 and 
by eight two-gun gunboats. In the first day's 
fighting the U. S. vessels under Commodore 
Goldsboro disabled the gunboats and silenced 
several heavy guns attaclied to the Imtteries. 
During the succeeding night General Burnside 
landed 1,000 troops for the purpose of making 
a combined attack in the morning. Fighting 
was renewed at daylight and about 1,000 
additional infantry troops were landed, a com- 
bined military and naval attack being made 
on the rebel works. The defense of the works 
bj'^ the garrison may be faii'ly characterized 
as heroic, and many of the rebel fortifi- 
cations had to be carried at the point of the 
baj'onet. On the afternoon of the Sth the 
garrison surrendered, having lost about 80 in 
killed and wounded, while the Union loss was 
50 killed and 175 wounded. The federal 
troops captured 2,527 prisoners, 40 cannon, 
3,500 stand of arms besides about 75 tons of 
ammunition together with other war material. 
—Rebels intrenched at Germantown Tenn. 

Feb. 8. — A small force of Union troops 
under Captain Smith defeated a rebel detach- 
ment at Linn Creek, ^"a., capturing 17 horses 
and 12 prisoners; the Union loss was reported 
at one killed and wounded; the rebel loss in 
killed and wounded was reported at 15. 

Feb. 9. — A detachment of General Grant's 
forces engaged the rebels near Fort Henry, 
Tenn. ; 30 prisoners were taken and five rebels 
were reported killed, but the victory was 



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obtained by a loss of 39 Union soldiers killed 
and 23 wounded. 

Fkb. 10.— At Elizabeth City, N. C, a rebel 
battery was silenced and a fleet of rebel gun- 
boats destroyed, captured or driven off by Union 
gunboats attached to the Burnside expedition 
under Commodore Rowan. — The return of a 
reconnoitering expedition by Union gunboats 
up the Tennessee River as far as Florence, Ala., 
occurred ; during the reconnoissance three 
steamers were captured. The expedition was 
accorded enthusiastic greeting by the inhabi- 
tants on the river. 

Feb. 11. — A part of Burnside's command 
occupied Elizabeth City, N. C, the rebels 
having evacuated and partly burned the town. 

Feb. 12. — The investment of Fort Donelson, 
Tenn., was commenced by 40,000 troops under 
Grant, the fort being garrisoned by about 
19,000 men. — Edenton, N. C, was occupied by 
the Union forces. 

Feb. 13.— Battle of Fort Donelson, Tenn. 
The attack on the works commenced at 7.80 
in the morning, the garrison making a 
vigorous reply. Reinforcements of 8,000 men 
arrived during the night and the action of the 
Union troops was supported by four gunboats 
under Commodore Foote. On the 14th several 
sorties were made by the rebels and in one a 
Union battery was captured which was at once 
retaken. In the afternoon the gunboats were 
obliged to retire down the river, being disabled 
having lost nine killed and 45 wounded. On 
the 15th the battle raged all day and the center 
works were stormed and carried by the L^nion 
troops. Darkness put an end to the fighting 
and the National flag floated over the redoubt. 
During the night Pillow and Floyd decamped 
with 5,000, troops leaving General Buckner to 
continue the fight or surrender. On the morn- 
ing of the 16th white flags appeared on the 
rebel works. In the correspondence between 



the commanders relative to the terms of sur- 
render. Grant insisted that it should be " un- 
conditional." The capitulation followed, 13,- 
829 prisoners, 3,000 horses, 48 field pieces, 
17 siege guns, 20,000 staled of arms and a 
large quantity of stores being captured. The 
official reports give a loss of 231 killed and 
1,007 wounded to the rebels and report the 
Union loss as 446 killed, 1,735 wounded and 
150 prisoners. 

Feb. 13. — Union troops occupied Springfield, 
Mo., which had been abandoned by the 
troops of Sterling Price who left his sick be- 
hind. 

Ffb. 14. — At glooming Gap, Va., the com- 
mand of General Lander defeated the rebels, 
killing 13, wounding 20 and taking 56 prison- 
ers, his own loss being seven killed. — At Flat 
Lick Ford, Ky., Colonel Munday's men en- 
gaged in a skirmish without loss, but killed 
and wounded eight rebels and took several 
prisoners. 

Feb. 15. — The rebels having evacuated 
Bowling Green, Ky., 8,000 troops under General 
C. M. Mitchell occupied and fortified the place. 

Feb. 15. — A skirmish occurred at \'enus 
Point, Md. 

Feb. 16. — Warsaw, Mo., was garrisoned by 
Union troops. 

Feb. 17.— At Sugar Creek, Ark., 13 Union 
soldiers were killed and wounded. 

Feb. 19. — Tlie gunboats of the Burnside 
expedition attacked Winton, N. C, which was 
abandoned by the inhabitants and burned. 
— At Independence, Mo., a skirmish occurred 
between the L^nion troops and the guerrillas of 
Quantrell and Parker. 

Feb. 20. — The naval force under Foote 
occupied Clarksville, Tenn., the rebels retreat- 
ing on the approach of the gunboats, after an 
unsuccessful attempt to burn the railroad 
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Fort Doiielson, 1,000 rebels marched into the 
Union hnes and were promptly made prisoners. 

Feb. 21. — William Goodwin, convicted of 
taking negroes from the coast of Africa with 
the intent to sell them into slavery, was hung 
in the city of New York, this being the first 
execution of a slave trader in 40 years.— 
The United States Regulars under Colonel 
Canby were defeated by Texan rebels under 
the command of Colonel Steele at Valverde, 
on the Rio Grande, N. M.; the fight lasted all 
day. During its progress a section of U. S. 
artillery displayed bravery of the highest order, 
standing to their guns until literally cut to 
pieces, and Captain Alexander McRae sealed 
his heroism with his life ; the six guns attached 
to the battery were not captured until after the 
death of their defenders ; 62 Union soldiers 
were killed and 140 wounded ; the rebel lo.ss 
was not ascertained. 

Feb. 23. — Military necessity compelled the 
rebel evacuation of Nashville, Tenn., which 
was on the same day occupied by Union troops 
under General Nelson, ttrcumstances of great 
excitement attended the departure of the con- 
federate forces and the removal of the State 
government. Rebel soldiers were guilty of 
many acts of rapine and pillage, and were 
only prevented from burning the city by the 
determined opjiosition of armed citizens. The 
railroad bridge across the Cumberland was 
burned and the wires of the supension bridge 
were cut, but neither of these acts of vandalism 
served to prevent tlie entrance of the Union 
troops. The rebel governor Harris before his 
flight, delivered an inflammatory address to a 
meeting of citizens, urging them to meet him 
at Memphis ; liis remarks awakened no enthu- 
siasm and he left in apparent disgust. — Gallatin, 
Tenn., was occupied by General Buell's troops, 
while Fayetteville, Ark., was captured by Gen- 
eral Curtis. 



Feb. 24. — Mud Town, Ark., was occupied by 
the 5th Missouri Cavalry, who captured a quan- 
tity of stores which liad been poisoned and 42 
officers and men were t^ken ill and several died. 
— The 37tli New York engaged in a skirmish 
at Occoquan, Va. 

Feb. 25. — Columbus, Ky., was evacuated. 

Feb. 26. — Military posession was taken of all 
telegraph lines and army intelligence was 
prohibited from passing over the wires ; private 
messages were not interfered with, if of a private 
nature. — In a skirmish at Keytesville, Mo., the 
cavalry were engaged. 

Feb. 28. — A skirmish occurred at Charleston, 
Ya. 

March 1.— At Sykestown, Mo,, a detachment 
of Illinois troops engaged in an action. 

March 2.— Two of Commodore Foote's gun- 
boats went up the Tennessee River to Pittsburg 
Landing, silenced a rebel battery and landed a 
small Union force, which charged the rebels 
and drove tliera from their works. On the 
arrival of rebel reinforcements the Union 
soldiers retreated to the boats ; they lost five 
killed and five wounded, and killed and 
wounded more than 200 rebels— A part of 
Commodore's Dupont's fleet, assisted by the 
troops, took posession of Brunswick, Ga. 

March 3.— Preparations for the occupation 
of Fernandina, Fla., which was abandoned 
by the rebels. (March 3d to March 7th.)— Mil- 
itary activities at Martinsburg, Va. — An in- 
fiintry and two cavalry regiments engaged in 
a fight at New Madrid, Mo. 

March 5. — ^The 63d Pennsylvania Infantry 
engaged in a skirmish at Occoquan, Va. — 
Military movements occurred at Bunker Hill, 
Va., Pineville, Mo., and Fort Beauregard, S. C. 

March 6. — Battle of Pea Ridge, Ark. Van 
Dorn, Price and Ben McCulloch, with 35,000 
troops, including 2,000 Indians, attacked the 
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C. Davis ; at the end of the first day the troops 
slept on their arms. The battle continued 
the next day with heavy loss, McCuUoch being 
killed. The fighting was resumed the next 
day — Saturday — and the rebels were routed 
before sunset and closely pursued. Nearl} 
2,000 prisoners were captured, and the Union 
loss was 212 killed, 92G wounded and 170 mis- 
sing, while that of the rebels was 3,600 killed 
and wounded. The various parts of this action 
are recorded as Bentonville, Leetown, Elkhorn 
Tavern and Sugar Creek. 

March 6.— Operations were begun at Berry- 
vilie which covered several days. — Movements 
occurred at St. Mary's Fla., and Smithfield, Va. 

March 7. — Geary's troops occupied Lees- 
burg, Va. — A skirmish occurred at Fox Creek, 
Mo.; the evacuation of Centerville, Va., took 
place, and at Acquia Creek, Va., gunboat move- 
ments occurred. 

March S.^The Army of the Potomac was 
made into five corps. — Activities took place at 
Occoquan, '\'^a., Keytesville, Mo., Waterford, 
Miss., and Wheatland, Mo.— Action in Hamp- 
ton Roads. The rebel ironclad ram Merrimac, 
attacked the Cumberland, sinking her with 
most of her crew. The Congress was next 
attacked and surrendered after having been 
set on fire ; the Minnesota started to relieve the 
Congress, but ran aground, and was attacked 
by the ram and an engagement between the 
two lasted until dark. Two gunboats were dis- 
abled and the Union losses were very heavy ; 
100 were killed and 50 wounded on the Cum- 
berland ; 94 were killed and 29 wounded on 
the Congress ; on the Minnesota, six were killed 
and 25 wounded, and on the gunboats five 
were killed and wounded ; the rebels took 40 
prisoners from the Congress which burned all 
night and then blew up. — In a skirmish near 
Nashville, Tenn., the 1st Wisconsin Infantry 
and 4th Ohio Cavalry engaged. 



March 9. — The Merrimac again appeared in 
Hampton Roads. During the night Erickson's 
steam floating battery Monitor arrived from 
New York and the two ironclads were engaged 
in a three-hours' figiit. The Merrimac retired 
in a damaged condition and was towed away 
to the protection of a rebel battery at Sewall's 
Point. Lieutenant Worden, commander of the 
Monitor, was injured in his eyes which was the 
only casualty on the "Yankee Cheese Box;" 
24 were reported killed and wounded on the 
Merrimac— The rebel fortifications at Cockpit 
Point, on the Potomac, were occupied by the 
Union troops, and one of the obstructions to 
the channel removed. — A skirmish occurred 
at Mountain Grove, Mo., and activities were 
in operation at Point Pleasant, W. Va. 

March 10. — The rebels evacuated Manasses 
Junction, Va., which was occupied by the 
Union troops. — Rebel troops from Texas, under 
Sibley, took military possession of Santa Fe, 
N. M. — Cavalry skirmishes occurred at Burke's 
Station, Va., and Jacksboro, Tenn. — Military 
movements occurred at Brunswick, Va. 

March 11.— In a cavalry skirmish at AVin- 
chester, Va., 4,000 rebels were dispersed and 
the town occupied by the Union troops. — St. 
Augustine, Fla., with an adjacent fort, was 
occupied by Commodore Dupont without firing 
a shot, and the National flag was displayed 
voluntarily by the city authorities. The 5th 
Iowa and 1st Nebraska Cavalry engaged in a 
skirmish at Parish, Tenn. 

March 12. — Jacksonville, Fla., surrendered 
to Dupont and raised the stars and stripes. — A 
cavalry force from New Lebanon, Mo., attacked 
a rebel band, killing 13, wounding five and 
capturing about 25 prisoners. — At Lexington, 
Mo., the 1st Iowa Cavalry engaged in a 
skirmish. 

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large quantity of ammunition and arms, beside 
camp equipments and tlie troops of Pope took 
possession. In tlie skirmishing previous to the 
departure of the rebels, 50 Union soldiers were 
killed. — A movement occurred at Williamsport, 
Md. 

March 14. — The troops of Burnside, after a 
long and tedious march, attacked the rebels, 
numbering 12,000, at Newburn, N. C, and, after 
three hours' hot contest, drove the latter in con- 
fusion, making extensive captures, including 
two steamboats and several sailing vessels. 
The Union loss was !)1 killed and 4GG wounded. 
In a movement at Point Pleasant, W. Va., an 
infantry force was engaged. 

March 15. — Activities occurred at Dumfries, 
Va. 

March 16. — Commodore Foote attacked 
Island No. 10, on the Mississippi River, the 
siege lasting 23 days. (The result of the 
bombardment may be found under date of 
April 7th.) — Near Pittsburg Landing a d(;tach- 
ment of the 4th Illinois defeated a squad of 
rebel cavalry, inflicting heavy loss ; four Union 
soldiers were wounded. — At Black .Jack Forest, 
Tenn., about 500 Union cavalry defeated 1,000 
rebels; the Union loss was 25 in killed and 
wounded, and the rebel loss was four times as 
great. — Near Pound Gap, in the Cumberland 
Mountains, a detachment of Garfield's forces 
routed a rebel camp, capturing a quantity of 
equipments and stores. 

March 17.— The rebel .steamer " Nashville " 
escaped from Beaufort, N. C. 

March 18.— Acquia Creek, Xa., was evac- 
uated by the rebels. — A skirmish occurred at Sa- 
lem, Ark. 

March 20.— Beaufort, N. C, was occupied by 
Bui'nside without opposition. 

March 21.— General Butler arrived at Ship 
Island.— Burnside's troops occupied Washing- 
ton, N. C— At Mosquito Inlet, Fla., a gunboat 



action took place and a military movement 
occurred at St. Augustine. 

March 22. —In West Virginia, the rebels 
attacked a portion of General Shields' troops 
and retreated after tlie skirmish in which 
Shields was slightly wounded. — At Indepen- 
dence, Mo., the 2nd Kansas Infantry was en- 
gaged in a slight skirmish. 

March 23. — General .Jackson, commanding 
12,000 rebels, was induced by a strategy of 
General Shields to attack an apparently unsup- 
ported force near Winchester and encountered 
10,000 Union troops and was driven in con- 
fusion after five liours fight; 300 prisoners 
were captured and 270 rebel dead were buried 
by the Union troops. The Union casualties 
included 103 killed, 440 wounded and 24 mi-s- 
sing.— The investment of Fort Macon, N. C, 
was commenced by the Union forces.— The 6th 
Ivansas Cavalry were involved in a skirmish 
at Carthage, Mo., and military activities took 
place at Morehead City, Ky. 

March 24. — Commodore Dupont sent ay 
expedition to Warsaw Sound, Ga., which occu- 
pied the abandoned rebel works at Skidaway 
and Green Islands. — Activities occurred at Ship- 
ping Point, Va., and Wilmington, N. C. 

March 26.— Quantrell with 200 guerrillas 
attacked a detachment of Missouri militia at 
Warrensburg, Mo., and was repulsed. — A heavy 
skirmish took place at Humansville, Mo., and 
15 rebels were killed. A skirmish occurred at 
McMinnville, Tenn. 

March 27. — The forces under Shields and 
Jackson engaged in a skirmish near Strasburg, 
Va. 

March 28. — About 1,300 Union soldiers 
under Colonel Stougli fought 1,100 Texans at 
Apache Canon, N. M.; the loss on both sides 
being heavy. — The 28th Pennsylvania engaged 
in a skirmish at Middleburg, Va. 

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Warrensburg, Mo., in which the 1st Iowa Cav- 
ah-y, under Captain Thompson, defeated the 
guerriHas under Parker and Walton, who were 
both captured with 25 of their men. 

March 31.— Colonel Buford, with a detach- 
ment from the 27th and 42nd Illinois, and the 
15th Wisconsin, with a detail of cavalry and 
artillery, dispersed a rebel garrison at Union 
City, Tenn., with heavy loss of soldiers and 
supplies. — The Baltimore and Ohio railroad 
was reopened throughout its entire extent. — 
Military movements took place at Watts' Creek, 
Va., and Warrenton, Va. 

April 1.— A portion of the 2nd Illinois Cav- 
alry having been surrounded by a body of 
rebels, between Corinth and Farmington, Miss., 
gallantly cut their way out, losing only five 
in killed and wounded ; the rebel loss was 
estimated at 49. — Skirmish at Putnam's Ferry, 
Mo., in which the 5tli Illinois Cavalry, 21st 
and 38tli Illinois Infantry engaged. — At 
Thoroughfare Gap, Va., the 28th Pennsylvania 
Infantry engaged in a skirmish. — Action at 
Stafford C. H., Va., and at Stony Creek, Tenn. 

April 3. — Appalachicola, Fla., was occupied 
by the Union forces. 

April 4. — Pass Christian on the Gulf coast, 
northeast of New Orleans, was occupied by the 
Union troops. — The Army of tlie Potomac, 
under General McClellan, advanced toward 
Yorktown, Va. — Skirmishing preliminary to 
the great battle which was soon to follow, 
took place near Pittsburg Landing.— Skirmish 
at Great Bethel, Va., and at Crump's Landing, 
Tenn. 

April 5.— An advance detachment of the 
Army of the Potomac attacked the rebel works 
at Yorktown, Va.; three Union soldiers were 
reported killed and 22 wounded. 

April 6.— General McClellan's lines on the 
Peninsula at this time extended across the 
neck of land from the York to the James and 



his troops occupied Shipping Point on Poquesin 
Bay, which had been abandoned bj' the rebels, 
presumably to avoid battle. 

April 6-7. — Battle ,of Shiloh, or Pittsburg 
Landing. Before daylight, about 45,000 rebels 
led by Albert Sidney .Johnson and Beauregard, 
suddenly attacked the Union forces, 35,000 
strong, under General Grant. During the first 
day's conflict, the United States troops were 
driven back to the river with great slaughter, 
losing also about 2,500 prisoners (among 
whom was General Prentiss), 36 pieces of 
artillery, a large amount of camp equipage, 
etc. The army was saved from total defeat 
through the rashness of the rebels, who, flushed 
with success, approached too near the river, 
when the gunboats opened flre upon them with 
deadly effect. The confederate success on the 
first day was not achieved without heavy loss. 
General Johnson himself, being among the 
slain. During the night of the 6th and 
morning of the 7th, the Union army was 
strongly re-inforced. Fighting was resumed 
early on the morning of the 7th and at about 
4 o'clock in the afternoon began the rebel 
retreat, which soon assumed the proportions of 
a partial rout. Several Union prisoners and 
some cannon were • retaken. The fighting on 
both sides had been desperate and the loss 
fearful. The Union losses officially reported 
were : killed, 1,674 ; wounded, 7,721 ; missing 
and prisoners, 3,963 ; total, 13,298. The rebel 
loss as reported by Beauregard was 1,728 
killed ; 8,012 wounded, and 959 missing. 

April 7. — After 23 days intermittent bom- 
bardment by Commodore Foote's flotilla. Island 
No. 10 (commanded by General Markad) sur- 
rendered. At the surrender, 17 officers, 300 
privates in good health, 100 sick and 100 
steamboat hands were made prisoners. In 
addition were captured 70 guns, besides several 
steamers and other property, to the value of 




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nearly a quarter of a million of dollars. The 
operations on the mainland had been carried on 
by General Pope, who headed off the rebel 
retreat and captured several more prisoners, 
comprising four generals, 25 field officers, 
204 line ofKcers and over G,000 privates, besides 
10,000 arms, 2,000 horses and mules, 1,000 
wagons, etc., besides about $40,000 worth of 
provisions and amunition. — Action at Lawrence- 
burg, Ky. 

April 8. — A rebel camp near Elizabeth City, 
N. C, was surprised and routed b}^ an expe- 
dition consisting of troops from Roanoke 
Island ; 80 prisoners were taken, one rebel 
soldier killed, and a large quantity of arms, 
tents, etc., captured. — Fight near Corinth, Miss. 

April 9. — A conscription was ordered by the 
rebel congress. — Skirmish at Owens River, Cal. 
— Activities at Jacksonville, Fla. 

April 10-11. — Attack upon and surrender 
of Fort Pulaski, Ga. The Union batteries 
on Tybee Island, commanded by Gillmore, 
opened fire on the fort whose garrison was 
commanded by Colonel Olmstead. The rebels 
surrendered after a bombardment of 30 hours, 
to General Hunter. Tht^ prisoners tak-en num- 
bered 860 and a large amount of garrison 
equipments and ammunition were also cap- 
tured. — The rebel ram Merrimac again appeared 
in Hampton Roads with several smaller heav- 
ily armed vessels; three small Union trading 
vessels were captured, but no other damage was 
done. — Near Yorktown, Va., a rebel repulse 
took place, in which seven Union soldiers were 
killed and wounded.— General Mitchell's troops 
occupied Huntsville, Ala. — Slavery was abol- 
ished in the District of Columbia. 

April 13. — Skirmishes occurred at Little 
Blue River, Mo., and at Monterey, Va. ; move- 
ments also took place at Pocahontas, Ark., and 
at Stevens, Ga. 

April 13.— Commodore Foote, with the Mis- 



sissippi River flotilla, arrived at Fort Pillow 
and on the following day opened tire on the 
works.— -Activities occurred at Needham's Cut- 
off on the Mississippi in Tennessee. 

April 14. — Military movements occurred at 
Pollocksville, N. C, Urbana, Md., Lowey's 
Point, Va., Diamond Grove, Walkersville, N. 
C, and Montevallo, Mo. 

April 15. — A fight occurred at Pechacho 
Pass, D. T., and at Peratto, N. M.— In the 
vicinity of South Mills, N. C, military move- 
ments occurred covering several days. 

April 16. — A detachment of rebels from 
Lee's arm}' made a night attack on the Union 
position at Lee's Mills, Va. The a.ssault was 
repelled by a Vermont regiment, and the 
Union troops drove the rebels from their in- 
trenchments, but were finally compelled to 
retire. The Union loss was 35 killed, 120 
wounded and nine prisoners; the rebel loss was 
20 killed, 75 wounded and 50 prisoners. — 
Near Yorktown, Xa., the United States artillery 
opened a duel with the rebels with slight ad- 
vantage—Activities at Savannah, Tenn., and 
White Marsh Island, Ga.; in the latter, the 8th 
Michigan and a Rhode Island battery were 
engaged. 

April 17. — At New Market, Va., a part of 
the advanced guard of General Banks' com- 
mand from Mount Jackson occupied the place. 
— A skirmish occurred at Holly River, W. Va. 

April 18. — At Fredericksburg, Va., a run- 
ning fight took place, in which the 2d New 
York Cavalry drove 3,000 rebels who burned 20 
schooners, three steamboats and two bridges in 
their flight. The Union loss was eight killed 
and 17 wounded.— The attack on Forts Jackson 
and St. Phillip at the mouth of the Mississippi 
was commenced by the combined Union fleet 
under Farragut and Porter. The activities con- 
tinued until the 28th, the fleets passing the 
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under General Butler was landed. On the 28th 
two comijanies of the 4th Wisconsin and a 
detachment from the 21st Indiana went to the 
rear of the forts, which completed the line of 
investment, and the forts surrendered without 
farther resistance. — An action took place at 
Edisto Island, S. C. 

April 19.— Capture of Camden, N. C, by 
General Reno with 2,500 men and a loss of 
127 in killed, wounded and missing. — A skir- 
mish occurred on a canal near Elizabeth City, 
N. C, 500 men of Burnside's command being 
engaged and driving a Georgia regiment; 
the Union loss was 11 killed and many 
wounded. — In a skirmish at Talbot's Ferry, 
Ark., the 4th Iowa Cavalry were engaged.— A 
slight action took place at Sparta, Teini. 

April 21. — Santa Fe, N. M., was occupied by 
the Union troops. 

April 22. — Slight skirmish at Lee's Mills 
with a Union loss of two killed and two 
wounded. — Near Paratura, N. M., General Can- 
by's forces attacked a garrison of Texan rebels. 
— Skirmishes took place at Harrisonburg, Va., 
and Grass Lick, W. Va. 

April 24. — Farragut's fleet passed Foris Jack- 
son and St. Philip under a rain of shot and 
shell. In the engagements 13 rebel gunboats 
and three transports were destroyed. The 
Union fleet lost only one vessel, and anchored 
within 20 miles of New Orleans. The Union 
loss included a little more than 200 in killed 
and wounded ; the rebel loss was nearly 400 
killed and wounded and 400 prisoners. — Action 
at Pea Ridge, Ark. 

April 25. — Farragut demanded the surren- 
der of New Orleans, and the rebels destroyed 
$3,000,000 worth of cotton and shipping.— Fort 
Macon, N. C, was bombarded for 11 hours by 
three gunboats and a force commanded by Gen- 
eral Parks of Burnside's army, and surren- 



dered ; the Union loss was one killed and two 
wounded. 

April 26. — A rebel outwork near Yorktown, 
Va., was assaulted and destroyed by one com- 
pany of the 1st Massachusetts with a loss of 
three killed and 13 wounded. — At Neosho, 
Mo., Major Hubbard, commanding 148 men 
of the 1st Mi.ssouri, defeated 600 rebel Indians, 
killing and wounding 30, capturing 60, and a 
large amount of arms. — The 5th Kansas Cav- 
alry had a skirmish at Turn Back Creek, Mo., 
and the troops under A. .J. Smith, made a re- 
connoissance to Lick Ci-eek, Miss. 

April 27. — A skirmish took place near Hor- 
ton's Mills, N. C, and at Purdy, Tenn., a mili- 
tary movement occurred. 

April 28. — Formal surrender of New Orleans 
and also Forts .Jackson and St. Philip. — A skir- 
mish, in which 22 men of the lOtli Wisconsin 
engaged, took place at Paint Rock Railroad 
Bridge, Ala. —Three regiments, including the 
16th and 42nd Ohio, and the 22nd Kentucky, 
engaged in a skirmish at Cumberland Moun- 
tain, and the 2nd Iowa Cavalry, liad a figlit at 
Monterey, Tenn.— At Bridgeport, Ala., General 
Mitchell's forces routed the rfebels and inflicted 
a loss of 72 killed, a large number wounded and 
350 prisoners. — Movements took place at Edisto, 
S. C. 

April 30. — The siege of Corinth, Miss., was 
commenced by the army under Halleck. 

May 1. — General Mitchell occupied Hunts- 
ville, Ala. — A slight skirmish took place at 
Clark's Hollow, W. Va.— At Pulaski, Tenn., 
Morgan's guerrillas captured a small force of 
Union troops. — At Farmington, Miss., an action 
occurred with no decisive results, although six 
Illinois regiments and three Michigan regi- 
ments, a company of sharpshooters and an 
Illinois battery, were engaged. 

May 4. — The rebels having evacuated York- 
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occupied by McClellan's army.— A rebel iron- 
clad was captured in running the blockade at 
Charleston, S. C— A skirmish took place at 
Licking, Mo., and at Cheese Cake Church, Xa.— 
The pursuit of the rebels from Yorktown was 
vigorously pressed. 

May 5.— Battle of Williamsburg, Va. This 
action was one of the most fearful of the war 
up to this date. The rebel loss was about 3,000 
and the Union loss 500 less. Hancock's troops 
gained a decided advantage in the early stage 
of the fighting, displaying great bravery. The 
battle throughout was desperate on both sides, 
Sickles' and Hooker's men suffering heavy loss. 
Reinforcements arrived a little after noon and 
soon after Hancock with his Western troops, 
secured a victory. The enemy fled during the 
night. — Skirmishes took place at St. .Josephs, 
La., at Lebanon, Tenn., and at Dresden, K)'. 

May 6. — McClellan's army occupied Will- 
iamsburg. — Military' movements occurred at 
Harrisonburg, Va. 

May 7. — At West Point, Ya., a detachment 
of Lee's army was defeated by the troops 
belonging to the expedition under Fi'anklin 
and Sedgwick ; the rebels retreated with a loss 
of 800. — A Union repulse occurred at Somer- 
ville Heights, Va., with a loss of 29 Union 
soldiers. — Activities occurred at Giles C. H., Va. 

May* 8. — The Union gunboats ran past the 
rebel ram Merrimac and ascended the .James 
River. — Sewall's Point was bombarded by the 
Monitor and Union gunboats. — The Union 
command under Milroy and Schenck had a 
severe engagement near McDowell, Xa., losing 
40 killed and 120 wounded ; the rebel loss was 
probably much greater. — At Corinth, Miss., a 
hot action took place, which involved the 7th 
Illinois Cavalry under Major Arlington, who 
was killed ; this action is also known as 
Glendale. 

May 9. — General Pope's forces fought the 



rebels under Price and A'^an Dorn at Farming- 
ton, Miss., an(l retired to avoid a general 
engagement, losing 160 killed and wounded. — 
Near Athens, Ala., a skirmish occurred in which 
five Union soldiers and lo rebels were killed. — 
In the Shenandoah valley, the forces of Banks 
drove the rebels back to Staunton. — Burnside 
sent a steamer up the Chowan River which 
cajitured or destroyed $50,000 worth of provi- 
sions designed for rebels. — The gunboats up 
the James River bombarded Fort Darling. — 
Pensacola nav}^ yard burned. — Skirmishes 
occurred at Elkton Station, Ala., and at 
Slatersville, Va. 

May 10. — Gosport navy yard was burned 
and Craney Island abandoned by the rebels. — 
General Wool with his forces occupied Nor- 
folk. — Stoneman's advance reached New Kent 
C. II., Va.^A gunboat action resulting in 
Union victory occurred near Fort Pillow. 

May 11. — The rebels destroyed the Merri- 
mac. — The 1st Wisconsin Cavalry engaged in a 
skirmish at Bloomfield, Mo., and at Cave City, 
Ky., militai'y movements occurred. 

May- 12. — Occupation of the rebel position 
at Pensacola. — Natchez surrendered. — Blockade 
raised at Beaufort, N. C, Port Royal, S. C, and 
New Orleans, La., to go into etfect June 1st, 
1862. — At McDowell, Va., another action took 
place with a loss of 20 killed and 177 wounded 
and a rebel loss of 240. — In a skirmish near 
Monterey, Tenn., the Union forces killed 10 
rebels and lost two soldiers.— The advance of 
McClellan's army reached White House, hav- 
ing skirmished at Cumberland, Va.— Military 
movements occurred at Holly River, W. ^'a., 
Rogersville, Ala., and Ready Creek, Tenn. 

May 14.— Near Trenton Bridge, N. C, the 
command of Colonel Armory defeated the 
rebels and killed 10. 

May 15. — A gunboat action took place at 
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Princeton, W. Va., Chalk Bluffs, Mo., and 
Batesville, Ark., took place. 

May 16. — At Trenton, N. C, an action took 
place in which six rebels were killed and a 
number wounded; Major Fitz Simmons in 
command of the I'nion force was wounded and 
five of his men captured. — An action took 
place at Piedmont, W. Va. 

May 17. — On the James River, the fleet of 
Goldsborough made an attempt to pass Fort 
Darling which was unsuccessful. — Actions took 
place at Russelville, near Corinth, Miss., and 
on the Black River, Mo. 

May is. — A division of the Army of the 
Potomac arrived at Bottom's Bridge, 15 miles 
from Richmond; the bridge had been de- 
stroj'ed and the rebels opened fire without 
material damage. — Combined laud and naval 
movements up the Pamunky River prepara- 
tory to operations north of Richmond and 20 
rebel schooners were captured. — At Princeton, 
Ya., where operations had been in progress 
three days, the forces of General Cox were de- 
feated, losing 30 killed and 70 wounded. — Suf- 
folk, Va., occupied by the Union troops. — Near 
Searcy Landing, Ark., tlie command of Oster- 
haus defeated the rebels, who lost about 100. 

May 19. — Stoneraan's division reached Cold 
Harbor. — A skirmish occurred near Newbern, 
N. C, five Union and 11 rebel soldiers being 
killed. 

May 20, — A division of the Army of the 
Potomac reached New Bridge, eight miles from 
Richmond. — At Moorefields, Va., Union troops 
under Downey killed four rebels and captured 
12. 

May 21. — Four Union vessels shelled Cole's 
Gate Island, S. C, and attacked Keawah Island 
in the same locality. — A skirmish occurred at 
Phillip's Creek, Miss. 

May 22. — McClellan's army advanced in 
force; an engagement followed, the Union 



troops driving back the rebels, sustaining small 
loss and killing, wounding and capturing 
150. The advance was continued, and the 
rebels dislodged from Ellison's Mills by an 
artillery action. — Skirmishes occurred at Flor- 
ida, Mo., on the White River, Ark., and near 
Newbern, N. C. 

May 23. — A sudden and furious attack was 
made on Front Royal, Va., and the Union 
troops were defeated with great loss of prison- 
ers.— At Strasburg, ^"a., the rebels attacked 
the force of General Banks and won a victory. 
— At Lewisburg, Va., 3,000 rebels made an 
attack on the comimand of Crook and were 
repulsed with a loss of more than 200, besides 
cannon and arms and the Union loss was only 
10 killed and 40 wounded.— Mechanicsville, 
five miles from Richmond, was occupied by a 
part of the Army of the Potomac after an 
artillery duel; Negley's brigade reached a 
point five miles from the rebel capital and, 
after this movement, McClellan's command was 
practically five miles from Richmond. 

May 24. — Skirmishes took place at Middle- 
town, Newton and New Bridge on the Chicka- 
hominy. — Activities at Fort Graig, N. M. 

May 25. — Battle of Winchester, Va. General 
Banks was attacked by an overwhelmingly 
superior force of rebels and recommenced his 
retreat after two hours hard fighting. Tlie 
women of Winchester fired upon the retreating 
I'nion troops and the men on tiie sick in the 
ambulances. The enemy, by occupying Berry- 
ville, having cut off Bank's retreat on Harper's 
Ferry, the latter was compelled to proceed wes- 
terly via Mill Creek and Martinsburg to the 
Potomac, being hotly pressed by the rebels on 
both Hank and rear ; the retreat was most 
masterly ; 35 out of the 53 miles were traversed 
in one day ; and out of 500 wagons, he lost but 
5.0 from all causes. 

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Williamsport, Md.; on the same day General 
Fremont's ti'oops took up their marcii for his 
reinforcement. — General McDowell extended 
his pickets eight miles along the Bowling Green 
road toward Richmond. 

May 27. — Near Hanover, C. H., a skirmish 
took place in which 54 Union soldiers were 
killed and 194 were reported as wounded and 
missing. Ahout 300 rebels were killed and 
wounded, and 500 prisoners captured.— A 
skirmish took place at Big Indian Creek, Ark., 
and Osceola, Mo. 

May 28.— a rebel defeat occurred near 
Corinth, Miss., the Union loss in killed and 
wounded being 25 ; 50 dead rebels were left on 
the field. — Information reached the Union army 
that the rebels were increasing their forces on 
the James River, and that arrangements were 
being made to remove the noncombatants in 
Richmond to a place of safet)'. — Skirmishes 
took place at Wardensville, Va., and at Bayou 
Cache, Ark. 

May 29. — General Fitz John Porter's division 
havuig been sent by General McCIellan on an 
expedition to the north of Richmond, a detach- 
ment under General Morell captured Hanover 
C. H., after a spirited contest, killing and 
wounding 400 and taking 600 prisoners. The 
Union lo.ss was 379, of whom 53 were killed. — 
General Porter next cut the Mrginia Central 
railroad in three places, and a cavalry force 
destroyed the bridge across South Anna River, 
cutting off the rebel troops ojiposite McDowell's 
division from the main force at Richmond.— A 
gunboat reconnoissance up the Appomattox 
advanced to within five miles of Parkersburg. 
— A rebel advance in great force was made in 
the neighborhood of the Chickahominy.— Gen- 
eral Beauregard evacuated Corinth, Miss., and 
the place was, on the following day, occupied 
by General Pope's command. — A skirmish 



occurred at Pocotaligo, S. C. — Activities at 
Gatesville, N. C, and at Ashland, Ivy. 

May 30. — A brigade of Union troops re-en- 
tered and occupied Front Royal, Va. — A fight 
took place at Booneville and Tuscumbia Creek, 
Miss. — Evacuation of Corinth, Miss. 

May 31.— The first battle of Fair Oaks, Va., 
sometimes called the battle of the Chickahom- 
iny. About 10 o'clock a. m. the rebels attacked 
the Union advance under General Casey, which 
had been thrown across the river and over- 
powered the division, which was forced to give 
way, losing camp, boats, etc. Reinforcements 
under Generals Couch and Hentzelman checked 
the rebel advance and, later in the day. Gen- 
erals Kearney, Richard,son and Sedgwick's 
forces, arriving on the scene of action, the 
rebel troops were driven back with great 
slaughter. Darkness ended the day's confiict 
which was renewed at daybreak and continued 
until near sunset of the next day. Four bril- 
liant bayonet charges were made by the Union 
troops, in one of which the enemy were driven 
a mile over the swampy ground. Effective use 
was made of a balloon held in position 2,000 
feet in mid air, from which, by means of a 
telegraph wire. General McCIellan was informed 
of everything which transpired during the 
battle. Twelve hundred rebel dead were left 
on the field and the total confederate loss was 
admitted to be 8,000 in killed, wounded and 
missing, including five generals, General Joe 
Johnston himself, being among the wounded; 
ofticial reports gave the Union loss at 800 
killed, 3,627 wounded and 1,217 missing and 
prisoners, besides several pieces of artillery. 
The Union troops maintained their position. — 
A skirmish took place at Neosho, Mo., and 
Wa.shington, N. C. 

May 31. — A Union cavalry force under Colo- 
nel Elliott, sent by General Pope to Barnesville, 
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loaded with rebel supplies, 10,000 stand of arms 
and a number of prisoners, who were paroled. 
— Little Rock, Ark., was occupied by the Union 
troops, the governor and legislature fleeing in 
haste. — General Banks again advanced into the 
Shenandoah Valley, passing through Martins- 
burg and capturing several small parties of 
confederates south of that place. 

.June 1. — General Fremont's advance over- 
took the retreating rebels under .Jackson near 
Strasburg, Va., and, after some skirmishing, 
occupied the town, the Union loss in killed and 
wounded being 12. — An unsuccessful attack on 
a rebel battery of rifled guns at Grand Gulf, 
Miss., was made by a part of Farragut's fleet. — 
Movements at Seabrook, S. C, and at Pig 
Point, Va. 

June 2. — General Wool was transferred to 
the Department of Maryland with headquarters 
at Baltimore, General Dix, (U. S. V.) who had 
formerly been stationed at Baltimore, being 
appointed to the command of a corps including 
the fortress. — Activities at Bunker Hill, V^a. 

June 3. — General Sigel assumed command 
at Harper's Ferry. — Skirmish at Legare's Point, 
S. C. 

June 4. — A report was received from General 
Pope, announcing his pursuit of the retreating 
rebel forces south of Corinth, Miss., and the 
capture of a large number of prisoners and 
arms ; the rebel Beauregard, however, in his 
oflicial report, denied having met with any 
serious loss. — A body of Union troops, under 
General Benham landed on James Island, S. C; 
some opposition was encountered and a rebel 
force was discovered of more than 20,000. — 
Union troops under General Negley defeated 
the rebels under General Adams near Jasper, 
Tenn., capturing 25 prisoners and killing and 
wounding 12. — Skirmish at Blacklands, Miss. 

June 5. — After bombardment, the rebels 
evacuated and burned Fort Pillow on the Mis- 



sissippi, thus opening the river to the passage 
of Union gunboats towards the South. — A com- 
parative panic seized upon Memphis, Tenn., 
with the -advance of the Union troops; a large 
quantity of cotton was burned on the Missis- 
sippi shore above the city and, at a massmeet- 
ing of the citizens, resolutions favoring surren- 
der were adopted. — Skirmish at Trouter"s Creek, 
N. C. 

June 6. — About daybreak, eight rebel gun- 
boats which had left Memphis attacked a Union 
flotilla. One hour's fight ensued. Several of 
the attacking fleet were sunk, the rebel crews 
in more than one instance, preferring to go 
down with their boats to a surrender which 
they considered disgraceful. On the Union 
side, the onl}' serious casualty was the mortal 
wounding of Col. Charles Ellett. At the con- 
clusion of the naval engagement, flag-oflicer 
Davis demanded the unconditional surrender 
of the city of Memphis which demand was at 
once complied with by the authorities. — A 
small force of rebels at Harrodsburg, Va., was 
routed by a detachment of General Fremont's 
Corps. — A skirmish occurred at Harrisonburg, 
Va. 

June 7. — Commodore Farragut's squadron 
fi'om the lower Mississippi arrived at Vicks- 
burg. Miss., where it was joined by Porter's 
mortar fleet which had descended the river. — 
The rebel batteries at Chattanooga, Tenn., were 
silenced by General Mitchell's advance. — By 
order of Major-General Butler, William B. 
Mumford was hung in New Orleans for hauling 
down the American flag. — California volun- 
teers under General Carleton, arrived at Tuc- 
son, having occupied all the Arizona forts with- 
out resistance, the works having been evacu- 
ated by the rebels several days previous ; Gen- 
eral Carleton was appointed military governor 
of the new territory. 

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rebel batterj^ at Grand Gulf, Miss., by a 2iortion 
of Farragut's squadron, the battery being .sil- 
enced. — A battle was fought at Cross Keys, Va., 
between the rear of Stonewall Jackson's rebel 
force and a portion of the command of Fremont 
in which the former was defeated with con- 
siderable loss ; the Union loss was 125 killed 
and nearly 400 wounded. 

June 9. — While en route to co-operate with 
Fremont, Shields, with 3,500 soldiers was at- 
tacked and defeated bj^ about 16,000 rebels un- 
der General Jackson at Port Republic, Ya. 
Shields made good his retreat but the loss on 
both sides was heavy ; the reported Union loss 
was 67 killed, 361 wo'unded, 574 missing while 
the rebel loss was believed to be about the 
same. — Union troops occupied Grand Junction, 
Miss., about 41 miles west of Corinth, the forces 
of Beauregard having retreated through Gun- 
town. — A skirraisli took place at Baldwin, Miss. 

June 10. — In an engagement on -James 
Island, S. C, the Union troops defeated the 
rebels, the loss being about 17 on both sides in 
killed and wounded.— A skirmish took place 
at Monterey, Ky. 

June 12.— In a skirmish near Village Creek, 
Ark., the force under Colonel Brackett defeated 
tlie rebels under Captain Hooker ; 13 Union 
soldiers were wounded, the rebel loss being 28 
in killed, wounded and prisoners.— -At Mount 
Jackson, W. Va., military movements occurred. 

June 13. — A rebel battery near St. Charles, 
Ark., was captured by a Union gunboat expedi- 
tion from Memphis. A rebel shot exploded a 
boiler on the gunboat Mound City, the vessel 
being destroyed and only 50 out of a crew of 
175 were rescued ; 125 rebels were killed and 
wounded and 30 prisoners taken. — The rebels 
cut the railroad and telegraph at White House 
in the rear of General McClellan's command. — 
A skirmish took place at Old Church, Va. 

June. 14. — Three several attempts were made 



by the Union forces to dislodge the rebels from 
their intrenched position on James Island, S. C, 
but the assailants were finally repulsed with a 
loss of over 600 in killed, wounded and missing. 
The attacK was led by General Benham, the de- 
fense being conducted by Colonel Lamar. — A 
skirmish took place atTunistall Station, Va. 

June 15. — Three hours skirmishing took 
place in front of the division of Sumner ; mys- 
terious rebel movements were observed in front 
of the position of McClellan, and rumors were 
rife of a rebel advance from Richmond towards 
Frederick.sburg with the design of marching on 
Washington. — Action at Secessionville, S. C. 

June 17. — Union troops, belonging to the 
command of Halleck occupied Holly Springs, 
Miss. — A skirmish took place at White River, 
St. Charles, Ark., and at Warrensburg, Mo. 

June 18. — Skirmi.shing all along the line 
before Richmond, which was continued through 
the following day. — Union forces occupied Cum- 
berland Gap. — Near Smithville, Ark., Union 
forces under Major Zeley defeated the rebels 
under Captain Jones, wounding four and cap- 
turing 15 prisoners ; the Union loss was three 
killed and four wounded. — A skirmish took 
place on the Williamsburg road, Va. — Activities 
occurred at Manchac, La. 

June 20.-6,000 Union troops left Norfolk, 
Va. — President Lincoln signed the bill forever 
prohibiting slavery in the territories. 

June 21. — A skirmish occurred at Battle 
Creek, Tenn. 

June 22. — Military movements occurred at 
Cold Water, Miss., and at Raceland, La. 

June 24. — An action occurred at Bolivar, Va. 

June 25. — On this date the seven days fight- 
ing before Richmond commenced and a brief 
.synop.sis is given. The advance of Hooker's 
forces resulted in the battle of Oak Grove in 
which the Union loss was 200 ; the confed- 
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Richmond. June 26tli, the rebels under Jack- 
son attacked McCall's division near Meclianics- 
ville and forced tlie Union troops to retire to tlie 
Chickahoniiny. June 27tli, the rebel advance 
on Gaines' Mills was repulsed, the Union troops 
under Porter pushing to the south side of the 
Chickahominy and joining the main body of 
McClellan's army. The Union loss was more 
than 1,500. June 29th, fighting was renewed 
at a point between the battle field of Fair Oaks 
and Peach Orchard Stati' n. The fighting lasted 
five hours with terrible carnage and the Union 
troops fell back from Peach Orchard. While 
weakened by fatigue, the}' were attacked near 
Savage Station by a large and fresh body of 
rebels. The exhausted troops repulsed the 
attack and made several gallant charges. June 
30th saw the commencement of the battle of 
White Oak Swamp or Glendale, which continued 
nearly the wliole day. The artillery firing was 
very effective. The Union troops fell back to 
the James River where the Union gunboats 
opened fire on the rebels. July 1st closed the 
figiitiug, the last battle taking place at Malvern 
Hill and lasting about two hours. The rebels 
were repulsed at every point and the base of 
ojjerations of the Union army was removed to 
the James River. The total Union loss in the 
seven days before Richmond was 15,224. 

June 25. — Slight actions occurred at Ger- 
mantowu, Tenn., and at Little Red River, Ark. 
— General Grant was placed in command of 
Western Tennessee. 

June 26. — Battle of Mechanicsville, Va. — The 
rebels burned several of their gunboats on the 
Mississippi. 

June 27. — Battle of Gaines' Mills, Va. — A 
skirmish took place at Village Creek, Ark., in 
which the Union force of Colonel Brackett lost 
two killed and 31 wounded. — ^A portion of the 
lower Mississippi fleet attacked and passed the 
rebel batteries at Vicksburg, Miss., losing 50 in 



killed and wounded. — Petitions were offered by 
the governors of 18 loyal States to the Pi'esident 
to call out more troops for the speedy suppres- 
sion of the rebelli(ni. — Skirmishes took pLice at 
William's Bridge, La., at White House, V^a., at 
Powhattan, and Moorefield, W. Y&. 

June 28. — Action on Golden's Farm. 

June 29. — Battle of Peach Orchard Station, 
^'a., and Savage Station. — Skirmishes at Willis' 
Church. 

June 30. — Actions occurred at Luray, ^'a., at 
Fort Darling and Bottom's Bridge. 

July 1. — A cavalry skirmish without results 
occurred near Boonesville, Miss., and an action 
took -place at Morning Sun and Russellville, 
Tenn. 

July 2. — A cavalry action occurred at Mil- 
ford, Va. 

July 3. — City Point, Va., which had been 
made a shelter for rebel sharpshooters, was de- 
stroyed by the Union forces and a skirmish 
took place at Elvington Heights, Va. 

July 4. — -Activities on the James River in 
which a detachment of McClelland's command 
captured three small batteries and a rebel gun- 
boat was taken the same day.— A cavalry action 
took place at Grand Haze, Ark. — Maine cavalry 
engaged in an action at Sperryville, ^'^a. 

July 6. — At Grand Prairie, Ark., a slight 
skirmish took place. — At Bayou Cache, Ark., a 
Union force under Colonel Hovey, and a force 
of Texans under Albert Pike engaged in an 
action which had been brought on by a rebel 
attack on the Union force descending the White 
River and the assaulting party was routed with 
heavy loss. 

July 8.— Burnside united his command with 
that of McClellan. — A skirmiish took place at 
Black River, Mo. 

July 9. — Hawkin's Zouaves with the aid of 
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Skirmishes took place at Aberdeen, Ark., and 
Tompkinsville, Ky. 

July 10.— An action occurred at Scatterville, 
Ark. 

July 11. — General Curtis' troops reached 
Helena, Ark. — Active movements took place at 
New Hope, Ky., and at Pleasant Hill, Mo. 

July 12. — Butler confiscated 5,000 negroes 
employed by the rebels on the Vicksburg 
canal. — At Fairmount, Mo., at Lebanon, Ky., 
and Culpepper, Va., military movements were 
in progress. 

July 13. — A rebel attack on Murfreesboro, 
Tenn., was made by about 4,000 rebel guerrillas' 
which resulted in the surrender of a Michigan 
regiment and the loss of a large number of 
Union soldiers ; $30,000 worth of Union arms 
and stores were destroyed by the guerrillas 
whose loss was proportionately heavy. Gener- 
als Crittenden and Duffield were captured. — An 
action took place at Fairfax, Va. 

July 14. — Pope assumed command of the 
Army of Virginia — John Morgan's guerrillas 
captured Cynthiana, Ky. — Miller's Union caval- 
ry routed the rebels near Fayetteville, Ark., with 
heavy loss. — A skirmish took place at Batesville, 
Ark. 

July 15. — General Blunt's troops defeated 
the rebels in Indian Territory. — The rebel iron 
clad, Arkansas, escaped the blockade of the 
Yazoo River and ran the gauntlet of the Union 
fleet on the Mississippi, taking refuge under the 
rebel batteries of Vicksburg; she threw a shell 
on the Tyler and killed several ^Wisconsin sol- 
diers. 

July 17. — A detachment from Pope's com- 
mand occupied Gordonsville, Va. — Activities at 
Cynthiana, Ky. 

July 18. — Actions took place at Newberg and 
Columbia, Tenn. — Near Memphis, Mo., the 
' rebels were defeated in a skirmish. — An action 
took place at Trenton, Tenn. 



July 19. — Activities occurred at Booneville, 
Miss. 

July 22. — The canal at Vicksburg not prov- 
ing a success, the siege of the city was aband- 
oned to await the rise of the water in the fall. 
— A raid was niade into Florence, Ala., by rebel 
guerrillas. — Arrangements were made on the 
James River for the exchange of prisoners. — 
At Florida, Mo., the rebels defeated the Union 
troops under Major Caldwell and inflicted a loss 
of 26 men. — Movements occurred at Carmel 
Church and on the North Anna River, Va. — 
In a skirmisli near Decatur, Ala., the rebels were 
defeated, losing 40 killed and wounded. — Active 
movements occured at Sumnersville, Va., and a 
skirmish took jdace at Trinity, Ala. 

July 25. — A skirmish took place near Orange 
C. H., in whichthecommandof General Gibson 
inflicted a loss of 17 in killed and wounded on 
the rebels. — In a skirmish at Sante Fe, N. M., 
the 3rd Iowa Cavalry were engaged and skirm- 
ishes took place on Cortland Bridge, Ala., at 
Big Piney and Mountain Stone, Mo. 

July 26. — Movements took place at Madison, 
Va., and Richmond, Ky. — In a skirmish at 
Young's Cross Roads, N. C, two regiments of 
infantry and cavalry engaged in a skirmish. — 
Military operations occured at Greenville. Mo., 
and Buckhannon, W. Va. 

July 27. — At the mouth of the Arkansas 
River a quantity of river boats were captured 
by Curtiss' command. — Near Bolivar, Tenn., 
Captain Dollins' force routed a body of rebels, 
capturing 13 with slight loss. — Iowa cavalry 
skirmislied at Brown's Springs, Mo., and mili- 
tary movements occurred at Beaver Dam, Va. 

July 28. — In a battle at Moore's Mills, Mo., 
the rebels were defeated with a loss of 52 killed 
and 100 wounded, most of whom were left on 
the field ;> the Union loss was about 40 in killed 
and wounded. — Grand Junction, Miss., was 



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captured by the rebels. — Skirmishes took place 
at Bayou Bernard and Cherokee Nation. 

July 29. — At Brownsville, Tenn., Captain 
Dollin's command engaged in a fight and lost 
four killed and six wounded. — Humboldt, 
Tenn., was occupied by the rebels. — Skirmishes 
took place at Russellville, Ky., and movements 
were in progress at Luray, Va., and Bolinger's 
Mills, Mo. 

July 30. — A skirmish occurred at Paris, Ky. 

July 31. — Near Mount Sterling, Ky., an 
action took place in which 13 guerrillas were 
killed and 195 captured. — A gunboat action 
took place at Toggin's Point, Va. 

Aug. 1. — A skirmishing party from McClel- 
lan's command crossed the Potomac at Har- 
rison's landing and destroyed houses and woods 
whicli had sheltered rebel sharpshooters. — 
Skirmishes took place at Newark, Mo , and at 
Canton, Miss. 

Aug. 2. — Embarkation of Burnside's com- 
mand at Fortress Monroe for Acquia Creek, Va. 
— A reconnoitering expedition from Pope's com- 
mand occupied Orange C. H., Va., losing four 
killed and 12 wounded. — An indecisive action 
took place at Ozark, Mo. — A skirmish occurred 
in Coahoma county, Miss., in which the 11th 
Wisconsin was engaged. — At Austin, Miss., the 
8th Indiana were engaged. 

Aug. 3. — 4,000 Union troops attacked the 
rebels near Memphis, Tenn., and were defeated 
with heavy loss. — Arrival of Burnside's expedi- 
tion at Acquia Creek. — Halleck ordered McClel- 
lan to leave the Peninsula. — Skirmishes and 
other activities occurred at Chariton Bridge, 
Mo., at Jonesboro and L'Anguille Ferry, Ark., 
and in the latter the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry was 
engaged. 

Aug. 4. — Activities occurred near Alexan- 
dria, La., on the White River, Ark., and, at 
Sycamore Church, Va., a cavalry force was en- 
gaged in a skirmish.--A draft of 300,000 men 



to serve for nine months was ordered, and an- 
other draft to fill the preceding call for 300,000 
men. — Activities occurred at White Oak Swamp 
Bridge, Va., and Sparta, Tenn. 

Aug. 5. — A reconnoissance was made from 
Malvern Hill, Va., and another on the James 
River, which resulted in the withdrawal of the 
rebel fleet. — Near Baton Rouge, La., 7,000 rebels 
attacked 3,000 Lin ion troops under General 
Williams and retreated after six hours fighting 
with a loss of 600. — Near New Market, Ala., 
General Robert L. McCook, while bemg con- 
veyed in an ambulance, was attacked and shot 
and his death occurred the next day. 

Aug. 6. — The ram Arkansas was sunk by 
the Essex on the Mississippi River near Vicks- 
burg. — Stuart's troops captured 75 Union pris- 
oners near the Mattapony River, Va. — A por- 
tion of the Virginia Central railroad near 
Fredericksburg, with stores for the rebel army, 
was destroyed by a detachment from Burn- 
side's command. — Movements near Monticello, 
Mo., and at Beach Creek, Va., and Taswell, 
Tenn. — The 3rd Wisconsin engaged in a skir- 
mish at Montevallo, Mo. 

Aug. 7. — A skirmish occurred near Wolf- 
town, Va., and the rebels crossed the Rapidan 
at Bennett's Ford. — At Kirkville, Mo., a Union 
victory was obtained by the Union troops under 
Colonel McNeill.— The force of Colonel Faulk- 
ner routed the rebels near Trenton, Tenn., kill- 
ing 20 and wounding three. — At Fort Filmore, 
N. M., General Canby's troops worsted the 
rebels. — Orders were issued by Secretary Stan- 
ton for the arrest of persons interfering with 
enlistments ; he also prohibited persons liable 
to draft from leaving the country, their county 
or State and the same order suspended the writ 
of habeas corpus in such cases. — At Huntsville, 
Ala., General Rosseau ordered the arrest of 12 
prominent secessionists, one of whom was placed 
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of such trains being fired into by the rebels. — 
A rebel attack occurred at Portland, Mo., and a 
skirmish took place at Pantlier Creek, Mo. 

Aug. 9. — The rebels under Jackson, after 
two days march from the Rapidan, attacked 
the Union troops under Banks near Cedar 
Mountain, Va. The rebel advance was rapid 
and the mountain sides were soon occupied. 
About five o'clock p. m., the rebels pushed for- 
ward in strong force. Banks advancing to meet 
them and, by six o'clock the engagement had 
become general. The battle was very severe 
and lasted for over an hour and a half, when 
it was terminated by darkness, although a 
desultory artillery fire continued throughout 
the night. General Banks barely maintained 
his position but, at daylight on the following 
morning, the rebels fell back two miles and the 
attack was not resumed. The Union lo.ss was 
about 1,500 in killed, wounded and missing, 
including 200 prisoners, among the latter 
being General Prince and among the wounded 
Generals Augur and Geary. The rebel loss 
was equally heavy. — Rear Admiral Farragut 
destroyed Donaldsonville, La., the rebels hav- 
ing fired on the Union vessels from the shelter 
of the liouses. — Movement took place at Cul- 
pepper, Va. — A rebel attack by General Stevens 
on General De Courcey, took place at Tazewell, 
Tenn., and was repulsed with heavy loss to the 
assailants. The Union loss was three killed, 
15 wounded and 57 prisoners. — Skirmishes 
took place at Stockton, Mo. 

Aug. 10. — An action took place at Neuces, 
Texas. 

Aug. 11. — At Kinderhook, Tenn., Colonel 
McGowan's force had a skirmish with the rebels 
under Anderson, killing seven and capturing 
27 prisoners. — At Compton's Ferry, Mo., a 
skirmish took place. — At Clarendon, Ark., Gen- 
eral Hovey with six regiments defeated a supe- 
rior rebel force, capturing 600 and the loss of 



life on both sides was heavy. — From Corinth, 
Miss., General Grant issued an order prohibit- 
ing the return of fugitive slaves. — General But- 
ler at New Orleans, by order, confiscated the 
property of John Slidell, rebel envoy to France, 
and disarmed all male citizens. — Skirmishes 
took place at Taborville, Ark., and at Indepen- 
dence, Mo., and Salisbury, Tenn.— The 2nd 
Wisconsin Cavalry skirmished at and about 
Helena, Ark. 

Aug. 12.— Near Gallatin, Tenn., Union troops 
under Colonel Miller defeated the band of the 
guerrilla, Morgan, killing six and wounding 
many. — General .Jackson's command, having 
fallen back after the battle of Cedar Mountain, 
a body of Pope's cavalry under Buford started 
in pursuit and on 

Aug. 13. — An indecisive skirmish occurred 
not far from Cedar Mountain. — Rebel guerrillas 
under (^uantrell and Hughes took posses.sion 
of Independence, Mo., and Morgan's raiders 
were again beaten near Williamsport, Tenn. — 
In a steamboat collision on the Potomac, 80 
Union soldiers were lost. — Activities took place 
at Swansboro, N. C, and also at Clarendon, 
Ark. — Draft ordered to begin Sept. 1st. 

Aug. 14. — General Breckenridge, by order of 
^'an Dorn of the rebel army, threatened to raise 
the black flag. — The entire army of the Poto- 
mac was in motion under McClellan to evacu- 
ate the peninsula. 

Aug. 15. — At Merriweather's Landing, Tenn., 
Union troops under Colonel T. W. Harris, de- 
feated a force of rebels under Captain Banfield, 
killing and wounding 20 and capturing 9 pris- 
oners. — By General Order No. 107, issued from 
the U. S. War Department " no officer or pri- 
ate soldier might, without proper authority, 
leave his colors or ranks to take private pro- 
perty or enter a private house under penalty of 
death." 

Aug. 16. — An engagement took place at 



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Lone Jack, Mo., between tlie Union forces under 
Major Foster and the rebels, the former's loss 
being 160 in killed and wounded and the lat- 
ter's 110. — Union garrison at Baton Rouge was 
withdrawn. — The evacuation of Harrison's 
Landing, Va., was completed by McClellan's 
army, his retreat having been concealed by 
false feints ; his advance (on the retreat) reached 
Williamsburg, Va., and, on the following day, 
Hampton, Va., by which time his rear guard 
had safely crossed the Chickahoniinj'. — The 1st 
Lousiana Infantry (Union) was organized at 
New Orleans. — Skirmishes occurred at Haines 
Bluff, Miss., and Hopkinsville, Ky. 

Aug. 18. — A guerrilla force under Morgan cut 
off railroad communication with the North. — 
The 58th and 76th Ohio Infantry captured the 
rebel steamer Fair Play at Milliken's Bend, La. 
— At Red Wood, Minn., a company of the 5th 
Minnesota Infantry was massacred by Indians. 

Aug. 19.— At Clarksville, Tenn., the 71st 
Ohio, Colonel Rodney Mason commanding, 
surrendered to an inferior force of rebels with- 
out firing a gun ; the officers were held re- 
sponsible. — In an action near Hickman, Ky., a 
rebel force was defeated with a loss of four 
kdled and 19 captured ; the 2d Illinois Cavalry 
were engaged and two soldiers were wounded. 
— Skirmish at Rienzi, Miss. 

Aug. 20. — A Union force under Major Price 

■ routed the rebels near Union Mills, Mo. -At 

Edgefield .Junction, Tenn., a troop of Morgan's 

guerrillas were defeated. — An important cavalry 

fight occurred at Brandy Station, Va. 

Aug. 21. — At Pinckney Island, S. C, a skirm- 
ish took place in which tiie Union force lost 10 
killed and wounded and 32 prisoners. — The 
army under Rosecrans left Corinth for luka. — 
In a fight with Indians at Fort Ridgely, Minn., 
two companies of the 5th Minnesota and the 
Renville Rangers were engaged at intervals for 
two days. — The cavalry of the Army of Vir- 



ginia engaged in an action at Kelley's Ford, 
Va.— Military movements occurred at Bowling 
Green, Ky. 

Aug. 22.— Near Gallatin, Ky., 800 Union 
troops under General Johnson attacked a large 
force of Morgan's cavalry and were defeated ; 
100 Union soldiers were killed, 64 wounded and 
so many taken prisoners that scarcely one half 
the force returned to their rendezvous. — Arrival 
of McClellan's command at Alexandria. — The 
42nd Illinois engaged in a skirmish at Cort- 
land, Tenn. — At Crab Orchard, Ky., the 9th 
Pennsylvania Cavalry engaged in an action. 

Aug. 23. — Artillery firing along the Rappa- 
hannock induced General Pope to fall back. — 
A skirmish took place at Catlett's Station, Va. — 
Skirmishes occurred at Big Hill, Ky., and the 
actions on the Rappahannock were at Waterloo 
Bridge, Lee's Springs, Freeman's Ford and 
Sulphur Springs, Va., and the latter actions 
covered three days. 

Aug. 24. — Military actions took place at La- 
mar, Dallas, and Cape Girardeau, Mo. 

Aug. 25. — A rebel attack on Fort Donelson, 
Tenn., was repulsed by four companies of the 
71st Ohio Infantry and the 5th Iowa Cavalry. — 
At Bloomfield, Mo., the ISth Illinois Cavalry 
was engaged in a skirmish. — At New Ulm, 
Minn., an Indian fight occurred and military 
movements took place at Shelby Farm, Va. ; 
the former continued two days to Aug. 26. — 
The rebels under Ewell, numbering 10.000, 
drove in the Union pickets at Manassas Junc- 
tion, overpowered the force at Bull Run Bridge 
and pushed on towards Alexandria. — Rebel 
works destroyed at City Point, Va. — An action 
occui-red at Cumberland Iron works, Tenn., in 
which the 71st Ohio Infantry and 5th Iowa 
Cavalry were engaged. — A cavalry engagement 
took place at Madisonville and Harrodsburg, 
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Rienzi and Kossuth, Miss., in wliich the 2n(i 
Iowa and 7th Kansas Cavahy were engaged. 

Aug. 27. — Pope marclied northward from 
Warrenton Junction and Iiis forces, wliich had 
been joined by Hooker's division, encountered 
Ewell at Kettle Run. Tiie fighting continued 
until dark and a Union victory resulted. — A 
skirmish took place at Battle Creek, Tenn., and 
at Waterford, Mi.ss.— The 33rd Ohio Infantry 
engaged in a skirmish at Fort McCook, Ala. 

Aug. 28. — At Readyville, Tenn., the command 
of Colonel Murphy defeated the rebels under 
Forrest. — Near Centerville, Va., an attack by the 
rebels under Jackson on the troops under Mc- 
Dowell and Sigel was repulsed with a loss of 
many prisoners and heavy casualties in killed 
and wounded. — A cavalry fight took place at 
Shady Springs, Va. — A movement occurred at 
Hernando, Miss. 

Aug. 29. — Second battle of Groveton and 
Gainesville, Va. An advance was made on the 
troops of Jackson and Longstreet by those of 
General Sigel. The engagement became gen- 
eral about half past six in the morning and 
before noon the Union position became critical, 
when the commands of Kearney and Reno ar- 
rived and in the afternoon the force of Hooker 
arrived and at six at night the victory was with 
the Union troops, the enemy falling back after 
having lost heavily and inflicting severe loss. — 
On this date the battle of Richmond, Va., begun. 
General Monson's brigade, Army of the Ohio, 
attempted to check the advance of the rebels 
under Kirby Smith and a two days battle 
ensued ; the fighting on August 29th was favor- 
able to the Union force ; the action of the second 
daj' resulted in the withdrawal of the Union 
force with a loss of 200 killed, 700 wounded 
and 2,000 prisoners, the estimated rebel loss 
being 750 in killed and wounded. — Two com- 
panies of the 18th Ohio and one of the 9th 



Indiana engaged in a .skirmish at Manchester, 
Tenn. 

Aug. 30.— Second battle of Bull Run. The 
troops of Heintzelman, Porter, McDowell and 
Banks under Pope, were engaged with the 
whole rebel armj^ under Lee on the historic 
field of Bull Run and were defeated, the Union 
loss being 800 killed, 4,000 wounded and 2,000 
prisoners ; the rebel loss in killed and wounded 
being 3,700.— Near Bolivar, Tenn., a Union 
force under Colonel Leggett engaged 400 rebel 
cavalry, and for seven hours the Union troops 
repulsed every charge. They were reinforced 
and the rebels withdrew, the Union troops also 
falling back within their picket lines. The 
Union loss was five killed, IS wounded and 64 
missing. — A hot action took place at McMinn- 
ville, Tenn., and at Buckhannon, Va. 

Aug. 31. — Bayou Sarah, La., was burned by 
the crew of the Essex, the inhabitants having 
fired on the vessel. — Activities occurred at 
Weston, W. Va., and at Stevenson, Ala. ; the 
94th Ohio was engaged at Yates' Ford, Ky., 
and, at Toomb's Station, Tenn., the 54th Illi- 
nois and 7th Missouri had a fight. 

Sept. 1. — A rebel attack was made on Ger- 
mantown, A^a., which was repulsed and a simi- 
lar affair at Chantilly met with a similar result ; 
the fig4iling in both places was very severe, 
General Kearney was killed and General 
Stevens and the rebels were driven a mile, leav-' 
ing theii- dead and wounded. — At Britton's 
Lane, Tenn., the force of Colonel Dennis fought 
the rebels four hours, whose total loss was 400 ; 
the Union loss was five killed, 78 wounded and 
92 missing. — Burnside's army evacuated Fred- 
ericksburg, \'a. — The Union forces evacuated 
Lexington, Ky. — A rebel attack on Louisville 
was anticipated and tlie alarm in Cincinnati 
and Covington, Ky., was great; the entire male 
population of the latter place was organized 
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Wallace. — Near Natchez, Miss., a series of 
movements were commenced which occupied 
16 days, and a skirmish took place at Paris, Ky. 

Sept. 2. — In a skirmish near Plymouth, N. 
C, the rebels were defeated. — Near Slaughters- 
ville, Ky., a cavalry force gained a Union vic- 
tory.— A cavalry skirmish took place at Mor- 
gansville, Ky. — The 1st Minnesota was in- 
volved in a skirmish at Vienna, Va. 

Sept. 3. — All the troops of tlie Army of A'^ir- 
ginia were brought within McClellan's lines. 
Pope submitted the report of his campaign, 
blaming several of his subordinates for his de- 
feat and asking to be relieved of his command ; 
he was assigned to the Department of the North- 
west. — Indian fights occurred at Acton and 
Hutchinson, Minn., and also at Fort Abercrom- 
bie, D. T. — A cavalry action took place at Geiger 
Lake, Ky. 

Sept. 4. — The northward movement of Lee's 
troops commenced, his army crossing the Poto- 
mac near Poolsville, Md., in force, and Governor 
Curtin called out the militia force of Pennsyl- 
vania to repel the invasion of that State. — 
Kirby Smith at Lexington, Ky., ordered the 
acceptance of the confederate money at face 
value. — At Cumberland Gap, Tenn., a rebel 
defeat occurred. 

Sept. 5. — McClellan's forces moved, from 
Washington to the upper Potomac on the Mary- 
land side. 

Sept. 6. — The advance of Lee's army reached 
Frederick, Md. — At Washington, N. C, the 
Union garrison was surprised and the attacking 
party was driven out, the Union loss being 
eight killed and 36 wounded, and the rebel loss 
being five times as great. During the engage- 
ment, the magazine of a LTnion gunboat ex- 
ploded, killing and wounding 18. — In an action 
near Martinsburg, Va., a Union victory occurred 
and 50 rebels were captured. — Buell's troops, 
numbering 24,000, occupied Nashville, Tenn., 



in anticipation of the rebel force under General 
Hood, which was moving northward. — Clarkes- 
ville, Tenn., was retaken and 15,000 rebels 
driven out. — Union troops occupied Covington 
and Newport, Ky., preparatory to the defense of 
Cincinnati.— The Alabama captvired the Oc- 
mulgee, her first victory as a privateer. — The 
1st New York Cavalry engaged in a skirmish at 
Cacapon Bridge, Va. — A cavalry fight occurred 
at LaGrange, Ark. — At Olathe, Mo., and at Chap- 
mansville, W. Va., skirmishes took place. 

Sept. 7. —General Banks was assigned to the 
command of the fortifications around Wash- 
ington and McClellan took the field at the head 
of the army of the Potomac. — The rebels 
occupied Frederick, Md., in force. — Acquia 
Creek, Va., was evacuated by the Union troops. 
— At Martinsburg, Va., a rebel attack was made 
on General White and repulsed with heavy loss. 
The Union loss was two killed and 10 wounded. 
— Rebels captured Shepherds ville, Ky., taking 
85 Union prisoners. — Tlie 3rd Indiana and 8th 
Illinois Cavalry engaged in a skirmish at Poole.«- 
ville, Md.— At Clarkesville, Tenn., the 11th 
Illinois, 13th Wisconsin, 71st Ohio Infantry, 
with the 5th Iowa Cavalry and two batteries 
engaged in a fight.— The army of McClellan 
reached Rockville, Md. 

Sept. 9. — Stuart's cavalry received a repulse 
at Edward's Ferry, Va., with a loss of 90 men. — 
An unsuccessful attempt was made by the rebels 
to capture Williamsburg, Va. — The 42nd Illinois 
engaged in a skirmish at Columbia, Tenn. — 
A cavalry action took place at Nolansville, Md., 
and a fight occurred at Des Allemands, La. 

Sept. 10.— At Fayette C. H., W. Va., 5,000 
rebels attacked the Union garrison, who cut 
their way through and escaped, losing 100 in 
killed and wounded. — Gauley Bridge, Va., was 
evacuated by the Union troops. — The gunboat 
Essex bombarded Natchez in retaliation for 
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— Colonel Griersoii's men attacked the Union 
force near Coldwater, Miss., and inflicted a loss 
of four killed and 30 wounded. 

Sept. 11. — Pennsylvania militia occupied the 
Cumberland valley in Pennsylvania and Mary- 
land. — New Market, Va., and Sugar Loaf Mount- 
ain, Md., were occupied by Union troops. — 
Rebels took posession of Hagerstown, Md., 
Maysville, Ky., and Bloomfield, Mo. — Activities 
took place at Cotton Hill, W. Va., and Ridge- 
ville. — Business in Cincinnati was suspended 
and citizens were in readiness for military duty, 
rebel movements in Kenton County, Ky., caus- 
ing much apprehension. 

Sept. 12. — McClellan's advance entered Fred- 
erick, Md. — A sharp fight occurred near Middle- 
town, Md., the Union loss being 80. — West- 
minster, Md., was abandoned by the rebels. — 
Bloomfield, Mo., was retaken by the Union 
troops. — A military movement took place at 
Charlestown, W. V^a., which was evacuated by 
the Union forces, the ofticer in command being 
unable to hold the position on account of the 
withdrawal of the forces to aid in the expulsion 
of the rebels from Maryland. — Colonel Ford 
abondoned his position at Maryland Heights. 
— The rebels demanded a surrender of Mun- 
fordsville, Ky. — An action took place at New- 
tonia and at Palmyra, Mo. 

Sept. 14. — Capture of Harper's Ferry by the 
rebels, Colonel Miles surrendering the garrison, 
comprising 11,000 prisoners and a large amount 
of arms and ammunition, the commandant 
being killed. — McClellan's army overtook the 
rebels at South Mountain, Md.; Burkettsville 
Gap was occupied and, in the action which 
ensued, the loss on both sides was very heavy, 
the Union army losing 443 killed and 1,806 
wounded; the rebel loss was 500 killed, 2,343 
wounded and 1,500 prisoners. — The advance of 
Longstreet reached Boonesboro, Md. — Mun- 
fordsville, Ky., surrendered to the rebels, the gar- 



ri.son of 4,000 defending the place until the 
ammunition was exhausted. — Three New Eng- 
land regiments engaged in an action at Pon- 
chatoula. La.— Activities took place at Bacon 
Creek, Ky., at Fayette, W. Va., and at Bolivar, 
Va. 

Sept. 15. — Rebel pursuit at Boonesboro, Md. 
— The rebels in front of Cincinnati fell back to 
Florence, Ky. — 8,000 rebels attempted to de- 
stroy the railroad bridge across the Green 
River, and were repulsed after 20 hours fight- 
ing with heavy loss. — Actions took place at 
Shelburne, Mo., and Paris, Ky. 

Sept. 17. — Battle of Antietam. The forces en- 
gaged on each side numbered about 100,000 
men ; the fighting began about daylight and 
raged until dark, the rebels being driven late 
in the day and during the night they retreated. 
General Mansfield was killed and Richardson 
and Rodman were .seriously wounded. Hooker, 
Meagher, Hartsuff, Sumner, Sedgwick, French, 
Ricketts, Dana and Dur\'ea were wounded. Mc- 
Clellan's report made the Union loss 2,010 killed, 
9,416 wounded and 1,043 missing. He placed 
the rebel loss at more than 25,000. The rebels 
lost 40 flags and 13 guns, and no Union flag or 
gun was captured by the rebels. — Kirby Smith 
retired his foi'ces from Florence, Ky., to join 
General Bragg and a slight skirmish occurred. 
— In a skirmish at Falmouth, Ky., one 
Union soldier was wounded. — A rebel defeat oc- 
curred near Burhamville, Tenn. — Cumberland 
Gap, Tenn., was evacuated by the Union troops, 
who rendered the gap impassable before leav- 
ing it. — Kilpatrick defeated the rebels at Lees- 
burg, Va. — Active movements took place at St. 
Johns, Fla., and at Goose Creek, Va. 

Sept. 18. — Rebel evacuation of Sharpesburg, 
Md. — The citizens of Hagerstown, Md., assisted 
in burying the dead on the field of Antietam. 

Sept. 19. — The rebels evacuated Harper's 
Ferry, leaving 300 sick and wounded, and de- 



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stroyiiig all government stores. — Rebel defeat 
at Owensburg, Ky. — Military action at Hickory 
Grove, Mo. 

Sept. 19. — Late iu the afternoon Rosecrans 
attacked Price south of luka, Miss., and a 
sharp fight followed. The fighting was re- 
sumed in the morning and resulted in a Union 
victory. The Union loss was 135 killed and 
507 wounded.— Near Shirley's Ford, Mo., the 
Union troops under Colonel Ritchie defeated 
the rebels, who lost about 60 in killed and 
wounded. 

Sept. 20. — Actions occurred at Sheppard- 
town, Va., Helena, Ark., and Williamsport, Md. 
— At Bolivar, Miss., the Queen of the West 
with several transports and tlie 33rd Illinois 
regiment, engaged in an action. 

Sept. 21.— At Blackford's Ford, Va., a con- 
siderable action occurred. Colonel Barnes 
commanding a brigade, crossed the Potomac 
without orders and, being attacked by a super- 
ior force of rebels, was forced to retire, sustain- 
ing a loss of about 50 in killed and wounded 
and missing. — Union cavalry under Colonel 
McCook drove the rebels out of Munfordsville 
Ky., and occupied the place. — At Shepherds- 
ville, Ky., Colonel Granger defeated the rebels, 
killing five and capturing 28. — A cavalry skir- 
mish occurred at Cassville, Mo. 

Sept. 22. — President Lincoln issued the 
Emancipation Proclamation. — General Nelson, 
in command of Louisville, Ky., ordered the 
women and children to leave the city iu antici- 
pation of rebel attack and declared martial law. 
— The rebels were defeated at Sturgeon, Mo., by 
the Union force under Captain Cunningham. 
— Colonel R. B. Price's troops defeated Lieuten- 
ant-Colonel Green's rebel force at Ashley's Gap, 
Va., capturing three prisoners, among them 
the commander. 

Sept. 23. — The 55th Ohio Infantry engaged 
in an action at Wolf Creek Bridge, Miss. — An 



action occurred at Sutton, Va. — Minnesota 
troops engaged in a fight at Wood Lake, Minn. 

Sept. 24. — General Buell with his troops 
arrived at Louisville, Ky. — Movements took 
place at Sabine Pass, Ark. 

Sept. 26.— The U. S. Ram, Queen of the 
West and two transports having been fired into 
by the rebels at Prentiss, Miss., (seven having 
been killed and many wounded,) the town was 
shelled and burned. — Actions occurred at Cam- 
bridge, Mo., and Warrenton Junction, Va. 

Sept. 27. — Six hundred rebel cavalry raided 
Augusta, Ky., defended by 120 Union soldiers, 
nine of whom were killed and 15 wounded be- 
fore they surrendered ; the town was fired ; the 
rebel loss was 90 killed and wounded. — An 
action occurred at Buffalo, W. Va. 

Sept. 28. — Military movements took place at 
Black water, Va. 

Sept. 29.— At Louisville, Ky., Jeff C. Davis 
shot General Nelson under great provocation, 
was arrested and released without trial. — Rebel 
activities occurred at Sharpesburg, Md. 

Sept. 30. — At Newtonia, Mo., the Union 
troops under General Solomon were defeated 
with a loss of 50 killed and wounded and the 
capture of 100 prisoners. — A rebel defeat oc- 
curred at Russelville, Ky., and a loss of 45 
was inflicted. — A skirmish took place at Ship- 
ping Point, Va., and activities occurred at New- 
port, Ky., Grayson and Bluft'ton, Ark. 

Oct. 1. — Buell's army left Louisville, Ky., to 
encounter the rebels under Bragg. — At Galla- 
tin, Tenn., the command of ('olonel Stokes de- 
feated a I'ebel force, killing 40, wounding many 
and capturing 39. — Pleasanton's cavalry crossed 
the Potomac at Shepherdstown, Va., notwith- 
standing the resistance of Wade Hampton's 
cavalry, losing 12 wounded and three prisoners ; 
the rebel loss was 60 killed and wounded and 
nine jjrisoners. — Skirmishes occurred at Mar- 
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Oct. 2. — Rebel evacuation of Shelbyville, Ky. 
— General Bragg occuj^ied Lexington, Ky. — 
Skirmishes occured at Olive Hill, Ky., and 
Hamilton, N. C, also at Floyd's Fork, Ky., and 
Baldwin, Miss. — Morgan's cavalry assaulted the 
Carter County Home Giuards and was repulsed 
with a loss of 20. — General Morgan (Union) ar- 
rived at Greensburg on the Ohio River. -:-At 
Franklin on the Black Water River, Va., the 
lltli Pennsylvania Cavalry defeated a body of 
rebels. — A rebel fort was captured in a gunboat 
expedition up the St. John's River, Fla. 

Oct. 3. — On this date a succession of engage- 
ments took place near Corinth, Miss. ; 28,000 
rebels under Van Dorn, Price and Lovell at- 
tacked the Union defenses and drove the troops 
of Ord, Hurlbut and Leach into the town. The 
battle was renewed on the 4tli and before noon 
the rebels were retreating in disorder. The 
Union loss was 315 killed, 1,812 wounded and 
232 missing ; the rebel loss was 1,423 killed 
and 5,692 wounded, with 2,268 prisoners in- 
cluding 137 officers; colors, artillery, small 
arms, ammunition, accoutrements, wagons, 
etc., were captured by the Lhiion troops in great 
qifantity. 

Oct. 4. — Bardstown, Ky., was evacuated by 
the rebels and occupied by Crittenden's corps. 
— Lexington, Ky., evacuated by the rebels. — 
Galveston, Texas, was occupied by the Union 
troops. 

Oct. 5. — Battle of Hatchie River. Generals 
Ord and Hurlbut overtook and whipped the 
rebels, capturing 289 prisoners and quantities 
of spoils, losing about 500 in killed and wounded 
and continuing the pursuit. — Rebel defeat at 
Fayetteville, Ark. — Occupation of Jacksonville, 
Fla., by Union troops.— Activities occurred at 
Glasgow, Ky., Fort Point and Leesburg, Ky., 
and Pawpaw and Galveston, Texas, and at 
Madisonville, Ky. 

Oct. 6. — At Lavergne, Tenn., the rebels open- 



ed an artillery fire and were silenced by Palmer's 
brigade ; the infantry became engaged and the 
rebels fled in wild disorder after a fight of 30 
minutes, losing 80 in killed and wounded; the 
Lhiion loss was 18 killed, wounded and missing. 
— A cavalry action occurred at Charleston, \a. 
— General Buell with a large Union force rein- 
forced Crittenden at Bardstown, Ky. 

Oct. 7. — Rebel guerrillas under Quantrell 
and Childs were defeated near Sibley's Land- 
ing, Mo. 

Oct. 8. — Battle of Perryville. Bragg's troops 
attacked the corps of General McGook, whose 
force under Rousseau and Jackson, numbered 
14,000, the confederate army being much 
stronger. The rebels retreated, fleeing in the 
night towards Harrodsburg, Ky. The Union 
loss exceeded 3,200 in killed, wounded and 
missing, while the rebel loss was 1,200 killed 
and 3,000 wounded besides 200 prisoners. 

Oct. 9. — In a battle near Lawrenceburg, Ky., 
Colonel Parrott's Union troops defeated the 
rebels with considerable loss and lost six killed 
and 18 wounded. — The rebel Stuart ordered an 
invasion of Pennsylvania. — At Aldie, Va., a 
cavalry skirmish occurred. 

Oct. 10.— J. E. B. Stuart with 1,800 cavalry 
crossed the Potomac at McCoy's Creek, captured 
the horses of the videttes, surprised and cap- 
tured the signal station between Hancock and 
Hagerstown, passed Mercersburg at noon and 
reached Chambersburg, Va., at dark. The 
town surrendered to Wade Hampton's force ; 
about 300 sick and w'ounded soldiers were 
paroled and property seized. — On the 11th, the 
rebels evacuated Chambersburg and proceeded 
to Emmettsburg, doing all mischief possible 
along the B. & O. track. On the 12th, they 
passed through Hagerstown and charged Stone- 
man's troops near Poolesville, driving them 
across the Monocacy. They advanced to White's 
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troops arrived just in time to witness the ar- 
rival of the last rebel raider on the opposite 
side of the river. — The rebels were driven by 
General Schofield across the Missouri line into 
Arkansas. — An Indian fight occurred on the 
upper Missouri. — A skirmish took place at Han- 
erville, Va. 

Oct. 11. — Near Helena, Ark., the rebels were 
defeated by the command of Major Rector. — 
Nashville, Tenn., was threatened by a large 
rebel force. — An action took place at La Grange, 
Ark., and a gunboat fight took place on the 
Cape Fear River, N. C. — Activity of Stoneman's 
troops on the Monocacy and an action at Caca- 
pone Bridge, ^^a. 

Oct. 12. — An action occurred at Hyattstown, 
Md., and Darnestown, Ky. 

Oct. 13. — A slight skirmish took place at 
Paris, Xa.. 

Oct. 14. — In a fight at Stanford, Ky., 14 
rebels were taken jijrisoners and several killed. 
— Skirmishes occurred at Hazel Bottom, Mo., 
and Caseyville, Ky. 

Oct. 15. — A company of the 7th Pennsylva- 
nia Cavalry, under Lieutenant Williams, de- 
feated the rebels in a skirmish near Carsville, 
Va. — At Taylor's Bayou, Fla., a naval engage- 
ment occurred. 

Oct. 16. — In a reconnoissance near Charles- 
ton, Va., the Union loss was one killed and 
eight wounded ; the rebel loss was greater. 

Oct. 17 — An action occurred on the Tennes- 
see shore opposite Island No. 10, in which the 
attacking force of rebels were defeated with a 
loss of 15 men, including the leader, who were 
taken prisoners. The action occurred after dark 
and the rebels fired on each other. — One hun- 
dred rebels surrendered to General Stahel at 
Thoroughfare Gap, Ga. — A skirmish occurred 
at Sabine Cross Roads, La. 

Oct. 18. — Morgan's cavalry dashed into Lex- 
ington, Ky., and out again, killing six and 



capturing 120. — Quantrell raided and burned 
Shawneetown, Kansas. — A cavalry engagement 
took place at Hay market, Va. — An infantry ac- 
tion occurred at Helena, Ark. 

Oct. 19. — A brigade of Union troops at- 
tacked Forrest's cavalry near Nashville, Tenn., 
dispersing the force and capturing prison- 
ers . and supplies. The 78th Pennsylvania 
was conspicuous in the action for their bravery. 
— At Gallatin, Tenn., and at Commerce in the 
same State, military movements occurred. 

Oct. 20. — Morgan's guerrillas captured a 
wagon train near Bardstown, Ky. — At Marsh- 
field, Mo., the 10th Illinois Cavalry skirmished 
with the rebels and a Missouri Cavalry regi- 
ment were in action on the Anxvois River, 
Mo. 

Oct. 21. — The rebel forces in West Mrginia 
left the Kanawha Valley and went into East 
Tennessee after destroying the salt works.— An 
expedition was sent into Loudon county, Va., 
by General Slocum and 32 rebel cavalry were 
captured, including their captain ; 15 rebels 
were injured. — At Woodville, Tenn., a detach- 
ment of the 2nd Illinois cavalry under Cap- 
tain -J. .J. Mudd, captured 40 rebels, 100 horses 
and a number of mules. — An Indian fight oc- 
curred at Fort Cobb, I. T. 

Oct. 22. — General Terry made an unsuccess- 
ful attempt to capture the Charleston efe Savan- 
nah railroad. — A large force of Union troops, 
composed of Eastern regiments, had a fight 
with Beauregard's troops near Pocotaligo, S. C, 
and lost 30 killed and 180 wounded. The 47th 
Pennsylvania suffered heavily. — General Bragg 
escaped from Iventucky to Tennessee without 
fighting. — At Maysville in Northwestern Ar- 
kansas, General Blunt routed 5,000 rebels after 
an hour's fight and captured all their artillery, 
many horses and part of the rebel transporta- 
tion and garrison equipments. — The 4th Penn- 
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Oct. 23.— At VVaverly, Tenn., the 83rd Illi- 
nois defeated the rebels, losing one killed and 
five wounded, and killing, wounding and 
capturing 70.— At Shelby Depot, Tenn., Colonel 
Stuart witli the 55tli Illinois made a reconnois- 
sance and defeated a rebel force. — A cavalry 
engagement under E. McCook took place at 
Point Lick, Ky. — Military movements took place 
at Warrenton, Va., and Indian River, Fla. 

Oct. 24. — In a skirmish at Grand Prairie, 
Mo., the rebels were defeated, the Union loss 
being three wounded.- A cavalry engagement 
took place at Catlett's Station, Va., and General 
Terry's troops skirmished at Blackwater, ^'a. — 
An unimportant action occurred at Morgan- 
town, Ky. 

Oct. 25. — A skirmish took place near Man- 
nassas Junction, Yii., in which 17 Union sol- 
diers were captured. — The Army of the Potomac 
began to move to a position east of the Blue 
Ridge. 

Oct. 26. — A bodyof rebels under Gen. Henry 
A. Wise of Virginia moved from Richmond 
along the peninsula. — Activities occurred at St. 
Mary's River, Fla., and at Donaldsonville, La., 
and Indianola, Texas. 

Oct. 27. — Burnside's command crossed the 
Potomac. — General Pleasanton's cavalry drove 
the rebels at Snicker's Gap., Va. — General Weit- 
zel's troops met the rebels at Labadieville, on 
Bayou LaFourche, La., on the way from Donald- 
sonville, La., and routed them in an infantry 
charge lasting half an hour ; the Union loss 
was 18 killed, 74 wounded, and the rebels lost 
six killed, 15 wounded and 208 prisoners. — At 
Pittman's Ferry, Mo., the command of Colonel 
Lewis defeated the rebels, killing several and 
capturing 40 prisoners. 

Oct. 28.— At Fayetteville, Ark., Colonel Her- 
ron, commanding two Union cavalry regiments, 
attacked a superior force, the rebels executing 
a hasty retreat after an hour and abandoning 



their camp equipage and wagons ; five Union 
soldiers wei'e wounded. — Skirmishes occurred 
at Clarkson, Mo., and at William-sburg, Ky. 

Oct. 29. — In a cavalry skirmish near Peters- 
burg, Va., the rebel cavahy under Stuart de- 
feated a body of Union troops under Iswick. — 
Near Butler, Mo., Colonel Seaman's force en- 
gaged the rebels and captured 16 with 200 
head of cattle. — Fire at Harper's Ferry. 

Oct. SO.^Buell was superseded by Rose- 
crans in command of the 14th Army Corps. — 
Burnside's troops joined the command of Sigel 
near Mannassas Junction, Va. — Leesburg, Xix., 
was occupied by Stoneman's division. — General 
Mitchell died at Port Royal, S. C. 

Oct. 31. — Further movements of the Army 
of the Potomac in \'irginia near Berlin. — 
Pleasanton's cavalry occupied all tlie gaps in 
the Blue Ridge. — Cavalry movement at Aldie 
and Maysville, Va., and also at Franklin. 

Nov. 1. — General Pleasanton's cavalry en- 
gaged in a five hour's skirmish at Philomont, 
Va., and lost one killed and 14 wounded and 
occupied the position. Pleasanton sent a force 
after the retreating rebels and overtook them 
near Bloomfield, where another skirmish oc- 
curred. — At Germantown, Tenn., a skirmish 
occurred and detachments of Union troops 
participated in activities at Pungo River, 
Swan's Quarter and Middletown, N. C. 

Nov. 2. — Pleasanton's cavalry drove the 
rebels bej^ond Union, Va. — The batteries of 
Hancock's command drove the rebels from and 
took possession of Snicker's Gap, Va. — An 
expedition under Foster left Newbern, N. C. 

Nov. 3. — Reconnoissance through Snicker's 
Gap ; a skirmish followed in which the Union 
cavalry drove the rebels in confusion across the 
Shenandoah River. After four hour's fight 
Pleasanton's cavalry occupied Upperville, Xa,. 
— General Stahel's cavalry drove the rebels out 
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Webster county, Ky., Colonel Foster's men 
captured 25 prisoners, horses and war material, 
killed tliree rebels and wounded two without 
loss. — Skirmishes .occurred at Rawle's Mills, N. 
C, and a gunboat action occurred at Bayou 
Teche, La. — A cavalry action took place at 
Harrisonville, Mo., and unimportant move- 
ments occurred at Ripley and Orizeba, Miss., 
and also at Belle River. 

Nov. 4.— Occupation of Ashley's Gap, Va., 
by the Army of the Potomac. — Foster's expedi- 
tion occupied Hamilton, N. C. — Actions oc- 
curred at Bolivar, Va., and King's Baj', N. C. 

Nov. 5.— McClellan superseded by General 
Burnside. — At New Baltimore, Xa., 1,500 Union 
soldiers drove the rebels. — Near Barbour, Va., 
Pleasanton and Stuart had a cavalry figlit and 
the rebels fell back.— Near Nashville, Tenn., a 
general skirmish took place and the rebels re- 
treated. — Twenty-five hundred guerrillas under 
Morgan made a dash on Colonel Snick's camp, 
north of Cumberland, Tenn., and received a 
repulse. — At Piketon, Ky., the rebels were 
routed with a loss of 80 prisoners and a quan- 
tity of war material. — A cavalry action took 
place near Greenville, Ky. 

Nov. (). — Warrenton, Va., was occupied by 
Reynold's command ; prisoners were taken and 
army supplies. — Skirmishes took place at 
Leatherwood and Garrettsburg, K)'. 

Nov. 7. — An unsuccessful rebel attack was 
made upon Bayard's command at Rappahan- 
nock Station. — General I^urnside assumed com- 
mand of the Army of the Potomac and Gen- 
eral McClellan issued his farewell address. — 
The first enlistment of negro troops took place 
at Port Royal, S. C. — Movements at Beaver 
Creek, Mo. — An action took place at Lagrange, 
Ark. 

Nov. 8.— The 5th U. S. Cavalry under Lieu- 
tenant Ashe, charged the rebels near Gaines' 
Cross Roads, Va.; eight Union soliders were 



wounded ; a number of confederates were killed 
and five of their wounded taken prisoners. — 
General Fitz .John Porter was ordered to Wash- 
ington to answer charges preferred against him 
by- General Pope. — The Union troops under 
Colonel Lee defeated the rebels at Hudsonville, 
Miss., killing 16 and capturing 175 prisoners. — 
An unimportant action took place near Mari- 
anna, Ark., in which the Union troops were com- 
manded by Captain Perkins. The Union loss 
was one wounded ; the rebels lost five and sev- 
eral wounded. — The advance of Rosecrans' 
army reached Gallatin, Tenn. — A cavalry en- 
gagement occun-ed at Hudsonville, Miss. 

Nov. 9. — Tlie Union troops under Captain 
Uiric Dahlgren made a dash into Frederick- 
town, ^'^a., and captured two wagon loads of 
grey cloth, etc. The Union loss was one killed 
and four missing; the rebels lost three killed, 
several wounded and 39 prisoners. — A portion 
of Grant's army occupied LaGrange, Tenn. — ■ 
General Butler confiscated all the propertj' in 
LaFourche, La., recently taken possession of by 
U. S. troops, promising protection, however, to 
loyal citizens in liolding their own property; 
that of rebels was to be worked for and on ac- 
count of the United States. — St. Mary's, Fla., 
was shelled and burned by the U. S. gunboat 
Mohawk for treachery of the inhabitants in fir- 
ing on the ship after communicating under 
flag of truce. — Activities occurred at Halltown, 
Va. 

Nov. 11. — Near LaGrange, Tenn., Colonel 
Lee in command of Kentucky and Michigan 
cavalry, captured 134 rebels, killing 16 and 
losing two men. — Near Garrettsburg, Ky., Gen- 
eral Ransom's expedition captured a rebel force 
and lost three killed and 17 M'ounded and the 
defeat ended in a rout, the rebels being driven 
out of Kentucky. — Morgan's guerrillas were 
defeated near Lebanon, Tenn. — Near Hunts- 
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Captain Duncan defeated the rebels.— General 
McGlellan retired to Ne\r Jersey. — Heavy ex- 
change of prisoners ; tlie rebels surrendered 
three brigadiers, 18 colonels, 19 lieutenant- 
colonels, 431 cajitains and 545 lieutenants and 
received 27 colonels, 17 lieutenant-colonels, 4G7 
captains, 1,085 lieutenants and the exchange 
of privates was about 21,000 and a balance of 
6,000 privates was due the Tnited States. — 
Action at Newbern, N. C. 

Nov. 12. — Hooker assumed conunanil of the 
5th Army Corps. — At Holly Springs, Miss., the 
2nd Illinois, 2nd Iowa, ord Michigan and 7th 
Kansas Cavalry under Colonel Lee occupied 
Holly Springs after a skirmish in which four 
rebels were killed. — A skirmish occurred near 
White Sulphur Springs, Xa. 

Nov. 13. — At Calhoun, La., a slight action 
occurred. 

Nov. 14. — A Union force passed Snicker's 
Gap, Va. 

Nov. 15. — Warrenton, Va., was evacuated by 
the rebels and occupied by the Army of the 
Potomac. — In an artillery skirmish near Fay- 
etteville, Va., the troops of Sturgis engaged the 
rebel batteries. 

Nov. 17.— Burnside's troops occupied Fal- 
mouth, Va. — At Cove Creek, N. C, the 3rd 
New York Cavalry had a severe fight and the 
Union flying artillery shelled the rebels from 
their position. — The 104tii Pennsylvania In- 
fantry engaged in a skirmish at Gloucester, ^'a. 

Nov. 18. — A cavalry skirmish occurred in 
which Colonel Hawkins defeated the rebels at 
Rural Hill, Tenn. — Military movements oc- 
curred at Helena, Ark., and Little River, Mo. 

Nov. 19.— A skirmish took place at Black- 
water, Mo. 

Nov. 20. — An action occurred at Charles- 
town, Va. 

Nov. 21. — General Sumner demanded the 
surrender of Fredericksburg, on account of the 



firing of citizens on the Union troops, but 
rescinded the order on the following day on 
being assured that the offense should not again 
occur. — A skirmish occurred at Bayou Bonnet 
Carre, La. 

Nov. 23. — Reconnoissance from Fortress Mon- 
roe to tlie Chickahominy. — A skirmish took 
place at Onslow, N. C. 

Nov. 24. — A cavalry and infantry skirmish 
took place at Beaver Creek, Mo. 

Nov. 25.- At Sinking Creek, Ya., a rebel 
camp was surprised by the 2nd Viginia Cav- 
alry and 118 prisoners were captured, besides 
arms, sabres, horses, loaded wagons and camp 
property ; two pickets were killed and, with tliis 
exception, not a shot was fired. — Fortification 
on the Mississipi at Port Hudson. — Cavalry raid 
occurred at Poolesville, Md. — Slight actions 
occurred at Winchester, Shepherdstown and 
Zuni, Va. 

Nov. 26. — Twenty guerrillas dashed into 
Urbana, Md., pillaging a store and killing one 
citizen. — At Summerville, Miss., the 7tii Illinois 
Cavalry engaged in a skirmish. — At Berryville, 
Va., movements occurred. 

Nov. 27. — A skirmish occurred near Lav- 
ergne, Tenn., without decisive results. — A cav- 
alry skirmish occurred at Carthage, Ark., and 
also at Rienzi, Miss. 

Nov. 28.— At Cane Hill, Ark., the troops of 
the frontier made a forced march, attacking 
Marmaduke's troops en route for Missouri. 
The battle raged over 12 miles of ground and 
the rebels retreated to ^'an Buren, Ark. — Two 
detachments of the 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry 
on picket on the Rappahannock were captured 
by a greatly superior force of rebels. — The 
action referred to under this date as Cane Hill 
included also Boston Mountain and Boonesboro, 
Ark. — A cavalry skirmish took place at Cold 
Water River, Miss. 

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Stahel with 300 cavalry scattered the rebels, 
killing 50, capturing 40 and taking 80 head of 
cattle and horses. — A cavalry ex2:)edition to the 
fork of the Mingo and St. Francis Rivers cap- 
tured a rebel officer and 10 privates. — An action 
occurred at Plaquemine, La., and at Waterford 
and Lumpkin's Mills, Miss. — Activities occurred 
at Yellville and Abbeyville, Miss. 

Dec. 1. — An expedition from Suffolk, Va., 
under General Peck, recaptured the celebrated 
Pittsburg Battery, held by the rebels at Frank- 
lin, Va. 

Dec. 2. — General Geary's command en route 
to Winchester, defeated the rebels near Charles- 
ton, killing and wounding 70 and capturing 
145 prisoners. — Grenada, Miss., was occupied 
by 20,000 Federal troops under General Hovey ; 
the rebels destroyed 15 locomotives and 100 
cars. 

Dec. 3. — At Oxford, Miss., Colonel Hatch 
captured 92 prisoners with a loss of 20 killed 
and wounded. — The rebels abandoned their for- 
tifications at Abbeville, Miss.— General Geary 
demanded the surrender of Winchester and the 
rebels complied. 

Dec. 3. — The first Indiana Cavalry engaged 
in a skirmish at Oakland, Miss.— A slight action 
occurred at Princeton, Ky. 

Dec. 4. — The rebels were driven on tlie 
Rappahanock in an action between the Union 
gunboats and rebel batteries. — Skirmishing at 
Tuscumbia, Miss.— Cavalry action at Water 
Valley, Miss. 

Dec. 5. — A rebel attack on Helena, Ark., was 
repulsed. — A considerable fight occurred at 
Coffeeville, Miss., and a cavah-y action occurred 
at Reed's Mountains, Ark. 

Dec. 6. — Banks' expedition left New York for 
New Orleans. — Rebel activities occurred at 
Hackett's Point, Va., and at Chicot Pass, Ark. — 
The 93rd Ohio engaged in a skirmish at Leb- 
anon, Teun. 



Dec. 7. — Battle of Prairie Grove. The forces 
under Blunt and Herron defeated 28,000 rebels, 
who retreated during the following night, aban- 
doning their dead and wounded ; the Union 
loss was about 1,000 and that of the rebels 1,500. 
—Morgan's guerrillas captured the 104th Illi- 
nois, 106 and 108th Ohio and a detachment of 
the 2nd Indiana Cavalry at Hartsville, Tenn., 
killing 55 and wounding 100. The rebel loss 
was about the same. — At Prairie D'Anna a slight 
action occured. — At King George, C. H., Va., 
60 of the 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry were at- 
tacked by 300 rebels ; 40 of the garrison es- 
caped. 

Dec. 9. — Concordia, Ark., was burned in re- 
taliation for the burning of the Lake City the 
day before. — The Union gunboats at Port Royal 
were attacked by rebels, who were driven off. — 
Sharp actions occurred at Lavergne and Brent- 
ville, Tenn. 

Dec. 10.— Plymouth, N. C, was destroyed by 
the rebels during an engagement. — An action 
occurred at Indian River, Fla. 

Dec. 11. — Leesburg, Va., was occupied by 
the Union troops. — Bombardment of Freder- 
icksburg, Va., which w^as partially destroyed, 
the Union troops meanwhile crossing the Rap- 
pahannock on pontoon bridges, whose construc- 
tion was retarded by rebel shooters, who were 
dispersed by a Union force .sent over the river 
in boats. — At Dumfries and Warrensburg, Va., 
military movements occurred. 

Dec. 12. — A skirmish took place near Corinth, 
Miss., the rebel loss exceeding that of the 
Union troops. — At Franklin, Tenn., General 
Stanley defeated the rebels, losing one man, 
killing five and wounding 10. — Activities in 
the vicinity of Nashville. — Skirmishes at Little 
Bear Creek, Ala. — Foster's expedition started 
for Goldsboro, N. C. 

Dec. 13. — Battle of Fredericksburg, Va. 
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whicli proved impregnable, the arrangements 
permitting an enfilading fire from above ; every 
charge of the Union troops was repulsed and 
nightfall found the armies in the same position 
as in the morning. There was no fighting on 
the 14th, and, on the night of the 15th and the 
morning of the 16th, Burnside'sarmy withdrew 
across the Rappahannock, effecting the retreat 
and removing the pontoon bridges witliout the 
knowledge of the rebels. The Union loss was 
1,512 killed, 6,000 wounded and many prison- 
ers. — Foster's expedition engaged the rebels 
near Southwest Creek, N. C, retiring to Kinston, 
where he was again attacked and driven with 
loss. — On the Yazoo River the gunboat Cairo was 
sunk by a torpedo. — An action took place at 
Tuscumbia, Ala. 

Dec. 14. — About 400 rebel cavalry raided 
Poolesville, Md,. capturing one half of the gar- 
rison. — Banks' expedition arrived at New Or- 
leans. — Skirmishes occurred at Coffeeville, Miss., 
at Woodsonsville and Wireman's Shoals, Ky., 
at Ringgold, Ga., and Helena, Ark. 

Dec. 15.— At Bear Wallow, Ky., a rebel 
movement took place. 

Dec. 16.— General Foster moved from Kin- 
ston to White Hall, N. C.,and routed the rebels 
atter a three hour's fight. — Slight action at New 
Haven, Ky. 

Dec. 17. —Occupation of Baton Rouge, La., 
immediately following the evacuation of the 
place by the rebels. General Foster's command 
drove the rebels out of Goldsboro after a short 
fight ; after destroying the railroad communi- 
cations the expedition pushed on to Newbern, 
arriving December 20th. 

Dec. 18. — A cavalry action, involving the 11th 
Illinois, 5th Ohio and 2nd Tennessee Cavalry 
took place at Lexington, Tenn. — The same 
troops, assisted by the 43rd and 61st Illinois, 
engaged in an action at Jackson, Tenn., repell- 



ing the rebels. — A skirmish took place at Com- 
merce, Miss. 

Dec. 19. — At Occoquan, Va., a body of rebel 
cavalry made a raid on the 10th New York Cav- 
alry, capturing 30 prisoners and six sutler's 
wagons. — Rebel cavalry movement at Ripley, 
Va. 

Dec. 20. — Surrender of Holly Springs, Miss., 
to the rebels by Colonel Murphy, including 2,000 
prisoners ; $2,000,000 worth of war supplies 
were destroyed ; this caused an entire change in 
the plans on Vicksburg. — Destruction of the 
railroad near Jackson, Tenn., by rebel cavalry. 
— At Trenton, Tenn., Forrest captured a body 
of cavalry and infantry troops. — Activities at 
Halltown, Va., and Humboldt, Tenn. 

Dec. 21. — An expedition under Carter left 
London, Ky., for East Tennessee and, on the 
same day, destroyed important railroad com- 
munications and captured 550 prisoners and 
700 stand of arms. — At Davis Mills, Miss., a 
rebel defeat occurred and many small arms 
were taken. — Active movements occurred in the 
vicinity of Nashville. 

Dec. 22.— At Isle of Wight C. H., Va., a 
cavalry skirmish took place. 

Dec. 23. — Sigel's command repulsed a rebel 
attack on Dumfries, Va. 

Dec. 24. — Morgan's guerrillas defeated Dic- 
key's troops near Munfordsville, Ky. — A detach- 
ment of the 12tli Michigan infantry engaged in 
a skirmish at Middleburg, Miss. — At Glasgow, 
Ky., a detachment of the 2nd Michigan Cavalry 
had a skirmish. — Movements occurred at Dallas 
and Delhi, Ga., and at Joiner's Bridge, Ky. 

Dec. 25.— At Munfordsville, Ky., Morgan's 
guerrillas were defeated in turn by Colonel Gray, 
nine rebels being killed and 22 wounded. — In 
an action at Green's Chapel, Ky., soldiers of the 
4th and 5th Indiana Cavalry defeated a body of 
rebels. — At Bear Wallow, Ky., another cavalry 
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Dec. 26— At Nolansville, Tenn., McCook's 
corps, Army of the Cumberland, made an ad- 
vance. — The 2nd Michigan Cavah'y engaged in 
a skirmish at Bacon Creek, Ky. 

Dec. 27. — At Dumfries, Va., Colonel Canby 
routed the rebels under Stuart and Lee, inflict- 
ing a severe loss — A body of Pennsylvania 
cavalry was surprised and captured at Occoquan, 
Va. — Three hundred and fifty rebels were cap- 
tured at Elk Fork, Tenn., by half their number 
of Union troops. — 2,800 of Morgan's guerrillas 
attacked 250 soldiers belonging to the 91st 
Illinois and compelled the garrison to retreat. 

Dec. 28. — Battle of Chickasaw Bayou. On 
the 26tli an expedition under Sherman moved 
up the Yazoo River and landed and, on the fol- 
lowing day, an assault was made on Haines 
Bluff auxilliary to the attack at Chickasaw 
Bayou. A slight advantage was gained in the 
action on the 28tli and the movement was 
abandoned by Sherman the next day, princi- 
pally on account of the failure of Grant, whose 
plans were frustrated by the disaster at Holly 
Springs and it was decided soon after to aban- 
don the attempt, which had been made at a cost 
of 191 killed, 982 wounded and 75G missing. — 
Van Buren, Ark., was captured by the forces of 
Blunt and Herron, the rebels having fled on 
the approach of the Army of the Frontier, which 
had defeated two regiments of rebel cavalry at 
Dripping Spring. — A cavalry action took place 
at Muldraugh's Hill, Ky. — A reconnoissance 
took place at Suffolk, Va., and at Occoquan, 
Va.; two Pennsylvania cavalry I'egiments were 
engaged. — At Clinton, La., an action took place 
in which Western troops were engaged. — At 
New Madrid, Mo., a skirmish took place. 

Dec. 29. — A Kentucky cavalry regiment en- 
gaged in an action at Stuart Creek, Tenn. 

Dec. 30. — At Parkers' Cross Roads, Tenn., a 
sharp action took place under Sullivan, who 
fought the rebels under Forrest. The rebels 



lost a thousand men while the Union loss was 
239. — Two cavalry regiments belonging to the 
expedition of Carter in East Tennessee de- 
stroyed a bridge at Carter's Station. — A detach- 
ment of soldiers east of Knoxville, Tenn., de- 
stroyed railroad communication and captured 
400 rebel prisoners. — A wagon train near Jeffer- 
son, Tenn., was attacked by rebels. This action 
was preliminary to the battle of Stone River 
and is known to history as Jefferson Pike. — 
The Monitor foundered off Hatteras. 

Dec. 31. — Battle of Stone River, or Murfrees- 
boro, Tenn. The skirmish which has been 
mentioned near Stuart's Creek, which continued 
two daj's with a loss of 70 Union soldiers, was 
preliminary also to the action at Stone River 
proper which continued two days. At daylight 
of the last day of the year the onset became 
general and continued with great fury. After 
desperate fighting and severe loss, McCook's 
corps fell back and,- after another rally, the 
Union army was again driven by the enemy. 
January 1st, the fighting was continued with 
slight advantage to the Union force. January 
2nd, the fighting was desultory until 4 o'clock 
in the afternoon, when the rebels advanced with 
reinforcements and a desperate fight of 30 min- 
utes occurred with the odds in the rebel favor, 
but Negley moved up, checked the rebel 
advance and drove the enemy back to a wooded 
hill where a futile attempt to stand was made. 
In this repulse the rebels lost over 2,000 men, 
the Union loss being 455. January 3rd, the 
88th Indiana and 3rd Ohio carried a rebel 
redoubt in a bayonet charge. During the fol- 
lowing night the rebels under Bragg evacuated 
Murfreesboro, retiring to Tullahoma. 43,500 
Union troops were engaged at Stone River, the 
confederates numbering 62,000; the total 
Union loss was 1,474 killed, 6,813 wounded 
and 222 prisoners. The rebel loss was 12,000 
killed and wounded and 3,500 prisoners. 




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1863. Jan. 1. — Emancipation Proclamation 
went into effect. — Near Lebanon, Ky., Morgan's 
guerrillas made a raid and were defeated, losing 
several killed and 90 prisoners, besides war sup- 
plies. — Near Red Mound, Tenn., a complete 
rout of Forrest's troops took place after 12 days 
skirmisbing with Union troops under Sullivan. 
The Union loss was 20 killed, 100 wounded and 
60 missing, the rebels losing 700 in killed, 
wounded and prisoners. Forrest's troops num- 
bered 7,000 and the Union forces 3,000 infantry, 
a company of cavalry and six guns, while the 
rebels were all mounted and had 11 pieces of ar- 
tillery. — A rebel surprise by land and water 
took place at Galveston, Texas. The garrison 
was captured and the gunboat, Harriet Lane, 
was boarded and her officers and crew nearly 
all killed. The flagship, Westfield, was blown 
up. Commodore Renshaw and Lieutenant Zim- 
merman perishing in the explosion. — An action 
took place at Lavergne, Tenn., and Baton 
Rouge, La. 

Jan. 2. — A detachment of Stuart's cavalry 
dashed into Dumfries, Va., capturing army 
supplies. — At Moorefield, W. Va., the rebels at- 
tacked the Union position and were repulsed 
after capturing 60 Union prisoners. — A rebel 
camp near La Grange, Ark., was captured. 

Jan. 4. — Rosecrans' forces occupied Mur- 
freesboro, Tenn. — Clarkesville, Tenn., was re- 
captured with a quantit)^ of provisions. — Gen- 
eral Sherman was superseded by McClernand. 

Jan. 5. — The cavalry of the Army of the 
Cumberland engaged with the rebels of Bragg's 
array in Middletown, Tenn.— A skirmish oc- 
curred at Hardy Co., Va., 33 Union pri.soners 
being captured. — Near Little River, N. C, a 
party of rebel skirmishers was defeated and 
captured without Union loss. — The Montauk 
and Passaic arrived safely at Beaufort, N. C. — 
Military movement at Jupiter Inlet, Fla. 

Jan. 6.— An English steamer loaded with 



arms, presumably for the rebels, was captured 
by the Pocahontas off Mobile. 

Jan. 7. — Battle of Springfield, Mo. Marma- 
duke, witli 5,000 rebels, attacked the town and 
was repulsed by the Home Guards. Reinforce- 
ments arrived on the next day and the rebels 
retired with a loss of 300. The Union loss was 
17 killed and 50 wounded. General Brown, the 
commander, losing an arm.— Lieutenant W. B. 
Gushing and 25 men landed near Fort Caswell, 
N. C, and captured a rebel redoubt.— A rebel 
force attacked, captured and destroyed a con- 
struction train near Antioch, Tenn.— Colonel 
Moore, with 100 men of the 2nd Illinois Cavalry, 
destroyed a rebel camp at Huntoon's Mills 
near Ripley, Tenn., killing 16 and capturing 
40 prisoners. — A Union force destroyed a rebel 
train at White House, Va., captured the mail, 
cut the telegraph and burned all the river craft 
and the commissary stores, the depot and other 
buildings. — Further movements at Jupiter 
Inlet. 

Jan. 9. — At Providence Church on the Black- 
water, Va., a cavalry force defeated the rebels. 
— Exchange of prisoners in which 26,000 
Union soldiers were released. — The rebel 
secretary of war declared that the Union pris- 
oners taken at Stone River would be held in 
close confinement until General Butler was sur- 
rendered to be punished. 

Jan. 10. — Near Hartsville, Mo., a body of 
Western troops attacked 4,000 rebels under 
Marmaduke and Porter and drove them five 
miles; the rebels made a circuit into Harts- 
ville, and were driven out. This action has 
been called Wood's Fork and was concluded 
Jan. 11th. The Union loss was 35 killed and 
wounded, and the rebel loss was 150. — A body 
of rebels near Catlett's Station, Va., was attacked 
and defeated with heavy loss. — Galveston, 
Texas, was bombarded by a Union gunboat, — 
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the Mississippi squadron and the corps of Mc- 
Clernand and Slierman. 

Jan. 11.— Fort Ilinduian, Ark., surrendered 
unconditionally by the rebels. 4,720 prisoners 
were captured and the armament and stores. 
129 Union soldiers were killed and 831 wounded. 
The rebel loss was estimated at 5,500. — At Mill 
Creek, Tenn., Wheeler's cavalry destroyed the 
railroad bridge and captured a squad of Union 
soldiers.— The Ilatteras was sunk off the coast 
of Texas by the Alabama. 

Jan. 12. — The steamer Charter was destroyed 
at Harpeth Shoals, Tenn., by a detachment of 
Wheeler's cavalry. — Rebel raid at Holly Springs 
and outrages on the citizens. — A brigantine, 
which had been cajitured by the privateer Re- 
tribution, was recaptured from the prize crew 
by the wife of the captain, who made the rebels 
drunk, put them in irons and took the vessel 
into the port of St. Thomas. — The 2nd Wiscon- 
sin Cavalry engaged in a skirmish at Lick 
Creek, Ark. 

Jan. 13.— Col. Daniel Ullmann of the 78th 
New York Infantry was made brigadier and em- 
powered to raise a brigade of negro troops. — 
Four boats with wtnnided troops wei'e captured 
on the Cumberland River, the men robbed and 
th:ee of the boats burned. 

Jan. 14.— At Bayou Teche, near Patterson- 
ville, La., the gunboats Calhoun, Diana, Kins- 
man and Estrella, assisted by Weitzel's brigade, 
had a fight with the rebel steamboat Cotton and 
a land force. The Cotton was destroyed, but 
the Union commander, Buchanan, was killed by 
a sharpshooter. — The Queen of the West was 
captured by the rebels on Red River. 

Jan. 15. — 17 Union couriers of the 2nd Wis- 
consin C'avalry were captured between Helena, 
Ark., and Clarendon. — Mound City, Ark., was 
burned by the Union troops because it was a 
rendezvous for guerrillas. 

Jan. 16. — Three Union steamers were cap- 



tured at Harpeth Shoals, Tenn., by Wlieeler's 
cavalry.— The Columbia stranded at Masonboro 
Inlet, N. C, and surrendered to the rebels. — 
The rebel privateer Orato run the blockade of 
Mobile and sunk the brig Estellc of Boston, pro- 
ceeding to Havanna pursued by the Oneida.— 
Duvall's Bluff and Des Ark, Ark., were captured 
by the 24th Indiana and the gunboat DeKalb 
on the White River with 150 prisoners and 
arms. 

Jan. 17. — The 3rd New York Cavalry drove 
1,300 rebels from Pollocksville, N. C, and 
occupied the town. 

Jan. 19. — A reconnoissance was made by the 
5th Pennsylvania Cavalry to Burnt Ordinary, 
Va., during which 12 Union cavalry dashed 
among 100 rebels to recapture prisoners. — A 
cavalry skirmish took place near Clifton, La. — 
Military movements at Wash Channel. 

Jan. 21. — An expedition sailed from Hilton 
Head for Ossabaw Sound, Ga. — Two blockading 
ves-sels, the Morning Light and ^'^elocity, were 
captured oft' Sabine Pass by rebel steamers. — A 
rebel camp near Columbia, Mo., was broken up 
by Union troops. 

Jan. 22.— The privateer Orato departed from 
Havanna and captured the brig Windward. 

Jan. 23.— At Fish Springs, Tenn., a band of 
loyal Teanesseeans were attacked by the rebels 
under Polk. Several were killed and wounded 
and three prisoners captured were hung, in- 
cluding Taylor, the Union leader. — Arkansas 
Post was evacuated by the Union troops after 
blowing up the fortifications at Fort Hindman. 

Jan. 24. — Near Woodbury, Tenn., the rebels 
were defeated with a loss of 35 wounded and 
100 prisoners captured. — General Foster started 
from Newbern for Kingston, N. C. 

Jan. 25.— The first regiment of colored vol- 
unteers was organized at Port Royal, S. C. — 
A rebel repulse took place on the railroad near 
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ture near Kingston, N. C. — An attack on a con- 
struction train near Murfreesboro, Tenn., was 
repulsed by the guard, with the assistance of a 
detachment of the 10th Michigan. 

Jan. 26. — Hooker succeeded Burnside in the 
command of the Army of tlie Potomac. — The 
gunboat ChilHcothe slielled the lower batteries 
at Vicksburg. — A detachment of the 5th New 
York Cavalry skirmished at Middleburg, Va., 
defeatmg the rebels.— An Indian fight occurred 
at Bear River, Washington Territory, during 
which the cold was so intense that about 150 
of the soldiers had their feet frozen. 

.Jan. 27. — In an action at Bloomheld, Mo., 
the rebels were. driven out and 52 prisoners 
captured.— A cavalry force belonging to Weitzel's 
brigade routed a rebel force at Indian Village, 
La. — Fort McAlister on the Ogeeche River, Ga., 
was bombarded without results. 

Jan. 28. — Near Van Buren, Mo., a steamer 
and 300 rebels were captured. 

Jan. 2iJ. — General McClernand landed opjto- 
site Vicksburg. — A skirmish occurred at Pinos 
Altos, Arizona Territory. 

Jan. 30.— At Dyersburg, Tenn., the 22nd 
Ohio defeated the rebels, inflicting a loss of 34. 
— At Deserted House near Suffolk, Va., Pryor's 
command was defeated by a force under Cor- 
coran and Spear, the loss on botli sides being 
about 100. — The gunboat, Isaac Smith, was 
captured while aground at Stono River, S. C. 

Jan. 31. — Two rebel defeats occurred at 
Rover and Middleton, Tenn. ; in the former 
the rebel cavalry of Wheeler was routed with 
35 killed and wounded and 300 prisoners cap- 
tured ; at the latter place a reVjel camp was 
broken up and 100 prisoners captured. — The 
Union troops under Jeff. C. Davis occupied 
Shelby ville, Tenn. — Union troops were attacked 
in Morgan county, Ind., while arresting desert- 
ers, which was accomplished. — The rebel iron 
clads, Palmetto State and Chicora and three 



small steamers, attacked the blockading fleet off 
Charleston, disabling two vessels and killing 
and wouniiing 43 men. Beauregard declared 
the blockade raised, but on the same day the 
English steamer Princess Royal was captured, 
while ruiming the blockade at Charleston with 
a full cargo of arms and supplies for the rebels. 

Feb. 1.— Attack on Fort McAlister, (Ja., by 
the Montauk, supported bj' the Union gun- 
boats ; the attack was unsuccessful. — Franklin, 
Tenn., was occupied by Union troops. — A rebel 
attack was made on Island No. 10 which was 
repulsed by the gunboat Era. 

Feb. 2. — The rebel garrison at Warrenton, 
Va., was surprised and captured by Wyndham's 
cavalry brigade. 

Feb. 3. — At Mingo Swamp, Mo., a cavalry 
force under Major Reader routed the rebels, 
killing nine and wounding 20. — The Union 
garrison at Fort Donelson, Tenn., repelled a 
rebel attack of Wheeler's cavalry, killing and 
wounding and capturing over. 600 with a loss 
of 126. — A Union reconnoissance was made 
into Eastern Tennessee, the command of 
Reynolds occupying Liberty, Auburn and 
Lebanon and driving the rebels in every direc- 
tion. 

Feb. 4. — a brigade of cavalry under Colonel 
Warring defeated the rebels under Marraaduke. 
— Another rebel defeat took place on Lake 
Providence, La. 

Feb. 5. — A party of guerrillas were routed 
on Bear Creek, Mo., by the Missouri militia. — 
A trivial skirmish occurred near Stafford's 
Store, Va. 

Feb. 6.— The Union troops raided Middle- 
burg, Va., capturing several prisoners.— In a 
skirmish near Millwood, Va., the rebels were 
defeated. — A mail coach was captured by the 
rebels near Winchester, Va., which was recap- 
tured on the same day. 

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vania Cavalry was sent out from Williamsburg, 
Va., drawn into a rebel ambush and routed 
with a loss of 35 killed, wounded and captured. 
— The rebel guerrilla, Dawson, with several of 
his men, were captured near Dyersburg, Tenn. 

Feb. S. — The Queen of the AVest captured 
three rebel steamers on the Red River. — 600 
rebels were captured at Lebanon, Tenn., and a 
band of guerrillas were routed at Independ- 
ence, Mo. 

Feb. 9. — Near Summerville, Xa., the rebels 
were routed by Knox' battalion of cavalry. 

Feb. 10. — In a fight at Old River, La., the 
rebels were defeated with a Union loss of eight 
killed and wounded. — A band of loyal Dela- 
ware and Shawnee Indians took possession of 
the rebel agency at Wachita, Texas, killing the 
agent and capturing 100 disloyal Indians, many 
horses and Pike's treaties between the Indians 
and the rebel government. — An unimportant 
action took place at Gloucester Point, Va. — The 
Missouri Home Guards repulsed a rebel attack 
at Bone Yard, Tenn. 

Feb. 12. — At Bolivar, Tenn., 11 rebels were 
killed and wounded in a skirmish. 

Feb. 13. — -In a skirmisli near Charleston, Va., 
the rebels retreated. — The Indianola passed the 
batteries at Vicksburg. — At Smithfield, Va., the 
12th Pennsylvania Cavalry engaged in a skir- 
mish. 

Feb. 14. — Union cavalry was surprised at 
Anandale, Va., and 15 were killed and missing 
and several wounded. — The Queen of the West 
grounded near Gordon's Landing on the Red 
River in Louisiana in range of a rebel battery 
andjwas abandoned, afterjhaving her steam pipe 
cut by the enemy's shot. — The 1st Michigan 
Cavalry engaged in a skirmish at Breutsville, 
Va. 

Feb. 15. — A Union force defeated the rebels 
at Arkadelphia, Ark., losing two killed and 12 
wounded.— At Gainesville, Tenn., 250 cavalry 



defeated 500 of Morgan's guerrillas, killing, 
wounding and capturing 36, with 50 horses and 
arms. — The rebels attacked the Union train 
near Nolansville, Tenn., and were repulsed with 
loss. 

Feb. 16.— Near Romney, Va., a detachment 
of soldiers was captured while guarding a 
wagon train. — An attack on Union infantry by 
Forrest's cavalry near Helena, Ark., was re- 
pulsed. 

Feb. 18.— Union mortar boats opened fire on 
Vicksburg. — Clifton, Tenn., was destroyed by 
the Union forces.— At Frankfort, Ky., a dis- 
loyal convention was dispersed. 

Feb. 19.— Hopefield, Ark., opposite Memphis, 
was burned because it had become a guerrilla 
nest. — Near Coldwater, Miss., the 1st Indiana 
Cavalry routed a force of rebels without loss. — 
An action occurred at Spring River, Mo. 

Feb. 20.— The 5th Illinois Cavalry dispersed 
a force of rebels at Yazoo Pass, Miss., and five 
soldiers were wounded. — Rebel guerrillas raided 
Shawneetown, Ky. — In a gunboat reconnois- 
sance up the Rappahannock a rebel battery was 
silenced. 

Feb. 21. — A cavalry skirmish occurred at 
Prairie Station, Miss., the 2nd Iowa Cavalry 
winning. 

Feb. 22.— Tuscumbia and Florence, Ala., 
were occujiied by a cavalry brigade. — The mili- 
tary expedition through Yazoo Pass reached 
Moon Lake. — A skirmish took place at Gates- 
ville, Va. 

Feb. 23. — At Deer Creek, near Greenville, 
Miss., a sharp action took place. — A skirmish 
took place at Athens, Ky., resulting in the rout 
of the rebels, the guerrilla Morgan's brother, 
being captured. — 700 rebel cavalry raided Win- 
chester and other towns in Eastern Kentuckj'. 
Actions took place at Hazel Green, Miss., and 
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Grand Gulf on the Mississippi by the rebel 
rams, Queen of the West and William H. Webb 
and two armed steamers. 

Feb. 25. — ^Averill's cavalry routed the rebels 
near Hartwood Church, Ya., and they escaped 
across Kelly's Ford. — The rebels were dispersed 
at Licktown, Ky. — An action took place at 
Tappahannock and Falmouth, Ya. 

Feb. 26. — A cavalry skirmish took place at 
Woodstock, Ya., on the Strasburg road, the 
Union loss being 200 killed, wounded and pris- 
oners. — Near Woodburn, Tenn., rebel guerrillas 
captured and rifled a government train and 
started the locomotive under full steam, in a 
fruitless attempt to wreck an approaching pas- 
senger train. 

Feb. 27.— The 2nd New York Cavalry routed 
the I'ebels near Newbern, N. C, and captured 
48 rebels, losing one soldier. 

Feb. 28. — The rebel steamer Nashville was 
destroyed by the ram Montauk under the guns 
of Fort McAlister. 

March 1. — Near Bradyville, Tenn., the 
guerrillas of Duke were routed by a cavalry 
command, detached from Rosecrans' army 
under General Stanley, the Union loss in killed 
and wounded being 15 and that of the rebels 
47 beside 89 prisoners. — At Bloomfield, Mo., a 
Union raid resulted in the ca2:)ture of the rebel 
Marshall and 20 prisoners. — A cavalry skirmish 
took place at Aldie, Ya., and Mosby's guerrillas 
captured 50 Union prisoners. 

March 2. — On the Salem turnpike, near 
Murfreesboro, Tenn., Morgan's cavalry was de- 
feated by United States regulars. — Near Peters- 
burg, Tenn., the rebels were defeated with a 
loss of 12 killed and 20 wounded.— 30 of Mosby's 
guerrillas were captured near Aldie, Ya. — At 
Eagleville, Tenn., a skirmish took place. 

March 3. — Bombardment of Fort McAlister 
for eight hours without substantial results. — 
The iron-clad, Indianola, captured by the rebels, 



was blown up on the approach of a sham Moni- 
tor sent past the Vicksburg batteries by the 
Union forces from above. — An action took place 
at Charlotte, Fla. — At Owne's \'alley, Tenn., a 
cavalrj' skirmish occurred. 

March 4. — ^Near Chapel Hill, Ya., the rebels 
were routed with a loss of 84 in killed and 
wounded. — At Skeet, N. C, a detachment of the 
3rd New York Cavalry defeated the rebels, kill- 
ing 28 and losing 18. 

March 5. — Near Franklin, Tenn., an engage- 
ment which was known as the battle of Thomp- 
sonville or Spring Hill took place. The force 
of Van Dorn, estimated at 20,000, attacked five 
infantry regiments, three cavalry regiments and 
a battery. After a desperate fight, the Union 
force surrendered, losing 100 killed,300 wounded 
and 1,306 prisoners. The rebel loss was over 
400. 

March 7. — At laiionville, Tenn., the com- 
mand of Colonel Minty defeated the rebel cav- 
alry, inflicting a loss of 50 killed and 180 
wounded. — A Union expedition from Belle 
Plaine, Ya., returned to that place, having 
captured a large quantity of stores and pris- 
oners. 

March 8 — .Mosby's guerrillas dashed into 
Fairfax, Va., and captured General Stoughton 
with 30 officers and privates and their equip- 
ments. — The 42nd Massachusetts captured a 
company of rebel cavalry near Newbern, N. C. 

March 9. — In an action below Port Hudson, 
a small rebel force was captured.— Near Bolivar, 
Tenn., 18 guerrillas were taken.— In a skirmish 
on Comity River, La., the rebels were dispersed. 
— A trifling action occurred at Black water 
Bridge, Ya.— At Franklin, Tenn., the 125th 
Ohio engaged in an action. 

March 10.- Grierson, with detachments of 
the 6th and 7th Illinois Cavalry, routed 400 
guerrillas, killing 25 and taking many prison- 
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made a capture at Rutherford's Creek, Tenn. — 
A colored regiment under Col. T. W. Higgin- 
son, assisted by another colored regiment, occu- 
pied Jacksonville, Fla. 

March 1L — At Greenwood, Miss., the Union 
expedition up the Yazoo Pass, including gun- 
boats and a land force, had a skirmish without 
results. — The guard of a forage train repulsed 
a guerrilla attack, 13 miles from Paris, Ky. 

March 12.— An armed reconnoitering expe- 
dition under Gordon Granger returned to their 
point of departure, after driving VanDorn 
beyond the Duck River ; in the skirmishes 
which occurred the Union loss included nine 
soldiers. 

March 13. — The Union Heet bombarded Fort 
Pemberton at Greenwood, Miss., without suc- 
cess and withdrew. — At Spanish Wells, S. C, 
the rebels burned a U. S. signal station. — Near 
Berwick City, La., tlie lOOtli New York Infan- 
try dispersed a rebel force. 

March 14.— A rebel bombardment of New- 
bern, N. C, was terminated after four hours by 
the appearance of Union gunboats.— Admiral 
Farragut with a fleet of eight gunboats made a 
night attack on the batteries at Port Hudson 
without results. The Mississippi ran aground, 
65 of her crew were lost and she was abandoned 
and burned.— Colonel Minty's command made 
a reconnoissance of 11 days and returned to 
Murfreesboro, Teiui., on this date, with 50 
prisoners. 

March 15. — U. S. officers took possession of 
the steamer Chapman as she was about to sail 
as a rebel privateer from San Francisco, Cal. 

March 16. — A land force under Sherman 
and a naval force under Porter started on an 
expedition up Steele's Bayou, Miss., and was 
absent six days. 

March 17. — Near Franklin, Va., a Union 
repulse occurred, with a loss of 17 killed and 
wounded. — At Kelly's Ford, Va., the cavalry 



under Averill defeated a force under Fitz Hugh 
Lee, fighting four hours and capturing 86 pris- 
oners. 

March 18. — Near Berwick Bay, La., the 
rebels were routed with a loss of 30 killed and 
wounded. — A United States gunboat was sunk 
while attempting to pass the ^^icksburg bat- 
teries. 

March 19.— Skirmish on the Duck River, 
Tenn. — The English steamer Georgiana, laden 
with confederate military stores, was captured 
off Charleston, S. C. 

March 20.— At Vaught's Hill near Milton, 
Tenn., a battle occurred between six regiments 
under Colonel Hall and a large rebel force 
under Wheeler and Morgan, the latter being 
defeated with a loss of 200, the winners losing 
48 soldiers. 

March 21. — Two thousand guerrillas at- 
tacked the Union troops at Cottage Grove, 
Tenn., who were repulsed and pursued several 
miles. — At Seneca, Va., a slight Union defeat 
occurred. — Return of the expedition to the 
Yazoo after movements up the baj'ous in whicli 
large quantities of cotton, corn and some houses 
were destroyed. — Admiral Farragut's flagship, 
with the Monongahela, passed Warrenton, Miss., 
and anchored near Vicksburg. 

March 22. — At Blue Springs, Mo., Quan- 
trell's guerrillas defeated the Missouri militia. 
—Rebel cavalry captured Mount Sterling, Ky., 
with 200 men i)f the 10th Kentucky Cavalry. 

March 23. — An expedition under Rust rein- 
forced .Jacksonville, Fla. 

March 24. — Ponchatoula, La., was occupied 
by six Union regiments, the rebels retiring. — 
A skirmish occurred at Danville, Kj'. 

March 25.— At Brentwood, Tenn., 5,000 
rebels under Wheeler, Forrest and Wheaton 
attacked a garrison of 300 who were captured 
with all the stores. Gen. Green Clay Smitli 
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rebels ami recaptured all the stores, which he 
destroj'ed. -Two Union rams were disabled in 
an attempt to run the batteries at A'^icksburg. — 
Dupont's fleet sailed from Hilton Head for 
Charleston, S. C. 

March 26. — An expedition returned to Carth- 
age, Tenn., after capturing prisoners and sup- 
plies at Rome, Ga. — Jacksonville, Fla., was 
evacuated and burned. — Admiral Farragut 
bombarded Warrenton, Miss., without results. 

March 28.— The U. S. gunboat Diana, with 
detachments of the r2th Connecticut and 160th 
New York, was captured by the rebels off Pat- 
tersonville, La. — On the Amite River, La., two 
Maine regiments engaged in a skirmish. — Cole's 
Island, near Charleston, S. C, was occupied by 
the Union troops. — A foraging expedition re- 
turned to Belle Plain, Va., after accomplishing 
their purpose. — The steamer Sam Gaty was 
stopped at Sibley, Mo., by rebel guerrillas, who 
killed a number of passengers and committed 
wholesale robbery, besides murdering 20 
negroes and destroying government propertj\ 
— A skirmish occurred at Hurricane Bridge, 
W. Va. 

March 29. — A detachment of the 6th Illinois 
Cavalry were attacked by guerrillas near Sum- 
merville, Tenn., who were repulsed after killing 
40 soldiers. — A cavalry skirmish took place at 
Williamsburg, Va. — An expedition en route to 
Jacksonville, Fla., engaged in a skirmish at 
Baldwin. 

March 30. — A rebel force attacked Washing- 
ton, N. C, which was garrisoned by Foster and 
were driven off by Union gunboats. — Rich- 
mond, La., was captured by the Union troops. 
— At Somerset, Ky., General Gilmore, with 
1,200 men, routed 2,800 rebels under Pogram, 
killing, wounding and capturing SOOwitii little 
loss. — At Point Pleasant, W. Ya., the rebels 
drove out the Union garrison, who recaptured 
the place on the same day.— An Indian fight 



took place at Tahliquah, I. T.— The 3rd Wis- 
consin Cavalry engaged in a skirmish on The 
Island, Mo. 

April 1. — Admiral Farragut, with three 
boats, passed the rebel batteries at Grand Gulf, 
Miss. — At Richmond, Va., a riot occurred, in 
which 3,000 women participated, the mob break- 
ing into confederate stores, and seizing provi- 
sions, bread and clothing. .Jeff Davis made a 
speech and promised cessation of grievances. — 
Detachments of the 5th Vermont and 5th New 
York Cavalry engaged Mosby's guerrillas at 
Broad Run, Va. — A cavalry fight took place at 
Chalk Bluff, Ark. 

April 2. — In an action of two days at Wood- 
bury, Tenn., Ohio Cavalry dispersed 1,200 
rebels. — At Snow Hill, Ky., Stanley's troops 
routed Morgan's rebel cavalry with small loss, 
the rebel losses amounting to 110 with 300 
horses. — A portion of Faragut's fleet ascended 
the Red River, destroying rebel gunboats on the 
way. Rebel attack on the gunboat St. Clair by 
rebels above Fort Donelson. — The Japan left 
Greenock, Scotland, for the coast of France, 
received an armament, hoisted the rebel flag 
and proceeded to sea under tlie name of the 
Georgia, as a rebel privater. 

April 3. — A skirmishing party returned to 
Fayetteville, Ark., after four successful skirm- 
ishes with the rebels. — At Reading, Peun., 
Knights of tije Golden Circle were an-ested. 

April 4. — An attempt was made at Wash- 
ington, N. C, to capture the rebel battery at 
Rodman's Point on the Pamlico River. — Lieu- 
tenant Fitch, commanding the gunboat Lex- 
ington, burned Palmyra, Tenn., in retaliation 
for firing into the St. Clair.— Two cavalry en- 
counters occurred at Madison and in Farral 
county. Ark. 

April 5. — An expedition of 8,000 Union 
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Foster at Washington, N. C. — Steele's expedi- 
tion started for the Black Bayou, Miss. 

April 6.^At Green Hill, Tenn., the Union 
cavalry dispersed a rebel camp, killing five and 
capturing 15 and the camp equipments and re- 
turning to Nashville. — Gunboats arrived at Pass 
a rOutre, La. 

April 7.— First attempt to recapture Fort 
Sumter. iNine iron clads and other vessels 
under Dupont opened fire on Fort Sumter. The 
firing from the rebel batteries was terrific and 
incessant for three houi'S.— A cavalry expedi- 
tion left Murfreesboro, TeniL, destined to move 
through Alabama and Georgia, for destructive 
purposes, but were pursued by Forrest's cavalry 
and, after a severe fight at Cedar Bluff, sur- 
rendered to Forrest. 

April 8. — Near Clarksville, Tenn., the steam- 
ers Saxonia and Lowell were destroyed by a 
force of 1,200 rebels. — At Broad River, S. C, 
the steamer George Washington was fired upon 
and a shot exploded the magazine, destroying 
the vessel with 29 men. — A cavalry fight oc- 
curred in St. Francis county, Missouri. 

April 9. — A skirmish took place at Blount's 
Mills, N. C. — East Pascagoula, La., was occupied 
by a colored regiment; a cavalry attack was 
repulsed, the rebels losing 70. — Execution of 
Captain A. G. Webster as a spy at Camp Lee 
near Richmond. 

April 10.— At Franklin, Tenn., 1,500 rebels 
under VanDorn attacked the command of Gor- 
don Granger and were repulsed witn a loss of 
300 dead, who were left on the field.— The 
rebels were routed near Germantown, Ky. — 21 
Union soldiers of the 5th Iowa Cavalry were 
captured near Waverly, Tenn. 

April 11. — A Union cavalry camp was 
routed near Williamsburg, Va. — A raiding 
force under Colonel Streight left Nashville, for 
Georgia. — Unimportant actions at Mount Ver- 
non, K} ., and Blackwater, Va. 



April 12. — Dupont's fleet returned from 
Charleston harbor to Port Royal. — The 5th 
Pi^nnsylvania Cavalry were surprised at Whit- 
taker's Mills, Va., but the rebels were driven 
off by the fire from Fort Magruder. —Activities 
at Irish Bend and Bisland, in which three 
divisions of the 19th Corps were involved. — 
The beginning of the siege of Suffolk, which 
continued to the 4th of May. 

April 13. — A transport ran the batteries be- 
low Washington, N. C, carrying aid to General 
Foster. — The 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry drove 
a large rebel force near Suffolk, Va. — Steele's 
expedition returned to the point of departure, 
after destroying 3,000,000 dollars worth of pro- 
perty belonging to the rebel government and 
to citizens in sympathy with the guerrillas. — 
Weitzel's command captured New Iberia, La. 
The Diana, which had been captured, and the 
Hart, an iron clad, were destroyed by the rebels 
when abandoning the place. The Union loss 
was about 300 and that of the rebels much 
larger. This is also known as the battle of 
Bayou Teche. 

April 14.— The Union gunboats, Stepping 
Stone, Mount Washington and Commodore 
Barney, after four hours cannonade, silenced 
a heavy battery on the Nansemond River, Va., 
the Union loss being 23 in killed and wounded. 

April 15. — Franklin, La., was occupied by 
the Union troops. — The siege of Washington, 
N. G, was raised by the rebels after an invest- 
ment of three weeks. — A dash by mounted 
Union infantry was made into Pikeville, Ky., 
and 17 I'ebel officers and 61 privates captured. 
— 200 Indians were captured at Spanish Fork 
Canon, Utah. — A cavalry skirmish took place 
at Dunbar's Plantation, La. 

April 16.— Admiral Porter, with 11 vessels, 
ran the Vicksburg batteries at night, losing the 
Henry Clay. — Stoneman's expedition left Fal- 
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Watojiwan River, ^fiiin., in which a detach- 
ment of the 7th Minnesota was engaged. 

April 17. — At Vermillion Bayou, La., a de- 
tachment of the 19th Corps drove the rehels, 
who burned a bridge. — A skirmish took place 
near Suttblk, Va. — Grierson left La Grange, 
Miss., on a raiding expedition ; the force in- 
cluded 100 cavalry and, after marching 800 
miles, reached Baton Rouge, La., May 1st. — 
Rebel stores were destroyed at Okalona and 
Newton, a train carrying 3,000 shells to Vicks- 
burg was exploded and the confederate ordi- 
nance works at Enterprise were destroyed, the 
whole loss being estimated at |6,000,000. 

April 18.— A reconnoitering party at Sabine 
Pass, Tex., was captured by ambushed rebels. — 
200 Union troops repulsed 3,000 rebels at Fay- 
etteville, Ark. — A cavalry brigade engaged in a 
fight at Hernando, Miss. — At Hill's Point, Va,. 
a skirmish incident to the siege of Suffolk 
took place. — Activities at Cape Romain Inlet, 
S. 0. 

April 19. — A Union victory occurred in a 
fight with rebel cavalry near Noncona, Tenn. — 
A rebel battery at West Branch on the Nanse- 
mond was stormed and captured with five can- 
non and 161 prisoners. — The Union force which 
fought at Hernando, engaged in another skir- 
mish at Coldwater, Miss. — At New Albany, 
Miss., the 7th Illinois Cavalry, connected with 
Grierson's command, engaged in a skirmish. 

April 20. — Bute La Rose surrendered to an 
attacking force of Union gunboats. — At Patter- 
son, Mo., 3,000 rebels attacked a Union force 
under Colonel Stuart and were repulsed ; the 
Union loss was 50. — At Opelousas, La., a Union 
force made an unsuccessful attack. — At Helena, 
Ark., a cavalry skirmish took place. — The 5th 
Indiana Cavalry engaged in a skirmish at 
Selina, Ky. — Minty's cavalry brigade captured 
McMinnville, Tenn. 

April 21. — At Berryville, Va., several rebels 



were captured. — West Virginia admitted into 
the Union. 

April 22. -Rebel guerrillas entered Tomp- 
kinsville, Ky., killed five Union soldiers and 
liurned several buildings. — On the Strasburg 
Road, Va., a small rebel force was defeated. — 
At Palo Alto, Miss., Grierson's raiders engaged 
in a skirmish. 

April 23. — At Tuscumbia, Ala., the Union 
troops attacked the rebels and captured the 
place. — A gunboat attack took place at Chucka- 
tuck, Xa.. 

April 24. — At Webber Falls, Ark., a rebel 
camp was captured. — A skirmish took place 
near Suttblk, Va.— At Beverly, Va., 1,000 ^'ir- 
ginia loyalists were defeated by the rebels 
under Imboden and Jackson. — The 1st Wiscon- 
sin Cavalry engaged in an action at White 
Water, Mo. — At Duck River Shoals the Lexing- 
ton and Monarch silenced the rebel batteries. 

April 25. — At Greenland Gap, W. Va., a 
garrison surrendered to 15,000 rebels, their 
building having been fired after they had re- 
pulsed three attacks and killed a number of 
rebels, exceeding the number of the entire 
garrison. 

April 26. -Battle of Cape Girardeau. 8,000 
rebels under Marmaduke and Burbridge at- 
tacked McNeill's command and were repulsed 
with heavy loss. — A Union raid was made upon 
Deer Creek, Miss., resulting in great destruction. 

April 27. — Hooker began his movements on 
Fredericksburg, Va. — 2,000 rebel cavalry occu- 
pied Morgantown, W. Va. — Near Franklin, 
Tenn., a Union cavalry force surprised a Texas 
command and captured more than 100 prisoners 
and destroyed eight wagon loads of arms. 

April 27. — Movements in Streight's raid, Ga., 
and Stoneman's raid, Va. 

April 28. — Three corps of the Army of the 
Potomac crossed the Rappahannock at Kelley's 
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lorsville, Va. — Near Jackson, Mo., Marmaduke's 
force was overtaken and badly defeated. — An 
unimportant skirmish took place near Mill 
Spring, Ky. — At Union Church, Miss., an action 
connected with Grierson's raid took place. — A 
skirmish occurred near Dover, N. C, and at 
Town Creek, Ala. 

Ai'RiL 29.— Fitzluigh's Crossing. The 1st 
corps of Hooker's army skirmished with the 
rebels during this and the day following, while 
effecting a passage over the Rappahannock. 
The remainder of the army, six corps, crossed 
at the various other fords above. — Fairmount, 
W. Va., was attacked and captured by 500 
rebel cavalry, who compelled the surrender of a 
gallant garrison of 300 Union troops.— Porter's 
fleet silenced the rebel batteries at Grand Gulf, 
Miss. — At Bloom field. Mo., the 1st Wisconsin 
Cavalry engaged in a skirmish. 

April 30.— The Gth New York Cavalry, 
while reconnoitering near Spottsylvania C. H. 
\i\., were surrounded by four rebel regiments 
and cut their way out. — Actions took place 
near Snyder's Bluff, Miss., the Union troops 
effecting a landing. — Grant's forces crossed the 
Mississippi River at Bruinsburg, Miss. — Rebel 
batteries were silenced by the Union gunboats 
on the Nansemond River, Va. — On this date 
the movements at Chalk Bluff, Mo., and Day's 
Gap, Ala., commenced. 

May 1 — 4. — Battle of C^hancellorsville. On 
the 1st day of May, the Union army com- 
menced movements at 11 o'clock in the fore- 
noon, which were designed to precipitate action 
with Lee's forces, and the two armies encoun-. 
tered each other about two and a half miles 
from Chancellorsville, and the various move- 
ments continued through the day without de- 
cisive results. On the 2nd, Stonewall Jackson 
witli 40,000 men attacked tbe right wing of 
Hooker's army under Howard, which point he 
gained by a Hank movement. That part of the 



command broke and a panic ensued. A dis- 
astrous defeat was prevented bj' the resolute 
bravery of Bushbeck's and McLean's brigades, 
which obstinately defended their positions. 
May 3rd, the engagement was resumed and, 
after a bloody battle, the Union troops forced 
back and drove the rebels, occupying the in- 
trenchments from which they had been driven 
the previous day. On the following day the 
battle was renewed and the Union troops were 
hardly pressed. During the night a consulta- 
tion was held between Hooker and his corps 
commanders and a retreat was ordered. It 
was begun and successfully consummated after 
one o'clock a. m., May 5th. The Rappahaniiock 
was crossed without the knowledge of the con- 
federates. All the Union dead and many 
wounded were left on the field. The estimated 
Union loss was 15,000 and that of the rebels 
not far from the same figures. No historian 
should pass even the most incomplete account 
of the battle of Chancellorsville, without paus- 
ing to pay tribute to the memory of Major 
Peter Keenan, commanding 400 men of the 
8th Pennsylvania Cavalry, who charged 10,000 
rebels at the sacrifice of his life and those of 
nearly the whole of his command, thereby 
preserving the army from utter ruin and his 
country from an ineffacable disgrace. By this 
plan of General Pleasanton, the advance of 
Stonewall Jackson after the rout of the 11th 
Corps was checked. — Battle of Port Gibson, 
Miss. General Grant defeated 12,000 rebels 
under General Bowen and the latter left 1,550 
killed and wounded on the field ; 500 rebels 
were captured and the reported Union loss was 
about 850. The rebels fled across Bayou 
Pierre, destroying the bridges behind them, 
which were rebuilt by Grant, whose forces con- 
tinued tbe pursuit.— At Monticello, Ky., Carter's 
brigade drove out the rebels and occupied the 
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Grange, Ark. — At South Qua^' Bridge on the 
Nansemond River, Va., the 99th New York 
defeated a strong rebel force and lost 41 men. 

May 1. — A cavalry skirmish in the course of 
Grierson's raid occurred on the Tickfaw River, 
Miss., in which the 7th Illinois C'avalry were 
engaged. — At Rapidan Station, Ya., Averill's 
cavalry division connected with Stoneman's 
command engaged in a skirmish, and the 1st 
Maine Cavalry, belonging to the raiding expe- 
dition of Stoneman, engaged in a skirmish at 
Louisa C. H., Xa. 

May 2. — Frederickskurg, Va., was occupied 
by Union troops.— An armed reconnois.sance up 
the Nansemond River was made by a strong 
force under Getty, supported by a battery. — 
Marmaduke's command was driven into Arkan- 
sas. — Grieson's expedition reached Baton Rouge, 
La., after a successful march.— Heavy skirmish 
at Blount's Farm, La., during Streight's raid. 

May 3.— Charge at Marye's Heights. A 
successful assault was made on the rebel in- 
trenchments in the rear of J'redericksburg by 
a part of General Sedgwick's command. In 
spite of the terrific fire of the rebel batteries, 
the I'Uion troops, with dauntless courage, 
crossed the works, capturing eight guns and 
800 prisoners. — Mosby's guerrillas were routed 
near Warrenton .Junction, Va. — A troop of 
colored raiders returned to Beaufort, S. C, 
having captured and liberated 800 slaves and 
destroyed $2,000,000 worth of rebel property. — 
Near Gadston, Ala., 1,500 .soldiers belonging to 
Streight's raiding force were captured. This 
was the termination of the movement. — At 
Hankenson's Ferry;* Miss., a division belonging 
to the command of Grant, engaged in a skir- 
mish. 

May 4.— The fieet of Admiral Porter took 
possession of Fort DeRussy, La., at the mouth 
of the Red River, which had been evacuated 
by the rebels. — During Stoneman's raid, the 



5tli New York Cavalry engaged in a skirmisli 
at Shannon Hill, Va., and the 12th Illinois 
Cavalry at Tunstall Station, Va. 

May 5. — An advance on the rebel works on 
the Nansemond River was made by three col- 
umns of Union troops and it was found that 
they had been abandoned during the previous 
night. — Arrest of C. L. Vallandigham at Day- 
ton, Ohio. 

May 6.^A(lmiral Porter occupied Alexan- 
dria, Miss., without resistance. — At Tupelo, 
Miss., a rebel attack was made on a Missouri 
and Kansas Cavalry regiment which was de- 
feated with a loss of 90 prisoners and a large 
quantity of arms. — The LT. S. gunboat, Cuyler, 
captured the Eugenia off Mobile, Ala. 

May 7. — A reconnoissance toward White 
blouse, Va., resulted in the recapture of several 
prisoners taken by the rebels at Fredericksburg. 
— A force belonging to Stoneman's expedition 
arrived at Gloucester Point, Va., having 
marched around Lee's army. — Farragut's gun- 
boats bombarded and dismantled the rebel bat- 
teries at Washington, iVIiss. 

May 8. — Bombardment of Port Hudson, 
La. — A raiding expedition left Helena, Miss., 
and returned after 10 days, reporting the de- 
struction of a large amount of rebel stores and 
other property. — Stoneman rejoined Hooker on 
the Rappahannock, after one of the most brill- 
iant, daring and efficient cavalry raids of the 
war. 

May 9. — Resumption of the bombardment 
of Port Hudson without result.— The vicinity 
of Stone River, Tenn., was scouted by the 2nd 
Indiana Cavalry under Colonel E. M. McCook, 
guerrillas were dispersed and a large number 
of prisoners were captured. 

May 10. — At Civiques' Ferry, La., a skirm- 
ish took place, in which three infantry regiments 
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Port Hudson was renewed and the batteries 
silenced. — Death of Stonewall Jackson. 

May 11. — At Horseshoe Bend and Bottom 
Narrows, Ky., a seven hour's engagement took 
place and 4,000 rebel guerrillas under Morgan 
were defeated with a loss of more than 100, 
the Union loss being 25. — Crystal Springs, Miss , 
was captured and burned by Union cavalry. — 
At Mount Vernon, Ark., a cavalry skirmish- 
took place under Colonel Clayton. 

May 12. — At Raymond, Miss., the rebels were 
defeated by McPherson,the rebel loss being 900 
and the Union loss about half that number. — 
An expedition left Amite River, La., on an ex- 
pedition into Mississippi. They routed the 
rebels at Tickfaw, pursued them to Camp Moore 
and destroyed a bridge over the Tangipaho 
River.— Military operations at Hammond Sta- 
tion, La. — Colonel Breckenridge made a brilliant 
dash into Linden, Tenn. — Between Franklin 
and Woodbury, Ky., a body of Union troops 
routed a squad of mounted rebels. — At Fourteen 
Mile Creek, Miss., an infantr}^ skirmish con- 
nected with tlie ^'^icksbu^g campaign took place. 

May 13. —At Ponchatoula, La., the command 
of Colonel Davis dispersed a body of guerrillas 
and Choctaw Indians, capturing 17 of the latter 
and destroying the camp. — Evacuation of Yazoo 
City, Miss., by the rebels. — At South Union, 
Ky., tlie rebels were defeated. — The 2n<l Illinois 
Cavalry engaged in a skirmish at Hall's Ferry, 
Miss. 

May 14. — Jackson, Miss., was captured by 
Grant's command after three hours obstinate 
fighting. — Joe Johnston retreated northward, 
leaving 450 killed and wounded ; the Union 
loss was 286. After three days Grant aban- 
doned the city, after destroying such buildings 
as could be of use to the rebels. — Near War- 
renton Junction, Va., a Union scouting force 
engaged in a skirmish with the Black Horse 
Cavalry. — Destruction of Hammond Station, La. 



May 15. — Infantry skirmishing near Cars- 
ville and Suffolk, Va., without results and ex- 
tending through two days. — At Edwards Station, 
Miss., Grant's troops defeated the rebels under 
Pemberton. — Destruction of Camp Moore, La. — 
At Johnson's Island near Sandusky, (^)hio, two 
men were executed for enlisting rebels within 
the Union lines. 

May 16. — Champion's Hill. After five hours 
desjjerate fighting Grant defeated Pemberton ; 
more than 5,000 rebels were killed, wounded 
and captured and the Union loss was 426 
killed, 1,842 wounded and 289 missing. — A 
recapture of a company of United States cavalry 
took place at Piedmont Station, Va. — At Berry's 
Ferry, Va., a skirmish took place, in which 
Union prisoners captured by Mosby were re- 
taken.— ^At Cripi>le Creek, Tenn., a brilliant 
cavalry dash was made by General Palmer. — 
The privateer Cuba was destroyed by the gun- 
boat DeSoto off the harbor of Mobile. — Vallan- 
digham was sentenced to Fort Warren, Boston. 

May 17.— At the Big Black River Bridge, 
General Pemberton was again defeated with 
great slaughter by General Grant; the latter 
captured o,000 prisoners and lost 273. — Pem- 
berton retreated to Vicksburg. — Commencement 
of cavalry skirmishing near Fayetteville, Va., 
which continued four days. 

May 18. — Grant's army crossed the Big Black 
River on pontoon bridges and invested Vicks- 
burg; Haines Bluffwas abandoned by the rebels 
and occupied by Porter. — Near Sherwood, Mo., 
45 Union soldiers were attacked by 200 guerril- 
las and 32 of the Union force were killed, 
wounded or captured. — The Crescent City with 
the 3rd Iowa Infantry on board was attacked 
by guerrillas.— The 170th New York Infivntry 
engaged in a skirmish at Carsville, Va. — In- 
vestment of Vicksburg by the land forces under 
Grairt and the fleet of Porter. 

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were defeated in a skirmish. — At Richmond, 
Ray Co., Mo., a body of guerrillas defeated the 
home troops and drove them out. — Unsuccess- 
ful assault on Vicksburg. 

May 20.— The rebels were defeated in a 
skirmish at Fayetteville, Va. — Near Fort Gib- 
son, Ark., and Fort Blunt, I. T., an Indian 
brigade with the assistance of the 6th Kansas 
and 3rd Wisconsin cavalry defeated the rebels, 
killing 100 and loosing 46. — Unsuccessful as- 
sault on Vicksburg. — Union cavatry raid on 
the Rappahannock below Fredericksburg, Va. 

May 21. — A general assault on the works at 
Vicksburg was repulsed after nine hours severe 
lighting and a Union loss of about 2,000 killed 
and wounded. — A skirmish between guerrillas 
and Missouri troops occurred at Plattsville, Mo. 
— At Middleton, Tenn., a considerable action 
occurred in which both infantry and cavalry 
were engaged. — At Snyder's Bluff and Walnut 
Hills the rebel batteries were captured by 
General Steele. 

May 22. — Another assault on Vicksburg was 
repulsed with terrible slaughter among the 
Union troops. — A rebel camp at Gum Swamp, 
N. C, was captured and destroyed. As the 
Union force was retiring, the rebels were rein- 
forced and a severe fight followed, resulting in 
the repulse of the rebels with a loss of 200, the 
Union loss being 67. — Kilpatrick's cavalry re- 
turned to Gloucester Point after a successful 
raid in two counties in Virginia, a Union gun- 
boat having operated in conjunction with the 
land forces. — Actions occured at Batchelor's 
Creek, N. C.,and near Austin, Miss. — The Presi- 
dent changed Vallandigham's sentence to ban- 
ishment within rebel lines. 

May 24. — Austin, Miss., was de,stroyed in 
retaliation for an attack on a vessel belonging 
to EUett's command. — Lieutenant Walker 
started up the Yazoo River on a second expe- 



dition. — At Shawnee Creek, Kan., a wagon train 
was captured by guerrillas. 

May' 25. -A force of rebels crossed the Cum- 
berland River at Fishing Creek, Ky., and met 
with a repulse. — At Senatobia, Miss., the rebels 
were routed and driven south of the Talla- 
hatchie. — General Corcoran cut the Norfolk 
and Petersburg railroad. — A skirmish occurred 
at Helena, Ark., in which the 3rd Iowa and 5th 
Kansas Cavalry engaged. — An action took i^lace 
at Franklin, La. 

May 26. — The 17th Indiana Cavalry under 
Wilder returned to Mufreesboro, after an ex- 
tended scout to McMiunville, Tenn., having 
routed the rebel cavalry, captured many pris- 
oners and destroyed property. — Colonel Corwin 
left Corinth on an expedition info AlabaTna. — 
The U. S. gunboat Cincinnati was sunk while 
attempting to pass Vicksburg batteries, 40 of 
her crew being lost. — A cavalry action took 
place at Woodbury, Tenn. 

May 27.— Siege of Port Hudson, La. Gen- 
eral Banks assaulted Port Hudson along the 
whole line, the columns being commanded by 
Sherman, Weitzel, Grover, Paine and Auger; 
Arnold commanded the artillery and Farragut 
the gun and mortar boats. The action of this 
day was unsuccessful, the Union loss in killed 
and wounded being 800. The 1st Louisiana 
negro regiment acquitted themselves with great 
bravery. — At Lake Providence, La., a colored 
regiment engaged in a skirmish. — At Big Elk 
River Bridge, Miss., a skirmish occurred. 

May 28. — Return of Clendennin's scouting 
party on tlie Rappahannock and the Potomac 
to Hooker's headquarters after 11 days, in 
which a great amount of mischief to the rebels 
was wrought. — The 54th Massachusetts Regi- 
ment of colored troops, the first sent from the 
North, left Boston for Hilton Head, S. C. — In a 
skirmish near Doniphan, Mo., a slight Union 
defeat took place, the Union loss being 80,— 



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Bluffton, S. C, was destroyed. — A rebel victory 
occurred near Somerset, Ky. 

May 29. — Stuart's cavalry was routed near 
Thorouglifare Gap, Va. — A successful raiding 
party returned to Lake Providence, La. 

May 30. — A cavalry engagement took place 
at Greenwich, Va., the Union force pursuing 
and defeated a body of rebels. — Near Kettle 
Run, Va., a forage train of 14 cars was de- 
stroyed. — A rebel camp near Carthage, Tenn., 
was captured. — Four U. S. gunboats took pos- 
session of Tappahannock, Xa. — Return of a 
successful expedition from the Teche country 
to New Orleans, which brougiit in 625 wagons, 
1,500 cattle, 3,120 mules and 5,975 negroes. 

May 31. — Colonel Corwin returned to Cor- 
inth, having defeated-Roddy's guerrillas on the 
27th, at Florence, Ala., and destroyed factories, 
mills, foundries and a large amount of ammu- 
nition and arms. — The rebels defeated the 
Union militia in Lincoln county. Mo. — 16 rebels 
were captured near Monticello, Ky. — The gun- 
boat, Alert, burned accidentally at the Norfolk 
navy yard. 

June 1. — A reconnoissance in .search of .Joe 
Johnston under E. P. Blair, whicii started May 
29th, returned without success. — Skirmishing 
occurred in Howard county. Mo. — James Island 
was evacuated by the rebels. 

June 2. — West Point, Va., evacuated by the 
Union troops. 

June 3. —Admiral Foote relieved Admiral 
Dupont from the command of the South Atlan- 
tic s(juadron. — A regnnent of colored troops 
left Beaufort and went up tiie Coosaw River, 
destroying a million dollars worth of property 
and returning with a thousand negroes for the 
Union service. — The rebel privateer, Florida, 
captured the ship, Tacony, of Philadelphia, 
and tlie rebel command was transferred to the 
captured vessel ; the Florida was burned. — Con- 



tinuation of the bombardment of Port Hudson. 
— Skirmish near Winchester, Tenn. 

June 4. — Near Murfreesboro, Tenn., Wheeler 
was rej)ulsed by two Indiana regiments. — Sim- 
ultaneous rebel charges were made at Franklin 
and Triune, Tenn., and both commands were 
defeated. — A rebel force was defeated at Sarto- 
ria, Miss. — An expedition from Yorktown, Va., 
proceeded to Walkertown and thence to Ay- 
lett's Inlet, where they destroyed a foundry, 
mills and stores. — Rebel guerrillas were de- 
feated near Fairfax, A'a. — Lynnsport, La., was 
destroyed by Union gunboats. — At Bluffton, S. 
C, the 48th New York engaged in a skirmish. 
— A cavalry engagement took place at Frying 
Pan, Va. — At Clinton, La., Grierson's cavalry 
engaged in a skirmish. 

June 5.— A fight took place at Deep Run, 
Va., which was a Union success, 150 rebel 
sharpshooters being captured. — Another por- 
tion of the .same command made a successful 
reconnoissance of the rebel position at Frank- 
lin's Crossing on the Rappahannock. In the 
skirmisiiing, 75 Union soldiers were killed and 
wounded and 96 rebel prisoners captured. — 
On the Warwick River, \'a., a detachment of 
the 6th New York Cavalry destroyed 23 boats 
and a schooner.— A rebel guerrilla force was 
routed at Liberty, Tenn. 

June 6. — In a railroad accident near Nicho- 
lasville, Ky., 18 Union soldiers were injured. — 
The rebel General McCulloch, with 2,500 troops 
attacked the 23rd Iowa and 575 colored soldiers 
at Milliken's Bend. 100 negroes were killed in 
cold blood, the rebels refusing to take them 
prisoners. Tlie entire Union loss was 500 and 
that of the rebels 725, who were repulsed, leav- 
ing 125 dead on the field. — An action took 
place at Shawneetown, Kan.— The 67th Penn- 
sylvania Infantry engaged in an action at 
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June S.— Skirinishes occurred at Culpepper, 
Va., and Brunswick, Mo. 

June 9.— At Monticello and Rocky Gap, Ky., 
a cavalry action took place in which the Union 
loss was 4 killed and 26 wounded, the rebels 
losing 20 killed and 80 wounded. — An engage- 
ment between the troops of Pleasanton and Lee 
occurred at Brandy Station and Beverly Ford 
resulted in the killing and wounding of 500 
Union soldiers and a rebel loss of 700. 

June 1L — A cavalry skirmish, supported- by 
a L^. S. battery of artillery occurred at Middle- 
ton, \'a., the rebels sutfering a loss of 8 killed 
and 42 wounded. — Skirmishes and other mili- 
tary movements occurred at Orleans, Md., 
Poolesville, S. C, Slate Creek, Va., Seneca, S. 
C. and Darien, Ga. 

June 13.— Battle of Winchester, Va. Ewell, 
with a large force advanced upon Milroy, who 
had been lying some time at Winchester with 
7,000 troops. After a heavy fight, Milroy 
retreated to Chambersburg, Pa., having lost 
2,300 men captured, a considerable number in 
killed and wounded and with his command 
utterly broken and routed. — -Skirmishes took 
place at "Wilsons' Creek, Mo., Eunice, Ark., 
and Alligator Harbor, Fla. 

June 14. — Military movements took place at 
Hagerstown, Md., Fairfax, and Martinsburg, 
Xa. 

June 15. — Activities occurred at Greencastle, 
Ky., Chambersburg, Md., New Kent,.Va., and 
at Richmond, La. • 

June 16. A .severe skirmi.sh occurred at 
Triplett's Bridge, Ky., with a Union loss of 15 
killed and 30 wounded. — Activities took place 
at Fleming's, Tenn., Harper's Ferry, Md., Lit- 
tles Town, Penn., and at Riclimond, Miss. 

June 17. — Kilpatrick's cavalry raided Aldie, 
Va., suffering a loss of 24 killed, 41 wounded 
and 89 missing ; the rebel loss was 100 wounded. 
Movements at Cbattahoochie, Ga., Paoli, Kas., 



Point of Rocks, Md., Warsaw Sound, Ga., Cory- 
dou, Ky., Orleans Md.— In a skirmish at West- 
port, Mo., 14 were killed and six wounded. — 
The rebel gunboat Atlanta was captured by 
the U. S. iron clad, Weehawken, the rebels los- 
ing one killed, 17 wounded and 145 prisoners. 

June 18. — Skirmishes took place at MidiUe- 
burg, \'a., Ripley, Tenn., Pocahontas, Miss., 
Fernando, Miss., and at Philomont, \'a. 

June 20. — Activities occurred at Frederick, 
Md., and South Quay, Va.— In a skirmish at 
Rocky Crossing, Miss., the l^nion loss was seven 
killed, 28 wounded and 30 mis.sing.— A light 
occurred at La Fourclie Crossing, La., in which 
the Federal loss was eight killed and 40 
wounded ; the rebels lost 35 killed and 150 
wounded. 

June 21. — Pleasanton's cavalry met the 
rebels at Upperville, Xa., and won the day 
with a loss of 94 wounded ; the rel)el loss was 
20 killed, 100 wounded and 60 missing. — 
Skirmishing took place at South Mountain, 
Va., Cypress Bend, Miss., and Middlelnirg, \'a. 

June 22. — In a skirmish at Hill's Planta- 
tion, Miss., the Union less was four killed and 
10 wounded. 

June 23. — A skirmish took place at Brashear 
City, La., resulting in a Union loss of 46 killed, 
40 wounded and 300 missing; the rebel loss 
was 3 killed and 18 wounded. At Boston 
Mountain, Ky., and at Thibodeau, La., skir- 
mishes occurred. 

June 23 to 30. — In the course of Rosecrans' 
campaign from Murfreesboro to Tullahoma, 
fights occurred at Shelby ville, Middleton, Hoov- 
er's Gap, Beech Grove, Ijiberty Gap, Elk River, 
Tenn., and Winchester and Tullahoma were 
occupied. 

June 24. — Skirmishes took place at Hanover 
C. H., Va., West Point, Va., Shippensburg, 
Pa., Panola, Miss., Thibodeaux, La., Coldwater 
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June 25. — Skirmishes occurred at Wartrace, 
and Duck River, Tenn., Carlisle, Pa., and Fair- 
fax, Va. 

June 26. — The Union forces, commanded by 
Colonel Spear, captured the command of Ctcu. 
W. F. Lee at South Anna, Va., witli 300 horses 
and 35 wagons, loaded with supplies and 
munitions of war. 

June 27. —Activities took place at Fairfax 
and Anandale, Va., Portland, Md., Wriglits- 
ville, Tenn., and at York, Pa.; the rebels 
demanded $100,000 of the citizens at the latter 
place. 

June 28. — At the points named under this 
date various movements occurred ; South Anna 
and Rockville, Va.; Hillsboro and Hillsboro 
River, Ark., Columbia, Pa., Sporting Hill, Pa., 
Rover, Tenn., Oyster Point and Piuola. 

June 29. — Skirmishes took place at Wrights- 
ville, Tenn., Hagerstown, New Windsor, Sykes- 
ville, Reistertown, Md., Mariottsville, Ga., 
Dechard, Tenn., and Goodrich's Landing. 

June 30.— Skirmi.shes occurred at Sporting 
Hill and York, Pa., at Cashtown, Pa., Col- 
umbia, Tenn., Maryland Heights, Md., and 
Cabin Creek, Kas. 

July 1. — Battle of Gettysburg. After the 
fight at Chancellorsville, the two armies re- 
mained for some time inactive. Rumors of 
preparation in the rebel army for an invasion 
of Maryland or Pennsylvania prevailed during 
the latter days of May, and in June reconnois- 
sances by details from the Federal array began. 
Engagements took place at Beverlj' Ford and 
Brandy Station and, at the latter place, letters 
were captured wiiich indicated that Longstreet 
was already advancing Northward. It was dis- 
covere'd that cavalry were massing on theupjier 
Rappahannock and, before Hooker was aware, 
the rebel movement was far advanced. There 
were also indications that Washington might 
be the objective point of the rebels, and Hooker 



disposed his command for the protection of the 
Federal capital. The main army of Lee ad- 
vanced into Pennsylvania in two divisions, and, 
on the 27th of June, one column was 13 miles 
from Harrisburg. The other passed Gettysburg 
on the 2Sth and advanced to a point 30 miles 
south of Harrisburg. On the 28th, York was 
placed under a levy of $100,000 in Treasury^ 
Notes and a large amount of supplies. On the 
same date Lee, ordered a concentration of his 
forces on Gettysburg. Hooker's command had 
advanced to Frederick, Md., and, on this date 
he asked to be relieved, when General Meade 
was appointed to the command of the Army of 
the Potomac. The army was put in motioTi 
the next day and Reynolds was ordered to move 
forward to Gettj'sburg. July 1st he sent Gen- 
eral Buford with a cavalry force of 6,000 on a 
reconnoissance. He followed closely to find 
that Buford was hotly engaged with the rebels 
and hardly pressed. With the 1st Corps, com- 
prising 8,000 men, bedashed into the town and 
formed his lines under cover of Seminary Hill, 
opposing his weary soldiers against 20,000 rebels 
fresh from rest and inaction. He sent an 
urgent message to General Howard, in command 
of the 11th Corps, comprising 15,000 men and 
continued the struggle against the fearful odds. 
He fell early in the fight and General Double- 
day, assuming the command, held the Spartan 
troops until one o'clock, when two divisions of 
Howard's command arrived on the field. That 
general ordered his. remaining forces to occupy 
Cemetery Hill, foreseeing that a retreat was 
inevitable. The rebels charged the Union 
troops through the streets of Gettysburg and 
considerable confusion ensued when, suddenly, 
an artillery fire opened from Cemetery Hill and 
tiie rebel advance was checked. Atone o'clock 
in the morning General Meade arrived on 
Cemetery Ridge with the main part of the Army 
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of July General Lee found liimsel confronted by 
the bulk of the Army of the Potomac. Activi- 
ties were delayed until about four in the after- 
noon when Lougstreet hurled his force against 
the Union "left" with the purpose of occupy- 
ing Round Top Hill. The fighting was terrific ; 
for a time it seemed as though the LTnion lines 
must yield but, reinforcements arriving, the 
federal troops dashed down upon the rebels 
and, with fierce cries, drove them in utter rout 
over the sharp and rolling stones. Mean- 
while, General Ewell had been massing his 
troops, to take the Baltimore road. About 
sundown he attacked the 11th Corps which 
was posted just northeast of Cemetery Hill, 
and he gained a foothold there which might 
give him control of the desired position 
in the morning. Such was the situation when 
night fell. Early on the morning of the 3rd, 
General Slocum made a vigorous attack on 
Ewell with a determination to regain the posi- 
tion lost the day before. The engagement 
soon became general ; rebel sharpshooters were 
posted in the houses of Gettysburg and per- 
formed effective service in picking off Union 
officers. This necessitated the shelling of the 
houises, but, fortunately, only a few were de- 
stro^'ed. Ewell's resistance was stubborn, but 
before noon he was driven back with fearful 
loss and the Union lines were re-established. 
For two hours hardly a gun was fired. Lee, be- 
coming convinced of the uselessness of 
further attempts on the Union right, deter- 
mined on a desperate onslaught on the Union 
lelt center, held by Hancock and in line of 
Meade's headquarters. About two o'clock the 
silence was broken by the thunder of two hun- 
dred rebel guns. The scheme was under- 
stood by the Union commanders and every 
Union gun on Cemetery Ridge and to the 
right and left was placed in position to act at 
the moment of crisis. The rebels followed 



their artillery onset with an infantry charge, and 
a line four miles in length rolled forward in a 
billow of battle until it was near enough for a 
deadly and effective fire from the Union guns, 
and Meade hurled against it his lines of 
infantry in unison with the cannonade with 
such terrific force that, at four o'clock in the 
afternoon of July 3rd, the day was won at Get- 
tysburg. On the 4th, the dead were buried, 
the wounded were being cared for and, in the 
afternoon, the rebel trains began to move 
Southward and, at dark the remainder of the 
rebel army was in motion. Lee took a position 
at Williamsburg, but retired as Meade ad- 
vanced, and continued his retrograde until he 
reached the Rappahannock. The Union losses 
at Gettysburg included 2,834 killed, 13,709 
wounded and 6,643 missing. The aggregate 
rebel loss was 31,621. 

July 1. — Skirmishes and other aflPairs inci- 
dent to war occurred at Dechard, Tenn., Cabin 
Creek, Kas., Baltimore and Baltimore Cross 
Roads, Ky. ; and at 

July 2. — Beverly, Bottom's Bridge, Hunters- 
town, Rock Creek and Springs, Va. 

July 3. — Skirmishes occurred at Cashtown 
and Manchester, Pa., Cowan, Tenn., Morris 
Ferry and Farm, SufiFolk, Va., and at Harper's 
Ferry, Md. 

July 4. — Surrender of Vicksburg, Miss., by 
General Pemberton to General Grant. The 
casualties of the siege, (lasting 80 days) in- 
cluded 8,575 killed and wounded on the Union 
side and 10,000 confederates killed and 
wounded ; 27,000 prisoners surrendered who 
were paroled on the spot. — At Helena, Ark., an 
engagement between General Prentiss' division 
of the 16th Corps and the U. S. gunboat Tyler 
and the confederates under Generals Price, 
Holmes and Marmaduke took place, in which 
the latter were defeated with a loss of 173 
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taken; Union loss: killed 57, wounded 117 
and missing 32. — Skii-mislies at Tebb's Bend, 
Ky., Middletown, Md., and Rockey Hill, Va. 

July 4 and 5. — At Bolton and Birdsong 
Ferry, Miss., General Sherman's forces captured 
2,000 confederates forming the rear of Johns- 
ton's army. — In a cavalry skirmish at Monterey 
Gap and Smithsburg, Md., and Fairfield, Pa., 
Kilpatrick's cavalry lost 30 in killed and 
wounded ; confederate loss was 30 killed and 
800 wounded. 

July 5. — Skirmish at Lebanon, Ky„ with a 
loss to the Union force of eight killed and 15 
wounded ; confederate loss, three killed and six 
wounded. 

July 5. — Skirmish at Wade's Point, ^"a., and 
at Chambersburg, Mo. 

July 6.— At Quaker's Bridge, N. C, a fight 
occurred in which six regiments and two bat- 
teries (Union) were involved. — At Hagerstown 
and Williamsport, Md., Kilpatrick's cavalry 
had a skirmish with the rebels. 

July 7. — In a cavalry encounter at luka. 
Miss., the Union force lost five killed and three 
wounded. — Skirmishes took place at Corinth 
and Natchez, Miss., Cumberland, Ky., and 
Lookout Mountain and Valley, Tenn. — At 
Boonesboro, Mo., a skirmish took place between 
the cavalry of Buford and Kilpatrick, resulting 
in a loss to the latter of nine killed and 45 
wounded and covering two days. 

July 8. — Affair at Antietam, Md. 

July 9.— Surrender of Port Hudson by Gen- 
eral Gardner to General Banks after an invest- 
ment of 45 days. During the campaign and 
siege 5,000 prisoners had been taken and, on 
the date mentioned 6,400 prisoners of war 
marched out of the city. This removed the 
last barrier to the free navigation of the Missis- 
sippi River by the U.S.Government.-An engage- 
ment at Jackson, Miss., was followed by others 
at Bolton Depot, Canton and Clinton, Miss., 



within a week and including a loss of 100 
killed, 800 wounded and 100 missing to the 
Union forces engaged and to the confederates, 
71 killed, 504 wounded and 764 missing. 

July 10. — Admiral Dahlgren commenced 
the attacks ou the forts in Charleston harbor 
supported by a land force under General Gil- 
more. Fort Wagner was attacked and surren- 
dered September 6th. Between the two dates, 
the Union loss was 1,757 killed, wounded and 
missing; confederate loss, 561. Skirmishes, 
etc.,at Boonesboro, Sharpsburg, Md., Salem, Ind., 
Morris Island, S. C, also at 

July 11. — Antietam, Funktown, Md., and 
Vienna, Mo. 

July 12.— Skirmishes and other activities 
occurred at Funktown and Hagerstown, Md., 
and at Natchez, Miss. — An encounter between 
the Union solders and confederates at Jackson, 
Miss., involved a loss to the former of 300 
killed and wounded. On the same day, an en- 
gagement took place in the vicinity, with a 
Union loss of 13 killed and wounded, while 
that of the confederates included 175 killed 
and wounded and the release of 400 conscripts. 
— A skirmish at Ashby's Gap involved a Union 
loss of two killed and eight wounded. 

July 13. — At Yazoo City, Miss., jthe division 
of General Herron with three gunboats, made 
an attack and captured 250 prisoners. — In an 
engagement at Jackson, Tenn., between four 
regiments of Union cavalry and several regi- 
ments of confederate troops, the casualties to 
the former were two killed and 20 wounded, 
and that of the latter included 38 killed and 
150 wounded. — At Donaldsonville, La., an at- 
tack on the rebels was made by portions of 
Weitzel's and Grover's divisions of the 19th 
Army Corps in which the attacking force met 
with a loss of 450 killed, wounded and miss- 
ing.— The draft in New York commenced on 
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began with the destruction of the building in 
wliich it was prosecuted and, simultaneously, 
robbery, malicious acts towards citizens and 
general defiance to law and order supervened. 
The scenes of confusion continued four days 
and the disturbance was finally quelled by 
troops ordered from the army in Virginia to 
New York ; 1,000 persons had been killed 
among the rioters and about 50 of the op- 
posers of the riot. $2,000,000 worth of prop- 
erty was destroyed.— Skirmishes, etc., took place 
at Big Miami, Harrison and Harrison's Island, 
Ohio, at Venice and Williamstown, Va., and at 
Williamsport, Md. 

JuiA'H. — The 3rd Cavalry Division of the 
Army of the Potomac attacked the rebels under 
General Pettigrew at Falling Waters, Md.; the 
rebel commander was killed together with 125 
soldiers and 1,500 prisoners were captured. The 
Union loss was 29 killed and 36 wounded.— 
An engagement occurred at Elk River, Tenn., 
with a Union loss of 10 killed and 30 wounded ; 
confederate loss, 60 killed, 24 wounded and 100 
missing. — Skirmishing, etc.: Williamsport, Md.; 
Williamsburg, Va.; La Fourche, Ark.; Fort 
Powhatton, Va.; Chillicothe, Mo.; Chattanooga, 
Tenn.; Red River, La. 

July 15. — President Lincoln issued a procla- 
mation, appointing Aug. 6th a day of National 
Thanksgiving for the Union victories of Gettys- 
burg and Vicksburg. In a skirmish at Pulaski, 
Ala., the confederate loss was three killed and 
50 missing. — An encounter with the rebels at 
Haltown, Va., resulted in a loss of 25 Union 
soldiers and 20 confederates.r— Skirmishes at 
Charleston, \^a., and Hickman, Ky. 

July 16. — The steamer Imperial arrived at 
New Orleans from St. Louis ; this was the first 
trip made on the Mississippi River in two years. 
— A skirmish occurred at Shepherdstown, Va., 
in whicii the rebels lost 25 killed and 75 



wounded. — Skirmishes occurred at Elk Creek, 
Ark., Piketon, Mo., and James Island, Va. 

July 17. — At Honey Springs on Elk River, 
Ark., a hot engagement took place between 
General Blunt with 3,000 infantrj^ 250 cavalry 
and four pieces of artillery and General Cooper 
with 6,000 rebels ; after several hours' heavy 
fighting the rebels were defeated, leaving the 
Federals in possession of the field and 150 of 
their dead, 77 prisoners and 400 wounded, whom 
they afterwards removed. Cabell arrived too 
late for the fight with 3,000 Texans and retired 
during the night. The Union loss was 17 
killed and 60 wounded. The rebel supplies and 
munitions of war were also captured. — A fight 
occured at Wytheville, W. Va., with a loss of 17 
killed and 61 wounded among the Union sol- 
diers and a confederate loss of 75 killed and 
125 missing. — Six I'egiments of infantry, four 
of cavalry and a battery of artillery encountered 
the rebels in force at Canton, Miss., forcing them 
to evacuate the town. — Skirmishes etc. : Elk 
Creek, Ark. ; Huutsville, Ala. ; Corinth, Miss. 

July 18. — The action known as "Potter's 
cavalry raid" to Tar River and Rocky Mount, 
N. C, resulted in a Union loss of 60 wounded. 
— Skirmishes etc. : Morris Island and Holly 
Springs, Miss. 

July 19. — The Union forces, commanded by 
Colonels Tolland and Powell, destroyed the 
Virginia and Tennessee railroad at Wytheville, 
Va., and lost 65 in killed and wounded. Con- 
■ federate loss, 75 killed and 150 prisoners.— 
Skirmi.shes occured at Sparta, Tenn., Cooley- 
ville. Miss., and Greenville, Mo. 

July 20. — Skn-mishes at Geiger's Creek, Pa.; 
Gregg's Creek, and Pomeroy. 

July 22. — Skirmish at Brashear City, La. 

July 23. — In an encounter with the rebels 
at Manassas and Chester Gaps, Va., the Union 
force lost 30 killed and 80 wounded. The con- 
federate loss was 300 killed and 60 prisoners. 



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An unimportant affair transpired at Front 
Royal, Va. 

July 24. -Skirmishes took place at Brashear 
City, La.; Washington, Ohio; Big Mound, Miss., 
and Charleston, S. C. 

July 26. — In a skirmish at Pattacassey 
Creek, N. C, three Union soldiers were killed, 
and 17 wounded. They belonged to the force 
of General Hickman. — An affair of small mo- 
ment took place at Smyrna, Tonn. 

July 27. — Collision at Lexington, Tenn. 

July 28. — Affair at Richmond, Ky. 

July 29. — Skirmishes on the following dates 
at the following places: Natchez; Paris, Ky.; 
Paris, Va.; St. Catharines, Mo. 

July 30 and 31. — Fairfax, and Paris, Va.; 
Paris, Ky.; Winchester, Ky.; Stanford, Ky. 

Aug. 1. — Actions to August 3rd, at Rappa- 
hanock Station, Brandy Station and Kelly's 
Ford, Va., with a Union loss of 16 killed and 
134 wounded. — Skirmishes at Aldie, Va., and 
Bird's Point, Mo. 

Aug. 3. — At Jackson, La., three regiments of 
U. S. colored troops had an encounter with the 
rebels in which they lost two killed, two 
wounded, and 27 missing.— Skirmishing took 
place at Smith's Island, and Jackson, N. C. 

Aug. 5. — In a naval engagement on the 
James river, at Dutch Gap, Va., m which the 
U. S. gunboats, Commodore Barney and Co- 
hassett were engaged ; the loss on the Union 
side was three killed and one wounded. — Skir- 
mish at White Oak Bridge, Va. 

Aug. 6. — Slight skirmish at Fairfax, Va. 

Aug. 7. — In an action at New Madrid, Mo., 
the Union loss was one killed and one 
wounded. 

Aug. 9. — A cavalry encounter took place at 
Sparta, Tenn., in which the Union force lost six 
killed and 25 wounded. — Small affair at Wood- 
ville, Mo. 



Aug. 11. — At Accatink, Va., an unimportant 
skirmish occurred. 

Aug. 12.— On Point Rock River, Md., an 
affair of no consequence occurred. 

Aug. 13. — A considerable engagement took 
place at Grenada, Miss., in which several Union 
regiments were engaged ; casualities not ob- 
tainable. 

Aug. 14.— At West Point, on the White 
river. Ark., an action took place, in which the 
32nd Iowa Infantry was supported by the 
United States gunboats, Lexington, Cricket 
and Mariner. The town was shelled and the 
Union loss included two killed and seven 
wounded. — At Poolesville, S. C, an affair took 
place without important results. 

Aug. 15. — Skirmishes occurred at Pasquo- 
tonk and Hertford. 

Aug. 16. — A slight engagement without re- 
sults took place at Bridgeport, Ky. 

Aug. 17. — Fort Sumter fired on ; attacks fol- 
lowed on the 20th, and 22nd. 

Aug. 18. — At Pocahontas, Ark., a slight affair 
occurred. 

Aug. 21. — Quantrell, with a guerrilla force 
of 300, raided Lawrence, Kansas, destroying the 
finest buildings and at 10 o'clock in the morn- 
ing 140 men had been slaughtered, 24 wounded 
and 200 buildings pillaged and burned and, 
when the rebels took their departure, the flames 
were raging. — On the same day unimportant 
scrimmages occurred at Chattanooga, Tenn., 
and Leestown, Va. 

Aug. 22. — At Pocahontas, Ark., Gen. Jeff C. 
Thompson, (rebel) and staff, together with 100 
prisoners were captured. 

Aug. 23.— Skirmish at Shell Mound, Miss., 
without important results. 

Aug. 24. — In a skirmish at Coyle's Tavern 
in the vicinity of Fairfax C. H., Va., two Union 
soldiers were killed and three wounded ; the 
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wounded. — At Fredericksburg, Va., Little River, 
Mo., and Corbin's Bridge, skirmisbes of bttle 
moment took place. 

Aug. 25. — Averill, with a cavalry force, made 
a raid in West Virginia which occupied five 
days and in which were slaughtered three 
Union soldiers and 10 others wounded. — At 
Perry ville, Ky., a slight encounter occurred. — 
Davidson with a considerable cavalry force 
made a six-days raid on Brownsville, Texas. 
A skirmish took place at Bayou Metoe and 
Austin, Ark., in which 13 Union soldiers were 
killed and 72 wounded. 

Aug. 26. — In a cavalry dash into West Vir- 
ginia, a lively skirmish occurred at Rocky Gap 
in the Allegheny Mountains, in the vicinity of 
White Sulphur Springs, in which the Union 
loss was 16 killed and 113 wounded ; confeder- 
ate loss, 156 killed and wounded. — A consider- 
able encounter occurred at Perryville, Ark., also 
at Vinegar Hill in the series of actions under 
General Gilmore on the forts in Charleston har- 
bor. 

Aug. 27. — Skirmishes occurred at Hartwood 
Church, Va.; Bayou Metoe, Ark.; Clark's Neck, 
Ky.; Vicksburg, Miss., also at 

Au(i. 29. — Bottom's Bridge, Va.; Maysville, 
Ala., and 

Aug. 30. — At Stevenson, Ala., and Falling 
Waters, Va. 

Aug. 31. — At Vandalia, Ind., a riot was 
threatened ; at Austin, Ark., a slight cavalry 
skirmish took place. 

Sept. 1. — In a scrimmage at Barbee's Cross 
Roads, Va., the Gth Ohio cavalry encountered 
a force of rebels and lost two men killed and 
four wounded. — In Arkansas, at Devil's Back 
Bone, known also as Fort Smith and Cotton 
Gap, a sharp encounter occurred conducive to 
the general results of Steele's operations to se- 
cure the State to the United States. — At Fort 



Royal and Knoxville, Tenn., unimportant af- 
fairs occurred. 

Sept. 2. — Skirmishes at Kingston, Tenn., 
and Port Conway, Va. 

Sept. 3. — On this date, two infantry regi- 
ments and one cavalry regiment had a fight 
with the Indians at White Stone Hill, Dak. 
Ter., which continued until the night of the 
5th. 

Sept. 4. — Continuation of the affair at Knox- 
ville, Tenn. 

Sept. 5. — In a skirmish at Limestone Sta- 
tion, Tenn., in which five companies of the 100th 
Ohio Infantry was involved, the action resulted 
in a loss to the command of 12 killed and 20 
wounded; confederate loss, 6 killed and 10 
wounded. — At Moorefield, W. Va., the 1st West 
Virginia Infantry sustained an attack from 
rebel invaders. 

Sept. 6. — ^At Brandy Station, Va., a cavalry 
encounter occurred. —The beginning of the end 
of the actions in Charleston harbor was manifest. 

Sept. 7.— Evacuation of Fort Wagner. Two 
fruitless assaults were made on Fort Wagner 
by the ironclads under Admiral Dahlgren. 
Heavy siege guns were placed in position and 
the land forces under Gilmore made another 
effort to accomplish the desired result and met 
with repulse with great loss, especially to the 
colored regiments. Other batteries were placed 
ill position and the work carried on, the 
" Swamp Angel " sending shells into the city of 
Charleston. (The gun burst on the 36th round.) 
An order was issued by Gilmore to carry the 
fort by storm, but the entrenchments were 
evacuated by the rebels on the 7th after a 
bombardment of three weeks. Fort Gregg 
surrendered or was evacuated and 26 heavy 
guns were captured. Meanwhile, Charleston 
had been persistently shelled and Fort Sumter 
reduced to shapeless ruin.— At Cumberland 
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place ; also at Bear Skin Lake, Mo., at Ashley's 
Mills, Ark., and on the Atchafaylaya River, La. 

Sept. 8. — On this day and on the 9th and 
10th, operations were carried on at Chattanooga, 
Tenn., including an overlooking of the situa- 
tion at Lookout Mountain. — Skirmishes, etc., at 
Baton Rouge, La., Bath, Va., Frick's Gap, Pa., 
Trenton, Tenn., Sabine Pass, La., and Winston's 
Gap, Md. — A night attack on Fort Sumter was 
made. 

Sept. 9. — Skirmishes, etc.: Dardanelle, Ark., 
Fort Moultrie, S. C, Tilford, Cumberland Gap, 
Tenn., Weber's Falls, Ind. Territory. 

Sept. 10. — Knoxville, Tenn., was occupied by 
the Union force under General Burnside. — At 
Fort Smith a skirmish occurred. — At Little 
Rock, Ark., and Brimstone Creek, Tenn., 
skirmishes occurred. 

Sept. 11. — Skirmishes, etc.: Pine Bluff, Ark., 
Moorefield, W. Va., Stevens' Gap, Ringgold, 
Ga., Waldron, Ark.; at Ringgold the Union loss 
was eight killed and 19 wounded ; confederate 
casualties, three killed and 18 missing. 

Sept. 10. — Little Rock, Ark., surrendered to 
the Union troops under General Steele. — At 
Graysville, Ga., a squad of cavalry belonging 
to the Army of the Cumljerland encountered 
the rebels. 

Sept. 12. — In an action at Sterling's Plan- 
tation, La., the Union troops lost three killed 
and three wounded. 

Sept. 13. — At Culpepper, Va., an encounter 
resulted in a Union loss of three killed and 40 
wounded; confederate loss, 10 killed, 40 wounded 
and 75 missing. Skirmishes etc. : Swallow 
Blutf and Paris, Tenn.; Grant's Bluff, Ind.; 
Lett's Tanyard, Ga. In the latter, Wilder's 
mounted brigade sustained a loss of 50 killed 
and wounded and the confederates the same. 

Sept. 14. — Cavalry skirmish at Rapidan 
Station, in which the loss to the Union troops 
was eight killed and 40 wounded. — In a similar 



encounter at Mdalia, La., the Federals lost two 
killed and four wounded ; confederate loss six 
killed and 11 wounded. — The 5th Kansas cav- 
alry fought two days at Brownsville, Ark. — A 
skirmish took place at Seneca Station, Ind. Ter. 

Sept. 15. — Cavalry skirmishes at Hendrick's, 
Miss., and Sraithfield, Va. — A scrinimage oc- 
curred at Dover Landing, Miss. 

Sept. 16. — At White Plains, Va., a skirm- 
ish occurred. 

Sept. 19. — Battle of Chickamauga, Ga. This 
battle was conducted by the Army of the Cum- 
berland under Major-General Rosecrans and 
included the 14th Army Corps, General Thomas 
commanding, the 20th Corps under General 
McCook and the 21st Corps, commanded by 
General Crittenden with the Reserve Corps 
under General Gordon Granger. The opposing 
confederate force was commanded by General 
Bragg re-enforced by Longstreet, sent from the 
rebel army on the Potomac for that purpose, 
Buckner's division was also attached to Bragg's 
command and, contrary to all the rules of war, 
Pemberton's men, paroled by Grant at Vicks- 
burg, increased the rebel forces. Battle was 
precipitated by the 14th Corps and by 10 o'clock 
in the morning of the first day the troops on 
both sides were heavily engaged. The rebels 
were first driven back, which was followed by 
a like result to the Union force. In many parts 
of the field the contest was virtually waged hand 
; to hand, batteries being taken and retaken on 
both sides and prisoners in considerable num- 
ber. Night came on without decisive results. 
On the morning of the 20th, a dense fog ob- 
scured the positions of the armies and, when 
it lifted, Bragg's army was discovered massed in 
line of battle on the right. The Union left was 
re-enforced and, Longstreet, discovering the 
weakened condition of the federal right, made 
an attack there and on the center with dis- 
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point Thomas won liis title of "Rock of Chick- 
amauga". He held his troops inflexibly and 
secured the "Key to the situation in the West- 
ern Division". He made a successful resistance 
to the repeated assaults on his troops and, at 
night, the Army of the Cumberland withdrew 
to the entrenchments at Chatianooga leaving 
their dead and wounded on the field. Chicka- 
mauga is considered as one of the hardest fought 
and bloodiest conflicts of the rebellion. While 
the advantage was to the] rebels ostensibly, it 
was entirely fruitless to them. Bragg's army 
was weakened beyond repair, his loss being 
2,.380 killed, 13,412 wounded and 2,000 miss- 
ing. The casualties in the Union commands 
were 1,644 killed, 9,262 wounded and 4,945 
missing. — On this date slight skirmishes oc- 
cured at Lafayette and Rossville, Ga., and also 
at Perryville, Ky., and at Fort Smith, Ark. 

Sept. 21. — Slight cavalry engagements took 
place at White's Ford, Va., and Bristol, Tenn. 

Sept. 22. — In a cavalry skirmish at Madison 
C. H., Va., 21 Union soldiers were killed and 
wounded. — A similar action took place at 
Blountsville, Tenn., with a loss on the Union 
side of five killed and 22 wounded and to the 
rebels, 165 killed, wounded and missing. — A 
skirmish at Rockville, Md., resulted in a con- 
federate loss of 34 killed and wounded. — At 
Carter's Station and Johnson's Depot, Tenn., 
slight actions took place. — A small skirmish 
occurred at Thoroughfare Gap, Yn. 

Sept. 23. — Skirmishes took place at Rich 
Mountain, Va., and Fort Fisher, N. C. 

Sept. 24. — Skirmish at Zollicoff'er, Tenn. 

Sept. 25.— A cavalry skirmish took place at 
Upperville, ^^a., and a military movement 
occurred at Donaldsonville, La. — A cavalry 
skirmish occurred at Redbone Church, Mo. 

Sept. 26. — A cnvalry fight occurred at Cal- 
houn or Haguewood Prairie, Tenn., with a 
Union loss of 66 in killed, wounded and missing. 



Sept. 27.— In a skirmi-sh at Moffatt's Station, 
Ark., the Union casualties were two killed and 
two wounded; confederate, five killed and 20 
wounded. 

Sept. 28. — A skirmish occurred at McMinn- 
ville and Blue Springs, Tenn. — An attack was 
made on Fort Sumter. 

Sept. 29. — A skirmish occurred at Morgan- 
zia, La., in which the Union loss was 14 killed, 
40 wounded and 400 missing. — Military actions 
also occurred at Pasquotonk River and at 
Moore's Bluff" and Mill, Va. 

Sept. 30. — A cavalry skirmish took place at 
Swallow's Bluff", Tenn., and another at Fort 
Johnson. 

Oct. 1. — In an action at Fort Simpkins, 
Anderson's Gap, Tenn., 38 Union soldiers were 
killed and wounded. 

Oct. 2.- At Anderson's Cross Roads, Tenn., 
McCook's cavalry attacked the rebels and sus- 
tained a loss of 70 killed and wounded ; the 
confederates lost 200 killed and wounded. — 
A slight skirmish occurred at Franklin, La. 

Oct. 3. — In a skirmish at IMcMinnville, 
Tenn., the Lhiion loss was seven killed and 31 
wounded ; confederate loss, 23 killed and 
wounded. — At Thompson's Cove, Tenn., a con- 
siderable cavalry skirmish occurred. 

Oct. 4. — In a fight at Neosho, Mo., the Union 
loss was one killed, 14 wounded and 43 miss- 
ing. — Skirmishes took place on this date at Ver- 
millionville and Newton, La.; Blue Springs, 
Mo.; Murfreesboro Road, Tenn. 

Oct. 5. — The rebels attacked a stockade at 
Stone River, Tenn., and wounded six Union 
soldiers and captured 44. — In a skirmish at 
Glasgow, Ky., the Union loss was three 
wounded ; the confederate loss, 13 wounded.— 
Skirmishes occurred at Harper's Ferry, Va.; 
Blue Springs and Wartrace, Tenn., and at New 
Albany, Miss. 

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Quantrell's guerrillas, disguised in Federal uni- 
forms, assaulted General Blunt, commanding 
the Army of the Frontier escorted and by about 
100 cavalrymen and colored troops en route for 
Fort Scott. The general escaped with 15 men ; 
ti;e remainder were captured, robbed and mur- 
dered in cold blood. — At Fort Blair, Ark., Shel- 
byville, Tenn., and Brownsville, Mo., slight 
skirmishes took place. 

Oct. 7. — A fight near Farmington, Tenn., 
resulted in a Union loss of 15 killed and 60 
wounded ; the confederate loss was 10 killed, 
60 wounded and 240 missing,— Military move- 
ments occurred at Como, Miss., and on the Red 
River. 

Oct. 8. — Skirmishes took place at Raccoon 
Ford, Ga.; New Hope Church, and Charles- 
town, Va., at Carthage, Tenn., and Salem, Miss. 

Oct. 9. — Skirmishes occurred near Pulaski, 
Tenn., and at Fort Scott, Ark. 

Oct. 10. — A cavalry encounter at Rapidan, 
Va., resulted in a Union loss of 20 wounded. — 
Pleasanton's cavalry attacked the rebels at 
James City or Robertson's Run, Va , and lost 
10 in killed and 40 wounded. — Cavalry and in- 
fantry of the Army of the Ohio encountered 
the rebels at Blue Springs, Tenn., and sustained 
a loss of 100 in killed, wounded and missing ; 
the confederates lost 66 killed and 150 missing. 
— Skirmishes occurred at Vermillion Bayou, 
La., and at Ingham's Plantation, Miss. 

Oct. 11.— At Henderson's Mill, Tenn., the 
5th Indiana Cavalry had an encounter with the 
rebels which cost them a loss of 11 in wounded; 
then inflicted a loss of 30 on their opponents. — 
Skirmishes occurred at Whitaker's Mills, Zol- 
licoffer's Heights, Rheatown and Collinsville, 
Tenn., and at Brazos Island, Texas. 

Oct. 12. — Fight at Jeft'ersonton, Ya,.; Union 
loss 12 killed, SO wounded and 400 missing. — 
In an action at Ingham's Mills and at Wyatt, 
Miss., the respective losses were : Union, 45 ; 



confederate, 50; the actions continued on the 
13th. — On the .same date a fight took place at 
Warrenton, Springs, (Culpepper) Va., in which 
the Union force lost eight killed and 46 
wounded. — On the same date a cavalry and in- 
fantry encounter from Lamine's Crossing to 
Merrill's Crossing, in Missouri occurred, the 
Union force losing 16 killed, and the confeder- 
ates 53 killed and 70 wounded.— On tlie same 
date a cavalry division of the Army of the 
Ohio encountered the rebels at Blountsville, 
Tenn., and lost six in wounded ; confederate 
loss eight killed and 26 wounded. — On the 
same date, detachments of two regiments of 
West Virginia Volunteers met the rebels at 
Bulltown, Va., and inflicted a loss of nine killed 
and 60 wounded. — Skirmishes took place at 
Brandy Station, Xa,., and Coldwater River, 
Miss. 

Oct. 13. — On the Big Black, Miss., General 
McPherson made a cavalry and infantry recon- 
noissance. — Skirmishes occurred at Winchester, 
Va., Belltown, Tenn., and Maysville, Ala. 

Oct 14. — In a fight at Auburn, Va., a detach- 
ment of the Army of the Potomac lost 11 killed 
and 42 wounded ; confederate lo.ss, 8 killed and 
24 wounded. — At Bristoe Station, Va., General 
Warren, with detachments from the 5th Corps 
and a cavalry division, defeated Hill's corps, 
capturing 500 prisoners ; the Union loss was 51 
killed, 329 wounded and that of the rebels was 
750 killed and wounded and 450 missing. — At 
Salt Lick, Va., a detachment of West Virginia 
volunteers fought the rebels. 

Oct. 15. — At Liberty Mills, Va., a fight oc- 
curred, in which the Federal loss was two killed 
and 25 wounded ; confederate loss, 60 killed 
and wounded.— On the same date, a skirmish 
occurred at Blackburn Ford and Hedgeville, 
Va.— In a series of encounters at Canton, 
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loss was 200 in killed and wounded. Three 
days were occupied in the several fights. 

Oct. 16 — In a skirmish at Cross Timbers, 
Mo., the confederate loss was two killed and eight 
wounded. — At Martinsburg, Va., a slight col- 
lision with the rebels took place. 

Oct. 17. — Two blockade runners were des- 
troyed in Tampa Bay, Fla., Ijy U. S. gunboats 
Tahoma and Adela. — Skirmishes at Chantilly 
and Accatink and Rapidan, Va., and Clinton, 
Miss., and at Humansville, Mo. 

Oct. 18. — In a scrimmage at Charlestown, W. 
Va., the 9th Maryland lost 12 killed, 13 wounded 
and 379 missing. — The 34th Massachusetts In- 
fantry attacked the rebels at Berrysville, Va., 
supported by the 17th Indiana Battery, in which 
they lost two killed and four wounded ; confed- 
erate loss, five killed, 20 wounded. — A slight 
afftiir took place at Sharpsburg, Md. 

Oct. 19.— At Buckland's Mills, Va., Kilpat- 
rick's cavalry attacked the rebels, sustaining a 
loss of 20 killed, 60 wounded and 100 missing, 
while that of the confederates was 10 killed and 
40 mis.sing. — A slight skirmish took place at 
Gainesville, Va. 

Oct. 20. — Rosecrans was relieved of the com- 
mand of the Army of the Cumberland, and 
General Thomas made his successor. — On the 
same date a heavy skirmish took place at Phila- 
delphia, Tenn., in which the Union force lost 
20 killed, 80 wounded and 354 missing ; the 
confederate casualties amounted to 15 killed, 82 
wounded and 111 missing. — At Haymarket, 
Va., and Barton Station, Miss., unimportant 
actions occurred. 

Oct. 2 1 . — A skirmish occured at Cherokee Sta- 
tion, Ala,, in which the losses to the Union side 
were seven killed and 37 wounded ; the other 
side lost 40 in killed and wounded. — At Ope- 
lousas. La., a detachment of Bank's troops from 
the 19th Corps met the rebels. — At Vermillion, 



La., and Warrenton, Va., there were actions of 
small account. 

Oct. 22. — At Beverly Ford, Va., six Union 
soldiers were killed in a scrimmage with the 
rebels. — Slight affair at Columbia, Ky., also at 
New Madrid Bend, Tenn. 

Oct. 23. — Danville, Tenn., raided by rebels. 
— At Tullahoma, Tenn., a supply train was 
attacked by rebel bushwhackers and defended 
by an Indiana regiment. 

Oct. 24.— Skirmishes, etc.: Adairsville, Ga., 
Beverly, Rappahanock Station and Bealton, 
Va., and Sweetwater, Tenn. 

Oct. 25.-^The 5th Kansas Infantry and 1st 
Indiana Cavalry had a fight with the rebels at 
Pine Bluff, Ark., in which tlieir loss was 11 
killed and 27 wounded ; confederate loss, 53 
killed and 164 wounded. — Skirmishes at Col- 
liersville, Tenn., and Ci'eek Agency, Ind. Terr. 

Oct. 26. — In a skirmish at Cane Creek, Ala., 
two Union soldiers were killed and six wounded; 
the rebels lost 10 killed and 30 wounded. — At 
Philadelphia, Tenn., a slight skirmish occurred. 
— In a cavalry skirmish at A'incent Cross 
Roads, Miss., the Union force sustained a loss 
of 14 killed and 25 wounded. — Skirmish at 
Brown's Ferry, Tenn.; Union loss five killed 
and 21 wounded. — In a heavy encounter at 
Wauhatchie, Tenn., between the 11th Corps 
and the 2nd Division, 12th Corps and con- 
federate troops, the Union loss was 76 killed, 
339 wounded and that of the rebels 300 killed 
and 1,200 wounded. — At Charleston, S. C, the 
Federal attacks continued and a reconnoisance 
took place at Lookout Mountain. 

Oct. 28. — Skirmishes, etc.: Clarksville, Ala., 
and Leiper's Ferry, Tenn., and Arkadelphia, 
Ala., and Greenville, Mo. 

Oct. 29.— Fight at Cherokee Station, Ala., in 
which the 1st Division of the 5th Corps engaged 
the rebels. — At Lookout Mountain operations 
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Oct. 30. — During tlie closing daj'^s of this 
month and for a number of days in early 
November, the operations in the valley of the 
Tennessee continued. — In the course of the 
month of October, several steam rams, built by 
the Lairds in England for the confederates, were 
seized and held by the British Government. 

Nov. 1. — Actions at Washington, N. C, and 
Fayetteville, Tenn. 

Nov. 2. — At Waynesville, N. C, and Brazos 
de Santiago, Texas, slight encounters took 
place. 

Nov. 3. — Heavy cavalry action at Grand 
Coteau, variously designated as Carrion Crow 
Bayou, Bayou Bourbeaux and Ba3'ou Teche. 
The 23rd Wisconsin achieved much of the final 
success of this event in which General Bur- 
bridge of the 19tli Corps was attacked b}' a 
heavy rebel force and driven until reinforce- 
ments enabled him to return the compliments 
of the confederates, with a loss of 26 killed, 124 
wounded and 576 missing ; the confederate 
loss being 60 killed, 320 wounded and 65 miss- 
ing. — Action at New Lawrence. — At Bayou 
Queue, La., an action preliminary to that at 
Grand Coteau resulted in a heavy loss to both 
forces. — In a skirmish at Centerville and 
Piney Factory, Tenn., the confederate force lost 
15 killed. — In a fight at CoUiersville and Mos- 
cow, Tenn., seven Union soldiers were killed 
and 57 wounded; confederate loss,- 100 
wounded ; the action lasted two days. 

Nov. 4. — Skirmishes at Fort Brown continu- 
ing two days, at Swan's Quarter, N. C, Law- 
renceburg, Tenn., and Medley's Ford, Little 
Tennessee River. 

Nov. 5. — Skirmishes at Point Isabel and 
Brownsville, Texas, and Mill Point in West 
Virginia. 

Nov. 6. — Skirmishes at Rogersville, Tenn. 
— In a fight at Droop Mountain, Ya., the Union 
loss was 31 killed and 94 wounded; confeder- 



ate los.s, 50 killed, 250 wounded and 100 miss- 
ing. — The federal garrison at Rogersville, 
Tenn., was attacked by rebels from Virginia. 

Nov. 7. — Fight at Rappahannock Station,Va. 
At this point the rebel intrenchments were 
strong and defended by heavy guns. General 
Russell asked to be permitted, to make the 
assault, stating that two regiments of his com- 
mand could accomplish the desired result and 
the attack was accordingly made by the 5th 
Wisconsin and 6th Maine. The latter was 
employed as skirmishers, the former being in 
close supporting distance and the works were 
taken at the bayonet's point. Union loss, 370 
killed and wounded ; confederate loss, 11 killed, 
98 wounded and 1,629 missing. — A heavy 
skirmish at Kelley's Ford, Va., resulted in a 
Union loss of 70 killed and wounded and a 
confederate loss of five killed, 59 wounded and 
259 missing. — A cavalry skirmish occurred at 
Stevensburg, Va., in which a detachment of 
the Army of the Potomac was engaged. 

Nov. 8. — Skirmishes at Clarksville, Ark., 
(two Union killed) Muddy Run and Sulphur 
Spring, Tenn. 

Nov. 8. — At Bayou Sara, Miss., a small ac- 
tion took place. 

Nov. 11. — The 6th Mississippi, colored 
troops, attacked the rebels at Natchez with a 
loss of four killed and six wounded ; confeder- 
ates lost four killed and eight wounded. 

Nov. 12. — Skirmish at Roseville, Ark. 

Nov. 13. — In a skirmish at Trinity River, 
Cal., an action took place in which the Cali- 
fornia Mountaineer Infantry participated. 

Nov. 14. — A struggle occurred at Hufl"'s 
Ferry, Tenn., in which the Union lo.ss was 25 
wounded. — An engagement at Marysville, 
Tenn., resulted in a Union loss of 100 in killed 
and wounded. — A cavalry skirmish took place 
at Rockford, Tenn. 

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(near Kiioxville), in whicli the Union loss was 
four killed and 12 wounded; confederate loss, 
six killed and 10 wounded. — At Lenoirs, Tenn., 
and, on the Holston River, skirmishes occurred 
in which infantry and cavair}' were engaged. 
(These were preliminary to the approaching 
siege of Knoxville). — Slight skirmishes took 
place at Summersville, Xii., and Bear Creek, 
Mo.; also at Morton's Ford, Ala., and Corpus 
Christi, Texas. 

Nov. 16. — Skirmishes at Campbell Station, 
Lavergne, and Gallatin, Tenn., and Charles 
City Cross Roads, Va. 

Nov. 17. — Siege of Knoxville. The move- 
ments preliminary to the active operations 
against the city commenced on the 14th. 
Grant had operated strategetically to draw 
Longstreet to Knoxville and the Union forces 
were disposed accordingly. After falling back 
to Lenoir's, Burnside designed to continue the 
movement until he arrived at Campbell's Sta- 
tion. Longstreet made an unsuccessful attempt 
to reach that position first and, while Hart- 
ranft's division engaged the rebels there on 
the 16th, Burnside hastened towards Knox- 
ville. He formed in line of battle in a position 
which covered the approaches to Knoxville 
and was there attacked. The rebels were re- 
pulsed with a loss of 570 killed and wounded, 
the Union casualties being 60 killed and 340 
wounded. On the same day, Longstreet as- 
saulted the rear of Burnside's position who fell 
back to one equally secure. Longstreet re- 
peated liis attempt with vigor, but was forced 
to withdraw. At night, Burnside retired to the 
intrenchments within the city. On the 17th, 
skirmishing continued on the Lenoir road and, 
on the 18th, the direct attack on the city was 
made, falling principally on Sander's cavalry, 
the purpose being to drive them into the city 
and to follow with a charge. Tlie cavalry re- 
sistance lasted three hours and, when they were 



forced back, the onset of Longstreet was cheeked 
by the batteries at Rebel Point. Sanders re- 
newed the conflict against fearful odds and he 
fell about four o'clock in the afternoon, the 
position he had so strenuously defended Ijeing, 
soon after, occupied by the enemy. This ad- 
vantage was of no practical account to Long- 
street and he determined to cease active opera- 
tions, but to reduce by regular siege. Burnside 
was su})plied wuth the "sinews of war" beyond 
the knowledge of the rebel chief and, after sev- 
eral days, Grant's success at Lookout Mountain 
and Mission Ridge increased the peril of the 
rebels. Realizing this, Longstreet attacked 
Fort Sanders on the morning of the 29th of 
November to meet with terrible punishment 
and, after six days of repeated reverses and 
great loss, retired. 

Nov. 17. — Skirmishes, etc." Willow Ci'eek, 
Cal.; Mount Jackson, Va.; Mustang Island, 
Texas. 

Nov. 18. — Skirmishes, etc.: Newmarket, Va.; 
Germania Ford, Alexandria, La.; Bridgeport, 
Ala.; Carrion Crow Bayou, La. 

Nov. 19. — Lincoln made his celebrated speech 
at the dedication of a National cemetery at 
Gettysburg, Pa. — In a skirmish at Union City, 
Tenn., the Union force sustained a loss of one 
killed ; the confederate loss included 11 killed 
and 53 prisoners. 

Nov. 20. — A skirmish of little account took 
place at Abbeville, La. 

Nov. 21. — At Waterproof, La., the steamer 
Welcome was attacked by a rebel squad. 

Nov. 23. — Battle of Lookout Mountain and 
Missionary Ridge. General Grant's army com- 
prised the Army of the Cumberland, the 11th 
and 12th Corps of the Army of the Potomac 
under Hooker and the Corps of Sherman. The 
confederate forces were commanded by General 
Bragg. On the 23rd, General Thomas seized 
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took Lookout Mountain. Meanwhile, Sherman 
was attacking the rebels entrenched on Mission- 
ary Ridge. On the 25th, Bragg disposed his 
force to repel Sherman and Grant ordered 
Thomas to attack the point whence Bragg had 
withdrawn his troops. In accordance with this, 
an attack was made on the ritlepits at the base 
of the ridge and the glorious onset which re- 
sulted in the capture of the summit and the 
planting of the Union colors thereon. The 
success of the Union arms was wholly due to 
the enthusiasm under which the charge up the 
heights was made. The captured batteries of 
the rebels were turned against them and Grant 
ordered an immediate pursuit of the fleeing 
troops of Bragg, _j'ho made a feeble resistance 
at Ringgold's and fled. The situation at Knox- 
ville precluded a continued chase of Bragg's 
army. In these actions, the loss to the Union 
army was 6,000. That ot the confederates, in- 
cluding prisoners, was 9,000. Their loss in 
guns small arms, provisions and ammunition 
was heavy. — Skirmi.shes at- Tunnel Hill and 
Citico Creek, Tenn. 

Nov. 24. — A skirmish took place at Sparta, 
Tenn., resulting in a slight confederate repulse. 
— At Barnwell's Island, S. C, a regiment of 
colored troops encountered a rebel squad. 

Nov. 25. — A cavalry and infantry regiment, 
supported by a battery, had a lively skirmish 
with the rebels. 

Nov. 26. — Mine Run, Va. In the several 
actions at Raccoon Ford, New Hope, Robertson's 
Tavern, Bartlett's Mills and Locust Grove, 
between the rebels under General Lee and Gen- 
eral Meade commanding the Army of the 
Potomac, consisting of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 
6th Corps, and the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Divisions 
of the army, the Union loss was 100 killed and 
400 wounded, while the rebels lost about the 
same number as nearly as can be ascertained. 
These operations lasted two days.— Skirmishes 



occurred at Beersheba Springs and Kingston, 
Tenn., at Bonfouca, La., Greenville and Warm 
Springs, N. G, Rapidan Station and Brandy 
Station, Va., Chickamauga, Ga. 

Nov. 27. — Andersonville confederate military 
prison established by Capt. W. S. Winder at 
Andersonville. A strong stockade was erected 
and fortified with earthworks. Feb. 15, 1864, 
the first Union prisoners were taken there. The 
aggregated number of Union soldiers confined 
there was 49,485. Aug. 9th of the same year, 
33,006 prisoners were within its enclosure. 
The number of escapes was 328. 14,460 pris- 
oners died there. Henry Wirz, the com- 
mandant of tlie prison, was tried after the cloise 
of the war and executed Nov. 10, 1865. The 
National Government took charge of the ceme- 
tery and placed it in a condition suited to the 
dead heroes, whose bodies honored their resting 
place. — At Cleveland, Tenn., 200 confederates 
were captured by a cavahy brigade without 
casualties on either side. — In a fight at Ring- 
gold's and Taylor's Ridge, Ga., the Union loss 
was 68 killed and 351 wounded ; rebel loss, 50 
killed, 200 wounded and 230 missing. — At 
Matagorda Bay and Island, operations were 
carried on, covering a period of four days. — At 
Orange C. H. Va., skirmishing was in operation 
four days. — An action took place at Bayport, 
Fla. 

Nov. 27. — An action of considerable import- 
ance occurred at Fort Esperanza, Texas ; an a.s- 
sault on the works continued two days. 

Nov. 28. — Skirmishes at Louisville, Tenn., 
and Washington, N. C. 

Nov. 30. — Skirmish at Salversville, Ky., at 
Doboy Sound and River and Pass Cabello ; the 
latter occupied two days. — At Dalton, Ga., a 
slight skirmish occurred. 

Dec. 1. — A cavalry skirmish at Ripley, Miss. 
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nardsville, Tenn., the latter occupying parts of 
two days. 

Dec. 2.— In a fight at Walker's Ford, W.Va., 
the Union loss was nine killed and 39 wounded; 
rebel loss 25 killed, 50 wounded. Skirmishes 
at Indianola, Texas, Watson's Ford, Va., Wolf 
River Bridge, Miss., (including several days), 
Pocahontas, Miss., and Lafayette, Tenn. 

Dec. 3. — Skirmish at Salisbury, Tenn. 

Dec. 4. — Continuation of the skirmishing at 
Lafayette. — The actions at Riplej', Moscow, 
Miss., and at Salisbury, caused a loss of 175 in 
killed and wounded in the Union forces and 15 
killed and 50 wounded in the rebel forces. 

Dec. 6. — Skirmish at Clinch Mountain, 
Tenn. 

Dec. 7. — A cavalry skirmish at Creelsboro, 
Ky., and Celina, Tenn., resulted in a rebel loss 
of 15 killed. 

Dec. 8. — Averill's raid in southwestern Vir- 
ginia, occupying 13 days. The Union force 
captured 200 prisoners and lost six killed and 
five wounded. — A cavalry skirmish at Prince- 
ton, Ark. 

Dec. 9.— At White River, Ark., and Charles 
City Court House, Va., skirmishes occurred, 
the former continuing at intervals for several 
days. 

Dec. 10. — Shackelford's cavalry encountered 
Longstreet at Bean's Station and Morristown, 
Tenn. A sharp fight took place, the Union 
loss being 700 killed and that of the rebels 
932 killed and wounded and 150 prisoners. — 
At Moresburg, Tenn., on the same day, a de- 
tachment of the same force (the Army of the 
Ohio), fought a rebel detachment.— A slight af- 
fair took place at Elizabeth City, N. C. 

Dec. 12.— At Big Sewell and Meadow Blufl", W. 
Va., a skirmish took place, in which the 12th 
Ohio Infantry was engaged.— At Decatur, Ala., 
and Lafayette, slight affairs occurred. — At Du- 



val's Bluff, Ark., the 8th Missouri Cavalry had 
an encounter with the rebels. 

Dec. 14.— At Bean's Station, Tenn., the cav- 
alry of the Army of the Ohio encountered the 
rebels. — At Kinston, N. C, a small Union force 
had an engagement. 

Dec. 15. — At Sangster's Station and Fairfax, 
Va., skirmishes occurred. 

Dec. 16.— Skirmish at Doboy River. 

Dec. 17. — A cavalry raid on Rodney and 
Port Gibson, Miss., took place with slight losses 
and was in progress seven days. 

Dec. 18.— At Indian Town, N. C, the U. S. col- 
ored troops and North Carolina soldiers had 
a skirmish. — An action of small importance took 
place at Clinton Forge, Va. 

Dec. 19.— a fight at Barren Rock, Ind. Ter., 
between the rebels and Union Indian regiments 
resulted in a confederate slaughter of 50. 

Dec. 21.— Skirmishes at Middleburg, Miss. 

Dec. 23. — Skirmish at .Jacksonport, Ark., 
and at Luray, Va., the latter extending over 
two days at intervals. 

Dec. 24. — Cavalry skirmish at Bolivar and 
Summerville, Tenn., the Union loss being three 
killed and eight wounded. — Skirmishes at 
Columbus, Ky., and Centerville, Mo. 

Dec. 25. — General Dodge captured 50 of 
Forrest's guerrillas at Pulaski, Tenn. — Skirmish 
at La Fayette, Tenn., in which the 117th Illinois 
Regiment was engaged. — Skirmi.shes at Bear 
Creek, N. C, Stono River and Inlet, N. C, 
Bealton and Qulpepper, Va. 

Dec. 26. — At Port (Jibson, Miss., the skir- 
mishing continued. 

Dec. 27. — The cavalry of the Army of the 
Tennessee skirmished with the enemy two 
days. 

Dec. 28. — Colonel Laibold captured 121 pris- 
oners from the rebel Wheeler at Colliersville, 
Tenn., sustaining a loss of two killed and eight 
wounded ; the rebels lost eight killed and 39 



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wounded. — Skirmishes took place at Charles- 
ton, Va., Calhoun and La Fayette, Tenn. 

Dec. 29.— At Talbot's Station and Mossy 
Creek, Tenn., a brigade of infantry, several 
cavalry regiments and a battery were engaged 
in a considerable action without decisive results. 
— A skirmish at Williamsport, Md. — Three 
companies of the 13th Maine and the gunboat 
Sciota attacked the rebel gunboats in Matagorda 
Bay, Texas. The action continued on the fol- 
lowing day. 

Dec. 30. — A skirmish took place at St. 
Augustine, Fla., resulting in a Union loss of 
one killed and six wounded ; rebel loss six 
killed. — At Greenville and Washington, N. C, 
skirmishes occurred, also at Waldron, Ark. 

1864. Jan. 1. — At Rectorstown and Loudon 
Heights, Va., the rebels were met by the 1st 
Maryland Cavalry of the Home Brigade, the 
latter force meeting with a loss of 29 killed 
and 41 missing ; the rebel loss was four killed 
and 10 wounded. The affair was extended 
throughout 10 days at intervals. 

Jan. 2.— Skirmishes at Moorefield and Alle- 
ghany Junction, W. Va., and at Patterson's 
Creek. 

Jan. 3. — At Jonesville, Va„ a fight occurred 
in which the Union loss was 12 killed and 48 
wounded ; rebel loss, four killed and 12 
wounded. 

Jan. 4. — At Fort Sumnei, New Mexico, a 
fight took place between a California regiment, 
Apache Indians and citizens with the Navajos. 
— A small affair transpired at Harper's Ferry, 
Va. 

Jan. 6. — At Winchester, Va., a cavalry force 
made a slight demonstration. 

Jan. 7. — A skirmish occurred at Martin's 
Creek, Ark,, the Union loss being one killed 
and one wounded, — A skirmish at Madison- 
ville, La, 



Jan. 8. — Cavalry skirmish at Petersburg, W. 
Va. 

Jan. 9. — Infantry encounter at Turman's 
Ferry, Ky. 

Jan. 10.— Cavalry action at Strawberry 
Plains, Tenn.— Cessation of the cavalry raids 
at Loudon Heights, Va. 

Jan. 11. — Skirmishes at Bull's Gap, Tenn., 
and Lock wood, Ky. 

Jan. 12. — At Mayfield, K}'., a skirmish be- 
tween Companies A and B, .58th Illinois Vol- 
unteers, resulted in a Union loss of one killed 
and one wounded, and a rebel loss of two 
killed. 

Jan. 13. — McCook's cavalry engaged in a 
skirmish at Mossy Creek, Tenn., and sustained 
a loss of 14 killed. 

Jan. 14. — Skirmish at Bealton, Va., with a 
Union loss of two killed and a rebel loss of 
three killed and 12 wounded. — Cavalry engage- 
ment at Terrisville, Tenn. — Action of two days 
continuance at Dandridge, Tenn., involving 
cavalry and infantry. 

Jan. 16—17. — Cavalry and infantry skirmish 
at Grand Gulf, Miss. 

Jan. 17. — Cavalry skirmish at Lewisburg, 
Ark. 

Jan. 15. — Skirmish at Saint Catherine's, 
Miss.; 72nd Illinois Volunteers. — Skirmish 
near Seviersville, Tenn. 

Jan. 18.— Skirmishes at Strawberry Plains, 
and Newmarket, Va., and at St. Mark's, Fla. 

.Jan. 19.— Skirmish at Branchville, Ark., in 
which the 5th Kansas Cavalry engaged. — 
Skirmish at Holston River Tenn. 

Jan. 20.— At Island No. 76, Miss., Battery F, 
Colored Light Artillery, had a scrimmage with 
an attacking rebel force. — A detachment of the 
20th Connecticut Infantry skirmished at Tracy 
City, Tenn., and lost two men killed. — Matters 
assumed a lively aspect at Knoxville. 

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the vicinity of Dalton, Ga., the 28th Kentucky 
and 4th Michigan cavahy encountered a force 
of rebels, and made a dash among them. 

Jan. 22. — At Armstrong Ferry, Tenn., a 
skirmish took place. 

Jan. 23.— In a skirmish at Rolling Prairie, 
Ark., 11 Union soldiers were killed. (11th 
Missouri Infantry.) -At Brandon Farms, Va., 
actions occurred on the 23rd and 25th. 

Jan. 24. — Cavalry skirmish at Baker Springs, 
Ark., in which the 2nd and 6th Kansas 
Cavalry were engaged ; the Union force sus- 
taining a loss of one killed and two wounded ; 
confederate loss was six killed and two wounded. 
—At Tazewell, Tenn., the 34th Kentucky, 116th 
and 118tli Indiana Volunteers, 11th Tennessee 
Cavalry and 11th Michigan Battery engaged, 
with a confederate loss of 31 killed. 

Jan. 25. — Skn-mishes at Athens, Ala., and 
Corinth, Miss. 

Jan. 26. — Skirmish at Alton, Miss. 

Jan. 26. — At Florence, Ala., the 72nd Indiana 
Infantry under Col. A. 0. Miller had a slight 
encounter with rebels. 

Jan. 27. — Sturgis' Cavalry Division, Army of 
the Ohio, fought at Kelley's Ford, Tenn., and 
sustained a loss of 100 killed and wounded, in- 
flicting a loss to the rebels of 68 killed and 
capturing 100 confederates. — Skirmish near 
Knoxville, Tenn. 

Jan. 28. — A portion of the 14th Corps, A rmy 
of the Cumberland, fought at Tunnell Hill, Ga., 
with a loss of two wounded ; rebels lost 32 
wounded. — Skirmish at Scottsville, Ala. — 1st 
California Cavalry have a skirmish in the 
Oregon Mountains. 

Jan. 29. — A lively action occurred at Med- 
ley, W. Va.., in which the Union loss was 10 
killed, 70 wounded ; rebel loss, 100 killed and 
wounded. — Skirmishes at Danville, Va., and 
Windsor and Cumberland, Gap, Tenn. 

Jan, 30. — Operations in the vicinity of Peters- 



burg, Va. — (Kit Carson had an encounter with 
the Indians at Canon de Chelly.) 

Jan. 31. — Actions at Chuckatuck, \'a., Dal- 
ton, Ga., and Ringgold, Ga. 

Jan. 30. — Federal supply train guarded by 
Colonel Snyder, captured near Petersburg, W. 
Va., and 80 Union soldiers were killed and 
wounded. — General Rosser (confederate) made 
a successful raid into Harding County, Va., in 
the valley of the Shenandoah, capturing stores 
and 270 prisoners. 

Feb. 1. — In an encounter at Smithfield, Va., 
90 Union soldiers were captured.— In the sev- 
eral actions at Bachelor Creek, Newport Bar- 
racks, and Newburn, N. C, the Union troops 
lost 16 killed, 50 wounded and 280 missing ; 
the rebels lost five killed and 30 wounded ; 
they covered a period of two days. — At Wald- 
run. Ark., the 2nd Kansas Cavalry were en- 
gaged in a skirmish and, at New Creek Valley, 
W. ^'^a., an infantry regiment had an encoun- 
ter with rebels. — On the same day an expedi- 
tion started up the Yazoo river, in Mississippi, 
including colored troops (cavalry and infantry), 
the 11 til Illinois Infantry and a portion of Ad- 
miral Porter's Heet ; the expedition lasted until 
March 8th. 

Feb. 3.— Skirmishes at Patterson's, Spring- 
field, W. Va., and North Branch, Belton, Miss., 
Saltpetre Cave, Va., Lebanon, Ala., Livei-pool 
Heights, Miss., (Yazoo expedition). — The Merid- 
ian expedition, under General Sherman. The 
purpose of this movement was to destroy pub- 
lic property in Mississippi and to disperse a 
force of rebels collecting to recapture Vicks- 
burg. On this day an advance was made to 
Jackson and from there to Meridian, the force 
meanwhile devastating the country. An ex- 
pected cavalry re-enforcement failing to join 
him there, Sherman fell back to Canton, fol- 
lowed by hundreds of Union refugees and ne- 
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persed and not a railroad or public building 
was left intact. During tbe expedition en- 
counters occurred at Meridian, Champion's 
Hill, Raymond, Clinton, Jackson, Decatur, 
Chunky Station, Lauderdale Spring and Mai'- 
ion, Miss. Tlie Union loss was 56 killed and 
138 wounded ; rebel loss 503 in killed and 
wounded and 212 prisoners. — Fight at New- 
hern, N. C, between the forces under General 
Foster, Union, and General Picket, confederate, 
resulting in a loss to the former of 212 in 
killed and wounded and to the latter of 300 in 
killed, wounded and missing. 

Feb. 4. — At Clinton, Miss., a confederate bat- 
tery was defeated with a loss of 15 killed and 
30 wounded to the Union force. ( Yazoo expe- 
dition.) — Skirmishes at Rolling Prairie, Mo., 
Hot Springs, Ark., Moorefield, W. Va., and 
Canton, Miss.— On this date occurred the Mer- 
idian skirmishes at Champion's Hill, Baker's 
Creek, Raymond and Bolton Depot, Miss. 

Feb. 5. — General Wistar led a raiding force 
of 1,500 towards Richmond without decisive 
results, the rebels having been warned. — Skir- 
mish at Qualtown, N. C, in which the 14th 
Illinois Cavalry was engaged, losing three 
killed and G wounded ; 50 confederates were 
captured. — Meridian skirmishes at Clinton and 
Jackson, Miss. — ^Skirmish at Cape Girardeau, 
Mo.— Troubles at Jacksonville, Fla. — AtWyatt's, 
Miss., the 114th Illinois have a skirmish. 

F'eb. 6. — A fight occurred at Morton's Ford, 
Va., a part of the 2nd Corps being engaged ; 
the Union loss was 10 killed and 201 wounded ; 
the rebel loss was 100 in killed, wounded and 
missing. — The 7th Indiana Cavalry had a 
skirmish at Bolivar, Tenn., losing one killed 
and three wounded ; the rebels lost 30 wounded. 
— Skirmishes at Orange C. H. and Bottom's 
Bridge, Va. 

Feb. 7.— At Barnett's Ford, Va., the cavalry 
force of General Merritt had a skirmish and lost 



20 killed and wounded. — In a skirmish at 
\'idalia, La., the confederate loss was six killed 
and 10 wounded. — Slight ati'air at Nevvbern, N. 
G, and Camp Finegan. 

Feb. S. — Meridian skirmish at Morton, Miss. 
— 4th Wisconsin Cavalry skirmish at Donald- 
sonville, La. — Skirmishes at Rome, Ga., Tunnel 
Hill, Ga., and Martin's Creek, Ala. 

Feb. 9.— Cavalry encounter at Morgan's Mills, 
Ark., the Union casualties being one killed and 
four wounded ; confederate loss, 65 killed and 
wounded. — Actions at Barber's Place, St. Mary's 
River, Lake City and Gainesville, Fla., by the 
Massachusetts Mounted Infantry and Massa- 
chusetts Independent Battalion of Cavalry, con- 
tinuing five days and resulting in a Union loss 
of four killed and 16 wounded ; the rebel loss 
was four killed and 48 wounded. — Slight action 
at .Jacksonville, Fla. — Near Point Washington, 
Fla., a detail from the 7th Vermont Infantry 
had a skirmish. 

Feb. 10. — Smith's raids from Germantown, 
Tenn., into Mississippi. This was the cavalry 
movement which was intended to co-operate 
with Sherman's Meridian expedition, and was 
composed of Smith and Grierson's cavalry 
divisions. The time occupied, including 15 
days, and 45 Union soldiers were killed and 267 
wounded, the rebel loss being 50 killed and 300 
captured. 

Feb. 12.— Skirmish at Rock House, W. Va., 
resulting in a confederate loss of 12 killed and 
four wounded. — At Caddo Gap and Scott's Farm, 
Ark., and Lake City, Fla., skirmishes took 
place, also at Decatur and Chunky Station, Miss., 
(Meridian expedition). 

Feb. 13. — Skirmishes at Tunnel Hill, Ga., 
Pontotoc and Vicksburg, Miss., and South Fork, 
Va. 

Feb. 14. — At Gainesville, Fla., Captain Rob- 
erts of the Massachusetts cavalry attacked the 
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The same force skirmished at Lake City, Fla.— 
In a skirmish at Ross' Landing, Ark., the 
Union loss was 13 killed and seven wounded. 
— A skirmish at Brentsvilie, Va., resulted in 
the loss of four Union soldiers killed and one 
wounded. — At Waterproof, La., the 49tli U. S. 
colored troops and the Union gunboat Forest 
engaged the rebels, losing eight killed and 14 
wounded. -Meridian, Miss., occupied by the 
forces of General Sherman.— Skirmish at Wayne 
Court House, W. Va., Hillsboro, Ga., Quitman 
and Enterprise, Miss., and Canton, Miss., on 
the Yazoo expedition. 

Feb. 16. — At Laudersdale, Miss., a skirmish 
occured. — Fort Powell, (Dauphin's Island) Ala., 
defended Grant's Pass. — Skirmish at Okalona, 
Miss. (Smith's cavalry raid.) 

Feb. 17. — Action at Marion, Miss. ; Meridan 
expedition. — The Housatonic destroyed in 
Charleston harbor by a torpedo boat. — Skirm- 
ishes at West Bay, Fla., and Tiptonsville, Fla. 

Feb. 18. — Skirmishes at East Bay., Fla., and 
Baldwin, Fla. 

Feb. 19. — At Grosse Tete Bayou, La., the 4th 
Wisconsin Cavalry engaged the rebels, inflict- 
ing a loss of four killed and six wounded, their 
own casualties including two wounded. — Skirm- 
ish near Batesville, Ark., with a Union loss of 
three killed and four wounded, the rebel loss 
being six killed and 10 wounded.— Skirmishes 
at Aberdeen and Egj^pt, Miss. 

Feb. 20. — Olustee, Fla. A fleet of steamers 
and one gunboat was sent by General Gilmore 
to repossess Florida, and he allowed his com- 
mand to be inveigled into a fight on ground 
selected by the rebels, sustaining severe de- 
feat and losing 193 in killed and 1,175 
wounded and 460 missing. The rebel loss in- 
cluded 100 killed and 400 wounded. — Skirmish 
at HoLston River, Tenn., the respective Union 
and rebel losses being iive killed and wounded 
and 15 killed and wounded.— Skirmishes at 



Saint Mark's Fla., West Point, and Prairie Sta- 
tion, Miss., Piiilomout, Va., Strawberry Plains, 
and Sanderson. 

Ffb. 21. — Skirmishing at Canton, (Quitman 
and Enterprise, Miss., at Hillsboro, Ga., and 
Lake City and Saint Mark's, Fla. 

Feb. 22.— Tunnell Hill,Ga. General Palmer's 
troops encountered General Wheeler with a 
rebel force of cavalry and captured 300 prison- 
ers ; Union loss, 75 killed and wounded ; con- 
federate loss in killed and wounded heavy. — A 
lively cavalry action transpired at Mulberry 
Gap, Tenn., resulting in a loss to the Union 
force of 13 killed ahd wounded and 256 cap- 
tured ; the 10th Tennessee, (Union), was opposed 
to a large force.^Mosby's guerrillas defeated a 
detachment of the 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry 
at Drainesville, A'a., inflicting a loss of seven 
wounded and 57 captured ; Mosby lost two and 
four wounded. — Skirmishes at Powell's River 
Bridge, Johnson's Mills, Cumberland Gap, Calf- 
killer Creek, Tenn., Ivy Mills, Miss., Luna 
Landing, Ark., Willmarsh Island, S. G. — In an 
action at .Johnson's Mills, Tenn., prisoners cap- 
tered from the 5th Tennessee Regiment (Union) 
were surrendered. — Skirmishes at Warrentown, 
Va., and Joy's Farm. 

Feb. 23.— Taylor's Bayou, Tenn. 

Feb. 25.— The action begun at Tunnell Hill, 
was continued until this date and to the 27th 
of February and included conflicts at Buzzard's 
Roost, and Rocky Face Gap, with a Union loss 
of 17 killed and 272 wounded ; confederates 
lost 20 killed and 120 wounded. 

Feb. 26. — At Fort Powell, Ala., activities 
were carried on and skirmishes took place at 
Upperville, and Goose Creek, Va. 

Feb. 27. — Foraging detachments from two 
Iowa regiments skirmished near Canton, Miss. 
— Another action took place at Saint Mark's, 
Fla. 

Feb. 28. — Kilpatrick's raid from Stevens- 



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burg, to Richmond, Va. The cavalry chief 
advanced with 5,000 soldiers to make an at- 
tempt to release the Union prisoners at Belle 
Isle, and in Libby. The aim was lost but 
much confederate property was destroyed, many 
miles of railroad torn up and some prisoners 
were taken. The Union loss was 330 killed 
and wounded and missing ; the rebels lost 500 
men. — The 7th Tennessee Cavalry had a skir- 
mish at Dukedom, Ky., and a skirmish took 
place near Yazoo City, Miss. -Skirmishes at 
Spottsylvauia and Charlottesville, Va., at Rav- 
enna, Miss., and Baldwin, Fla. 

Feb. 29.— Skirmish at Newborn, N. C— At 
Taylorsville, Va., one of the actions of Kil- 
patrick's raid took place. 

March 1. — At Standardsville, and Burton's 
Ford, Va., a cavalry raid under General Custer 
took place, in which the Union force lost 10 
wounded, and captured 30 rebels. — Skirmishes 
at Saint Mark's, Fla., and Black river. Miss. 
(Yazoo expedition.) -Skirmishes at Brook's 
Turnpike by Kilpatrick. 

March 2. — The Mississippi squadron under 
Porter had an action at Harrisburg, La.; Union 
loss two killed and 14 wounded. — Kilpatrick 
raids near Walkertown, Y-a. 

March 3. — 7th Michigan and 1st ^^ermont 
Cavalry under Kilpatrick raid Tunstall Sta- 
tion, Va. 

March 4.— Grant made Lieutenant^General ; 
the office was re-created for him, it having been 
vacant since it was conferred on General Wash- 
ington. — Skirmish on Chowan River, N. C. — 
Skirmish at Rodney, Miss. 

March 5. — Fight at Panther Springs, Tenn., 
with a Union loss of two killed and eight 
wounded ; 22 were captured by the rebels, 
whose loss was 30 wounded.— In a conflict at 
Yazoo City, the losses were six killed and 20 
wounded in the Union force, the confederate 
casualties being much larger.— The Mississippi 



Marine Brigade had an encounter at Coleman's, 
Miss. — At Ely's Ford, Va., and Liverpool 
Heights, insignificant affairs transpired. 

March 6.— At Flint Creek, Ark., the 14th 
Kansas Cavalry had a skirmish. 

March 7. — At Decatur, Ala., the troops of 
the Army of the Tennessee, under General 
Dodge, had an indecisive action with the rebels. 
— Skirmishes at Cherry Stone, Brandon Farms, 
Ga., and on the Plankatank River. 

March 8. — Skirmish at Carrollton, Va. 

March 9. — At Suffolk, Va., a skirmish took 
place between the 2nd U. S. Colored Cavalry 
and the confederates in which the former lost 
eight killed and one wounded ; the rebels lost 
25 wounded. — Skirmish at Bristoe's Station, 
Va. 

March 10.— Skirmishes at Palatka, Fla., 
and at Cabletown, Va. The latter involved 
the 1st New York Veteran Cavalry. 

March 13. — Skirmishes at Carrollton Store, 
Va., by New York and Pennsylvania Cavalry, 
at Semmesport, La., Natchitoches in the Red 
River expedition and Indianola, Texas. 

March 14. — Detachments of the 16th and 
17th Corps and Porter's Mississippi Squadron, 
attacked Fort de Russy, La., sustaining a loss 
of seven killed and 41 wounded. The confed- 
erates were defeated, with a loss of five killed 
and four wounded and 300 prisoners, besides a 
large amount of munitions of war and ord- 
nance stores.— A Free-State Government organ- 
ized in Arkansas. 

March 15. — Skirmish at Clarendon, Ark., 
the federal force losing one killed and three 
wounded. — Action at Alexandria, (Red River 
expedition). 

March 16.— In a fight near Fort Pillow, 
Tenn., the rebels were defeated with a loss of 
50 killed and wounded.— Action at Shreeve- 
port. La. 

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Tennessee Cavalry attacked the rebels and 
killed 21. 

March ly. — The same Union force attacked 
a squad of rebels at Calf killer Creek, Tenn. — 
At Monticello, Ark., the 7th Missouri Cavalry 
had a skirmish. 

March 19. — Activity at Port Royal, S. C. 

March 20. — The 5th Tennessee Cavalry 
made another attack on the rebels at Beer- 
sheba Springs, Tenn. 

March 21. — At Henderson's Hill, La., the 
troops of General Mower, including detach- 
ments of the 16th Corps and the cavalry 
divsion of the 19th Corps attacked a con- 
federate camp and captured 282 prisoners. — 
Skirmish at Magnolia, Miss. — General Banks 
attacked the rebels near Alexandria, La., and 
took 306 prisoners. 

March 24.— At Union City, Tenn., Forrest 
attacked the 5th Tennessee Cavalry and took 
450 prisoners. 

March 25. — Paducah, Ky., was held by Col. 
S. G. Hicks with a garrison of 650 men. For- 
rest attacked and the garrison retired to Fort 
Anderson where a stand was made, assisted by 
two Union gunboats. Forrest demanded im- 
mediate surrender without conditions, adding, 
" if you surrender you shall be treated as 
prisoners of war ; but if I have to storm your 
works, you may expect no quarter." Hicks 
refused and the rebels made three assaults, 
losing 1,500 men and the rebel General 
Thompson. Forrest retired on the 26th. The 
Union loss was 14 killed and 46 wounded. 
The town was nearly destroyed in the bombard- 
ment. 

March 26. — Skirmish at Longview, Ark., in 
which the 28th Wisconsin, 5th Kansas and 7th 
Missouri (Javalry engaged. — On the same date 
the 2nd Kansas Cavalry had a skirmish at 
Danville, Ark. — At Canton, Miss., (Black River) 
a slight skirmish took place. 



March 28.— At Charleston, III., the copper- 
heads attacked the 54th Illinois Infantrj', re- 
turning to the front from veteran's furlough. 
The regiment lost two killed and eight wounded. 
The attacking party lost three killed, four 
wounded and 12 were taken prisoners. — Activity 
at Fort Powell, Ala. — Skirmish at Cane River, 
La. (Red River expedition.) — At Arkadelphia, 
Ark., the cavalrj' of the 7th Corps made a 
movement lo advance. 

March 29. — In a skirmish at Bolivar, Tenn., 
the Union loss was eight killed and 35 wounded ; 
the 6tii Tennessee Cavalry were engaged. 

March 30.— At Mount Elba, Ark., the force 
recorded on the 28th had a skirmisli, the 
aggregate losses of the several actions from the 
26th to the 30th, including four Union soldiers 
killed and 18 wounded ; the rebel loss was 12 
killed, 35 wounded and 300 prisoners. — At 
Grosse Tete Bayou, La., the 118th Illinois In- 
fantry had a skirmish. — -Skirmishes at Natch- 
itoches, La., and Monticello, Mo. — Riots at 
Mattoon, 111. 

March 31.— Tiie 3rd U. S. Cavalry, (colored) 
had a skirmish at Snydersville, Miss., losing 
16 killed and three wounded ; the confederate 
loss was three killed and seven wounded. — 
Action at Ball's Ferry, Va. 

April 1. — At Augusta, Ark., in a skirmish, 
the 3rd Minnesota Infantry and 8th Mis.souri 
Cavalry lost eight killed and 1 6 wounded and 
inflicted a loss of 15 killed and 45 wounded. — 
Slight skirmish on the Rappahannock, Va. — 
Skirmishes at White River, Ark., and Grant's 
Pass, Ala.— A collision occurred at Fitzhugh's 
Woods, Va. 

Ai'RiL 2.— At Sijoonville, Ark., the 29th 
Iowa, 50th Indiana and 9th Wisconsin Infantry 
and tlie 1st Missouri Cavalry, belonging to 
Steele's expedition, had a skirmish and lost 10 
killed and 35 wounded ; rebel loss, 100. — Skir- 
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the Red River expedition in which the Union 
loss was 20 wounded and that of the rebels 85. 
— Sl<;irmishes at Camden, N. C, Antoine, Texas, 
Cleveland, Tenn., and Pensacola, Fla. 

April 3.— At Okalona, Ark., another action 
was had, in which Illinois and Missouri cavalry, 
and Wisconsin, Iowa, IlHnois and Ohio infan- 
try participated ; the Union loss was 16 killed 
and 74 wounded; the rebels lost 75 in killed 
and wounded. 

April. 4.— Compti, La., was made famous by 
a skirmish in tlie Red River expedition and 
the Federal loss was 10 killed and 18 wounded. 
—Skirmish at Plymouth, N. C— The fight at 
Elkin's Ford, Ark., was commenced and the 
skirmishing continued at intervals for three 
days. Three infantry regiments, one cavalry 
regiment and a battery were engaged and the 
loss was five killed and 33 wounded on the 
Federal side. 

April 5.— At Roseville, Ark., detachments of 
the 2nd and Gth Kansas Cavalry had a guerrilla 
skirmish and lost 19 killed and 11 wounded ; 
the confederate casualties included 15 killed, 
25 wounded and 11 prisoners.— At Stone's Farm, 
Ark., 26 men of the 6th Kansas Cavalry were 
attacked by guerrillas and 11 of them were 
captured and massacred, among them Surgeon 
Fairchilds. — Skirmish at Grand Ecore, La., 
(Red River expedition). 

April 6. — In a skirmisli at (Quicksand, Ky., 
one company, 14th Kentucky Volunteers, had 
a skirmish and lost 10 men killed and seven 
wounded. — Skirmishes at Fort Halleck, Ind. 
Ter., Columbus, Mo., and Shreveport, La. (The 
activity at the latter place continued three 
days).— Skirmish at Peach Hill, Va. 

April 7.— At Wilson's Farm, La., the ad- 
vance cavalry of the 19th Corps in the Red 
River expedition, engaged the rebels with a loss 
of 14 killed and 39 wounded, the rebel loss 
being 40 wounded men and 100 prisoners,— 



At Harney Lake Valley, Ore., a skirmish took 
jilace, in which the 1st Oregon Cavalry were 
engaged. — Detachments from Illinois cavalry 
and infantry and a battery were engaged in a 
skirmish at Plain's Farm^ near Port Hudson, La. 

April 8. — Battle of Sabine Cross Roads or 
Mansfield. The advance of Banks' army en- 
gaged in heavy skirmishing with the rebels in 
a line of battle that was, practically, an ambus- 
cade, the forces ' being disposed in a wedge 
shape. After the first onset the wings of the 
rebel command closed about the Union troops 
and confusion resulted. A complete rout was 
prevented only by the timely arrival of re- 
enforcements. The Union troops engaged, num- 
bered about 8,000, and the losses aggregated 
2,000 in killed, wounded and missing. The 
rebels pursued three miles and a half when 
they were checked by General Emery's division. 
The rebels loss at Mansfield numbered 3,500. 
— A Missouri battery became involved in a 
skirmish at Pembescott Bayou, Ark. — At Wolf 
River, Tenn., Grierson's cavalry had a skirmish. 
At Cane River, La. the advance of the Red 
River expedition met the rebels in force and 
the latter were put to flight with a loss of 600 
prisoners. 

April 10, — The troops belonging to Steele's 
expedition had a heavy fight at Prairie D'Ann, 
Ark., in which the Union loss was 100 killed, 
wounded and missing. Several days were occu- 
pied in the conflict. — At Little Cacapon, Va., a 
company of the 54th Pennsylvania Infantry 
engaged in a skirmish. 

April 12. — At Pleasant Hill Landing, La., 
the 17th Corps, assisted by the gunboats Lex- 
ington and Osage, had a considerable fight, 
resulting in a loss to the federals engaged, of 
seven wounded. The rebel loss included 200 
killed and wounded. (Red River expedition.) 
— The massacre at Fort Pillow took place on 
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iuid 538 men, 262 of whom were negroes, com- 
manded by Major L. F. Bootli, Forrest attacked 
the fort suddenly, no intimation of it reaching 
the garrison, until the onset was made and the 
Union pickets driven in. Major Booth was 
killed early in the struggle and was succeeded 
by Major W. F. Bradford, who retired with the 
force within the intrenchments. The artillery 
defence included six guns and aid was received 
from a gunboat. In the afternoon, Forrest sent 
in a flag of truce demanding surrender without 
conditions and the commandant asked an hour 
for consideration. Meanwhile the rebels, re- 
gardless of the flag, were taking an advantage- 
ous position. As soon as the reply was com- 
municated the confederates rushed over the 
fortifications, raising the cry : "No quarter". 
Indiscriminately of age or sex the slaughter 
was pressed until nightfall and renewed at day- 
light, about 300 people being killed in cold 
blood. Tlie entire Union loss was 350 killed, 
60 wounded and 164 missing. The confederate 
lo-ss was SO killed and wounded. — At Fremofit's 
Orchard, Col. Ter., two cavalry companies had 
a scrimmage with the Indians. 

April 13. — Steele's raiders had a skirmish 
at Moscow, Ark., losing five killed and 17 
wounded. Tlie rebel loss was 30 killed and 
wounded. — Kentucky infantry encountered a 
rebel force at Paintsville, Ky., and fought the 
next day at Half Mount, Ky. — A slight afftiir 
took place at Columbus, Mo. — Skirmishes at 
Indian Bay, Ark., Florence, Ala., Cleveland, 
Tenn., Paducah, Ky., Grand Ecore, La., and 
Wayne C. H., W. Va. 

April 14. — An infantry skirmish took place 
at Smithfield, Va., the losses being to the 
Union and confederates engaged, five and six 
respectively. — The 6th Kansas Cavalry raided 
Dutch Mills, Ark. (Steele's expedition.) 

April 15. — Advance of Steele's force on 
Camden, Ark., the place being occupied the 



following day. At Bristoe's Station, Va., a 
cavalry action occurred with inconsiderable 
loss. — Another force of Steele's command raided 
Liberty, Ark. 

April 16. — Skirmish at King's River, Ark., 
and at Scullyville, Indian Territory, in which 
the Indian Home Guards were engaged. 

April 17. — At Plymouth, N. C, an import- 
ant engagement took place in which the 85th 
New York, 103rd Pennsylvania and the 16th 
Connecticut Infantry under General Wessels, 
assisted by a strong naval force under Lieut- 
Commander Flusser, fought three days for pos- 
session of the western entrance of the Cape 
Fear River, the action resulting in the defeat 
of the federal troops. The loss to the latter in- 
cluding Flusser was 20 killed and 80 wounded ; 
the confederate loss was about 500. — The same 
day a skirmish took place at Decatur, Ala., 
with slight loss. 

April 18. — A forage train, escorted by the 
18th Iowa, 79th U. S. Colored Infantry and 6th 
Kansas Cavalry, was attacked at Poison Sjirings 
near Camden, sustaining a loss of 113 killed, 
88 wounded and 68 missing. (Steele's expedi- 
tion.) — Slight. skirmish at Bokken's Mills, S. C, 
two soldiers being killed and 18 wounded. 

April 19.— At Natchitoches, La., the 4th 
Brigade, Cavalry Division, 10th Corps, Red 
River expedition, had an encounter with bush- 
whackers and guerrillas.— The 45th Kentucky 
was involved in a skirmish at Pound Gap, Ky. 
— Skirmish at Burkesville, Ky. 

April 20. — A regiment of colored troops had 
a skirmish at Waterproof, La. 

April 21. — At Cotton Plant, Cache River, 
Ark., the troops of Steele's expedition had a 
skirmish. (98th Missouri Cavalry.) -The 2nd 
Wisconsin Cavalry had a brush with bush- 
whackers at Red Bone, Miss., one man being 
killed and six wounded. 

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Rhode Island Cavalry on transports at Tunica 
Bend, Red River, were attacked from the 
banks, suft'ering a loss of two killed and 17 
wounded. 

April 23. — In a skirmish at Nickajack Trace, 
Ga., a detachment of the 92iid Illhiois Infantry 
were engaged in a skirmish in wliich thej' lost 
five killed and nine wounded and 22 taken pris- 
oners. — Two divisions of Banks' army had an 
encounter at Moneti's Bluff, La., and at Clou- 
tiersville, the latter extending into " the follow- 
ing day. It was a determined movement of 
the confederates to prevent the Federals cross- 
ing the Cane River and the advance had sharp 
work to repulse and drive back the rebels. 
Generals Banks was in possession of the rebel 
plans and pushed his command through 
swamps and almost impenetrable morasses, 
steadily advancing and arriving at Alexandria 
on the 26th, having suffered a loss of 350 killed 
and wounded. The confederate loss in killed 
and wounded was about 400. — At Swan Lake, 
Ark., the 5th Kansas Cavalry, belonging to 
Steele's expedition, was engaged in a skirmish. 

April 24. — At Jacksonport, Ark., the 1st 
Nebraska Cavalry repulsed the rebels. 

April 25. — The rebels attacked a forage train, 
escorted by several infantry regiments and a 
Ijattery and captured the wagons and guard 
while en route from Little Rock to supply 
Banks' army ; the encounter transpired near 
Pine Bluff; 2,000 prisoners were taken. — At 
Mark's Mills, General Fagan's force, 6,000 
strong, attacked the rear of a supply train of 
240 wagons, cut off" the advance from the rear, 
compelling the surrender of both columns and 
inflicting a loss of 250 killed and wounded, and 
the destruction or capture of the wagons, the 
negroes being shot after surrender, the rebels 
never taking colored prisoners. The rebel cas- 
ualties were small. — Skirmish at Wautauga's 
\ Bridge, Tenn., in which the 10th Michigan Cav- 



alry was involved, losing three killed and nine 
wounded. 

April 26.— Steele's troops again encountered 
the rebels at Moro Creek, Ark., sustaining a loss 
of five killed and 14 wounded. — At Alexandria, 
a Missouri Cavalry regiment and a New York 
regiment of infantry became iilvolved in a skir- 
mish. (Bank's expedition.) 

April 28.— At Offett's Knob, Mo., the 1st 
Missouri Militia Cavalry had a brush with guer- 
rillas. 

April 29. — At Princeton, Ark., two infantry 
regiments, one cavalry and a battery belonging 
to Steele's expedition, had a short, sharp skir- 
mish without loss. 

April 30. — .Jenkin's Ferry. Steele's divis- 
ion, which had suffered heavily in incessant 
skirmishing through the entire march to make 
connection witli Banks from Little Rock, was 
attacked on the Sabine River in Arkansas by 
the consolidated forces of Kirby Smith and 
Price— 5,000 Union soldiers against 20,000 
rel^els — a battle of about eight hours duration 
ensuing, which was one of the sharpest contests 
of the southwest in the war, but resulted in a vic- 
toiyof the Union force which saved Little Rock 
and Arkansas to the U. S. Government. General 
Salomon of Wisconsin won the honors by deter- 
muied bravery, and the pursuit of the rebels 
was prevented only by lack of supplies. 1,175 
Union soldiers were lost and about 2,000 rebels. 
— Activities at Little Washington. 

May 1. — In the early days of May, the op- 
erations of the Union armies were to be com- 
bined. Sigel commenced his movements up 
the valley of the Shenandoah on the 1st day 
of the month. — The 7th U. S. Infantry, coloi-ed 
troops, had a skirmish at Jacksonville, Fla., 
losing one man killed.— At Hudnot's Planta- 
tion, La., and near Alexandria, a skirmish took 
place between cavalry of the 13th and 19th 
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wounded and the loss to the rebels included 
25 killed and 100 wounded. — At Ashwood's 
Landing, La., the 64th U. S. Colored troops 
skirmished with guerrillas. — At Clinton, La., 
a slight affair occurred. 

May 2. — -Lieutenant Colonel .Joseph Bailey, 
of the 4th Wisconsin Infantrj^ (cavalry) com- 
menced the construction of a dam for the re- 
lease of 10 gunboats and two tugs imprisoned 
by low water on the Red River. The work was 
concluded on the Sth and resulted in the safe pas- 
sage of the fleet Ave days later, with the loss of 
one man and insignificant injuries to the boats. 
— Fight at Governor Moore's Plantation, La.; 
Union loss two killed and 10 wounded. — 7th 
Kansas Cavalry encountered a small force of 
rebels at Memphis, Tenn.- Skirmish at Harri- 
sonburg, La. 

May 3.— Red Clay, Ga. The 1st Cavalry Di- 
vision of the Army of the Cumberland was en- 
gaged and lost 10 killed and wounded. — Skir- 
mish at Richland, Ark., involving the 2nd Ar- 
kansas Cavahy, the command losing 20 in killed 
and wounded. — A cavalry engagement took 
place at Bolivar, Tenn. — At Baton Rouge, La., 
a cavalry encounter occurred in which the 4th 
Wisconsin was engaged. The 120th Oliio In- 
fantry, and 73d U. S. Colored troops on board 
the transport City Belle, were attacked bj' 
rebels on the banks of the Red River near 
Snaggy Point, La., and the loss and suffering 
was severe, the soldiers abandoning the trans- 
port and many were murdered and captured 
by the pursuing rebels.— Preparations in the 
Army of the Potomac for operations in the 
Wilderness. 

May 4. — In a fight at Doubtful Canon, Ari., 
a detachment of the 5th California Infantry 
and the 1st California Cavalry lost one killed 
and six wounded and inflicted a loss of 10 
killed and 20 wounded. — Hancock took posi- 
tion at Chancellorsville. — Kautz cavalry raid 



commenced from Sufiblk, Va., on the Weldon 
railroad and included the movements at Wall 
Bridge, Stony Creek Station, .larrett's Station 
and White's Bridge, to City Point, which was 
reached on the 12th. — Marye's Heights, Orange 
C. H. and Bermuda Hundred were oc- 
cupied. — Yazoo expedition in Mississippi com- 
menced ; the 3rd U. S. Cavalry, colored, 11th, 
72nd and 76th Illinois Infantry being de- 
tailed and the 5th Illinois Cavalry and 7th 
Ohio Battery. Actions took place at Vaughn 
and Benton, a slight loss being sustained. The 
expedition consumed nine days. 

May 5. — The U. S. gunboats Ceres, Commo- 
dore Hull, Matabesett, Sassacus, Seymour, 
Wydusing, Miami and Whitehead attacked the 
rebel ram Albemarle, on the Roanoke River, 
N. C, with a loss of five killed and 26 wounded ; 
the rebels lost 56 prisoners. — The transport 
Warner, steamer Covington and gunboat Sig- 
nal, having the 56th Oliio Infantry on board 
were attacked by rebels at Dunn's Bayou on 
the Red River. The soldiers fought as long as 
possible and the residue abandoned the boats, 
making their way to Alexandria through the 
woods. More than half the command was lost. 
— Battle of the Wilderness. The rebel General 
Ewell with his division disputed the occupation 
of the Wilderness and a terrific fight ensued, 
which was participated in by the 2nd, 5th, 6th, 
9th and Cavalry Corps of the Army of the 
Potomac under Hancock, Warren, Sedgwick, 
Burnside and Sheridan, Major-General Meade 
commanding. It was practically a hand-to- 
hand struggle and at dark was not at an end. 
The rebel General Hill had joined in the con- 
test and, during the ensuing night, Longstreet 
made connection with Lee's army and there 
was no alternative but to continue the conflict 
and urge matters to a determination on the 
6th, the fight being resumed as soon as day 
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on the previous day but at the close, botli armies 
were indisposed to renew active hostilities, 
although no decisive state of affairs had been 
reached. The killed of the Union army was 
5,597, wounded 21,463 and missing 10,677. 
Brigadier Generals Wadsworth, Hayes and 
Webb were among the killed. The loss of the 
rebels was 2,000 killed, 6,000 wounded and 
3,400 missing. The confederate generals Jen- 
kins, Pickett and Jones were killed and Long- 
street, Pegram, Stafford and Hunter wounded. 
— Action at Craig's Meeting House, \''a. 

May G. — Sherman commenced his move- 
ment on tiie 27th of April. On the 6th day of 
May the three branches of his command were 
ni position. Three corps of the Army of the 
Cumberland, two corps of the Army of the 
Tennessee and one corps of the Army of the 
Ohio were located respectively at Ringgold and 
Red Clay. Preparations were put in progress 
for the triumphant campaign known to history 
forever more as the " March to the Sea ; " the 
days from the 5th to the i)th inclusive were 
made conspicuous by the movements bj' way 
of Ship Gap, Villanow, and Snake Creek Gap, 
Tunnell Hill and the sharp actions at Rocky 
Face Ridge and Buzzard's Roost. An effort 
was made to compel the evacuation of Dalton 
but failed and, May 13th, General Sherman de- 
cided to move towards Resaca. Skirmishing 
commenced on the 14th, the rebels having 
taken possession of tlie city. Calhoun was 
threatened and a force sent against the railroad 
to cut off' communications. Resaca was aban- 
doned by the rebels and occupied by the Fed- 
eral troops. At Ley's Ferry a slight action 
took place on the 15th, and, on the same day, 
an action occurred at Tanner's Bridge. On 
the day following. May 16th, another fight 
took place at Rome Cross Roads; a two-days 
encounter occurred at Adairsville and included 
the minor actions at Graves' House and Calhoun. 



May 18th, the Army of the Cumberland was in 
action at Rome and, on the 19th, the 20tli 
Corps was involved at Cassville. The action 
there continued until the 22nd ; on the 24th the 
fight at Kingston in which three regiments of 
Union Infantry and one regiment of cavalry 
were engaged, took place. On the 25th, the 
series of operations known as the battle of Dal- 
las, New Hope Church, Burnt Hickory, Pump- 
kinvine Creek and Allatoona Hills commenced 
and was concluded on the 4th of June without 
decisive results. May 25th, a fight occurred at 
Cassville Station followed by a skirmish at 
Burned Church. From the 5th to the 9th of 
May, the Union casualties ijicluded 200 killed 
and 637 wounded. In an assault on Resaca, 600 
were killed and 2,147 wounded. The total 
loss at Dallas in the nine days operation was 
2,400. The Army of the Cumberland was 
commanded by General Thomas, that of tlie 
Tennessee by McPherson and that of the Ohio 
by Schofield. General Johnston was the guid- 
ing spirit of the rebels. The confederate loss 
was variously estimated, but doubtless reached 
6,500 in round numbers from May 0th to June 
4th. — The gunboat Commodore Jones attacked 
the rebels on the James River near Citj' Point ; 
Union loss, 23 killed and 48 wounded. — De- 
tachments of the 1 0th and 18th Army Corps, 
Army of the Potomac, encountered the rebels 
at Chester, Va., on the Richmond & Petersburg 
railroad and sustained a Ioibs of 48 killed and 
256 wounded ; the rebel loss was 50 killed and 
200 wounded. — At Princeton, W. Va., the forces 
under General Crook made an advance. 

May 7. — A portion of the 1 6th Army Corps, 
belonging to Banks' Red River expedition, met 
the rebels at Bayou La Mourie, La., and lost 10 
killed and 31 wounded. — At Benton, Miss., the 
Yazoo expedition had an engagement, in which 
three Illinois regiment, and an Ohio battery 
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and Dug Gap. — Stoney Greek Station, Va. — An 
unimportant action at Tazewell, Tenn. 

May 8. — The 2nd Division of the cavalry corps 
of the Army of the Potomac engaged the rehels 
at Todd's tavern, Va., and inflicted an loss of 
40 killed and 150 wounded. — Tiie movements 
which culminated in the battle at Spottsylvania 
Gourt House commenced. Lee moved his com- 
mand forward on the night of the 7th and 
reached the place in advance of Grant. On the 
8th, Lee's forces made their position sure and 
sharp fighting ensued. On the 9th, desultory 
skirmishing was continued, the confederates at- 
tacking various points where federal batteries 
were being placed. On the 10th, Grant made 
heavy demonstrations on the rebel lines and 
sent his deathless despatch, "I propose to fight 
it out on this line if it takes all summer" to 
Washington. The three days indeterminate 
battle had already cost 10,000 men, "the flower 
of the Army of the Potomac". The 11th found 
the federal forces in preparation for hard work 
to drive the confederates from what seemed an 
impregnable position. Hancock's corps made 
a dash at the rebel center and the battle thus 
precipitated raged all day and part of the night 
without decisive results. The fighting con- 
tinued six days longer and Grant withdrew to 
tlie North Anna River. — The cavalry connected 
with the command of General Crook made a 
dash at Jeftersonville, Va. — Actions at Snake 
Creek Gap and Buzzard's Roost. 

May 9.— Sheridan's raid toward Richmond 
commenced as soon as Grant had taken his 
position at Spottsylvania. He was sent by his 
chief to cut ofi' Lee's communications. He took 
a large cavalry force and destroyed a portion of 
the Virginia Central railroad, considerable roll- 
ing stock, 1,500,000 rations and set free 400 
Union prisoners en route to Libby prison. An 
assault was made on the outer works about 
Richmond. During the raid, the Union force 



engaged the rebels at Beaver Dam Station, 
South Anna Bridge, Ashland and Yellow 
Tavern. The loss of the federals was 50 killed, 
174 wounded and 200 missing ; the rebels lost 
heavily killed, wounded and prisoners. The con- 
federate general, J. E. B. Stewart, was killed and 
General Gordon was wounded. — At Dalton and 
at Varnell's Station, Ga., Actions took place. — 
The Gth Ohio and 1st New Jersey regiments 
belonging to Sheridan's command, raid Childs- 
bury, Va. — An action was commenced by the 
10th and 18th Corps of the Army of the 
James at Arrowfield Chui'ch, or Swift Creek, 
which continued until the following day. The 
Union loss was 90 killed and 400 wounded ; the 
rebel loss was 500 killed and wounded. — On 
the same day, the 12th, 23rd, 34th and 3Gth 
Ohio, 9th, 11th, 14th and 15th West Virginia 
Infantry and 3rd and 4th Pennsylvania Re- 
serves, Army of West Virginia, had a fight at 
Cloyd's Mountain and New River Bridge, Va. 
Union loss, 126 killed, 385 wounded ; con- 
federate loss 600 killed and wounded and 300 
missing. The action extended over two days. 
— Four infantry and one regiment of mounted 
soldiers engaged in a skirmish at Cove Moun- 
taiUj \'a. The fighting occupied two days. — 
Skirmish at Beaver Dam Station, Va. 

May 10.— Action at Ground Squirrel Church 
Bridge, on the South Anna, Va. (Sheridan's 
raid.)— Skirmish at Dardanelle, Ark., in which 
the Gth Kansas Cavalry were engaged.— Move- 
ments at Appomattox, Va., and Newbern, N. C. 

May 11.— At Ashland, Va., the 1st Ma.ssa- 
chusetts Cavalry engaged in a skirmish.— At 
Yellow Tavern, Va., the 1st and 3rd Divisions, 
cavalry corps. Army of the Potomac, made a 
raid. (Sheridan's command.) 

May 12. — Battle of Fort Darling at Drury's 
Bluff, Va. Butler was in command of the 10th 
Corps under W. F. Smith and the 18th under 
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with 3,000 cavalry under Kautz and with this 
force the fort was attacked ; it was the extreme 
southern point of the defenses of Richmond, 
and was held by Beauregard with 20,000 men. 
The outer lines were carried and, after two 
days deliberation, Butler determined to make 
a general assault on the fort on the morning of 
the 16th. At midnight before, a fog arose and 
the rebel chief quietlj' assembled his entire 
command in the dense darkness and, before 
dawn, made an assault on the sleeping Union 
camps, moving his troops through a gap which 
was guarded weakly by a small cavalry force. 
Beauregard's plans were frustrated by the fog, 
his generals failing to perform their alloted 
work. However, Butler ordered a general 
retreat. Beauregard attempted to follow, but 
a heavy rain came on and, by nightfall of the 
16th, was within his intrenchments. The 
Union loss was 422 killed, 2,580 wounded and 
1,400 prisoners. The rebel loss was 400 killed, 
2,000 wounded and 100 missing. While the 
action at Fort Darling was in progress and the 
infantry engaged there, the cavalry of General 
Kautz were doing effective service on the line 
of the Richmond & Lynchburg railroad. — At 
Meadow Bridge, Va., the 1st and 3rd Divisions 
of the cavalry corps belonging to Sheridan's 
command made a dashing raid. 

May 13.— The battle of Resaca, Ga. (See 
previous date.) — At Pulaski, Tenn., the 11th 
U. S. colored troops had a skirmish. — AtTilton, 
Tenn., the 1st Diyision of cavalry .belonging to 
the Army of the Cumberland had a sharp 
skirmish with the rebels. — In an engagement 
at Point Lookout, Va., a detachment of colored 
troops and seamen from the flotilla of the 
Potomac engaged in a lively encounter with 
the confederates. 

May 14. — The troops belonging to Banks' 
Red River expedition had- an engagement at 
Mansura, La. The action occupied two days. — 



At Rood's Hill, Va., a portion of the Army of 
West Virginia engaged in a skirmish. 

May' 15. — Sigel and Breckenridge met at 
Newmarket, Ya., and the LTnion force was de- 
feated, falling back and leaving behind the 
trains and a hundred prisoners, 120 dead and 
560 wounded and 240 missing ; the rebel loss 
was 85 killed und 320 wounded. — A skirmish 
took place at Mount Pleasant Landing in which 
the Union loss was three killed and five 
wounded. — At Tanner's Bridge, Ga., the Union 
force lost two killed and 16 wounded. — At Ley's 
Ferry, Ga., part of the 16th Corps of Sherman's 
army were in action. 

May 16. — AtRome Cross Roads, Ga., the 16th 
Corps of the Array of the Tennessee, belonging 
to Sherman's command had a iiglit. — At 
Ashepoo River, S. C, the 34th U. S. colored 
troops engaged in a slight action. — At Pond 
Creek, Ky., the 39th Kentucky Infantry en- 
countered bushwackers. — At Clear Creek, Mo., 
two companies of the 15th Kansas Cavalry 
fought guerrillas. — The division of General 
Tyler, 5th Corps, took position on the Freder- 
icksburg road preparatory to taking part in the 
battle at Spotsylvania Court House. — At Smoky 
Hill, Col., one company of colored troops and a 
Colorado battery encountered bushwhackers. — 
At Belcher's Mills, Va., the 3rd New York, 5tli 
and 11th Pennsjdvania and the 1st District of 
Columbia Cavalry engaged in an action ; the 
force belonged to the command of Kautz. — 
Hardee, commanding the confederates, attacked 
the Union rear under Howard at Calhoun. — At 
Adairsville, Jackson, with a detachment of the 
confederate cavalry of General Polk, fought the 
advance of the army of General Thomas under 
Newton. 

May IT.-rThe armies of the Cumberland, 
Ohio and Tennessee moved southward in the 
third part of the plan of Sherman. The com- 
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and valuable property of the confederates. — A 
skirmish took place at Madison Htation, Ala., 
in wl)ich the 3rd Division and 15th Corps of the 
Army of the Tennessee engaged. — At Kings- 
ton, Ga.,the 2nd Cavalry Division of the Army 
of the Cumberland had a figlit. — At Bayou De 
Glaize, La., portions of the 16th and 17th Infan- 
trj' Corps and cavalry belonging to the liJth 
Corps of the army under General Banks had an 
encounter with the rebels, whom they lepulsed, 
inflicting a loss of 500 killed and wounded, their 
own casualties amounting to 60 killed and 300 
wounded. General Smith moved his command 
to the rear and attacked, defeated and pursued 
the rebels. The loss of the confederates in this 
action was 325 in killed and wounded and 250 
prisoners. 

May 18. — The 1st Oregon Cavalry had a 
skirmish at Crooked River, Oregon, with the 
Indians. 

May 19. — Skirmish at Fayetteville, Ark., in 
which the 6th Kansas Cavalry were engaged. — 
In a skirmish at Welaka and Saunders, Fla., a 
detachment of the 17th Connecticut Infantry 
fought the rebels.— The action atCassville, Ga., 
begun, the 20th Corps, Army of the Cumber- 
land being engaged two days. 

May 20.— At Downer's Bridge, Va., the 5tli 
New York Cavalrj^ engaged in a skirmish. — At 
Mil ford Station, Va., the 1st Cavalry Division 
of the Army of the Potomac made a raid. 

May 21. — A skirmish, in which the 2nd 
Colorado Cavalry participated, occurred at 
Snia's Hills, Mo. — At Mount Pleasant, Miss., 
two soldiers of the 4th Missouri Cavalry 
were killed in a skirmish. 

May 22. -At Old River, La., the 6th Mis- 
souri Cavalry engaged in a slight skirmish. — 
On the Mattapony River, Va., activities were 
progressing towards the finale of the plans of 
Grant. 

May 23.— The actions on the North Anna 



River, including .Jericho Ford, Taylor's Bridge 
and Tolopotomy Creek, were participated in by 
the 5tli, 2nd and 9th Corps of the Army of the 
Potomac, commanded by General Meade. They 
covered three days and involved a lo.ss to the 
Union force of 223 killed, 1,460 wounded and 
290 missing. The loss to the rebels was 2,000 
in killed and wounded. — At Horse Landing, 
St. .John's liiver, Fla., the steam tug Columbine 
was captured by the rebels. The 35th U. S. 
colored troops and the sailors on the tug were 
engaged. 

May 24. — In a skirmish at Holly Springs, 
Miss., the 4th Missouri Cavalry were engaged. 
At Kingston, Ga., the 50th Ohio and 14th 
Kentucky Infantry with the 2nd Kentucky 
Cavalry, engaged in a lively skirmish, in which 
the Union force lost one killed and two 
wounded. — At AVilson's AVharf Landing, Va., 
a well conducted skirmish took place in which 
the 1st D. C. Infantry and 10th U. S. colored 
troops and Battery B, U. S. colored artillery, 
inflicted a loss on the Confederates of 20 killed 
and 100 wounded. — In a skirmish at Nashville, 
Tenn., the Union loss to the 15th U. S. colored 
troops amounted to four killed and eight 
wounded.— At Sabine Pass, La., a slight skir. 
mish took place. — Tlie activity ot the rebels at 
Gaines Cross Roads and Landing became 
marked. — At Fort Powhatan, N. C, the colored 
troops were assaulted by rebels and repulsed 
them. 

May 25.— The action at Dallas, Ga., com- 
menced.— At Cassville Station, Ga., the 1st and 
11th Kentucky Cavalry were engaged. 

May 26. — At Burned Church, Ga., the cav- 
alry of the 1st Division of the Army of the 
Cumberland fought with a detachment of the 
rebels. — At Lane's Prairie, Mo., two companies 
of the 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry had a skirmish. 
— A torpedo explosion occurred on Bachelor's 
Creek, N. C, in which the 132ud and 15Sth 



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New York Infantry and 58th Pennsylvania 
lost 35 killed and 19 wounded. — In a lively 
fight at Decatur and Moulton, Ala., the 1st, 3rd 
and 4tli Ohio Cavalry, 3rd Brigade, 4th 
Division, 16th Corps were engaged, with a loss 
of 48 killed and wounded, the rebels losing 
60 in killed and wounded. The action in- 
cluded several days. 

May 27.— The movements of the Army of 
the Potomac on this date are known to history 
as the passage of the Pamunkey River. At 
dark of the 26th the withdrawal of the troops 
to the North Anna commenced and was effected 
without the knowledge of the rebels. At nine 
in the morning, General Sheridan reported 
himself at Hanover Town. On the Hanover 
Court House road a rebel cavalry force was en- 
countered and driven back to Crump's Creek, 
five miles away. The road from Sheridan's 
position was occupied by Union cavalry to 
Atlee's Station and Richmond. At noon, Gen- 
eral Russell reported his arrival at the soutli 
side of the Pamunkey and, 24 hours later, 
the 6th Corps had crossed. The 2nd Corj^s fol- 
lowed. The 5th had crossed earlier . and at 
midnight the 9th Corps was in position. On 
the morning of tliat day a severe engagement 
was begun at Hawes' Shop and the fighting 
there was continued until late in the evening, 
when Custer's brigade carried the intrench- 
ments and drove the rebels. A series of fights 
occurred on the 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st in 
the attempt of Grant to force the front lines of 
the rebels. The loss was 1,607 in killed, 
wounded and missing, that of the confederates 
being much larger. Grant made a flank move- 
ment and, on the 1st day of June, took posses- 
sion of Cold Harbor. — At San Carlos River, 
Cal., an engagement took place, in which Com- 
pany K, 5th California Infantry was involved. 

May 28. -At Little Rock, Ark., the 57th 
U. S. colored troops had a skirmish. — At 



Pleasant Hill, Mo., the 2nd Colorado Cavalry 
became involved in a slight skirmish. — At 
.Jacksonville, Fla., the 7th U. S. colored troops 
were engaged. — The 1st, 3rd and 4th Ohio 
Cavalry of the Army of the Cumberland fought 
at Moulton, Ala. 

May 29. — The action belonging to the cross- 
ing of the Pamunkey River known as Tolopo- 
tomy Creek or Salem Church was fought by 
the 2nd and 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac, 
and continued to the 31st of May. 

May 30. — The 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, 
Army of the Potomac, fouglit at Hanover 
Court House, Va. ; a skirmish also took place 
at Ashland, Va., in which the same troops 
under General Wilson were engaged. The loss 
in both were 26 killed and 130 wounded. — At 
Old Church, Va., the 1st Division of the cavalry 
corps. Army of the Potomac, had an. engage- 
ment. The command was under General Tor- 
bett and the loss was 16 killed and 74 wounded. 
— At Dardanelle, Ga., a slight skirmish took 
place. 

May 31. — A convention of persons who be- 
lieved the measures of the administration too 
lenient, was held at Cleveland, Ohio, and John 
C. Fremont was nominated for President and 
John C. Cochrane for Vice President. Later, 
the action was rescinded and adliesion to the 
administration of Lincoln and Johnson was 
advised. 

June 1. — Grant's possession of "Cold Harbor 
cost 2,000 men. On this date the rebels made 
two determined efforts to dislodge Sheridan's 
troops, to meet with repulse and heavy loss. 
Sharp fighting was maintained until the early 
afternoon of the 3rd, when the activities be- 
longing properly to the battle of Cold Harbor 
came to an end. The losses of the Army of 
the Potomac were 1,905 killed, 10,570 wounded 
and 2,456 missing. The confederate losses 
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tlie holding of the place being accomplished at 
heavy cost to the Union troops. Brigadier 
Generals Brooks and Byrnes were killed and 
Tyler and Stannard wounded. — A .slight skir- 
mish occurred at Greentown, Mo. 

June 2. — The 10th Corps, Army of the 
Potomac, fought Longstreet's reserve at Ber- 
muda Hundred, sustaining a lo.ss of 25 killed 
and 100 wounded. — The engagements on the 
Pamuukey referred to above took place at 
Gaines' Mills, Salem Church and Hawes' Store, 
Va. The cavahy of Sheridan was engaged. — 
At Ossabaw Sound, Ga., an engagement of 
slight moment took place. 

June 3.— A detachment of the 3rd Missouri 
Cavalry had a skirmish at Searcey, Ark. — At 
Panther and Buffalo Gap, W. Va., Hayes Brig- 
ade, 2nd Division, Army of West Virginia, bad 
a sharp encounter with the rebels with a loss 
of 25 killed and wounded to both. — At Ack- 
worth, Ga., the 2nd Division of Cavalry, Army 
of the Cumberland, belonging to Sherman's 
troops were engaged.— A slight skirmish oc- 
curred at Georgetown, Va. 

Jnne 4. — Slight action at Jasper, Tenn. 

June 5. — At Piedmont or Mount Crawford, 
W. Va., the troops of General Hunter encoun- 
tered General W. F. .Jones and defeated him, 
taking 1,500 prisoners and three guns. Hun- 
ter lost 130 killed and 650 wounded. The 
rebels lost 460 killed and 1,450 wounded, the 
commander being among the former. 

June 6. — Active operations were in j^rogress 
at Atlanta, on the Chattahoochie at Columbia, 
Ark., and at Chicot Lake in that State. The 
latter is variously known as Old River Lake, 
Ditch Bayou, Columbia and Fish Bayou. The 
16th Corps of Steele's command was involved 
and the loss was 40 killed and 70 wounded. 
The rebel loss was 100 killed and wounded. — 
At Greenland Gap Road, near Moorefield, W. 
Va., the 22d Pennsylvania, Cavalry made a raid. 



Slight activities at Ackworth, Ga., and Staunton, 
Va. 

June 7. — National Republican Convention was 
held at Baltimore which took a decided stand 
on the war question, strenuously opjwsing any 
compromise. Abraham Lincoln was nominated 
for President and Andrew Johnson for Vice 
President.— At Ripley, Miss., the cavalry of 
General Sturgis' command made an advance 
and had an engagement; the skirmishing in 
the expedition to Guntown commenced on the 
5th of the month and lasted until the 10th. — 
Smirmish at Rienzi, Miss. 

June 8.— At Lost Mountain, Ga., and Paris, 
Ky., activities took place. 

June 9. — Sherman moved from New Hope 
Church to Ackworth and fortified and gar- 
risoned Allatoona Pass, making it a base of 
supplies. Johnston transferred his army in 
accordance with the operations of the Union 
force and intrenched. Meanwhile, Sherman 
gave his attention to making ready for a pro- 
tracted series of operations, receiving reinforce- 
ments, collecting provisions and putting in 
order railroads and highways in readiness tor 
possible emergencies. The veterans and cav- 
alry that made connection with his command 
on the 8th, supplied his former losses and the 
deficit made by soldiers left behind on garrison 
duty. On the 0th he took position at Big 
Shanty, half way between Ackworth and Ken- 
esaw and, two days later, McPherson, Schofield 
and Thomas, with their commands, were in posi- 
tion for the fights which made the period until 
the 30tli famous. Sherman assaulted the lines 
of the rebels in every manner known to modern 
warfare. The fighting at the various points is 
known to history under the name of Kenesaw 
Mountain and included the engagements which 
will be found on the dates on which they oc- 
curred. The fighting was heavy and, on the 
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stoii. The Union general pressed np to tlie 
new position selected by the rebel commander, 
Kenesaw being the point d'avantage. On the 
22nd, Hooker was suddenly attacked by Hood 
near Gulp's House and at first was in tlie lurch, 
being driven by the rebels. Soon, however, 
the Union lines rallied and Hood was driven 
back in great confusion, leaving his dead and 
wounded and losing many prisoners. On the 
24th the order was issued for the attack of 
Kenesaw, which was carried into effect on the 
27th. On that day Tliomas and McPherson 
made the assault in their fronts, after a period 
of vigorous use of tlie heavy artillery. They 
met with repulse with heavj' loss and another 
flank movement became a necessity. The 
entire loss of the fighting of more than twenty 
days aggregated 1,370 killed, 6,500 wounded 
and 800 missing, the rebels losing 1,100 killed 
and 3,500 wounded and missing. Generals 
Harker and Dan. McCook on the Union side 
were killed, the rebels losing General (Bishop) 
Leonidas Polk.— At Point of Rocks, Md., the 
2nd U. S. colored cavalry had a skirmish in 
which they lost two men killed. — At Mount 
Sterling, Ky., Burbridge's Cavalry of the Di- 
vision of Kentucky engaged in a tight in which 
they lost 35 killed and 150 wounded ; the 
rebels lost 50 killed and 200 wounded and 250 
captured. — At La Fayette, Tenn., the 7th 
Kansas Cavalry engaged in a skirmish of 
little account. 

June 10.— Gen S. D. Sturgis with 9,000 in- 
fantry and 3,000 cavalry, the latter com- 
manded by Grierson, the former compris- 
ing the bulk of the command of Gen. A. 
J. Smith, advanced through West Ten- 
nessee under orders to find and disperse 
the force of Price. They crossed into North, 
ern Mississippi and encountered the rebels 
at Guntowu on the Mobile railroad, Grier- 
son's cavalry meeting that of Forrest, and 



the dauntless Union cavalry chief pushed the 
cavalry of Forrest back upon his infantrj'. 
Sturgis, witli the infantry of the federal com- 
mand, was some miles distant but, hearing of 
Grierson's position, pushed forward on tlie 
double quick. The excessive heat so exliausted 
the troops that they were totally unfit tor the 
business of precipitate action, and defeat 
awaited them. They were routed and their 
trains captured. Between three and four thou- 
sand prisoners were taken by the rebels. The 
action is also called Brice's Cross Roads.— In a 
fight near Petersburg, Va., a portion of the 10th 
Corps and the cavalry force of Kautz were en- 
gaged and lost 20 killed and 67 wounded. — At 
Cynthiana and Kellar's Bridge, Ky., the 168th 
and 171st Oliio (100-day men) encountered the 
guerrillas under John Morgan and suffered 
heavily, losing 21 killed and nearly a thousand 
captured. — On this date occurred the engage- 
ment at Old Church, ^^a.,in wliicl; the 3rd Di- 
vision, cavalrj corps. Army of the Potomac 
were in action. — Morgan raided Frankfort, Ky., 
and was confronted by tlie enrolled militia and 
citizens. — At Lexington, Va., on this and tlie 
following day, the 2nd Division of the Army of 
West Virginia engaged in an indecisive action 
in which the Union loss was six killed and 18 
wounded. — At Cane Creek, Ala., the 106tli Oliio 
Infantry skirmished with guerrillas. — At Lex- 
ington, Ky., the 4th Kentucky Cavalry skirm- 
ished without decisive results. — At Princeton, 
Ky., an action took place. — The 2nd New Jer- 
sey Cavalry fought at Corinth during the Gun- 
town expedition. 

June 11. — Another action took place at 
Cynthiana, Ky., in which the cavalry of the 
Division of Kentucky had a skirmish witli 
Morgan's force. They captured 400 of tlie 
raiders and killed and disabled 300 more, losing 
150.— At Wilson's Landing, Va., tlie 1st U. S. 
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ley, Miss., the 3rd and 4th Iowa and 2nd New 
Jersey and 4th Missouri Cavah'y have a Hvely 
engagement during the Guntovvn expedition. — 
At Trevilhan Station, Central R. R., Va., the 
1st and 2nd Division Cavalry Corps, Army of 
the Potomac had an engagement, in which 85 
were killed, 490 wounded and 160 missing; 
rebel loss was 370 missing. Two days were 
consumed in this action. 

June 12. — The heaviest part of the action 
mentioned on the lltli occurred on this date. — 
At McAfee's Cross Roads the cavalry belonging 
to the command of Sherman, (Army of the 
Cumberland) engaged in a tight. — At Kings- 
ville, Mo., a scouting detail from the 1st Mis- 
souri Militia Cavahy encountered the rebels-. — 
Activities at Gordonsville, Va. 

June 13. — At White Oak Swamp Bridge, the 
cavalry connected with the commands of Gen- 
erals Wilson and Crawford engaged in a heavy 
skirmish, losing 50 killed and 250 wounded. — 
At White Post, W. Va., the 6th West Virginia 
Cavalry had a slight engagement. — An en- 
counter between Union soldiers and rebels took 
place at Wilcox' Landing, N. C. 

June 14. — Pine Mountain fight during the 
general engagement at Kenesaw Mountain, Ga. 
— At Lexington, Mo., a detachment of the 1st 
Missouri Militia Cavalry engaged a small rebel 
force and lost eight men in killed and one 
wounded. — At Buchanan, near Lexington, Va., 
the Army of West Virginia made an advance. 

June 15. — The cavalry force of General Wil- 
son encountered the rebels in a heavy skirmish 
at Samaria Church and Malvern Hill, Va. The 
killed were 25 and the wounded three in num- 
ber ; the rebels lost 100 killed and wounded. — 
At Moscow, Tenn., in an engagement between 
the 55th U. S. colored troops and the rebel 
guerrillas, the loss was insignificant. — Com- 
mencement of activities preparatory to the siege 
of Petersburg, Va, The feasibility of the cap- 



ture of the city was not apprehended until the 
opportunity had passed and it became evident 
that it was, practically, the key to the advance 
on Richmond. On the 15th, matters approached 
a focus at that place and battle was in fierce 
progress on the next day. Disaster waited on 
the rebel arms and, on that day, the work of 
taking the city seems to have been assured if 
the correct view of affairs had been taken. But 
by noon of the next day tlie rebels were again 
on the ^defensive and the lighting throughout 
that day was indecisive, and resulted only in 
the inauguration of the siege which was not 
terminated until April 2nd, 1865. When the 
fighting was renewed by the Union toops on 
the 18th, it was found that the rebels were in an 
impregnable position for the nonce. The troops 
engaged in the three days encounters included 
the 10th and ISth Corps, Army of the .James 
under Butler, the 2nd, 5th, 6th and Dth Corps, 
Army of the Potomac commanded by Meade. 
The loss ni killed was 1,298, wounded 7,474 and 
1,814 missing. Baylor's Farm, Va., was in- 
cluded in the above action on the 15th. — At 
Tunica, on the Red River, the troops of Bank's 
expedition had a skirmish with the rebels on 
the banks of the river. 

June 16. — At Otter Creek, Va., the troops of 
Hunter's command. Army of West Virgina, 
skirmished with guerrillas and lost three killed 
and 15 wounded.— At Wier Bottom Creek, Va., 
(Siege of Petersburg,) the 2nd Division, 10th 
Corps, Army of the James, engaged in one of 
the fights included in one of the actions out- 
lined above.— At Golgotha, Ga., the 2nd Corps of 
Sherman's army had a fight.— Walthal, Va., 
was the scene of one of the engagements be- 
fore Pittsburg in whicii the 1st Division of the 
10th Corps was engaged. — At Pierson's Farm 
the 36th U. S. colored troops fought the 
rebels. 

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reinforced by Crook's divison of infantry and 
Averill's cavalry, making his command 18,000 
strong, with 30 guns. He pressed towards 
Lyncliljurg, destroying Staunton and the fac- 
tories of the rebels and helping himself to such 
supplies as his troops needed. It is said that 
the troops waded in tobacco that was ruth- 
lessly scattered in the streets. The Virginia 
Central railway was destroyed for several miles 
and the rairoad shops and supplies burned, 
the culverts and bridges benig ruined beyond 
repair. On the 12th, Crook's advance met and 
repulsed McCausland's forces; Hunter took 
possession of the town. At Waynesboro, Duf- 
fle's cavalry tested the mettle and position of 
the rebels and moved by a different route. 
They broke the railroad at Amherst Court 
House and repulsed Imboden, who followed. 
The rebel cavalry lost about 100 prisoners, in- 
cluding 17 officers ; 400 horses were taken and 
two iron furnaces, and large quantities of com- 
missary stores were destroyed and a part of 
Imboden's train, which was returning by AVhite 
Gap. The loss of Duffie was not serious. The 
delay saved Lynchburg, which had been 
reached and its outposts taken on the 17th by 
Cook and Averill. Early's infantry made a 
sally to meet the attack but was driven back, 
the Union soldiers showing conspicuous bra- 
very, the 116th Ohio planting their colors on 
the breastworks of Early who was driven back. 
Hunter became assured that Lynchburg was 
invulnerable and, at night, of the 17th,withdrew. 
The Union loss was 100 killed, 500 wounded ; 
the rebels lost 200 in killed and wounded. — 
At Nose Creek, Ga., an action took place. — At 
Quaker Church, Va., a slight engagement oc- 
curred. 

June 18.— An action took place at Bards 
town, Ky. 

June 19. -During the battle known as Kene- 
saw Mountain, a fight took place at Pine Knob. 



— The capture of the Alabama at Cherbourg, 
France. The rebel war steamer arrived in 
French waters eight days before. Three days 
later, the Kearsarge entered the bay. Semmes, 
the commander, decided on a fight and, on tlie 
morning of the 19th, took a position at the limit 
of neutral waters, escorted by the iron clad 
Couronne, a French vessel. The Deerhound, 
an English yacht, was at hand to see the sport. 
When the Kearsarge had passed a distance 
of seven miles she turned to give battle and 
steamed straight for the Alabama. Within a 
mile, the latter opened fire on the Kearsarge, 
which sheered around and gave a broadside 
with great effect. The steamers made a series 
of concentric circles,' the Kearsarge endeavoring 
to prevent this course in vain. At the seveutli 
revolution, the Alabama, perceiving tlie hope- 
lessness of her case, headed for the shore, five 
miles away. Two miles would bring her with- 
in French waters but the attempt was too late. 
She became disabled, the Kearsarge taking a 
raking position and firing across her bows and 
Semmes run up the white flag. A small boat 
containing an ofiicer came alongside the Kear- 
sarge and stated that she surrendered and was 
fast sinking. The boats of the conqueror were 
lowered to save the enemy's men from drown- 
ing, and Captain Winslow requested the com- 
mander of the Deerhound, which approached, 
to aid in the rescue. The men and officers of 
the Alabama took to the water and forty, in- 
cluding Semmes, were picked up bj' the Deer- 
hound, which steamed for Cherbourg and her 
passengers escaped capture through the clem- 
ency of Winslow. The latter took 70 prisoners 
and had the satisfaction and honor of ridding 
the earth of a rebel privateer which had been 
the terror of the American shipping for a long 
period. The loss in killed and wounded on 
the Kearsarge was three ; that of the Alabama 
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June 20. — The fighting in front of Peters- 
burg, Va., was continued without accomplish- 
ing determinate results. From the 18th, when 
the siege proper began, to the 20th, the loss of 
the Federal forces before the city 'amounted to 
112 killed and 506 wounded, Generals Cham- 
berlain and Egan being among the latter. The 
number of missing was 800 in round numbers. — 
General Abercrorabie of the Army of the Poto- 
mac was attacked bj- a portion of the force of 
General Wade Hampton and the affair was 
terminated by the arrival of General Sheridan. 
The attacks were made in the vicinity of White 
House and continued until the 24th. — At Lib- 
erty, Va., the 2nd Division of cavalry, Army of 
W. Vu., were engaged. — At Powder Spring, Ga., 
the cavalry of the Army of the Cumberland 
fought one of the engagements mentioned in 
the account of the march of Sherman above. — 
— At Lattamore's Mills, Ga., the cavalry men- 
tioned liad another encounter in the same cam- 
paign, or Kenesaw Mountain. 

June 21.— At Salem, Va., the 2ud Division of 
Cavalry, Army of West Virginia, commanded 
by Averill, encountered the rebels, sustaining a 
loss of six killed and 10 wounded. The con- 
federate loss was 10 killed and wounded. — On 
the James River at Dutch Gap, a naval engage- 
ment occurred in tlie neighborhood of the 
canal.— At Buford's Gap, Va., the 23rd Ohio 
Infantry had a skirmish with a loss of 15 killed. 
— At White House Landing, Va., portions of the 
1st and 2nd Divisions, Cavalry Corps, Army of 
the Potomac, drove the rebels who were attack- 
ing the position of Abercrombie. — At Pine 
Bluff, Ark., the 27th Wisconsin, belonging to 
General Steele's force, had a lively skirmish. — 
Skirmishes at Aiken's Landing, S. C, Kingston, 
N. C, Davis' Farm, Va.— Lincoln visited the 
army and the situation was discussed between 
him. General Butler and General Grant. 

June 22. — The movements against the ^'^ir- 



ginia railroads were put in progress. The 6th 
and 2nd Corps started for the line of the Wel- 
don railroad and the forces of General Barlow 
were attacked by the rebels who inflicted ruin- 
ous results. The fight continued through the 
day and a large number of Lhiion soldiers were 
killed and wounded and 2,000 prisoners were 
taken by the rebels. The corps rallied and 
made another attempt to accomplish effective 
work on the 23rd. Meanwhile, Sheridan's 
cavalry were as.sailed at AVhite House, fifty 
miles away, and narrowly escaped destruction. 
On the 25th he succeeded in crossing the James 
with an enormous wagon train, the rebels wor- 
rying the rear of the command. The fighting 
was urgent during the passage from the Pam- 
unkey, but Sheridan preserved his trains. — 
The cavalry of Wilson and Kautz started at 
two o'clock on the morning of the 22nd for the 
Danville railroad. They struck the Weldon at 
Ream's Station which they destroyed and did 
other mischief. They swept across to the 
Lynchburg road and commenced tearing up 
the track at Sutherland's Station, and destroyed 
the track to Ford's Station, a distance of 22 
miles, burning locomotives and depots. On 
the 23rd, Kautz started for Burksville, the in- 
tersection of the Richmond & Danville and 
Petersburg and Lynchburg railroads. At that 
point he destroyed depot and cars and com- 
menced tearing up the track. In the afternoon 
he was attacked by a rebel force and at night- 
the rebels retired. On the 24th, Wilson and 
Kautz .started for Meberrin on the Danville 
road, the troops of Wilson crossing the coun- 
try and those of Kautz following the track 
of the railroad. From Meberrin they went 
to Keysville, destroying the road and stock 
as they advanced. At Staunton they were 
interrupted in their devastating progress by 
a strong rebel force and failed to destroy the 
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by attacking forces of rebels at various points. 
At Stony Creek the confederates opposed them 
in great numbers and in the niglat Kautz 
started for Reams' Station to find it in the pos- 
session of the rebels. Wilson soon joined him, 
but their combined forces only encountered 
disaster. In disordered condition the troops of 
Kautz started^ for their old camps which they 
reached on the 30th, exhausted and worn out, 
many sleeping in their saddles. Wilson 
arrived at the Union lines on the 1st of July in 
no better condition than his colleague. Not- 
withstanding the terrible cost of the destruction 
of the railroads, it accomplished the purpose 
sought. Grant's report very singularly omit- 
ted mention of this attempt on the Weldon 
railroad mentioned in the lirst part of this sec- 
tion under the same date. The loss to the 
army of the Potomac was reported to an early 
historian as 5,316 in 10 days from the 20th to 
the 30th of July, but it is not certain whether 
this includes the cavalry losses, there being no 
battles, but rather heavy skirmishing. It has 
been estimated that tlie losses in the several 
cavalry raids on the roads and the encounters 
with the rebels aggregated about 3,000. — At 
White River, Ark., three companies of the 12th 
Iowa Infantry, aided by the gunboat Lexing- 
ton, skirmished with the rebels and lost two 
killed and four wounded, the rebel loss being 
about the same.—The action at Gulp's House 
(Kenesaw Mountain) took place on this day. — 
At St. Mary's River, Fla., a sliglit skirmish oc- 
curred. 

June 23. — At Jones' Bridge, Va., tlie 1st and 
2nd Divisions, cavalry corps, Army of the Po- 
tomac, and 28th U. S. colored troops were at- 
tacked by the rebels, the same action including 
that at Samaria Church and occujaying two 
days. The Union loss was 54 killed and 235 
wounded. The rebels lost 250 killed and 
wounded,— Wilson's raid at Nottoway C. H,^ 



At Collinsville, Miss., a train on the Charleston 
& Mississippi railroad was attacked by bush- 
whackers. — At Lafayetta, Tenn., an action of 
little importance occurred. 

June 24. — At White River, Ark., the steamer 
Queen City and gunboats had an engagement 
with the rebels. The steamor was captured 
first and blown up. Tlie tinclads Tyler and 
Naumkeag and unarmored boat Fawn followed 
with a deliberate attack and drove the rebels 
from their position. — The action at Staunton 
Bridge, Wilson's raid. 

June 25. — The Uth Missouri, 9th Iowa and 
3rd Michigan Cavalry, the 126th Illinois In- 
fantry and Battery D, 2nd Missouri Artillery 
engaged with the rebels at Clarendon on the 
St. Charles River, Ark. The loss to the Union 
troops was about 200 ; that of the rebels being 
the same in missing. — At Point Pleasant, La., 
the 64th U. S. colored troops had an action of 
little importance. 

June 27. — General assault at Kenesaw 
Mountain. — At Charlestown, W. Va., the 1st 
Division of the Army of West Virginia fought 
the rebels. 

June 28. — At Stony Creek, Va., Wilson's 
raid. 

June 29. — Ream's Station, Va., Wilson's raid. 
— Action at Lafayette, Ga., in which the 4th 
and 6th Kentucky Cavalry engaged. 

July 1. — Action at Seabrook Island, S. C. 

July 2. — A skirmish took place at Pine 
Blutf, Ark., in which the 64th U. S. colored 
troops were engaged with a loss of six killed. — 
A sharp engagement on James Island at Fort 
Johnston in which the troops of the Department 
of the South suffered a loss of 19 killed, 97 
wounded and 135 missing. — The ord Iowa 
Cavalry became involved in a skirmish at 
Salisbury, Miss. — At Nickajack Creek, Ga., 
Sherman's troops engaged the rebels and sus- 
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rebel loss being 100 killed and wounded ; the 
action covered about three days; the regiments 
of the Armies of the Cumberland and the Ten- 
.nessee were involved.--At White Point a slight 
action occurred. 

July 3. — In an expedition from Vicksburg 
to Jackson, Miss., which included six days, the 
1st Division of the 17th Army Corps was 
engaged in several skirmishes in which the 
aggregate Union loss was 150 wounded, and 
the rebel loss was "200 wounded. — The lOtli 
West Virginia and 1st New York Cavalry 
engaged with the rebels at Leetown, Va , re- 
sulting in a loss of three Union soldiers killed 
and 12 wounded.— At Hammack's Mills, W. 
Va., a detail from the 153rd Ohio National 
Guard lost three killed and seven wounded in 
a rebel attack. — Skirmishes, etc., at Platte City, 
Mo., Martinsburg and Winchester, Va. 

July 4. — At Searcy, Ark., a detachment of 
Arkansas cavalry engaged in a raid. — At Vicks- 
burg, Miss., a regiment of colored troops sus- 
tained a loss of one killed and seven wounded 
in a skirmish.^Sirmishes, etc., in Clay county, 
Mo., and Point of Rocks, Md.-The 2nd Wis- 
consin Cavalry encountered the rebels at 
Clinton, Miss., while en route to Jackson. — In 
an action near Port Gibson, Miss., two regi- 
ments of Union soldiers lost six killed and 18 
wounded. — At Bolivar and Maryland Heights, 
Va., the troops under General Sigel commenced 
an action which included three days with a 
loss of 20 killed and 80 wounded. 

July 5 — The advance of General A. J. 
Smith against Forrest at Tupelo commenced, 
the Union force leaving La Grange, Tenn , and 
marching to the place where the rebels were 
concentrated and Forrest was defeated with a 
loss to the Union forces of 85 killed and 5G7 
wounded; the confederate loss was 110 killed 
and 600 wounded. — The troops of General 
Foster fought the I'ebels at John's Island with 



a loss of 16 killed and 82 wounded ; rebel lo.ss, 
20 killed and 30 wounded.— In a skirmish at 
Hagerstown, Md., two- Union soldiers were 
killed and six wounded. — Slight affair at 
Mechanicstown, Md.— The 2nd Wisconsin, 5th 
and 11th Illinois Cavalry with three Illinois 
infantry regiments and a colored cavalry regi- 
ment set out on an expedition to Jackson, Miss. 
— The 2nd Colorado Cavalry engaged in an 
action on the Little Blue River, Mo., and lost 
eight killed and one wounded. — At Mount Zion 
Church, Va., the 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry 
had an engagement of slight importance. — The 
Armies of the (,)hio, Tennessee and Cumberland 
prepared to move across the Chattahoochie 
River. 

July 7. — At the mouth of Soap Creek, Gen- 
eral Schofield commanding the Army of the 
Ohio, surprised the confederate guard ; Gar- 
rard's cavalry moved to Rosswell and destroyed 
factories engaged in manufacturing cloth for 
the rebel armies ; an infantry division froin^he 
command of Thomas moved to his support at a 
ford and the entire command of McPherson 
took position ; Howard's corps constructed a 
bridge at Power's Ferry and moved to a posi- 
tion on the right of Schofield ; in these move- 
ments, during which Johnston crossed the river 
and took iiis position at Peach Tree Creek and 
on the river, covering Atlanta, the loss to the 
Union force was eight killed and 450 wounded. 
— In a skirmish at Solomon's Gap and Middle- 
ton, Md., the Union trooj^g lost five killed and 
20 wounded. — Skirmishes and other activities 
occurred at Hagar's Mountain, Md., Clinton, 
and Ripley, Miss., and Harper's Ferry, Md. 

July 8. — An unimportant affair occurred at 
Parkersville, Va. 

July 9. — Early's raid. — General Wallace se- 
lected a position at Monocacy, Md., to check the 
operations of the restless rebel who attacked 
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Pennsylvania and New York, convalescant 
veterans from the hospitals at Washington and 
Smith's corps from the Army of the Potomac 
moved to the defense of Washington and Early 
retreated after having inflicted a loss of 90 
killed, 579 wounded and the loss of a consider- 
able quantity of supplies which he captured ; 
the loss in killed and wounded of the rebels 
was 400. — During this movement slight skirm- 
ishes took place at Rockville, Darnestown, 
Reisterstown and Cockeysville, Md. 

July 11.— Rousseau's raid in Alabama and 
Georgia. — The movement of Johnston across 
the Chattahoochie caused the despatching of 
Rousseau with a cavalry force and tv,'0 pieces of 
artillery from Decatur, Ala., and a part of the 
command crossed the Coosa July 13th and 
were attacked at Stone's Ferry by General 
Clayton, commanding a force of rebel cavalry ; 
they were routed and the Union troops pro- 
ceeded to Selnia, where they dispersed a camp 
of %0 rebel conscripts and moved on to the 
West Point railroad at Chewa Station where 
Clayton was again encountered and driven with 
a loss of 40 killed and a large number of 
wounded; great quantities of supplies were 
captured and the railroad destroyed. — Rousseau 
arrived at Marietta July 22nd, having destroyed 
25 miles of railroad, and he brought in 400 
mules and 300 horses and sustained a loss 
throughout of 12 killed and 30 wounded.— At 
Tenallytown near Washington, during Early's 
retreat, a slight skirmish took place. — A slight 
action took place at Magnolia, Miss.— At Pon- 
totoc, Miss., in the expedition to Tupelo, the 
8th Wisconsin, 5tli Minnesota and the 11th 
Missouri Infantry with the 2nd Iowa Cavalry, 
had an encounter with the rebels. 

July 12.— Early made a threatening move- 
ment on Fort Stevens, a remote fortification be- 
longing to the defenses of Washington, and was 
driven by a brigade of the 6th Corps after a hot 



engagement, in which the Lhiion loss was 54 
killed and 319 wounded. — At Petit Jean, Ark., 
a company of Arkansas cavalry have a slight 
action. — At Lee's Mills, Va., a detachment from " 
the Army of the Potomac encountered the 
rebels and sustained a loss of three killed and 
13 wounded and inflicted on the rebels a loss 
of 25 killed and wounded. 

July 13.— At Tupelo the forces of Smith's 
expedition engaged in a sharp action at Harris- 
burg, Miss. 

July 14. — In Rousseau's raid on the Coosa 
River, Ala., the 8th Indiana and the 5th Ohio 
Cavalry encountered the rebels under Clayton. 
— In a skirmish at Ozark, Mo., the 14tli Kan- 
sas Cavalry sustained a loss of two men killed 
and one wounded — At Farr's Mills, Ark., the 
4th Arkansas Cavalry engaged in an action. 

July. 15. — At Stone's Ferry on the Talla- 
poosa River, Ala., the rebels contested the 
crossing of Rousseau's troops.— An engagement 
connected with the Tupelo expedition took 
place at Oldtown Creek, Miss. 

July 16. — At Grand Gulf on the Mississippi 
River the 72nd and 76th Illinois Infantry, 2nd 
Wisconsin Cavalry and 53d U. S. colored troops 
were attacked by the rebels on their way to 
Texas ; the action covered two days. 

July 17. — At Fredericksburg, Mo., the 2nd 
Colorado Cavalry encountered the rebels. 

July 18. — Battle at Winchester, Va. Gen- 
eral Early attacked the Union troops under 
Torbert, who was stationed to cover the with- 
drawal of Sheridan, who did not consider the 
position at Winchester defensible and deemed 
it wisest to move his command back to Berry- 
ville ; Torbert held his troops until the with- 
drawal was accomplished, losing 97 in killed 
and wounded from his infantry force, with 200 
prisoners, and also sustained a loss of 50 cav- 
alry. — At Auburn, Ga., the 9th Ohio and 4th 
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action at Chewa Station the 8th Indiana, 5th 
Iowa and 4th Tennessee Cavahy engaged in an 
action which has been mentioned above in 
connection with Rousseau's raid. — During 
Early's retreat tlie actions already mentioned 
— Snicker's Ferry, Island Ford on the Shenan- 
doah River, Va — occurred on this date. — The 
cavalry of the Army of West Virginia forced 
their way through A^hby's Gap. 

July 19.- — Action at Darkesville, Va. 

July 20.— Battle of Peach Tree Creek. The 
rebel army was posted on the west bank of 
Peach Tree Creek, their line extending from 
Turner's Ferry to the Augusta road ; the com- 
mand had been turned over three days prev- 
ious to Hood by General Johnston under orders 
from the confederate Secretary of State, by 
whom he was relieved of his command be- 
cause he had failed to check the progress of 
Sherman's army. Johnston remained with 
Hood at headquarters and explained his plans 
for the defense of Atlanta, until the afternoon 
of the 18th. On that day, McPherson reached 
a point seven miles east of Decatur and de- 
stroyed four miles of railroad; Sciiofield ar- 
rived at Decatur the same day and Thomas 
constructed bridges over Peach Tree Creek and 
moved his troops across in the face of the ene- 
my. Hood ordered an attack on the lines of 
Thomas July 20tb and, after a stubborn con- 
test, withdrew his lines, sustaining a loss of 
1,113 killed, 2,500 wounded and 1,183 missing, 
most of whom were prisoners ; the loss to the 
Army of the Cumberland formed an aggregate 
of 1,600 killed and wounded.— Slight action at 
Gonzales, Tex. 

July 21.— Construction of the pontoon 
bridges at Deep Bottom, Va., by the command 
of Butler. - Unimportant skirmish at Hender- 
son, Ky. 

July 22. — Battle of Atlanta. Hood's attack 
on the Army of the Tennessee under McPher- 



son. General Hood was a fighter and not a 
strategist ; his attack on the Army of the Cum- 
berland having failed, the movement of the 
Army of the Tennessee to the right of his po- 
sition would necessitate the evacuation of At- 
lanta if not checked and Hood abandoned the 
position to which lie had withdrawn after the 
battle of Peach Tree Creek and on the night of 
the 21st he pushed his lines close to Atlanta. 
The movements of McPherson at the same 
time, and the fact that Blair had pushed for- 
ward and taken a commanding position within 
two miles of Atlanta, gave the Federal army an 
advantage which was increased by the 
strengthening and contracti.ig of Sherman's 
entire force and the battle of Atlanta followed, 
the rebels being driven from the field with 
great slaughter, the general fighting by the 
Federal forces being rendered most effective by 
the enfilading fire from the batteries from 
Schofield's command, which poured continu- 
ously upon the rebels until they retired. The 
cavalry under Garrard had been employed. in 
the destruction of the Augusta railroad west of 
Atlanta and this movement, coupled with that 
of Rousseau on the West Point railroad, left to 
the rebels but one line of communication — the 
Macon railroad. To reach this, Sherman 
transferred his army to the west of Atlanta. 
The reports of the commanding general of the 
battle of July 22nd gives the aggregate of 
killed and wounded and prisoners at 3,722, and 
estimates the rebel loss at 8,000. McPherson 
was killed. — The 6th U. S. colored artillery 
encounter tlie rebels at Vidalia, La. 

July 23. — General Crook, m command at 
Harper's Ferry, moved up the valley with a 
small force and encountered Early at Kerns- 
town, sustaining defeat and being driven back 
to Martinsburg with a loss of 1,200 in killed 
and wounded, the aggregate rebel loss being 
600. The action included two days. 



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July 24. — At Carrolton Lauding, Caroline 
Bend, Miss., tlie 6th Michigan Artilleiy, on 
Board the Clara Belle, had an encounter with 
the rebels on the shore. 

July 25. -At Cortland, Ala., the 18th Michi- 
gan and 32nd Wisconsin Infantry engaged in a 
continuous skirmish with the rebels, who 
attacked a wagon train and gave them a suc- 
cessful thrashing, foiling all their efforts to 
capture the supplies. 

July 29. — In a fight at Wallaces' Ferry on 
Big Creek, Ark., the 15th Illinois Cavalry and a 
company of colored artillery and 60th and 56th 
U. S. Colored Regiments, engaged in a sharp 
action, losing 16 killed and 32 wounded, the 
rebel lo.ss being 150 killed and wounded. — At 
Des Arc, Ark., the llth Missouri Cavalry had 
a slight skirmish. — At Haxall's Landing, Va., 
Early'.s cavalry and a small force of Union cav- 
alry met in an unimportant scrimmage. — The 
25th Mounted Ohio Infantry sustained a rebel 
attack at St. Mary's Trestle, Fla.— Stoneman's 
raid. General Stoneman in command of 5,000 
cavalry, and General E. M. McCook, in com- 
mand of 4,000 cavalry, commenced the move- 
ment known to history under the caption which 
has been given. The two cavalry commanders, 
moving respectively to the left and right, were 
under orders from General Sherman to meet on 
the night of July 28th on the Macon railroad near 
Lovejoy Station, a considerable distance south 
of Atlanta, and effectually destroy the railroad 
which, it has been stated already, was the only 
line- of rebel communication. McCook moved 
down the west bank of the Chattahoochie to a 
location near Rivertown, crossed the river and 
destroyed a portion of the West Point railway 
and, at Fayetteville, destroyed a large rebel 
wagon train, and afterwards accomplished much 
destruction at Lovejoy's ; Stoneman disregarded 
all instructions and ignored the mam purpose of 
his movement and did not effect the junction 



with McCook. He was surrounded by the 
rebels under Iverson and, despatching a large 
portion of his conmiand, (a part of which re- 
turned to Sherman) he surrendered with the 
small force he had retained. No advantage 
was gained. Stoneman had asked permission to 
press on to Macon and Andersonville and re- 
lease the Union prisoners there held. He 
reached Macon hut made no attempt on the 
town and, although some damage was done to 
the railroad, it was not sufficiently effective to 
cut off the rebel communication. McCook suc- 
ceeded in extricating himself but lost about 500 
of his force. The 1st Wisconsin, 6th and 8th 
Iowa and 2nd and 8th Indiana, were incorpor- 
ated in McCook's command in his raid to Love- 
joy Station. 

July 27.— At Mazzard Prairie, Fort Smith, 
Ark., 200 soldiers of the 6th Kansas Cavalry 
were attacked by a greatly superior force ; the 
rebels killed 12, wounded 17 and captured 150 
Union soldiers and inflicted a loss of 12 killed 
and wounded. — The Army of the James began 
the passage of the river Deep Bottom and 
drove the rebels from Bailej^'s Creek and also 
captured a rebel hatterj^ on the Newmarket 
Road. Sheridan encountered Kershaw's cav- 
alry and fought him with a dismounted force. 
— The aggressive movements of the Union 
forces at the points named and at Malvern 
Hill, convinced Lee that Richmond was the ob- 
jective point of the Federal movements. — The 
colored troops in Florida at Whiteside, Black 
Creek, sustained a rebel assault. 

July 28. — Hood's attack on Sherman's 
troops at Ezra Church, Ga. On the 27th of 
July, the Army of the Tennessee was trans- 
ferred to a position in which it prolonged the 
Federal lines, and on the morning of the 28tli 
firing commenced fi'om the rebel position. 
About noon an attack was made on the corps 
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Ill 



ham, who repeated their assaults until late in 
the afternoon, each of them being repulsed 
with great loss to the rebels ; Logan's loss was 
less than 700; Cheatham abandoned the field, 
leaving 642 killed and 1,000 of bis men were 
missing and prisoners ; he had 3,000 wounded 
men to look after. — Several regiments of Min- 
nesota, Iowa and Dakota troops had a sharp 
fight with the Indians at Tah-kah-o-kuty, Dak. 
Terr. — At Atchafalaya River, a portion of the 
19th Corps have an engagement. — At West 
Point, Ark., the 11th Missouri Cavalry had a 
skirmish with the rebel. — At Campbelltown, 
Ga., a portion of McCook's cavalry, while re- 
tracing their route after their encounter at 
Lovejoy's with the rebels, engaged in a success- 
ful skirmish with a rebel cavalry force. — At 
Flat Shoals, Ga., a detachment of Garrard's 
cavalry in Stoneman's raid engaged in a skir- 
mish. — Unimportant affairs at Chambersburg 
and Four-Mile Creek, Va., and at Palmetto 
Station, Ga. (On this date the continuous siege 
of the city of Atlanta, lasting until Sept. 22nd, 
was commenced.) 

July 29. — In a skirmish at Clear Springs, 
Md., the confederate loss was 17 killed and 
wounded. — At Fort Smith, Ark., a slight skir- 
mish occurred without casualty on either side. 
— The cavalry belonging to McCook's com- 
mand met the rebel cavalry at Lovejoy Sta- 
tion, Ga., (This affair has been treated pre- 
viously.) 

July 30. — Explosion of the mine at Peters- 
burg, Va. The explosion took place at half 
past 3 o'clock in ihe morning. It was 
wholly a surprise to the rebels and the dis- 
charge of 8,000 pounds of powder created a 
cavity which has gone into history as "the cra- 
ater;" the concussion had hardly ceased before 
the head of Ledlie's division began to move for 
the breach ; the deep excavation with its sides 
of loose sand into which protruded the beams 



and timbers of the fort, presented a seemingly 
impassable obstacle, and all military order was 
abandoned, the soldiers pressing forward in 
great confusion. A considerable space on the 
sides of the top of the crater had been aban- 
doned by the rebels and upon these the ad- 
vancing brigades crowded until the breach 
was filled with a disorganized mass of soldiers; 
a single i-eginent climbed the slope and ad- 
vanced toward a point beyond which was the 
object of the as.sault but, not being supported, 
the command fell back to the crater. The 
rebels speedily recovered from the first shock 
and with great dispatch planted batteries to 
sweep the approaches to the crater. The posi- 
tion of the Federal troops was most dangerous 
and in their withdrawal the destruction from 
the mortar shells, musketry and artillerj' 
which poured upon them was fearful. In ad- 
dition, they were suffering from having been 
crowded into the narrow slaughter pen where 
they had been eight hours without water un- 
der the fierce rays of the midsummer sun. 
The loss in killed and wounded was 2,100 and 
1,900 soldiers were taken prisoners, and nothing 
was gained to the Federal forces. — The 2Dd 
Cavalry Divison of Davis' Brigade, Army of 
the Potomac, encountered the rebels at Lee's 
Mills, Va., and in the engagement lost two 
killed and 11 wounded. — Early's cavalry de- 
stroyed the defenceless city of Chambersburg, 
Pa., and fled Southward. — McCook's cavalry en- 
gaged in a skirmish at Newman, Ga. — The cav- 
alry under Stoneman withdrew a short distance 
from Macon without action. — At Lebanon, Ky., 
one company of the 12th Ohio Cavalry en- 
gaged in an unimportant brush with the 
rebels. 

July 31. — At llillsboro, Ga., Stoneman's cav- 
alry engaged with the rebels. 

Aug. 1. — Skirmish at Rolla, Mo., in which 
the 5th Missouri Cavalry (State troops) were en- 



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gaged. — At Cumberland, Md., a detachment of 
the force under General B. F. Kelley have an 
encounter with the rebels. 

Aug. 2. — A skirmish took place at Green 
Springs, W. Va., in which the 153 Ohio Infantry 
were engaged and sustained a loss of one killed, 
five wounded and 90 missing, the confederate 
loss being five killed and 22 wounded. — An en- 
gagement took place at Osceola, Ark., in which 
the 2nd and 3rd Missouri (State troops) and 1st 
and 6th Missouri Cavalry were engaged. 

Aug. 3. — Slight skirmish at Elk Shute. Mo., 
in which a detachment of troops under Colonel 
J. L. Burris were engaged. 

Aug. 4. — Action at New Creek, Va.; unim- 
portant. 

Aug. 5. — At Donaldsonville, La., the 11th 
New York Cavalry were assaulted by the rebels 
and lost 60 prisoners. — Fort Gaines attacked. 
Two days previous General Gordon Granger 
joined Admiral Farragut with 1,500 naen, who 
were landed at Dauplnn Island and marched 
under cover of the fleet and, on the 4th, in- 
trenched within halfa mile of Fort Gaines. On 
the 5th, the fleet of 15 vessels steamed up to 
Fort Morgan, Farragut being lashed to the 
rigging of the Hartford. Forts Morgan and 
Gaines simultaneously opened fire on the fleet 
and the Tecumseli was sunk in the channel by 
a torpedo, with 120 men, only 10 of whom were 
rescued. After an hours' engagement in which 
the flagship took the lead, the fleet passed the 
forts and entered the bay. The confederate 
fleet disputed their progress and a lively naval 
action ensued. The Union vessel, Metacomet, 
captured the rebel gunboat, Selma, and the 
rebel ram, Tennessee, surrendered after two 
hours fighting with 20 ofticers and 170 men ; 
Admiral Buchanan was seriously wounded and 
10 of her crew were killed or wounded; the 
rebel gunboat, Morgan, escaped and the Gaines 
fled for protection under the guns of Fort 



Morgan. The Federal loss was 52 killed and 
170 wounded. Fort Powell was evacuated on 
the same day and was blown up by the rebels 
to prevent its occupation by the Union forces. 
The action continued until the surrender of Fort 
Gaines on the 8th and of Fort Morgan, August 
23rd. — Sherman's army made a crossing on the 
North Fork of Utoy Creek ; the movement of 
the three armies of the Tennessee, Cumberland 
and Ohio, occupied two days. — A movement of 
troops took place on the Jerusalem Plank Road, 
Va. — In Missouri, the State Militia engaged with 
assaulting parties of rebels, the skirmishing 
continuing at intervals for three days. — The 2nd 
Cavalry Division of the Army of the Cumber- 
land changed position east of Decatui', Ala. — 
At Cabin Point, Va., the colored troops defended 
the position from rebel assault. 

Aug. 6. — At Plaquemine, La., a skirmisli 
occurred, in which the 4th Wisconsin Cavalry 
and the 11th Heavy Artillery engaged. 

Aug. 7. — At Mooreville, Yn. a considerable 
fight took place in which the lltli Pennsyl- 
vania, 8th Ohio, 1st and ord West "\^irginia and 
1st New York Cavalry engaged, resulting in a 
Union victory with a loss of nine killed and 22 
wounded, the rebels losing 100 killed and 
wounded and 400 missing. — On this date, the 
cavalry of the 16th Corps under Hatch and the 
infantry under Mower commenced a series of 
movements on the Tallahatchie River, includ- 
ing the actions at Abbeville, Oxford and on 
Hurricane Creek, extending to the 14tli of 
August. — At Tah-kah-o-kuty Mountain, Dak. 
Terr., a threatened movement of the Indians 
was repressed. 

Aug. 8. — In DakotaTerritory four regiments 
of infantry, including the 8th and 2nd Minne- 
sota and the 6th and 7tli Iowa, supported by 
two battalions of cavalry rout a consider- 
able force of Indians. — At Oldtown \'a., an 
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Aug. 9 — An explosion of ummunitiou oc- 
curred at City Point, Va., killing 70 Union 
soldiers and wounding 130. 

Aug. 10.— The cavalry raid under Torbert 
commenced on this date; at Sulphur Springs 
Bridge, Berryville Pike and White Post, Va., 
a cavalry division of Sheridan's command 
under Torbert, dispersed the rebels, consisting 
of stragglers from the command of Early ; the 
Union troops lost 34 killed, 90 wounded and 
200 missing ; the movement occupied two days. 
— The United States steamer Empress was 
fired on by confederate batteries and sustained 
a loss of six killed and 12 wounded. — The 2nd 
and 6th Kansas Cavalry engaged in a raid. 

Aug. 12. — A detail from the 7th Iowa Cav- 
alry engaged in a skirmish with guerrilla 
squads on the Little Blue River in Dakota 
Territory. — At Montauk, in Missouri, a raid by 
rebel guerrillas took place. 

Aug. 13. — At Snicker's Gap, Va., the 144th 
and 149th Ohio engaged in a skirmish in 
which they lost four killed, 10 wounded and 
200 prisoners ; the rebel loss was two killed 
and three wounded ; the Ohio regiments were 
engaged in guarding a supply train when 
attacked. — At Shawnee Mound, Mo., an un- 
important action took place. 

Aug. 14.— At Gravel Hill, Va., the 2nd Cav- 
alry Division of the Army of the Potomac, a 
detachment from Sheridan's command, encoun- 
tered the rebels with a loss of three killed and 
18 wounded.— Battle of Strawberry Plains, 
Grant and Lee commanding their respective 
forces. August 13th a detachment of the Army 
of the Potomac under Hancock, Birney and 
Gregg crossed the James to Deep Bottom and 
pressed on towards Richmond, reaching the 
rebel line of intrenchments in the afternoon of 
the 14th, where an attack was made by two of 
Hancock's divisions which was repulsed. Until 
the 18th, a series of rapid but indecisive en- 



gagements were kept up while Hancock endeav- 
ored to find a weak point. These were of no 
particular advantage to the immediate purpose, 
but they prevented reinforcements being sent 
to Early and weakened the rebel strength at 
Petersburg and thereby conduced to a sub- 
sequent movement against tlie Weldon rail- 
road. The aggregate Union loss was 400 
killed, 1,755 vvounded and 1,400 missing ; the 
rebels lost 1,000 in killed and wounded. — At 
Dalton, Ga., an active skirmish occurred which 
covered two days. — Tlie action at Hurricane 
Creek under Hatch and Mower, cavahy com- 
manders of the 16th Army Corps, occurred. 

Aug. 15. — In an action at Fisher's Hill, Va., 
the 6th and 8th Corps and the 1st Cavalry Di- 
vision of the Army of the Potomac, in an en- 
gagement with detachments of Earl}'"s com- 
mand lost 30 from their fighting force in 
wounded. — At West Point Miss., an unimport- 
ant action took place. 

Aug. 16.— At Crooked Run, Front Royal, 
^'a., the cavahy force of General Merritt at- 
tacked the rebels under Lomax and Wickham, 
and inflicted a loss of 30 killed, 150 wounded, 
and 300 prisoners captured ; their own loss be- 
ing 13 killed and 58 wounded. — At Smoky 
Hill Crossing, Kas., a cavalry action took place. 

Aug. 17. — At Winchester, Va., the New Jer- 
sey brigade belonging to the 6th Corps, with 
Wilson's cavalry, engaged in a fight while on a 
reconnoissance, in which they sustained a loss 
of 50 killed and 250 missing. — In a skirmish at 
Gainesville, Fla., the 75th Ohio Mounted In- 
fantry received a heavy assault in which they 
lost 16 killed, 30 wounded and 102 missing. — 
At Cleveland, Tenn., the 6th Ohio Heavy Artil- 
lery were engaged in an unimportant action. 

Aug. 18. — On this date General Warren 
struck the Weldon railroad four miles below 
Petersburg ; leaving Griffin's division to hold 
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Ayres and Crawford a mile up the road and 
encountered the rebels in line of battle. His 
situation was critical, as his movements had 
left him, in a sense isolated, and the command 
of Ayres was assaulted by the rebels, who ap- 
proached by an unknown road on his left and 
drove the troops back for a time, when Ayres 
rallied his command and repulsed the attack- 
ing force. Warren intrenched his position on 
the railroad and, on the 19th, Lee attacked 
Warren with a large force. By some mishap a 
space between Warren and Burnside had been 
left open into which a rebel division under 
Mahone entered, striking Warren's left and 
gaining his rear. The rebels pushed on to 
Warren's left which was tlirown into confusion 
and 2,000 Union prisoners were captured. At 
an opportune moment Warren, wlu^ held his 
center firm, was reinforced by 2,000 men from 
the 9th Army Corps and he succeeded in forc- 
ing the rebels back into their lines. Every- 
thing was quiet on the 20th and Warren 
strengthened his position. On the morning of 
the 21st, Lee opened the action with a terrific 
fire from 30 massed guns, under cover of whicli 
a lieavy infantry forct- moved on Warren's 
front and, at the same time, an assault was 
made on his left. The attack on the center 
was repulsed and the result of the attempt to 
turn Warren's left flank was especially dis- 
astrous to the rebels who broke in confusion 
and in their flight left 500 prisoners behind. 
In the three days struggle tlie Union loss was 
212 killed, 1,155 wounded and 1,166 missing, 
in addition to the 2,000 prisoners taken on the 
19th. The confederate loss was 4,000 in killed 
wounded and missing. Generals Saunders and 
Lamar were killed and the Weldon railroad 
was destroyed for 12 miles soutli of the posi- 
tion held by Warren.— Kilpatrick's raid on the 
Macon railroad was begun on this date. Kil- 
patrick commenced operations in front of 



Atlanta and destroyed the road to West Point 
and advanced to Jonesboro, where he met the 
rebel cavalry under Ross and, after repulsing 
them, destroyed a portion of the road and, on 
the same day, he was attacked by a body of in- 
fantry and cavalry which stopped his opera- 
tions there and he went on to Lovejoy's Station 
and there defeated the rebels, capturing four 
guns and returned thence to Atlanta with a 
large number of prisoners. The Union loss in 
killed and wounded was 400. During this raid 
the localities where actions occurred are speci- 
fied as Fairburn, .lonesboro and Lovejoy's. 

Aug. 19. — At Snicker's Gap Pike, Va., Mos- 
by's guerrillas captured a detachment of tiie 
5th Michigan Cavalry, killing 30 and wound- 
ing three in tlie fight and afterwards putting 
the prisoners to death. — Company B, 83rd Illi- 
nois Mounted Infantry, in a skirmish with 
guerrillas at Pine Bluff, Tenn., lost eight killed. 
— At iVIartinsburg, Va., a company of the com- 
mand of Averill had an engagement with a 
portion of the command of Early. — About this 
date a company of the 115th Ohio Infantry 
received a rebel charge at Block House No. 4 
on the Nashville & Cliattanooga railroad in 
Tennessee. — At Red Oak, Ga., the cavalry of 
Kilpatrick engaged the rebels during the raid 
on the Macon railroad. 

Aug. 20. — In the same movement the action 
at Lovejoy's Station occurred on this date. — 
At Stewart's Landing on the Tennessee River 
an action occurred. 

Aug. 21. — Battle at Summit Point, Berry- 
ville and Flowing Springs, Va. Early, having 
been reinforced, determined to attack Sheridan, 
who was proceeding through Smitlifield tow- 
ards Charleston, and, on the 20tli, disposed his 
troops for a combined attack. On the 21st 
Sheridan's pickets on the Opequan were driven 
in and Early at once pressed against the 6th 
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Union loss being 37 killed, 175 wounded ; the 
confederate loss aggregating 300 killed and 
wounded and 200 prisoners. — Forrest's cavalry 
dasli into Memphis. The city was guarded by 
Wisconsin and Illinois troops, principally com- 
posed of 100-day recruits. The invasion was 
made in the night wlien tlie men were asleep. 
As soon as possible the regiments were under 
arms. Forrest penetrated to the lieadquarters 
of General Washburn but was forced to retire. 
— In a skirmish at Oxford Hill, Miss., which 
continued at intervals through the 22nd the 
confederates lost 15 killed. — At Duval's Bluff, 
Ark., the 11th Missouri Cavalry had a slight 
skirmish. 

Aug. 22. — At Canton, Ky., and Rodgersville, 
Tenn., skirmishes occurred. 

Aug. 23. — Skirmish at Abbeyville, Miss., 
with a Union loss of 20 wounded and 15 rebels 
killed. — Surrender of Fort Morgan with the 
garrison under Colonel Page. 

Aug. 24. — Fight at Bermuda Hundred, in 
which the 10th Corps, Army of the James, en- 
gaged, with a loss of 31 wounded, the rebel 
lo.ss being 61 in killed, wounded and missing. 
— In a skirmish at Fort Smith, Ark., the Union 
loss was one killed and 13 wounded. — The 9th 
Iowa and 8tli and 11th Missouri Cavalry fought 
the rel)el cavalry at Jones' Hay Station and at 
Ashley Station, sustaining a loss of live killed 
and 41 v,'ounded, the aggregate confederate 
loss being 60 killed and wounded. — Action at 
Clinton, Miss. — At Halltown, Va., a portion of 
the 8th Corps of the Army of the Shenandoah 
took position after the fight at Summit Point. 

Aug. 25. — Battle at Ream's Station. The 
Federal troops under Hancock occupied in- 
trenchments at this point which were too weak 
to sustain an attack wliich was made upon 
them by a strong force under Hill, preceded 
by a rebel movement which had pushed the 
cavalry some distance to the left. Hancock's 



lorce repelled two assaults, when the rebels as- 
sumed another position and made an impetu- 
ous charge of the most disastrous character, 
seemingly, but the broken lines rallied and a 
series of encounters were maintained until 
night when Hancock withdrew and the rebel 
forces, having no idea of the real situation, also 
retired. The lo.ss to Hancock's force was 127 
killeu, 546 wounded and 1,769 missing; the 
confederate loss was 1,500 killed and wounded. 
— On tlie 25th, actions at Smithfield and Shep- 
herdstown, Va., in which the 1st and 3rd Cav- 
alry Divisions, Army of the Potomac engaged 
General Early, with his infantry and cavalry, 
excepting the command of Fitz Hugh Lee 
which had been sent to Williamsport, and also 
his artillery force, attacked Sheridan and were 
compelled to retreat after rough handling; the 
Lhiion loss was 20 killed and 61 wounded and 
that of the rebels was 400 in the aggregate. — 
At Conee Creek, Clinton, La., a cavalry action 
took place. — At Leestown, Va., and Sacramento 
Mountain, New Mexico, actions occurred. 

Aug. 26.— At Bull Bayou, Ark., the 3rd Wis- 
consni and 9th Kansas Cavalry, while on a 
scout, were engaged in a skirmisli. — At Hall- 
town, Va., Sheridan, with the 1st and 2nd Di- 
visions of the 8th Corps of the Army of West 
Virginia, took position in the best place for de- 
fense in the Shenandoah valley ; the move- 
ment occupied two days. 

Aug. 27. — At Owensboro, Ky., a slight skir- 
mish occurred in which a colored regiment 
was engaged. — On the 27th, the Federal and 
rebel troops met at Holly Springs, and in the 
several encounters on that day and the next, 
one Union soldier was killed and two wounded. 

Aug. 28. — At Fort Cottonwood, Nev., the 7th 
Iowa Cavalry had a fight with Indians. — In 
Howard county, Mo., Company E, 4th Missouri 
Cavalry State troops liad a skirmish. 

Aug. 29. — A part of tlie 6tli Corps, witli Tor- 



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bert's Cavali-y, Sheridan's command, had afiglit 
with a detachment of Early's command at 
Smithfield, Va., and snstained a loss of 10 killed 
and 90 wounded ; 200 rebels were killed and 
wounded. — A colored regiment sustained an 
attack at GHient, Ky.— At Wormly's Ga, Vap.,a 
detachment of troops from the 9th Ohio Infan- 
try commanded by Captain Blazer, skirmished 
with a detachment of Early's troops. — At 
Arthur's Swamp, Va., the '2nd Cavalry Division 
of the Army of the Potomac engaged in a series 
of skirmishes extending throughout two days. 

Aug. 31. — A slight skirmish took place at La 
Grange, Tenn. — At Block House No. 5 on the 
Nashville and Chattanooga railway in Tennes- 
see, a detachment of Ohio troops were attacked 
by the rebels and lost three men ; the}' repulsed 
the assault and the rebels retired with a loss of 
25 wounded.— Beginning of tlie action at. lones- 
boro. A large proportion of the day was passed 
by General Logan, General Blair and General 
Ransom with their several corps in strengthen- 
ing and arranging their lines for battle, and the 
Army of the Tennessee was attacked by Hardy 
about the middle of the afternoon and Hardy 
retired, leaving more than 400 dead on the 
field ; he also lost a thousand men in wounded 
and 600 missing. The Union loss was 1,149 in 
killed and wounded. The battle continued the 
next day. Meanwhile, the Union forces of 
Sherman's command under Stanley, Schofield 
and Thomas, with a part of Davis' Corps, were 
engaged in the destruction of the railroad at 
several points. Sherman discovered the ad- 
vantage and ordered his three corps to move on 
Jonesboro. In the afternoon of Sejjtember 1st 
there was some skirmishing, and on the morn- 
ing of the 2nd, Hardee was in full I'etreat and { 
Sherman pursuing. 

Sept. 1. — Rousseau's pursuit of Wheeler. 
During the action related in which Sherman's 
tioops were engaged, Wheeler had been en- 



gaged in raiding Sherman's communications, 
but to small purpose. He had been held in 
check b}' the command of Colonel Laibold until 
the force of General Steedman had turned his 
course into East Tennessee and, on this date, 
Rousseau and Granger, uniting their com- 
mands with Steedman, started after him and,_ 
in the course of a week had driven him from 
Tennessee;' the respective losses of the Federal 
and rebel forces engaged were 40 killed and 
wounded and 300 killed, wounded and cap- 
tured. 

Sept. 2.— Soon after midnight following the 
battle of Jonesboro the booming sounds in the 
direction of Atlanta, which was 20 miles from 
the position of Sherman indicated that the rebels 
were taking decisive measures and in the course 
of the day the command of Slocum entered At- 
lanta to find that it had been evacuated. The 
fall of Atlanta was an irreparable loss to the 
South. It was the culmination of a long series 
of military movements and was the third of a 
series of Union triumphs, each of which formed 
a decided step forward in the Union cause and 
the general effect of the loss of Atlanta to the 
South and its gain to the Nortii was most whole- 
some. On the 7th of September, Sherman 
reached Atlanta with his entire army ; he liad 
lost 1,500 men during his pursuit of Hardee 
and had captured 3,000 prisoners and several 
batteries. The force of Slocum, on arrival at 
Atlanta, captured 200 rebels. — On this date, 
active skirmishing at Lovejoy's on the line of 
the Macon railroad commenced in which the 
4th and 23rd Corps were engaged. The losses 
were not heavy and the skirmishing continued 
until the 6th of the month. On his withdrawal 
from Atlanta, Hood moved to Lovejoy Station 
and was followed by the corps mentioned. — 
Skirmish at Franklin, Tenn., between Rousseau 
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the 9th Ohio Cavalry, while changing position, 
were attacked on a railroad train. 

Sept. 3. — Early's retreat. On this date, 
Early started towards Berryville in his attempt 
to recross the Bhie Ridge and was pursued by 
the cavalry of the Army of the Potomac 
under Merritt and Wilson who engaged in a 
fight with Anderson. General Early hastened 
on the 4th to the assistance of Anderson, leav- 
ing Gordon at Winchester ; on the 4th a heavy 
action took place in which Torbert, who was 
returning from the left was engaged; the rebels 
wei-e compelled to withdraw and the entire 
command of Early crossed the Opequan. In 
these two fights the Union loss was 30 killed, 
182 wounded and 100 mi.ssing ; the rebel loss 
included 25 killed, 100 wounded and 70 miss- 
ing. —At Murfreesboro, Tenn., a regiment of 
colored troops defended a position. — At Triune, 
Tenn., a detachment from Rousseau's force en- 
gaged in a sliglit skirmish — Activities at Perry- 
ville, Tenn. — At Darkesville, Va., the 3rd Cav- 
alry Division of the Army of the Potomac en- 
gaged in a skirmish with Early's stragglers. 

Sept. 4. — Capture of .John Morgan at Green- 
ville Tenn. Tlie 18th and 9th Tennessee Cav- 
alry and lOth Michigan Cavalry were en- 
camped about 18 miles from Greenville and, on 
the night of September 3rd, were ordered to 
move to Greenville. Two miles from that 
place a force was deployed between the pickets 
and the town and were captured without a 
shot. Several thousand rebels were camping 
in the streets and were charged bj' a company 
from the 13th Tennessee and, on being aroused 
from sleep by 44 men, ran in every direction 
in general confusion. The Union men took a 
battery and afterwards one of the men, J. G. 
Birchfield, was informed that General Morgan 
was in the city. The soldier informed his cap- 
tain who, with his squad of 20 men, sur- 
rounded the building. Soon after, a man in 



his shirt sleeves ran across the yard and was 
immediately fired on and fell Tliis was Mor- 
gan. (This is a certified account of the capture 
and death of the guerrilla chief, Morgan). 

Sept. 5. — At Campbellsville, Tenn., Rous- 
seau's cavalry, in pursuit of Wheeler, engage 
in a skirmish. 

Sept. 6. — At Searcey, Ark., a detachment 
of the 9th Iowa Cavalry had an engage- 
ment with a loss of two killed and six 
wounded. — At Mattamoras, Va., a movement 
took place. 

Sept. 7. — At Readyville, Tenn., a slight af- 
fair in the course of Rousseau's pursuit of 
Wheeler took place, in which a detachmei;.t of 
the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry participated. — 
At Dutch Gap, Va., and near Pine Bluff, Ark., 
actions took place. 

Sept. 10. — Fort Sedgwick, on the Jerusalem 
Plank Road, known in history as " Fort Hell," 
and one of the intrenchments in the triple line 
that surrounded Petersburg, was captured by 
the Union forces with a loss of 20 wounded 
and they captured 90 prisoners; the n9th 
Pennsylvania, 2nd U. S. Sharpshooters and 
20th Indiana Infantry were engaged. — A gun- 
boat action at Bonsecour Bay, La. 

Sept. 13.— At Locks Ford, Va., Torbert's 
cavalry charged the rebels and captured 181 
prisoners, sustaining a loss of two killed and 18 
wounded ; this was a cavalry action. 

Sept. 16. — At Sycamore Church, Va., the 
cavalry divisions of Gregg and Kautz en- 
gaged the rebel cavalry under Wade Hampton 
and lost 400 in killed, wounded and missing ; 
the aggregate rebel loss was 50 killed and 
wounded ; the 1st District of Columbia and 1st 
Pennsylvania Cavalry were engaged in the ac- 
tion. — On this date a fight was begun at Fort 
Gibson in the Indian Territory, in which a col- 
ored infantry regiment and the 2nd Kansas 
Cavalry were involved, the Unioia loss being 38 



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killed and wounded and 48 missing ; the skir- 
mishing continued throughout tlie 16th, 17th 
and 18th. 

Sei't. 17. — A cavalry action at Faii'fax Sta- 
tion, in which the 13th and 16th New York 
Cavalry were engaged. — At Belcher's Mills, the 
cavalry force of Kautz and Gregg engaged in 
an action in which the}' lost 25 wounded. 

Sept. 18. — At Martinsburg, Va., the 2nd 
Division of Cavah-y in the Array of West 
Virginia, engaged in a cavalry action with the 
troops of Early, who had been sent to that 
place in force. — At Fort Cotton Wood, the 7th 
Iowa Cavalry engaged in a skirmish with tlie 
Indians. 

Sept. 19. — Battle of the Opequan, also known 
as Winchester and Fisher Hill, Ya. On this 
date the encounter of the forces of Sheridan 
and Early which had been imminent came to 
a focus. The respective armies were so posted 
that action could be precipitated by either, but 
the respective commanders were not disposed 
to attack the other in a position of his own 
choosing. A difference of opinion between 
Grant and Sheridan existed, the former de- 
siring to hold the latter in check, as defeat 
would leave Maryland and Pennsylvania 
open to invasion, but he yielded his judg- 
ment on examination of Sheridan's plans. 
The latter proposed to throw his forces on 
the rear of the rebel army but, on learning 
that Early sent a destroying force to Martins- 
burg, he changed his plans and made an 
attack on Early's troops left at Winchester. 
The fighting commenced on the morning of 
the 19th, Early having returned with his di- 
visions and the contest raged with great fury 
through the day, both sides being repeatedly 
driven from and regaining their position. The 
battle hung for some time in even scales. 
Sheridan finally made a furious charge which 
broke the rebel ranks and sent them flymg in 



confusion. The shattered lines entered Winches- 
ter at nightfall closely pursued. They continued 
their flight and halted at the intrenchments 
at Fisher's Hill. The loss to Sheridan's troops 
was 653 killed, 3,719 wounded and 618 mis- 
sing; 3,600 confederate prisoners were captured; 
in the hospitals at Winchester 2,000 wounded 
rebels were found, besides tliose which were 
withdrawn with the army and the dead from 
Early's command considerably exceeded the 
Union loss — At Cabin Creek, I. T., three regi- 
ments of Kansas Cavalry and two companies 
of Kansas Indian Home guards were attacked 
while escorting a train. 

Sept. 21.— At Front Royal Pike, ^'a., and 
Luray in the vally of the Shenandoah, the 3d 
Division, Cavalry Corps of the Army of the 
Potomac, the cavalry under General Wilson, 
charged the rebels on the Pike and drove them 
six miles up the valley. 

Sept. 22.— Battle of Fisher's Hill. On the 
morning of this date the Federal columns con- 
fronted Early who was flanked and attacked in 
the rear by General Crook. The united action 
was an entire surprise and the greatest con- 
sternation ensued, the rebels breaking find 
fleeing. The rout was complete and the vic- 
tory was achieved with little cost, the Union 
loss being 297 in killed and wounded ; the 
rebel loss was not much greater but they lost 
1,100 prisoners. 

Sept. 23. — In an action at Athens, Ala., 
three regiments of colored cavalry and a Tenn- 
essee cavalry- regiment engaged in a heavy 
skirmish and were reinforced by the 18th Mich- 
igan and 102nd Ohio Infantry. General For- 
rest frightened the garrison into surrender and 
950 soldiers were taken prisoners; the confed- 
erate loss was five killed and 25 wounded. — 
In a skirmish at Rockport, Mo., in which sev- 
eral companies of State Militia were engaged in 
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tions of similar character took place at Black- 
water, and Bloomfield, Mo. 

Sept. 24. — The 1st Division, Cavalry Corps 
of Sheridan's force under Wilson and Merritt 
moved to Luray, skirmishing with Mosby's 
guerrellas and inflicting considerable loss. — At 
Fayette, Mo., the Missouri State trooj>s engaged 
in a skirmish and lost three killed and five 
wounded, the rebel loss numbering six killed 
and 30 wounded. — At Fredericktown, Mo., the 
State militia had a skirmish with guerrillas. — 
An unimportant affair took place at Surry C. H., 
Va.,^A cavalry scrimmage took place at Bull's 
Gap, Tenn. — Price's invasion of Missouri. The 
rebel raider entered Southwestern Missouri and 
his movements necessitated immediate opera- 
tions for the protection of St. Louis, which was 
the base of supplies for a huge army. On 
this date he was advancing Northward and 
throwing out his divisions in various directions, 
and the Missouri State cavalry with the cav- 
alry of A. J. Smith's command, the Kansas 
State troops and the cavalry of the Army 
of the Frontier under Blunt, were immedi- 
ately set in motion to check his progress. 

Sept. 25.— At Sulphur Branch Trestle, Ala., 
a colored regiment of infantry and the 9th 
Indiana Cavalry had a skirmish. — At .Johnson- 
ville, Tenn., and at Henderson, Ky., unimport- 
ant actions occurred. 

Sept. 26.— At Vache Grass, Ark., the 14th 
Kansas Cavalry sustained an attack from the 
rebels while guarding a train. — At Brown's 
Gap, Va., two cavalry divisions of the Army of 
the Potomac skirmished with the forces of 
Early retreating after the battle of Fisher's 
Hill. — At Richland, Tenn., a troop of colored 
infantry sustained a rebel attack. — At Pulaski, 
Term., Rousseau endeavored to have a fight 
with Forrest who declined the engagement and, 
on the following day, the Union general pushed 
on after him, 



Sept. 27.— The 2nd Division of Cavalry, 
Army of West Virginia, moved to Weyer's 
Cave, Va., in pursuit of Early. — At Rolla, Mo., 
Ewing made an effort to take a position to 
check the movements of Price.— At Cenlralia, 
Mo., the guerrillas under Price attacked a rail- 
road train on the Northern Missouri railroad 
and slaughtered three companies of the 39th 
Missouri Infantry under Major Johnson, killing 
122 men in cold blood, only two escaping death. 
— At Mariana, Fla., an action took jslace in 
which tlie 7th Vermont Infantry and 2nd 
Maine Cavalry, with a colored regiment, were 
engaged, sustaining a loss of 32 wounded ; the 
confederate loss being 81 missing. — At Carter's 
Station, Ark., a force of cavalry and mounted 
infantry under General Ammen engaged in a 
fight. — At Fort Rice, Dak., a detachment of the 
6th Iowa Cavalry engaged in escorting a 
United States train were attacked by Indians. 
— Fight at Pilot Knob, Mo. The garrison at 
Ironton, consisting of 100 men under Ewing, 
made an obstinate and successful stand against 
three times their number under Price. At 
night, the rebels had gained position and the 
surrender of the post would have been a neces- 
sity, but Ewing blew up his magazine, spiked 
his heavy guns and moved toward Rolla. 
During the action of the 27th Price lost 1,500 
in killed, wounded and missing, the Union loss 
being but 28 killed, 56 wounded and 100 miss- 
ing. 

Sept. 28.— Buttle of New Market Heights 
also called Chapin's Farm and Laurel Hill. 
Capture of Forts Harrison and Gilmore. Gen- 
erals Ord and Birney, with two corps of the 
Army of the James crosseil the river and 
made a fierce assault on the line of intrench- 
ments near Chapin's Bluff. Fort Harrison was 
captured and the rebels made a desperate at- 
tempt to retake it, as it was the main defense 
in that part of the confederate lines and occu- 



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pied a commanding position. The attempt 
was unsuccessful and Butler thereby held a 
secure position from which to threaten Rich- 
mond and Lee was obliged to maintain a 
larger force on the James than before. An at- 
tempt to take Fort Gilmore proved abortive 
and the action of that day closed with a loss to 
the assaulting division of 594 killed and 
wounded. Meanwhile skirmishing was carried 
on, on the New Market Road and the actions 
between the armies continued throughout the 
29th. On the 30th another desperate attempt 
was made by the rebels to retake Fort Harri- 
son. The losses to the Union side were 394 
killed, 1,554 wounded and 324 missing; the 
rebel loss was about 2,000. — At Clarksville, Ark., 
the 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry engaged in a skir- 
mish. — Sheridan's troops engaged in a skirmish 
at Waynesboro, Va., with a squad from Early's 
command. — Attack on Fort Sedgwick and de- 
fense by the ord Division of the 9th Army 
Corps. 

Sept. 29.— A skirmish occurred at Center- 
ville, Tenn., in which the Union loss was 10 
killed and 25 wounded; a Tennessee cavalry _ 
regiment was engaged. — In a fight at Leesburg 
and Harrison, Mo., in which Price's command 
was engaged, two Union regiments and one 
battery was engaged. This action continued 
two days. 

Sept. 30. — Battle of Poplar Springs Church 
or Preble's Farm. General Warren, with four 
divisions, captured rebel fortifications on the 
farm which he held while General Parke ad- 
vanced to meet a furious rebel charge. A thou- 
sand Union prisoners were captured. Reinfore- 
ments checked the rebels and the fortifications 
were held by the Federal comnvind ; Parke's 
loss in killed and wounded aggregated 485, 
while the rebel loss was 900 in killed, wounded 
and missing. This action extended through Oc- 
tober 1st. (The confederate loss has never been 



fully ascertained. The attack was made by 
Hampton's cavalry). — At Arthur's Swamp, Va., 
a cavalry action under Gregg took place, result- 
ing in a loss of (JO wounded and 100 missing. — 
At Huntersville, Va., an action took place in 
which a detachment of Sheridan's cavalry was 
involved. 

Oct. 1. — Athens, and Huntsville, Ala. The 
78rd Indiana Infantry and detachments of the 
12th and 13th Indiana Cavalry engaged in activ- 
ities with General Buford in Northern Ala- 
bama. — At Franklin, Mo., the Missouri State 
troops engaged in a skirmish with Price's 
guerrillas.— Spear's cavalry brigade and Ter- 
ry's brigade made a reconnoissance on the 
Charles City Cross Roads ; these troops belonged 
to the Army of the James. — At Yellow Tavern 
on the Weldon railroad, the 3rd Division of the 
2nd Corps of the Army of the Potomac com- 
menced u movement in which they were en- 
gaged five days. — At Sweet Water, Moses and 
Powder Spring Creeks, Ga., the cavalry of the 
Army of the Cumberland commenced a move- 
ment which covered three days. 

Oct. 2. — A portion of cavalry detached from 
the commands of Custer and Merritt's cavalry. 
Army of the Potomac had a fight at Waynes- 
boro, Va., and suffered a loss of 50 killed and 
wounded. — At Saltville, Va., a heavy action 
occurred, in which 13 cavalry regiments and 
mounted infantry were engaged, in which the 
Union loss was 54 killed, 190 wounded and 104 
missing ; the rebel loss was IS killed, 71 
wounded and 21 missing. —At GladesviJIe, 
Pound Gap, Va., two Kentucky cavalry regi- 
ments engaged in a scrimmage. 

Oct. 5. — Near Memphis, Tenn., a company 
of the 7th Indiana Cavalry engaged in a skirm- 
ish. — Battle at Allatoona, Ga. At this point a 
million of rations were stored preparatorj^ to 
the operations of Sherman in the campaign 
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attacked the position which was held by a gar- 
rison of 890 men under Colonel Tourtellotte. 
General Sherman, in anticipation of an attack, 
had arranged a system of signals and he ordered, 
through that method, the reinforcement of the 
post by General Corse and, on the night of the 
4th, Rowett's Brigade, with 165,000 rounds of 
ammunition, reached Allatoona in season. 
The garrison was increased to 1,900 men. 
Rowett repelled the first charge from the west- 
ern spur of the ridge and continued to repulse 
repeated assaults. Turtellotte delivered a fire 
from his position on the east which broke the 
rebel ranks and the assaulting force retired, 
after losing 231 killed, 500 wounded and 411 
missing; the Union loss was 142 killed, 352 
wounded and 212 missing. — In a skirmish at 
Jackson, La., the 23rd Wisconsin Infantry, 1st 
Texas and 1st Louisiana Cavalry and the' 2nd 
and 4th Massachusetts Battery engaged in an 
action in which they lost four killed and 10 
wounded. — At Fort Adams, La., the 2nd Wis- 
consin Cavalry with a regiment of colored cav- 
alry engaged in a skirmish while performing 
heavy scouting duty. — At Big Shanty and Ken- 
nesaw, the troops of Sherman moved into posi- 
tion. 

Oct. 6. — The 60th Illinois Infantry, with 
two regiments of Kansas Cavalry, engaged in 
a figlit at Florence, Ala. — At Prince's Place on 
the Osage River in Missouri, the State troops 
contested the progress of Price's guerrillas. — 
An action occurred at Woodville, Miss., and 
another at Clinton, La. 

Oct. 7. — At Darkeytown, Ya., a skirmish 
occurred and at Bahia, S. A., the rebel privateer 
Florida was captured by the steamer Wachusett, 
Captain Collins, and taken to Hampton Roads 
and sunk. 

Oct. 8. — The rear guard of Sheridan's foi-ce 
under Custer was subjected to the attacks of 
the stragglers from Early's force in the vicinity 



of New Market and was ordered by the chief to 
prepare to attack the rebel cavalry and whip 
them or get whipped. — Raid of McCook's cav- 
alry at Ilopkinsville, Ky. 

Oct. 9.— Battle of Tom's Brook. Torbert 
completed his preparation to move in pursuit 
of the rebel cavalry and, two hours after day- 
light had obeyed the command of Sheridan to 
the letter, giving the rebels entire satisfaction ; 
he routed and chased them 20 miles, captured 
11 guns and 330 prisoners and inflicted a loss 
of 100 in killed and wounded, his several 
divisions losing altogether nine killed and 67 
wounded. This was one of the most important 
victories in tliat campaign. 

Oct. 10. — Price's invasion of Missouri. On 
the 7th Price reached .lefferson City but did 
not dare to attack and moved to California and 
Booneville ; his progress was contested by Mis- 
souri regiments of cavalry under Sanborn who 
made an attack on the rear guard of Price at 
Yersailles, while Price was still moving west- 
ward. — At South Tunnel, Tenn., the rebels 
attacked a regiment of colored intantry. — At 
East Point, Miss., two infantry regiments sus- 
tain a loss of 16 killed and 20 wounded in a 
rebel attack. 

Oct. 11. — At Stony Creek Station, Va., the 
13th Pennsylvania Cavalry had a slight skir- 
mish. — At Narrows, Ga., the division of Gar- 
rard skirmished with the rebels. — At Fort 
Donelson, Tenn., an active skirmish took place, 
in whicli a battery of heavy artillery was en- 
gaged, tlie respective losses to the Federal and 
rebel troops being 13 and 26 in killed and 
wounded. — Slight actions at Harpeth Shoals, 
Tenn., and Fort Nelson, occurred on this date. 

Oct. 12. — At Greenville, Tenn., an action 
occurred. — A garrison stationed at Resaca, Ga., 
under Colonel Weaver was attacked by Hood's 
force and summoned to surrender, but the com- 
mandant sent hiui a spirited answer and was 



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soon after reinforced and Hood moved a portion 
of liis command to Tilton and Dalton and 
captured a garrison at the latter place. At 
Tilton, the garrison was bravely defended and 
only surrendered when the defenses were torn 
to pieces. At Mill Creek Gap a similar trans- 
action occurred. (These two latter actions took 
place on the 13th but belonged to the same 
movement.) At Tilton, 400 prisoners were 
captured and at Mill Creek Gap, where the 
115th Illinois Infantry were on duty, five were 
killed, 36 wounded and the remainder captured. 

Oct. 13.— At Strasburg, Va., the cavalry 
forces under Emory and Crook made a I'econ- 
noissance in force and sustained a loss of 214 in 
killed, wounded and missing. — At Darbytown 
Road, Va., on the 7th of October, an action 
commenced on this highway, in which a cav- 
alry force under Kautz was attacked by two in- 
fantry brigades and a brigade of cavalry and 
lost 72 in killed and wounded and 202 missing. 
Kautz moved to the protection of the 10th 
Corps and was followed by the rebels who 
made an attack on the infantry command ; the 
movements continued until the 13th, when 
General Butler made a reconnoissance in force 
but without material results save that of find- 
ing the position of the rebels to be invincible. 
In the movements after the 7th, the loss was 
105 killed and 502 wounded.— At Piedmont, 
Va., a rebel cavalry squad awaited the arrival 
of a portion of Sheridan's command under 
General Wright. — At Poolesville, Md., a slight 
action occurred. 

Oct. 15. — Price's invasion of Missouri. In a 
fight of seven hours at Glasgow, Mo., Price cap- 
tured the place and a number of prisoners be- 
longing to Missouri regiments and a detach- 
ment of the 17th Illinois Cavalry ; the Union 
loss was 400 in killed, wounded and missing 
and the rebel loss was 50 in killed and wounded. 
— At Bayou Biddell, La., an action took place 



in which a colored regiment was engaged. — 
At Snake Creek Gap, Ga., a part of the Array 
of the Tennessee followed the rebels to this 
point, which was blockaded by the confederates 
but the obstructions were removed by Howard's 
troops while Stanley crossed tlie bridge north 
of the Gap. — At Sedalia, Mo., two regiments of 
Missouri cavalry contested the advance of 
Price's invaders. — At Mossy Creek, Tenn., a 
slight action occurred. 

Oct. 16. — The army of the Tennessee drove 
the rebels from Ship's Gap, Taylor's Ridge, Ga., 
and captured a few prisoners. 

Oct. 17. — At Cedar Run Church, \'a., a de- 
tachment of the first Connecticut Cavalry, in- 
cluding three officers and 20 men, were attacked 
by Rosser and the whole confederate army 
under Early moved out to protect Rosser who 
had been led to believe by his scouts that Cus- 
ter's brigade occupied the position. 

Oct. is. — At Peirce's Point, Blackwater, Fla., 
the 19th Iowa and 2nd Maine Infantr}', with 
the 1st Florida Cavahy, had an engagement 
with the rebels. 

Oct. 19.— Sheridan's Ride. The batttle of 
Cedar Creek opened while Sheridan was at 
Washington under special orders ; his com- 
mand was in position on Cedar Creek. Early 
had determined upon a surprise and at 1 o'clock 
on this date moved forward, the command 
stripped of everything which could make a 
clatter. In accordance with the plans for the 
combined action of the infantry and. cavalry, 
the attack was made on Torbert's division, the 
advance of the confederate cavalry being aided 
by the thick fog and before the Union troops 
were fairly awake an infantry division under 
Kershaw which had crept over a hill, covered 
every part of the lortiKcations. Kershaw's 
troops took seven loaded guns and turned them 
on the Union force which had turned to retreat 
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their divisions of cavalry, advanced to the pike 
and made every effort to arrest the movement 
of the Union troops but did so in vain, and the 
confusion and terror of the flying infantry 
spread dismay through the cavaU-y and the en- 
tire force broke and tlie command of Early 
moved to the camping ground of Sheridan. 
Sheridan was returning and reached Winches- 
ter about seven o'clock in the morning where 
he heard the guns from the conflict. He rode 
hurriedly forward to Mill Greek where he met 
the troops and trains from the broken lines. 
(On this incident the immortal poem of Read is 
founded ; at this writing it is uppermost in the 
minds of the American people, the cavalry chief 
having been within a few days laid to rest at 
Arlington, Augu.st 21, 1888). Sheridan rallied 
the fugitives under orders and a promise to go 
back "and lick them out of their boots." The 
invincible spirit of the great cavalry commander 
inspired the infantry of his command and the 
reorganized force turned to obey and to witness 
the fulfillment of his promise. The whole Un- 
ion line responded to Sheridan's order to ad- 
vance after the retreat of Early began, and the 
confederates broke in confusion and became a 
confusetl mass of iugitives, losing many prison- 
ers. At Cedar Creek, the infantry were checked 
but the cavalry continued the pursuit and, 
when a bridge broke down, the way was at once 
blocked witli the impedimenta of artillery and 
trains which were collected by the troops under 
Custer and Deven ; 24 rebel guns were taken 
and the Union batteries recaptured with all 
ambulances and 56 belonging to the rebel com- 
mand, the spoils including a number of battle 
flags. Early succeeded in retaining 1,420 pris- 
oners captured in the morning who were sent 
to the rear and immediately dispatched to Rich- 
mond. The Union loss was 569 killed, 3,425 
wounded and 1,070 missing, inckiding the 
number stated as captured. Tlie rebel loss was 



much greater and Early's ai'my was no longer 
a power in the valley of the Shenandoah.— At 
Lexington, Mo., Price attacked Curtiss in com- 
of the 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry with the 5th, 11th, 
15th and 16th Kansas Cavalry.— Confederate 
activities at Middletown, Va., and at Middle- 
ton, Md. — At Strasburg, Va., the cavalry under 
Crook made a reconnoissanoe. 

Oct. 20. — At Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, a 
detachment of troops belonging to the com- 
mand of General Blunt of the Army of the 
Frontier commenced a series of movements 
which occujjied six days and in which detach- 
ments of Indians and Texas Cavalry were dis- 
persed. — At Little River, Tenn., the cavalry 
and a part of the infantry of the 15th Corps of 
Logan moved to a position prejjaratory to a re- 
organized campaign. 

Oct. 21. — Price's invasion of Missouri : Battles 
of Little Blue and Independence, Ma. General 
Curtiss was pursued from Lexington to Inde- 
pendence and fell upon General Blunt's Kansas 
division in force and drove the Federal troops 
to the Big Blue River; Pleasanton drove Price's 
rear guard to Independence on the 22nd and 
made a charge at nightfall which was success- 
ful. He sent a force under McNeal to Santa 
Fe to head off Price's guerrillas and, on the 
morning of the 23rd a general engagement 
was fought on the Big Blue by Pleasanton and 
Marmaduke and Fagan, the latter being rein- 
forced by Shelby and the rebels were driven. — 
At Ilarrodsburg, Ky., a regiment of colored 
cavaliy sustained an assault. 

Oct. 22. — At White River, Ark., a regiment 
of colored troops were attacked. The rebel 
gunljoats attacked the Union batteries on the 
James River in \'irginia and the assault was 
repulsed with a loss of 11 rebels. — 40 rebels 
raided St. Albans, Vt., murdering several citi- 
zens and taking $200,000 from the banks. 

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Miss., the Union loss was one killed and two 
wounded; the 1st Iowa and 9th Kansas Cavalry 
were engaged. — At Westport, Mo., a skirmish 
took place hetween Pleasanton's cavalrj' and a 
force under Marnaaduke. — At Princeton, Ark., 
a Missouri cavalry regiment was engaged in a 
skirmish. 

Oct. 24. — AtColdwater Grove, on the Osage 
River, the Kansas Cavalry of Blunt's com- 
mand skirmished witli the troops of Price. 

Oct. 25. — At Mine Creek on the Osage 
River, in the pursuit of Price, the rear guard 
of the rebels under Marmaduke were routed 
and the rebel commanders, Marmaduke and 
Cabell, were captured. — At Fort Scott a scout- 
ing expedition had an engagement with a 
party of rebels attacking a train. 

Oct. 26. — Battle of Decatur, Ala. After 
Hood's evacuation of Atlanta his movements 
were of a character calculated to perplex Sher- 
man and the Army of the Cumberland under 
Thomas was detached to look after his move- 
ments. The rebels moved to tlie Tennessee 
River and made an attempt to cross at Decatur, 
Ala.; in the afternoon Hood attacked the garri- 
son which was commanded by Colonel Doolit- 
tle, whose forces included his own regiment, 
the ISth Michigan, 102nd Ohio, and 68th Indi- 
ana Infantry, and a regiment of colored troops. 
Colonel Doolittle repulsed the charge and, 
when reinforcements arrived, a sortie was 
made from the garrison under the protection of 
the guns of the fort and the rebels were dis- 
lodged with considerable loss. The casualities 
in the Union force were 10 killed, 45 wounded 
and 100 missing, and the confederate loss ag- 
gregated 400 killed and wounded. — At Milton, 
Fla., the 19th Iowa Infantry and the 2ud 
Maine Cavalry engaged in a skirmish. — Ac- 
tions at Stone Mountain, Ga., and Wintield, 
La. 

Oct. 27.— Battle of Hatcher's Run. The 



fight commenced by a charge on the confeder- 
ate force by the 9th Corps under General 
Parks, the entire Army of the Potomac being 
on the alert for the action. The confederates 
were overborne and were driven from the field, 
leaving behind them nearly a thousand pris- 
oners. The Union loss was 156 killed and 
1,047 wounded, while that of the rebels in- 
cluded an aggregate of 800. — Battle of Fair 
Oaks. In support of the movement at Hatch- 
er's Run, General Butler had been instructed 
to make a demonstration on the north side of 
the James. The rebel skirmishers were pushed 
back and the fortifications were repeatedly as- 
saulted until nightfall to no purpose. General 
Weitzel moved across through White Oak 
Swamp to the Williamsburg Road near Seven 
Pines, within seven miles of Richmond, where 
the rebels were found in force and strongly in- 
trenched. The Union charge was repulsed 
with a bloody loss. On the 28th General 
Grant ordered a flank movement to the rebel 
right, to be followed by a movement north to 
obtain possession of the South Side railroad. 
The object of this attack on the intrench men ts 
was to hold the attention of the rebels to in- 
sure the purpose of the flank movement re- 
ferred to. In this battle, which is known as 
Fair Oaks, 120 Union soldiers were killed, 783 
wounded and 400 were missing ; the confeder- 
ate loss was 60 killed, 311 wounded and 80 
missing. The entire maneuvre was a failure. 
Oct. 28. — An action took place at Fort Hei- 
man, Tenn., on the river in which the Union 
gunboats participated. Forrest attacked the 
Undine, captured and burned her. — At Fay- 
etteville. Ark., the 1st Arkansas Cavalry sus- 
tained a raid from rebel cavalry. — Destruction 
ol the ram Albemarle. Lieutenant Gushing, 
who had perfected a plan for the destruction 
of the ram, moved to carry it out on the night 
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crew of 13 men, and he planted a torpedo un- 
der fire from the enem}''s infantry on tlie shore. 
When the torpedo exploded, his own boat was 
in the immediate vicinity and Gushing and one 
companion were the only persons who escaped; 
all others of the party being shot or captured; 
he received a bullet in his wrist. The explo- 
sion sunk the Albemarle and secured the re- 
capture of the Plymouth, which was surren- 
dered to the naval squadron the next day ; 
among the results was the acquisition of the 
command of the North Carolina sounds and 
the release of a fleet of 16 vessels which had 
been watching the Albemarle. — At Morristown, 
Tenn., Gillem's cavalry was attacked by a force 
under the confederate Colonel Vaughn, which 
resulted in a loss of eight killed and 42 
wounded to the Union force, the confederate 
loss being 240 missing. — At Newtonia, Mo., the 
cavalry of Colonel Blunt in pursuit of Price, 
skirmished through two days and inflicted a 
loss of 250. 

Oct. 29.— At Beverly, West Virginia, the 8th 
Ohio Cavalry engaged in an action in which 
they inflicted a loss of 17 killed and 27 
wounded and 92 missing, and themselves sus- 
tained a loss of eight killed, 25 wounded and 
13 missing. 

Oct. 30. — At Brownsville, Ark., the 7th Iowa 
and 11th Missouri Cavalry engaged in action 
with slight loss. — At Muscle Shoals, Ala., a 
cavalry division of the Army of the Cumber- 
land, (command of Thomas), engaged in a 
skirmish with a detachment of Hood's com- 
mand. — At Ladija, Terrapin Creek, Ala., a 
cavalry force under Garrard engaged in an 
action. 

Oct. 31. — At Plymouth, N. C, the steamers 
Commodore Hill, Shamrock, Otsego, Wyalus- 
ing, and Tacony, withdrew from surveillance 
of that part of the North Carolina coast. 

Nov. 1. — The 10th Missouri Cavalry en- 



gaged in a skirmish at Union Station, Tenn., 
sustaining slight loss; the series of actions in- 
cluded four days. — At Black River, La., a bat- 
ter}' of lieavy . artillery (colored troops) en- 
gaged in an action. 

No\'. 3. — At Vera Cruz, Ark., one company 
of the 46th Missouri Infantry engaged in an 
action. 

Nov. 5. — In a fight at Fort Sedgwick, in 
which the 2nd Corps engaged, the LTnion loss 
was 15 in killed and wounded and the con- 
federate loss was 50. — On the 4th, a detach- 
ment of Hood's army attacked .Johnsonville, 
Tenn., which was an important base of sup- 
plies ; the place was defended by the 11th 
Tennessee Cavalry, the 43rd Wisconsin Infan- 
try and a regiment of colored troops ; theUnion 
loss was slight and the rebels were repulsed 
the attack lasting two days. — At Big Pigeon 
River, Tenn., a raid was made by a North Car- 
lina regiment of mounted infantry. 

Nov. 9. — Atlanta, Ga. The 2nd Division 
of the 20th Corps of the Army of the Cumber- 
land engaged in a skirmish at this point and 
inflicted a loss on the confederates of 20 killed 
and wounded ; a detachment moved to Ma- 
rietta. — At Shoal Creek, Ala., the 5th Division 
of Cavalry, Army of the Cumberland, engaged 
in a fight with Hood's troops. 

Nov. 10. — The same force are engaged at 
Pine Barren Ridge. 

Nov. 12. — At Newton and Cedar Springs, 
Va., Merritt's, Custer's and Powell's cavalry 
had a brush with the enemy in which they 
lost 84 wounded and 100 missing; the rebel 
loss being 150 ; in this action Rosser, with his 
command was driven across Cedar Creek and 
on the 13th, Early with his command had moved 
away to Middleton. — At Front Royal, Va., 
Powell routed and drove a rebel brigade under 
McCausland. — Activities at Ninevah, Va. 

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Gillem was attacked by a force of 300 under 
Breckenridge and his command dispersed ; tliis 
disaster was the result of the separation of 
Gillem from Thomas' command. — At Pan- 
tlier Springs, Tenn., an action took place. — At 
Bull's Gap, Tenn., the 8tli, Utli, and 13th Ten- 
nessee Cavalry engaged in a skirmish in which 
tlie rebel and Union loss was respectively 36 
wounded and five killed. 

Nov. 14. — The 15th Corps under Howard 
commenced a movement to the crossing of the 
Ockmulgee and pursued the movement three 
days engaging in Ijuilding pontoon bridges. 
This was tiie real start of Sherman's march to 
the sea. — At Cow Creek, Ark., a series of skir- 
mishes commenced on this date in which col- 
ored troops and Union Indians engaged, cov- 
ering a period of 14 days. 

Nov. 15. — At Clinton, La., Liberty Creek, the 
expedition under General Lee commenced op- 
erations. 

Nov. 16. — At Lovejoy Station and Bear Sta- 
tion, Tenn., Kilpatrick, with a cavahy force, 
drove the rebel skirmishers and on arrival at 
the station dismounted his men and carried 
the works on foot and captured 50 prisoners. — 
At Cotton Hills, West Virginia, a slight action 
occurred. 

Nov. 17.— Tiie 209th Pennsylvania Infantry 
engaged in a skirmisli at Bermuda Hundred 
with a loss of 10 wounded and 120 missing, 
and a confederate loss of 10 wounded. — At Ab- 
erdeen and Battle Creek, Ala., tlie 2nd Iowa 
Cavalry had a skirmish. — Tiie 15th Corps un- 
der Howard marched through McDonough, 
Ga. — Movements in the vicinity of Covington, 
Ga. 

Nov. 18. — At Myerstown, Va., a detachment 
of the 91st Ohio Infantry lost 60 killed and 
wounded in a skirmish and the rebels lost 10 
killed and wounded. — At Rutledge and Social 
Circle, Ga., activities of the Union cavalry and 



infantry connected with the commands of 
Thomas and Kilpatrick. 

Nov. 19. — At Bayou La Fouche, La., the 
11th Wisconsin Infantry with a regiment of 
colored troops, wiiile on an expedition, engaged 
in a skirmish. — At Walnut Creek, N. C, a 
slight skirmish took place. 

Nov. 20 — At Macon, Ga., three regiments of 
cavalry under Kilpatrick made a feint on Ma- 
con, destroying a train of cars and tearing up 
the railroad track ; this movement was made 
to divert the attention of the rebels from How- 
ard. — The 14th Corps of Sherman's command 
moved to Milledgeville, Ga. — At Greensboro, 
Ga., a rebel movement occurred. — At Brook- 
vilie, Ga., activities occurred. 

Nov. 21. — At Liberty and Jackson, La., the 
4th Wisconsin Cavalry and the 1st Wisconsin 
Battery engaged in an expedition with marked 
success. 

Nov. 22. — The rebel militia under Cobb 
moved from Macon, to Griswoldsville, and at- 
tacked Walcott's infantry brigade and a por- 
tion of Kilpatrick's cavalry and encountered 
severe punishment, losing 2,000 troops ; the 
Union loss was 62 killed and wounded ; Wood's 
division of infantry (Union) were engaged. — 
At Rood's Hill, Va., Torbert's cavalry engaged 
in a skirmish with a loss of 18 killed and 52 
wounded. — Hatch's cavalry, belonging to the 
command of Thomas, raided Lawrenceburg, 
Campbellville and Lynnville in East Tennes- 
see, and lost 75 in killed and wounded, the 
rebels losing 50 in killed and wounded. — At 
Rolling Fork, Miss., a colored cavalry regiment 
engaged with the rebels. — At C^linton, Ga., the 
15th Corps of Sherman's command under How- 
ard advanced toward Gordon. 

Nov. 24. — Sherman commenced to move 
from Milledgeville, Ga. — Schofield continued 
his movement on a parallel line with Hood in 
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meanwhile, the skirmish between Capron's 
brigade and Foi'rest's cavalry was in operation 
at Columbia; the Union line of battle was 
formed near Bigby Creek and the movements 
refei'red to continued in East Tennessee until 
the 28th ; at times, skirmishing took place and 
the garrison at Johnsonville received orders to 
go to Clarksville with the supplies wliich were 
stationed there ; all ell'orts to bring Forrest to 
action were futile. — On this date the 1st Ala- 
bama Cavalry led the advance of the Army of 
the Tennessee across the ( )conee River at Ball's 
Ferry. — Activities at Jackson, Miss. 

Nov. 25. — At Pawnee Forks, Kansas, a com- 
pany of the 1st Colorado Cavalry had a skir- 
mish with the Indians, while escorting a train. 
— At St. Vrain's Old Fort, a cavalry company 
defended the movements of a train. — Attempt 
to fire the city of New York. 

Nov. 26. — At Sandersville, Ga., the con- 
federates opposed the passage of Howard's 
corps across the Oconee and inflicted a loss 
which included 100 missing, the casualities 
in the confederate command being the same. — 
At Sylvan Grove, Waynsboro and Brown's 
Cross Roads the command of Kilpatrick con- 
tinued the movements inaugurated and oper- 
ated on a plan to deceive the rebels as to Sher- 
man's movements. On the night of tlie 26th 
Kilpatrick's command was attacked at Sylvan 
Grove and made a stout resistance. It had 
been a part of his plan to relieve the prisoners 
at Milan but they had been removed. He lost 
in the movement 46 wounded, the confederate 
loss being 600 killed and wounded. — At Decatur, 
Ala., Granger commenced the withdrawal of 
his garrison and also from Athens and Hunts- 
ville and his movement continued until the 
29th. — At, Madison Station, Ga., a regiment of 
colored troops engaged in a skirmish. 

Nov. 27. — At Big Black River Bridge, on 
the Mississippi Central railroad, a cavalry and 



artillery command under Colonel Osband en- 
gaged in a skirmish. 

Nov. 29.— At Spring Hill, Tenn., the 4th 
Corps and cavalry take position preparatory to 
the battle of Franklin. — Cavalry skirmish at 
Big Sandy, Col. 

Nov. 30.— Battle of Franklin. The artillery 
attached to Wagner's brigades opened the battle 
of Franklin which was followed by infantry tire 
from the same command. This action was dis- 
astrous and precipitated the action of the rest of 
the army. Two colonels. White and Opdycke, 
on seemg the rout of Wagner's forces, made 
headlong charges which had excellent effect 
and after tliat the charges of the rebels were 
repeatedly repulsed. The fighting began late 
in the afternoon and continued until late in the 
night. The Union loss was 189 killed, 1,033 
wounded and 1,104 missing. The rebels were 
ordered forward with the recklessness which 
characterized his entire movement after sup- 
planting Johnston and his loss in killed and 
wounded was much greater, 1,750 being killed, 
3,800 wounded and 702 missing. The greater 
part of the missing was from Wagner's brigade. 
The confederate loss of officers was great ; that 
of the Union force was hardly large enough to 
mention, only two officers being wounded. — At 
Grahamsville or Honey Hill, S. C, General 
Hatch moved for action, anticipating that the 
operation would be useful to the plans of Sher- 
man. He landed at Boyd's Neck and attempted 
to fulfill his purpose but the rebels defeated his 
object by strategy and he unexpectedly met 
their forces and was forced back to his intrench- 
ments at Boyd's Neck. The Union loss was 65 
killed and 645 wounded ; the confederates re- 
ported their loss as less than 50.— At Bermuda 
Hundred, Va., the pickets belonging to a col- 
ored regiment repeatedly sustained the assaults 
of rebels. 

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of Nashville commenced on this date and con- 
tinued until the 14th, prior to the general en- 
gagement. The army of Schofield, that of A. J. 
Smith, tlie troops of Steedman, Granger, Milroy 
and others were ordered to Nashville or Mur- 
freesboro and, during the time mentioned, 
affairs advanced to a condition which left the 
Federal forces in advantageous position for the 
battle of Nashville. — Gregg's cavalry attacked 
Stony Creek Station on the Weldon railroad 
and captured 175 prisoners; the cavalry suffer 
a loss of 40 wounded. — At Yazoo City, Miss., a 
skirmish took place in which a detachment of 
the 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry was engaged under 
Lieutenant Colonel Dale, who fought a large 
body of rebels with 250 men, 25 of the Wiscon- 
sin soldiers were missing, five were killed and 
nine wounded. — Skirmish at Tangipaho, La. 

Dec. 2. — At Rocky Creek Ciuirch, Ga., the 
3rd Kentucky and 5th Ohio Cavalry moved in 
the advance of Sherman. — At Buckhead Creek 
the position was held by the two regiments 
previously mentioned while Kilpatrick's com- 
mand cros.sed and the bridge was afterwards 
burned. Kilpatrick attacked Wheeler on this 
date and drove him and Kilpatrick succeeded 
in delivering to Wheeler a satisfactory " return 
blow."— Block House No. 2 at Mill Creek, Chat- 
tanooga. The Union garrison was attacked by 
rebels and sustained a loss of 12 killed, 46 
wounded and 57 missing ; the action continued 
two days. 

Dec. 3. — At Thomas Station on the Savan- 
nah Road, the 22nd Illinois Mounted Infantry 
sustained a loss of three in a skirmish. — Sher- 
man reached Milan and cut railroad communi- 
cations between Savannah and Augusta. — Kil- 
patrick drove Wheeler across Briar Creek. — 
Movements of the rebels and Federal troops at 
Charlestown and in the vicinity of Waynesboro, 
Va. 

Dec. 4. — At Block House No. 7, the garrison 



under General Milroy was attacked by rebels, 
the loss to both sides being about 100 in killed 
and wounded. — The 25th Ohio Infantry, while 
endeavoring to hold a position on the Coosaw 
River, S. G, engaged in a skirmish. — At States- 
boro, Ga., a loraging party detailed from the 
15th Corps become involved in a skirmish. — 
Overall's Creek; movement of Sheridan's troops. 

Dec. 5. — Forrest attacked MurfreesVwro which 
was defended by Milroy's troops and was de- 
feated and compelled to retire with heavy loss, 
his infantry alone losing 213 ; 207 prisoners 
were captured while the Union loss was 30 
killed and 175 wounded. The actions covered 
three days. 

Dec. 6.— At White Post, Va., in a rebel 
assault on 50 of the 21st New York Cavalry, 30 
are wounded. — At Deveaux's Neck, S. C, a 
tight occurred in which ten regiments of infan- 
try, a battery and several United States gun- 
boats were involved, in which the Union loss 
was 39 killed, 390 wounded and 200 missing ; 
the confederate loss being 400 killed and 
wounded ; the fight continued tliree days. 

Dec. 7. — At Ebenezer Creek, Cj'press Swamp 
and at Eden Station on the Ogeeche River, the 
troops connected with Sherman's army, ad- 
vanced in their march to the sea ; in the former 
the 9th Michigan and 9th Ohio Cavalry tormed 
the rear guard of the left wing, and took up 
pontoon bridges to prevent refugees following, 
and in the latter the troops referred to were the 
15th and 17th Corps of the right wing of the 
command. — At Sister's Ferry, Ga., (Savannah 
River) the rebels prepai-ed to oppose the pro- 
gress of Sherman's array. — Milroy fought For- 
rest and Bates, driving them and capturing 
200 prisoners ; the Union loss was 200 killed 
and wounded. — Warren started to destroy the 
Weldon railroad at a point which should sever 
railroad communication between Wilmington 
and Savannah. The movement occupied six 




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days and 20 miles of road was destroyed, when 
tlie rebels were encountered in force and the ex- 
pedition returned, having marched a hundred 
miles in six days; the 2nd division of the Cav- 
alry Corps of the Army of the Potomac and the 
5th Corps and 3rd Division of tiie 2nd Corps of 
the Army of the Potomac were engaged. 

Dec. 6. — At Hatcher's Run, three cavalry 
regiments and a division of the 3i'd Corps en- 
gaged in a series of actions which occupied two 
days and the Union loss was 125 killed and 
wounded. The raid of Custer and Merritt to 
Gordonville commenced ; the movement occu- 
pied 20 days and 43 men belonging to their 
respective commands were wounded. 

Dec. 8. — Action at Nottaway, Va. 

Dec. 9. — An expedition went into Western 
North Carolina in pursuit of rebels in which the 
3rd North Carolina Infantry was occupied five 
days. — At Fort Lyons in Indian Terr., an en- 
gagement occured in which a colored cavalry 
regiment was engaged and 500 Indians were 
massacred. — -The 14th Corps of tlie left wing of 
the Army of the Military Division of the Mis- 
sissippi engaged in an action at Cuyler's Planta- 
tion, Montieth Swamp, Ga. — In an expedition 
to Hamilton, N. C, the 27th Massachusetts and 
9th New .lersey Infantry, 3rd Cavalry and 3rd 
New York Battery engaged in a skirmish ; this 
action was connected with the expedition pre- 
viously mentioned and included a skirmish at 
Foster's Bridge and Butler's Bridge in Jackson 
county, N. C. — During the expedition of Warren 
on the Weldon railroad cavalry skirmishes 
occurred at Bellefield and Hicksford, Ya. — 
Movements in the vicinity of B'lorence, Ala. 

Dec. 10. — At Bloomingdale, N. C, a rebel 
movement took place. 

Dec. 12. — At Elkton, Ky., a movement was 
made by the cavalry commanded by General 
E. M. McCook. 

Dec. 13. — Fort McAlister. The investment 



of Savannah River to the Ogeeche was com- 
pleted on the Pith and on this date an at- 
tack was made on Fort McAlister. The attack- 
ing column was formed of a portion of How- 
ard's troops under General Hazen and, within 
15 minutes after the first charge, the stars and 
stripes supplanted the confederate flag ; the 
Union lo.ss was 24 killed and 110 wounded, the 
rebel loss being 84 killed and wounded. The 
Great Ogeeche River was placed under control 
of Sherman and the sea was practically reached, 
the rear of the riglit of Sherman's command 
obtaining a base on the sea. 

Dec. 14. — At Bristol, Tenn., a detachment of 
cavalry under General Burbridge (Stoneman's 
raid) engaged in the destruction of the Virginia 
and Tennessee railroads. — At Memphis, Tenn., 
the 4th Iowa Cavalry was attacked by rebels 
and lost three killed and six wounded. — At 
Mount Airy, Ky., an action occurred. 

Dec. 15. — The battle of Nashville, com- 
menced in the early morning and the attack 
of Steedman on Hood's right was made with 
great vigor. At nightfall the victory was 
clearly with the Union army and appearances 
seemed to indicate that Hood would retreat. 
The action continued through the 16th and, 
before the close of the afternoon, the entire 
rebel army was in precipitate flight ; at night- 
fall the victory was complete and orders were 
issued for immediate pursuit. Hood's army 
was routed completely, his wagons being aban- 
doned and his soldiers flinging aside every- 
thing that could possibly impede their move- 
ments, while the confused mass of fugitives fled 
in wild disorder through Brentwood Pass. The 
4tli Corps was close in pursuit and followed 
until darkness concealed the retreating rebels. 
The dead and wounded of the confederate army 
were left on the field and in the morning the 
pursuit was continued. Four miles north of 
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overtaken by Wilson and the force was dis- 
persed and more than 400 prisoners captured. 
A cavalry force had arrived there and Hood 
was obliged to abandon Franklin, leaving 2,000 
of his wounded in the hospital. The disorgan- 
ized remnant of his command crossed the Ten- 
nessee December 27th, falling back to Tupelo, 
Miss., where Hood resigned his command and 
was never again a power in the rebel army. 
The Union loss was 400 killed and 1,740 
wounded ; the rebel loss was very heavy in 
killed, wounded and missing, 8,000 prisoners 
had been taken, 53 siege guns and thousands 
of small arms had been seized by tlie forces of 
Thomas and a rebel force about 40,000 strong, 
had been killed, captured or routed in confu- 
sion and dismay. 

Dec. 15. — At Murfreesboro, Tenn., Jackson's 
division, belonging to Rousseau's command, cap- 
tured a railway train going thither from Stev- 
enson, Ala. — Movements at Pascagoula, Miss. 

Dec. 16. — At Hopkinsville, K)'., two brig- 
ades from McCook's division of cavaliy en- 
gaged in a movement. — At Overton's Mills, 
Tenn., a portion of the battle of Nashville took 
place, alreaily referred to as Brentford. — Rebel 
activity at Pollard, Ky. 

Dec. 17. — At Mitchell's Creek, Fla., a col- 
ored regiment had a fight and another colored 
regiment engaged in an action at Pine Barren 
Creek, Ala., their united loss in killed, wounded 
and missing being about 75. — At Millwood, 
Ya., the 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry, while on 
a scouting expedition, engaged in a skirmish. 
— Thomas followed the tlying rebels through 
the Brentwood Hills to the Franklin Pike ; 
Wilson overtook the rear guard at Hollow Tree 
Gap witli the 5th and 7th Cavalry Divisions ; 
the former force was the 6tli Cavalry division 
of the same army. — At Ashbysburg, Ky., Mc- 
Cook's cavalry skirmished with the rebels. 

Dec. 18. — Action at Franklin Creek, Miss. 



Dec. 19. — At Rutherford Creek, Teim., a 
pontoon bridge was laid, the operation giving 
the rebels a con.siderable advantage. — Move- 
ment at Duck River. — At Hardeesviile, S. C, 
General Foster protected his position. 

Dec. 20. — At Lacey's Springs, Custer's cav- 
alr} engaged in a skirmish and lost two killed, 
22 wounded and 40 missing. — At Madison C. H., 
Va., a brigade of Michigan cavalry belonging 
to the Army of the Potomac engaged in a 
skirmish. 

Dec. 21. — Stoneman's raid. On the 9th of 
December Stoneraan started to clear tlie rebels 
out of East Tennessee. He moved from Bean's 
Station, Tenn., to Saltville and went also to 
Abingdon, Wytheville, Glade Spring and 
Marion, Ga. One of his commands met the 
rebels at Kingsport as stated above ; at Bristol 
another force was encountered by the brigade 
of Burbridge and the rebels retreated. Bur- 
bridge moved to Abingdon which was also 
reached by Gillem on the 15th, and on the 16th 
they overtook the rebels at Marion, routed the 
force and captured the artillery, trains and 198 
prisoners. Wytheville, its stores and supplies, 
lead works and railroad bridge were destroyed, 
and Stoneman moved on to the capture and 
destruction of Saltville and the salt works ; he 
captured two locomotives, siege guns and 
ammunition and returned to Knoxville with 
his own and Gillem's command and Burbridge 
fell back into Kentucky. 

Dec. 22.— At Liberty Mills or McLean's 
Ford, Va., an unimportant action took place. 

Dec. 23. — At Lyiniville, Tenn., the cavalry 
of Thomas continued the pursuit of Hood's 
army. — At Jack's Shop near Gordonville, Va., 
a cavalry division of the Army of, the Potomac 
and one fi-om the Army of \'irginia engaged in 
a movement. — At Buford's Station, Tenn., the 
pursuit of the rebels by tlie cav^alry of Thomas' 
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Dec. 24.— At Elizabetlitown, Ky., the 1st 
Wisconsin Cavalry overtook the rebels flying 
from, the pursuing columns of Thomas and 
Colonel La Grraige with 20 j)icked men charged 
400 reljels and captured 1 1 prisoners. — At Moc- 
casin Gap, Va., the 8th Tennessee Cavalry con- 
nected with Stoneraan's raid engaged in a dash. 
— At Murfreeshoro, Tenn., the rebels attacked 
a garrison of colored troops. 

Dec. 25.— Assault on Fort Fisher, N. C. The 
city of Wilmington was under the protection of 
the fort which was located at the moutli of the 
Cape Fear River ; this was one of the principal 
forts of the confederates and was assaulted by 
the North Atlantic squadron commanded bj' 
Admiral Porter and the 10th Corps of the 
Army of the -James under Butler. The bom- 
bardment commenced on the 24th and was 
continued to some purpose on the morning of 
the 25th, which was Sunday and Christmas. 
Tlie Union loss was eight killed and 38 
wounded, wliile the confederates lost three 
killed, 55 wounded and 280 prisoners. — At 
Verona, Miss., the 7th Indiana Cavalry engaged 
with tlie fleeing rebels arriving from Hood's 
army. 

Dec. 27. — At Decatur, Ala., General Steed- 
man was established over a provisional depart- 
ment. 

Dec. 28.^At Egypt Station, Miss., a heavy 
action took place in which the 2nd Wisconsin 
Cavalry, the 4th and lith Illinois Cavalry, the 
7th Indiana, the 4tli and 10th Missouri, the 
2nd New -Jersey, 1st Mississippi and 3rd U. S. 
Colored Cavalry were engaged and in which 
the Union loss was 111 killed and wounded 
and the confederates lost 500 prisoners. 

Dec. 29.— At Pond Spring, Ala., the 15th 
Pennsylvania Cavalry, with detachments of 
Tennessee Cavalry and from three Indiana 
cavalry regiments, engaged in a skirmish. 

Dec. 31. — In the skirmishing and fighting 



in front of Petersburg, Va., the Federal force 
lost 40 killed and 329 wounded during the 
month. 

18<)5. -Tan. 1. — General Butler relieved of 
the command of the Army of the James. 

.J.\N. 2. — In a skirmi-sh at Frankhn, Miss.,iu 
which the 4th and 11th Illinois and a colored 
cavalry regiment engaged, the Union force lost 
four killed and nine wounded and the confed- 
erate loss in killed aud wounded was 50. — At 
Nauvoo, Ala., the same force of cavalry men- 
tioned December 29th, captured and destroyed 
Hood's supply and pontoon train. 

Jan. 3. — The same troops engaged in a skir- 
mish with Hood's command at Thorn Hill, 
Ala. 

Jan. 5. — At Smithfield, Ky., a cavalry regi- 
ment attacked by the rebels. 

Jan. 6. — y\.t Owensboro, Ky., an action took 
place in which a colored cavalry regiment was 
engaged. — Activities at Hawesville and Hend- 
erson, Ky. 

Jan. 7. — At. Julesburg, I. T., a company of 
the 7th Iowa Cavalry engaged in a flght with 
the Indians. 

Jan. 8. — At Skipwith's Landing, Miss., on 
the Mississippi River, an action took place. — 
At Scottsboro, Ala., 54 men belonging to a col- 
ored regiment engaged in a skirmish. — At Ivy 
Ford, Ala., a colored regiment sustained an as- 
sault. 

Jan. 11.— At Beverly, West Va., the 34th 
and 8tli Ohio Cavalry stationed there as a gar- 
rison were surprised by Rosser and 583 pris- 
oners captured, the killed and wounded being 
25. 

Jan. 13.- Capture of Fort Fisher, N. C. 
The bombardment was commenced on the 13th, 
continuing all night and through the 14th ; 
on the 15th the assault was made successfully 
and the fort captured. The Union lo.ss was 



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184 killed and 749 wounded; the rebels lost 
400 killed and wounded and 2,083 captured. 

Jan. 14. — Pocotaligo, N. C. In the move- 
ment of Sherman's troops from this place a 
skirmish occurred in which the 17th Corps, 
Array of the Tennessee, were engaged and sus- 
tained a loss of 25 wounded. The movement 
continued until the 16th. — At Reed Hill, Ala., 
the loth Pennsylvania Cavalry continued to 
harass Hood's disorganized soldiery.' — At Dar- 
danelle, Ark., the 2nd Kansas and Iowa Cav- 
alry regiment engaged in a .skirmish. 

Jan. 15. — At Federal Hill, Va., rebel activi- 
ties. 

Jan. 16. — Explosion at Fort Fisher. This dis- 
aster was caused by the carelessness of tlie sol- 
diers who approached the magazine with burn- 
ing candles ; 25 soldiers were killed and 66 
wounded.— On tliis date Fort Caswell, together 
with all the works on Smith's Island in the 
vicinity of Smith ville, and Reeve's Point were 
abandoned in consequence of the fall of Fort 
Fisher and their armaments captured. 

Jan. IS.^In the vicinity of Columbus, Ky., 
the Tennessee Cavalry engaged in a skirmish. 

Jan. 19. — At Half Moon Battery, Sugar Loaf 
Hill, N. C, a detachment from the Army of 
the .James were engaged in the destruction of 
the railroad. 

Jan. 21. — Activities at City Point, Va. 

Jan. 24. — At Fort Brady, Va., a detachment 
from tl:e Army of the Jameson gunboats broke 
the chain which had obstructed Dutch Gap 
Canal. 

Jan. 25.— On this date two corps of the Army 
of tlie Teniijessee made a demonstration against 
Combahee Ferry and the'railroad bridge across 
the Salkahatchie, the river having been con- 
stituted the rebel line of defense covering Char- 
leston on the south. The rebels were held at 
this point until after Howard's army was on 
the move and, on the 1st of February, the main 



body of the army moved westward up the Sal- 
kahatchie. Howard crossed the river in the 
face of the enemy at River's and Beaufort's 
Bridges. The rebel situation on the 3rd of the 
month was carried by Mower's and Smith's 
division. The confederate killed and wounded, 
numbering 88, were sent back to Pocotaligo. 
The 15tli Corps crossed at Beaufort's Bridge 
almost without resistance and the rebels fell 
back to Branchville, S. C; the colums of Sher- 
man occupied the South Carolina railroad con- 
necting Charleston with Augusta and the entire 
Union loss through this movement, which occu- 
pied from January 25tli to February 9th, was 
138 killed and wounded. — At Simpsonville, 
Ky., an engagement occurred between the rebels 
and a regiment of colored cavalry. 

Jan. 29.— An expedition started into western 
North Carolina, which was principally composed 
of the 3rd North Carolina Infantry ; this move- 
ment occupied about two weeks. 

Jan. 30. — Movement of Union troops at 
Sisters Ferry, Ga. 

Fkb. 2.— At Midway, Barnwell Co., S. C, and 
at Whippy Swamp, Beaufort Co., S. C, activities 
connected with the movements of the Union 
troops in South Carolina took place. 

Feb. 4. — At Little River, Tenn., a slight 
action occurred. 

Feb. 5. — Dabnej''s Mills or Hatcher's Run, 
Va. The railroads being cut, the rebels brought 
supplies to Petersburg on wagon trains; to in- 
tercept these trains and to put an end to these 
operations, General Gregg with his cavalry was 
ordered to march with Warren's corps for the 
purpose of turning the rebel lines at Hatch- 
er's Run and he went by way of Ream's 
Station to Dinwiddle, C. H. and moved up 
and down the Boydton plank roads on which 
the trains were reported to be. General Warren 
crossed the Run and General Humphries, in his 
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assaulted. At 5 o'clock in the afternoon the 
rebel artillery opened on Humphries" infantry 
in a desperate manner only to be repulsed. 
Gregg found that the Boydton road was of but 
little use ; Warren sent a force up the stream 
through swamps which drove before them 
force of rebels to Dabney's Mills. A division 
under Ayres, which was advancing to support 
Crawford, was driven upon i im by a rebel force 
which had moved unexpectedly to the left of 
the Union force and both commands fell back 
to the Run, hotly pursued by the rebels, who 
were met by a fire from Humphries' intrench- 
ments and they fell back within their lines. 
The Union loss was 232 killed, 1,062 wounded 
and 186 missing. Generals Morrow, Smythe, 
Davis, Gregg, Ayers, Sickles and Gwynn were 
wounded. The confederate loss was 1,200 
killed and wounded, General Pegram being 
among the slain. — At Moorfield, Rosser captured 
a rebel train of 95 wagons with valuable stores. 
— At Orange C. H., Va., activities occurred. — 
On Rowanti Creek, Va., the troops referred to 
in the first mention under this date, occupied 
positions. 

Feb. 7. — Sherman's advance Northward. 
The left wing of the army, with Kilpatrick's 
cavalry, crossed the Savannah River on this 
date under orders to move to Coosawatchie on 
the Charleston Road and to Robertsville, on 
the road to Columbia. Two divisions of the 
20th Corps under Jackson and Geary had 
crossed tlie river at Purisburg, had reached 
Hardeeville, S. C, and established communi- 
cation with Howard at Pocotaligo. The gen- 
eral features of the march through the Carolinas 
were a repetition of that through Georgia. The 
operations of the rebels, defensive and offensive, 
were of the same character and Sherman 
rightly estimated that strongly fortified and 
important positions would be held by the 
rebels to the bitter end, and that the route be- 



tween Augusta, Ga., and Charlestown would be 
clear, with the exception of the operations of 
Wheeler's cavalry and the local organizations 
of armed rebels. Kilpatrick moved to Black- 
ville, Williston and Aiken along the South 
Carolina railroad, losing slightly, taking 100 
prisoners and killing and wounding 240 rebels 
and entirely destroying the road between Edisto 
and Blackville, and Slocum reached the latter 
place on the 10th. The destruction of the road 
was continued to Windsor and, on the Utb, the 
entire army was concentrated midway between 
Augusta and Charleston, the position being of 
eminent advantage, as the rebel forces covering 
these two points would be thus divided. The 
right wing of the army reached Orangeburg on 
the 12th, carried the intrench ments, drove the 
garrison across the Edisto and the force was 
flanked immediately. General Blair pushed 
on to the railroad and commenced its destruc- 
tion and Slocum advanced westward, covered 
by Kilpatrick. Feb. 16th, Sherman's army 
was in sight of Columbia from the south bank 
of the Congaree ; Slocum crossed the Saluda at 
Zion Church and pushed on to Winnsboro, 
destroying tlie railroad communication near 
Allston, while Howard moved on Columbia 
from the north. On the 17th the corps was 
crossing a pontoon bridge laid on Broad River 
and, during its passage, the mayor of Columbia 
rode out and surrendered the city to General 
Stone, who took possession with his brigade. 
General Hampton, commanding the rear guard, 
ordered the burning of the cotton stored in the 
city and it was stacked in the streets with all 
the bands removed ; the fierce gale blew 
tufts of burning cotton hither and thither and 
the city was soon an uncontrollable mass of 
flame. Every effort was made to arrest the 
fire, but it was not checked until the morning 
of the 18th. Slocum reached Winnsboro on 
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the Catawba River. The same night, Kil- 
patrick made a feint on Charlotte, whither 
Beauregard had retreated witli the rebel cav- 
alry. On the 26th the 20th Corps reached 
Hanging Rock. Slocum pushed on to Cheraw, 
N. C, which was 70 miles southwest of Char- 
lotte. Feb. 22nd, Kilpatrick reported 18 of 
his men murdered and left in the highway 
with threatening labels attached to their persons 
and the cavalry commander was ordered to 
retaliate man for man. The riglit wing pushed 
on to Peay's Ferry and a detachment was sent 
to destroy communications on the Wateree and 
between Florence and Charleston, which was 
prevented by rebel cavalry. March 3rd, Sher- 
man's army had reached Cheraw, N. C. The 
losses on both sides were small. 

Feb. 8. — At Shallotte Inlet, N. C, move- 
ments following the surrender of Fort Fisher 
took place. — Kilpatrick reached Branchville, 
S. C. — Destruction of the railroad to Williston, 
S. C, by Kilpatrick's command. 

Feb. 9. — Skirmish at Binnaker's Bridge, 
South Edisto River, S. C; 17th Corps, Army of 
the Tennessee. — On this date the 11th Ohio 
iind 7th Iowa cavalry engaged in a fight with 
Indians at Rush Creek, I. T. 

Fei'.. 10. -In a figiit at James Island, in which 
the forces of General Gilmore engaged, they lost 
about 80 men and effected the posession of the 
island. The rebel loss was about the same. 

Feb. 11. — In a fight at Sugar Loaf Battery, 
Federal Point, N. C, a detachment from the 
Army of the -lames being engaged, 14 Union 
soldiers were killed and 114 wounded. — Attack 
on Orangeburg, S. C, by Sherman's army.— At 
Honey Hill, Ga., the rebels fired on a detacment 
of Union soldiers. 

Feb. 15. — On this date Sherman's array ar- 
rived at Lexington, S. C. A part of Sheridan's 
command crossed Water Lick Creek, Va. 



Feb. 16. — The colored troops at Cedar Creek, 
Fla., were assaulted by the rebels. 

Feb. 17. — Evacuation of Charleston. This 
movement was commenced on the nigliL of this 
date and occupied two days. — Attack on Fort 
Anderson on the Cape Fear River, N. C, and 
capture of Wilmington. On this date Admiral 
Porter attacked Fort Anderson on the Cape 
Fear River. The river had been previously 
dragged for torpedoes and the flotilla, compris- 
ing five vessels, the Montauk, Pawtuxet, Lena- 
pee, Unadilla and Pequot had been variously 
disposed on the stream. On the 18th, a large 
force of gunboats took posession and bombarded 
the fort which was silenced at three p. m., the 
Union firing being maintained until evening. 
During the night of the ISth, the fort was aban- 
doned, the fiying rebels removing six field 
pieces. Ten heavy guns were captured and in 
the engagement throughout, the Union loss 
was three killed and four wounded. On the 
20th and 21st, the search for torpedoes beyond 
the fort was continued and the gunboats passed 
on to attack the batteries nearer Wilmington, 
which was evacuated on the 22iid. On the 
20th, two guns and 375 rebel prisoners were 
captured. The rebels fired their stores and 
General Cox entered the town. The entire 
Federal loss was about 200 in killed and 
wounded. The rebel loss was much greater. 
Fort Strong on Big Island was bombarded and 
the rebels driven from the fort. 

Feb. 18. — Forts Moultrie and Sumter in 
Charleston Harbor abandoned. — At Fort Jones, 
Ky., a battery of colored artillery engaged in 
an action. 

Feb. 20. — An action took place at Fort 
Myers, Fla. — At Town Creek, N. C, a part of 
the Army of the Ohio drove the rebels flying 
from Fort Anderson to this place. Cox occu- 
pied the place on this date and captured the 
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Feb. 21. — Activities at Cumberland, Va. 

FiiB. 22. — 111 a skirraisli at Douglas Land- 
ing, Pine Bluff, Ark., the Union loss was 40 
wounded and the rebels lost 26 wounded ; the 
13th Illinois Cavalry was engaged. 

Feb. 23. — Activities at Georgetown, S. C, 
and at Fort White. 

Feb. 24. — Movements of troops at Camden, 
Mo. 

Feb. 26. — At Mount Clio, S. C, a detach- 
ment of mounted infantry under the noted 
scout Captain Duncan, engaged in a thrilling 
adventure. — At Lynch Creek, S. C, the advance 
of the 15th Corps. 

Feb. 27. — Sheridan moved up the Shenan- 
doah Valley from Winchester to destroy the 
Central railroad and the canal to take Lynch- 
burg and afterwards to join Sherman or Grant 
as circumstances decreed. On the 2yth, he 
reached Staunton and despatched several brig- 
ades to drive Early from Waynesboro. The 
attack was made on the morning of March 2nd 
and nearly all of Early's force and supplies 
were captured, the prisoners numbering 1,667, 
the Union loss being 35 killed and wounded ; 
this was the end of Early's power in the Shen- 
andoah and Sheridan's troops commenced 
operations by destroying the railroad and canal. 
On the 3rd of March the troo]>s took possession 
of Charlotteville and the railroad to Gordons- 
ville and Lynchburg was destroyed. On the 
6th of March active operations on tlie canal 
were commenced and the destruciion was made 
a success. March 10th, Sheridan reached 
Columbia and determined to join Grant and 
arrived at White House on the 19th. 

Feb. 28. — A colored regiment sustained an 
assault in tlie defenses at Chattanooga. 

March 1. — At Clinton, La , the 4th Wiscon- 
sin Cavalry entered on a foraging expedition. 

March 3. — Howard arrived at Cheraw. — At 



Chesterfield, S. C, movements of Sherman took 
place. 

March 6. — The 4th Wisconsin Cavalry en- 
gaged in a skirmish at Olive Branch, La., and 
lost three killed and two wounded. — Two regi- 
ments of colored troops engaged in a heavy 
skirmish at Natural Bridge, Va., and lost 22 
killed and 46 wounded. — At Fredericksburg, 
Va., movements of the Army of ^' irginia. — At 
North Fork in tlie Shenadoah, a portion of 
Sheridan's cavalry, commanded by Colonel 
Thompson of the 1st New Hampshire Cavalry, 
engaged in lively action in the destruction of 
the canal. 

March 7. — Kilpatrick reached Rockingham, 
N. C. 

March 8. — At Wilcox Bridge or Wise's 
Fork, N. C, the divisions of Palmer, Carter and 
Ruger engaged in an action of heavy calibre. 
The fighting on this date was without results 
and information was received of a heavy rebel 
force in front ; on the 10th the rebels made an 
attack in force after keeping up the skirmish- 
ing on the previous day. The fight was a 
sharp one, about 16,000 rebels being included 
in the attacking corps. Bragg retreated with 
his force on the night of the 10th, the battle 
being without practical results excepting the 
demonstration to the rebels of the determined 
and invincible character of the columns of 
Sherman. The Union loss was 80 killed, 421 
wounded and 600 missing; the confederates 
lost 1,500 killed. This action is known to his- 
tory as the battle of Kingston.— Kilpatrick's 
troops at Laurel Hill, N. C— At Jackson, N. C, 
activities occurred connected with the destruc- 
tion of the Weldon railroad. 

March 0. — On the night of this date. Wade 
Hampton dashed into Kilpatrick's camp and 
captured his headquarters and some of his 
guns. Kilpatrick rallied, retook the guns and 
reoccupied the camp. This was a complete 



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surprise because of the night, the soldiers being 
in sound sleep. Hampton took several hundred 
prisoners whom he afterwards released and 
the rebels lost more than a hundred killed and 
wounded, who were left on the held. This ac- 
tioujtook place near a village called Solemn 
Grove, Moore Co., N. C. — Hardee crossed the 
Cape Fear River at Fayetteville, N. C. — At 
Grant's Creek, N. C, activities connected with 
the reunion of the ditferent divisions of 
Sherman's army took place. 

March 11. Skirmish at Beaver Dam, N. C. 
— .Johnson arrived in person at Fayetteville. — 
At Clear Lake, Ark., a detachment from Com- 
pany A, 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry were led into 
an ambush in which two were killed and three 
wounded. Eleven missing were reported. — 
(Stoneman's raid.) 

March 15. — At the South Anna River in Vir- 
ginia the 5th LT. S. Colored Cavalry engaged in 
a skirmish. — Activities at Moore's Cross Roads, 
Va. — Movement at Brandenburg, Ky. 

March 16. — Battle of Averysboro, N. C. — 
Sherman's army was on tlie Cape Fear River ; 
he had hitherto maneuvered to divide the rebel 
forces but they had concentrated under the 
command of Johnston and, on this date, an at- 
tack was made on the left and center of Har- 
dee's intrenched lines and a brigade acting as 
rear guard was routed with more than a hun- 
dred dead left on tlie field and more than 200 
captured. Repeated charges were made, and 
night only, closed the fighting, and Hardee re- 
treated. The Federal loss was 77 killed and 
about 500 wounded, the rebel loss being about 
the same and most of their wounded left to the 
care of the Union force. For two or three days 
Sherman's strategic movement continued and, 
on the 19th, troops began to concentrate for the 
fighting at Bentonville. The battle at Averys- 
boro was a hard one for the Union troops, the 
nature of the ground being swampy and diffi- 



cult to traverse and the victory which was gained, 
proved to the rebels the uselessness of en- 
deavoring to cope with an army wlio had been 
engaged for montiis in making their w.iy over 
many miles of similar territory. — Activities in 
the vicinity of Ivinslon, N. C, and at Taylor's 
Bayou, La.; Schofield leaves Kinston, to join 
Sherman. 

March 18. — A colored regiment engaged in 
an action at Boyd's Station, Ala. — Hardee 
reaches Smithsfield, N. C. 

March 19. — Battle of Bentonville. On this 
date the corps of Logan approached Benton- 
ville and soon after the cavalry and artillery 
fighting commenced. The left flank of John- 
ston's army declined to meet the corps of Lo- 
gan which was practically assuming tlie de- 
fenses. On the 20tli, three corps of Sherman's 
army were in an impregnable position in front 
of the command of Johnston, who retreated to 
Smithfield unimpeded, as tlie great invader at 
the head of the Union troops did not desire a 
general engagement at this point. The Union 
loss in this approach on Bentonville was 191 
killed, 1,168 wounded and 287 missing. The 
confederate loss in killed, wounded and missing 
was over 3,000. — On this date a movement 
took place at Morris' Farm, N. C, on which a 
position was held in the Bentonville fight. 

March 20. — Stoneman's raid into southwes- 
tern Va., and North Carolina. This move- 
ment progressed from this date to April 23rd. 
— Three brigades under Gillem moved from 
Virginia to North Carolina. 

March 21. — Goldsboro occupied Ijy Scho- 
field. — At Cox's Bridge and Mount Olive, in 
that vicinity, activities occurred connected with 
the military movements of Sliernian's column. 
Gillem's advance reached Marion, Va. — Military 
movements at Plantersville, Ala., and at Padu- 
cah, Ky. — On this date Wilson moved south- 
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occupied from March 22nd to April 24th. The 
12th Pennsylvania Cavalry engaged in a skir- 
mish at Hamilton, Va. 

March 23. — Action at Suniterville, S. C. 

March 22. — Activities at Ream's Station, 
Va., and Paducah, Ky. 

March 24. — Redr'ock, Arizona Ter.; a regi- 
ment of New Mexico cavalry engaged in a 
scrimmage. — On the same date at Cox's Bridge, 
N. C, the command of General Terry laid a 
pontoon bridge and Sherman entered Smith- 
field, N. C. 

March 25. — Attack on Fort Steadman. Gen- 
eral Lee's command commenced operations at 
Fort Steadman at the break of day and the 
storming part}', moving upon the redoubts, 
carried them and overwhelmed the garrison in 
the fort, capturing the guns and turning them 
upon the Federal troops. As soon as General 
Park learned of the affair, he ordered a move- 
ment to recapture and, before 8 o'clock in the 
morning, important advantages had been 
gained and soon after that hour Fort Steadman 
was again in the possession of the Federal 
army; nearly 2,000 prisoners were captured 
and the Union loss in killed, wounded and 
missing was about 1,000. In coimection with 
this action the forces of Humphries at City 
Point were placed under arms and reconnois- 
sances made in readiness to assault tlie rebel 
intrenchments and heavy artillery and mus- 
ketry fire was kept up. In this action the 
train was laid for the victorious operations on 
the 2nd day of April. — Activities at Hatcher's 
Run, Va., at Fort Fisher, N. C, at Fort Has- 
kell and Hare's Hill. — On the same date an 
action occurred at Pollard, Ala., between Gen- 
eral Steele and the rebel General Clayton, in 
which the latter was seriously wounded and 
130 prisoners captured. — At Pine Barren Creek, 
Ala., the cavalry of Steele advanced previous 
to the action mentioned. 



March 26.— Siege of Mobile. This action 
commenced on this date and terminated April 
9th. — Stoneman reached Boone, N. C. — Military 
movements at Mitchell's Creek, Fla. 

March 27. — Investment of Spanish Fort. — 
Kilpatrick made connection on this date with 
the forces of Grant, and the Army of the 
James, with a cavalry force, made a secret 
movement. 

March 29.— At Quaker Road, Xa., the 5th 
Corps under Warren moved to position and 
one of his columns under Griffin encountered 
the rebels in force and a sharp fight took place, 
involving a loss of about 400 on each side, the 
rebels being driven back to their intrenchments. 
The troops moved on Vaughn Road near Grav- 
elly Run and on this day Sheridan placed his 
command in position south of Hatcher's Run, 
which was also crossed by Humphries and 
Warren. 

March 30. — At Halifax Road the move- 
ments continued on Hatcher's Run and on the 
Dabney Mill Road, the rebels being driven, 
and the Crow House intrenchments occupied 
by the Federal troops. — Movements on Cham- 
berlain's Creek, Va. 

March 31. — On the morning of this date, 
the corps of Warren was in sight of White Oak 
Road, Va.; the position was such that regular 
line of battle could not be formed, but the divi- 
sions were so disposed tliat they could change 
front for action in any direction. A fierce at- 
tack was made by the rebels with slight advant- 
age, but Griffin's division held its ground and 
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon the rebels had 
ceased their onset and when Warren resumed 
the offensive he met little opposition ; only two 
of his brigades were involved to any extent and 
an entire confederate regiment was captured 
and soon after the rebels had retreated to their 
breastworks and a victory was won. Warren's 
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missing. Tiie confederate loss in killed and 
wounded was about 1,000. — Dinwiddie C. H., 
Va. After the fight at White Oak Roads, 
Warren moved to Dinwiddie and attacked tlie 
rebels on one side while Siieridan opei-ated 
against him on the other and, soon after mid- 
night, the rebel force was compelled to retire 
towards Five Forks, having lost 400 in killed 
and wounded ; the Union loss was 67 killed 
and 354 wounded. — At Montevallo, the troops 
belonging to Wilson's command on his raid in 
Alabama engaged in the destruction of a rail- 
road ; the work included iron works and rolling 
mills and was chiefly performed by Croxton's 
brigade, a skirmish taking place at Trion and 
King's Iron Works. — At Six Mile Creek near 
Montevallo, Roddy's cavalry engaged in a skir- 
mish and captured 50 prisoners. 

April 1. — Battle of Five Forks. This action 
was fought by Warren's corps and the 1st, 2nd 
and 3rd Cavalry Divisions under Sheridan. 
The finst assault was made on the rebel left, 
which was soon driven in nearly to the center 
with a loss of more than half of the confederate 
force captured and the balance surged down 
the White Oak Road in a demoralized mass. 
Griffin and Ayers pressed on the left and Craw- 
ford pushed u])ou the rear. A determined 
effort was made to stop the latter and the bri- 
gade of Coulter was terribly cut, but the move- 
ment was in vain, and almost the entire force 
surrendered to Crawford. Another attempt to 
make a stand was made a mile beyond the 
Forks and proved equally futile. The Union 
loss was 124 killed and 706 wounded, the rebel 
loss being 8,500 killed, wounded and captured. 
— At Trion, Ala., a battle took place, in which the 
1st Brigade of the 1st Division of the Cavalry 
Corps of the Military Division of the Mississippi, 
Wilson's raid, engaged. — In this movement 
Wilson's force encountered Forrest at Ebenezer 
Church and gained complete victory, capturing 



two guns and 200 prisoners, the victors pressing 
on and destroying communications to Burnsville 
in the direction of Selma. — At Boone, N. G, an 
action took place in which a part of the troops 
connected with Stoneman's i-aid were engaged. — 
At Mount Pleasant, Ala., a detachment of cav- 
alry under Canby engaged in a skirmish. 

April 2. — Fall of Petersburg. The troops 
connected with this action included the 2nd, 
6th and 9tli Corps of the Army of the Potomac 
and the 24th Corps of the Army of the James. 
The assault commenced just before daybreak, 
the advancing columns being accompanied by 
"Pioneers" with axes and details of artillerymen 
to man any guns which might be captured. 
The whole front outer line was carried by Wil- 
cox's command who made the assault in this 
place to induce the confederates to concentrate 
and the feint was successful. The signal for 
general assault was given at half past four in 
the afternoon and the troops moved forward 
without heeding a hailstorm of bullets and car- 
ried the line by storm, llartfrant's division capt- 
uring 12 guns and 800 prisoners. The divis- 
ion of Potter drove the rebels on the left and 
the simultaneous attacks which had been made 
in other quarters had been equally successful 
and the Federal troops occupied Petersburg. 
The Union loss was 296 killed, 2,565 wounded 
and 500 missing ; the confederate loss was 
about the same and over 3,000 of their soldiers 
were made prisoners of war. — Activities at Fort 
Fisher, Fort Welch and Newbern, N. C. — Battle 
of Selma. In this action the garris :n numbered 
7,000 and was placed under the command of 
Forrest ; the fortifications were carried by the 
division of Long, the Union loss being 40 killed, 
260 wounded ; the rebel loss included 2,700 
prisoners, 32 siege guns and a quantity of stores 
captured ; 25,000 bales of cotton had been pre- 
viously burned. 

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nightfall of April 2nd, orders were issued 
for the Union army to assault the Petersburg 
and Richmond lines in the early morning of 
the 3rd, but it was discovered before daylight 
tlmt all tlie intrenchraents in the vicinity of 
those two cities had been abandoned and tliat 
Lee was in retreat towards Danville and a little 
after eight the confederate capital was surren- 
dered to (General Weitzel with 600 prisoners 
who were chiefly sick and disabled. — At Salem, 
N. C, a force under General Palmer of Stone- 
man's command fought the action known as 
the battle of Salem. — Military movements at 
Deep Creek, Va.— At Amelia C. H., Va., (Jet- 
tersville), Lee began the concentration of his 
forces and Grifhn marched to that place. — Ac- 
tivities at Sutherland Station, Va., connected 
with the movements of Lee's retreating array. 
— At Wytheville, Ysx., the 12th Pennsylvania 
Cavalry of Stoneman's command engaged in a 
skirmish and large quantities of supplies were 
destroyed wdth 90 miles of railroad and railroad 
bridges. — At Northport, Ala., a body of troops 
connected with Wilson's raid engaged in afiglit. 
At Namozin Church and Willicornack, Va., the 
division of Custer engaged in a sharp scrim- 
mage and lost 10 killed and 85 wounded. 

April 4. — Tuscaloosa, Ala., captured by Wil- 
son's command. — At Deep River Bridge, N. C, 
the forces connected with Stoneman's raid en- 
gaged in a cavalry skirmish. — At Bethany and 
Fairhaven, W. Va., slight movements oc- 
curred. 

April 5. — At Amelia Springs, Va., Crook's 
cavalry, Sheridan's command, engaged in a 
fight with Fitz Hugh Lee, the Union loss being 
20 killed an,d 96 wounded.— On the same date at 
Paine's Cross Road, a reconnoissance by Davies . 
of Crook's division took place ; this was pre- 
vious to the action already mentioned on this 
date. — At Howe's Cross Roads a movement 
took place. 



April 6. — Pursuit of Lee. On the morning 
of this date Lee and Tjongstreet made connec- 
tion at Rice's Station and were joined soon after 
by Fitz Hugh Lee, Ewell, Anderson and Con- 
don. General Grant notified Meade on the even- 
ing before that he should attack Lee in the early 
morning and ordered an advance of the 2nd, 
5th and 6th Corps. Sheridan was also ordered 
to move forward. General Ord had been on 
the march three days and had destroyed High 
Bridge and other highway and railroad com- 
munications and General Humphrey sent a 
force to Flat Creek to attack what he supposed 
to be the rear of Lee's army. On the 6th Gor- 
don's corps was attacked in a running fight of 
about 15 miles, the pursuit being continued 
with remarkable swiftness and system, accom- 
panied by artillery so disposed as to be 
ready for effective business. The move- 
ments were continued, the corps of Gordon 
while in flight relieving itself by aban- 
doning all impedimenta and on Little Sail- 
or's Creek made an attempt to secure foot- 
hold for a stand ; in the onset the action was 
very sharp, resulting in a decided victory which 
was the last straw that broke the camel's back 
and made it apparent that the end was at hand. 
Pursuit was resumed the next morning. Nearly 
2,000 prisoners had been captured and the 
rebels must have lost about 2,000 in killed, 
wounded and captured. The Union loss was 
about 1,200 in killed and wounded. — Skirmish 
at Burksville, Va. — At Sidney Swamp, Ala., a 
cavalry fight, in which Wilson's troops engaged 
took place.— General Read engaged in a sharp 
fight at Burke's .Junction and his force surren- 
dered to the rebels; General Read, Colonel 
Westburn and many other officers were killed 
and loss to the command was fearful. 

April 7. — Continued flight and pursuit of 
Lee. 

April 8.— Lee's flight continued and General 



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Grant, through these two days, conferred with 
Lee, proposing surrender whicli was rejected, 

April 9. — Surrender of Lee. The confer- 
ence between Lee, Longstreet and Mahone re- 
sulted in the decision of Lee to liold a confer- 
ence with Grant which was equivalent to sur- 
render. Appomatox C. H. was fixed upon as 
place of surrender and the terms were arranged 
in a house belonging to a man named McLain 
and, in an insignificant village of less than a 
hundred souls, arrangements were concluded 
which practically terminated the Civil War. 
The last fighting was done on the 7th near 
Farmville before arrangements were entered 
upon and, on the 9th at daybreak, an attack 
was made on Gordon's command on the Lynch- 
burg Road ; Crook was attacked a little later, 
both of which actions resulted in tlie retiring 
of the rebels. General Ord was preparing for 
a decisive action, his divisions moving on the 
double quick, when a white flag from General 
Lee arrested the movements and he acceded to 
a request of the rebel chief to suspend hostili- 
ties until he could confer with General Grant 
and the Union force was sounded to halt by the 
bugles. About 4 o'clock in the afternoon the 
rebel surrender was announced. — At Sumter- 
ville, S. C, the troops of the Department of the 
South engaged in an action. — Surrender of 
Spanish Fort. The bombarding of the fort was 
carried on actively on the day j^receding this 
date for 14 hours and at nightfall the 8th Iowa 
under Colonel Bell fought the decisive action 
on the parapet. The Union infantry carried a 
portion of the garrison by storiu and before the 
hand-to-hand contest was over an entire brig- 
ade had taken possession and commenced to 
intrench. Under feint of a determined resist- 
ance the garrison abandoned the fort, moving 
to Fort Huger and crossing the Apalachie. A 
part of the force was intercepted by Canby's 
troops and 500 prisoners were captured. Canby 



took possession of the fort April 9th. — Fort 
Blakely was carried by assault at nightfall of 
the 9tli and about 3,500 men were captured ; 
the Union loss was 654 killed and wounded. — 
Fort Tracy was occupied by the rebels flj'ing 
from Spanish Fort. The siege of Mobile in- 
cluded Forts Spanish and Blakely. The forti- 
fications about the city were very strong. The 
attack was made by Canby commanding the 
Army of the West Mississippi, one corps march- 
ing from Fort Morgan up the east side of the 
bay to a small stream called Fish River. A 
landing was secured and the remainder of the 
command was brought to the same point in 
transports. At the same time a column under 
General Steele left Pensacola, directing its 
march upon Blakely, a port near the mouth of 
the Blakely River. A short distance below 
Blakely lay Spanish Fort on whose defence the 
city depended. It became a necessity that the 
communication of the city with the fort be cut 
off bj' water while the army made the land in- 
vestment. The virtual surrender of the city 
was made at nightfall of the 8th. The Union 
loss was 213 killed, 1,211 wounded and that of 
the rebels 500 killed and wounded and 2,952 
captured and missing. 

April 10. — Sherman's army began its ad- 
vance on the Neuse River. 

April 11. — Evacuation of Forts Huger and 
Tracy. — Destruction of the railroad towards 
Lynchburg, Va., by Stoneman's troops. — Move- 
ment towards Montgomery by Wilson's forces. 
— Evacuation of Mobile. 

April 12. — Surrender of Mobile. — In the 
campaign 5,000 prisoners were taken and the 
entire loss of Canby was less -than 1,500 killed 
and wounded. — The news of Lee's surrender 
received by Sherman at Smithfield, N. C. 
Movements of Sherman's army in the advance 
to Grant's Mills, N. C. — Formal surrender of 
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airy force under Wilson to Georgia. — Release 
of Union prisoners at Salisbury, N. C. 

April 13. — Canby's troops moved to Whistler 
Station, Ala. — Occupation of Raleigh, N. C, by 
Sherman's troops. 

April 14. — Flag of truce from Johnston to 
Sherman, preliminary to surrender. — Assassi- 
nation of President Lincoln. — Conference of 
Sherman and .Johnston at Durham Station, 
N. C, and arrangements for a meeting on the 
17th. 

April 16. — Columbus, Ivy., occupied by 
Upton's troops and the capture of 1,200 pris- 
oners. — Confederate ram Jackson destroyed by 
the same force, with the arsenal, navy yard, 
railroad stock and a large quantity of cotton. — 
Fort Taylor, West Point, Ga., taken by Mc- 
Cook's command and 300 prisoners taken. — 
Cavalry action at South Fork, Oregon. 

April 17. — At Durham Station, N. C, con- 
ference between Sherman and Johnston. — Con- 
ference between Mosby and Hancock. 

April 18. — Continuation of the conference 
between Sherman and Johnston. — Military 
movements at Boj'kin's Mills, S. C. 

April 20. — Macon, Ga., surrendered to Wil- 
son, and Croxton's brigade made connection 
with Wilson at that place. 

April 23. — Arrival of Grant at Morehead 
City, N. C, where he communicated with Sher- 
man. 

April 26. — Surrender of Johnston to Sher- 
man. — Movement of the Federal troops from 
Raleigh. — General Halleck ordered the gen- 
erals of the Army of the Potomac to move their 
commands into the department where Sherman 
was operating. 

April 28. — The troops of the Army of the 
Potomac arrived at Danville, Vsl., en route to 
assist Sherman. 

May 4.— Movement at Citronville, Ala.— 



Activities at Germania Ford, Va. — Movements 
at Cottonville, Ala. — Skirmish at Nana Blufl. 

May 10. — Capture of Jeff Davis at Irwins- 
ville, Ga. In fact, the flight of Davis com- 
menced on the day following the surrender of 
Lee. Danville, the new capital, was abandoned 
and, on the lllh Davis reached Greensboro, 
N. C, and soon after was in consultation with 
Johnston and Beauregard. He insisted that 
Johnston resume hostilities, but the latter 
refused. Davis received no attention at Greens- 
boro and on the 14th he went to Charlotte, 
where the news of the assassination of Pres- 
ident Lincoln and of the surrender of 
John.son was received. Davis started for 
Texas, passing through Abbeville, S. C, Wash- 
ington, Milledgeville and Macon, Ga., and 
the forces of Wilson were ordered to pursue and 
were soon dispersed from Kingston to Florida. 
May 7th a detachment of the 1st Wisconsin 
Cavalry, stationed at Dublin, ascertained that 
Davis was on the Jacksonville road and he 
was pursued to the Ockuiulgee River; it was 
learned at Abbeville that he was on the way to 
Irwinsville. Colonel Pritchard of the 4th 
Michigan reached Irwinsville at two o'clock on 
the morning of this dale and learned his 
whereabouts and captured him at daylight, 
while attempting to escape in women's cloth- 
ing. — Surrender of Sam Jones to Wilson's 
Cavalry. 

May 11. — Surrender of Jeff Thompson to 
General Dodge. 

May 13. — Last engagement of the war at 
Boco Chico, Texas. In a fight at Palmetto 
Ranch, in which the 34th Indiana, 2nd Texas 
Cavalrj' and a regiment of colored troops were 
engaged, the Union loss was 118 killed and 
wounded. 

May 14. — All the confederate troops east of 
the Mississippi River surrendered to General 
Canb}' on this date. 



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May 24. — Movements connected with the j the troops in the department west of the Missis- 
cessation of hostilities at Duvall's Bluff, Fort ; sippi River and in Texas. 
Manahasset and Fort Griffin. \ June l.-Movements of troops at Browns- 

\ ville, Texas. 

May 25.-Movements of troops at La Bone j^,^^,^, 2. -Movements at Galveston, Texas, 
Pass, La., and at Sabine Pass. j ^jj,; .^^ yVlexandria, La. 

May 26. — Surrender by Kirby Smith of all | June 26.— Blockade raised. 





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UGUSTUS GORDON 
W E I S S E R T, Depart- 
nieut Commandei' of Wis- 
consin (1888 -S'J) Grand 
Army of the Republic, a 
representative soldier of 
the volunteer forces and a 
prominent member of the 
Milwaukee Bar, was born 
Aug. 7, 1844, at Canton, 
Stark Co., Ohio. When 
he was six years old his 
Racine, Wis., wliere he 



parents removed 
obtained a good elementary education and 
was graduated from the high school. Later, 
he pursued a general course of studj' at the 
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and 
afterwards entered the Law Dej)artment whence 
he was graduated with the degree of LL. B. 
He resided at Racine until he went to Now 
York to continue his studies, the year previous to 
entering the army, and was but little more than 
a lad when he became a soldier. At 17 .he 
enli.sted in Company K, 8th Wisconsin In- 
fantry, enrolling Sept. 10, 1861, having been 
several times theretofore rejected on account of 
his age and stature. The "Eagle"' regiment, 
organized September 4th at the rendezvous 
at Camp Randall, Madison, was mustered 
into U. S. service on the 13tli and left the 
State October 12th, being the first Wisconsin 
regiment to receive orders for the West. After 
a few days passed at Benton Barracks, St. Louis, 
orders were received to move to Pilot Knob 
and, on the 20th, the " 8th " were assigned to 
the command of Colonel Carlin and on the 
next day 3'oung Weissert had the satisfaction of 
participating in a victory at Fredericktown, Mo. 
He performed military duty at Pilot Knob, and 



went later on an expedition up the St. Francis 
River. The Jiext removal to Sulphur Springs 
took place Oct. 25th, and in January orders 
were received to join Gen. Grant's forces at 
Cairo for the Fort Donelson campaign. Until 
March the time was passed there, the regiment 
being in gray uniform and in practical retire- 
ment in consequence. When equipped in 
regulation blue, the command made connection 
with the forces of General Pope and occupied 
the rifie pits near Point Pleasant, Mo., and 
afterwards took part in the Siege of New Madrid, 
going, April 7th, in pursuitof the rebels after the 
action at and Siege of Island No. 10 and after- 
wards, to the rear of Corinth via Hamburg Land- 
ing, with Pope's army. The regiment moved on 
the 1st of May, 1862, to a position near Farm- 
ington where they were in the brunt of tlie 
action on the 9tli and won the warmest com- 
mendations from the superior officers for per- 
fect discipline and marked bravery. Pope's 
command was assumed by Halleck and. May 
28tli, 1862, the regiment followed his leader- 
ship to the Siege of Corinth and had, on that 
date, a skirmish at Booneville. From Septem- 
ber loth to the 20th it was in the reserve but 
under fire at luka, and fought at Corinth 
October ord and 4th, where the regiment lost 
heavily. The 2nd of November found the 
command en route to Grand Junction and left 
that place in December to co-operate with 
Grant, performing varied duty througli the 
winter and early spring (Dec. 18th the regiment 
was assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 
15th Corps, Army of the 'Pennessee.) March 
and April were passed in marching and severe 
duty in preparing for the events planned and 
consummated by Grant for the capture of 
\"icksburg. May 14tli, young Weissert fought 



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under Sherman at Jackson and participated 
in tlie assault upon and sulisequent move- 
ments in the Siege of Vicksl)urg until July. 
On his roster are also Meclianicsburg, May 
25th, the action of May 22, Richmond, La., 
June 15th, Canton, October 13tli, Sherman's 
Meridian expedition January 27, LS64, and 
all possible varieties of military duty in- 
cident to the most memorai)le cam])aign of 
the war. After veteranizing in the spring 
the regiment made connection with the com- 
mand of Jianks as "Sherman's contingent" 
in the Red River expedition and Weissert 
was with his regiment in the charge at 
Fort Scurry, March IGth. Two days later, 
he fought at Fort de Russy, at Henderson's 
Hiils March 21st, Natchitoches, March 31st, 
Pleasant Hill, April 9th, Bayou Rapids, Mav 
4th, Marksville, May 14th and 16th, Ba- 
you De Glaize, May 17th to lOth, and returned 
again to Vicksburg later in the month. He 
was in the expedition to Geenville, Miss., and, 
fought at Chicot, June 3rd and Gth. He went 
afterwards to St. Charles, Davall's Bluff and to 
Brownsville, arriving there September 2nd. On 
the 17th be was in the pursuit of Price through 
Arkansas and Missouri, making a march of SIG 
miles, and fought at Nashville, Dec. 15th and 
16th. Mr. Weissert was made Sergeant Major of 
the 8th and was made Captain by brevet to rank 
from June 6, lS(i4, his commission having been 
granted " for conspicuous bravery during the 
Red River expedition and for gallantry at J^ake 
Chicot June 6tb, 1864, and at Nashville, Dec. 
16th, 1864." In the latter action he was se- 
verely wounded by a .sharpshooter, receiving a 
ball in his left leg. The circumstances under 
which it was received are ])rima facie evidence 
of the fact that the volunteer soldiers had quite 
as much to do with the success of the Union 
arms as the commanders. When the armj^ 
•was in the line of battle at Nashville, Sergeant 
Major Weissert traversed the lines to ascertain 
whether his regiment was properly supplied 
with ammunition, and when the duty was com- 
pleted, he received orders from Col. Britton, 
the commander of the 8th, to remain with 
headquarters at the rear to make up the 
regimental returns, then 15 days behind, 
on account of the constant campaigning of 
the regiment. About the same moment the 
order to advance was given and when the 
Colonel chanced sometime later, to go along 
the line, he found Sergeant Major Weis- 



sert in his position with the regiment. He 
reminded him of his Order and received the 
following reply from the Sergeant Major : " I 
deemed this my place and thought I would go 
with the regiment, and linish the reports after 
the battle." Soon after lie was with the ad- 
vance of the line which opened the battle 
of Nashville, on the extreme right Dec. 15th, 
1864. About two in the afternoon, the "8th" 
was with Hubbard's brigade in a charge on 
a fort, the command capturing more prisoners 
than the brigade numbered. Soon after. Ser- 
geant Major Weissert was wounded as stated, 
while his regiment was preparing to charge the 
second line of rebels, and was carried to the rear 
and sent trom the field hospital to New Al- 
bany, Ind,. When able, he was removed to 
Wisconsin under special requisition from the 
Governor of Wisconsin for his return to the 
jurisdiction of that commonwealth. 

After the battle of Nashville and the subse- 
quent campaign and pursuit of Hood's Army, 
tlie 8th with a large number of the troops be- 
longing to Thomas' army, were ordered to 
Mobile and took an active ]iart in the siege and 
capture of that rebel stronghold. They then 
went to Montgomery, the capital of Alabama, 
then to Selma, and were finally mustered out 
at Demopolis, Ala., Sept. 17, 1865. 

Commander Wei.ssert was appointed to a 
cadetship at the U. S. Military Academy at 
West Point, but having been unable to accept 
the appointment on account of wounds received 
in the battle, declined the same. He has suf- 
fered much from the wound, which has never 
healed, the bullet still remaining in the leg. 

Commander Weissert is the son of Michael 
anVl Magdalene (Bernard) Weissert. His father 
belonged to the commercial class and married 
a daughter of France who came to this country 
in childhood. Her family supplied several 
.soldiers to the service of Napoleon who be- 
came distinguished in tlie bloody history which 
that commander wove for Continental Europe. 
Commander Weissert was married Nov. 24, 
1869 to Mary E. Trautwin and their daughter, 
Florence E., is their only child. George C, a 
promising son, was drowned when 15 years 
old. 

Commander Weissert belongs to the foremost 
ranks of the legal fraternity of Wisconsin. He 
read for his profession under the guidance of 
Hon. W. P. Lyon, for many j'cars one of the 
Judges of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin and 



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was admitted to practice in the Circuit Courts 
of the State in 1869. In the following year he 
was admitted to practice in the higher court of 
the State and in the Federal and Supreme 
Courts of the United States. He held by ap- 
pointment from the (Jovernment several civil 
j)ositions, and he was a number of years an in- 
fluential and prominent member of the Mil- 
waukee School Board. He was, for a long 
time, Chairman of the Hign School Committee 
and the sjjlendid building which adds its share 
to the fine apjiearance of the Cream City is 
largely due to the jiersistent and untiring 
efforts of Commander VVeissert. He refused a 
third appointment in view of professional duty 
and a contemj)lated visit to Europe. 

He became a member of the Order of the 
Grand Army in 1806 and is one of the strong- 
est members of the Order in Wisconsin and has 
been sevei'al times elected to represent his 
Post (E. B. Wolcott) in the Department En- 
campments. He was one of the i-epresenta- 
tives of the Department of Wisconsin- at St. 
Louis in 1887 at the National Encam})ment, 
and was actively jirominent at Columbus in 
securing the Encampment of 188!> for Milwau- 
kee. He has been ior years a Trustee of Wol- 
cott Post. Feb. 17, 1888, he was elected Com- 
mander of the Wisconsin Department for one 
year. 

At this writing, 1888, Commander Weissert 
is at the acme of life. Li the prime of man- 
hood, successful in business, popular among 
his fellow-men, trusted by his former comrades 
in arms, he evidences the representative Amer- 
ican citizen. He is descended from ancestral 
stock synonymous with liberty in a struggle 
for freedom which forms one of the most glori- 
ous pages in the history of the world and, in 
his career and private life alike, he sustains the 
prestige of his descent, his nationality and his 
heritage of patriotism. His portrait, which is 
placed at the beginning of the soldier's depart- 
ment of this w'ork was copied from a photo- 
graph taken in 1888. (Current year.) 

EORGE W. DRAKE, first Wisconsin 
\ soldier killed in the War of the Rebel- 
lion. This name, which will live 
forever on the pages of the history of 
Wisconsin and grace tbo.se of the annals of the 




country for which he was a martyr, represenis 
one who was but a boy when he fell at Martins- 
burg, or Falling Waters, Ya. He was born 
Aug. 25, 1842, in the city of Philadelphia. He 
resided in Milwaukee after he was 13 years old 
and was in the employ of a railroad corpora- 
tion when the war between the North and South 
begun. He enlisted in April, 1861, in Com- 
pany A, 1st Wisconsin Infantry and was among 
the first to hasten to the aid of the Nation. 
June 9th following he left the State for scenes 
of prospective warfare in ^'irginia and, Jul}' 
2ncl, in the skirmish named above, he was the 
only soldier killed on the field. The fatal Ind- 
ict pierced his breast, passed through his body 
and was afterwards removed from his knap- 
sack. His death was almost instantaneous and 
his dying breath faded in the words " what will 
mother say ? " His innate nobleness of char- 
acter rose to the sublimity of the liighest chiv- 
alry in the supreme moment when, knowing 
himself to be in the border-land of the infinite 
he remembered what her faithful mother heart 
would suffer. His body was tenderly cared for, 
prepared for burial and laid beside the remains 
of a soldier of the Revolution on the banks of 
the Potomac at Williamsport, Md. This sacred 
obligation was discharged by Captain Ken- 
nedy, a Unionist resident in that vicinity who 
had fought in 1812, and there he still lies, his 
friends, on learning the circumstances of Cap- 
tain Keiniedy's considerate kindness, declin- 
ing to disturb the dust of him whose short 
record as a hero honors this page. Battle- 
scarred veterans of the Civil War at Milwau- 
kee have acknowledged their veneration of his 
memory in the name of G. A. R. Post Geo. W. 
>!- Drake, No. 223. 

He was the son of William and Martha Jane 
(Carr) Drake. The former was a native of Phil- 
adelphia and died in Milwaukee, May 10, 1886, 
where he had been a respected citizen since 
1855. The wife and mother survives and is a 
lady who has won a reputation for womanly 
character excelled by few of her generation. 
She was born in Philadelphia and represents 
some of the stanchest blood in our composite 
Nationality. Her father fought in 1812, and 
in every generation, her ancestors were distin- 
guished for patriotism. James Carr, her brother, 
went to N'irginia about the date of the war in 
charge of a force of laborers to fulfil a railroad 
contract and, with his men, enlisted as soon as 
his services were needed by his country. Mr. 



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Carr and all his men, with one exception, were 
killed at Bull Run. His young wife died, 
broken hearted, six months afterward. 



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f/W/K ^I'^ION F. HUMES, first Wisconsin 
soldier to fall in battle in the Civil 




War. He was born Feb. 17, 1843 
"in Janesville, Wis., and was inher- 
ently a son of the Commonwealth. He typified 
the spirit which fostered his inheritance as a 
citizen of the Republic in his enrollment as a 
soldier in defence of his country when still a boy. 
It is a remarkable fact that the catalogue of 
Wisconsin mai'tyrs is led by the names of two 
youth, instead of by those of reflective, ex- 
pei'ienced men. 

Marion F. Humes was the son of Amos and 
Susan Ann (Vreeland) Humes and was fifth in 
order of birth of a family of seven children. 
It is remembered of his last days in Wisconsin 
that he was making every possible struggle to 
fit himself, as he expre.ssed it with tears on 
being disappointed, in obtaining a position at 
Milton to work to pay his way in college "for 
doing some good in the world." 

But he won a prouder distinction than that 
of a student. He enlisted in April, 1861 in the 
"Belle City Rifles" which was mustered in as 
Company F, 2nd Wisconsin Infantry. On 
many pages of this work the story of that gallant 
organization is told and he was the first to win 
distinction on the field of Bull Run. July 21st, 
when advancing in the line of battle, a round 
shot from a six-pound field piece struck the 
ground, ricochetted and passed through the 
ranks of company F, shattering the gun of a 
man in front and carrying away the arm of 
Marion Humes. He started fou the hospital, 
which his comrades believed he reached, but 
nothing is definitely known about his fate. All 
the particulars of him afterwards are in the 
realm of mystery, save that he came not back. 

But on historic pages, in the hearts of sur- 
viving friends and relatives and in frequent 
mention with hushed breath and quivering 
lips, his venerated memory lives. 




ILLIAM HENRY HARRISON 
BLINN, Antigo, Wis., member 
of G. A. R. Post No. 78, is one 
of the most prominent ex-soldiers 
in Northern Wisconsin. He isjustly considered 
one of the strongest men of that section of the 
Badger State from his character as a citizen, his 
record as a soldier and his unblemished repu- 
tation as a man. He is the son of George H. and 
Sophronia (Spencer) Blinn. The former was 
born in Averment and the latter at Ticonderoga 
and she was descended from ancestors who 
fought in both wars with Great Britain. Mr. 
Blinn received a careful primary education 
which was supplemented by four years attend- 
ance at the academy at Lowville and in '59 he 
entered the scientific department at Yale Col- 
lege at New Haven, Conn., which he quitted 
during the first months of the war when about 
half way through a course of study. 

He was born .Jan. 13, 1841, in Moriah, Essex 
Co., New York, and was not quite 20 years old 
when the civil war broke out. On the day of 
the disaster at Bull Run, Jul}'- 21, 1861, he en- 
listed in Company C, 9th New York .Infantry 
(Hawkin's Zouaves) at New York City for two 
years. He received honorable discharge Mav 
20, 1863, at New York. The members of the 
regiment believed that they were mustered into 
service under the call for 75,000 troops for 
three months, and the recruits, (to which por- 
tion Mr. Blinn belonged), understood that they 
were mustered for two years. At the expira- 
tion of three months, the former refu.sed to 
serve longer but agreed to fight if attacked by 
the forces of Magruder, which was eminent. 
General Butler was in command of the depart- 
ment to which the regiment was assigned and 
he ordered them out at Newport News under 
arms. A battery of " regulars " with shotted 
guns were placed in their rear. General But- 
ler and the colonel of the regiment were in 
front of the command when the Color Sergeant 
walked forward and stated to General Butler 
that if the regiment was fired on by the bat- 
tery, the regiment would fire on him person- 
SiWy in retaliation. This settled the matter and 
"Old Cockeye" withdrew the battery. The 
regiment formed in a hollow square and Gen- 
eral Butler proceeded to argue the case. He 
claimed that the records of Governor Morgan 
showed the command as a two years regiment 
and he appealed to their patriotism to fulfill 
the exhibit. He asked those who were unwil- 



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ling to serve two years to advance and all but 
50 did so, who were sent at once to the Rip- 
Raps. A few weeks after they returned to 
duty. This incident illustrates the injustice 
and wrong to which soldiers are sometimes sub- 
jected by the carelessness of authorities. Mr. 
Blinn made connection with the regiment at 
Newport News .July 25th, and went thence in 
August to Hatteras Inlet, subsequent to the 
capture of Forts Hatteras and Clark. It 
was determined that the situation was feasi- 
ible for advantageous operations of troops, 
and the gunboat " Pawnee " and 300 men 
were stationed to hWd the inlet. They re- 
mained 13 days without Government rations, 
subsisting on captured flour, molasses and lard, 
and much sickness resulted. General Butler 
assurad tiie detail stationed at the inlet that 
they should share equally with the sailors and 
marines in all prizes captured. The " Pawnee " 
flew the confederate flag and made 13 seizures 
of valuable prizes, but tlie members of the 
land force never received their share of prize 
money nor commutation on their 13 days lost 
rations. They remained there until Burnside 
came to Hatteras in January, J 862, when they 
went to Roanoke Island. In the action of Feb. 
8, 1862, the 9th New York captured a masked 
battery on the island, charging up a corduroy 
road, driving the rebels at the point of tlie bay- 
onet and capturing their colors. Company C 
took the colors, which were desperately de- 
fended by the confederate Color Sergeant, who 
fought as only a brave man could in their de- 
fense and was knocked down before he surren- 
dered his trust. After the action, the com- 
mand moved up the Chowan River to Winton, 
purposing to destroy a bridge, but the bluff 
was lined with masked batteries and the rebels 
fired on them at short range, the river being so 
narrow that the boats could not be turned and 
placed in position to obtain the elevation 
of the guns and it became necessary to 
withdraw, but this disappointment was com- 
pensated for on the next day, as they reached 
Winton, which was burned with a large quan- 
tity of confederate army stores. The next ac- 
tion in wliich the 9th New York participated 
was at Camden or South Mills, April 19, 1862, 
where they met and rejiulsed the celebrated 
Georgia " 3rd " and very nearly captured the 
confederate flag, the ensign over which Jeff 
Davis sniveled at Macon, Ga., in 1887. In this 
fight Mr. Blinn was wounded in the right knee 



and remained at the hospital on Roanoke 
Island until he rejoined his regiment at Fred- 
ericksburg in July. The regiment had been 
made a part of the 9th Army Corps. Park's 
division was detached from the corps to fight 
at the second Bull Run and Mr. Blinn was in 
that action with the 1st Brigade, General Reno 
commanding the corps. After the retreat, the 
command went to the defense of Washington 
and in the Maryland campaign fought at South 
Mountain, occupying a position on the extreme 
left and repulsing a desperate charge in which 
General Reno was killed. General Rodman 
was placed in command and the corps was next 
in action at Antietam and went tlience to 
Sharpsburg and drove the right wing of Lee's 
army more than a mile. The destruction of 
Lee's command would have been assured if 
support could have been supplied at the right 
moment. The confederate army under D. H. 
Hill stopped their further progress and they 
returned to the river where they held their 
position. In the action at Sharpsburg, the 9th 
New York went into action with 436 men 
and at roll call, 263 were in the list of killed 
and wounded. The regiment remainad until 
late fall in Pleasant Valley, Md., and went 
thence over tlie old Bull Run battlefield to 
Warrenton Junction, where Burnside super- 
seded McClellan and moved thence to winter 
quarters ot Fredericksburg, where they fought 
later on and were also in the scrimmage at the 
bridge and ferried across and took possession 
of the city about dark, Dec. 13, 1862. Mr. 
Blinn was in the charge on Marye's Heights 
one of the most disastrious charges of the war, 
where thousands of soldiers were slaughtered 
to no purpose, and was next in action at Suf- 
folk, considered the key to the position at Nor- 
folk, which the rebels desired to blockade, and 
tliere the regiment lost about 40 men. At this 
point, Lieutenant Colonel Kimball of the 9th 
New York was killed in an altercation with a 
Federal officer. Mr. Blinn remained at Suffolk 
until the expiration of his time and took 
steamer at Norfolk, May 5th, for return to 
New York City. On arrival they were received 
with honor by the local military. During the 
siege of Suffolk, Governor Dix sent a commun- 
ication, requesting them to remain during the 
siege, although their time was nearly expired. 
The duration of the seige being indefinite they 
declined the proposition, especially as the army 
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them. General Dix issued an order to have 
them return to New York without their arms, 
a gross and unmerited insult which they felt 
keenly after their splendid service. After their 
arrival in New York they found their indigna- 
tion was shared by popular opinion and a mil- 
itia regiment had stacked their arms on a dock 
in readiness for them on their arrival, and thej' 
marched through New York fully equipped 
and escorted by Dodworth's celebrated band 
without let or hindrance of General Dix. 

Mr. Blinn came to Wisconsin in July, 1863 
and engaged in farming several years in Wau- 
paca county. He then gave his attention to the 
acquisition of the trade of jeweler and watch- 
maker, which he followed at Waupaca until 
April, 1882, when he moved to Antigo, then in 
its incipiency, and established a prosperous 
business. He was married Oct. 21, 18<)3 to Helen 
E. Fisher and their only son is named .John 
Warren in remembranceof his two greatgrand- 
fathers. Mrs. Blinn was born in Essex county. 
New York and, on her mother's side, is allied to 
the family from which Edward Eggleston, the 
author, descended. They date back to the May- 
flower and the father of her mother was de- 
scended from John Winslow of Mayflower fame. 
Her paternal great uncle, James Smith, was a 
soldier in 1812 at Plattsburg and her cousin, 
Oakley Smith, enlisted in the late war in the 
118th New York Infantry and starved to death 
at Anderson ville. Edgar Welch, another rela- 
tive in the same regiment, was taken prisoner 
by the rebels and held at Salisbury and other 
points in the South, barely escaping with his 
life. 

It is impossible to place on these pages an 
adequate representation of the relations of Mr. 
Blinn to the community in which he resides. 
He is trusted, honored and beloved and is one 
of a Commission appointed by Judge Eli Waste 
to care for the fund for the relief of indigent 
soldiers of Langlade county. 



AMES HOWARD JENKINS. In the 
personal records from which this vol- 
ume is compiled, the entire history of 
the war of theUnion may be read. In 
point of fact, these, and others of similar pur- 
pose, will, eventually, stand first in point of value 
to the historian of the future, who shall tell the 



story, after those who made the history, shall 
have passed whence " cometh neither voice nor 
cry." Mr. Jenkins is a representative of all 
that is meant in tlie terms " loyal citizen and 
soldier for tlie Union." 

He is a descendant of honorable ancestors 
who took interest in the march of progress in 
the earliest days of this country, and exempli- 
fied it by removing to the New World in 1640, 
the year in which John Jenkins, from whom 
Mr. Jenkins is the seventh in succession, settled 
in Scituate, Mass. The family spread through 
several portions of New 4^ngland and became 
active in the events which marked the period 
as one of importance to the whole world. The 
paternal grandsire of Mr. Jenkins was a captain 
of artillery in the second war with Great 
Britain. He was born Jan. 24, 1841, in Bangor, 
Penobscot Co., Maine. At the age of eight he 
went to Boston, where he reached the age of 
legal manhood, growing up under the influ- 
ences which found expression in his prompt 
response to the cry that echoed from the im- 
perilled battlements of Fort Sumter. Within 
the first month of threatened chaos in national 
affairs, he enrolled in the Boston Light Infan- 
try, Company A. He was sworn into service 
for three months and the command was de- 
tailed for garrison duty at Fort Warren in the 
harbor of Boston. Mr. Jenkins was a little 
more than 20 years of age. As soon as his first 
enlistment expired, he again enrolled as a sol- 
dier, enlisting in Company A, Twelfth Massa- 
chusetts Infantry for three years or the war. 
On the organization of his company he was 
made Sergeant and was promoted later to the 
respective positions of Orderly Sergeant and 
Sergeant Major. In July, 1862, he was com- 
missioned 2nd Lieutenant of Company B, 21st 
Wisconsin Infantry. That command was mus- 
tered into service Sept. 5, 1862, at Oshkosh 
with a complement of 960 men. In November, 
1862, he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant and 
Adjutant of the same regiment. He served in 
those positions until he was captured at the 
battle of Chickamauga, Sept. 20, 1863, and the 
remainder of the time until April, 1865, he was 
a part of the record that has fastened upon the 
Southern portion of the United States, a stigma 
which the tears of heaven could never efface. 
A man who endured for 18 months the inflicted 
pangs of prisons under the fury and relentless- 
ness of rebel venom, deserves the best that the 
pages of history can bestow. 



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While a member of tlie 12th Massachusetts, 
Mr. Jenkins was a member of the Army of the 
Potomac. His command was attached to the 
corps of General Banks and he enjoyed the 
experiences of the famous retreat up the valley 
of the Shenandoch. The whole is summed 
up in the statistics of the march of the 
25th and 26th of May, 1862, when the army 
traversed 53 miles in 48 hours, 35 being ac- 
complished in one day. He went with Mc- 
Dowell in his attempt to make a stand at Fred- 
ericksburg, and his regiment was a portion of 
the assignment that moved under the command 
of Pope forward to the Kapidan and back to 
the Rappahannock. October 21, 1861, lie was 
under rebel lire at the celebrated battle of Ball's 
Bin ft and, at Cedar Mountain, Aug. 8tli, 1862, 
and again on the 30th day of the same month, 
fought at the second battle of Bull Run. .Just 
two months after the disaster of Ball's Bluttj 
he met the rebels in the 21st Wisconsin at the 
battle of Perryville, Oct. 8, 1862. On the last 
day of the same year, he was again in action at 
Stone River, and tasted the delights of that 
success of the Federal army. On the 5th day 
of January, lie was stationed at Murfreesboro, 
building fortifications and engaged in the 
duties pertaining to warfare in its comparative 
inactive season until June 21st, when the com- 
mand moved upon Tullahoma, where Mr. 
Jenkins was in action two days later. The 
conquering host was proceeding to cross the 
mountains below Chattanooga, when the rebels 
in great numbers were encountered at Dug 
Gap, and a hasty retreat was made in which the 
21st was in the rear guard. September 19th, 
the command, with the army, took position at 
one of the fords of the Chickamauga, the 
" River of Death." On the second day he 
was captured by the rebels and was sent to the 
prison at Atlanta, Ga. He registered success- 
ively at the hotels under rebel regime at 
Libb}', Danville, Macon, Savannah, Charleston, 
Columbia and Raleigh. His stay at some of 
the last named was exceedingly brief, owing to 
the attention of authorities, who seemed 
anxious to give their guests as broad a knowl- 
edge of their territory as possible under the 
suggestions of General- Sherman and his ad- 
vancing forces. Finally, Mr. Jenkins with a 
vast throng of ragged, starving, shivering, hat- 
less, barefooted, emaciated, filthy, vermin-cov- 
ered and altogether forlorn wretches were 
marched to Wilmington to be exchanged. It 



is safe to conjecture that such another pro- 
cession will never again traverse the .soil of 
this united coluitry. Every rod of that pro- 
gress was marked with uni)arallelled suffering; 
gaunt, griiii, haggard, every line of every face- 
marked with the ravages of a privation too 
miserable to be depicted with word or brush, 
every form crippled and stooping with a burden 
of endurance too bitter to recall with jiatience 
—think of this picture, sons and beneficiaries 
of those who made this weary journey and try 
to realize their emotions as they passed into 
redemption under the Stars and Stripes m 
March, 1865 ! Twenty years after, they tell 
their stories and affirm that the cause for 
which they endured was worth all they suf- 
fered. During the period of his captivity, Mr. 
Jenkins made two escapes but was recaptured. 
From Wilmington he went to Camp Parole at 
Annapolis, where he received leave of absence 
for 30 days. He resigned in the month follow- 
ing after being connected with the military 
service of the United States for a period of 
four years and one day. 

Mr. Jenkins returned to Oshkosh, where he 
has since been a citizen. He is a member of 
G. A. R. Post No. 241, and belongs to the 
Chicago Commandery of the Military Order of 
the Loyal Legion. 



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HARLES CARROLL TOWNSEND, 
a merchant and Justice of the Peace 
at Merrill, (1888) and a member of 
Grand Army Post No. 131, was born 
Aug. 11, 1842 in Alexander, Genesee Co., New 
York, and is the son of Cester C. and Carolina 
(De Marie) Townsend. His father was of 
English extraction, several generations re- 
moved. The mother was born in Attica, N. Y., 
and was of French lineage. The senior Town- 
send removed his family and interests to Chi- 
cago about 1848 and thence successively to Be- 
loitand .Janesville, Wis. At the latter place he 
became prominent through his abilities and 
was the first to hold the position of Register 
of Deeds in Rock County. Later he went to 
Neenah and operated as Qty Treasurer and 
was also connected with a bank there as cash- 
ier. He was also Justice of the Peace for a 
number of years and was accounted one of the 
best business men in that section of Wisconsin. 



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Mr. Townsend was educated at Neenah and 
attended Lawrence University at Appleton. 
Before he was li), the exigency of civil war 
awaivened liini to a sense of his own intimate 
relations to the impending difficulties in which 
the National Goverment was involved and he 
early determined to risk the fate of war. Tlie 
disasters of the first months of the conflict 
hastened his action and he enlisted Sept. 1, 
1861 in Company C, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, at 
Ripon for three years. He was made Corporal 
at the formation of the company, was promoted 
to 1st Duty Sergeant at Benton Barracks in the 
spring of 1862 and in September, 1863, he was 
made Orderly Sergeant and placed in command 
of the comjjany. With his company he went 
to Benton Barracks, St. Louis, thence to Cape 
Girardeau and soon after, .to Bloomtield. At 
Chalk Bluff he was in a skirmish and from 
Bloomtield the woi-k accomplished by the com- 
mand .scouting, skirmishing, fording marshes 
"with and without bottoms", suti'ering for water 
and food and marching in pursuit of rebels 
won for them abundant commendations for 
effectiveness. The fall of that year found the 
regiment in terrible condition from illness and 
the soldiers recruited at Helena. At Cape 
Girardeau, Mr. Townsend had his first ex- 
perience in regular battle, after which he 
passed the summer with the command, which 
was furnished with new equipments and 
made ready for activity again at Chickamauga, 
and later made connection with Sherman's 
army, fighting at Buzzard's Roost and Resaca, 
at Dallas, Kenesaw and Atlanta. But Mr. 
Townsend had a private history of his own, in 
which he will appear on the.se, as on otlier 
pages of llistor3^ October 1st, 1864 he was in a 
detail to drive and fight Wheeler. As the r<-gi- 
ment approached to make the charge at An- 
derson's Gap in the Sequatchie ^^llley, Ser- 
geants Townsend and Dunham sprang forward 
in advance and met the advance of the rebels 
first and single-handed. Townsend cut down 
a rebel who had sighted his revolver on Colonel 
LaGrange and Color-Sergeant Dunham un- 
seated a rebel with his fiag staff. In another 
instant the regiment drove the rebels, perform- 
ing almost miracles. The action was illustrated 
in Leslie's pictorial paper and Colonel La- 
Grange personally thanked Mr. Townsend for 
his life. Both Townsend and Dunham were 
recommended for promotion and the com- 
mission of the former as 1st Lieutenant was 



issued. But he was away on unavoidable 
business and the command was mustered out, 
less two of its commissioned officers, one of 
whom was 1st Lieutenant Townsend. Suc- 
ceeding this exploit he was detailed as a scout 
until the affair at Dandridge where, Jan. 17th, 
he was captured and he wasted in rebel prisons 
for about a year after the expiration of his term 
of enlistment. He was an athlete of splendid 
physique, which he inherited from his ma- 
ternal grandfather, known as one of the most 
powerful men in New York in his generations, 
and was a trained gymnast, weighing 204 
pounds. When exchanged he weighed 98 
pounds and when turned over to the authori- 
ties at Annapolis he was almost demented and 
was wholly wrecked, physically. He received 
discharge at Madison, Wis., in July, 1865' 

After he returned to his friends every ef- 
fort was made to restore him to his former con- 
dition and he is now in good healtli appar- 
entl}', weighing 180 pounds but with nervous 
system hopelessly shattered. During his ser- 
vice he was wounded twice, but not severely 
enough to send him to hospital or cause the 
lo.ss of a day of duty. He returned to Neenah 
and after recruiting for a time there, he went 
to Colorado and passed tlie summer of 1866 in 
travel through the western territories and at 
Leadville, then California Gulch. Returning in 
good health, he opened a grocery at Neenah, 
which enterprise he conducted for two years. 
In 1871 he went to Rockford, 111., where he 
managed a flour and feed establishment, re- 
turning thence to Fond du Lac, where he be- 
came niterested in the manufacture of pumps. 
In 1881 he went to Merrill, and has since op- 
erated in a commercial line. He was made a 
magistrate within that year, has been Alder- 
man of his Ward, a member of the Republican 
County Committee and of the District Commit- 
tee. He is Quartermaster of his Post. 

The marriage of Mr. Townsend and May A. 
Reynolds occurred Oct. 15, 1872, and their 
chil.dren are six in number named in the or- 
der of their birth : — Harvey, G. Ray, Charles 
Carroll, William B., Harold and Esther May. 
G. W. Reynolds, the father of Mrs. Townsend, 
was an old and respected citizen of Rockford, 
111., and a descendant from good New England 
stock, as was her mother, Her brother James 
was educated in a military school and was a 
Major in the war with the South. 



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OBERT H. JOHNSON, proprietary 
editor of the Central Wiftconsiri, a 
leading journal at Wausau, Wis., is 
a representative citizen of Noithern 
Wisconsin and as sucii, has been identified with 
the interests of tluit section of the Badger State 
for more than two decades, during which, his 
energy, persistence and foresight have been 
factors of inestimable benefit to a part of Wis- 
consin, whose strides in growth and material 
progress of the best type have been a source of 
credit to its community and of just pride in 
the Commonwealth at large. 

He was born March 20, 1846 in Mil- 
waukee, Wis. His parents, Robert H. and 
Catherine (Ben) Johnson, were both born in 
Ireland and were descendants of well-to-do and 
cultured families. The former was an architect 
and a man of education. The mother died in 
1851 and the father in 1858. The son was 
thenceforward under the care of li is grandfather 
and aunt, and was placed at school in the 
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind. 
He was about 16 when he was interested iu the 
event that was attracting the attention of the 
civilized world — the Civil War — and in com- 
pany Avith a chum, James O'Keefe, he ran away 
to Chicago to enlist. Fel». 2d, 1862 they en- 
rolled at Camp Douglas in Cbnipany A, 58th 
Illinois Infantrj'. Dec. 24th, nine companies 
were mustered into service and the tenth on 
February 11th. The regiment left camp 887 
strong for Cairo to report to Brig. General E. A. 
Paine. Thence on the Ohio and Cumberland 
Rivers, they proceeded to participate in the siege 
of Fort Donelson. The command was assigned 
to the 3rd Brigade of the 3rd Division, under 
Col. J. M. Thayer, 1st Nebraska Infantry. Later 
in the day of action it was temporarily attached 
to the 2nd Division under Col. C. F. Smith and 
went into the fight of Februar}' 14th without sui- 
table arms or jjrevious military drill as an organ- 
ization. Their fighting throughout the action 
of the day won for the command the highest 
encomiums. The next day the regiment was 
reattached to its first assignment and was again 
in battle, receiving the fire of a masked battery, 
which made havoc with their organization and 
discipline, which was however (juickily reme- 
died. After tlie battle it became known that, 
owing to a blunder of their Commissary, the 
regiment had been without rations from Friday 
until Sunday morning, notwithstanding which, 
and their almost worthless arms and equip- 



ments, they acted with the coolness and dis- 
cipline of veterans. The weather was very 
cold and no fires allowed. The regiment 
strengthened its record at Shiloh and in the 
desultory figliting in the vicinity of Corinth. 
Also at luka and the second fight at Corinth in 
September, did the "58th" sustain its reputa- 
tion. After Corinth the command was attached 
to the force which moved towards Vicksburg 
and, in the vicinity of that city, passed the 
winter. In tlie spring the command was in 
varied situations, chtising Marmaduke into 
Arkansas and, after the skirmi.shing and actions 
about Vicksburg were terminated, went on the 
Tupelo expedition. 

In .Junuary, 1864, Mr. Johnson veteranised 
in the field and took his furlough and the fir.st 
active operation in which he afterwards partici- 
pated was in the Oxford raid, followed by the 
chase of Price in the spring into Kansas 
through Missouri. Immediately after return, 
the regiment went on the Meridian expedition 
and as soon as tliat vain march was over, was 
assigned to the land forces of the Red River 
expedition. Mr. Johnson was in the attack on 
Fort de Russey and, on the capitulation, was 
one of the first to mount the parapet with the 
color bearer, to plant the United States banner 
over another stronghold of the confederacy. 
He fought in the actions at Pleasant Hill, 
Cloutiersville and Marksville. He went with 
his command to Kansas in October and re- 
turned to aid Thomas at Nashville in December 
and to take a hand in the final dispersion of 
Hood's army. Early in 1865 he was in the 
assignment to the force of General Canby to 
move towards Mobile. After Nashville he was 
detailed as Orderly " on the personal staff of 
Surgeon Henry M. Crawford, and afterwards as 
Orderly on the staff of General Garrard and, 
later, was made Special Orderly at the head- 
quarters of Major-General Charles R. Wood, 
Commander of the Department of Alabama. 
Aug. 29, 1865, he was ordered to report to 
Major Fred H. Wilson, as Despatch Orderly. 
He received final discharge at Mobile, Ala., 
April 1st, 1866, after a service of four years 
and two months. He was not twenty when he 
returned to civil life. In April of the same 
year he went to Wausau and sought employ- 
ment, accepting the first thing that ottered. 
Hitherto, he had not accomplished much in 
the way of waiting for opportunity, either 
making it himself or going more than half-way 



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to meet it, and, as saw-mill hands, loggers and 
woodsmen were always in demand he engaged 
in those occupations and also ran the river on 
kimber rafts on the Wisconsin. He passed the 
months in a varied manner until Oct. 14, 1868, 
when he became owner by purchase of the 
Central Wmoihsin which he has since conducted. 
It had been a journal of the democratic ele- 
ment and the new management converted it to 
Republicanism of a radical stripe, enlarging 
and improving the sheet until it assumed the 
leading position in journalism in that section 
of Wisconsin which it has since maintained. 
The mercurial, aggressive and coiu-ageous tem- 
perament of the proprietor have been manifest 
in the management of the paper and he has 
been a power in journalism of no mean caliber. 
His was the first Republican journal in Mara- 
thon county and his busmess broadened until 
more commodious accommodations became a 
necessity, to meet which he erected- in 1880 a 
two-story brick block which is one of the sub- 
stantial edifices of Wausau. In this, steam 
power in the newspaper business was, for the 
first time, introduced in that portion of the 
State. Mr. Johnson established the first daily 
paper in Northern Wisconsin which he con- 
tinued through the campaign of 1884. He 
also published a German paper of Republican 
principles two years, suspending it when its 
purpose was accomplished. 

Jan. 13, 1876, Mr. Johnson was appointed 
Postmaster by President Grant and was re- 
appointed successively by Presidents Hayes 
and Arthur, Jan. 8, 1880, and Feb. 8, 1884. In 
February, 1885, he was relieved by Grover 
Cleveland, for offensive partisanship. Prior to 
this, he held the appointment of Internal 
Revenue Gauger for the 6th District of Wis- 
consin. He has held the office of Senior Vice 
Commander of Lysander Cutler Post No. 55, 
G. A. R., and is its present Commander, (1888.) 

Mr. Johnson and Caroline, daugliter of Col. 
James Alban, were united in marriage Dec, 27, 
1875 and they are the parents of two surviving 
children — Clara Marie and Robert H. A 
daughter, Maud Cora, died in 1882 when a 
little more than one j'ear old. 




EBASTIAN OSTERTAG, of Oshkosh, 
and a member of G. A. R. Post, 241, 
was born April 21, 1839 in Wurtem- 
burg, Germany. He enlisted in the 
military service of the United States at r'shkosh 
in April, 1861, in Company E, 2nd Regiment 
Wisconsin Infantiy. His first enlistment was 
for three months, but, in common with 35 
companies who transferred their enrolment to 
satisfy the new requisition to three years, he 
re-enlisted The date of the latter was June 
11, 1861. He received honorable discharge 
June 16, 1864, on account of the expiration of 
his term. 

The regiment went into quarters at Camp 
Randall where its experiences savored of those 
in a more exposed position in the front, the 
weather being inclement and clothing and 
shelter being far from the quality to which 
they were accustomed. The regiment pro- 
ceeded to Washington, June 20th, confident 
that the war would last but a short time and 
their route to the capital was, for the most 
part, that of an excursion party until they 
reached Baltimore when they passed through 
the city with loaded pieces ready for action if 
necessary. They remained in Washington and 
its vicinity until July I5th, when preparations 
were made for a move forward to join the 
Union forces in the contemplated attack on 
Bull Run. Three days later, they arrived at 
Centerville. An hour after, the brigade re- 
ceived orders to go on the double quick to the 
support of General Tyler at Blackburn's Ford. 
Company E received no injury, although the 
command was exposed to sharp firing. At the 
battle of Bull Run, July 21st, Mr. Ostertag was 
wounded, a shot hitting him in the right thigh. 
He was taken to the regimental hospital and 
treated by Dr. Russell, the surgeon in charge. 
The organization of "The Iron Brigade" 
appears on many other pages in this work and 
as a member of the 2nd Wisconsin which 
formed the nucleus of it, Mr. Ostertag, can say, 
" of all this I was a part." In the succeeding 
months of 1861 and the beginning of 1862 the 
command was in the movements in the vicinity 
of Washington. In August of that year the 
movement known to history as " Pope's Re- 
treat" was made and in the action at Beverly's 
Ford, on the 21st, Mr. Ostertag was in a skir- 
mish with the rebels. Seven days later, at the 
famous battle of Gainesville, he was in the furi- 
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Jackson and received a wound in his right liip. 
He was sent to St. Joseph's hospital at Pliila- 
delphia where he remained until about a week 
before Ciiristmas, I8G'2. He was then trans- 
ferred to Camp Distribution to fully recover 
health and strength and came home to be mar- 
ried. Three weeks later, he went to the front to 
rejoin his TCgiment. 

The first engagement with the rebels after 
that of any considerable importance in which 
he was a participant, was at Chancellorsville 
during the first days of May and on the seventh 
of that month the Iron Brigade went to Fitz 
Hugh's Crossing. In the battle of Gettysburg, 
Jul}' 1st, Mr. Ostertag was again wounded, a 
bullet passmg through his left cheek under the 
e^'e, the missile passing through his face, back of 
his nose and lodging back of liis right eye near 
his temple. The ball was removed July 11th, 
1863. He was sent to the hospital at West 
Philadelphia wliich he reached July 9th, and he 
remained there until April, 1864, when he was 
trasterred to Washington as a member of the 
Invalid Corps, in spite of his demand to return 
to his regiment. He is a great sufferer from 
the consequences of the last mentioned wound. 
It is still active and suppuration is constantly 
going on, necessitating the operation of lancing 
at intervals to permit the escape of the gath- 
ered pus. The cutting is done just below the 
ball of the right eye. 

His term of service expiring while he was 
still detained at Washington, he was there dis- 
charged and returned to Oshkosh. lie had 
worked on his father's farm previous to his en- 
listment and, after his return, he entered the 
employ of the Chicago & Northwestern rail- 
road company. In November, 1865 he com- 
menced the sale of groceries and confined to 
prosecute his interests in that vocation until he 
went to Appleton, where he remained two 
years, after which he resumed the grocery bus- 
iness in Oshkosh. He pursued that line of 
traffic for a period of 19 years altogether, and 
in 1884, embarked in the hardware business in 
which he engaged three years. He is the pos- 
sessor of a beautiful place, containing 83 acres, 
situated about two miles from Oshkosh. He 
is interested in rearing stock and general farm- 
ing. 

Mr. Ostertag was a lad of eight years when his 
parents, Valentine and Mary (Ruedinger) Oster- 
tag, removed their family to America. They 
landed at New York nnd came at once to Osh- 




kosh. Both of them are still living. Mr. Os- 
tertag was married Jan. 20, 1862, to Sophia 
Kuebler. Their children are named .lohn 
Albert, Edward Sebastian, Ida Mary, Catherine 
(died March 26, 1868, aged 16 months), Theo- 
dore Louis and Lydia Helena Sophia. Tiie 
last child died Oct. 15th, 1879, at the age of 
nine years and six months. 

April 8, 1880, Mr. Ostertag was made Cap- 
tain of the military organization known as the 
Oshkosh Rifies. He retained the position a 
year, and, after seeing the Company well drilled 
and uniformed, resigned on account of his pre- 
carious state of health. 

John Ostertag, his brother, enlisted in the 
26th Wisconsin, Co. E., in the fall of 1861 and 
died in May, 1864, at Chattanooga, Tenn. 



.■7^;^^ RADFORD P. RAYMOND, President 
"" of Lawrence University at Appleton, 
Wis., and a former soldier of the 
Civil War, was born April 22, 1846, 
in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Conn. He repre- 
sents stock which was identified with the 
earliest history of the country, being a descen- 
dant in the eighth remove from Richard Raj'- 
niond, an Englishman, who came hither in 
1634 and, after a residence in Massachusetts of 
some years, removed in 1662 to Connecticut. 
John, Thomas, Abraham (1st), Abraham (2nd), 
David, Gould and Lewis were the names of the 
forbears of President Raymond in order of 
descent, and they were all born in Connecticut. 
The patronymic is one that has been recorded in 
the history of the country at various dates with 
honor and distinction in public relations and 
in intellectual, social and other avenues re- 
flecting credit on each sucessive generation. 

Lewis Raymond married Sallie A. Jones and 
President Raymond is their fourth child and 
son. He received a common school education 
at Stamford and improved every advantage 
which these institutions afforded. He com- 
menced the profession of his life at an early 
age and taught several terms of school before 
he entered the army, wliich he did as soon as 
it was po.ssible for him to enlist. Pie was only 
15 when the factional struggle began and 
when he was 18 he became a soldier in defense 
of an integral Union. He enlisted Sep. 27, 
1864, at New York as a recruit in Company K, 



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48th New York Infantry, for one year, and 
received honorable discharge Sept. 29, 1865, at 
New York, the war being over. He joint his 
regiment at Chapin's Farm, Va., and was with 
the command of General Butler when that 
officer made the fruitless expedition to Fort, 
Fisher and returned to the same location in 
Virginia. President Raymond was in the 
second expedition to Fort Fisher under Gen- 
eral Terry and was first in active warfare in one 
of the most notable actions of the war, with the 
Army of the James. When the movement to 
co-operate with Sherman was inaugurated. 
General Schofield j)repared for the occupation 
of Wilmington and President Raymond was 
one of a detail of 100 men, who followed in the 
rear of the advance to facilitate the movements 
of the forces, which were to follow, which body 
acted as repair guard. After Goldsboro was 
reached he became ill and was sent to hospital. 
After some time he rejoined his regiment at 
Goldsboro and was almost immediatly con- 
demned by the medical authorities as phyically 
unfit for active duty at the front and he was 
sent successively to hospitals at Newbern and 
Fort Schuyler. July 3rd, 1865 he received sick 
furlough and went home to Connecticut in 
broken health and remained there until dis- 
charged. 

He returned home and resumed his business 
as a teacher. In the spring of 1866 he went to 
Minnesota and, in the ensuing autumn, entered 
Hamlin University at Red Wing, Minnesota. 
He studied there three years and in 1869 ma- 
triculated at Lawrence University, whence he 
was graduated in 1870. He next studied theo- 
logy at the Boston Theological Seminary and 
filled his first pastorate in New Bedford, where he 
officiated three years as a mini.ster of the Metho- 
dist Church and then served the Chestnut St. 
Church in Providence, R. I., a similar period. 
In 1870 he went abroad to obtain the advan- 
tages of the universities of Leipsic and Got- 
tingen and passed a year in those institutions. 
After his return to his native country he was 
assigned tothe pastorate of a church at Nashua, 
N. fl., and, in the third yearof his labors there, 
he received a call to the incumbency which he 
is still holding and has discharged the duties 
of executive head of Lawrence University since 
1883. The institution is under the special 
auspices of the Methodist Church in Wisconsin 
and in his management of his trust President 
Raymond has honored himself in the most 



conspicuous manner. In adding a tribute to 
his character and life the hand which traces 
this plain account falters. It is not an easy task 
to add words which shall adequately portray 
them to the generations of the future, who will 
read of him in the coming years. Perhaps his 
own words to the graduating class of Lawrence 
University in 1888 (current year) will best ac- 
complish the purpose, as it is believed that, if 
his voice could forever reach the generations of 
the earth it would bear to them this message: 
— "Strive to accomplish the best aspirations of 
the best moments you ever saw." If he could 
himself choose his memorial it would be "I 
have tried to be a faithful teacher." 

Sep. 18, 1873 lie was married to Lulu A., 
daughter of J. 0. Rich. Of this union four 
children have been born. Watson, the first 
born child, died in early infancy. Alice J., 
Harold B. and Ruth are those who survive. 



DWARD M. KANOUSE, M. D., a 

. ^ prominent physician at Wausau, 

\!^ Wis., member of G. A. R. Post No. 
55, was born March 6, J 843 at Saline, 
Washtenau Co., Mich. He is the son of Elijah 
D. and Sarah (Wood) Kanouse. The latter was 
born in New York and the former is a native 
of New Jersey and a practicing physician at 
Madison, Wis. Theodore D. Kanouse, brother 
of Dr. E. D. Kanouse, has been promin ent in 
temperance work in Wisconsin for many years ; 
he has held the position of G. W. C. of the 
Order of Good Templars, and has occupied the 
chair of the International body, the higliest in 
the world, of Good Templars. Ira M. Kanouse, 
another brother, was in the 3rd Wisconsin 
Battery. 

Dr. Kanouse was reared by his parents and 
removed with them to Wisconsin. When he 
was 18 years of age he enlisted, Sep. J 8, 1861, 
in the 3rd Battery Wisconsin Light Artillery, 
enrolling for three years and, during his term 
of service, was made Corporal and was dis- 
charged as such Sept. 24, 1864, at Madison. He 
was first in action at Pittsburg Landing, the 
batter}' arriving on the field late in the after- 
noon of April 7th and afterwards Dr. Kanouse 
was at the siege of Corinth and crossed the 
State of Alabama with his command and en- 
gaged in the destruction of the railroads and all 



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appurtenances thereto so far as possible, going 
into camp at Battle Creek below Chattanooga 
HI the Sequatchie Valley. The opposite .side of 
the river was jiicketed with rebels with whom 
the soldiers had frequent conversation. August 
20tli orders were received to move without noise 
across the river whence the command was to go 
to Louisville in pursuit of Bragg on the line 
between the rebels and Buell. Bragg was fly- 
ing witli the spoils he bad collected in Ken- 
tucky, and at Perryviile the forces met in heavy 
battle. (In this fight the affair occurred which 
resulted in the removal of Buell from the Fed- 
eral army). On re-organization, the Army of the 
Ohio became the Army of the Cumberland in- 
cluding tlie 14th corps under Thomas, the 20tii 
under McCook and the ■21st under (!rittenden. 
The 3rd Wisconsin Battery was assigned to the 
21st and went to Columbia, Ky., and thence, at 
the close of the year to the battle field of Stone 
River, where the command assisted in the de- 
cisive action that saved that almost hopeless 
field. L. H. Drury, captain of Battery 3, 
Wisconsin Artillery, was made Crittenden's 
chief of artillery and he conducted 4he can- 
nonade which was supported by three regi- 
ments under Negley. July 5t]i, the battery 
marched to McMinnville and, ten days later, 
was engaged in raiding on the Cumberland 
River. In the fight at Chickamauga, the bat- 
tery was on Crittenden's right where the inci- 
dent of the "gap" occurred. Dense clouds of 
dust obscured the flags and uniforms and, the 
rebels filling the gap with a large force, "the 
right" found themselves under simultaneous 
fire from front and right and were obliged to 
move to the rear and were cut off from the main 
army. Dr. Kanouse received a bullet in his 
right side while sighting liis gun ; most of the 
men were taken prisoners ; five guns were lost 
and one was pulled off the field by hand, the 
horses being killed. The bullet entered the 
body of Dr. Kanouse in the right armpit, 
passed under the spine and emerged at the 
point of the left shoulder blade. He was 
wounded about noon Sept. 20, 1863, and he was 
assisted from the field by Asa C. Gardner and 
Daniel Graham. They walked four and a half 
miles towards Chattanooga during the night. 
Graham halted an ambulance and induced the 
driver to permit Kanouse to ride on the seat 
with him and he reached Chattanooga in the 
forenoon of the next day. He was conducted to 
the Baptisi Church wluch was full of dead and 



dying men. Three days aiterwards the wound 
of Dr. Kanouse was dressed by Surgeon Sim- 
mons of Cincinnati and, about ten days after, 
he was sent in a baggage wagon to Stevenson, 
Ala , whence he proceeded to Cumberland 
hospital at Nashville, travelling on a flat car. 
He came home on furlough the last of October, 
and, on reporting at headquarters at Madison, 
he was sent to Harvey hospital, whence he was 
transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps, Com- 
pany 146, 2nd Battalion. Dr. A. W. Kanouse, 
a physician at Appleton, belonged to the same 
battery in which he enlisted as a recruit after 
Chickamauga and was discharged in July, 
1865. 

Dr. Kanouse was married Dec. 31, 1868, to 
Edna Beecham who died in 1878 leaving one 
son — Robert B. He was again married Nov. 
13, 1881, to Alice Z. Randall whose parents live 
in Ottumwa, Iowa. Robert and Henry 
Beecham, brothers of the first wife, were sol- 
diers in the United States service. 

Dr. Kanouse obtained his elementary educa- 
tion in the common school and attended a sem- 
inary at Sun Prairie two years. Afterwards, he 
studied medicine with his father and entered 
Hahhnemann College at Chicago whence he 
was graduated with his brother, A. W. Kanouse. 
He commenced practice at Columbus, Wis., and 
removed after a year to Appleton. He con- 
ducted his business there three years and located 
at Wausau in 1883. 

He is a physician of the homeopathic school 
and occupies a position among the leading 
practitioners in Marathon county. He is a man 
of cultivated tastes, of unimpeachable integrity 
and enjoys the confidence of of a large number 
of patrons as a skilful an dconscientious physi- 
cian. He occupies a prominent position in the 
Grand Army Post at Wausau. 

OBERT SIMS THOMPSON, of An- 
tigo, a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
78 was born April 7, 1828, in Ant- 
werp, Jefferson Co., New York, and 
is the son of Isaac and Lydia (Simms) Thomp- 
son. The former was a native of Connecticut 
and the family he represents were settlers in 
America in its earliest history. He was a 
soldier in the war of 1812 and fought at Sack- 
ett's Harbor. The mother was born in Scot- 




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land. Mr. Thompson came from his native 
Stale to Wisconsin in 1853 and settled at Green 
Bay. His first business was as an employe in 
a woolen mill and later, he acquired a knowl- 
edge of the business of a carpenter in which lie 
continued to operate until he became a soldier. 
He followed his trade at Green Bay, Oconto 
and Menasha and left his family in the latter 
place, when he entered tlie militai'y service of 
the United States. June 11, 1861, he enlisted 
as a musician in the '2nd Wisconsin Infantry 
with the pay of a first-class musician and was 
one of those to suffer from the reduction, when 
musicians were discharged by General Order, to 
the pay of a common soldier. He played the 
E flat tuba and was to receive pay accordingly, 
$34 a month. As in many similar instances 
his family paid the penalty. He was with his 
regiment in all the emergencies of the first 
Bull Run, having passed through those at 
Blackburn's Ford and after the disaster passed 
through the skirmish at Cub Run at Center- 
ville. After the reorganization he was in the 
preparations for action at Manassas and was 
exposed to the masked batteries, and after the 
discovery of the evacuation crossed the road to 
the support of Carlyle's Battery. In the action 
there tlie surgeon of the regiment, in command 
of a squad of men, one of whom was Mr. 
Thompson, rushed into the thickest action to 
take away the wounded. One of the brothers 
of Mr. Thompson was Lieut.-Colonel of the 3rd 
Pennsylvania Reserve Corps and resigned to 
accept a position as Chief Engineer of the 
steamer Atlanta, (a rebel prize), and while act- 
ing in that capacity he went ashore at Charles- 
ton, S. C, where he was called on to examine a 
torpedo which burst and tore him to pieces, 
only his hands and feet being recovered. He 
was a soldier throughout the entire Mexi- 
can war. Mr. Thompson was discharged Nov. 
15, 1861, at Camp Til linghast, Va., according to 
Paragraph 3, G. 0. No. 91, issued Oct. 26th, of 
the same year. 

He returned to Neenah after being dis- 
charged, where he followed his trade until the 
fall of 1883, when he became a citizen of An- 
tigo and has been since identified with the 
growth of the place. He has held local offices 
in several places where he has resided. 

Oct. 30, 1848, he was married to Minerva C. 
Monroe. Two children — Irwin Adolph and 
Effie Alwilda, survive. The son married Ella 
Lawton, who died, leaving two daughters — 




Nanine Minerva and Bessie. Four of the 
children born to Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are 
deceased. Ambrose Eugene died at 14, Helen 
at nine months, Ada May at five months and 
another daughter with the same name at five 
years of age. John Smith Monroe, the father 
of Mrs. Thompson, was born in Russia. He 
came to this country with Jerome Bonaparte, 
who married Miss Patterson of Baltimore. Mr. 
Monroe was one of the soldiers of the first Na- 
poleon, and died when his daughter was five 
years old. His wife was Sarah Chapman and 
was born in Connecticut. He died at 50 after 
fighting in the war of 1812. 

LARK P. SKIDMORE, a resident and 
pioneer citizen of Stockbridge, Calu- 
met Co., Wis., member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 40, was born Feb. 27, 1831, 
in Bangor, Franklin Co., New York. His par- 
ents, Carlos and Minerva (Keeler) Skidmore, 
were both born in Sandgate, Bennington Co., 
Vermont, and his father was a practicing phy- 
sician there for several years. He removed his 
family thence to Bangor soon after the war of 
1812, and in February, 1840, made another 
transfer of his interests to Jefferson county in 
that State. In July, 1851, he came West and 
located at Stockbridge. He continued in active 
practice until his death, which occurred in 
1864, when he was 70 years old. The mother 
died in 1880, aged 80 years. Their family in- 
cluded four sons and two daughters. The lat- 
ter are living. 

Mr. Skidmore is the only surviving son. He 
remained under the care and authority of his 
parents until he was 19 when he went to work 
on a sailing vessel on Lake Ontario where he 
was employed through the season of 1849. In 
1850 he came to Wisconsin and became a 
farmer on the property of which he is now the 
proprietor and which he purchased of the U. S. 
government in 1866. He enlisted Oct., 1864, 
in Company K, 4th Wisconsin Cavalry for one 
year or during the war. That command was 
then stationed at Baton Rouge in the land of 
guerrillas and bushwhackers and he joined the 
regiment at that place and was afterwards 
identified with the activities in which Company 
K was involved. The service was vigorous and 
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duty, in scouting and skirmishing and driving 
busliwluickers until the command was ordered 
to participate in tlie siege of Mobile and went 
to Spanish Fort. That stronghold of the rebels 
surrendered to the Union arms April 9th, 1865, 
and at nightfall the forces reached Fort Blakely 
to find it in the possession of the federal troops, 
and went thence to the suppression of rebellion 
in Alabama and went into Georgia. During 
the closing period Mr. Skidmore was a partici- 
pant in the long march across the State of Mis- 
sissippi, enduring a ride of about 70 days in 
duration. lie was with his regiment through- 
out, although ill with fever and chronic diarr- 
htt'a. He was advised by an old physician not 
to take medicine for the latter complaint but to 
get home as quickly as possible, and to this he 
attriliutes his entire recovery. He received 
honorable discharge in .June at Vicksburg and 
returned to Stockbridge. In the following year 
he became the owner by purchase of the farm 
which is still his property and on which he has 
pursued agriculture as a vocation. It is a fine 
and valuable place and is under excellent im- 
provements, with suitable and valuable farm 
buildings. In 1873 he built thereon the first 
cheese factory in Calumet county and has had 
a large and prosperous business. He is one of 
the substantial farmers of Calumet county and 
of Wisconsin and, like all that fraternity, has 
earned the position by effort and integrity. He 
is a Republican of fixed principles. He was an 
old line Whig in the days preceding the exist- 
ence of the party whose principles he has 
adopted, and transferred his allegiance to the 
element in American politics whicii he under- 
stood to subserve the interests of the working 
classes. 

He was married Jan. 10, 1856, to Caroline E. 
Prentis of Stockbridge. They became the par- 
ents of four children named Cora, Vashti, 
Henry and Eugene. Coi-a and Eugene are not 
living and their mother died Nov. 28, 1868, 
aged 37 years. Mr. Skidmore married Abbie 
E. Flower Oct. 10, 1869, and their four children 
are named Lester, Elwin, Louis and Grace. 
The mother died .July 10, 1884. 

Mr. Skidmore has served his township as 
Chairman of the Town Board, Town Clerk, 
Superintendent and Justice of the Peace. 



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T&^r ERMAN WERNER, 

/I V' K Maple Grove, Wis., 

IF^I ^^- A. R. Post No 



of the town of 
is a member of 
No. 222. He was 
boi'n in Gross Carbetha, Saxony, 
Prussia, March 22, 1839, and his parents, God- 
fried and Maria Rosina (Zieraer) were natives 
of the same i)lace in " Der Faderland." The 
family, including himself, father and mother 
and three sisters, came to America in 1856 and 
they located at Maple Grove, Wis. , A brother, 
Charles, is a resident of Paris, France, where he 
was married previous to the removal of his 
father to America. Amelia married Christian 
Horn in Brillion in 1857 ; her children are 
named Henry, Herman and Carolina. Hannah 
Rosina was married in 1857 to Hugo Jugel and 
she is tiie mother of 12 children. Carolina 
Sophia married C. SchoetHer of Chicago and 
has two children. 

Sept. 21, 1861, Mr. Werner enlisted in Com- 
pany B, 9th Wisconsin Infantry, at Manitowoc, 
Wis., for three years and received honorable 
discharge at Milwaukee, Dec. 3rd, 1864, his 
term of enlistment having expired. The "9th" 
is known to the history as the German regi- 
ment of Wisconsin and, from Milwaukee, the 
command went to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. 
They marched 160 miles to Fort Scott and, in 
June, went to Baxter's Springs. Many skir- 
mishes took place and, in July, the command 
went to Flat Rock Creek. Later, it did heavy 
marching in Missouri and, on the organization 
of the "Army of the frontier", the 9th was 
placed in the command of General Blunt. 
Newtonia was the first battle in which Mr. 
Werner took part, although he was involved in 
considerable skirmishing. He did an immense 
amount of marching in Arkansas, chasing 
rebels who evaded battle and, later, he was 
occupied in guarding trains. He marched to 
Prairie Grove and back to Rheas' Mills and, 
afterwards, to Van Buren, returning to the 
Mills. In patrol, picket guard, forage and 
march, a large amount of time was passed and, 
in 1804, the regiment was attached to the Red 
River expedition. April 2nd, Mr. Werner 
was in heavy skirmishing with rebels, fighting 
Marmaduke's band near the junction of the 
Washington and Camden road. The expedi- 
tion proving a failure before the 9th made 
connection, the regiment returned to Little 
Rock. On the route, the battle of Jenkin's 
Ferry occurred, in which the " 9th " won its 
hijnors. Afterwards Company B was engaged 



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in the construction of forts at Little Rock. On 
tlie 3rd of December, Mr. Werner was mustered 
out at Milwaukee and returned to Wisconsin. 

After the war, he went to Maple Grove and 
has since engaged in farming with success, 
such as industry, thrift and integrity secure to 
those who put these traits into practical oper- 
ation. 

In 1865, Mr. Werner was married to Anna 
Hieckey and they have 10 children as follows : 
— Mary Ann, Charles Frederick, Daniel God- 
fried, Herman, John, Henry, William, Dennis, 
Robert and Phillip. Joseph died when a few 
weeks old. 



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ELOFTUS D. FORBES, editor and 



proprietor of the Central Union, pub- 
lished at Westfield, Marquette Co., 
Wis., was born May 12, 1836, at 
Litchfield, Medina Co., Ohio, and is of mixed 
Scotch and Irish extraction. His father was a 
descendant of a generation closely allied to a 
chief of a Highland clan and the ancestral blood 
of his mother was Irish. His paternal great 
grandfather removed to America in its early 
days and was a patriot of the Revolution. The 
parents of Mr. Forbes were representatives of 
the best types of the respective nationalities 
to which they are allied ; the mother was a 
woman of refinement and exalted character 
and the father was a man of wide information, 
reflective habits and a true son of the Republic; 
he was for many years a practicing physician 
of repute and, when his son was still in child- 
hood removed his family to Lorain county, 
Ohio, and in 1847 made a transfer of his interests 
and family to Wisconsin, the trip to the Bad- 
ger State being made overland in a "prairie 
schooner" to Sun Prairie in the vicinity of 
Madison. In 1848 a removal to Doilge county 
was effected and they settled ni the town of 
Mayville, then in its primal condition with un- 
cut forests and uninhabited acres. 

Mr. Forbes obtained all the education possi- 
ble in the common schools of that period and, 
at 18, turned his acquirements to practical 
purpose, commenting to teach in winter schools. 
Alternate summers he worked as a carpenter, 
of which business he had gained a considerable 
knowledge in a short apj)renticeship. In 1858, 
when 22 years old, he went to Marquette county 
and taught school at Packwaukee. 



In August, 1862, he enlisted in the 32nd 
Wisconsin Infantry and, at the organization of 
Company G, was elected 2nd Lieutenant but 
was refused commission on account of an Order 
from the War Department which provided for 
the muster of subordinate officers from veter- 
ans who had seen service. (At that period of 
the war it was almost an absolute necessity that 
all ofticers sliould be acquainted with military 
drill, in order that regiments might be placed 
in active duty with all possible dispatch.) Mr. 
Forbes was mustered into service at Oshkosh as 
4th Sergeant. In November, 1862, the "82nd" 
was assigned to garrison duty at Memphis and 
in Januar\', 1863; Mr. Forbes was commissioned 
2nd Lieutenant and was in the service until De- 
cember when ill health compelled his resigna- 
tion. September 20, 1864 after enlistment in 
in Company I, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery 
he was mustered into service as Orderly 
Sergeant ; May 8th, 1865, he was promoted to 
2nd Lieutenant and was mustered out as such 
June 26, 1865. The service of Mr. Forbes under 
bis first enlistment included the duty per- 
formed at Memphis, the expedition to Holly 
Springs and Oxford, the return to the former 
place and the march to Grand Junction on 
whieh he experienced much suffering from 
unremitting marching. He went next in pursuit 
of Forrest through Tennessee, moving with 
the regiment throughout that service and re- 
turning to Memphis where he was engaged in 
provost duty until November, failing health 
prevented his performing further active service 
and he resigned as stated. After his second 
enlistment he went with his command to Wash- 
ington where he was assigned to garrison duty 
and acquired a complete knowledge of military 
drill in three branches of service, including in- 
fantry and heavy artillery tactics which occu- 
pied his entire time in connection with camp, 
garrison and other duties to which he was as- 
signed in the defenses of the Capital. After 
the war, Mr. Forbes located at Packwaukee and 
resumed teaching. In 1867 he removed to Mil- 
waukee to operate on the editorial staff of the 
EvMing Wiscmi»ki where he was employed 
nearly three years and resigned his position in 
the spring of 1870, his health becoming im- 
pairied through application to business. He ob- 
tained a position as principal of the Montello 
school which he filled through the winter of 
1870-1, and in the autum of the latter year 
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quette county, whicli lie filled one year. The 
winter of 1873-4 lie spent at Madison in the 
capacity of Legislative rejjorter and coiTespon- 
dent for the Evening Wisconsin. Li 1877 he re- 
moved to Westfield where he established the 
journal on which he has since been occupied 
and which he has conducted successfully. 

He was married .lune 30, 1860, to Miss Si- 
milde E. Pond of Springfield, Wis., and they 
have three sons and two daughters. They are 
named in the order of birth, Anne E., Wilbur 
E., Florence E., Clarence A., and Freddie L. 
Mr. Forbes is a stanch republican in politics. 



/^^ EORGE R. GARDNER, a resident of 
|' > ,V Grand Rapids, Wis., member of G. 
\^A A. R. Post, No. 22, was born .Ian. 
19, 1837, at Horsehead, Chemung 
Co., New York, and is the son of George E. and 
Mary Ann (Monroe) Gardner. His father was 
born near Newberg, New York, and his mother 
in Pennsylvania. His grandfather in the pa- 
ternal line was a soldier in 1812. His parents 
left Horsehead wheu he was an infant and 
went to a farm on a section of country in the 
vicinity, known as the Big Flat. When he was 
eight years old liis parents removed to the 
town of Corning, Steuben county and lie was 
brought up as a farmer's son until he reached 
the age of legal manhood, when he came to 
Wisconsin, to make a start for himself in the 
world and he worked on farms in summer and 
taught school winters until the Spring of 1859, 
wlien he returned to Steuben county to l)e near 
his father who was about to have an operation 
for cancer. He worked as a farm assistant one 
summer and attended Franklin Academy at 
Plattsburg, Steuben county. He managed his 
affairs frugally and judiciously and, in the fol- 
lowing year, became a regular student at the 
academy mentioned with a view of entering 
college as a sophomore in order to save two 
years collegiate expenses. He had grown up 
in a State where political issues were thor- 
oughly understood and discussed by all classes 
of people and had taken a deep interest in the 
progress of National events and, when the war 
came on, in' the spring of 1861, he was among 
those who enlisted in tiie three months service, 
and enrolled at Naples, New York. Before the 
company was formed, orders were issued from 



the War Department to muster no more three- 
months men and he returned to liis studies 
and in the summer went to work in Rushville, 
Ontario county through the harvest season, 
but his plans were arrested by the disaster at 
Bull Run and he determined to go direct to 
headquarters where he could enter immedi- 
ately upon active service. He collected the 
money he had earned and went to the city of 
New York. He enlisted August 11, 1861 in 
Company" E, 48th New York Infantry for three 
years. The regiment went into rendezvous at 
Camp Wyman in the rear of Fort Hamilton on 
Long Island, and went from there to Washing- 
ton, proceeding thence to Annapolis and For- 
tress Monroe on the steamer Empire City. 
The regiment was assigned to the troops of 
General W. T. Sherman in command of the 
land forces in the Port Royal expedition and 
the force sailed Oct. 29, 1861, for the scene 
of action. The naval force under Dupont cap- 
tured Fort Beauregard on Hilton head and 
Fort Walker on the Island of St. Helena 
and the land forces disembarked and spent 
the winter on the island where they threw 
up earlhwoi'ks. .Jan. 1, 1862, an expedition 
was made to a ferry above Beaufort in whicli 
Mr. Gardner was in a sharp skirmish. In 
February, a series of operations were inaugur- 
ated whicli resulted in the bombardment and 
capture of Fort Pulaski, whicli involved a great 
amount of labor and building of corduroy 
roads across the swamps. Forts were built in 
the canes and communication was severed be- 
tween Savannah and Fort Pulaski which was 
taken April 11, 1862. This was tiie beginning 
of General Gilmore's planting batteries on 
swamps to reach points considered wiioUy pro- 
tected by impassable morasses by the rebels. 
In May, the 48tli New York and 3rd R. I. Bat- 
tery were stationed in the fort on garrison duty 
and they picketed the river and made various 
expeditions, in one of which, Bhitt'ton, S. C, 
the rebels were routed. The exjiedition was 
made on the " Planter," the rebel steamer which 
was transferred to the Union fleet by her pilot, 
Robert Small, who thereby fixed his name in- 
delibly on the pages of history. During the 
summer, .lames Perry, colonel of the 48tli, a 
West Point officer and a Methodist minister in 
charge of a Brooklyn church at the time of the 
organisation of the Regiment, died at Fort Pul- 
aski. General 0. M. Mitchell, the celebrated 
astronomer, died at Hilton Head in October 



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previous of yellow fever. During that year, 
Mr. Gardner participated in all sorts of expedi- 
tions, one of which went to Pocotaligo to de- 
stroy a railroad bridge ; they fired into a train 
loaded with rebels and the engineer " pulled 
her right open and lit out right lively." The 
chaplain of the regiment, Rev. Strick- 
land became so enthusiastic that he toak a 
musket and fought in the ranks. In .June, 1863, 
they left the fort and went into camp on St. 
Helena Island, where they drilled and-reorgan- 
ized under General Strong of New York. .July 
4th the " 4Sth " embarked on the transport 
" De Ford " for Folly Island, Charleston Harbor, 
to take part in the operations against Charles- 
ton, and Mr. Gardner with his command was on 
Folly Island when General Gilraore com- 
menced firing on the rebels on Morris Island. 
He was among those who crossed under the fire 
of the battery and assisted in the capture of the 
lower end of Morris Island under the guns of 
Fort Wagner. The day was excessively hot 
and the 4Sth passed over the sandbar at low 
tide on the double quick. The sand was satu- 
rated and was like a (juick sand to a depth of 
eight inches. The troops packed the wet .sand 
in their caps as protection against the rays of 
the sun. They drove the rebels into the fort 
and on the next day a charge was made which 
was unsuccessful. On the night of July LSth 
the 48th, with the balance of the brigade, made 
a charge on the fort on the double quick. One 
of the assaulting regiments was the celebrated 
54th Massachusetts, colored troops, under Colo- 
nel Robert Shaw. This was the charge in 
which the gallant Shaw was killed and his 
body placed in a pit and covered with the bod- 
ies of his dead soldiers as a mark of indignity 
from tlie rebel standpoint but, if Colonel Shaw 
could have chosen, he would have selected no 
other monument. (From this fort the first 
shot of the rebellion was fired.) The charge 
was a failure and in that action in which Gen- 
eral Strong, commander of the brigade. Colo- 
nels Chatfield, Putnam and Shaw of the com- 
mand, were either killed or died of wounds. 
Mr. Gardner was injured in his right arm by a 
cannister shot and was removed and his arm 
amputated near the shoulder. His regiment 
was with the remainder of the brigade but was 
not supported and many were killed in the 
bastion of Fort Wagner, which the assaulting 
troops held for two or three hours. Mr.*Gard- 
ner went to Hilton Head hospital where the 



amputation was performed on the third day, so 
many requiring attention that his case was nec- 
essarily deferred. He remained at Hilton 
Head until November, 1863, when he was hon- 
orably discharged and returned to New York 
City on the steamer Fulton, which captured a 
rebel blockade runner on the way. She was a 
small, low-built steel vessel called the " Ban- 
shee " and was towed into New York Harbor. 
Mr. Gardner returned to his father's house in 
Schuyler county whither his parents had re- 
moved during his last year at school. He reached 
home at midnight, when he met his father, who 
was the first man he saw, whom he had ever 
seen before since he left home to enlist. It was 
Thanksgiving eve, in November, 1863. He 
had sent home all his earnings and with his 
small fortune he secured a scholarship in Gene- 
see college at Lima, New York, and entered 
upon his studies in the middle oftbeterm with 
his arm still unhealed. He remained in college 
through the winter and spring term of 1SG4, 
when he was obliged to resign his cherished 
plan of going through a collegiate course and re- 
turned to his father's home, who was di-sabled 
from a cancer. Mr. Gardner performed all the 
labor necessary, cutting firewood with his one 
hand and pitching grain through the harvest 
season. In the fall of 1864, he borrowed law 
books of Judge Rood of Watkins and studied 
law by himself as he had opportunity. Judge 
Rood took a paternal interest in him and in- 
duced him to enter his office and study regularly. 
He arranged things so he could leave home and 
every Monday morning walked seven miles, 
carrying a bag of cooked provision and slept 
during the week on a cot in the rear ottice, re- 
turning home every Saturday. His father died 
in 1866 and he continued his studies as he could 
until 1867, when he was admitted to practice 
in the State courts at Binghamton, passing a 
creditable examination ni open court. He 
formed a partnershij) with Judge Rood which 
was in existence until the spring of 1870. The 
niother of Mr. Gardner died when he was six 
years old and at the date last mentioned he 
severed his relations with Judge Rood and went 
to Breckenridge, Mo., where he entered upon 
the practice of law. The cause of his selection 
of a location was the removal of his sister to 
that portion of the United States ; she had been 
his housekeeper and on her marriage removed 
to Missouri. In the fall of 1873 Mr. Gardner 
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bill county, lii ■lanuary, 1873, he was married 
to Rachel J. Delauy and liis wife preleri'ing to 
remain in Wisconsin, lieestablisiieci iiis lousiness 
at Grand Rapids where he has continued his 
professional practice as an attorney. During 
the first year of his residence in Wisconsin he 
was apjiointed District Attorney by Governor 
Washburn to fill a vacancy and was elected 
to the same incumbency in 1.S74. He was after- 
wards elected Judge of Wood county and in 
1882, was elected to the Assembly of Wisconsin 
and served in the session of 1883. He has 
officiated as Maj or of Grand Rapids and as 
Supervisor several terms. 

Mr. and Mrs. Gardner have four children 
named .Jennie, George E., Mabel and Harry I. 

Mr. Gardner is a man who occupies a lead- 
ing position in Wood county and the com- 
munity of which he is a member from the 
sterling point.'^ of merit in his character. In 
all his relations to the period in which he has 
lived he has sustained liimself in a manner 
consistent with the character displayed in the 
earh' portion of his life before he made ac- 
quanitance with the turmoil and experiences 
of busy life. He is the friend of all who need 
his assistance and advice, especially among the 
younger members of tlie legal fraternity and he 
is as prominent for his kindness of heart as he 
is for his recognised abilities in his profession. 
He is an attorney ot higli standing and a gentle- 
man of stainless repute. 

LLOYD JONES, member of the 
law firm of Gate, Jones & Sanborn, 
I at Stevens Point, belonging to G. 
A. R. Post No. 156, was born Oct. 
9, 1841, in the parish of Llaniair in Denbigh, 
shire. North Wales, and is the son of Edward 
and Anne Maria (Lloyd) Jones. The forbears 
of the family for many generations were resi- 
dents of Wales and were farmers. Mr. Jones 
was born on a farm, reclaimed by his ancestors 
from the mountains of North Wales, an exten- 
sive piece of property called Graig Cottage, as 
significant of its mountainous character, and it 
means stone or rock. The family belonged to 
the intelligent and well-to-do class and the 
senior Jones represented the grade of society 
known in polite circles as "country gentlemen." 
Anna Maria (Jones) Randall resides m Chicago, 
and Walter Cyril Jones and Edward Trevor Jones 




in Evanston, 111., and are the brothers and sis- 
ter of Mr. Jones of this account and the three 
are the only members of their direct family in 
America. Mr. Jones was less than 17 years 
old when, in the latter part of June, 1858, he 
came to the United States. In his native coun- 
try he had excellent educational advantages in 
the parish schools of Wales and in a Church 
.school at Wrexham in his native county. Be- 
fore he was 15 years old, he obtained a position 
in the North and South Wales banking house, 
in whicli he operated in a clerical ca])acity from 
February 18, 185(), to the .same date in 1858. 
Soon after his arrival in the United States he 
came to Wisconsin and went to work on a farm 
near Waukesha. A week later he went to 
Winnebago count)' and was occupied as a farm 
assistant until the spring of 1860. He went 
thence to Fo.x Lake, Wis., where he was en- 
gaged on a farm until he entered the army. 

He enlisted Dec. 9, 1861, at Beaver Dam in 
Company C, 16tli Wisconsin Infantry, for three 
years. In the course of his military experi- 
ence, Mr. Jones was made Corporal and in Oc- 
tober, 1862, after the battle of (Jorinth he was 
made Orderly Sergeant of his company and 
after the battle of Bald Hill, in which he dis- 
tinguished himself by the quality of his fight- 
ing and was wounded, he was promoted to '2nd 
Lieutenant. In February, 1865, he was made 
Adjutant of his regiment and mustered out as 
such July 12, 1865, at Louisville, Ky. Mr. 
Jones jmssed through all the preliminary move- 
ments of the regiment in camp at Madison 
and left Wisconsin in March and on arrival at 
St. Louis was assigned to the command of Gen- 
eral Grant. The " clans were gathering for 
the fray," and Mr. Jones was in the heavy ac- 
tion at Pittsburg Landing, which was his first 
acquaintance with armed rebellion. The ros- 
ter of his battles includes the names of Corinth, 
siege and battle, the march to Grand Junction, 
the movement which was terminated by the 
loss of the stores at Holly Springs, the guard- 
ing of the Memphis and Charleston railroad, the 
movement to Memphis, Lake Providence and 
the skirmishes in that vicinity, and moved 
thence to \'icksburg where he was engaged ni 
frequent skirmi.shes until February, 1864, when 
the 16th was incorporated with the garrison in 
Vicksburg. After his return to that place, he 
received a furlough of 30 days and rejoined 
the regiment at Red Bone Church near 
Vicksburg. He veteranized in January and 



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returned to Wisconsin on his veteran's fur- 
lougli in March and on his return with his 
regiment joined a portion of tlie 17tli corps and 
went to Chfton on the Tennessee River, arriv- 
ing May 15th. The histor^^ of Mr. .Jones' 
movements is identical thereafter with that of 
his corps in the army of Sherman and he was 
in the fight linown as Big Shanty in .June. His 
company was in tlie advance slcirmisli line and 
was in severe battle. He continued to fight in 
the several actions known as Kenesaw Moun- 
tain and at Bald Hill (IjCggett's Hill). He is 
the first man named in the dispatches from 
his company as wounded. He remained in 
the vicinity of Atlanta until October, when 
Hood cut their communication and they went 
in pursuit of him to Galesville, Ala., and then 
moved witli Siierman's columns on the Savan- 
nah campaign and performed the same duties 
as did others along the line to Washington 
where he was in the Grand Review. He was 
sick during the fight at luka and afterwards 
passed a week in the regimental hospital. This 
was his only illness during the war. In the 
charge at Bald Hill made by the 12th and 16th 
Wisconsin Infantry, he was wounded by a bul- 
let which entei'ed the left side of his neck at 
the base of his brain passing through .to 
the right side and inflicting a bad wound 
from its proximity to the spine and the 
shock given to the nervous system. He 
went to the hos]>ital at Marijetta and thence 
to Rome and joined the command at Atlanta. 
After the close of the war, Mr. Jones was 
tendered a position in a cotton warehouse ■ at 
Vicksburg, but remembrances of former friends 
at Fox Lake induced him to return to that 
place and he assumed the management of the 
farm of his former employer. Jan. 1, 1806, 
William E. Smith, Treasurer of Wisconsin, • 
appointed him to a position in his ottice and 
he served with him and his successor Henry 
Baetz until Oct. 20, 1871. In 1808 he com- 
menced the study of law and also attended lec- 
tures in the Law Department of Madison Uni- 
versity, whence he was graduated in June, 1871. 
At the date mentioned he resigned his position 
in the Treasurer's office and removed to Stev- 
ens Point. He iormed a business relation with 
Gilbert L. Park, which was terminated bj' the 
appointment of his associate as Judge of the 
7th Judicial Circuit of Wisconsin. Mr. Jones 
practiced his profession singly until August, 
1876, when he became associated with A. W. 



Sanborn under the style of Jones & Sanborn 
and their joint relations have been sustained 
since that date. March 1, 188fi, Judge Gate 
became a member of the firm, the style becom- 
ing Gate, Jones & Sanborn. The clientage of 
the concern is extensive and includes import- 
ant cases in the Gircuit and Supreme Gourts of 
Wisconsin and in the District Courts of the 
United States. The repute of the partner.ship 
is equal to that of any law firm in Wisconsin 
and their business relations are regulated 
accordingly. 

Mr. Jones has been prominent in his connec- 
tion with local municipal affairs in Stevens 
Point since he established his citizenship there. 
He has officiated as City Attorney one year and 
as Member of the Council and President of that 
body. He has acted in the capacity of United 
States Commissioner and occupied other posi- 
tions of responsil)ility and trust. He is one of 
the most prominent Masons in Northern Wis- 
consin and has passed most of the grades of 
official position in the branches of the Order to 
which he belongs. He has been High Priest 
of the Chapter and Eminent Commander of 
Crusade Commandery since the date of its 
organization, with the exception of one year, 
when he declined to serve. He has been Grand 
Senior Warden of the Grand Commander}' of 
the State of Wisconsin. He is a member of the 
Wisconsin Consistory and has taken the o2nd 
Degree, Scottish Rite. On the organization of 
the Post at Stevens Point he was made its first 
Commander but declined to serve on account 
of press of his business. 

He was married May 1, 1867, to Addie E. 
Purple at Madison, and they have two children 
— Grace Purple and Chauncey Lloyd. Her 
father was Assistant Treasurer of Wisconsin 
and the family is from Cayuga, New York, and 
of New York stock. The brother of Mr. Jones, 
E. T. Jones, was a soldier in the 2Gth Ohio 
Infantry, and was wounded and captured by 
the rebels at Franklin. 

I [?^ RANK E. ADSIT, a merchant of Ap- 
A L' --4 pleton, Wis., and one of its foremost 

l(vy— . citizens in repute and probity of char- 
v acter, was born July 28, 1839, in Ches- 
terfield, Essex Co., New York. He had reached 
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called to serve the country of his birtli and to 
aid to reestalilish the conditions which made a 
life therein desirable, and he enlisted in October, 
1861, in North Lawrence, in his native State tor 
three years in G Company, 92nd Regiment, 
New York Lifantry. He received honorable 
discharge at Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md., on 
account of deafness. After the regiment was 
mustered in, little time was lost before it was 
assigned to the Army of the Potomac under 
McClellan, and was soon at the scene of activi- 
ties. The roster of battles in which Mr. Adsit 
was engaged is as follows and besides these, he 
performed all the duties pertaining to drill, 
guard, picket and skirmishing. His battles were 
Manassas, Williamsburg, Hanover, Fair Oaks, 
Oak Grove, the battles of the seven days retreat, 
and in others of that hapless campaign. In the 
swamps of the Chickahominy he contracted a 
fever which caused his permanent deafness, 
and on account of which he received honoi'a- 
ble discharge in the fall of 1863. He 
passed the first two years after his return 
in an endeavor to regain his health, after 
which he went into the grocery business, in- 
vesting $375 in an outfit and locating at 
Ciiateaugay, New York. He attended to his 
business relations in a manner that ensured the 
success he sought and in 1867 he came to Ap- 
pleton, then containing about 3,000 inhabitants. 
Mr. Adsit has since been identified with the 
material progress of the place and has invested 
his gains to the advantage of the community 
at large as well as to his own. The Adsit Block 
is a monument to his thrift and energy, and 
the interest he takes in the appearance of the 
business portion of the place. He has operated 
since as a merchant. 

He is the son of Ellis and Emeline (Norton) 
Adsit, and became an orphan in early life. His 
mother died when he was six months old and 
before he was three years of age his father died. 
His grandparents took charge of his affairs, but 
their deaths when he was a child of nine years 
deprived liim of the care of natural protectors. 
He had been sent to school but three terms at 
the district school and, when left alone, he went 
to live with a farmer where he remained until 
he was 13 years old. He then obtained a situa- 
tion in a grocery store in which he operated 
until he enlisted. His marriage to Frances 
Hammond took place Aug. 1, 1865, and they 
have had five children, of whom two are living. 
Mr. Adsit is of mixed Scotch and EnglisT^i 




lineage,and his maternal grandsire was for seven 
years a soldier of the war of the Revolution. 
His grandfather was a cavalryman in the fight 
at Plattsburg, in 1812. 



OLOMON BEAN, a citizen of Clinton- 



ville. Wis., since 1887, and a mem- 
ber of G. A. R. Post, No. 32, was 
born March 4th, 1834, in Clyde, St. 
Clair Co., Midi. He is the son of Richard and 
Mary (Lavear) Bean and passed his youth in 
the vicinity of his birthplace. On the first day 
of August, 1861, he eni'olled as a soldier at Port 
Huron, Mich., in Company K, 2nd Michigan 
Cavalry, The command was assigned to the 
Department of Northern Missouri under Gen- 
eral Pope in the spring and, at New Madrid, 
was brigaded with the ord Michigan Cavalry 
under Gordon Granger in readiness for the 
fight at that place and Island No. 10, in both of 
which actions Mr. Bean was engaged. After- 
wards, he was in the skirmishing to Monterej' 
and throughout the entire route to Farmington, 
where he was in the action of May 3rd and, 
within the same month his command was in a 
fight at Booneville, Miss. .June 4th, he was 
again in action at Blackland, Miss., -June 9th at 
Baldwin, Miss., and, in a skirmish July 1st, at 
Booneville, he wtvs seriously injured in the arm. 
He was assigned to the hospital at Rienzi, Miss., 
and, later, was sent to Detroit, whence he was 
discharged on account of permanent disability 
October 20th following. A historical fact of 
interest was the assignment of Philip H. Sheri- 
dan to the colonelcy of the 2nd Michigan Cav- 
alry May 26th, 181)2, his iirst active connection 
with operations in the field, as he had pre- 
viously acted in the capacity of Quartermaster. 
Mr. Bean returned Irom the army to his par- 
ents' home and, in 1864 went to Green Bay, 
Wis., where he was a resident until 1883, when 
he removed to Seymour, Wis., and was tiiere 
four years. Previous to enlisting, he was en- 
gaged after boyhood as a foreman on the St. 
Clair River and since has operated as a me- 
chanic. 

December 8, 1864, he was married to Hattie 
Brunett. Her father. Prudent Brunett, was 
one of the first settlers of Green Bay and was 
connected with the hostilities between the whites 
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Mr. and Mrs. Bean have been the parents of 
seven children, of whom Melinda and Myrtle 
are not living. The others are named Mary, 
Richard, George, Carrie and Walter. Richard 
Bean, the father of Mr. Bean of this account, 
was a soldier in 1812 and alsointheBlackhawk 
war in 1832. 

ORMAN S. GILSON, Fond du Lac, 
Wis., was born in Middlefield, Geauga 
Co., Ohio, March 23rd, 1839. He 
came to Wisconsin in 1860 and began 
tlie study of law with his uncle, Hon. L. F. Frisby 
at West Bend. Sept. 17th, 1861, he enlisted as 
a private in Company D, 12th Wisconsin In- 
fantry and was promoted to Sergeant of the 
company and Sergeant Major of the regiment ; 
during a part of 1862, the regiment was in 
Missouri and Kansas, but in June of that year, 
joined the Army of the Tennessee at Columbus, 
Ky. Soon after this he was ordered on de- 
tached duty with the staff of General Robert B. 
Mitchell and was with the Array of the 
Ohio until after ihe battle of Perry ville; re- 
joining General Grant's armj' at La Grange in 
the fall of 1862, he remained in that command 
until the surrender of Jackson, Miss., in July 
1863. In August, 1863, he was promoted to 
the 1st Lieutenantcy of Company H, 58th Regi- 
ment, U. S. C. Infantry, afterward to Adjutant 
and finally to the position of Lieutenant Colonel 
of the regiment and he participated in the battles 
of Perryville, Vicksburg, Jackson and some 
lesser engagements ; he served as Judge Ad- 
vocate of the district of Natchez on the staff of 
Major General Davidson and in 1865-6 was 
Judge Advocate of the Department of the Mis- 
sissippi on the staff of General P. J. Osterhaus 
and General Thomas J. Wood commanding 
that department. 

He was Judge Advocate of the courtmartial 
convened for the trial of Captain Frederic Speed 
on the charge of criminal carelessness in over- 
loading the steamer Sultana, whereby it was 
claimed the lives of over 1,100 paroled prisoners 
of war were lost on the Mississippi River by an 
explosion of the steamers' boilers just above 
Memphis in April, 1865. On June 12th, 1866 
he was mustered out of the service and was 
brevetted Colonel of U. S. volunteers by thePresi- 
dent. Graduating at the Albany Law School, 
he settled at Fond du Lac in 1868 and contin- 



ued in the active practice of the law until elected 
Judge of the 4th Judical Circuit in 1880. 
He was reelected to that position in 1886. Col. 
Gilson is a member of the Military Order of 
the Loyal Legion, the Society of the Army of 
the Tennessee and Edwin A. Brown Post No. 
130. 

/^^ IMEON GARDNER, of Gresham, Wis., 
^^^^ and member of G. A. R. Post No. 81 
"^^^Z at Shawano, was born in March, 1831, 
in Kaukauna, Wis., and is the son of 
William and Nancy (Johnson) Gardner; the 
former died in 1883 and the mother is still 
living on the Stockbridge reservation. Mr. 
Gardner has five brothers living on the Stock- 
bridge reservation and engaged in farming. 
Lie has one sister who lives in Shawano. He 
enrolled Aug. 14, 1862, at Shawano, in Com- 
pany 1, 32nd Wisconsin Infantry, for three 
years or during the war, and received honor- 
able discharge June 19, 1865, at Washington. 
The regiment left the State for Memphis, Tenn., 
in October; from there they accompanied the 
forces of General Sherman to Holly Springs in 
the movement to capture Vicksburg. They 
were in the Oxford raid and had just left camp 
at Hurricane Creek when the news of the sur- 
render of Murphy at Holly Springs caused a 
total reversion of all movements, and they 
reached Holly Springs after a forced march, 
which greatly exliausted the men to no purpose 
and the regiment returned, after a pursuit of 
Jackson, to Memphis where they remained 
until November, 1863, engaged in jirovost 
duty. Mr. Gardner was in the expedition from 
Memphis in November and, about the last of 
the month, went from Moscow and, on the 2nd 
day of December went nine miles on the double 
cjuick to the relief of General Hatch. He was 
engaged in scouting service until another plan 
was formed for the taking of Vicksburg and, in 
February, 1864, landed at that place and on 
the next day moved in the Meridian expedi- 
tion. He was in the action at Jackson and 
returned to ^'icksburg•, after a month's absence. 
Not long after-, he was connected with another 
expedition to relieve Union City and went next 
to Paducah where a fight with Forrest was 
expected, but the rebel retired and the regiment 
moved to intercept him at another point. It 
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catur, Ala. In May the action on the Court- 
land road commenced and Mr. (lardner was in 
the skirmishes in that vicinity during the 
montlis of June and July, and in August, was 
with the command at Atlanta. He was engaged 
in the operations there and at Jonesboro. After 
the surrender of the city he joined in tlie pursuit 
of the rebels and in October, went to Atlanta, 
where the command made ready to proceed 
through Georgia and Mr. Gardner was in all 
the actions in which his regiment participated 
in the vicinity of Savannah. He was in all 
the movements at Beaufort and l^ocotaligo and 
was in the sharp fighting on the Salkahatchie 
at River's Bridge. He was again in action at 
Binnaker's Bridge where his company, with 
two others, held the position while three regi- 
ments crossed the river and secured a foothold. 
He was in the fight near Clieraw, at Fayette- 
ville and Bentonville and went to Goldsboro 
and Raleigh and, after the surrender of John- 
ston's army moved Nortliward to Washington, 
where he witnessed the final scenes and returned 
to Wisconsin. He escaped serious injury, but 
passed four weeks in a hospital at Memphis 
with sickness and for nine months was com- 
pany cook. After the war he located at 
Shawano and went to Gresham in 1888. Mr. 
Gardner has become a suhstantial farmer. He 
married Margaret Zinn of Fond du Lac and 
they have one daughter, named Samantha, 
who married George Button of Green Bay. 

OHN ROBERT LEYKOM, of Antigo, 
Wis., member of G. A. R. Post No. 78, 
was born in Quebec, Canada, April 15, 
1840. When he was seven years old he 
came to Manitowoc witli his parents, John and 
Annie (Wallace) Leykom. His father was born 
in Bavaria and came to America when a small 
boy. He went from New York to Canada and 
was a soldier in the Patriot, or McKenzie's war 
of 1837. The mother was a native of Montreal. 
The family were pioneers in Manitowoc county 
where the father was a merchant. The son 
was educated in the common school and 
entered the office of the Manitowoc Herald, 
where he learned the printer's trade. He then 
assumed charge of the Manitowoc Tribune in 
the same place and issued a daily in conjunc- 
tion with the weekly edition. He was asso- 



ciated with John N. Stone, now (1888) of the 
Neenah Times. In 1858 and 1859 he managed 
the Chilton Times in the interest of John P. 
Hume, and in 1850 he became a sailor on the 
lakes in which he was engaged until his mili- 
tary career began. 

July 12, 1861, he enlisted in the 5th Wis- 
consin Infantry, in Company A, (" Manitowoc 
Guards.") The day following the disaster at 
Bull Run the regiment received marching 
orders and started for the scene of activities 
with enthusiasm. Two days after they were in 
Washington and assigned to the brigade of 
General King. (See sketch.) At the outset 
the " 5th " was in advance positions. It .should 
be stated that the regiment was enlisted in 
April, and, while awaiting assignment three 
months organizations were abolished and it 
was paid for three months before the assign- 
ment of the United States. The regiment re- 
ceived from General McClellan a mark of dis- 
tinction accorded to no other while he com- 
manded the armies of the United States. After 
tlie battle of Williamsburg he addressed the 
command as follows : " My lads, I have come to 
thank you for the bravery and discipline which 
you displayed tlie other day. On that day, you 
won laurels of wliicli you may well be proud — 
not only you, but tlie army, the State, the 
country to which you belong. Through you 
we won the day, ami •" Williamsburg" shall be 
inscribed on your banner. I cannot thank you 
too much and I am sure the reputation your 
gallantry has already achieved, will always be 
maintained." In forming the organization 
which became known to history as the " Iron 
Brigade," General King expected to secure the 
5th Wisconsin but was disappointed in the 
hope. At Rappahannock Station, Nov. 7, 1863, 
occurred an event which is, up to this date 
" unwritten history." A regiment of rebels 
was secreted in the undergrowth of Jack pine 
in a thicket so dense that vision for more than 
twenty feet was impo.ssible. Ninety men of the 
5th under Captain Horace A. Walker of Com- 
pany A, arranged their -plans and made a 
charge on the ambushed rebs, shouting and 
making all the racket possible ; one of the sol- 
diers possessed of a stentorian voice constantl}' 
ordered up imaginary reserves and commanded 
the concealed foe to fall back from their arms. 
Nine hundred men were captured and brought 
in as prisoners much to their disgust on learn- 
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was killed in the fighting later on the same 
day. Following is the roster of the battles in 
which Mr. Leykora was engaged : — Lee's Mills, 
April 16; Siege of Yorktown in the same 
montli; Williamsburg, Mo.y 5 ; Golden 's Farm, 
.June 27 ; Savage Station, .June 29 ; White Onk 
Swamp, .June 30 ; Malvern Hill, July 1 ; Bull 
Run, Aug. 29 and 30 ; Crampton's Pass, Md., 
Sept. 14 ; Antietam, Md., Sept. 17 ; Fredericks- 
burg, Dec. 13. (All in 1862.) May 3, 1863, he 
was in the famous storming of Marye's Heights 
and sustained compound fracture of the left 
ancle. He lay on the field two days and two 
nights and was sent thence to Acquia Creek 
and a day later was put aboard a cattle car and 
shipped to Washington, where he was assigned 
to a hospital in the vicinity of the Capitol to be 
sent eight days later to the Christian St. hos- 
pital, Philadelphia. When the time of the 
regiment hid expired he was discharged and 
reached AVisconsin two days behind the soldiers 
of the command. Until his recovery he was in 
the A'eteran Invalid Corps at Pliiladelphia. At 
Williamsburg, Mr. Leykom received a slight 
wound but did not leave his post. He returned 
to Manitowoc and soon after went to Chicago 
where he obtained a position as compositor on 
the Trihune, operating in that capacity until the 
fire of 1871. He entered the employ of A. M. 
Kellogg ct Co., and was with that house and 
with the Inter-Ocean some years and in Nov., 
1884, he removed to Antigo and took a posi- 
tion with his brother and brother-in-law in a 
hardware store. Later he became interested in 
the News Item at Antigo. (The establishment 
was burned about the time this sketch was 
written, January, 1888.) James Leykom, his 
brother, was a soldier in a Wisconsin regiment. 
Mr. Leykom was married in August, 1870, to 
Margaret Dufl:ey, a native of Albany, N. Y. Her 
])rother, Charles G. Duffey, was an enlisted man 
in the 17th Wisconsin. Mr. Leykom was 
Deputy County Treasurer of Langlade County 
in 1884, and in 1887 and 1888 he was Under- 
Sherifi under T. H. Robbins of the same county. 

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OHN W. BRUCE, of Merrill, com- 
mander of Post Lincoln, No. 131, at that 
place, in 1887, was born Aug. 15, 1841, 
near Troy, New York. His family 
traces their origin to the " Bruce of Bannock- 
burn," his descent being Scotch in the patenial 



line. William Bruce, his father, was a native 
of England and married Sarah Masters in 
America. The family came to Wisconsin in 
1850 and located at Racine, removing thence to 
Allen's Grove in Walworth county. While 
there resident, the Civil War made its advent 
and the son determined to enroll in defense of 
the Union. He was twenty years old when he 
went to Beloit and enlisted in Company K, 
Wisconsin 7th Infantry. He enlisted August 
27th and on the 2nd day of October, the regi- 
ment was incorporated in the organization af- 
terwards known as the " Iron Brigade." (A 
sketch of its organizer. Gen. Rufus King, is to 
be found on another page). The brigade 
passed the winter at Fort Tillinghast near the 
Arlington House and, in the first days of March 
took part in the movement on Manassas, re- 
turning to their former position in a few days. 
Soon after, the regiments started for a position 
on the Rappahannock opposite Fredericksburg 
on guard and construction duty. In July, the 
7th was in a sharp skirmish and again in Au- 
gust fought at Beverly Ford, after taking part in 
the retreat across the Rappahannock. Within 
the month it was in another skirmish and 
fought in the battle of Gainesville. This was 
one of the marked engagements of the war, the 
foes being the famous "Stonewall Brigade," 
composed of the flower of the army of Stone- 
wall Jack.son. At the second Bull Run Mr. 
Bruce was in the detail whicli supported a bat- 
tery and in September fought at South Moun- 
tain. Three days later, lie was in the engage- 
ment at Antietam where the brigade won 
special encomiums for bravery. In December 
he again fought at Fredericksburg and the reg- 
iment went into winter quarters at Belle Plain. 
In January, they accomplished the marching 
which was all that materialized in the " Mud 
Campaign" and, with that exception, were inac- 
tive until the last of April, 1863. Later they 
made the charge at Fitzhugh's Cro.ssing, and, 
early in June, Mr. Bruce was in the skirmish 
at Brandy Station. In July he was in the fight 
at Gettysburg wliich terminated his field ser- 
A'ice. A Union battery supported by cavalry 
had ventured too far at one stage of the fight 
and the fact being observed by Ayres Brigade 
(rebel) the confederates prepared to accomplish 
an easy capture. But the " Iron Brigade " was 
also observant and took a hand in the affair, 
which resulted in the repulse of the confedei- 
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Ayers' Brigade. Mr. Bruce was left on the 
field with a bullet in his left breast. He lay 
there 26 hours, suffering the tortures of heat, 
want of water and the dangers of a Ixittle field 
still in abeyance. Many wounded rebels were 
about him and such of them as could sliowed 
him much kindness and iio hostility. There 
was nothing to indicate the animosity with 
which they luid met in mortal combat a few 
hours before. Once he slept and dreamed that 
he was in the streets of Frederick and that 
ladies were distributing water to wounded men. 
As he approached one of them to take the 
water he so craved, some one stepped in front 
of him and took it. His despair and disap- 
pointment awoke him and he cried out for 
water. He could hear the rattle of a canteen 
and a rebel approached and gave him a drink 
of milk. (An account of this experience was 
published in the Milwaukee Tdegmph.) Mr. 
Bruce received this wound July 1, 1863, the 
bullet, which is still in his person, passing 
through his left lung, .shattering a rib and in- 
juring the lower portion of the heart. The 
lung has been hepatised since and useless, and 
he has suffered from heart disease. He was 
taken from the field on the 2nd of July and 
carried to a hou.se and on July 4tli was taken 
to the hospiral at the Old Court House at Get- 
tysburg, ap])ropriated by Government for a 
hospital ; afterwards he was in a hospital at 
Baltimore in charge of Dr. Bliss of Garfield 
memory. An abscess appeared back of his 
wounded lung and he was informed by the 
doctor that he was in a critical state and had 
better make his will. He informed the doctor 
that he would find him sitting up the next 
morning. In the night the abscess broke and 
discharged through the wound instead of into 
the lungs, as he was in a rocking chair when 
Dr. Bliss appeared. " You are a plucky little 
cuss" was the characteristic remark of Dr. Bliss. 
After a month in the hospital he came to Wis- 
con.sin on sick furlough and 60 days later, 
went to the officer's hospital at Annapolis, 
whence he received honorable discharge, his 
wound being incurable and two years and 
three months elapsed before it closed. During 
that time it was dressed every day. Finally, 
he went to Baltimore to Henry Palmer, former 
surgeon of the 7th, who performed an opera- 
tion and found that the shattered rib had not 
re-united. He removed it and the wound 
healed by the first intention. After his dis- 



charge Mr. Bruce was occupied at Fairfax Sem- 
inary general hospital as sutler's clerk and 
later, in the office of (Quarter-Master General 
Meigs at Wasliington where he passed two 
years. During the period of liis active sei'vice 
he was promoted for bravery in action. He 
was advanced from Corporal to Orderly Ser- 
geant May 1, 1863, commissioned 2nd Lieuten- 
ant June 1st of the same year and wounded 
July 1st following. 

After leaving Washington, he returned to 
Allen's Grove and was employed by his father, 
who was a shoe dealer thei'C and at Clinton un- 
til he embarked in the same line of business in 
his own behalf. In 1881 he removed to Mer- 
rill where he operated as a dealer in stationery 
sup|)lies until 1885 when he entered the office 
of \V. H. Canon. February 1, 1886, lie asso- 
ciated himself with J. K. P. Coon, and they 
purchased the insurance and real-estate busi- 
ness ot W. H. Canon, the style of the new con- 
cern being Coon & Bruce. (See sketch of Mr. 
Coon.) 

June 20, 1869, Mr. Bruce was married to 
Sarah E. Wright. Harry R., Charles W., Roy 
J., Leonard J., Sadie, Emma and Nellie H., are 
the names of their living children. Ina 
Emma, died of diptheria June 5, 1884, aged 14 
months. The family of Mrs. Bruce was from 
New York and her maternal grandfather was a 
soldier of 1812. 

Mr. Bruce is a man of straigiitforward and 
reliable character. He is justly esteemed as 
one of the prominent citizens of Merrill and 
wears the honors of a man and patriot. He 
was A. D. C. on Staff' of General Griffin, Depart- 
ment Commander, Wisconsin, G. A. R., for 
1887 — and was appointed A. D. C. on Staff' of 
General Rea, Commander in Chief of G. A. R., 
U. S., March 13th, 1888. 

JOHN BANDEROB, a prominent busi- 
ness man of Oslikosh, Wis., and a mem- 
ber of G. A. R. Post No. 241, enlisted 
under the first call of President Lincoln 
for 75,000 troops in Company E, 2nd Wis- 
consin Infantry. He served with the regi- 
ment through three months enlistment and 
fought at the first Bull Run in which he was 
wounded in his right arm. On the expiration 
of his term of enlistment he immediately re- 



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enlisted in tlie same company and regiment for 
three years and received honorable discharge 
June 28, 1864, at the expiration of his period 
of enlistment. He fought through all the bat- 
tles and skirmishes in which his regiment par- 
ticipated with the exception of Antietam and 
included Gainesville, 2nd Bull Run, South 
Mountain, Fredericksburg, Fitz Hugh's Cross- 
ing, Marye's Heights, Chancellorsville, Gettys- 
burg, Mine Run, Wilderness, Laurel Hill 
(Spottsylvania), North Anna, Cold Harbor, Pe- 
tersburg, Weklon Railroad, Hatcher's Run, 
Gravelly Run, Five Forks and Appomatox. On 
the organization he was made Cbrporal and had 
been promoted to Sergeant wiien he was dis- 
charged. He was wounded a second time at 
Gettysburg in his left leg. He was made a 
prisoner at Gainesville, Ijut was paroled on the 
field. 

Mr. Banderol) had four brothers and three of 
them were soldiers in the civil war. Henry 
was an enlisted man in the 21st Wisconsin and 
was killed at Perry ville, Oct. 3, 1862. Peter 
served his full time, and Fred was discharged 
previous to the expiration of his term on ac- 
count of disabilities incurred in the service. 

Mr. Banderob is a member of a prominent 
firm at Oshkosh, engaged in the extensive man- 
ufacture of furniture. One liundred and fifty 
men are employed in their establishment which 
is fitted with the most approved machinery for 
the construction of furniture of tlie best type. 



A. PHILLIPS, resident at Green 
Bay, Wis., and member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 124, was born Februarys, 



1846 in Saranac, Clinton Co., New 
York, and he is the son of -lerred L. and Lucy 
(Felton) Phillips. He was still a boy when 
the civil war came on and was a little more 
than 15 years old when he became a soldier. 
In the latter part of 1861, he enlisted in Com- 
pany G, 16th New York Infantry at Plattsburg 
for two years and received honorable discharge 
about the last of May 1863 at Albany, New 
York. His roster of battles includes 15 names. 
His original enlistment was for three months 
and when the order was issued by the War 
Department to muster no more three months 
men he reenlisted with his command for two 
years service. His regiment was hurried for- 



ward and sent to Maryland to be assigned to 
McDowell's command. He participated in the 
first battle of Bull Run and was afterwards ni 
the sharp fight at Gainesville under Pope, at 
Manassas or 2nd Bull Run, at South Mountain, 
Antietam, first battle of Fredericksburg and in 
two subsequent actions on tiie Rappahannock 
River. He was wounded in. June 1862, at 
Gainesville, where he received a slight flesh 
wound. May 3, 1863, he was taken prisoner at 
Salem Heights and was sent to Castle Thunder 
in Richmond, where he remained three days 
and was sent thence to Belle Isle; May 15th, 
he was paroled and was never exchanged and 
returned to Albany where he was discharged as 
stated. The wound he received was caused by 
a spent ball. 

Two brothers of Mr. Phillips were soldiers in 
the Union army ; one enrolled in Company E, 
16tli New York Infantry and the other in the 
22nd New York Infantry. During the time his 
regiment was in Maryland it was joined by re- 
cruits and his brotlier was among them. 

On one occasion a detail from the regiment 
was assigned to protect the premises of a Marj'- 
land farmer who was a rebel sympathiser. 
They climbed into the trees in the oi'chard and 
were getting apples while Mr. Phillips was on 
the watch. He saw two men ajiproaching and 
one of them was an officer in civilian's dress 
who took the thieves into custody. Mr. Phil- 
lip's brother was among them and, after been 
held two hours he obtained his release by telling 
the guard that he would have him arrested for 
taking his brother when he was without his 
bayonet and belt. 

Mr. Phillips came to Wisconsin in 1869 and 
has since been engaged in lumbering and other 
interests. He was married at Green Bay, April 
11, 1874, to Marj' Jane O'Brien. His parents 
were natives of Fairfax, Vt., and his father was 
employed in an iron foundry. The parents of 
Mrs. Phillips were born in Nenagh, Ireland, 
where they were farmers. Mr. and Mrs. Phil- 
lips have no children. 

ERMAN MULLER, of Marinette, Wis., 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 207, 
was born in West Troy, New York, 
May 25, 1839, and is the son of 
Lewis Muller, now a resident at Friendshi)>, 
Wis., and a native of Canada of German paren- 




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tage. Philistia (Sear) Muller was born in Can- 
ada. Following are the names of Mr. Mailer's 
sisters ; — Aurelia, Mary, Flora, Ellen and Phil- 
istia. Mr. Muller came to Wisconsin in 1846. 
He enlisted in the fall of 1861 in Company A, 
2nd Wisconsin Cavalry at Fond du Lac for 
three years, veteranized early in 1864 and re- 
ceived honorable discharge in November 1865 
at Austin, Texas. The regiment passed the 
first winter in camp at Milwaukee and went 
thence to Springfield, Mo., where Mr. Muller re- 
mained about one year and was assigned to the 
body guard of General Brown. He was taken 
sick at Springfield and was in the hospital two 
months. Li November 1862, his battalion was 
assigned to the command of General Herron 
and went to the relief of General Blunt and was 
in the battle of Prairie Grove, ^[r. Muller re- 
ceived a furlough of 30 days and rejoined his 
regiment at Vicksburg. (At tlie battle of 
Prairie Grove the train was captured and Mr. 
Muller made a narrow escape) At Vicksburg 
Mr. Muller was on the personal guard of Gen- 
eral Davis and operated about a year as a scout. 
In Julj' they started for Alexandria and went 
thence in August to Texas, marclnng over 300 
miles with scan: rations for both men and 
honses. After benig mustered out they marched 
a hundred miles and proceeded thence across 
the Gulf of Mexico to New Orleans and to Mad- 
ison, Wis. At Alexandria, Mr. Muller con- 
tracted bone fever from which he has never re- 
covered. 

.July 6, 1869, he married Mary Lauderman,of 
Fond du Lac. They have five children, Jose- 
phine, Delphine, Noah, Leo and Mary Rose. 

Mrs. Muller was born in Canada, her par- 
ents being August and Terese (Nice) Lauder- 
man, and born in Canada. Her father was of 
German descent and her mother French. 

'OSEPH W. OLIVER, a citizen of Wau- 
pun. Wis., and editor and joint proprie- 
tor of the Waupun Leader, was a soldier 
in the Civil War and is a charter mem- 
of G. A. R. Post Hans C. Heg, No. 114. 
He was born Sept. 21, 1842, at Salem, Franklin 
Co., Maine, and came to Wisconsin with his pa- 
rents when he was eight years old. He is the 
son of Rufus C. Oliver, who was born at Anson, 
Maine May 6, 1817. The latter was the son of 



James Oliver, who was born Dec. 2, 1773, 

at Georgetown, Maine, and died Nov. 13, 
1827. Rebecca (Hinkley) Oliver, the grand- 
mother of Mr. Oliver, was born July 29, 
1787, and died May 20,1868. She belonged 
to an old and infiuential family in the 
Pine Tree State. Rufus C. Oliver married 
Cordelia Webster, who was descended from 
Revolutionary patriots and factors in the early 
settlement of the country. She was born at 
Wilton, Maine, .July 10, 1816, and died Sept. 
6, 1872. The father died March 30, 1874. He 
removed his family to Marke.san, Green Lake 
Co., Wis., in 1850, and his children received 
only common school educations. Mr. Oliver, 
of this sketch, was 18 years of age when, in 
1860, he entered the office of the Markesan 
Journal to receive training in the profession of 
his choice. A year later he transferred his la- 
bors to the Times, at Waupun, where he worked 
until he decided to enter the army. He en- 
Hsted Aug. 20, 1862, in Company A, 32nd 
Wisconsin Infantry, and passed two weeks at 
Fond du Lac in rendezvous when the company 
went to Camp Bragg at Oshkosh, and upon 
the election of non-commissioned officers was 
chosen 4th Corporal. He was one of about 50 
who enlisted at Waupun and about the same 
number enrolled at Fond du Lac in the same 
organization. He accompanied the regiment 
from the State October 30th and to Memphis 
preparatory to joining Grant in his movements 
against Vicksburg, and in the latter part of 
December his health became seriously im- 
paired. The command was then in the vicin- 
ity of Oxfoi'd in the raid known by that name 
and he had been on the forced marcli thence to 
Holly Springs and from there to Grand Junc- 
tion, a di.stance of 55 miles which was made in 
about 20 hours. The burden of their equip- 
ments and scarcity of rations made such 
marching a terrific [experience, and many of 
the regiment became very ill in consequence of 
the hardships of one of the heaviest marches 
on this record. Mr. Oliver was taken sick with 
pneumonia and was left at Grand Junction 
where he was picked up by members of the 
15th Michigan and placed in their field hos- 
pital, an old, dilapidated building, where he 
remained two weeks. When the i5th Michi- 
gan moved away he was transferred to a con- 
valescent camp at La Grange and, after a 
few days to Memphis, where he was assigned to 
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was taken there with others in box cars, con- 
tracted another cold and was attacked with 
brain fever, when he was sent to the fort hos- 
pital. When liis regiment returned lie was ta- 
ken to the regimental liospital and later, to a 
general hospital in Memphis known as the 
"Adams " hospital. After a week he received 
his discharge, dated March 15, 1863. The 
march referred to was commenced bj' the 
movement of the regiment to near Holly 
Springs, thence to Hurricane Creek, which 
point they left on the Oxford raid. Messen- 
gers overtook them witli intelligence of the 
surrender of Murphy at Holly Springs with all 
the supplies for the army during the campaign 
and a " double quick" took the regiment there 
and thence afterwards to Grand Junction after 
Forrest. Mr. Oliver " fell out " and the regi- 
ment pressed on to Jackson after Forrest. 

After his release from military allegiance, 
Mr. Oliver returned to Waupun and passed 
several months in recuperating his health. He 
was able to resume active life after a few months, 
but has never recovered his former vigor. He 
took a position in the office of the limes where 
he was employed about a year. He then 
went to Dartford, Green Lake county, and 
worked in the office of the Spectator about the 
same length of time, when he became associated 
with Captain Martin C. Short (see sketch) and 
they bought the paper, becoming sole proprie- 
tors by purchase. They continued to issue the 
Spectator there one year longer when it was 
transferred to Waupun and its name changed 
to the Waupun Leader. The latter publication 
was begun in August, 1S66, and Mr. Short re- 
mained connected with that journal five years 
when his intere.st was purchased by Mr. R. H. 01- 
iver,brother of Mr.Oliver of this account, and the 
brothers have since conducted its interests and 
affairs jointly, It is a staunch Republican 
sheet and enjoys a flattering degree of popular- 
ity on account of its outspoken and decided 
character. The quarters occupied by the plant 
are commodious and convenient and afford a 
striking contrast to many newspaper offices in 
point of neatness and careful management in 
all details pertainnig to appearance. The office 
is equipped with the most approved of modern 
fixtures, including steam, and stocked with 
type and presses to perform the work attendant 
on the business. 

Mr. Oliver was married Aug. 6, 1864, to 
Miss L. A. Morse, who died Aug. 25, 1880. 



They have one surviving daughter named Al- 
ice May, who is married to C. E. Rogers, a 
farmer in the vicinity of Waupun. A second 
daughter, Nellie Blanclie, died April 1st, 1875, 
at the age of three and one-third years. Sam- 
uel and Susan Moi'se, the parents' of Mrs. Oli- 
ver, were early settlers in Dodge county. (The 
main street of Waupun divides Dodge from 
Fond du Lac counties and the city lies in both ) 
Martin V. Morse, one of their sons, was a sol- 
dier in the 45th Wisconsin Infantry. 

Mr. Oliver is a man of superior ability in ex- 
ecutive relations which have been utilized by 
his fellow men in electing him to many offices 
of trust. He belongs to the Commandery of 
Knights Templar at Fond du Lac and the Ma- 
sonic Lodge and Chapter and Odd Fellows 
Lodge at his home. He is prominent in social 
and business circles and sustains the character 
of a man of probity and influence. 

ICHAEL MANGAN of Fond du Lac, 
W,^I(&A^ Wis., member of G. A. R. Post No. 
^'^jt^^ 130, was born Sept. 30, 1830, in the 
Parisli of Drumore, County Ty- 
rone, Ireland. He belongs to stock which has 
been distinguished for learning, wealth and po.si- 
tion in the Old and New Worlds and is tlie son of 
Edward and Ann (Kernan) Mangan. The 
father of his mother belonged to the same fam- 
ih' branch as the Hon. Francis Kernan of New 
York. Lieutenant Mangan went with his 
pai'ents to Scotland in May, 1847. After a re- 
sidence there of seven years he came to America 
and landed at the port of New York, Oct. 4, 
1854. He came to Wisconsin the next j^ear 
and located at Fond du Lac, where he remained 
until he enlisted in defense of the Union. He 
enrolled as a soldier at Fond du Lac, June 28, 
1861 in Company E, 6th Wisconsin Infantry, 
for three years, his company being recruited by 
Edward S. Bragg who became its captain and 
was afterwards in command of the "Iron Brig- 
ade" and is present Minister to Mexico, the com- 
pany being first known as Bragg's Rifles. He 
was promoted to Corjjoral and in November 
1861, was made Sergeant. July 1st, 1863, he 
was made 2nd Lieutenant for gallantry on the 
field at Gettysburg. Lieutenant Mangan was 
with his command from the action at Rappa- 
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tlirougli whicli he passed to fight in the con- 
cluding action of the second Bull Run and in 
1863, fought at Chancellorsville and went into 
the first day's figlit at Gettysburg. He was 
wounded in his right leg and on the 2nd day 
of July, sutlered amputation. (See sketch of F. 
A. Deleglise.) In April, 1864, he was transferred 
to the Veteran Reserve Corps, and was stationed 
in the hospital at Central Park, New York, 
where he remained until the fall of the same 
year, when he went to Broom Street Barracks, 
a recruiting rendezvous. In July, 1865, his 
company was transferred to duty on David's 
Island in New York harbor. In September 
following he received orders to report to Colonel 
Flood of the iStli regiment V. R. C. at Spring- 
field, 111., by whom he was assigned to a com- 
pany stationed at Cairo. In December of tlie 
same year he received instructions to muster out 
his companj' and return to his home to await 
orders from the Adjutant General. He resided 
in the city of New York until April, when he 
went to Apalachicola, Fla., and in August, re- 
ceived leave of absence. He returned to his 
home and, under orders from the War Depart- 
ment, issued Sep. 6, 1866, he went to Washing- 
ton in December following. January 22nd, 
1867, he was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in 
the Regular Army and continued in the. service 
until December 31, 1871, when he was placed 
on the retired list of the army. 

As a singular incident it is recorded that the 
6th Wisconsin led the brigade in the first day's 
fight at Gettyburg and was the leading brigade 
of the leading division of the leading corps on 
the march to Gettysburg and was the first 
regiment to engage the enemy. Lieutenant 
Mangan was an eye witness of the fall of 
Reynolds and saw his body carried to the rear 
on a stretcher. A Georgia brigade opened fire 
on the 6th Wisconsin and two New York 
York regiments from a railroad cut. The 
Union soldiers started forward on the double- 
quick, loading as they ran and Lieutenant 
Mangan was struck in the ankle joint by a 
minie ball which splintered the bones. He 
fell and tried to rise, unconscious that he was 
seriously injured, when he found his leg un- 
serviceable. Lieutenant Mangan found that he 
could not move, and sat down and surveyed 
the field ; he saw several men of his command 
who had been wounded, sitting on the ground 
and loading their muskets, after which they 
rose to their feet and fired. The "Iron Brigade" 



was not daunted by rebel bullets which flew 
thick and fast, but rushed forward with clubbed 
muskets, resulting in the surrender of the rebels. 
Tlie In-igade retreated almost immediately and 
in such haste that many of their prisoners 
escaped. The rebels pressed forward and Cap- 
tain J. H. Marston of Company E, (see sketch) 
attempted to carry Lieutenant Mangan to the 
rear but was unable to complete his self im- 
po.sed task and called Harry Dunn, the most 
muscular man of the companj', to his assistance. 
A gun belonging to Battery D, 4th U. S. Artil- 
lery, which had lost all its horses, stood near 
and the gunners were trying to run it back to 
safety. Lieutenant Mangan requested Dunn to 
place him on the gun and he was removed a 
short distance. Near the brow of a hill, a door 
was converted into a stretcher, on which Lieu- 
tenant Mangan was borne to the rear. He was 
carried to the Washington Hotel in Gettysburg 
which he reached just in advance of the rebels 
who captured the building and those in it and 
he was a prisoner until the rebel retreat, July 
3rd. The amputation of his limb was per- 
formed b}^ the surgeon of his regiment. When 
Lee's soldiers were killing cattle in the vicinity 
of the hotel, Dunn went to obtain some meat 
and was taken prisoner and taken to Rich- 
mond. He was afterwards paroled and re- 
turned to his regiment, serving through the 
period of his enlistment. Colonel H. A. Mor- 
row of the 24th Michigan, then incorporated in 
the Iron Brigade, was also captured with the 
hotel ; he put on a surgeon's badge and re- 
mained on duty in a medical capacity witiiout 
molestation until the retreat. On the night of 
the 3rd, Colonel Morrow made a reconnoissance 
and reported that, from all appearances, the 
Union army, lying in a semicircle some distance 
away, was preparing to retreat. He was entirely 
ignorant of the events of the day wiiich had 
been decisive. A rebel surgeon had stated that 
there would be a general night attack on the 
Union lines, to which Mangan retorted that 
the rel)els would probably spend the night in 
retreat, thus making a prophecy without being 
conscious of it, as he really feared the issue 
would be the other way. Lieutenant Mangan 
states : — " It would be impossible to describe 
my feelings when our boys rushed in the next 
morning, took our guards prisoners and re- 
leased us, as I had given up all hopes of such 
an event." He was in the Seminary hospital 
at Gettysburg until he was able to travel when 



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he received leave of absence and came to Fond 
du Lac. When he was assigned to the Veteran 
Reserve Corps, he removed liis famil}' to tiie 
cit_y of New York. When lie was placed on the 
retired list he returned to Fond du Lac and has 
since been engaged in the wholesale and retail 
liquor trade. He was married Sept. 29, 1849, 
in Edinburg, Scotland, to Jane McCoy who died 
July 29, 1875, leaving two sons and five daugh- 
ters. Lieutenant Mangan was again married 
Nov. 10, 1876, to Mrs. Ellen Flood. 

HRISTOPHER HILL, a prominent 
citizen and business man of Shawano, 
Wis., and a member of G. A. R. Post 

No. 81, was born June 22, 1835 in Hec- 
tor, Tompkins Co., New York, and he is the son 
of Levi and Charity (Weeks) Hill. The family 
removed to Waupaca county, Wisconsin, where 
the father died in 1876 and the mother is still 
living in Embarass and is 79 years old. Mr. 
Hill has two brothers and two sisters ; Albert is 
a farmer in Waupaca county, and Edgar is a 
mechanic residing in Shawano. Caroline mar- 
Reuben Clark and Mary Ellen is the wife of 
William Brinkerhoff. Mr. Hill was educated 
in the common schools and was on a farm until 
he decided to enter the army ; he enlisted in 
August, 1862, at Winneconne in Company B, 
21st Wisconsin Inlautry for three years or dur- 
ing the war and received honorable discharge 
in June, 1865, at Milwaukee. He was in ren- 
dezvous at Oshkosh and left the State with his 
command September 11th to report to Phil 
Sheridan at Louisville for duty, whence he went 
with the Army of the Ohio to tight at Perry- 
ville, October 8th, and afterward at Chickaraauga 
and Lookout Mountain. He was in the fights 
at Kenesaw and was wounded at Resaca in May, 
1864, a bullet striking the sand (which injured 
his eyes) and two others passed through his 
clothing. He was in the siege of Atlanta and 
was in constant action for some days without 
injury. He was in the fight at Peach Tree 
Creek and at Jonesboro and after the surrender 
at Atlanta went with Sherman to the sea. In the 
fight at Bentonville, he was in the heat of action 
and he was in the experiences of the regiment 
through to the close. When he went to the 
war he left his horses in a blacksmith shop and 
disposed of his farm produce as he best could, 



feeling that no time was to be lost in his coun- 
try's defense. He left his family in Winneconne 
where he returned after the war and soon after 
bought a farm in Embarass which he managed 
for seven years and was also engaged in lum- 
bering. About 1870, he went to Wolf River 
where he built a hotel known as the "Log 
Cabin," and he also engaged in lumbering until 
1882, when he removed to Shawano and estab- 
lished extensive business interests and where he 
has engaged in lumber interests, milling and 
manufacturing. 

He was married in 1857 to Rachel Rice 
of Oshkosh and two of their three childi'en are 
living. The mother died February 22, 1871, 
and Mr. Hill was married Nov. 20, 1871, to 
Evaline Rice, sister of the firist wife. Mr. Hill 
is an out and out Republican ; he is one of the 
substantial, self-made men of Northern Wiscon- 
sin and has placed himself in an independent 
position by perseverance, energy and business 
ability. He is a man of easy manners and pol- 
ished appearance ; is active and and energetic 
in all relations in life, popular with soldiers and 
prominent in Grand Army connections. 



EREMIAH H. MERRILL, of Chilton, 
Wis., and a former soldier of the civil 
war, was born Feb. 18, 1830, in Lowville, 
Lewis Co., New York. His father, 
Melancthon Merrill, was a native of the Empire 
State and was a Baptist preacher and a farmer. 
His mother, Judea (Harrington) Merrill, was 
born in the same State. The son passed his 
youth attending school and assisting on the 
farm. When he was 18, he went to Ohio to 
live with his uncle, Calvia Merrill, and passed 
the remaining y^ars of his minority on a farm 
in the Buckeye State. He returned to live with 
his father, who had a large family and needed 
his assistance and he acted as he could in such 
capacity. In 1853 they removed to Wisconsin 
where "they together bought a quarter-section 
of new land and operated as farmers, the senior 
Merrill also preaching. Jan. 7, 1855, the son 
married Angeline Coleman and still continued 
in active agricultural pursuits until he entered 
the army. In the fall of 1862, he enlisted in 
the 18th Wisconsin Infantry, but the command 
being full he was assigned to Company B, 5th 
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the regiment iu time for the battle of Freder- 
icksburg in April, at Fitzliugh's Crossing before 
the battle of Chancellorsville, and he was in the 
terrific charge on Marye's Heights where his 
Colonel led the assault. (See sketch of T. S. 
Allen.) He was wounded May 3rd and was 
reported in the despatches. He was disabled 
three months and on sick Ituive in a hospital at 
Washington. After the battle of Gettysburg 
(during his absence) the regiment was ordered 
to New York to aid in quelling the riot and he 
joined the command on Governor's Island in 
the harbor. With the reunited regiment he 
went to the front and in November was in the 
charge on the rebel works at Rappahannock 
Station. If the " fighting 5th " had accom- 
plished no other gallant deed than this, in 
wliicli two regiments won victor)^, it would 
have been enough to distinguisli the command 
as brave. Mr. Merrill was in the pursuit to 
Brandy Station and fought at Mine Run. In 
May he was in the fight in the Wilderness and 
in action three days. May 8th, he fouglit at 
Spottsylvania, where he received the injuries 
which terminated his connection witli military 
life and left him ineffacable traces of the 
emergencies a man encounters in battle. On 
the 10th of May he was in a charge on the 
rebel rifle pits and fired three times. The reb- 
els crowded up as he made his way back and 
he shot down the color bearer. At the same 
instant he was hit in both ankles and was, soon 
after, accosted by a rebel officer who asked the 
name of his regiment. He was lying between 
the fires of tlie two lines and tlie otheer, observ- 
ing his condition ordered him to go to the rear ; 
he crawled on his hands and knees across the 
rifle pits. Rebels raised an inquiry concerning 
him and were told by the otticer to allow him 
to pass through the lines and he crawled to a 
place behind a pine tree, where he lay until 
morning on a pile of straw. He was taken to 
Spottsylvania C. H. and left on the ground. 
His sufferings were indescribable and he finally 
borrowed a jack-knife and cut his boots off. 
While there. General Lee on his white horse 
rode up and ordered the wounded carried back 
out of the sun. He was taken the following 
morning to a large tent, where he remained 
three days before anything was done for him 
and then he received some coffee and crackers. 
The next morning the surgeon came and 
amputated his right foot, yielding to his en- 
treaties not to take off the other, as he had a 



family to support. On the next day the re- 
moval to Riclnnond l)egan,the two days on the 
road being full of sulTering and want. He 
eagerly looked for anything eatable on the 
road and finally found some sheep-sorrel, 
whicii he pronounces this day the sweetest food 
that ever pa.ssed liis lij)s. He passed three 
months in the Pemberton building where he 
encountered all the hardships and horrors 
which have been told repeatedly on these pages. 
In July, 1865, he received parole and was sent 
to Annapolis, wliere he had a severe fall which 
caused his wound to break out afresh and he 
was under surgical care three weeks. He was 
then sent to Wisconsin and was discharged at 
Madison .July 17, 1865. 

He returned to his home at Chilton where 
he has since resided and has performed such 
work as possible on crutches. To him and his 
wife tliree children have been spared. They 
are named Francis, Adah and Mary and are 
married. Esther and Hattie are deceased. 

Mr. Merrill is the descendant of patriots of 
the Revolution in which his paternal great 
graiulfather fought. His brother Charles was 
a soldier and starved to death at Andersonville. 
John, anotlier brother, was also a soldier. Mr. 
Merrill belongs to Post 205. 

ARTIN C. SHORT, editor and pro- 
/V^'i\ prietor of the Brandon, Wis., 
'''^ i ^^f^ 'i'tnien, and a member of G. A. 
R. Post No. 13(J, was born Nov. 4, 
1836 in the town of Minnisink, Orange Co., 
New York. He was a member of his father's 
household until he attained his majority and 
was engaged in acquiring his education. He 
received a good elementary training and, after 
he became master of his own fortunes, he at- 
tended school at Ripon during the terms of 
two years, teaching in the interims in Green 
Lake county. He then entered Beloit College 
where he was a student a year and was connected 
with that institution when the cry for soldiers 
to assist the Goverment rang through Wiscon- 
sin. In April, 1861 he enlisted at Beloit in a 
company whicli was disbanded, owing to some 
misunderstanding among its othcers and he 
went home and worked on his father's farm 
until the fall of 1862. November 10th, he en- 
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for three years or during the war, euhsting at 
Dartford, Green Lake county. The first six 
companies of the organization Iiad been mus- 
tered into service in October and were engaged 
in State duty during the draft after November 
14tli. The recruits were sent to join the battal- 
ion, which had been stationed at K'lcine, and 
Mr. Short was mustered in with the members 
of the command, Dec. 24tli, and left the State 
March 1st, 1863. The preparation of the regi- 
ment for military dutj' is mentioned as specially 
thorough. The command went to Cairo and 
thence to Fort Halleck, near Columbus, Ky., 
where varied duty was performed until Septem- 
ber, including scouting, skirmi.'^hing, picket and 
guard details, some of which was in arduous 
service, all the regiment being exposed to ma- 
larial and other disceases incident to the posi- 
tion. The rates of sickness and death were fear- 
ful. In September, a movement to Nashville 
was made and in October to La Vergne, Tenn., 
where the command acted as railroad guard 
until late in the month, wlien the 31st went to 
Murfreesboro to guard lines of railroad. In 
April, the regiment was broken into detach- 
ments and detailed for a distance of thirty miles 
from Murfreesboro. In June it was again con- 
solidated and went to Nashville. At that city, 
the soldiers of the regiment were detailed as 
patrol guard until July, when orders were re- 
ceived to connect with the army besieging At- 
lanta. The regiment was in the trendies there 
until the close of the Atlanta campaign and 
was constantly under rebel fire. In September 
it entered Atlanta and, during the following 
month, was on frequent and dangerous forage 
and escort duty in the heart of rebeldom in the 
midst of an infuriated and desperate foe. In 
November, the 31st started on the march to the 
sea and in December had a considerable fight 
with the rebels a few miles from Savannah. 
They were in several actions during the siege of 
the city and went into quarters within the 
fortifications after the capture of the city. In 
January, the regiment joined the division at 
Purisburg, S. C, and, after the water subsided 
(which held them there 11 days,) they went on 
the route through South Carolina and partici- 
pated in the work of rendering the rebels power- 
less in their own strongholds. This service in- 
cluded the destruction of roads, building high- 
ways, foraging, skirmishing, repelling attacking 
parties and other duty incident to wearisome 



marches through swamps and country alreadj- 
stripped of resources. 

Mr. Short was made 1st Sergeant on the or- 
ganization of his company and was commis- 
sioned 1st Lieutenant April 16, 1864 while on 
duty on the Nashville & Chattanooga railroad. 
April 20, I860, he received his commission as 
Captain of Company I, and was mustered out as 
such July following at Louisville, Ky. He was 
in command of his company from the date of 
his commission until his connection with mili- 
tary life was severed, except for about 20 days, 
and he kept the books and all accounts and 
made nearly every muster roll of the organiza- 
tion after lie entered the army. He commanded 
his company in the actions during the marches 
of the month of March and was in several 
skirmishes, among which were Chesterfield, 
Thompson's Creek and Averysboro. His heav- 
iest fighting was at Bentonville and he accom- 
panied the command throughout the remainder 
of its service until the close of hostilities. 
He was not wounded nor in hospital, al- 
though he was several times absent from duty 
on account of slight illness. 

He returned from the army to Dartford and 
in November following w'ent into a printing 
office there, buj'ing an interest in the Green 
Lake Spectator with J. W. Oliver. (See sketch.) 
The}' conducted the paper there until August 
1S66, when they removed the plant to Waupun 
and shirted the publication of the Leader, which 
they published until Oct. 1, 1871, when Mr. 
Short sold his interest and removed to Bran- 
don. He became proprietor by purchase of the 
journal with whose publication he has since 
been connected, and has, bj' eftbrt and industry 
largely increased the circulation and made the 
paper popular. 

Mr. Short is the son of Josiah and Susan 
(McDowell) Short, and his father was born in 
1806 and was a farmer. He came to Wiscon- 
sin in 1851 and died in 1880. The mother was 
a native of Sullivan Co., New York, and was 
born in 1809, dying in 1887. John Short, the 
father of Josiah, was a British soldier in the 
Revolution and was in the three charges at 
Bunker Hill. (Breed's Hill.) Later in the 
struggle, the founder of the family in America 
deserted from the British army and made his 
way into the lines of the Continental army and 
acted during the remainder of the war as a 
waggoner. In the maternal line of descent Mr. 
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tion. Oct. 19, 1865, he was married to Sarah 
H. Churchill, who died Feb. 19, 1872. .June 
25, 1876 he was again married to Clara A. 
Hogle of Brandon. Hattie, the daughter of the 
first wife, is married to Albert Goodall. The 
children of the second marriage are Mary, 
Martin C. Jr., and Roy. They were born 
respectively in August, 1871, September, 1878, 
and -July, 1882. Mr. Short has been postmaster 
at Brandon 12 years and was appointed by 
President Grant and dismissed b}^ Mr. Cleve- 
land for " offensive partisanship." He is a man 
who knows why he fought in the federal army 
and stands sturdily to his guns. He has been 
Superintendent of the Sunday School of the 
Congregational Cliurch at Brandon 16 years 
and officiated in the same capacity at Waupun 
four years. He acted as Clerk of the School 
Board 10 years. He is a useful and reliant 
meiuber of his generation and enjoys the confi- 
dence and esteem of his fellow-men. He is a 
charter member of Post No. 136 and has held 
various official positions therein. He is Master 
of the Masonic Lodge at Brandon. 

OSEPH H. WOODNORTH, a prominent 
business man of Waupaca, Wis., and a 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 21, was 
born Dec. 17, 1845 in the city of New 
York. His parents were of Engl is) i origin and 
came to America from Worcestershire in 1842 
and formed a part of the element which con- 
ducted the affairs of the country in that period. 
They located in the metropolis of the Unitetl 
States and came to Waupaca in 1856. He was 
reared there after the age of 11 years and re- 
ceived a good education and training in an 
understanding of general affairs which awak- 
ened in him a comprehension of the duties 
pertaining to his citizenship. He was only 
seventeen when he enlisted in Company G, 
21st Wisconsin Infantry. He enrolled at Wau- 
paca, Dec. 29, 1863, and went into the ranks. 
He served with the 21st until .June 28, 1864, 
when he was detailed on the personal staff of 
General George H. Thomas as Orderly, and re- 
mained in that connection until the close of 
the war. He was breveted captani by " Pap " 
Thomas for services on the field, but never 
mustered and received from the hand of his 
commander the following tribute, which, con- 



sidered in view of its source and the time it 
was issued to him, take precedence of any com- 
mission in a regular manner that could have 
been offered him. A verbatim copy is pre- 
sented. It is without date as might have been 
expected from the circumstances, as General 
Thomas was in the full ttush of satisfaction and 
resting under gratified ambition and patrio- 
tism. " Headquarters of the Army of the Cum- 
berland. My Dear Sir: — I have the honor to 
congratulate you for the heroism and bravery 
you have this day shown, which I assure you, 
is fully recognized. We have gained a great 
victory and you must share the honor. On 
field of battle, Franklin, Tenn. Geo. H. 
Thomas. Major-General Commandnig. To 
Joseph H. Woodnorth." No other comment is 
needed concerning the character of the services 
rendered by Captain Woodnorth. 

He received honorable discharge Sep. 1, 
1865, at Nashville, Tenn. On these pages 
there are nearly twice a score of personal 
records of the gallant soldiers of the 21st. 
Every detail of their histories is given and dis- 
closes the entire service of one of the regiments 
of which the Badger State is still justly proud. 
On the roster of the battles of Captain Wood- 
north are Buzzard's Roost, Resaca, Pumpkin 
Vine Creek, Big Shanty, Kenesaw, Peach Tree 
Creek, Atlanta, Franklin and Nashville and he 
came to Madison to be mustered out. 

He returned to Waupaca and from 1868 
to 1870 officiated as City Marshal. He pros- 
pected some time in the farther West and after 
his I'eturn was engaged in the business of a 
merchant at Waupaca two years. In 1875 
he became interested in the bu.siness of a 
druggist in which he has since operated. He 
has been Chief of the Fire Department of Wau- 
paca, Superintendent of the city scliools eight 
years, two years a member of the County Board, 
and Register of Deeds five years. In 1883-4 he 
officiated as Chairman of the Democratic County 
Committee and in 1886 was candidate for Sen- 
ator from his District. He was Presidential 
Elector of the 9th District in 1884 receiving 
the highest number of votes on the ticket. He 
was a member of the Democratic State Central 
Committee four years and has just been ap- 
pointed Register in the United States Land Of- 
fice, at Menasha, Wis., 1888. Through his in- 
strumentality the post at Waupaca was organ- 
ized and he was its first Commander. 

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Antoine 



ity in Grand Army matters and is a mem- 
ber of tlie Board of Trustees of Wisconsin 
Veterans' Home and an active organizer of 
posts in Wisconsin. He is President of tlie 21st 
Volunteer Infantry Association, and is Past 
Grand Patriarch and Grand Representative of 
Wisconsin to tlie Sovereign Grand Lodge, I. 0. 
0. F. held at Los Angeles, Cal., in September, 
1888. He is Past Chancellor of the Knights of 
Pythias at Waupaca and is Warden of the Ma- 
sonic Lodge at that place. 

Captain Woodnorth was married Dec. 26, 
1871 to Irene Vaughan. She is the daughter 
of James Vaughan of Erie Co., New York. 
Their only child is named Blanche and was 
born June 1, 1876. 

^RANK OLIVE, Menomonee, Mich., 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 266, was 
born at Van Kleck Hill, Province of 
Ontario, April 3, 1840, and is the son of 
and Esther (Coudjura) Olive. His 
father was born in France, emigrated at an 
early age to Canada and, in latter life, was mail 
messenger between the Provinces and States. 
He was a soldier in the war of 1812 and en- 
listed under the name of Antoine Rubroir, the 
latter being the paternal name of his mother. 
The family removed to Watertown, Jefferson 
Co., New York, where the son grew to manhood. 
He came to Wisc6nsin in 186(5 and operated as 
a painter at Oconto. He enlisted October 8, 
1861, at Oconto, in Company F, 12th Wiscon- 
sin Infantry for three years and received hon- 
orable discharge in 1863. From the date of his 
enlistment, Mr. Olive experienced the varieties 
of camp life at Madison, joining the forces on 
their way to the front, marching under stress 
of weather, eathig frozen rations or without 
food, sleeping on the ground with the nrercury 
20 degrees below zero without protection, and 
finally reaching Leavenworth, Kansas, in the 
middle of February to be assigned to the "South- 
west Expedition" and to marcli a long distance 
to Fort Scott. The plan being abandoned, 
more marching was in order and the 12th went 
to Lawrence, Kansas, and thence to Fort Rdey, 
expecting to be sent to New Mexico. Another 
change was made and tlie command went to 
Leavenworth. The programme of movement 
was continued and the regiment went to St. 



Louis and events again changed the route of 
the command. The rehels had destroyed a 
railroad in their retreat from Columbus and the 
regiment was sent to its repair, and also to at- 
tend to the guerrillas. In June, Mr. Olive went 
to Humboldt, Tenn., and guarded railroads, 
and watclied and hunted guerrillas until Octo- 
ber. Thence he went to Bolivar, next to Poca- 
hontas and back to LaGrange, to Lumpkin's 
Mills, Holly Springs, Yocona Creek and Spring- 
dale Station. In April, he was in a fight on the 
Coldwater River, where the regiment was on 
special duty and afterwards, to Memphis. In 
May he proceeded to take part in the opera- 
tions against Vicksburg, crossed the peninsula, 
skirmished all the way and fought in the left 
wing under General Crocker during the siege. 
At the date of the surrender Mr. Olive was sick 
with fever and ague, but he went to Jackson to 
find his command, and was met by his com- 
manding officer who inquired how he got there, 
knowing hini to be unfit for the journey. He 
was violently ill after it, being delirious and 
unconscious until September, when .he was sent 
to Memphis. He was so ill that his comrades 
were summoned several times to see him die. 
At Memphis he was exempted from duty and 
in December, veteranized and received veteran's 
furlough, which was extended to 43 days. In 
May he returned to the army, marching 300 
milles to connect with the Army of the Ten- 
nessee near Snake Gap, Ga., and he was in the 
several actions known as "Kenesaw Mountain." 
He was in the fight at Lookout and Snake Gap 
and moved with tlie command to Atlanta. The 
service performed by the 12th in the action of 
the day on which McPherson was killed, saved 
the Federal army from defeat and they re- 
mained in the trenches there a month. In the 
action of the 22nd of July, Mr. Olive was in the 
thickest of the fight where the rebels and Fed- 
erals were often commingled and could not dis- 
tinguish friends from foes. His clothes were 
cut to pieces by bullets and his canteen and 
haversack ruined. He was in the movement 
back to Nashville to the assistance of Thomas 
but was just too late to be in the fight. Mr. Olive 
went with his command to Savannah skirmish- 
along the line of movement and was in the ac- 
tion at Fort McAllister. Thence he proceeded 
through the Carolinas, going to Beaufort, S. C, 
by sea and went to Bentonville and later to 
Goldsboro, joining in the pursuit of Johnston to 
the surrender. He participated in the Grand 



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Review at Washington, where he was mustered 
out of service. 

He returned to Oconto and engaged as a car- 
penter. He went, soon after, to Peshtigo where 
he remained until 1S71 and passed with his 
famil)' through tlie horrors of the fire. All the 
possessions of his family were lost and with his 
wife and three children, on the night of Octo- 
ber 8th, he remained in the Peshtigo River. 
One of the little ones was a babe and died after- 
wards. Mr. Olive states that the terrors and 
suffering he endured ni the tire ranked those of 
the war by all odds. From Peshtigo, Mr. Olive 
went to Green Bay, destitute of everything, 
blinded and expecting to lose his sight perman- 
ently from burns and exposure to the glar- 
ing light of the fire. Captain Reynolds of Com- 
pany A, 12th Wisconsin Infantry, saw and recog- 
nized him as a soldier of his former command, 
took him in charge and took care of him as he 
required, like a man and a soldier ot the Union 
He went to Symco, Waupaca county, where he 
remanied with his brother until he was well 
and then he went to Marinette for a short stay. 
In 1872 he went to Meuomonee and five years 
later he returned to the scene of his former 
troubles — at Peshtigo. Two and a half years 
later he made a final return to Menomonee. 
He is employed by tlie Luddington, Wells & 
Van Schaick Lumber Company for whom he 
has served nine years, (1888). Two of his 
brothers fought in the war. Michael was in the 
12th and Joseph was a member of New York 
Heavy Artillery. He was a boiler inspector 
and was killed by the explosion of a boiler he 
was examining. 

Sept. 12, 18*)5, the marriage of Mr. Olive and 
Amelia Grandau took place and their children 
are Frank J., William Henry, Mary, Lizzie, Ed- 
ward, .John D., Robert and Lillie May, as men- 
tioned. Mrs. Oliver is of French origin and 
was born in Canada. David Plush, a brother- 
in-law of Mr. Olive, was killed in front of Atl- 
anta, in 1864. 

OHN DAVIS of Brillion, Calumet Co., Wis., 
was born Sept. 3, 1847, on the sea, while 
his parents were emigrating to America 
from Bavaria, Aug. 29, 1862, he enlisted 
as a soldier for theUnion just before he was fifteen 
years old and was enrolled in Company H, 7th 



Maryland Infantry for three years ; he re- 
ceived his discharge M^iy 21, 186.5, at Arlington 
Heights at the termination of the war. His 
Captain was named James B. Cochran. He 
was assigned to 3d Brigade, 3d Division and 
5th Army Corps in which were the Iron Brigade, 
and other Wisconsin regiments. With his 
command he fought at Marye's Heights, at 
Malvern Hill and in the battles of the Wilder- 
ness, where he was hit in the left leg by a spent 
shot, but did not leave his post and continued 
to fight through the nine days of activity fol- 
lowing. He was also a participant in the bat- 
tle of Getty.sburg, in the assaults on Peters- 
burg, at the Crater, in the tearing up of the 
Weldon railroad, in the Shenandoah Valley 
and at Five Forks and did solid duty with 
the command until the close of the war, par- 
ticipating in all in 24 battles and skirmishes. 
He taken prisoner at the time he was wounded, 
but escaped after a detention of two hours. 

He removed to Wisconsin in 1879 and has 
since resided at Brillion and worked at his bus- 
iness as a shoemaker until the spring of 1888, 
when he obtained an appointment as assistant 
in the Manitowoc Co. Asylum. He has three 
brothers — August, Christian and Theodore. 

OSEPH LEE, a deceased soldier of the 
civil war and formerly a citizen of 
Northport, Waupaca Co., Wis., was born 
Nov. 22, 1842, ni London, England. His 
father, William Lee, emigrated to America 
about 1855 and located at Briggsville, Dane 
Co., Wisconsin. The son was there reared on his 
father's farm and, became a soldier. He en- 
listed at Madison, Wis., Oct. 5, 1864, in Com- 
pany H, 11th Wisconsin Infantry, and joined 
the regiment as a recruit at Brashear City, La., 
and remained there until Feb. 26, 1865. The 
interim had been passed in guard and garrison 
duty and in expeditions in the adjacent coun- 
try. It was necessary for the soldiers of the 
command to be constantly on the alert lest boats 
with supplies for rebels should make their way 
up the rivers and bayous, and the command 
was occupied a great share of their time in 
watching and guarding against contingencies 
and in ettbrt to destroy the communications of 
the rebels. In January and February the for- 
tifications of the city were built and on the day 



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stated the regiment went to New Orleans to be 
brigaded for the attack on Mobile. They pro- 
ceeded to the scene of action at Spanish Fort 
and guarded a train while the corps invested 
the fort. Thence they went to Fort Blakely, 
where the regiment was in the heat of the action 
and expo.sed to heavy tire while under orders 
to drive the rebels into tlieir works. Li the 
final assault, the 11th Wisconsin made the rec- 
ord which placed it on par with the others of 
the State which had been differently connected 
witli active service. The soldiers planted their 
flag on the fortifications which tliej^ reached 
over obstructions of every variety tliat mali- 
cious ingenuity could devise. The 11th went 
thence to Montgomery Ala., and returned to 
Mobile, where guard and provost duty was per- 
formed until September 5th, when the regi- 
ment was mustered out and returned to Wis- 
consin to be disbanded. At Fort Blakely, Mr. 
Lee received a ball in his left knee which 
cost him the use of the limb. He was sent to 
the hospital at Sedgwick, Ala., whence he was 
discharged April 5, 1865, as unfitted for fur- 
ther service. 

Mr. Lee removed from Briggsville to Portage 
City, Columbia county, and when he able was 
employed in the machine shops at that place. 
In 1884 he removed to Northport, and opera- 
ted as stationary engineer. He continued to 
reside at that place until his death, which oc- 
curred Feb. 2"2, ISSS, from acute inflammation 
of the spleen. In 1863 Mr. Lee was married 
to Melissa Eddy at Madison and they located at 
Portage City where the wife died Nov. 24, 1876, 
leaving four children : William, James, 
Charles and Rose. May 1, 1878, Mr. Lee was mar- 
ried to Josephine Alollasau and their chil- 
dren are named Joseph, Matilda, Harry and 
Minnie. 

ENRY M. MONTGOMERY, Pitts- 
ville, Wis., and a member of G. A. 
R. Post No. 73, was born May 20, 
1844, at Freetown, Courtland Co., 
New York, and is the son of Thomas and Eliza 
Jane (Smitli) Montgomery. Witliin the year 
of his bii'th his parents removed to Wisconsin 
and located at Racine, removing thence in 
1848, to Sauk county. In 1857, they efiected 
another removal to Minnesota where they set- 
tled on a farm. The .son received a common 




school education at Glencoe and was a farmer 
until he entered the army of the United States. 
He enlisted March 14, 1863, in the 3rd Min- 
nesota Battery, at FortSnelling for three j'ears. 
He received honorable discharge March 14, 
1866, at the same place where he enrolled in the 
service. The battery was sent to the frontier 
where the Indians were troublesome and in the 
contests with the redskins and in guarding the 
people in the frontier settlements the entire 
period of his military life was passed. The 
dangers and hardships were those common to 
that class of service. About the last of April, 
soon after enlisting, he was ill and was sent to 
the general hospital at Fort Snelling, remain- 
ing under treatment until June, when he went 
with his battery to the frontier service. During 
this he was again sick from the effects 
of drinking alkali water, which was so strong 
that their coffee was made over night to enable 
them to drink it. 

After being discharged at Fort Snelling, Mr. 
Montgomery returned to his father's where he 
attended school several terms and, in 1875, 
came to Wisconsin, settling in Sauk county. 
In 1881, he returned to Minnesota, and came 
back to Portage county four years later. In 
the year following, he became a resident at 
Pittsville where he is occupied in the business 
of a carpenter. Mr. Montgomery officiated as 
Town Clerk of Richmond, Minn., as Constable 
of the same place and Deputy Sheriff of Meeker 
county. He was one of the charter members 
of G. A. R. Post No. 28, in Minnesota, whence 
he was transferred to G. A. R. Post No. 73 at 
Pittsville. 

He was married to Agnes Wilson, Dec. 27, 
1S71, and they have the following children: — 
TIjomas B., Henry M., Eliza Jane. Mary Belle 
is deceased. 

ENJAMIN F. ANDREAVS, lola, Wis., 
belonging to G. A. R. Post No. 99, 
was born in Painesville, Lake Co., 
Ohio. He lived in the Buckeye State 
until he was 13 years old, when his parents, Alvie 
and Charlotte Rogers (Woodward) Andrews, 
removed to Wisconsin and located at Oak Grove 
in Dodge county. When he attained his ma- 
jority, Mr. Andrews went to Appleton and was 
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went to Little River in Waupaca county and 
thence, after several years to Ogdensburg, which 
was his home when the rebellion came on. He 
enlisted in the summer of 18G2 in Company G, 
21st Wisconsin Infantry at Waupaca for three 
years. During his period of service, he was 
made Corporal and he was discharged June 8, 
1865, with his command. The story of the 
21st in all its detail is related on many pages of 
this volume and Mr. Andrews was a participant 
in all the exposures, hardships, marches and 
encounters with the confederates in which the 
regiment was engaged, until the fight at At- 
lanta -July 28, when he was ill and unable to go 
into action. He did not go to the hospital and 
this was the only casualty which overtook him 
during his service. His roster includes Perry- 
ville. Stone River, Hoover's Gap, Dug Gap, 
Chickamauga, Resaca, Dallas, Kenesaw, Peach 
Tree Creek, Jonesboro, and after Atlanta, the 
march through Georgia, North and South 
Carolina, the fight at Bentonville and the march 
afterwards to Washington, where he witnessed 
and was a part of the Grand Review. He was 
in the service nearly three years and, during 
that time, had only the respite from duty which 
has been mentioned. 

On his return to Wisconsin he located in 
Waupaca county which has since been his resi- 
dence, with the exception of two years he 
passed in Lincoln county. In the year of 1883 
he lived in Union, Wis., and was Chairman of 
the Town Board two years. Mr. Andrews is a 
Republican in politics, and is Adjutant of G. 
A. R. Post No. 99. He has been engaged as a 
clerk in mercantile establishments for some 
years, and in 1885 entered upon the duties of 
his present position as chief clerk in the com- 
mercial establishment of 0. P. Hoyard at Tola. 
He was married at Oak Grove in October, 1867, 
to Maria Quimby, and their children, Chester 
F. and Nettie, are both married and reside in 
lola. 

ANIEL EMMETT CAREY, Grand 
Rapids, AVis., member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 22, was born Oct. 6, 1843, 
at Three Rivers, Hampden County, 
Mass., and is the son of John D. and Joanna 
(Moriarty) Cary, both of whom were born in 
Halle, County "Kerry, Ireland, respectively in 




1811 and 1813. His parents removed in his 
infancy to Will county. 111., and three years 
later came to Dodge county in the (then) ter- 
ritory of Wisconsin, where the son was brought 
up on the farm. The homestead was sold in 
the .spring of 1856, his fatlier returning to 
Massachusetts, but he had tasted the independ- 
ence of life in the West and in 1857 came back to 
Wisconsin ; after passing two months at Mineral 
Point he bought a farm in Adams county, 12 
miles from Grand Rapid's and Mr. Carey re- 
mained at home as his father's assistant until 
he enlisted, August 22, 1862, in Company K, 
25th Wisconsin Infantry at Monroe, for three 
years. He was made Corporal in 1865 and 
received honorable discharge June 7th of that 
year. On the march to the sea he acted as 
Commissary Sergeant of the regiment without 
regular appointment, there being no time after 
Atlanta for minor matters and no regimental 
papers could be forwarded. The regiment was 
in rendezvous at Camp Salomon, La Crosse, 
and went thence to Minnesota, being stationed 
at Fort Snelling about the time of the massacre 
at New Ulm. The command reported to Gen- 
eral Pope and were variously di.sposed. Com- 
pany K being stationed at Winnebago City 
(Fort Rusk). In October, Mr. Carey was one 
of the 12 who were detailed from the command 
of Lieutenant L. S. Grow, to go to Martin 
county, 22 miles from Winnebago City, to do 
frontier duty. One night at 9 o'clock they 
were attacked by Indians, who were rejjulsed. 
The redskins circled about them and signaled 
to each other until daylight, their "meow" 
betraying their proximity. In the morn- 
ing tlie grass around the quarters,- a block- 
house with surrounding breast works, was 
trampled flat. The Indians had previously 
burned all dwellings and only one house was 
in existence for miles. The detachment was 
mounted and performed the duty of scouts 
until the 1st of December when they were 
ordered back to Madison. Tliey marched 250 
miles to Winona and thence to La Crosse, their 
last day's march including -14 miles over rough 
roads of frozen clay and snow in intense cold 
weather. At Winona, the citizens gave them 
a banquet in appreciation of their services. 
Tliey proceeded to Madison, where Colonel 
Montgomery applied for furlough for his men 
without obtaining it. After the refusal of Gen- 
eral Pope he applied to Governor Salomon who 
declined the responsibility. Colonel Mont- 



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gornery gave them 10 days on his own is- 
sponsibility at the end of which every man 
reported for duty but tliree. Colonel Mont- 
gomery had been notified that the men must 
wait 10 days for the paymaster and he took 
the responsibility of making liis men happy 
meanwhile. In Minnesota the soldiers had had 
excellent rations, including game and fish. 
At Madison they had rations of sour bread and 
loud smelling meat. The men mounted the 
meat on their bayonets and marched through 
the camp. Colonel Dill was in command and 
the 30th regiment was then in rendezvous, 
which was ordered out under arms to suppre.ss 
the meat riot. Lieutenant Colonel Nasmith 
and Colonel Dill had a conflict, the com- 
mandant undertaking to place Nasmith under 
arrest but failed ; the matter was adjusted and 
the discontents received wholesome rations 
along with the title of the " bloody 25th." In 
February, 1863, tliey went to Columbus, Ky., 
where they performed garrison duty until May, 
when they went to Vicksburg to participate in 
the siege. They went next to Helena, where 
they remained until February, 1864, the regi- 
ment being in a frightful condition from disease 
contracted in the swamps of the Mississippi. 
They went next on the Meridian campaign 
where they performed service in the destruction 
of railroads and other property' and returned to 
Vicksburg. Tliey went next to Florence and 
Decatur, where they had a sharp fight and Mr. 
Carey was wounded in the third finger of his 
left hand which was paralysed for five months, 
but he did not leave his post of duty and he 
was never absent a day. He was in the fight 
at Resaca, Dallas, Pine and Lost Mountains, 
Peach Orchard, Decatur, Jonesboro, Sal- 
kahatchie. River's Bridge, South Edisto, 
Wilkes' Mills, Cheraw and Bentonville, and 
others, including Savannah and Atlanta and, 
after leaving the latter place, skirmished nearly 
every day until Goldsboro was reached. After 
the surrender of Johnston, they marched 
through Virginia to Washington and partic- 
ipated ni the Grand Review. Mr. Carey re- 
turned to Wisconsin and located at Port 
Edwards where his father had removed. He 
passed two years as head sawyer in a mill and 
in running the river. November 10, 1867, he 
was married to Mary Ann Rawson and moved 
to Waushara county where he was occupied 
in farming. In tlie fall of 1870, his wife with 
her child. Rose Alice, was alone in the house 



when her clothes took fire and she was so 
badly burned that she lived only 21 days. He 
then engaged in blacksmithing and in 1875 
was obliged to relinquish that business on ac- 
count of rheumatism contracted at Macon, Ga. 
He was engaged nearly three years in the sale 
of sewing machines and was afterwards occupied 
as a salesman at Grand Rapids. In 1882 he 
was elected City Marshall of Grand Rapids and 
served five years. In 1887 he engaged in the 
business of a carpenter and then as salesman 
for a nursery firm. He was married Dec. 
23, 1871, to Matilda Ann Rawson, a niece of 
his first wife and their sons are named John 
Daniel and Emmet W. 

Eugene Moriarty, his uncle, was a soldier in 
the 17th Wisconsin Infantry. Mr. Carey has 
officiated as Commander of Post 22, and as 
Officer of the Day. He lias acted in the ca- 
pacity of Aid on the staffs respectively of Con\- 
luanders Euos and Cheek of the Department 
of Wisconsin and as Aid on the staff of Com- 
mander-in-Chief E. T. Burdett of Philadelphia, 
of the National Encampment. He also acted 
as Aid on the staff of General Fairchild and is 
the leading spirit of the Post at Grand Rapids. 

^)SAAC MOSS, of Stevens Point, Wis., 
1" member of G. A. R. Post No. 156, was 
(5I born in Ira, Cayuga Co., New York, 
April 13, 1838. He is of English line- 
age, his grandfather, Hiram Moss, who settled 
in Vermont, being a native of England. Eli- 
sha M. Mo.ss, son of the latter, was a native of 
Vermont and fought in 1812 ; he went to Penn- 
sylvania in 1840. He lived there three years 
and went thence to Pond River, Mich., where 
he also lived three years. He then removed to 
Wisconsin and located in Albion, Dane countj^ 
on a farm on which he resided until 1849, 
when he removed to Buena Vista. He died in 
that place in 1871, aged 85 years. In the ma- 
ternal line of descent, Mr. Moss is of Irish lin- 
eage, his grandmother, Lydia Daly, having 
been of Irish parentage. The mother of Mr. 
Moss, Harriet L. Daly before marriage, was 
born in Waterloo, New York, where she became 
a wife. She died in Albion in 1863, when she 
was 04 years old. Their family included eight 
sons and five daughters. 

Mr. Moss of this sketch was the tenth child 
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several removals, remaining under parental au- 
thority until he entered the army. He enlisted 
Oct. 28, 1861, at Stevens Point for three years 
in the 8th Battery Wisconsin Liglit Artillery. 
The battery left Camp Utley at Racine, and 
went to St. Louis wliere orders were received to 
proceed to Leavenworth and went thence to 
Fort Scott and Fort Riley. Mr. Moss expected 
to go to New Mexico but returned under orders 
to Leavenworth whence the battery proceeded 
to St. Louis and Kentucky. At Jacinto, 
Mo., he was taken sick with bilious fever and 
remained in the hospital at that place about 
two weeks and was sent thence respectively to 
luka, and, after three weeks to Union City, 
Tenn., and to Louisville, Ky. He was assigned 
to duty at New Albany, Lid., where he was at- 
tached to a siege-gun battery and after six 
weeks rejoined his command near Bowling 
Green. He was in the heavy marcii from there 
to Nashville and marched with the Array ot 
the Ohio to Murfreesboro, meanwhile shelling 
the rebels at White Hills. He then was at- 
tached to Jthe army of the Cumberland and 
was a participant in the service accomplished 
by the batteiy at Stone River and remained in 
that vicinity until the movement to Chatta- 
nooga in June. In the battle of Lookout 
Mountain he "cut" 104 shells in his battery 
and at Chickamauga and Mission Ridge he was 
again in the hottest of the artillery service. He 
was among the veterans of his command and 
was re-mustered Jan. 26, 1864. After his vet- 
eran furlough he rejoined the battery at Mur- 
freesboro in April and was assigned to garrison 
duty in Fort Rosecrans where he remained 
until the war was ended and lie was discharged 
at Milwaukee, August, 10, 1865. 

He returned to Buena Vista, which was his 
home until the following spring, when he went 
to the city of LaCrosse and operated as a con- 
tractor and builder. In May 1871, he went to 
Windom, Minn., where he located on a farm 
and continued his business as a builder. In 
the fall of 1881, he located at Stevens Point 
where he has conducted every varietj' of con- 
tracting and building as he has done in many 
parts of Wisconsin. His contracts in the 
spring of 1888, (current year) amount to 
$20,000. 

Mr. Moss was married the first time, August 
26, 1856, to Amanda C, daughter of Joseph 
and Hannah Ainsworth, who was born in the ■ 
city of Buffalo, New York, and died Dec. 5, 



1880, leaving five surviving children of whom 
two have since died. Ina Dessa was born Feb. 
3, 1870, and diedOct. 14, 1880. Jessie D. was born 
Oct. 13, 1880, and died Nov. lltli following. 
Within seven weeks one child was born and 
the mother and two children died. Isadore A. 
was. born Oct. 16, 1857 ; Charles L. B. was born 
Sept. 16, 1859 ; Eva L., August 14, 1861 ; Ada 
B. was born Feb. 22, 1872 ; Minnie E. was born 
Jan. 17, 1875. June 30, 1881, Mr. Moss was 
married at Windom, Minn , to Angle L. Bart- 
lett and they have two children. Harriet L. 
was born Sept. 24, 1884, and Grace E., Marcli 
27, 1888. Charles L. is married and resides at 
Stevens Point, engaged in the same business as 
his father. Eva L. married William Ainsworth 
and lives at Wilbur, Neb.; she has two children. 
Mr. Moss is a leading citizen and a prominent 
business man at Stevens Point. Joseph Ains- 
worth, father of his first wife, was a soldier of 
1812 and fought at Sacketts Harbor. 

/^ EORGE N. RICHMOND, a prominent 
( > ' | V citizen of Appleton, Wis., was born 
>^pl April 18, 1821 in Hillsdale, Colum- 
bia Co., New York. Peleg S. Rich- 
mond, his father, married Margaret Soule. He 
was a native of Hillsdale and was descended 
from English ancestors in two removes. The 
mother was of French extraction. The son at^ 
tended the schools in his native town until he 
was 14, when he went to Lee and became a 
student in the academy there and, later, attend- 
ing an academy at Stockbridge, Mass., after 
which he became interested in the manufac- 
ture of flour in which business he continued 
seven years. In 1851 he came to Wisconsin 
and engaged in mercantile pursuits at Portage 
until the civil war distracted his attention from 
his individual concerns. In 1861 he opened a 
recruiting oftice at Portage and enrolled a 
company which was known as the Columbia 
Cavalr}' Company and which was assigned to 
the 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry as Company E. 
He received a commission and on the forma- 
tion of the company was made its Captain. 
The regiment left the State March 24, 1862, 
and proceeded to St. Louis, where it received 
cavalry equipments and in May went to Jeffer- 
son City. The next remove was to Spring- 
field, Mo., in three columns, the 2nd Battalion, 



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including Company E, being in the left wing. 
In June, the 2nd and 3rd Battalions proceeded 
to join the force of Curtis at Batesville, Ark., 
but were deterred by intelligence that changed 
their plans and they went to Augusta where 
they joined Curtis, July 6th after a march of 
about 400 miles. They went down the Wliite 
River and had a lively fight with the rebels at 
Cotton Plant. July lOtli they readied Claren- 
don where tliey expected to find transportation 
and supplies, to learn that both had gone, 
Changes in plans became necessary and Gen- 
eral Washburn (who had been commissioned 
such in June,) in command of 10,000 cavalr^^ 
set out for Helena, Ark., on forced marches. 
Captain Richmond, commanding the 2nd Bat- 
talion of the 2nd Wisconsin, was in charge of 
the baggage and supply trains of the entire 
command and followed General Washburn to 
Helena. A march of 60 miles ensued. The 
2nd and 3rd Battalions remained at Helena 
until the last of November, when the cavalry 
moved to tlie Tallahatchie River to aid in the 
movement of Grant to the rear of Vicksburg. 
In February, the battalion was in the expedi- 
tion to Yazoo Pass and in March went to Mem- 
phis where Captain Richmond was made Major. 
In May, the battalion went to the siege of 
Vicksburg where their service was prominent 
in the taking of prisoners in the vicinity of the 
Big Black River, where they were stationed to 
intercept movements calculated by the rebels 
to harass the operations in tlie immediate vicin- 
ity of the besieged city. About nine o'clock on 
the morning of the 4th of July, news of the 
capitulation of Vicksburg was received. The 
2nd and 3rd Battalions proceeded towards 
Jackson and on the route had a smart skirmish 
at Clinton. In the movement. Major Rich- 
mond was in command of tiie advance skir- 
mish line on the left and tlie cavalry drovg the 
rebels into their breastworks and held the lines 
until supported by infantry and artillery. 
They reached Jackson on the 10th, every step 
of their progress having been contested by 
Johnston, witli vvhom they had daily skir- 
mishes. Tiieir next business was the destruc- 
tion of Canton but intelligence was received of 
large numbers of rebels there in force and they 
made a detour to receive reinforcements and 
proceeded to find their information correct. A 
dash was made and the rebels driven from the 
town, the force destroying the depots and pub- 
lic buildings and other property. They were 



strengthened by a brigade of cavalry under 
Colonel, afterwards General, Bussey with a sec- 
tion of artillery. Afterwards, they returned to 
Jackson and, after the evacuation, went again 
to Vicksburg. In August, the comm.uid went 
to Redbone Church and April 27, 1864, re- 
turned to Vicksburg. In March, Major Rich- 
mond returned to Wisconsin on furlough and 
rejoined his command May 11th. He was 
ranking officer of the 2nd Wisconsin, tiie Colo- 
nel and Lieutenant-Colonel having been as- 
signed to other duty. Wiiile under his com- 
mand the service performed was principall}' 
keeping the country between the Big Black 
and ^"icksburg, clear of rebels. In November 
he resigned and his connection with the army 
ceased by special Order from the War Depart- 
ment. 

Mr. Richmond removed after the war to Ap- 
pleton and engaged in the manufacture of 
paper, his establishment being known to bu.si- 
neiBs circles as the Appleton Paper Mill. In 
August, 1886 his property was destroyed by 
fire and he has not since been connected with 
regular business. He has been associated with 
local politics in prominent capacities and in 
1874 and 1875 served as Member of the As- 
sembly of Wisconsin. In 1878 he was elected 
Senator and officiated as such in 1878-79. In 
1868 he was elected Mayor of Appleton and re- 
elected in 1869. In 1871 he was again elected, 
was re-elected in 1883, served four consecutive 
terms, closing in the spring of the year, 1887. 

Mr. Richmond was married March 30th, 1842, 
to Sarah Jane Hillyer. Their oldest daughter, 
Catherine Irene, died at the age of twelve ; 
George H., Hattie May, Lizzie A., and Horace 
N., are living. Lizzie is the wife of W. E. Mil- 
ler of Chicago and has a daughter — Marjorie. 
Hattie May married W. H. Wroe of Medina, 
Wis., and their children are George and Sadie. 
George H. married Jennie Noble and they 
have a son — Guy Fred. The parents of Mrs. 
Richmond were natives of Granby, Conn. Her 
motlier belonged to the Jewett family, a line- 
age prominent in the history of Connecticut. 

y<f^ LISHA MOSS, a citizen of Lanark, 
I ' V Wis., and a former soldier of the civil 
\!1^^ war, was born Jan. 15, 1841, in Ira, 
Cayuga Co., New York. He is the 
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PERSONAL RECORDS. 



183 



on auotlier page in connection with which an 
account of their parents is given. He was 
trained as a farmer and was occupied in that 
business until he became a soldier and, within 
the year in which he became of age, he entered 
the army. He enlisted at Buena Vista, Aug. 
13, 1862, in Company E, 32nd Wisconsin, for 
three years. The regiment organized at Camp 
Bragg in Oshkosh and moved under orders to 
Memphis a month later, arriving in Tennessee 
November 3rd. With the forces of General 
Slierman, Mr. Moss went to Holly Springs 
where the Wisconsin Sth was left in command, 
the 32nd, moving on to be recalled by the loss 
of the army stores at that place and went back 
to Memphis, where they performed provost 
duty until November, and moved thence 
through Tennessee and Mississippi, accomplish- 
ing a considerable amount of fighting in those 
two States and going into camp at Grand Junc- 
tion, preparatory to the movements in the rear 
of Vicksburg. The regiment was assigned to 
the 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 16th Army 
Corps, and went to Vicksburg in February, and 
was in the Meridian expedition. The com- 
meaid returned to Vicksburg, proceeding to 
Memphis and Cairo, and, moving thence up the 
Tennessee River reached Decatur, Ala., in 
April, and were assigned to the 3rd Brigade. 
They engaged in duty there and took part 
meanwhile in several successful expeditions 
into the surrounding country, until August, 
when they joined the Atlanta campaign and 
moved to the trenches near that city, being 
under fire 17 days. August 26th, they went to 
fight at Jonesboro, and afterwards pursued the 
rebels to Lovejoy Station, going to East Point, 
September 7th. Their next movement was to 
Atlanta and thence on the march to the sea. 
In the vicinity of Marlowe, they had a fight 
with the rebels in which the action was carried 
on standing in the water all day, some of the 
Union troops being submerged to their waists. 
Mr. Moss was in the subsequent operations of 
the command in the Georgia and Carolina 
marches, assisting in the destruction of rail- 
roads, going to Port Royal Island, fighting at 
Salkahatchie, Binnaker's Bridge, Cheraw, Fay- 
etteville, and in the last fight at Benton ville, 
and marched to Washington to the Grand Re- 
view of May 24th. Mr. Moss encamped at 
Crj^stal while the muster rolls were betng com- 
pleted and was mustered out June 12, 1865. 
He arrived in Milwaukee June 17th, where his 



connection with military life was closed and he 
returned home. Mr. Moss arrived at Stevens 
Point June 25th, and remained there about 
two years, occupied in farming. He went sub- 
sequently to Neenah and La Crosse, and passed 
about two years before he returned to Stevens 
Point and embarked in the business of con- 
tractor and builder in which calling he has 
since been engaged; he is in the employ of his 
brother, Isaac M. Moss, and is a business man 
of established reputation. He was married 
July 21st, 1861, to Dora Rasmusson of Amherst, 
who was born in Norway. Two of the five 
children born to Mr. and Mrs. Moss are living. 
Edna was born Oct. 12, 1868, and married 
Thomas Bergen. Louis was born Nov. 3, 1877. 
Ernest was born Ajtril 30, 1862, and died 
August 4, 1863; Minnie was born .January 27, 
1866, and died in June, 1870. Minnie (2nd) 
died when about a year old. 

ENRY C. CURTIS, principal of the 
North Ward High School, of Wau- 
pun, Wis., and a former soldier in 
the Civil War, was born April 25, 
1844, at Marcellus Falls, Onondaga Co., New 
York. He is the son of George and Anna Maria 
(Baker) Curtis, both of whom were natives of 
the State of New York and descendants of Mas- 
sachuetts ancestors. In the maternal line, the 
descent is mixed Scotcli, Irish, English and 
French and, in the paternal line, of pure Eng- 
lish extraction. The paternal ancestors dated 
back to the 17th Century. A great uncle was a 
soldier in the Revolution and others of the 
family fought in 1812. When Henry was a 
year old, tiie parents removed their family, con- 
sisting of five sons and one daughter to Wis- 
consin "coming up the lakes" landing at South- 
port, now Kenosha, where they took teams for 
East Troy, Walworth county. There his father 
"took up" 80 acres and, to the age of 12 years, 
he attended such schools as the country 
afforded. In 1857 the familj^ removed to Mil- 
ton, Wis. There he remained a student in the 
Academy until the attack on Sumter. He was 
interested in the movements all through that 
summer and took part in the enthusiasm that 
sent countless throngs of boys in their teens 
from the educational institutions throughout 
the country to fight in one of the gravest con- 




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tests in the history of the world. In no war of 
ancient or modern times were the enlisted men 
so young. Mr. Cartis was 17 when he enlisted 
Oct. 7, 1861 in Company K, 13th Wisconsin, 
Infantry. The company was called the Tred- 
way RiHes and was composed principally of 
students from the academy. It was com- 
manded hy Captain Pliny Norcross and was 
mu-stered into service Nov. 1, 1861. The regi- 
ment went into rendevous at Janesville at Camp 
Tredway and left the State Jan. 18, 1862, going 
to Weston, Mo., and thence to Leavenworth, 
whence they moved to Fort Scott under orders 
to take part in the Southwest expedition under 
General Lane. On the eve of marching for that 
point, orders were received to go to Lawrence 
and thence to Fort Riley, preparatory to going 
to New Mexico. This plan was also abandoned 
and, insteadthey went to Columbus, Ky. After 
passing some time in guard duty the regiment 
went to Fort Henry. The next move was to 
Fort Donelson and Mr. Curtis was engaged soon 
after in a skirmish at Rickett's Hill, marching 
70 miles after it to Donelson. He was in the 
scouting the same fall and was in the chase 
after Morgan to Hopkinsville. Soon after, 80 
men were selected for special duty as scouts and 
divided into two details, Mr. Curtis being 
assigned to one under the command of Lieuten- 
ant J. H. Wemple of his company, and mounted 
and engaged in this service about five months. 
The last duty before dismounting was in escort- 
ing a herd of 500 cattle to the army at Chicka- 
mauga which was reached Saturday after the 
fight, the herd increased by 25, which had been 
collected on the route. They rejoined the com- 
mand at Stevenson, Ala., and in October, the 
regiment went to Nashville and into winter 
quarters at Edgeville, where re-enlisting took 
place. (After arrival at Chickamauga, Mr. 
Curtis obtained a pass to search for the body of 
his brother Lyman N. Curtis, who belonged to 
Company D, 24th Wisconsin, and was killed in 
that action, but his quest was unsuccessful). 
Feb. 24, 1864, Mr. Curtis was discharged to re- 
enlist at Madison whither he had come shortly 
before on recruiting service. Feb. 27th he 
veteranized and rejoined the regiment with his 
recruits at Racine. The command was assigned 
to a position on the Tennessee to perform guard 
duty and, in June, went to Claysville, Ala., 
where it again performed duty, in guarding the 
river from that place to Whitesburg. This was 
important service, as the rebels were making 



every effort to devise and accomplish plans for 
the cutting of the communications of Slierman 
and were stationed across the river and con- 
stantly patrolling. Frequent parties ci'ossed 
the river and bloody skirmishes followed. In 
September, the regiment was scattered along 
the lines of railroad in Alabama and at points 
where trouble from the rebels was likely to 
occur and, in October, went after Forrest who 
was making himself lively and entertaining as 
usual. All the men of the command were in 
the fight at Decatur who were fit for active duty 
and, in November, were in another fight at New 
Market. Mr. Curtis was in the movement to 
Huntsville and Stevenson and was in the after 
movements of the regiment, until orders were 
received to go to Virginia in March, 1865, and 
was in camp at Jonesboro when intelligence of 
the tragedy at AVashington was received. He 
was a participant in the wretched experiences 
of the regiment in Texas and did some of his 
heaviest marching and suffered most severely 
from contingencies incident to military life of 
any experience he had undergone. He re- 
mained in San Antonio until mustered out. 
Mr. Curtis was made Corporal early in his mili- 
tary connection and was promoted to Sergeant 
and Orderly Sergeant. He was discharged June 
30, 1865, at New Orleans to accept a commis- 
sion as 2nd Lieutenant of Company K, and was 
mustered July 1st following ; he was mustered 
out with his regiment Nov. 24th of the same 
year, receiving'final discharge at Madison, Dec. 
28th. He was ill during the last six months 
he was in service and was repeatedly ordered 
into hospital but refused to go, preferring to 
take his chances with his men. During the 
summer of 1865 he acted as Quartermaster of 
his regiment. He had several cousins who were 
soldiers who suffered the fate of such on the 
field, in hospital and prison. 

After his return to civil life Mr. Curtis went 
to ^\^est Union, Faj'ette County, Iowa, and was 
a fanner in the Hawkeye State five years. He 
returned to Wisconsin in 1872 and commenced 
teaching and attending Milton College, whence 
he was graduated from the Teachers' Depart- 
ment in 1875. He officiated two years as the 
principal of a school at Milton Junction and 
occupied the same relations to the high school 
at Juneau eight successive years. He operated 
as principal of the North Ward school at Hart- 
ford, Washington County for two years, and 
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the duties of principal ot'tlie Xurtli AVard liigli 
scliool. During his residence at Juneau he 
pursued a course of scientific study. In 1880, 
he received the degree of IJachelor of Science 
from his Ahua j\hiter, Milton College. At the 
several places where he lias resided, he has 
officiated in local civil office and was a charter 
member of Jcihn li. Ely I'ost at Juneau being its 
first Commander, and serving two terms. He 
attended the National Encampment at Denver 
and was also a delegate from the Wis. G. A. R. 
to Minneapolis. He had the honor of muster- 
ing Posts at Mayville, Hartford, Theresa, Hori- 
con and Beaver Dam. 

Mr. Curtis was married Aug. .'Jl, isiw;, to 
Mrs. Anna Martin Curtis, the widow of a cousin 
who lost his life from exposure while at Cam]) 
Tredway, Janesville. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis had 
two daughters named Luella May and ^fabcl 
Chloe. The motlier died in 1872 and Mr. Cur- 
tis was a second time married April 5, 1878, to 
Adda McEwan. Their sons are named LeRoy 
George and Rayraoiid William. William Mc- 
P>wan, the father of Mrs. Curtis, came to ^\merica 
from Scotland in September, 18oS, and the 
mother, nee Caroline C. (Atherton) Carr, was 
born in ('onnecticut in 182;j. Mrs. Curtis iiad 
a numl)er of cousins in the war of the rebell- 
ion. Mr. Curtis' father died in IS 17 and his 
mother in 1878. 



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FREDERICK J. THILKEY of Sey- 
j. mour, Wis., was born March 1, 1847, 

IK$>- in Berlin, Germany. He came to 
America in 1858 and was 16 years old 
when he became a soldier. He enlisted April 
1, 1863 at Fond du Lac in the 38th Wisconsin 
Volunteers, Company A, for three years. He 
received honorable discharge at Alexandria, 
July 2.5, 1865, after the termination of the war. 

The roster of battles in which Mr. Thilkey 
was a participant includes Spotsylvania C. H., 
White House Landing, the last da3''s fight in the 
Wilderness, Petersburg, Weldon railroad and 
several other actions of regular warfare and 
skirmishes. Jul}' 30, 1864, after the firing of 
the mine at Petersburg, the regiment to which 
Mr. Thilkey belonged was ordered by General 
Hartranft to lead the advance in place of one 
that flinched from the duty ; there were scarcely 
100 men fit for service, but two companies moved 



to obey. One of them, Company D, had reached 
the command only the night before and came 
out of the action of that dreadful day with fear- 
ful loss. The remainder of the regiment were 
deployed in the second line and were under 
fire. September 15, 1864, while on the line of 
the Weldon railroad, he was wandering in a 
pine grove trying to regain connection with his 
regiment when he saw three rebels approaching 
him ; he drew aim on them and they surren- 
dered. A charge was made immediately after 
by the Union forces and one of the "butternuts" 
was killed. Mr. Thilkey was wounded by a 
piece of a shell in his left arm and leg. But he 
brought in two prisoners and delivered them at 
headc|uarters. He was sent at once to the hos- 
pital, where the surgeon on making the examina- 
tion of his injuries decided that his arm mu.st 
be amputated and accordingly "tagged" him 
for the operation. As .soon as the official had 
disappeared he dislodged the tag and threw it 
away, which action resulted in his wounds being 
properly dressed and cared for and the safety 
of his arm. From the hospital, he, with a 
throng of about 700 wounded men were placed 
on the steamer to be transferred to the hospitals 
at New Yoik and on Long Island ; 300 of the 
})00r fellows found ocean burial. 

Mr. Thilkey was married April 20, 1875 at 
Green Bay, Wis., to Melvina Nomolen. Their 
children are two in number — Elmer and Ida. 
The parents of Mr. Tliilkey were born in 
Germany. The mother of Mrs. Thilkey was 
born in Ohio, her father in Virginia. Henry 
Fielding, the brother of her mother, was au 
officer in the War of the Revolution. Mr. Thil- 
key had been interested in farming for a number 
of years until 1887, when he established himself 
in the hotel and saloon business. He is a mem- 
ber of Seymour Post No. 198. 

JOSEPH NAGREEN, of Black Creek, 
\\'is., a member of (i. A. R. Post J. W. 
-Vpplcton, No. 116, was born in Austria, 
.\pril 10, 1825. He is a soldier by train- 
ing, liaving served in the Austrian army eight 
years. He was conscripted into the Prince 
Carl Infantry and fought in rmmerous battles, 
among thein the fights in Italy in 1848 — 9. 
He was not wounded in any. He was a 
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this country in 1852 he located in the State of 
New York. He came to lUinois in 1854 and 
settled at Black Creek in 1865. He enlisted at 
Sj'camore, May 24, 1861, in F Company, 13th 
Illinois Infantry for three years. He received 
honorable discharge May 5, 1864, at Jefferson 
Barracks, St. Louis, Mo., on account of dis- 
abilities. He was engaged in the following 
battles and skirmishes: West Glaze, Oct. 14, 
1861 ; Lime Creek, Mo., Oct. 15, 1861 ; Chicka- 
saw Bayou, Miss., Dec. 27 — 8, 1862 ; Arkansas 
Post, Jan. 11, 1863 ; Deer Creek, April 7, 1863. 
In that year he did his last fighting, incurring 
a sunstroke on the march between luka and 
Corinth and was placed in the field hospital at 
luka. He was in the action at Black Bayou, 
April 10, 1863 ; Jackson, Miss., May 14, 1863; 
Siege of Vicksburg, May IS, to July 4, 1863 ; 
Brandon, Miss., July 19, 1863. He was re- 
moved to Memphis, and five months later went 
to Jefferson Barracks where he remained two 
months previous to discharge. At Chickasaw 
Bayou he was sitting behind a large stump 
when it was struck by a cannon liall. He was 
stunned, and Ins first thought on recovery was 
that he was disabled, and was surprised to 
find that he could get up and walk away. He 
was followed by several cavalrymen who were 
fired on by the Union soldiers. 

Mr. Nagreen dropjied down among the dead 
and after the firing ended made his escape. 
During liis term of service he went home on a 
furlough and on his return to his command, at 
Still Spring, he came to a place known as 
Spring House. Two women invited him to 
remain all night saving that their father was a 
Union man. The building was riddled with 
bullets and he ascertained that 12 guen-illas 
fired at the father through the sides of the 
house who acted as a sharpshooter and killed 
seven of them. In the house also was a sick 
negro. Mr. Nagreen administered two blue 
mass pills to the darkey, lanced a swelling 
from which he was suffering, and in the morn- 
ing the negro announced "Massa, I's better." 
He remained three days, and every night at 
11 o'clock guerrillas came to look for Union 
soldiers. The women engaged the rebels in 
conversation and Mr. Nagreen sat where he 
could sight the party with loaded gun and 
bayonet fixed. When he went away he re- 
warded the women with two new wool blankets 
he brought from one of the battle fields. They 
invited him to visit them if he survived the 



war, but he never saw them again. On his 
way he met two deserters from the army of 
General Pine. He hailed them and asked if 
they wanted tobacco. They inquired if his 
gun was loaded and he answered "no." They 
took the toljacco and soon after he met three 
others deserting, whom he provided with to- 
bacco also. None of them were armed. W^hcn 
he reached his regiment and related his adven- 
tures the colonel told him there was not an- 
other man in the command who would have 
dared undertake such a journey alone. 

Since tlie war, Mr. Nagreen operated in 
the furniture business untill 1884, when he 
abondoned it on account of impaired health. 
He was married in Tioga Co., Pa., Aug. 20, 
1853, to Sarali Thomjison, and they had eleven 
children. Orlando, ^hlrshall, Hattie, Emma, 
Charles, Vernon and Mertou are living. Frank, 
Florence, Lavinia and Ida are decea.sed. The 
latter left a husband and two children. 

AMES J. OLMSTEAD, of the township of 
Matteson, Waupaca Co., Wis., form- 
erly a soldier in the civil war, was born 
August 9, 1841, in Ross, Renfrew Coun- 
ty, Canada; he was reared and educated in the 
Dominion where he lived on a farm until 
1858, when he I'emoved to Wisconsin and 
located at Clintonville and engaged in farming 
until January, 1864, when he enlisted in Com- 
pany G, 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry, enrolling at 
New London for three years. In 1864 he was 
made a Cbrporal and received honorable dis- 
charge in November, 1865, at Madison, Wis. 
He joined the regiment as a recruit and, in 
March, went to Little Rock, Ark., and thence to 
Duval's Bluff, moving afterwards toHuntsville, 
and was occupied until August in picket and 
guard duty and skirmishing with the rebels 
and also in escort of sujjply trains. In Sep- 
tember, Mr. Olmstead was in camp, where he 
remained during the winter occupied in garri- 
son duty, as train guard and in skirmishing 
with guerrillas and bushwhackers. He went 
to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and, while out on 
the plains west of that point, was in an action 
where 2,000 Indians were routed by 700 Union 
soldiers. He was subjected to severe hardship 
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through excet^sive liihor, want of proi^or food 
iind expo.siire. 

After the war he located on a farm in the 
the township of Matteson and lias since en- 
gaged in agricultural ]iursuits. 

He is tho sun of Ephriani and iOsther (Breck- 
cnridge) Olmstead and his father wiis a soldier 
in 1812. Mr. Olmstead married Susan Allcn- 
der and their eleven children tu'c named The- 
odore J., William P., Alvin, Ellen E., Libhie, 
Guy W., Sarah .J., Maggie W., Lydia Warren, 
.Judd and Carleton H. 

Mr. (,)lmstead is an inflexible Republican 
and his two oldest sons cast their tirst Presiden- 
tial votes for Harrison in 1888. 



/^^^^^ USTAVE BURGHAKDT, of Fond 

'^ j^ du Lac, Wis., menil)er of G. A. R, 

Post Xo. 180, was born May 27. 
1886, in AUstaedt, (iermany. When 
he was 15 years old he came tfi America where 
he arrived August 10, 1851, and he came imme- 
diately to Milwaukee where his ]iarents estab- 
lished their residence. AVhen he was 18 years 
old lie became a resident of Voud du Lac,'which 
has since been his home and where he was vari- 
ously occujned until he entered the army. He 
enlisted September 16, 1861, in a cavalry com- 
pany which Mas composed of \\'isconsin men, 
and became IjyassignmentCompany G, 5th Mis- 
souri Calvar}^ With ten conn-ades who Avere 
"Turners," he left Fond du Lac for the purpose 
of enli.sting in a Turner regiment in process of 
organization at St. Louis, but when they arrived 
there it was already full. The company of cav- 
alry referred to arriving from Wisconsin, Afr. 
Burghardt and one of his companions enlisted 
tlierein. The company was the first o.iganiza- 
tion of cavalry raised in Wisconsin and, when 
General Sigel inspected the troops at St. Louis 
which were to compose liis division, he was so 
impressed with its appearance and manifest 
soldiery (|ualities that it was a.ssigned to duty 
as his body guard. When he was transferred 
to the Eastern Department, the organization was 
assigned as the body guard of his successor. Gen- 
eral 0.sterhaus, and served in that capacity wliile 
Mr. Burghardt was one of its members. He was 
apjwinted Quartermaster Sergeant of the com- 
pany and the command to which he belonged 
was in the Western Department and he was in 



active service while he remained in the army. 
Among the battles in which he participated were 
Elm Grove, Pea Ridge and Bentonville. In the 
spring of 1803 he was ill with swamp fever and 
otlicr disabilities and he was discharged in ,\pril 
at St. Louis on account of physicid disabilities. 
He was incapacitated for labor aliout two years 
and afterward engaged in buying and selling 
produce and in other avenues of trade. In 1886 
he was appointed T)t'))uty Collector of Internal 
Revenue in which cajiacity he isstill ofhciating. 
Fie was married .July 20, 1866, to Amie 
Sclioeue, of Milwaukee. They have one son and 
two daughters, named Fred, Lena and Emma. 



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land. 



AMES SIMPSON of Osborn Township, 
Outagamie Co., Wisconsin, and a mem- 
ber of G. A. R. Post No. 198 at Seymour, 
was born March 1, 1824, in Leith, Scot- 
Ilis parents, .John and Margaret (Boyd) 



Simpson, were Lowlanders and were members 
of families belonging to the commercial com- 
munity. His uncle, William Boyd, was a man 
of superior educational training and belonged 
originally to the organization known as "the 
old kirk" which made its ineffaceable record on 
the race known as Scotch-Irish. Later he con- 
nected himself with tlie British army and was 
an othcer during the Crimean war. 

Mr. Simpson emigrated from Scotland in 1843 
to the State of New York and resided in Gouv- 
erneur, St. Lawrence county, until 1852, when 
he came to tlie, then, new State of Wisconsin, 
and remained in Milwaukee about a year before 
coming to Outagamie county, where he located 
at Appleton. In the days of his arrival, the 
thrifty city was in its days of first things. (See 
sketch of J. F. .Johnston.) About the time he 
settled in the county he "took up" the farm 
which has been his home 35 years, including 
160 acres and is situated 12 miles north of the 
city. He pursued his interests on his farm until 
his plans were interrupted by the war. He en- 
listed Aug. 29, 1864 in Battery H, 1st Wiscon- 
sin Heavy Artillery, enrolling at Appleton for 
one year or during the war. He received dis- 
charge June 26, 1865 at Fort Lyon, Washing- 
ton, D. C. Battery H was one of the later com- 
panies in the completion of the regiment and 
received the drill customary in the practice of ar- 
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and including light artillery drill and infantry 
tactics. The battery proceeded direct from Mad- 
ison to Washington where it was added to the 
garrison at Fort Lyon and was tliere occupied 
in repairing the fortifications and in all the 
variety of garrison duty. A few weeks before 
discharge Mr. Simpson was taken sick and re- 
mained in the post liospital until his company 
was mustered out, when he returned to ^^'■is- 
consin. 

His marriage to Sophia Bush occurred June 
11, 1856. Their children are named John I., 
Boyd S., James U. and Robert M. The third is 
married to Cora Taylor and they have three 
daughters and a son — Belle, Lela, May and 
Daniel P. Robert married Theresa Baum. 
Mrs. Simpson was born in Seneca, New York, 
and is the daughter of John Bush. He was 
prominent as a patriotic citizen of the Empire 
State and was a soldier of 1812. With her hus- 
band she has been a part of the pioneer history 
of Outagamie county and remembers well her 
emotions the first time she saw the smoke from 
the homes of neighbors. Mr. Simpson is re- 
garded as one of the substantial and reliable 
citizens of the county. He acted 13 yyars as 
mail messenger in the early days. He has been 
a Magistrate of Osborn a member of years and 
enjoys the trust and confidence of the com- 
munity of which he is a member. 



;p::>^RANCIS E. ALLEN, Antigo, Wis., 
and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 




78, was born Nov. 27, 1845, at Shed's 
Corners, Madison county. New York. 
He was lirought up in his native State and, Avi- 
gust 8, 1863, before he was 18 years old, he en- 
listed in Company D, 15th New York Cavalry 
at Syracuse for three years. In 1864 he was 
made Corporal and was discharged August 10, 
1865, at Louisville, Ky. The regiment was in 
rendezvous on Staten Lsland, receiving military 
instructions and went thence to (Jamp Stoneman 
in Ma'ryhmd on the Potomac below Washington, 
where they were equipped and went thence to 
Harper's Ferry and until tlie winter of 1863 en- 
gaged in the pursuit of Mosliv. Mr. Allen was 
first in action at Snicker's Gap where Lieutenant 
Hampton of his company was captured. The 
regiment went to Burlington, W.Va., and spent 
the remainder of the winter in scouting in the 



mountains. In the spring of 1864 the regiment 
was attached to the command of Sigel at AVin- 
chester and went thence up the Shenandoah 
Valley and Mr. Allen was in the fight at New 
Market where Sigel was defeated and retreated 
to Woodstock, to be superseded by General Hun- 
ter, under whom an advance was made up the 
valley and the l)attle of Piedmont was fought 
on the 5tli of June. Early was defeated and the 
command went through Staunton to Lexington, 
where they destroyed the Virginia Military In- 
stitute, cros.sed the James River and tlie Blue 
Mountains near the Peaks of Otter, advancing 
on Lynchl)urg where the Federal troops were de- 
feated after two days' fight. The rebels were 
weak, l)ut the Federal attack was delayed and 
spiritless. The rebels had telegraphic commu- 
nications with Richmond and re-enforcements 
M'ere hurried forward. On the evening of the 
second day Hunter caused In-ight camp fires to 
be lighted which induced tlie rebels to believe 
that the Federal troops were resting and there- 
treat of Hunter's troops commenced. They 
moved to Salem, 50 miles distant, destroying the 
bridges and de})nts. It was the intention of 
Hunter to return through the mountains and 
the rebels sent a force to intercejit and with axes 
they slashed 12 niiles of timber; it has ever since 
remained a mystery why the entire force was 
not captured. The retreat could not be made 
by the route of their advance and the Shenan- 
doah A'alley was practically left open to the 
rebels, of which fact Early took advantage and 
made his celebrated raid on Washington, which 
alarmed the entire Nation. The rebels pressed 
sharply upon them at Salem and desperate fights 
ensued, as entire destruction was the alternative; 
it being necessary to remove the felled timber to 
make way for the trains, ambulances and artil- 
lery. These were sent' for\\'ard with infantry 
guard, followed by the main body of the troops, 
the cavalry holding the rear, upon whom fell the 
principal hardships. This was one of the mo.st 
terrific events of the war; there were not amlju- 
lances to carry the wounded, and men with in- 
juries above their legs were obliged to march. 
Rations were exhausted and there was only one 
issue of six ounces of flour to each man and the 
cattle driven through the day, were eaten at 
night. From Salem to the valley of the Kana- 
wha was nine days heavy march, during which 
the men stripped the bark from birch trees to 
obtain food. They passed through White Sul- 
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supplies, but the rebels had become alarming 
and the trains fell back 40 miles, to which i)oint 
the troops marched, arriving in such exhausted 
condition that the rations were issued witli the 
care required in starvation. Tliey marclied 
thence to f-liarleston and, as soon as transporta- 
tion could be obtained, went on the Kanawiia 
and Ohio Rivers to Parkersburg, W. ^'a., whence 
tliey traveled on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad 
to ilarper's Ferry. In the movement of Early 
upon Washington, Mr. Allen, with his regiment, 
was in the tight of July "iOth at Winchester and, 
soon after, Sheridan superseded Hunter and the 
15th New York was assigned to the command 
of General Custer. He was in the battle of Win- 
chester, after which the regiment went to Cum- 
land to be newly ecpiiitped. During their ab- 
sence the 1 lattles of Fishers Hill and Cedar ( 'reek 
had Ijeen fought and after they made connec- 
tion with Sheridan's command in November, 
they engaged in scouting. Mr. Allen Avas in the 
action at Lacy's Springs in Decemlier, where 
they were attacked l)y i-e))el cavalry, the charge 
being made in a thick fog, Custer's command 
receiving the attack with drawn sabres and re- 
treating. They went into winter quarters at 
Winchester .January 2, 18G5, performing scout 
and picket duty until Fel^ruary '22nd, wlien they 
started for Petersburg, encountering the rebels 
at Mount Crawford, driving them liack through 
Staunton to Waynesboro where they captured 
Early's supplies and about 1,600 prisoners. They 
proceeded next down the Virginia Central road 
which they destroyed and also destroying the 
aqueducts and locks on tlie .lames canal and 
crossed the James River to White House Land- 
ing on the Pamunky River. The brigade to 
which the loth belonged, moved next to the rear 
of Richmond, driving in the pickets and crea- 
ting a great panic. Tlie church l>ells were rung 
and reljcl troops hastened to resist what was sup- 
posed to be an onslaught of Sheridan's entire 
force, but before the rebels were in position the 
bi-igaile was falling liack to AVhite House Land- 
ing. They crossed the .James River at l^ermuda 
Hundred and joined Grant before I'etersljurg. 
Sheridan was re-enforced by two corps of infan- 
try and the command became the left wing of 
(Grant's armv and fought the battle of Dinwid- 
dle C. H. Marcli :!1. Mr. Allen was in the bat- 
tle of Five Forks where the 1.5th New York led 
Custer's charge tliat terminated the l)attle; 5,000 
prisoners were captured and they received news 
the same day of the occupation of l*et(>rsliurg. 



Mr. Allen was in the movements in which Lee's 
army becumi; demoralized and was in the fight 
at Sailor's Creek. He was in the saddle con- 
tinuou.sly during tlie retreat of Jjce and in Cus- 
ter's cliarge on the re) )el artillery at Burke's Sta 
tion where the Jjieutenant Colonel, A. R. Root, 
was killed. (After the surrender, the}' sought 
for his body and was told Ijy a woman that a 
Federal officer had been buried in her garden 
the night ])revious and, on opening the grave, 
they found the l)ody of Colonel Root, one of the 
l)ravest othcersof that campaign and whose name 
adorns many pages of American history of the 
civil war.) Mr. Allen was in tlie action on the 
9th of xVpril in which Custer's command led a 
charge and, as they moved forward, he discov- 
ered a rebel officer approaching on a running 
horse, fluttering a Ijrown linen towel in his hand 
as a flag of truce and he rode fairly upon Mr. 
Allen, yelling for the officer of command. He 
was conducted to General Custer who passed the 
word to lialt tlie command. The officer stated 
that General Lee offered to surrender on condi- 
tions and Custer responded "unconditional .sur- 
render or none; I can whip you with my cav- 
alry alone." He wheeled his command into 
line and conducted the rebel to Sheridan. Mean- 
while they were charged l)y Rosserand they un- 
slung their carbines and returned a tire that 
.stopped the assault. They fell liack and Rosser 
sent a flag of truce and an apology, stating that 
he was not aware of the former flag of truce. 
Soon after, Custer returned to his command with 
the intelligence of the .surrender, which was 
greeted witli n)unds of cheers. The ivgiment 
.started, after the surrender of Ia'c to join Sher- 
man, but the surrender of Johntson, closing the 
war, they went to Washington to participate in 
the final scenes. After the (Jraiid Review the 
loth and (ith New York Cavalry were consoli- 
dated under the name of the 2nd New York 
I^rovi.sional Cavalry, from which he was dis- 
charged. 

Mr. Allen returned to his hoiue and attended 
school until February, Ih66, when he came to 
Wisconsin and engaged in lumbering in the 
woods and on the river for five years, making 
his residence at Oshkosh. He went thence to 
Marion, Waupaca county, where he operated 
eight years as a farmer. In 1881 he located at 
Antigo where he has since been connected with 
the progress of the city. He is a practical sur- 
veyor and is engaged in the prosecution of that 
business. He was married August 26, 1871, to 



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Theresa Braiuard, and their four children are 
named Viola May, Erwin B., Albert A., and 
Lela Myrtle. A daughter named Fern, twin 
with the last named child, died when about 
four years old. Another daughter named Nel- 
lie Fern died at 14 months old. Mr. Allen is 
the son of Benajali and Cliloe (Messenger) 
Allen. His brotlier, Benjamin, was a soldier in 
the 114th New York Infantry. William B. 
Brainard, the father of Mrs. Allen, was a soldier 
in the 21st Wisconsin Infantry. 






Theodore compton, of Merriii, 

Wis., a member of Post Lincoln, No. 
131, was born in Veteran, Chemung 
Co., New York, May 14, 1826. He is 
one of the charter members of the Grand Army 
organization at Merrill and is present Chaplain, 
(1888) which office he has filled, almost without 
intermission, since the establishment of the 
Post. 

He attained to the estate of legal manhood 
in his native county and he fitted himself for 
the business of a wagon manufacturer, which 
he pursued until his failing health compelled 
him to exchange his occupation for farming. 
At the date of the war of the rebellion he was 
on a farm in Bradford Co., Pa., and, when he 
determined to enlist he went to the State where 
he was born, to enroll as a soldier. Sept. 2, 
1804, he enlisted in Company I, 112th New 
York Volunteer Infantry at Avon, for three 
years. He received honorable discharge at 
Buffalo, July 2, 1805. His first enrollment was 
in the 28th New York Battery but, before leav- 
ing for the scenes of war, he was transferred to 
the regiment mentioned and went to the front 
as a recruit, joining the command at Chapin's 
Farm, Va. Oct. 27th he was in the fight at 
Hatcher's Run and later at Fort Fisher. Pre- 
vious "to that he participated in the livel}^ 
skirmishing which characterized that period. 
He was in the dangerous work of obtaining 
possession of the Weldon railroad and partici- 
pated in the attempts on its capture in Septem- 
ber. After the surrender of Fort Fisher he 
went to Wilmington and thence to Raleigh and 
to Buffalo for discharge. 

Returning from the war, he bought a farm 
in Bradford county on which he was a resident 
two years and went thence to his native county 



where he was the manager of the property of 
his grandfather five years. The year after he 
passed in the grocery business and found it an 
unfortunate venture. He was a man of me- 
chanical turn of mind and he picked up a 
practical understanding of the trade of a car- 
penter which he followed in that State until 
the fall of 1870, when he removed to Merrill, 
then known as " -Jenney." He was the pos.ses- 
sor of a visible capital of $1.15 and found his 
services as a carpenter in immediate demand, 
which he made available and operated in that 
capacity and as a mill-wrigiit until his election 
as a Justice of the Peace in March, 1884. He 
is still the incumbent of the office. He has 
been active and prominent in school affairs at 
Merrill and has officiated on the Board and as 
Treasurer. 

He was married Jan. 1, 1851, to Maria Kline 
and they have thi-ee sons — John G., married 
Dora A. Smith, Stephen F. married Lizzie E. 
Wilson, and Willie G. Anna Lavinia, only 
daughter, died in early infancy. Garrett and 
Anna (Valleau) Compton, the parents of the 
subject of this sketch were born in New Jersey. 
His grandfailier on the mother's side was a 
soldier of 1812 and a pensioner. Stephen, his 
brother, enlisted in a New York regiment in 
which he was Orderly Sergeant; he was 
wounded by a shell. Daniel was in the same 
regiment, (188th New York) was 1st Duty 
Sergeant, and was afterwards promoted to 
Orderly Sergeant. The latter was wounded in 
the abdomen by a bullet which has never been 
extracted. Orville, another brother, was in a 
Battery. Brainard went out in a Pennsylvania 
regiment and died at Arlington Pleights of 
chronic diarrhfea. The famil}- of Mrs. Comp- 
ton were from Renssalaer Co., New York, and 
went thence to Pennsylvania when she was a 
child. Her grandfather, Henry Kline, an old 
man still living when she was married, was in 
the Revolution. Her brother, James E. Kline, 
was a prisoner at Libby and died there ; he 
was captured at Shepherdstown, Va. 

(IHN COWLING, a resident of Oshkosh, 
Wis., member of G. A. R. Post No. 241, 
was liorn Nov. 10, 1843, in C'ambridge- 
.shire, England, and is the son of David 
and Alice (Cox) Cowling. His ancestors were 
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descent lie i.s of English extraction. His ma- 
ternal giandniother was of French origin and 
her family name was Pinneo. 

Mr. (fowling was eight years olil when he 
came to America with his parents in 1851, and 
they came from New York directly to ^Mnland, 
Winnehago Co., Wis., where his father engaged 
in farming and the son was trained in the 
same vocation, in which he was engaged nntil 
the war. He enli.sted when 19 years old, Au- 
gust 12, 1862, at Oshkosh in Company C, 21st 
Wisconsin Infantry, for three years. He was 
slightly wounded Sep. 19, 1863, on the first day 
of the fight at C'hickamauga, hut was not suffi- 
ciently injured to go to the liosjiital, and he re- 
ceived no other injury until his discharge at 
Washington, .June 12, I860. The ro.ster of the 
hattles in which ^h-. Cowling was engaged in- 
cluded the full list of the regiment. His first 
action was at Perryville, after encountering all 
the hardship of exposure in the trenches at 
Covington and Louisville and he was after- 
wards in the fight at Stone River and Hoover's 
Gap, and moved thence to guard the with- 
drawal of the Union forces at Dug Ciap and 
fought at Chickamauga. He was in the hattle 
of Kesaca, fought at Dallas, Kenesaw Moun- 
tain and Peachtree Creek, in the Atlanta cam- 
paign, was engaged in the siege of that city 
and afterwards fought at Joneshoro and, after 
pursuing Hood to the Tennessee River, moved 
in the columns of Sherman in the camjiaign 
through (Georgia, in which he skirmished and 
foraged and destroyed rebel supplies and did 
everytlung in his power to aid in crippling the 
strength of the rebellion on the way to Savan- 
nah. He was in the actions in the vicinity of 
that city and afterwards went to Beaufort Is- 
land and thence to Fayetteville and was in the 
fight at Bentonville, afterwards marching to 
Goldsboro and Raleigh. The regiment per- 
formed heavy marching and went through 
\'irginia to Washington into camp on the 
Potomac River until ^hiy 24th, when it par- 
ticipated in the Grand Review and afterwards 
returned to Wiscon.sin. 

Mr. Cowling returned to Oshkosh and, dur- 
ing the next 10 years, was engaged in teaming 
and contracting. In 1876, he liecame con- 
nected witli the fire department as driver of the 
steam fire engine and afterwards entered the 
employ of Carleton, Foster & Co. He officiated 
four years as their foreman and operated in 
their interest in their lumber mills. He was 



married Nov. 1, 1865, to Mary E. Jones and 
their children are named .John E., Clarence A., 
and William. Mrs. Cowling is the daughter of 
Lyman S. Jones, who was born in Maine, and 
her mother was also a native of that State. She 
is one of 12 children — 10 sons and two 
daughters. ]*"'our of her brothers were soldiers 
in the kite war and were all enlisted men in 
(_'om]iany I>, 21st Wisconsin Infantry. Augus- 
tus Francis and (ieorge T. Jones enlisted Au- 
gu.st 11, 1862, and Hiram Jones enlisted two 
days later. They all returned from the service, 
three of them being discharged for disability. 
They were the only ones of the 10 brothers 
who were old enough to enlist. Mr. Cowling 
has three Ijrothers and a sister. His brother 
George enlisted in the 3rd Wisconsin Infantrj', 
and was the only one beside himself who was 
old enough to become a soldier. 

In lS8(i Mr. Cowling was elected a member 
of the City Council to represent the (itli Ward 
for one year. He ran on the Republican ticket 
in a ward with 250 Democratic majoritj' and was 
elected by 240 majority. In the following year 
he was re-elected for a terra of two years and 
is serving at the pi'esent writing (1888.) Dur- 
ing the summer of 1888 he had charge of the 
addition of a section of Riverside cemetery 
which presents a ]iractical proof of his good 
taste and ability. In the fall of 1888 he ac- 
cepted a ]ii)sition with the l)usiness firm of 
Conlee Brotbers of Oshkosh in whose interests 
he is otfieiating as princi])al scaler. 

OHN E. LEAHY, a prominent business 
man of Waueau, Wis., and member of 
G. A. R. Post No. 55, was born Feb. 15, 
1842, at Dover, New Hampshire. He is 
the son of Daniel and Mary (Eagan) Leahy. 
His parents went to West Brookfield in his in- 
fancy and afterwards removed to Great Falls, 
New Hampshire, where they remained until 
1847 when they located at Roxbury, Mass., and 
in 1849, came to Wisconsin where the sons were 
reared to manhood. Captain Leahy was in 
his minority when the civil war opened and 
was nearly 22 when he entered the army. He 
enlisted Jan. 19, 1864, in Company C, 35th 
Wisconsin Infantry, and was made 2nd Lieu- 
tenant on the organization. The regiment was 
organized under Colonel Henry Orff and left 



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the State April 18, 1864, under orders for St. 
Louis, where they received further orders to 
proceed to the Red River country but went in- 
stead to New Orleans and were sent to Port 
Hudson. Captain Leahy was promoted to 
1st Lieutenant at that place and was oc- 
cupied in guard and fatigue duty. June 26th 
the regiment went to Morganzia to be assigned 
to the 1st Brigade, 3rd Division and 19th Army 
Corps. InJuly the brigade wenttoArkansas where 
they performed guard duty, scouted and worked 
on tlie fortifications until August when they 
returned to Morganzia. Captain Leahy was 
in the expedition to Simmsport where he was 
in several skirmishes and went afterwards to 
Duvall's Bluff on the White River in Arkan- 
sas. In November the regiment went to Browns- 
ville to guard a railroad and intercept Price. 
In December they were at Duvall's Bluff where 
they were assigned to the Reserve Corps of 
the Military Division of West Missippi,where the 
command performed duty until February 1865. 
They went ne.xt to Algiers, La., and, in the 
same month, went to the as.'sault of Mobile and 
in March were engaged in the siege of Spanish 
Fort. The reached Fort Blakely after the capit- 
ulation and went into camp below Mobile. 
They moved successively to Whistler's Station, 
Nannahubba Bluffs and Mackintosh' Blutts in 
Alabama, and engaged in erecting fortifications 
until the rebels abandoned their holdings. 
They next went into camp at Mobile and in June 
received orders to proceed to Texas. They 
were .stationed at several points on the coast 
and on tlie Rio Grande and mustered out at 
Brownsville and returned to Wisconsin. Cap- 
tain Leahy received his commission as Captain 
March 17, 1866. He returned to Wisconsin 
and in 1866 removed to Wausau where he be- 
came engaged in extensive lumber interests. 
He is associated (I8S8) with Matt P. Beebe in 
the manufacture of lumber, lath, shingles, etc., 
the firm name being Leahy & Beebe. He 
was married Sept. 30, 1871, to Mary D. Mc- 
Crosson. They have no children. Thomas 
McCrosson, brother of Mrs. Leahy, enlisted in 
Company B, 14th Wisconsin Infantry and re- 
ceived lionorable discharge on account of disa- 
bility incurred in the service. 

Captain Leahy was but seven years old when 
he came to Wisconsin, which was in the first 
year of its existence as a State; he has therefore, 
practically grown up with the commonwealth. 
He is a man of natural ability and possesses 




business qualifications which have been called 
into action in the development of the resources 
of Wisconsin and he has been noted in his con- 
nection witli the lumber interest of the State. 
He is an honored and respected citizen of Wau- 
sau and is ju.stly considered a sul)stantial mem- 
ber of its business community. 

UGENE K. ANSORGE, resident af 
Green Bay and a member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 124, was born Sept. 23, 
1843, in Christofsgrund, Bohemia. 
He is the son of Anton and Caroline (Richter) 
Ansorge. His father was a mechanic and 
farmer in Bohemia and his mother was a de- 
scendant of a family, famous in the wars of 
that country. Her father, Wenzel Richter, was 
a soldier in the Austrian army during the wars 
of Napoleon and was connected with military 
service 14 years. He belonged to the cultivated 
claiss and became prominent in civil affairs 
after leaving the army. The father of Anton 
Ansorge died at Manitowoc at the age of 96, 
having accompanied his son to America. Mr. 
Ansorge of this account was between eleven and 
twelve years old when he came to tiiis country 
and landed with his parents at tlie port of New 
York, coming direct to Manitowoc, Wis. They 
located in the woods, the father purchasing a 
40-acre tract on which not a stick had been cut. 
The son assisted in all the labor of clearing a 
place, to erect a house and in the manufacture 
of shingles in which his father engaged as soon 
as practicable. He also worked as a carpenter 
and engaged in other vocations as opportunity 
offered until he became a .soldier. He enlisted 
Jan. 4, 1865, in Company F, 45tli Wisconsin 



years. On the 
was made Ser- 
discharge July 
the war being 



Infantry, at Madison for three 
formation of the company he 
geant and received honorable 
17, 1865, at Nashville, Tenn., 
ended. The companies left the State as enlisted 
and went to Nasliville. The trust and confidence 
witii which Mr. Ansorge was regarded may 
be inferred from the special duty to which he 
was assigned and which will be manifest from 
the extract given from General Order, dated 
June 4th, 1865 : " Sergeant Eugene Ansorge of 
Company F, with 15 men, is hereby ordered to 
report at 5 o'clock a. m. to-morrow, 5th instant, 
at Chattanooga Depot as train guard. By 




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Order of Col. Henry F. Belitz, Com. 45tli Wis- 
consin Vol. Inf." His commission as Sergeant 
is dated May 6, 1865, to take effect from Feb. 8, 
1865, and is signed b)^ Col. Belitz, of the 45th. 
Mr. Ansorge returned to his father's farm in 
Manitowoc and, several months later, went to 
Franklin, Mo., where he operated as a carpenter 
for the Pacific railway corporation engaged in 
building depots and other structures necessary 
to their operations. He remained in the State 
two years, working a part of the time in St. 
Louis. In June, 1867, he started in business 
on his own account as contractor and builder 
which he followed as long as he was able. He 
returned with impaired health to Wisconsin 
and recovered slowly. In the spring of 1868 
he again inaugurated as a builder in Manitowoc 
county. In December of the same year he 
engaged as solicitor for an insurance company 
and opened his first ottice at Oconto, representing 
the Milwaukee Mechanic's Mutual and remained 
there four years. In February, 1873, he came 
to Green Bay and manages one of the leading 
insurance offices in the cit^^, conducting the 
local business of the most prominent insurance 
concerns in this counti-y and in Liverpool and 
London, England. He has acted as Common 
Councilman at Green Bay, but is in no sense 
connected with politics. He was married Sept. 
28, 1870, to Johanna Ansorge and they have 
three children living. Their names are Clara, 
Herman and Flora. Herman (1st) and Walter 
are deceased. Wenzel R. Ansorge, his brother, 
was a soldier in the 9th Wisconsin. Ernst, 
brother of Mrs. Ansorge, was in an Illinois 
regiment and was killed at Perryville. 

E^AJOR WILLIAM HENRY UP- 
vV///,\% ^^^^ ^^ Marshfield, Wis., Com- 
mander of G. A. R. Post No. 
110, (1888.) He was born at 
Westminster, Massachusetts, May 3, 1841, and 
is the son of Alvin and Sarah (Derby) Upham. 
His father was born August 2, 1799, at West- 
minster, and was married at tlie same place 
and in 1850 removed to Niles, Mich., where he 
was engaged for some years in mercantile busi- 
ness. His death occurred in March, 1851, at 
Niles, Mich. His wife .died in Racine in 
September, 1878. They had nine cliildren all 
of whom are living but three. 




Major W. H. Upham of this sketch, is the 
eighth child of his parents in order of 
birth and he is the eiglith in order of descent 
from the founder of his family, John Upham, 
who came from England to America in 1635. 
John Upham was probably born in Somerset- 
shire about the beginning of the 17th century 
and rc^presented unmi.xed English stock, dating 
back for at least four centuries. He came to 
America with his wife Elizabeth and three 
children accompanying a colony from his shire 
under the conduct of a minister of the estab- 
lished church named Joseph PIull. He was 
active in the settlement of Weymouth, Mass., 
and later located at Maiden, where he died 
Feb. 25, 1681. His gravestone is still to be seen 
in the burial ground at that place where the 
first settlers were buried. Phineas Upham, a 
son who was born about the time of the arrival 
of the family in America became prominent 
in the history of Maiden and Worcester, Mass., 
and distinguished himself in the struggles 
with the Indians ; he was a Lieutenant in 
King Philip's war. In the storming of 
Fort Canonicus which was a stronghold of the 
Narragansetts, and which occurred December 
19, 1675, he was seriously wounded and died 
from his injuries in October, 1676. He mar- 
ried Ruth Wood and their son John is the for- 
bear of Major Upham in the fifth remove. The 
successive ancestors were named respectively 
Samuel, Jonathan (1st), Jonathan (2nd), and 
Alvin. John Upliam married Abigail Hay- 
ward ; Samuel married Mary Grover ; Jonathan 
(1st) married Martlia .Jackson ; Jonathan (2nd) 
was a soldier and pensioner of the war of the 
Revolution and married his second cousin, 
Sarah Upham. Alvin Upham was their oldest 
son. Calvin Hoadley Upham, first born child 
of Alvin and Sarah Upham, is a prominent 
citizen of Ripon, Wis. He was for many years 
a merchant at Sliawano and during the war of 
the rebellion was Captain, and Commissary of 
Subsistence. He was in tiie service in tiie De- 
partment of the Gulf and after the war was 
Postmaster for some years at Ripon. 

Major Upham came to Wisconsin with his 
mother in 1853, and attended the school of 
Col. J. G. McMynn, now of Madison, Wis. 

When the probai)ilities of war became subject 
of popular discussion in Wisconsin in the 
months prior to the precipitate action of the 
South in April, 1861, tiie spirit of patriotism 
was rife at Racine, and Major Upham was 



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among those who hastened to enroll in the 
Belle City Rifles, an organization which in- 
cluded the flower of the youth of that city. 
Under the flrst call for troops, the organization 
reported to Governor Randall and were mus- 
tered into the 2nd Wisconsin Infantrj' as Com- 
pany F. This was the only Wisconsin regi- 
ment that was in the first battle of the war and 
the name of William H. Upham is on the first 
list of soldiers as wounded and incarcerated in 
a rehel prison. He enlisted in May, 1861, was 
mustered into service at Camp Randall, Madi- 
son, .June 11th, and one month and one day 
after leaving Wisconsin, he had passed through 
all the varieties of militarj' service which con- 
stitutes a veteran soldier. Althougli but a boy, 
Ins strength of character had made him already 
conspicuous at Racine, where he was the object 
of great interest and many hopes. After the 
disaster at Bull Run, it was only known of him 
that he wa.=! shot down and, his comrades wrote 
to his parents at Racine announcing his death. 
The excitement and anxiety in tliat city, which 
had sent a full company to the front, was in- 
describable. The letter was received at Racine 
and .John Tapley, the postmaster, announced 
its arrival to a crowd of citizens within the 
ottice. They demanded that the letter should 
be opened and, after demurring in view of 
his obligations as a government otticial, for 
some time, it was finally decided that the oc 
casion justified the act and the letter which 
brought the news of all casualties in Company 
F was read. The intelligence brought of three 
soldiers killed, nine wounded rfnd several miss- 
ing who were supposed to be dead, involved the 
city ni mourning. The funeral sermon of Will- 
iam H. Upham was preached in the First 
Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Mr. Hutchins. 
At that date, the subject of the discourse was in 
rebel bondage at Libby in the city of liichmond, 
where he recovered from his wound and re- 
mained seven months. He was then paroled, 
went to Washington and reported to the officers 
of his command and was taken to President 
Jjincoln to whom he gave a succinct statement 
of affairs in the South of which lie had gained 
a valuable knowledge througli observation and 
experience, and his apparent abilities and clear 
sightedness so pleased the President that he im- 
mediately appointed him a cadet to West Point. 
He was the first private volunteer soldier who 
had ever received such an honor. The appoint- 
ment was made in June, 1862, and young Ujaham 



was graduated in 1866 as 2nd Lieutenant and 
assigned to the 5th U. S. Artillery. In 1867 
he was transferred to the 4th U. S. Battery ; in 
1869 he was promoted 1st Lieutenant and re- 
signed his commission within the same year. 
While connected with the "oth" the command 
was on duty at Fortress Monroe, where Jeff 
Davis was held in custody pending his trial and 
Major Upham had an opportunity to obtain 
a thorough knowledge of the character of the 
fallen confederate chief. 

After leaving the service of the United States 
he returned to Wisconsin and, soon after, en- 
tered the employ of the Slauson & Grimmer 
Lumber Company at Kewaunee, with whom he 
was connected about two years. Meanwhile he 
had been observing the outlook of the times and 
the opportunities presented in Northern Wiscon- 
sin in the lumber business and in 1871 he went to 
Shawano county and built a sawmill at Angel- 
ica. Associated with his Drother, Charles M., 
he operated at that point until 1879. Marsh- 
field was platted and organized tliat year and 
the feasibility of the place as a prospective bus- 
iness center impressed him strongly and he lo- 
cated there in the midst of an uncut wilderness 
and built a saw and shingle mill which was the 
nucleus of an unprecedented influx of popula- 
tion and business. The establishment of the 
interests of the Upham Manufacturing Com- 
pany have seemed almost the work of magic, 
so rapid was the growth and so wide spreading 
the influence. The progress of Marshfield was 
of the most substantial and solid type until the 
summer of 1887, when, on the 27lh day of 
June, a destructive fire laid the business por- 
tion of the place in ashes. But the spirit of 
Major Upham was still at the fore and, two 
days afterwards, the work of reconstruction 
commenced and the plucky little city, which 
had before been built of wood was, within six 
months practically reproduced in solid brick 
and stone and the progress of the city again 
went on, after an insignificant delay. The 
prosperity of the place from first to last is the 
direct outgrowth of the enterprise of the 
Upham Manufacturing Company, whose 
operations as manufacturers are exceeded 
by no other firm in Wisconsin. Their 
products include everything made of wood, 
and their works comprise a furniture fac- 
tory with all accessories, machine shops and 
an extensive flouring mill. The capacity of 
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mercantile connections of the company are 
commensurate with the other rehitions of the 
business plant, of whose extent no adequate 
conception can be conveyed in words and of 
which Major William H. Upham, who is the 
President of the company, is the founder and 
leading spirit. In the varied industries 500 
men are employed, 300 of whom reside at 
Marshfield and tlie annual transactions of the 
corncern amount to $600,000. 

During the hours of terror and despair which 
followed the destruction by fire, the character 
of Mr. Upham was displayed in a manner 
which will never fade from tlie memories of 
the people of the State and the immediate 
beneficiaries of his forethouglit and decision 
regarded him in that ih'eadful hour as an 
angel of light. Multitudes were homeless and 
without food, and the influence of Mr. Upham, 
who telegraphed to his hosts of friends far and 
wide, brought the necessary assistance with 
little delay. And, as soon as the first wants 
were met, knowing that hope for the future 
was the best remedy to apply, at the first 
possible moment he announced his plans and 
proceeded to put them into immediate o[>eration.. 
No necessity was too small to engage his in- 
terested attention and secure prompt alleviation, 
and no plan for the future which contained a 
promise of benefit to the needy was too great 
for the scope of his ability. While Major 
Upham has not considered tiie municipal 
affairs of Marshtield beneath his position, lie 
has declined the emoluments of Congressional 
honors which might have been his, had he so 
elected. He wisely decides that his local in- 
terests reflect on his character all the honor to 
which a citizen need aspire. 

Major Upham was the founder of the G. A. 
R. Post at Marshfield of which he has been 
Commander for successive years. He is a mem- 
ber of the Loyal Legion and served as Aid on 
the Staff of Department Commander, Lucius 
Fairchild with the rank of Major. After the 
death of President Garfield he was appointed 
by President Arthur on a commission to visit 
the Annapolis Naval Academj'. 

Major Upham was married at Racine Dec. 10, 
1867, to Mary C, daughter of James H. Kelley, 
a prominent citizen of the Belle City and a 
heavy dealer in lumber. The ancestry of Mrs. 
Upham in the paternal line were settlers in New 
York, where her father was born. Her mother, 
Emily C. Hussey, before marriage, (now de- 




, ceased) was descended from Massachusetts stock 
which located at Nantucket and was connected 
with tlie best families of the island, the astrono- 
ner Mitchell lieing a cousin. The portrait of 
Mr. Upham which appears on page 192 is 
a copy of a photograph taken in 1888. 

ILLIAM R. ENDERBY, a farmer 
on section 35, Preble township. 
Brown Co.. Wis., and formerly a 
soldier of the civil war, was liorn 
.Jan. 30, 1841, in Lincolnshire, England. His 
parents, John and Eliza (Slierritt') Enderby, 
were both natives of England and came to 
America in 1854 ; they located in Wisconsin, 
settling in Freedom, Outagamie county, where 
they were farmers until 1857, and in that year 
located in the township of f-'reble. 

Mr. Enderby entered the army within tlie 
first year of the war, enlisting Oct. 19, 1861, in 
Company H, 12tli Wisconsin Infantry, at 
Green Bay, for three years. Dec. 31, 1863, he 
was discharged at Natchez, Miss., to become a 
veteran and he re-enlisted the same day in the 
same company and regiment. He received 
final discharge July 16, 1865, at Louisville, Ky., 
under special order of the War Department. 
Mr. Enderby was in rendezvous at Madison 
with his regiment and on going to the front 
was in all the exposure and useless movements 
which involved all the hardships of military 
service in an inclement season and in which he 
made the long marches which covered all the 
time until the spring of 1863, when he was 
first in action at Cold Water and went thence 
to the Siege of Vicksburg. A part of his regi- 
ment was in the action at Jackson and his 
brigade went to Natchez in August where the 
command remained until the regiment was re- 
organized after the bulk of its numbers had 
veteranized. Mr. Enderby was a participant in 
the work of the Meridian expedition in which 
the 12th did a large amount of business, cal- 
culated to cripple the resources of the rebels 
and marched over 400 miles. He returned to 
Wisconsin in the .spring of 1863 on his veteran's 
furlough and, on returning, became a member 
of the Army of the Tennessee and took jiart in 
the actions preceding the Atlanta campaign 
with the troops under Sherman. He was taken 
with chronic diarrhea and went to the hospital at 



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Huntsville, Ala., and succesively to the hospitals 
at Nashville, Tenn., and Louisville, Ky., and, 
after recovery, went to join his regiment going 
by way of New Yoik to Pocotaligo and to Wil- 
mington, N. C, and made connection with the 
command of Sherman. On the day before the 
surrender^of .Johnston, while on picket duty at 
Pocotaligo, he was struck in the throat by a 
spent ball. The hardships of the Meridian 
march caused varicose veins of the right leg 
and the march to Washington after the close of 
hostilities caused the same trouble in his left 
leg. 

After being discharged with his regiment he 
returned to Wisconsin and has since been a 
farmer. He was married Sept. 8, 1865, to Eliza 
Ann Jeffry. Their children who are living are 
named Annie Eliza, ,Tohn T., May L., William 
L., Carrie .Jane, Robert G., Wilbert M., Albert 
H., Duane M., Lottie A. and I^oella A. Melinda 
died when a little less than two years old. Tlie 
oldest daughter is married. Robert Sherriff, 
who was a soldier in the civil war, is the uncle 
of Mr. Enderby ; a sketch of him appears 
on another page. At the first presidential 
election after he returned from tlie war, his 
father, who was a Democrat, proposed that they 
should go to the polls to vote. The son ob- 
jected, as he knew his father would deposit a 
vote contrary to the principles for which he 
had fought. But, as the father insisted, the son 
went and nullified the Democratic vote by 
voting for Grant. 

OHN L. FOWLER of Marinette, Wis., 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 207, was 
born Feb. 16, 1845, in Virginia. He was 
born in bondage and was raised as a 
slave in the city of Hannibal, Mo., where he 
worked in a tobacco factory. lie was still 
there when the war broke out and was at the 
battle of Wilson's Creek where he witnessed 
the death of General Lyon. He was in the 
personal service of Captain Stewart and after 
the battle, a ditch which they had to cross was 
made passable for the command to which he 
belonged by being filled with the bodies of 
dead rebels. They went back to Hannibal to 
recruit and to allow the sick and wounded to 
recover health. After the Emancipation Proc- 
lamation he went to Chicago, thence to Bos- 



ton, Mass., and to Pittsfield, where he enlisted in 
the 54th Massachusetts Infantry (colored). The 
regiment was assigned to the command of Gen- 
eral Gilmore and Mr. Fowler was in the assault 
at Fort Wagner on Morris Island where he was 
wounnded in bis head, body and legs and was 
sent home to die. He made all possible haste 
to recover and went to Davenport, la., and en- 
listed in the 60th United States Infantry (col- 
ored.) The regiment went to Helena, Ark., and 
successively to Little Rock, Brownsville, Du- 
vall's Blutf, Powhatan, Big and Little Black 
Rivers, Pine Bluff and thence to Little Rock 
overland, the regiment being detailed as escort 
to a supply train. He next performed duty as 
escort to a foraging party to Fort Gibson and 
thence as mail escort to Fort Scott. He went 
to Little Rock and Duvall's Bluff where he did 
duty in secret service until the regiment was 
united, when he went to Davenport, la., and 
received discharge. 

He was married November 27, 1868, to Sa- 
rah E. Arthur of Green Bay and they have one 
daughter named Eva. Mrs. Fowler was born 
m Atlanta, Ga. 

HRISTIAN SCHLEGEL, a farmer on 
section 24 in the townshiji of ^\'est- 
field, Marquette cminty, Wis., was 
born June 17, ls:i8, in Sargans, in 
the Canton of St.'Gallen, Switzerland. He is 
the son of Ulrich and Elizabeth (Sutter) 
Schlegel and he was 19 years old when he 
came to America. He w'ent to Milwaukee in 
1857 and in 1862 removed to Ripon. He was 
among the very first soldiers who enlisted in 
Wisconsin, enrolling as a soldier in defense of 
the Union on the day when the requisition for 
troops was made on the Governor of Wisconsin 
and he enlisted April 15, 18()1, in the orga- 
nization which was assigned to tiie 1st Wiscon- 
sin Infantry as Company D, and April 27th he 
w'as with his command at Milwaukee and left 
the State June 9th. He went to Chambersburg 
and soon after to Hagerstown, Md., and in July 
moved across the Potomac River, where he en- 
gaged July 2nd in the fir.st action in which 
Wisconsin troops met tlie rebels. In the fight 
at Falling Waters in which Mr. Schlegel par- 
ticipated, the first Wisconsin soldier was killed 
in the war, George Drake, of Milwaukee. (See 
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movement in expectation of battle, in oliecking 
the movements of the rebels, in marches and 
on guard duty until the regiment was ordered 
to \Visconsin to be mustered out, its term of 
service having expired. On one occasion Mr. 
Schlegel was detailed to take a rebel across the 
river and before the duty was accomplislied 
the rebel cavalry was in pursuit and tired on 
the sipiad when about half way across, but 
nobody was injured. On an other occasion, he 
was on picket duty an<l went to a house to ob- 
tain some food, where he encountered a rebel 
captain, made him a prisoner and took him to 
headquarters Avlience he was sent to Washing- 
ton. At Falling Waters a ball j)assed through 
the stock of liis gun- between the barrel and 
ramrod, another pa.ssed between his arm and 
l)ody, piercing liis knapsack, and another 
tlu'dugh the rub1)er blankrt wliich he hail tieil 
around his breast. 

The occupation of Mr. Scldegel before lie en- 
listed M'as that of a shoemaker and after his 
return from the war he engaged in farming 
and now owns NO acres of land. In iSdS lie 
removed to Marcpiette county and lucated in 
the town of Harris, removing to Westheld 
township in lS7(i. He was married in lii])on. 
Wis., to Adelia Eckert, and they liave seven 
living cliildren. Lilly, is tlie wife of A. E. 
(iiu'dy; the others are named Lola, Rosetta, 
Oswald, Eno, Emma and Beno ; .Jennit' is 
deceased. INIr. Schlegel was well educated in 
his native countiy and he has given his chil- 
dren excellent school training. Two of his 
daughters are teachers and one of his sons 
attends the high school at Westfield. He is a 
good and relialjle citizen who is esteemed liy 
the connuunitv in whicli he lives. 



OHN T. HAND, a merchant of Beaver 
Dam, Wis., the proprietor of "The Fair", 
a business establishment of prominence 
in that city and a former soldier of the 
Civil War, was born .Jan. 20, IS 44 at Liberty- 
ville, Ulster Co., New York. When he was IS 
months old his parents, Abial H. and Catherine 
(Schoonmaker) Hand, removed to Canajoharie, 
Montgomery Co., New York, where he passed 
his youth aud resided until he entered the 
army. He received a common school education 
and, when he was 14, he became a clerk in a 



dry goods store where he operated until he en- 
listed. He enrolled March 11, 1862 in Company 
E, 43rd New York Infantry, entering the 
service as a recruit and joining liis regiment in 
front of Yorktown and lie participated in that 
action. He was in the skirmishing to Williams- 
burg and his next service after that battle was 
in the 7-days fighting on the Peninsula, after 
which he was taken sick with typhoid fever 
contracted in that campaign, and was sent to 
the field hospital whicli, with all its inmates, 
was taken by the rebels. He was sent to Rich- 
mond aud conHnd in prison No. 4 three weeks 
and was one of the detail to clean Libby prison 
before its occupancy as a prison pen. He went 
to the prison at Belle Isle and, tliree weeks later, 
was exchanged. Wilder was the rebel com- 
missioner of exchange and the Union prisoners 
destined for release were passed through a 
gate and counted off. Mr.. Hand was in the rear 
and only two passed through after him. He 
was within three of being obliged to endure all 
that those not exchanged under that cartel, 
passed through in the various "hells" devisecl 
by rebel ingenuity to torture those who "followed 
the flag". Mr. Hand rejoined his regiment at 
Harrison's Landing after an absence ot six 
weeks. He recuperated ra[)idly after reaching 
his command and was in the fight at Antietam 
and successively participated in all the experi- 
ences of the Wisconsin "fighting 5th" with 
which his regiment was brigaded. Among the 
prominent actions were Fredericksburg, Marye's 
Height's, Chancellorsville, Salem Cliurch, Get- 
tysburg, Rappahannock Station, Mine Run, the 
battles of the Wilderness including Spotsylvania 
and the action about four miles from Chancel- 
lorsville, in which he was wounded May 10, 
1864. He was struck in the left hip by a piece 
of a shell, a fragment from a case shot entering 
his body. He went to hospital at Patterson 
Park, Baltimore, and rejoined his regiment Oct. 
14th following. He reached his company on 
the 17th, just in time to connect with the fight- 
ing force of Sheridan in the battle of Winchester 
and, after that grand action, went to the rifle 
pits before Petersburg. He remained there ex- 
posed to rebel fire until March 11, 1865, when 
he was discharged, his term of enhstment hav- 
ing expired. His deep regret is that he could 
not have foreknown tliat the end was so near at 
hand as it would have been a glorious experience 
to have been connected with the collapse of the 
Great Struggle. As he says, he would not have 



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cared "if he had lost a leg". At Fredericksburg 
lie was hit by a piece of shell whicli tore a hole 
in his knapsack and also received a bullet in his 
Ijody-belt buckle which doubled it like an egg 
shell. At Mine Run he firmly believed for 
some time that he was shot through the body 
as he saw a sharpshooter fire at him. He 
desires to add as an instance of the real 
understanding commanders have of the finale 
of an action, the address of Hancock to his com- 
mand before Antietam : — "Boys, 1 want every 
man to do his duty for this will, in all probabil- 
ity, be the last battle of the war." 

Mr. Hand returned to Montgomery county 
and, soon after, went to Clinton, De Witt Co., 
111., where he was occupied as a clerk seven 
years. He went thence to Decatur, 111., and 
entered into business on his own responsibility 
and has since been so interested. The father of 
Mr. Hand was born in New Jersey and was the 
son of a sea captain ; he fought in the war of 
l.sr2 and was in the actions on Lake Champlain. 
Mr. Hand is the descendant of patriots of the 
Revolution and in the maternal line is of Hol- 
land Dutch extraction. His ancestral stock 
settled in Ulster county with the families who 
became historic through their connection with 
the early history of the settlement of the 
country. He was married Aug. 30, 1868 to 
Anna Brown and their daughter is named Lena 
B. Mrs. Hand was born in Boston and her fam- 
ily were of Massachusetts origin and in the 
maternal line belonged to the Weld family of 
Boston. 

W LBERT A. DANIELS, of Berlin, Wis., 
^/'V ^ memljer of G. A. R. Post No. 4, 
y<^^V ^^''^^ born in Hartford, Conn., Oct. 
16, 1840, and is the son of Eli W. 
and Ann (Miner) Daniels. The son was three 
years old when his parents moved to Caledonia 
in New York, and, when he was seven, they 
came to Wisconsin and located at Oconomowoc 
where they passed three years. There the 
mother died and the son went to the home of 
his uncle, Morgan Daniels, at Cold Spring on 
tlie Hudson, opposite West Point. His uncle 
conducted a select school whicli he attended 
two years. While there, his father went to 
Auroraville, Wis., and he joined him in 1852. 
He enlisted Aug. 18, 1862, at that place in 



Company H, 30th Wisconsin Infantry for three 
years and received honorable discharge Sept. 
20, 1865, at Louisville, Ky. The 30th Wiscon- 
sin has a history differing in many respects 
from that of the other infantry regimen Is from 
Wisconsin. About the time it was in readiness 
for active business, the draft difficulties arose 
and the several companies were distributed 
throughout Wisconsin. Mr. Daniels remained 
in Madison in rendezvous, until detailed to con- 
duct conscripts to the front at Chattanooga. 
He made connection with his regiment at 
Camp Washburn, Milwaukee, and, in April, 
went to Benton Barracks, St. Louis, and thence 
to Dakota and assisted in building Fort Rice. 
There he was ill with typhoid fever, the result 
of exposure to malaria while herding cattle. 
He went to the fort hospital, and had an ex- 
perience which permanently affected his health. 
About the first of November he reported for 
duty. The garrison had constructed river 
boats for their transportation down the Mis- 
souri River and to one of these the ho.spital 
boats were attached. Mr. Daniels was aboard 
one of them and, when they arrived in the 
vicinity of Omaha, they were frozen in during 
a heavy snovvstorm. They went ashore and 
passed election day in voting, it being the date 
of the second election of Lincoln. They 
marched thence to Omaha and spent the first 
night in sheds, pigpens and other deserted 
buildings. They went thence to Council Bluffs 
and passed several days, while the weather im- 
proved. A detail was sen t back for the boats and 
they started down the river. They had left 
Fort Rice under orders to join the command of 
Sherman at Nashville and, when they arrived 
above St. Joe, Mo., were again frozen in. They 
stripped the boats of everything of value and 
abandoned them. They marched to St. Joe, 
where they arrived Nov. 25th, and, two days 
later, started for Quincy. The rebels had par- 
tially destroyed a bridge west of Chillicothe, 
Mo., through which a freight train, which pre- 
ceded theirs went down and many lives, des- 
tined through rebel malice to be lost, were 
saved. The bridge was repaired and they pro- 
ceeded by Hannilml, Mo., Quincy, 111., Lafay- 
ette and Indianapolis to Louisville. Orders 
were received for Nashville, but the rebel cav- 
alry becoming troublesome at Bowling Green, 
they left the train to protect the town. The 
rebels turned their course south and destroyed 
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1864.) The regiment camped at Bowling 
Green until January, 1S65, guarding the pris- 
oners taken from Hood by Thomas. (Among 
them were 18 rebel surgeons.) They were 
afterwards sent in detachments to Fortress 
Monroe, Kelley's Island, New York harbor and 
to Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, witli pris- 
oners. After the distribution of prisoners, the 
80th went to Louisville and guarded them. 
March 1st, Mr. Daniels was detailed to the 
headquarters of Gen. .John M. Palmer in the 
mail department wliere he remained until he 
was discliarged. 

He returned to Auroraville, and assumed 
charge of the sawnjill of his father January 1, 
1866, and managed the business there three 
3'ears. He then bought a farm in tiie vicinit}' 
and was engaged as an agriculturist until 
March, 1884, when he purchased a st ck of 
goods of E. Sherwood at that place. Oct. 1, 
1885, he purchased the business interests of H. 
G. Childs and is now managing his relations in 
the sale of groceries and crockery on a large 
scale. He was married July 14, 1867, to Emma 
E. Clark of Auroraville. Their sons are named 
Clark Elmer and Charles Arthur. The par- 
ents of Mrs. Daniels were former residents near 
Syracuse, New York. Chester Clark, her 
father, was a Lieutenant in Company H, 30th 
Wisconsin, and lost his health in the service. 
Her mother was Mary Miles before marriage. 
Theodore Daniels; a brother of Mr. Daniels, 
was a soldier in the 1st Wisconsin H. A., Bat- 
tery B. The father of Mr. Daniels was born at 
East Windsor, Conn. The mother was also of 
a Connecticut family. 



r^^ EORGE CORBIN, of 

P^ Mich., and a riiember of (t. .V. 



Menomonoe, 

, R. 

^^■''•^^ Post Lyon, No. -Jlili, was born March 
17, l8o8, in Florence, Erie Co., Ohio. 
His parents, Orin and Chloe (Parker) Corbin, 
■were natives, respectively of New York and 
A'erniont and in both lines of descent he comes 
of patriotic stuck, his ancestors having fur- 
nished assistants in establishing the (tovern- 
ment, in the Revolution and in substantiating 
independence in 1812. He was educated in the 
common schools and trained in the business of 
a farmer until he was 17 years old, when he 
came to Wisconsin and located at Oconto. His 



employment was that con^mon to that section 
of Wisconsin and he operated as a saw-mill 
hand and lumberman in which he was occu- 
pied until the autunni of LStil wIumi he deter- 
minded to enlist. He ein'olled in October in 
Company F, I'itli Wisconsin Infantry at Oconto 
for three years and he received honorable dis- 
charge at C!hattanooga, Tenn., at its expiration 
in October 18()4. 

The company in which Mr. Corbin was en- 
rolled was named the "River Sackers", a term 
which sufficiently demonstrates its character, 
as it was composed chiefly of men inured to 
the severest labor and to all sorts of exyiosure 
and hardshi}). He left the State with his com- 
mand in January following his enlistment, the 
regiment l)eing the largest that had then gone 
to the front from Wisconsin. It was a regi- 
ment of which the State was justly i)roud and 
amply sustained its prospective record. The 
12th was ordered to Fort Leavenworth, Kans., 
enduring the rigors of a severe winter en route 
and in mid-January, passed a night without 
protection from cold of 20 degrees below zero 
on the banks of the Mississippi River. In a 
month they arrived at Leiivenworth and in 
March started for Fort Scott, a march of 160 
miles, an(J went thence to Lawrence, and to 
Fort Riley. Events made their journey vain 
and they returned to Leavenworth in ^hiy. 
Their ne.xt remove was to St. Louis, and to 
Columlms, Ky., and there they engaged in re- 
pairing the railroad, whence they went to 
Union City, and Humboldt, Tenn. There a 
part of the command was mounted on horses 
that had been secured while searching for 
■ bushwhackers, and the work performed at that 
point by the command was of great service in 
more than one direction. In October the regi- 
ment went to Pocahontas as reserve in the fight 
at Hatchie, and afterwards went to Bolivar,Tenn. 
In Novemlier they were assigned to the Army 
of the Mississippi under Grant and moved 
southward. They were in a reconnoitering 
expedition and captured a considerable number 
of prisoners and were in motion thi-ough that 
month and December. The next removal was 
to Moscow, and thence to La Fayette, Collins- 
ville, and Memphis where they arrived in 
March. Tliey performed reserve dutj^ until 
the middle of May when they started for 
Meksl)urg arid took position in the trenches 
there, where they remained during the siege. 
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days, and when Sherman's command was orga- 
nized for the march to Atlanta they were 
assigned to the 17th Corps under General Blair. 
They were in the several actions included in the 
general term battle of Kenesaw Mountain and 
fought at Big Shanty. They were engaged at 
Bald Hill where they did some of the heaviest 
fighting of the war, losing more than a fourth 
of the command (including five color bearers) 
within fifteen minutes. A week later the regi- 
ment was engaged in the siege of Atlanta, and 
later on at .Jonesboro, wliich was the last battle 
in which Mr. Corbin fought. The veterans 
who re-enlisted took their furloughs and the 
non-veterans went to Chattanooga, where their 
connection with the military history of the 
Government and their State ceased. 

He returned to Oconto and resumed the 
business of a lumberman and, soon after, was 
made foreman of the sawmill of Jones & Col- 
lins. Li ihe spring of 1885 he removed to 
Menomonee to take a position in the employ of 
the Kirby Carpenter Lumber Company. He is 
now their filer, a situation in which skill and 
judgment is a consideration. A brother of 
Mr. Corbin's, .Jude, was a member of Company 
B, 3rd Ohio Cavalry, and fouglit through the 
war. 

In March, 1S<jS, he was married to Henrietta 
Warner. Their children are named Charles 
and Mary. Mrs. Corbin was born in the State 
of New York, the daughter of Lucius and 
Paulina (Putnam) Warner. Her sister's hus- 
band, Harry Mathews, enlisted from Illinois. 

^ MMl \l. HAMLIN, Station Agent at 
^ Brillion, Wis., was born Nov., 8 
1845, in Pennsylvania. When he 
was eight years of age his parents, 
Sylvester B. and Nancy (MeGarvey) Hamlin, 
removed to Illinois and located at Erie, White- 
side county. He was Ijrought up with small 
educational advantages, owing to the unsettled 
condition of that part of the State and the 
necessity of his early undertaking his own 
maintenance. He was mucli interested in cur- 
rent events and, when the war was on hand as 
the absorbing topic of all circles, he was too 
young to enlist, and he- followed the fortunes 
of the Sth Illinois Cavalry as an Orderly with- 
out recompense of any character. He accom- 




panied the regiment to the Army of the Poto- 
mac, and was a participant in all the dangers 
and hardships on the Peninsula and he was in 
all the actions of that memorable summer. He 
was in the advance on Richmond, arri\ing so 
close to that city as to be able to look into its 
streets when "Sound Retire" sent the Union 
forces on the equally memorable retreat of 
seven days. After the veteranizing of the 8th 
Illinois (Vivalry, he enlisted, having arrived at 
the age required by the military authorities 
and he enrolled at Morri.son, Whiteside county 
Jan. 2, 1864, in Company C, for three years, 
and received honorable discharge July 17, 
1865, at Benton Barracks, St. Louis. The reg- 
iment was attached to the command of General 
Kil])atrick and Mr. Hamlin participated in his 
splendid raids. Its last canq)aigns were in the 
valley of A'irginia against the guerrilla chief. 
Col. Mosby, and in the defense of Washington. 
The 8th Illinois Cavalry was one of the com- 
mands that made its own history as events 
succeeded each other and, as the regiment was 
in the war from first to last, its rccr)rd was 
such as to reflect a luster that has not waned 
in 1888. Its liattles were all the prominent 
actions inuler the management of McClellan 
and after its assignment to the connnand of 
Kilpati'ick, it was a part of the glorious i-ireci' 
which stands on history's ])ages distinguished 
through his name. 

After release from military life, Mr. Hamlin 
secured a fair education by his own efforts and 
at his own expense, and his first regular em- 
ployment was as a farmer, in \\'hich he was 
occupied three years. At the expiration of 
that time he entered a paper juill at Clinton, 
Iowa, as a fireman after which he acquired a 
knowledge of telegraphy and was first employed 
as an operator by the corporation of the N. W. 
R. R. at Franklin (h'ove. Ills. He served there 
seven years and went next to his home at Erie 
and engaged in the coopering Inisiness for a 
short time, when he was employed by the same 
railroad corporation at Kenosha, Wis., remain- 
ing two years. In 1880 he went to Cato Sta- 
tion, Wis., and operated there two years as 
agent, leaving the position to le-enter the em- 
ploy of the C. & N. W. at Nachusa, Ills., where 
he passed 10 months. In 1882 he canit; to 
Brillion to act in the capacity he is now filling. 

He was united in marriage Oct. 3, 1877, to 
Lucy y. Roe, of Franklin Grove, Ills. The 
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lioiisehold are named Fred Roe and Roy Amrai. 
Mrs. Haralin was born in Liglitliouse, Lee Co., 
Ills., and her parents represent Kentucky 
blood in botli lines of descent. Her brother, 
Nathaniel C. Roe, was a soldier in the war of 
the rebellion, and a brother of Mr. Hamlin, 
Oliver C, was an enlisted man in the loth Illi- 
nois Infantry. A partial list of the battles and 
skirmishes, in which Mr. Hamlin was a par- 
ticipant, includes 2iid Bull Run, Seven Days, 
South Mountain, Antietam, Chancellorsville, 
Culpepper, Point of Rocks, Dundee, Harper's 
Ferry, Frederick City and Monocacy. 



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HARLES L. WOOD, resident at Royal- 
ton, Waupaca Co., Wis., was born 
March 4, 1843, in Pulaski, Mercer 
Co., Pennsylvania. When he was 12 
years old he accompanied his father, Samuel N. 
Wood, to Aledo, Mercer Co., 111., where two 
elder brothers had preceded them. A younger 
brother afterwards followed them, and a year 
later two sisters settled at tlie same place. Soon 
after the youngest sister, the house-keeper of 
the household, died and the family were again 
dispersed. Mr. Wood of this sketch went to 
Northport, Wis., and was employed there when 
the war broke out. He was a little past 18 
when he enlisted August 21, 1861 , at Waupaca 
for three years in Company A, 8th Wisconsin 
Infantry. January 7, 1863, he veteranized and 
received honorable discharge at Demopolis, 
Ala., September 5, 1865. Mr. Wood was a 
member of the Eagle regiment and his roster 
of battles includes 27 names inscribed on the 
country's roll of honor. He left the State 
October 12th after enlisting and, eight days 
later, was engaged in a skirmish at Frederick- 
town, Mo. He was in the action at Island No. 
10 and at Farmington, was next in a reconuois- 
ance near Corinth, engaged in the first and 
second battles at Coi'inth, at luka and .Jackson, 
participated in the siege at Vicksburg and was 
in several actions in that vicinity, fought at 
Mechanicsburg on the Yazoo River, aided in 
the capture of Richmond, La., and skirmished 
until January with Forrest's guerrillas. Mr. 
Wood was a member of the Meridian expedi- 
tion and went with his regiment in Smith's 
expedition up the Red River. He was in tlie 



charge at Fort Scurry, at Fort DeRussey, Hen- 
derson Hill and Pleasant Hill. Returning to 
Missouri he went with his command to drive 
the rebels out of that State and was afterwards 
in the battle of Nashville ; he went to Mobile 
and was in the charges at Spanish Fort and 
Fort Blakely. The regiment marched 100 
miles to Montgomei-y, Ala., and thence to 
Union Town whence tliey went to the place of 
their discharge. 

Mr. Wood returned to Royalton where he 
engaged in the vocation of painter. October 
10, 1867, he was married to Mattie Whitman 
and their children are named Ralph and Or- 
ville. They are two promising young men 
aged 21 and 17 respectively. The father and 
three brothers of Mr. Wood were in the army. 



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/o^ ORNELIUS CONSTINE, of Peshtigo 
|/^xx^ Wis., was born April 1, 1846, in Lan- 
>^v/ caster, Canada. His father, Richai'd 
Constine, was the son of a patriot of 
1812 and passed his life in this country, remov- 
ing with his family to New York in 1849. In 
1873 the son came to Wisconsin and located at 
Peshtigo where he is well-known as a farmer 
and in his connection with the lumbering inter- 
ests of that locality. His marriage to Mary E. 
Helmer took place in 186"> and their children 
were named Nellie M., Frankie, Herbert, Marga- 
ret, Edie and Freddie. Edie is deceased, as are 
Lotta and Clarence. Nellie is married. 

In December, 1863, Mr. Constine enlisted in 
tlie 106th New York Infantry at Madrid, St. 
Lawrence county, New York, enrolling in Com- 
pany G for three ye;irs. The regiment went 
from the place of rendezvous to make connec- 
tion with the army of the Shenandoah \^alley 
and Mr. Constine was in the battle of Winches- 
ter, fought at Cedar Creek and, at Fisher's Hill, 
preceeding the latter action, he was a partici- 
pant in one of the most complete victories gained 
by the Union arms. The regiment was with 
Sheridan throughout the remainer of the con- 
flict which was then drawing to a close, and 
fought in the actions in the vicinity of Rich- 
mond and at Sailor's Creek, April 8th, and Mr. 
Constine witnessed the surrender at Appomat- 
tox. He was wounded at Winchester but re- 
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the actions named. He was discharged from 
the Rhode Island distributing hospital at Alex- 
andria on the close of the war. 

YRON B. TARBOX, of Wood town- 
ship, Wood Co., Wis., forme I'ly a 
soldier of the civil war, was Born 
.lune 21, 1838 in the town of Edin- 
burg, Penobscot Co., Maine. He is the son of 
Roswell B. and Berthina Tarbox and he lived 
in Maine until 1850, when he came to Adams 
county, Wisconsin. He afterwards went to 
Juneau county and in 1870, fixed his residence 
where he now lives. When he came to Wis- 
consin, he followed the business of a blacksmith 
and also operated as a lumberman until he en- 
tered the army. He enlisted May 17, 1861, in 
Company D, 4th Wisconsin Infantrj^at Quincy 
for three years and he received honorable dis- 
charge December 10, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La. 
Mr. Tarbox belonged to a regiment which was 
commanded by a Colonel who made his record 
before going to the front, as he devised and 
consummated a plan to gei his regiment through 
the State of New York when the railroad auth- 
orities refused to furnish transportation, and 
Colonel Paine never lost prestige with his com- 
mand even under tne most trying circum- 
stances. He stopped in Harrisburg and ob- 
tained muskets for his soldiers, as the disaster at 
Bull Run might have caused a demand for troops 
at a moment's notice. Mr. Tarbox went with the 
regiment to Newport News to make connection 
with the command of Butler, preparatory to 
proceeding to the occupation of New Orleans 
going on the "Great Republic," and while under 
the charge of General .Williams in command, 
suffered much hardship from the treatment he 
bestowed on the soldiers on shipboard and from 
confinement which caused much illness. He 
was in the subsequent movements of the regi- 
ment to the rear of the forts at the mouth of 
the Mississippi River, and his company was one 
that took a position which convinced the rebels 
that the safest way was to surrender the fortifica- 
tions. They proceeded to join the forces of 
Butler at New Orleans and went next to Baton 
Rouge and thence to Port Hudson and on to 
Vicksburg and were obliged to withdraw from 
an unsuccessful attempt to commence action 
against the city. On the return to Baton Rouge 



the rebels fired on their transport and when the 
second attempt to ascend the river was made 
they burned Grand Gulf in retaliation, under 
orders of Genei'al Butler. He was in the sharp 
action at Baton Rouge where General Williams 
was killed and afterwards foraged with his regi- 
ment for horses and chased a batallion of Texas 
Rangers, returning to proceed again to an 
assault on Port Hudson where the command 
dismounted. Mr. Tarbox took part in the sev- 
eral assaults on Port. Hudson and was still with 
the regiment when it was transformed into a 
cavalry command. That was accomplished in 
September, 1863. Soon after, he was taken sick 
and was sent to the hospital at Baton Rouge, 
where he remained until he received discharge 
for disability. 

He returned to Adams county, and resumed 
his business as a farmer as soon as he was res- 
tored to health. He has always been active in 
the local management of public affairs and in 
Adams county, he officiated as School Director, 
holding the position three years. He also acted 
in the capacity of Supervisor of Armenia town- 
ship in 1869, and was made postmastea- at 
Miner in Wood county. He has officiated as 
Treasurer of Wood Township two years and, 
in 1881, was Assessor of the same township, 
He is present Supervisor of Wood Township, 
(1888). In political opinion and record he is a 
solid Republican. 

He married Eliza M. BuUis and their chil- 
dren are, Mary E. and Robert C. Sidney A. 
is deceased. The father of Mrs. Tarbox was a 
soldier in the civil war and died from the re- 
sult of disbilities incurred in the service. Mr. 
Tarbox had two brothers in the war. Albert 
E. was killed at the battle of Gettysburg, and 
Chancey D. was wounded at Baton Rouge, La. 
He was a soldier in the same regiment as Mr. 
Tarbox. Since the war the latter has been en- 
gaged in farming ; he has a place including SO 
acres located on Section 15, Wood Township. 

OHN C. WROLSTAD, a resident of lola, 
Waupaca county, Wis., and a member of 
G. A. R. Post No. 99, at lola, was born 
April 8, 1839, in Norway. 
When he was four years old his parents re- 
moved with their family to America and lo- 
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Ixonia. After a residence there of 12 years 
they went to New Hope, Portage county, and, 
during the first months of the war Mr. Wrol- 
stad determined to enlist. When the Scandi- 
navian regiment was recruited, many of Mr. 
Wrolstad's friends enrolled and he enlisted at 
Scandinavia Nov. 5, 1861, in Company I, 15th 
Wisconsin Infantry for three years. The com- 
mand proceeded from the I'endezvous at Camp 
Randall to a point on the Ohio River and in 
March, 1862, went to the attack at Island No. 
10. After the evacuation he was in the action 
on the sliore in wliich the rebel camps with 
their supplies were captured and was afterwards 
on garrison duty on the island which was left 
in charge of the captain of Company G, and 
joined the i-egiment September 21, 1863, at 
Chickaniauga. In October, 1862, he was in the 
action at Island No. 10, in which an attack of 
rebel cavalry was repulsed and, after rejoining 
the regiment, the captain of Company G took 
command of the regiment as senior captain. 
Mr. Wrolstad was in the trenches at Chatta- 
nooga until about the middle of October, when 
he was transferred to guard duty and was in 
tlie assault at Mission Ridge and afterwards at 
Lookout Mountain and at Orcliard Knob. He 
went next on a long march to Knoxville which 
was one of the most intolerable experiences of 
the campaign and was the cause of the mem- 
bers of the regiment refusing to veteranize. He 
was afterwards on guard duty through the 
winter and, in the spring marched from Straw- 
berry Plains to be assigned to the Army of the 
Cumberland in the Atlanta campaign. He 
was in the skirmish line at Resaca and was in 
the actions on Rocky Face Ridge, afterwards 
pui'suing the rebels to Cassville. He was next 
in the action at Pumpkin Vine Creek and 
fought at Pine Mountain, going next to Lost 
Mountain and Kenesaw and was next in posi- 
tion at Peach Tree Creek. In a night charge 
of the rebels near Atlanta, where many of the 
regiment was captured, he saved himself by 
jumping down a steep bank. He was in the 
trenches in the siege of Atlanta and in the 
action at .Jonesboro and went next to Chatta- 
nooga, where he remained until his company 
was mustered out February 11, 1865. Since 
the war he has been a resident of Waupaca 
county and lived in the town of lola, where he 
is engaged in lumbering. 

He was married in 1867, to Mathia Norde 



and their children are named Osena, James, 
Alfred, Martin, Loren, Henry, .Josephine and 
Mabel. 

LBERT MELVIN COLE of Appleton, 
u Wis., one of the Charter members 
/^^jL °^ ^^°- ^- Eggleston Post No. 133, 
G. A. R., was born in Limerick, 
York Co., Maine, April 8, 1845. He inherited 
the spirit which the patriots of the Revolution 
left to their descendants in New England and, 
a few months after he was 16 years old, he 
became a soldier in defense of the Union which 
his ancesters had established. He enlisted Dec. 
5, 1861, in Company I, 1st Maine Cavalry at 
Augusta for three years. He was promoted to 
Sergeant and was discharged as sucli Dec. 5, 
1864, his term of enlistment having expired. 
The 1st Maine Cavalry was one of the most con- 
spicuous in the cavalry service during the war 
and bears the honor of participating in a 
greater number of engagements than an} other 
cavalry command. The roster on its colors in- 
cludes Middleton, Winchester, Cedar Mountain, 
2nd Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, 
Fredericksburg, Rappahannock Station, Brandy 
Station, Aldie, Middleburg, Upperville, Gettys- 
burg, Shepardstown, Sulpliur Springs, Mine 
Run, Fortifications of Richmond, Old Church, 
Todd's Tavern, Ground Squirrel Church, Hawes' 
Shop, Cold Harbor, Trevillian Station, St. 
Mary's Church, Deep Bottom, Reams' Station, 
Wyatt's Farm, Boydton Road and Bellefield. 
More than 100 actions are recorded in which 
the regiment was m service in which 
casualties occurred. Mr. Cole went from ren- 
dezvous with the regiment and made connec- 
tion with the Army of the Potomac. He was 
in all the prominent engagements which have 
been enumerated until Wyatt's Farm and also 
in a large number of skirmishes and minor 
affairs including foraging expeditions and other 
service incident to cavalry life which cannot be 
made matter of record". At the battle of 
Brandy Station he received a saber cut across 
his hand but did not leave the command. In 
the winter of 1862 he became disabled from fa- 
tigue, exposure and hardship and went in June 
following into the brigade hospital where he 
was under treatment six weeks. In the last 
days of September, 1864, he was again in hos- 
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and was discharged thence at the expiration of 
his period of enlistment. 

Mr. Cole was a pupil in the puplic schools of his 
native place in boyhood and after returning from 
the war, when he was 19, he went to Portland. 
He determined to learn the trade of a machin- 
ist and went to East Boston wliere he fitted him- 
self for that business and in which he was en- 
gaged about four years. In 1869he came to 
Wisconsin and located at New London, where 
he was a citizen two years and served as Vil- 
lage Marshal. In 1871 he became a resident 
of Appleton and entered upon the duties of a 
position as clerk of the Waverly Hotel in which 
capacity he operated three and a half years. 
In 1875 he went to Kansas City, Mo., where he 
embarked in the business of a furniture dealer 
and undertaker in which he was interested 
until the autunni of 1881. At that date he 
returned to Appleton where he is similarly en- 
gaged and is doing a prosperous and popular 
business. 

He was married Feb. 13, 1873, to Eliza J. 
Keith, a native of New Bedford, Mass. Three 
children born to Mr. and Mrs. Cole are deceased. 
Etta died at the age of two years; Melvin 
died when 18 mouths old and May at the age 
eight months. Mrs. Cole is the daughter of 
Marshal D. Keith and is of English extraction. 
Albert and Sarah (Folsom) Cole, the parents of 
Mr. Cole, were natives of Maine as were their 
ancestors for many years previous. In the pa- 
rental line of de.scent, Mr. Cole is of Scotch line- 
age. He has been prominent in the Post at Aji- 
pleton and has served as Adjutant two years — 
Junior Vice Commander one term — Senior Vice 
Commander one term. 

RLAND F. WEAVER, editor and 
proprietor of the Beaver Dam Daily 
and Weekly Newspaper, and Com- 
mander of G. A. R. Post No. 117, 
(1888) was born in Cambria Township, Hills- 
dale Co., Mich., Feb. 5, 1840. Until he was of 
age he resided in his native town and was 
adopted by Samuel Orr, becoming wholly 
orphaned by the death of his mother when four 
years old, his father having been killed by the 
caving of a well when he was an infant. He 
obtained a good education in the common 
schools and, at 14 years old, took upon himself 




the responsibilities of his own future and com- 
menced work on a farm, which avocation he 
followed until he was 18, when he engaged in 
clerking and was thus occupied until he ^\ as 
20, when he went to Hillsdale College and passed 
a term in study. He happened to be in Detroit 
when the intelligence of the attack on Sumter 
reached that city and, yielding to his first im- 
pulse, he enlisted as soon as it was possible in a 
company that was raised for the 1st Michigan 
Infantry, but on mustering the quota was more 
than filled and he was thrown out. He went 
back to Hillsdale and enlisted May 16th follow- 
ing, in Company E, 4th Michigan Infantry. 
He remained in camp of rendezvous a few 
weeks and went thence dn-ect to Washington 
and Meriden Heights and afterwards assisted in 
building Fort Woodbury, named for the colonel 
of the 4th Michigan. His next move was in 
assignment to McDowell's command and he was 
in the first fight at Bull Run, camping after it 
at Miner's Hill, where the regiment passed 
nearly a year perfecting their knowledge of 
military tactics. During tliis time Mr. Weaver 
was ill five months with typhoid fever and was 
placed in the Van Valkenburg hospital. After 
joining his regiment he went to Fairfax C. H., 
back to Alexandria and on a transport to 
Acquia Creek. His regiment was called out to 
participate in the action at Fredericksburg 
known as the first action at Marye's Heights or 
the "Slaughter Pen" where he received a wound 
in the top of the head. He declined the sur- 
geon's advice to go to the hospital and was in 
the fight at Chancellorsville in May. After pass- 
ing a few days at Stoneman's Switch he went to 
the peninsular campaign under his favorite gen- 
eral, McClellan. He was in the 7-days fights 
and retreat, his regiment sufl:ering severely at 
Malvern Hill, the dead roll including the colonel. 
The brigade in which the 4th Michigan was in- 
cluded was first brought into action at Mechan- 
icsville. Later, he marched back to Maryland 
and was in the action at Chantilly, 2nd Bull 
Run, South Mountain and Antietam. At Get- 
tysburg his regiment suffered more heavily 
than in any previous action, losing Colonel J. 
B Jeffords. The command returned to Virginia 
where Mr. Weaver was taken sick with pleurisy 
and went to a hospital at Frederick City for two 
months, going thence to Convalescent Camp at 
Alexandria under orders to report to his regi- 
ment. He was seized with a relapse and went 
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until Oct. 27, 1863. There he received honor- 
able discharge and returned to Hillsdale. As 
soon as his health permitted, he went to Chicago, 
where he arrived ni May, 1864, and took ad- 
vantage of an opportunity to learn the business 
of a photographer. He established his business 
and became the proprietor of two galleries on 
East Lake street near the Tremont Hou,se, both 
of which were destroyed in the great fire, 
October 9, 1871. He had $12,500 insurance 
and, after several years, obtained $625. He lost 
everything be possessed but his "grit" and 
hands and, Oct. 10th, he came to Beaver Dam 
with his wife and two children. He passed 18 
months in the photograph business and after- 
wards resumed the same in Chicago, locating at 
337 West Madison street. After six years he 
returned to Beaver Dam and opened a gallery 
in 1879. May 1, 1887 he founded the journal 
which he is still publishing. It is independent 
in politics and is the leading paper in the county. 
Plis quarters are commodious and adapted to 
the requirements of his business with fixtures 
for extensive operations in printing. He was 
married Feb. 20, 1867 to Annie Ryan, a native 
of Ireland who was brought in infancy to 
America by her parents. Their children are 
named Rae V. 0. and Edwin L. B. They have 
an adopted daughter named Stella. Mr. Weaver 
is the son of Hiram Y. and Minerva A. (Doud) 
Weaver, tlie former a native of Niagara county. 
New York, and the son of Russell Weaver, a 
soldier of 1812. The first generations in the 
paternal line in this country are traced to four 
brothers who came hither from England. The 
mother was of New York State origin and the 
daughter of Gaylord Doud who fought in 1812. 
Mr. Weaver's father was killed at 33 years of 
age. He was a lieutenant in the Black Hawk 
war. The martial proclivity still appears in the 
generation of to-day, the two sons being mem- 
bers of the Beaver Dam Guards. Ililaud H., 
only brother of Mr. Weaver, was a Sergeant in 
the 3rd Iowa Battery, Light Artillery and was 
mustered out as Captain. Mr. Weaver served a 
term as Alderman, one as City Treasurer, one 
as Mayor of Beaver Dam and was Ciiief of the 
Fire Department two years. He is Major of the 
2nd Regiment Wisconsin National Guards and 
was, for eight years, the Captain of the Beaver 
Dam Guards, He was a charter member of his 
Post and is serving his third term as Com- 
mander. He received the appointment from 
Judge S. W. Lamereaux to the three-years term 



to distribute the soldiers relief fund raised by 
Dodge county under the law passed in the winter 
of 1886-7 and was elected by his associates, 
Chairman of ;he Committee. 

EROME J. CURTISS, a citizen of Black 
Creek, Wis., was born Dec. 28, 1844, in 
Ellisburg, -Jefferson Co., New York. He 
was still very young when his j)arents re- 
moved to Wisconsin and they settled in Ply- 
mouth, Sheboygan county, where he obtained 
his schooling in the winters, attending school 
about three months yearly. He lived the life 
of a pioneer until he enlisted in Company B, 
27th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry at Fond du 
Lac, about the middle of February, 1865. He 
was discharged in August, 1865, at Browns- 
ville, Texas, the war being closed. He pro- 
ceeded to join the command at Spanish Fort, 
having charge of a squad of 15 recruits. He 
made connection with the regiment about the 
last of March, and remained therewith until 
discliarged. He contracted a terrible cold 
through exposure to fatigue and bad weather, 
and iiiHammation of the kidneys resulted, from 
the effects of which lie has never recovered. 

He was married Feb. 21st, 1869, to Calista 
Lyman, at Plymouth, Wis. Their children are 
named John, Luther, James, Ida, Sarah, Maud, 
Jerome and Wilford. Three, named Mary, 
John and Jerome are not living. The father 
of Mr. (Jurtiss was born at Mount Washington, 
N. H. His mother was born at Schenectady, 
New York, and was of Holland Dutch origin. 
The father of Mrs. Curtiss was born in Vermont 
and her mother was a descendant of the 
Mohawk Valley Dutch. 

OSEPH WARD BURBANK, Fond du 
Lac, Wis., member of G. A. R. Post No. 
130, was born Jan. 30, 1846, in Albany, 
New York. He is the son of Robert G. 
and Mary Ann (Silver) Burbank and both 
parents \vere of Vermont .stock. His grand- 
father, Robert Burbank, was a soldier in the 
two wars of this country with Great Britain. 
When the boy was five years old he passed a 
vear with his paternal aunt, Mrs. Rosamond 
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his grandfather wliich always remained in his 
memoiy and were his inspiration to enUst in 
the Union army in the civil war. When he 
was six years old he left Albany and came to 
M'^isconsin to enter the family of his uncle, 
JosejA Ward, a Universalist minister at Hart- 
ford, Wis., and after a residence there of two 
years his uncle moved to a farm in Randolph, 
Wis., where he was brought up. He had 
limited advantages of education, attending 
school winters and working on the farm sum- 
mers. His uncle died in the fall of 1861, and 
Mr. Burbank enlisted March 2, 1862, as a musi- 
cian in Company H, 17th Wisconsin Infantry, 
at Fox Lake lor three years. He received lion- 
orable discliarge March 30, 1865, at Goldsboro, 
N. C, on account of the expiration of his enlist- 
ment. He enrolled under the name of Joseph 
B. Ward, which came about in this manner ; 
his father died when he was six years old, leav- 
ing his mother with seven children and, when 
he became an inmate of his uncle's family, his 
name was reversed as Joseph Burbank Ward. 
After his return from the army he assumed his 
rightful name. When he enlisted he was a 
little past 10 years old but gave his age as 17, 
fearing that he would not l>e enrolled. When 
he offered for enlistment he endeavored to en- 
roll in Companj' A, but as that organization 
had a drummer he was not sworn into service, 
but his anxiety to go was so great that he ac- 
companied the organization to St. Louis. Cap- 
tain Armstrong, of Company H, enlisted him in 
his company and he was then sworn into ser- 
vice. He was not very tall and when he was 
examined was obliged to stretch his body "for 
all it was wortli," to pass regulation height. 
He was with his company and regiment 
through his period of enlistment except a short 
time passed in the hospital after the battle of 
Corinth, when he was sick with typoid fever 
followed by dropsy and dumb ague with which 
he has sinee been troubled. After two weeks 
in the regimental hospital he went to Overton 
hospital at Memphis, where lie remained two 
months in care of Dr. Heard, Surgeon of his 
ward and, after his return to Benton Barracks, 
he was treated by Dr. Gilmore in Ward B, in 
the barracks liospital, where he remained about 
two months, rejoining his regiment about the 
middle of July, 1863, at Natchez. He con- 
tracted malarial disease during the investment 
of Corinth and he was a participant in the bat- 
tle at that place. After his return to his regi- 



ment he was employed in military duty and in 
August the command was supplied with horses 
and operated as mounted infantry. He was in 
a rel>el rout at Trinit)^ in Louisiana and was in 
the lively scrimmage on the Black River fol- 
lowing that action. He took part in the capture 
of Fort Beauregard and returned to Natchez and 
thence to Vicksburg to winter quarters. On 
the organization of Sherman's command for 
the Atlanta campaign, the regiment was as- 
signed to the columns of that commander and 
Mr. Burbank was in heavy skirmishing at 
Big Shanty and went thence to tight at Kene- 
saw. Bald Hill and the severe contests con- 
nected with this period of the campaign. He 
was in tlie action at Jonesboro and Lovejoy 
Station and in the early fall was engaged in 
the pursuit of General Hood. He was in the 
several varieties of service, in which the 17th 
Corps was engaged on the route through Geor- 
gia and the Carolinas and in the march to 
Goldsboro, where he was discharged as stated. 
On leaving the army he went to Albany and 
remained with liis mother until 1868, engaged 
in a planing mill. In that year he came to 
Wisconsin and passed alternate winters and 
summers for three years in the woods and in a 
planing mill. In the spring of 1871, he en- 
gaged as a sailor and was on the water dur- 
ing the fires in Cliicago and Peshtigo and on 
the night of October 8th had a lively experi- 
ence with a high wind and a heavy sea and the 
fire floating in the air. It was necessary to 
keep the sails furled and everything drencl>ed 
with water to prevent catching fire. That 
ended his career as a sailor and the following 
winter he engaged as a scaler in the woods. In 
the spring the North Ludington Company for 
which he worked, sent him to Marinette as a 
clerk in their mercantile business, in which ca- 
pacity he operated until the fall of ISSO. He 
then engaged in farming at Stephenson, and 
after a year he was interested in a sewing ma- 
chine agency until the fall of 1887, going suc- 
cessively to Marinette, Green Bay and Fond du 
Lac, where he established his residence. In 
1888, he is representing the Diamond Yeast 
Company of Fond du Lac as travelling sales- 
man. 

He was married July 2nd, 1876, to Amanda 
P. Annis of Fond du Lac. She was born in 
Catteraugus county, New York, and removed 
when a child to Fond du Lac where her parents 
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in a Wisconsin Infantry regiment, was taken 
sick w'itli typbciid fever in rendezvous at Mad- 
ison and his lifeless body was brought back to 
Fond du Lac a few weeks after liis enlistment. 
Almond Annis, another brother, enlisted in the 
51st Wisconsin Infantry and served his term 
in safety. Edward F. Burbank, brother of Mr. 
Burbank, enlisted in the 7th New York Heavy 
Artillery, going to the front as Sergeant and re- 
turning with the commission of a 1st Lieuten- 
ant. Mr. and Mrs. Burbank have four children 
named Robert G., Etta May, Bertie O. and Net- 
tie P. Mr. Burbank holds the position of Ser- 
geant Major of E. A. Brown Post at Fond du 
Lac. 

ENJAMIN L. ROE, Stevens Point, 
Wis., member of G. A. R. Post No. 
156, was born August 13, 1835, in 
Penfield, Monroe Co., New York, 
His grandfather, Benjamin Roe, was born in 
Holland ; he came to America in time to par- 
ticipate in the Revolutionary war and his 
grandson has the musket he carried in the war. 
Mr. Roe of this sketch is the son of Joseph Roe, 
who was born in Holland and was very young 
when he came to America with his parents. He 
died in Penfield when 35 years old. His wife 
Laura (Emmons) Roe was born in Connecticut 
of English lineage. She died in 1886, at Ed- 
gerton, Rock county, when 76 years old, and 
was the daughter of Louis and Anna (Griswold) 
Emmons. \Vhen Mr. Roe was 16 years old he 
left his father's farm to learn the business of a 
miller, in which he was occupied until he 
reached his majority, when became in 1857, to 
Rock county, where he remained until 1860, 
the date of his removal to Stevens Point. He 
was employed in a mill at Plover one year and 
was next in the same business at Amherst, 
where he was occupied until he entered the 
army. He enlisted at Plover August 11, 1862, 
in Company E, 32nd Wisconsin Infantry, 
and was mustered into service Sept. 25, 1862, 
by Major R. S. Smith. November 3rd the com- 
mand joined Sherman's forces at Memphis and 
was in the expedition to Oxfod to be recalled by 
the disaster at Holly Springs, and moved in 
January, 1863, to Memphis where Mr. Roe 
passed 10 months, performing provost duty, after 
which the command moved to La Grange and lie 
was in ceaseless skirmishing and marching 
through Tennessee and Mississippi on the route 
to the rear of Vicksburg, where he was assigned 



to the 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 16th Array 
Corjis and was engaged in the general destruc- 
tion during the Meridian expedition and, after 
returning to Vicksburg, went successively to 
Memphis, Cairo and Decatur, Ala., performing 
guard duty until transferred to the 3rd Brigade 
of the same command and]engaged meanwhile 
in several successful raids in that vicinity. 
August 7th Mr. Roe reached theintrenchments 
at Atlanta and was under constant fire until late 
in the month and, after the evacuation of that 
city, was in the fight at Jonesboro. After the 
hot fight of Sept. 2nd, the command took part 
in the chase of the rebels to Lovejoy's and re- 
turned to Eastport, Miss. Thence, Mr. Roe re- 
turned to Atlanta and performed guard and 
other military duty including train escort until 
the movement of Sherman's columns to the sea. 
After a skirmish at Marlowe, where they fought 
in water waist deep all day, he went to Port 
Royal Island, thence to Pocotaligo and when 
the march through the Carolinas commenced, 
was in the action at Binnaker's Bridge and 
afterward at Cheraw, Fayetteville and in the 
the last action preceding the surrender of 
Johnston at Bentonville. He was in the re- 
mainder of the march to Washington and in 
the Grand Review May 24th, camping after- 
wards at Crystal Springs where he was mustered 
out June 12, 1865. June 14th the command 
reached Milwaukee where the}' were paid and 
disbanded and Mr. Roe returned to Stevens 
Point. He has since been engaged as a miller. 
Mr. Iloe married Frances, daughter of Henry 
and Caroline (Bradley) Warriner, Dec. 21,1S05. 
The father was born in the State of New York 
and was about 62 years of age when he died at 
Plover, Wis. Her mother was a native of Con- 
necticut and died at the age of 45 at Plover, 
Wis. Mrs. Roe was born in New Haven, Conn., 
Dec. 17, 1846, and came to Wisconsin with her 
parents when about two years old. Mr. and 
Mrs. Roe have two sons. Henry was born Dec. 
8, 1867, and Emmons was born Dec. 9, 1869. 
The latter is i'n the employ of the Wisconsin 
Central railroad company at Stevens Point, and 
the former at Waukesha. 

/f^ DWARD MAHONEY, Grand Rapids, 
\^^ Wis., member of G. A. R. Post No. 22, 
was born in Canada June 25, 1847, 
and is the son of Richard and Rachel 
(Nelson) Mahoney. His father was a native of 



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County Wexford, Ireland, ^nd came to St. 
Johns, Newfoundland, in 1825. He was a ship 
carpenter and his family belonged to the better 
class in his native country. The mother was 
born in the same place as the son and was the 
daughter of a man born in Maine and a soldier 
in tlie Revolution. The family of the senior 
Mahoney removed to the United States when 
the son was four years of age and settled in 
Kenosha, Wisconsin. They were there resident 
four years and removed to Grand Rapids, 
whicli has since been the home of the subject 
of this sketch. When he was 20 years old he 
became interested in the business of a machin- 
ist and engaged in the study of the practical 
branches of the trade, becoming proficient in it, 
in all its avenues. 

He was a lad of only 14 years when the civil 
war attracted the attention of public statesmen, 
private citizens and even the boys at school and 
he desired to enlist, but extreme youth pre- 
vented until Aug. 1, 1864, when he enrolled in 
Company G, 13th Wisconsin Infantry at Grand 
Rapids for three years and received honoi'able 
discharge in August, 1865, at Milwaukee, at the 
close of the war. He was then 17 years old 
and joined the command as a recruit at Alla- 
toona Pass just previous to tlie action and there 
tasted rebel powder and the emergencies of 
battle. The regiment went thence through 
Georgia to Savannah with Sherman and fought 
in the actions in and about Savannah, at 
Columbia and Bentonville and in all the minor 
actions which were in constant progress through- 
out the advance througli the States traver.sed 
by the columns under Sherman. After Alla- 
toona, in October, 1864, Mr. Mahoney was in 
every action in the course of the march of the 
15th Corps to which the command was attached 
and participated in' the Grand Review at Wash- 
ington. He served after his first battle in the 
93rd Illinois Infantry, with which the recruits 
were consolidated, the veterans of the com- 
mand being home on their .furlough, and the 
18th Wisconsin restored its organization at 
Goldsboro, where the remainder proceeded on 
transports. They returned to Louisville to be 
nrustered out. After a stay of six weeks at 
Louisville, Mr. Mahoney returned to Grand 
Rapids. 

He fitted for the business of a machinist, as 
stated, which he has since pursued. He is at 
present as.sociated in his interests with John 
Patrick and they conduct extensive relations in 



their business at Grand Rapids. Their establish- 
ment is fitted with all first-class appliances for 
the production of first-class work. Mr. Mahoney 
takes sole charge of tlie business of the machine 
shop and his partner manages the foundry. 
Tiiey make a specialty of force pumps but 
transact all other Ijranches of their relations as 
machinists as occasion requires. They formed 
their business connection in 1879. Mr. Ma- 
honey was married Feb. 1, 1875, to Derinda 
Eaton, and they have six children named Leon, 
Edward Eugene, .John J., Arthur Alanson, 
Walter Wallace and Lottie. Mrs. Mahoney was 
born at Grand Rapids and is the daughter of 
Alanson Eaton, a soldier in the war, in the 12th 
Wisconsin. She had five uncles in the service. 
John Snyder, (Lieutenant of Company G, IStli 
Wisconsin) Henry Snyder, (.same company and 
regiment) Alfred Snyder, (in a Wisconsin regi- 
ment) Stephen Snyder, (belonging to 18th) and 
still another belonging to an Illinois regiment, 
were the brothers of tlie mother of Mrs. Ma- 
honey. Her grandfather, Stephen, and her 
great uncle, ^\'illiam Snyder, were also soldiers 
in Wisconsin regiments. 

John, brother of Mr. Mahoney, was an en- 
listed man in Company G, 18th Wisconsin In- 
fantry. 



OHN A. SPENCER, of Antigo, Wis., and 
/-|l a member of Post No. 78, was born in 
^11 Manchester, Oneida Co., N. Y., Jan. 25, 
1841. His parents, Jay and Margaret 
(Austin) Spencer belonged to the same State by 
birth. He came to Wisconsin and located in 
Ellington, Outagamie county, in 1860, and 
enlisted as a soldier in Company I, 3rd Wis- 
consin Cavalry, March 14, 1862, enrolling in 
the company of Theodore Conkey, of whom a 
sketch appears on another page. Following, is 
a statement in brief of the course of Mr. Spencer's 
connection with active operations in the war. 
From Janesville, tlie place of rendezvous, he 
went to St. Louis, drilled there a month and 
proceeded to Fort Leavenwortli, Kas., was there 
armed and equipped and drilled about two 
months. He marched thence to Fort Scott, 
going soon after to Carthage and contested ter- 
ritory with bushwhackers. On one of these ex- 
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inside rebel picket lines and they mounted and 
cut their way out. He went next to Fort Scott 
and, during the winter, encountered extreme 
hardships, being almost constantly in the saddle 
and on duty in inclement weather. In the 
spring of I860, he went to Fort Gibson, Ark. 
Tliere the combined deviltry of rebels and 
Indians kept them lively, endeavoring to pre- 
vent ambushing and stampeding of their horses. 
He was in winter quarters at Fort Smith, Ark., 
during the next winter and performed patrol 
duty. In April, 1864, he was mustered out to 
re-enlist and received the veteran's privilege of 
a furlough of 30 days. After rejoining his 
regiment, he went to Duvall's Bluft' to guard 
supply trains and saw skirmishing and bush- 
whacking to satisfy any resonable taste in that 
direction. He passed the first part of the suc- 
ceeding winter in quarters at Little Rock, Ark., 
and was sent thence up the river as guard on 
a transport. The rebels were stationed at 
Dardanelle, and 400 Union soldiers on the boat 
were ordered ashore to draw the attention of 
the rebels while the transport passed. The 
rebels were superior in numbers but were com- 
pelled to withdraw with heavy loss, the Union 
loss being 14 killed. After this experience, 
he and a comrade were on vidette duty, when 
they were attacked by rebels who cut them off 
and Mr. Spencer was captured, his comrade 
being killed. He was taken (Jan. 13, 1865,) to 
Washington, Ark., thence to Shreveport, La., 
and from there to Tyler, Texas, being sent a 
few days later, back to Shreveport. He re- 
mained there, suffering ail that rebel ingenuity 
and diabolism could invent until exchanged 
after a captivity of five months. After ex- 
change he was sent home on sick leave and did 
not again rejoin his regiment. He received 
his discharge in September, 1865, at Madison, 
Wis. 

Until 1879 Mr. Spencer was a resident at 
Stephensville,Wis.,and was engaged in teaming. 
In the year mentioned he took up a homestead 
in Norwood, Langlade county, where he resided 
until the winter of 1884-85 when he located at 
Antigo and has operated since as a teamster, 
and also deals in ice. Dec. 7, 1867, he married 
Anna S. Garritt, the daughter of Chas. and 
Rachel (Whiteman) Garritt. The former is a 
resident of Antigo, and is eighty-two years old. 
There are four children belonging to tlie family 
circle — Jerome J., Maggie R., Marion H. and 
Louis J. Charles, George and Jerome Garritt, 




brothers of Mrs. Spencer, were enlisted men in 
Company B, 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry. 

ELSON B. CARTER, a farmer in the 
Township of Larrabee, Waupaca 
Co., Wis., and a member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 32 atClintonville, was born 
March 27, 1826, in Parsonfield, Oxford Co., 
Maine. In 1836 he went to New Hampshire 
and in 1856 came West, and located at Bear 
Creek, Wisconsin. 

He enlisted as a soldier in the war of the re- 
bellion Feb. 28, 1864, at Appleton in Company 
D, 08th Wisconsin Infantry for three years, and 
was one of the last men to enroll before the Gov- 
ernment ceased paying bounties. The muster 
commenced the month following his enlistment 
and, as enrolling ceased with the cessation of 
bounties, four companies only were ready for 
the field in May and they went forward under 
command of Lieutenant Colonel Pier. They 
were equipped at Arlington Heights where they 
drilled until June, when they were tem- 
porarily consolidated with the 1st Minnesota 
Volunteers as a battalion. A few days were 
passed as escort to supply trains to Cold Harbor, 
just after the battle there on the 3rd of June, 
and they were the first to advance in the grand 
flank movement of Grant to the rear of Rich- 
mond. They were in constant march until June 
16th, five days, when they took position in front 
of Petersburg. Mr. Carter was in tlie front lines, 
fighting continually days and laboring nights 
until July 4th, and on that day the command re- 
tired to the second lines reduced to 40 men. 
Fifteen days later he was again in action and 
aided in a repulse. Reinforced by Company E, 
the residue fit for service made the assault after 
the explosion on the 30th. Mr. Carter was in 
the actions following the attempt to destroy the 
Weldon railroad and in the final activities of 
the siege of Petersburg. He l)ecame ill and was 
finally sent to City Point hospital, Va., whence 
he went to New York City and received honor- 
able discharge May 20, 1865. 

Mr. Carter removed from Maine to New 
Hamp.shire when a boy of 10 years of age and 
in 1856 went to Michigan. Three years later 
he came West to Illinois and located in Wiscon- 
sin in 186L He was in Illinois when the war 
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the State to attend to the matter of raising 
troops. During the administration of President 
( irant he acted four years as postmaster at Clin- 
tonville, and has been Chairman of the Board 
of Supervisors of Waupaca county. He is .Jus- 
tice of the Peace (1888) and, as before the war, 
he has been occupied since as a carpenter. 

He is the son of Stephen W. and A/Aibah 
( Willoughby) Carter. He married Serena Brown 
■ and tliey have had twelve children named Try- 
phose A., Elberto S., Elfonso B., Tryphena .J., 
Elomon L., Arthur N., Anna A., Willis B., Wil- 
liam L., Harlan H., C.John A. and William H. 
The latter is deceased. Four children are mar- 
ried. 

Mr. Carter has always voted the Republican 
ticket and rejoices in the success of his party in 
the current yaar — 1888. 

BAVID LA RUE ANDERSON, Com- 
mander of G. A. R. Post Lincoln, No. 
181, at Merrill in 1888 and a busi- 
ness man of that place, was born 
April 28, 1840, in Shelby Co., Ohio. He is the 
son of Daniel H. and Elizabeth (La Rue) Ander- 
son, the former a native of Pennsylvania and a 
physician of repute; the latter was born in Vir- 
ginia. She was of French lineage and was three 
years old when taken by her parents to Ohio. 
Mr. Anderson received the advantage of a good 
education and when he was seventeen he be- 
came a student at Miami University in Oxford, 
Ohio, where he studied one year, and after that 
was engaged in teaching until the succession 
of events frona the bombardment of Fort Sum- 
ter until the second call of the President for 
troops made it apparent that the country was 
in perishing need ot men. He had taught the 
principles of patriotism too long and conscien- 
tiously not to prove the sincerity of his avowed 
sentiments, and he decided that it was his duty 
to enroll in defense of the country. Accord- 
ingly, he enlisted at Lima, Ohio, in B Com- 
pany, !)9th Ohio Volunteer Infantry for three 
years. At the formation of the company he 
was made Orderly Sergeant and he remained 
in the army until the close of the struggle, 
receiving discharge June 26, 1865, at Golds- 
boro, N. C. The 99th was mustered in, August 
2Gth, and he served under his first enlistment 
until Jan. 26, 1863, when he was commissioned 



2nd Lieutenant, having had command of 
the company for a month previous. April 
10th of the same year he received a commission 
as 1st Lieutenant and, on the 5th of June next 
following, he was commissioned Captam, and 
was discharged as such. On the 31st day of 
January 1864, the 55th and 99th Ohio regiments 
were consolidated, the former holding its orga- 
nization. Company B of the latter was consol- 
idated with F Company of the former, and 
Captain Anderson was assigned to B Company 
of the united organizations, in which capac- 
ity he served until finally mustered out. 
August 1st, 1863, all Ohio regiments were 
ordered to send three commissioned and six 
enlisted men to that State to take charge of the 
conscripted soldiers. Captains Anderson, 
Hawkey and Holmes, with six men were sent 
from the 99th, then at McMinnville, Tenn. 
The draft was declared off for a time and the 
detail referred to placed on recruiting service. 
Captain Anderson was in Ohio until after the 
October election, when John Brough was 
elected Governor by an overwhelming majority. 
The sending of soldiers to the State was un- 
doubtedly caused by the candidacy of Clement 
L. Vallandigham as cojiperhead nominee. 
Captain Anderson was stationed in one of the 
strongest copperhead districts in Ohio. In 
November, he reported to the State Superinten- 
dent at Columbus and afterwards to the Assist- 
ent, P. T. Swaim, now of the regular army. 
They were held 10 days and rejoined their 
command at Shell Mound, Tenn., their recruits 
joining their respective regiments previously. 
The 99th Ohio was first assigned to tbe Corps 
of Tom Crittenden (21st), and afterwards to the 
4tb, General Gordon Granger. Later, General 
0. 0. Howard succeeded to the command of 
the 4th. Crittenden's Corps at first belonged 
to the Army of the Ohio and fought at Perry- 
ville, then to the Army of the Cumberland, 
fighting at Stone River and Chickamauga. 
June 22, 1864, the regiment was transfer- 
red to the command of General Schofield, 
commanding the Army of the Ohio, and 
went to participate in the siege of Atlanta, 
whence they started back to Nashville. The 
brigade to which Captain Anderson belonged 
was sent after Forrest after the surrender 
of Atlanta and were guarding a ford of the 
Big Harpeth. The Union forces had fallen 
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great danger of being cut off, as they found 
from information of the figlit at Franklin ob- 
tained from captured rebels. They started to 
return to Nashville and suddenly found them- 
selves in close i)roximity to a large rebel force 
four miles from the Big Harpeth, but retreated 
without discovery ami reached Nashville in 
time to take part in that fight. They followed 
Hood to the Tennessee and there took trans- 
ports to Cincinnati, proceeding thence to Wash- 
ington. After a delay of two weeks, the com- 
mand went to Alexandria and sailed on trans- 
ports to the mouth of the Cape Fear River, 
thence to Wilmington, N. C, to Kingston and 
to Goldsboro to connect with the army of Gen- 
eral Sherman, and remained there until mus- 
tered out. At the date of tlie surrender of Lee, 
they were at Raleigh, whence they went to 
Salisbury until summoned to be discharged. 

After the war, Captain Anderson returned to 
Ohio and in 1867 went to Big Rapids, Mich. 
In 1869 he went to Kiceville, Iowa, remaining 
there until the fall of 1870 when he came to 
" Jenny ", now Merrill. He first engaged in 
the lumbering business there and is now a 
farmer. April 4, 1876, he was married to 
Sarah Acutt. She is German by descent and 
was born in New Bethlehem, Pa. Mr. Ander- 
son has served as Alderman of Merrill three 
years. 



MOS A. CLAFLIN, a resident of Green 
Bay and a member of G. A. R. Post 
No'. 124, was born Nov. 6, 1831, in 
Loraine, Jefferson Co., New York and 
is the son of Winslow and Amy (Purdy) Claflin. 
The father was born in the State of New York 
and traced his ancestry to the earliest period of 
the country. His grandfather, Amos Claflin, 
was a soldier in 1812, and the paternal grand- 
father of his mother was General Brown of 
Revolutionary fame. His mother was born in 
Brandon, Vt., where her forbears had long re- 
sided. When the son was in infancy, his par- 
ents removed to Ellisburg, Jefferson county and 
remained there until he was 16, when he went 
to Albion in Oswego county and was employed 
in lumbering with his father several years. 
He was next in a grocery at Oswego and worked 
afterwards on the Erie canal where he con- 
tinued until 1858, when he returned to Albion 




and again engaged in lumbering. He enlisted 
Aug. 6, 1862, in Company B, UOth New York 
Infantry at Albion for three years, and received 
honorable discharge Aug. ^, 1865, at Albany. 
(Special Order No. 16.) The regiment rendez- 
voused at Oswego, going thence to Baltimore 
and, two months later, was ordered to Fortress 
Monroe, pending the formation of the com- 
mand of Banks preparatory to going to New 
Orleans. The route was made via Ship Island 
on transports and three months were passed in 
the city under the command of Butler. (Old 
Spoons.) Mr Claflin was in the feint move- 
ment to the rear of Port Hudson to enable Far- 
ragut to run his fleet up the river and he re- 
turned with the command to New Orleans, go- 
ing next to Brazos City. There he was in a 
vigorous action with the rebels extending over 
two days and nights, resulting in a rout 
and chase to Opelousas, the bulk of the rebels 
going to Alexandria, and the Union soldiers 
following. A detail from the 110th was sent 
into the country after cotton and captured a 
considerable quantity. A large troop of con- 
trabands was collected Ijy the command, who 
were conducted to Brazos City and, during the 
march, the attacks of guerrillas on every side 
were unremitting. The contral>ands were left 
in camp and the 110th went to participate in 
the siege of Port Hudson. While the detach- 
ment was gathering cotton and sugar, the re- 
mainder of the regiment was brigaded with 
H. E. Paine, formerly colonel of the 4th Wis- 
consin and, on the return from Opelousas, 
Company B was assigned to the same com- 
mand, and participated in the fighting in the 
rear of Port Hudson. Mr. Claflin was there 
detailed to join the 1st U. S. Battery and con- 
tinued in that coiniection until the surrender 
of Port Hudson where the regiment was re- 
united and marched back to Baton Rouge. 
Soon after, they received marching orders and 
the regiment went to New Orleans, leaving 
Mr. Claflin in the hospital sick with malarial 
fever. In three weeks, he reported for duty to 
Colonel Smith, who told him he could not be 
sent to his regiment. He was sent to the old 
U. S. Barracks at New Orleans to await assign- 
ment. As soon as communications were again 
established they were sent by way of Brazos 
City to Franklin and went into winter quarters. 
In March, 1864, the 110th New York was or- 
dered to report to New Orleans, whence they 
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remained at the Dry Tortugas until the end of 
the war. They were in a decimated condition 
from malarial disease and that was considered 
a good place to recruit. They guarded 1,400 
prisoners until August, 1805, when they went 
to Albany. Company K was sent to Key West 
and the colonel of the 110th, Charles Hamilton, 
commanded the Department of Florida. Two 
of the brothers of Mr. Claflin were in the ser- 
vice. Melvin D. was in the New York cavalry, 
enlisting in 1861 in a one-j^ear command and 
re-enlisting for three years in the Black Horse 
Cavalry. Danforth enlisted in the 110th and 
died in New Orleans of typhoid fever in Feb- 
ruary, 1863. 

Mr. Claflin went in the spring of 1866 to 
Milwaukee and from there to Milford, Jeffer- 
son county, where he engaged in the service of 
the firm of N. S. Green & Son with whom he 
remained 17 years, from 1866 to 1883. During 
six years he managed a saw-mill and then was 
transferred to the cooper department. In No- 
vember, 1883, he went to Green Bay and en- 
tered the employ of D. W. Britton with whom 
he still remains. He was married Nov. 2, 1857, 
to Sarah F. Widerick and their surviving chil- 
dren are named Gianella I)., M. Etta, Fred C. 
and Burt A. Chester D. died before he was 
thirteen, Mortimer died at six months, Willie 
di«d at four, Mabel at three months and an- 
other child died in extreme infancy. Mrs. 
Claflin was born in Rome, Oneida Co., New 
York. Her grandfather, James Widerick, was 
in the war of 1812. George Widerick, his 
grandfather's brother, was a general in the 
Revolution. She is descended from a family 
named Moore, of prominence in Connecticut. 
Clark Widerick was a soldier in the 146th New 
York Infantry and died at Aequia Creek, Va. 
Aaron was in a New York regiment. M. Smith 
was also in the 146th and died at Aequia Creek 
on the same day. These were brothers of Mrs. 
Claflin. 



OBERT W. MARS of Marinette, Wis., 
was born May 2, 1838, in Whitehall, 
New York. He is the son of Thomas 
and .Jane Mars and his parents were 
born respectively in Scotland and America. 
The son was educated in the common schools 
and, prior to the war, was employed as a ma- 




chinist and engineer. He entered the navy as 
a sailor in 1857 and enlisted April 28, 1861 at 
Boston in the United States navy for three years 
or during the war. He received honorable dis- 
charge Feb. 18, 1866 at Chicago. At the date 
of his enlistment he was assigned to the receiv- 
ing ship, Ohio, at Charlestown navy yard 
(Boston) and about the middle of May was 
drawn for service on the steam-frigate "Missis- 
sippi," her complement being 350 men. The 
vessel went under orders to Pen.sacola, Fla., to 
connect with the West Gulf Blockading Squad- 
ron under Commodore Thatcher, and Mr. Mars 
was first in action at the bombardment of Fort 
Barrancas, Fla. Afterwards, some time was 
past in blockading Pensacola and the vessel went 
to the same service in front of Mobile where the 
winter was spent, with an occasional chase after 
blockade runners. Under orders, the "Missis- 
sippi" proceeded to the South West Pass and 
Farragut assumed entire command of the West 
Gulf Squadron consisting of 48 war vessels, 
After the capture of Forts Phillips and Jackson 
the fleet proceeded up the Mississippi River to 
English Bend where General Jackson fought 
his last battle with the English in 1815. A rebel 
battery had been placed there for obvious 
purposes. A few shots sent the terrified rebels 
into the woods and the fleet sailed on to New 
Orleans and dropped anchor in the places as- 
signed to each by the admiral. All hands were 
piped to quarters for action and awaited orders. 
The line of vessels covered the entire front of the 
city and the levees were crowded with people who 
hurled every vile epithet at the Union men. 
Twenty-four hours later, the "Mississippi" went 
back to the forts to watch the rebel ram, Ten- 
nessee, reported as lying under protection of 
the forts and not destroyed, which was false. 
The "Mississippi" was ordered up the River to 
Baton Rouge to prevent the erection of a rebel 
battery there. After ascertaining that there 
were no rebels there, she went up the river to 
Port Hudson, shelling the bluffs in every place 
where enemies were suspected and, finally, re- 
turned to New Orleans where the frigate laid at 
anchor for several months. (The "Mississippi" 
was burned March 14, 1864, at Port Hudson to 
prevent her falling into rebel hands.) Sept. 4, 
1862, Mr. Mars was detached from the "Missis- 
sippi" and ordered to report on board the U. S. 
prize steamer "Calhoun" as engineer, under T. 
McKean Buchanan. The vessel was constantly 
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Ponchartrain and the Gulf near Mobile until 
the winter of 1863-64 when a fleet was organ- 
ized to whit'h the "Calhoun" was assigned. 
The vessels made their way through Berwick 
Bay to capture the New Orleans & Opelousas 
railroad, running from Algiers to that point. 
Another object was the driving the rebels from 
that part of Louisiana in order to promote the 
success of the contemplated Red River expedi- 
tion under General Banks. 

The rebels destroyed a large amount of cotton 
and sugar to prevent them being taken and the 
little rebel vessels run like mice. They took pos- 
session of Berwick Bay and 80 miles of railroad to 
New Orleans which proved of great value during 
the remainder of the war. After the capture of 
Brashear City, the vessels of the fleet were busied 
several months running up the Atcliafalaya 
River and Grand Lake, reconnoitering and 
watching the rebels, who were trying to cut off 
their communication with New Orleans. The 
"Calhoun" was occupied especially in attending 
to the case of the rebel steamer Cotton, which 
made presumptuous claims to the passage of the 
Atcliafalaya and the country of upper Louisi- 
ana. They had several sharp contests and Com- 
mander Buchanan was killed. In March, 1864, 
Mr. Mars was ordered to report on board the U. 
S. steamer "Diana" as engineer in charge. Late 
in the month a rumor prevailed that the rebels 
were planning to cut off communications with 
the fleet and General Weitzel detailed Lieuten- 
ant Allen to select a light-draught gunboat to 
reconnoiter. The Diana was selected and, after 
searching the locality designated without suc- 
cess, steamed back to the Bayou Teche and 
thence to the mouth of the Atchafalaya. They 
found that they had plenty of business on hand 
as they were trapped into this position . As they 
approached Pattersonville, the "Cotton" opened 
Are and they leturned the compliment in as 
good shape as they could. While thus engaged, 
a cloud of dust lietrayed the arrival of a land 
force and the batteries were placed in position 
and through two hours they were shelled and 
fired on by sharp shoott'rs. The steamer be- 
came unmanageable, and they were soon hard 
aground with no prospect of getting off or of 
saving the vessel, the officers being killed or 
mortally wounded, including Lieutenant Allen. 
Harry Weston, the only line officer left, con- 
sulted Mr. Mars as to the best course to pursue, 
and it was determined to surrender. Mr. Mars 
took a sheet and pillow case from his bed, and 



gave one toWatson and they waved them as flags 
of truce amid u storm of bullets. This was the 
first action in which the rebels there had been 
in battle and they were completely unmanage- 
able as is charitably supposed. After the firing- 
ceased the rebels came on board in dug-outs or 
" sugar coolers " and treated their captives with 
great rudeness, for which the otHcers afterwards 
apologized. About 120 men and officers were 
taken and marched 12 miles to Camp Bis- 
land, which they reached at midnight. About 
10 o'clock in the morning an officer came for 
Messrs. Mars and Watson and conducted them to 
his tent where he gave them a confederate 
breakfast, consisting of corn bread, rye coffee 
and bacon. The privates were soon after pa- 
roled and conducted to the Union lines, but 
the seven officers named were marched under 
guard to a place in Texas and, a week later, 
the approach of the Union forces necessitated 
their removal and they gave parole which 
held them until they arrived at Alexandria, 
La. They were placed in a mule wagon and 
driven in the custody of one man to Alexan- 
dria. They were held in jail 10 days, their 
food consisting of corn pone, bacon and a pail 
of water. Finley Anderson, correspondent of 
the Neiv York Herald, who was captured on 
the Queen of the West, was confined in a 
cell of the jail and he was placed with 
them. (The gunboat Diana was afterwards 
destroyed and the Cotton also by Union troops.) 
The Union forces again approaching, Mr. 
Mars and his companions were again placed 
under parole of honor and put aboard the 
steamer Annie Perrett and taken to Shreve- 
port. La., and held for two weeks. A remon- 
strance was drawn up and sent to General 
Kirby Smith, commanding the rebel forces, 
complaining of being treated as felons, rather 
than prisoners of war. Soon after, they were 
removed to an old warehouse and held about 
three weeks. (Mr. Mars here pays a warm 
tribute of thanks to a rebel lady and her two 
daughters who smuggled to them food and 
other things to alleviate their sufferings, and, 
although he has forgotton their names he re- 
calls their memories with blessings and grati- 
tude.) Their numbers were greatly increased 
by captured men from Grant's reconnoitering 
forces until the room held 72 and removal be- 
came a necessity. One night about two o'clock 
they were roused to make a move and were 
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themselves hedged by two rows of cavalrymen. 
They stood there for two hours when they 
started for a tramp to Tyler, Texas,'_to be con- 
fined in the United States Court House. The 
cruelties were of the class that characterised 
the South in the treatment of prisoners of war 
and the consequence to the sufferers were 
the same. Three weeks later they went 
to Camp Ford and Mr. Mars was carried 
to the wagon in which he was removed. 
The stockade was in a forest and the ]>risoners 
built themselves log huts inside. They cut the 
wood with which kept themselves warm and 
sup[)Hed the warmth they lacked through in- 
sufficient clothing. Their numbers increased 
and when Banks went up through the Red 
River country, 4,000 men were soon within the 
stockade and it was increased to an enclosure 
of 80 acres. (During the winter. Col. C. C. 
Nott of the 176tli New York, and others, con- 
ceived a scheme of escape. Their shanty was 
about 20 feet from the stockade line and they 
planned to tunnel under it and to the vicinity 
of a large tree 50 feet distant where they pro- 
posed to break ground and emerge. But 
the accession of so many prisoners and the 
consequent enlargement when they were 
all in readiness to escape to freedom, de- 
stroyed their chances.) Afterwards IG men, 
including Mr. Mars, devised a plan to es- 
cape through the stockade, a part of which was 
to be removed. Meaiiwhile others were to cre- 
ate a music of which the rebels were very fond 
and to which they always listened. According 
to jirogramme, the 16 marched out and divided 
into squads of three and five and scattered in 
all directions, hoping to be able to reach the 
Union lines, several hundred miles distant. 
The men forgot to replace the post, and when 
the guard returned from the concert the gap in 
the stockade was discovered. The alarm was 
at once given and three packs of hounds were 
let loose, followed by rebels armed and equipped 
for their capture. The hounds discovered the 
camp of hiding' 22 miles from the stockade, and 
one of them sprang at the throat of Lieutenant 
O. H. Hibbard ; as his comrades were preparing 
to defend him with clubs, five rebel revolvers 
covered them. Finally the dogs were called 
off and the men marched back to camp, all 
being captured with the exception of two. 
About the first of July, an exchange of about 
1,000 prisoners was to take place, and the com- 
mand of General Teake which had been held 



the longest were detailed for release. But no 
provisions had been made to include naval 
officers. One of the command of Teake died 
the night before the list was to be made np and 
Mr. Mars disguised himself so that his own 
mess-mate did not know him and answered to 
the name of " Chris. Bobenger " and marched 
out. Mr. Mars refers to his mental condition 
under the inspection of the rebel officers and 
his relief when the order to march was given. 
They went 200 miles to the mouth of the Red 
River where they again greeted the Union P^lag, 
after 16 montiis in rebel prisons. Hats went 
up and ciieers rent the air under the inspiration 
of the Stars and Stripes. They were exchanged 
man for man on the river banks and as Mr. 
Mars passed a six-foot Texan with red hair and 
slouched hat, they exchanged glances as free 
men. As he passed into the Union lines, 
swinging his old slouched hat, a confederate 
officer galloped forward stating that Engineer 
Mars had escaped and was among the prisoners, 
but too late, for Mars was under the protection 
of the United States. 

The same evening the "1,000" were sent to 
New Orleans, and Mr. Mars reported at once on 
arrival to Commodore Palmer and, on relating 
experiences received leave of absence and passed 
six weeks at the North. He returned to naval 
headquarters and was assigned to the U. S. 
steamer Elk, commanded by Nicholas Kirby. 
After the taking of Fort Morgan, Aug. 23, 1864, 
the Elk performed the duties of a cruiser until 
April, 1865, when orders were received to assist 
in the assault on Spanish Fort and the fortifica- 
tions of Mobile and, after the capitulation of 
those points, the Elk was detailed to convoy 
transports up the Alabama to Montgomery. 
Later, he was detached from the Elk and 
assigned to the U. S. prize steamer. Black Dia- 
mond, commanded by F. B. Jarchke and was 
made 2nd Assistant Engineer. Mr. Mars was 
also assigned to superintend the repairs of the 
machinery of the prize steamer Morgan, captured 
in the spring of 1865. Near Selma he was 
attacked with fever and ague and returned to 
Mobile for examination by the fleet surgeon and 
received orders to the hospital at Pensacola. 
At this time the war was virtually over, Lee and 
•Johnston having surrendered. Mr. Mars retains 
a vivid remembrance of the excitement, rage 
and sorrow in the fleet on the reception of the 
news of the assassination of the President. At 
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surgeons who sent him to the naval hospital at 
Brooklyn, N. Y., where he was carefully 
attended and recuperated rapidly. He was 
granted three months leave of absence with 
orders to report afterward for duty to the Secre- 
tary of the Navy at Washington and at tlie same 
time he applied for discharge, wliicli he re- 
ceived Feb. 18, 186G, with the tlianks of the 
Department, signed by Gideon Wells, Secretary 
of the Navy. Air. Mars retains all the various 
documents lie lias received bearing dates of his 
promotions and atfording a collection which 
will be exhibited by his descendants in future 
years with just pride. Mr. Mars engaged after 
the war as a steamboat and stationary engineer, 
and was in the employ of Munger & Wheeler at 
Chicago 12 years. In 187i» he entered the em- 
ploy of the Marinette Iron Works Company, 
assuming charge of the Chicago branch of their 
business, located at No. 164, now 212 Lake 
street. In 1882 he assumed charge of the Iron 
Works at Florence, Wis., as Superintendent, 
until the works were destroyed by fire in 1885. 
He is now (1888) employed by the Marinette 
Iron Works as traveling salesman, making con- 
tracts for mining machinery built by the firm. 
Mr. Mars was united in marriage with Fannie 
J. Blinkinsop, Dec. 12, 1866. She is a daughter 
of Thomas and Nancy Blinkinsop. William 
P., oldest child, was born in Chicago and is in 
the employ of the firm referred to in the cap- 
acity of clerk. Bessie G. and Fannie M. com- 
plete the trio of survivnig children. Mabel L. 
died when 23 months old. During his early 
experience as a sailor, Mr. Mars obtained pos- 
session of a U. S. flag, receiving it as a gift from 
the quartermaster of the sloop of war, Vandalia, 
on her return from Europe, in 1858, on which he 
was a .sailor. It has been all over the world and 
was used also in the civil war. Mr. Mars is one 
of the respected citizens of Marinette. He is a 
man of culture and refinement, and enjoys the 
comforts and luxuries of a lovely home and 
household. 

LMA CARPENTER, of Westfield, Wis., 
^ and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
65, was born Oct. 15, 188-1, in A'illa- 
nova, Cliautauque Co., New York, 
and he is the son of William and Nancy (Dodge) 
Carpenter. His parents were of Eastern stock 
and descended from families who were con- 




nected with the earliest historj'^ of the settle- 
ment of America. In 1843 Mr. Carpenter came 
West to Illinois and in 1846 removed to Wis- 
consin, locating in Walworth county and re- 
moved thence to Marquette county in 1851. He 
grew to manhood in the Badger State and all 
his interests have been identified witli those of 
Wisconsin as a farmer and soldier. He enlisted 
Aug. 15, 1862, in Company A, 1st Wisconsin 
Heavy Artillery at Westfield for three years. 
He served until the close of the war and re- 
ceived honoral)le discharge at Milwaukee, July 
14, 1865, with the command. The l)aUery was 
the nucleus of the artillery regiment known 
afterwards as the 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery 
and was in existence from the summer of 1861, 
at which time Mr. Carpenter became one of the 
command and he was instructed in all the vari- 
eties of soldierly drill which belong to artillery 
service proper and also infantry and camp drill 
and tactics, as artillerymen are alwaj^s liable to 
be called on to serve asinfantiy and must, also, 
perform much heavy labor not a necessity in 
other branches of the service. Mr. Carpenter 
became a good carpenter in business as in name 
as tliere was always a body of the men at work 
on fortifications and buildings in other direc- 
tions, as many of the members of the battery 
during their long stay at Washington built for 
themselves little cottages. (See sketch of Henry 
Van Valkenljurg.) Three kinds of military 
drill — heavy and light artillery practice and in- 
fantry — involved a large amount of labor and 
the artillerymen of Battery Rogers, where they 
were chiefly stationed, had little time for recrea- 
tion. The battery remained in the defenses of 
Wasliington throughout the period of enroll- 
ment, in readiness for active service when the 
Capital was endangered by rebel invasion. In 
December, 1864, Mr. ( 'arpenter was taken sick 
with lung and kidney disease and was .sent to 
Woodbury hospital where he was in sick quar- 
ters until March, 1865. His brother, Walter D. 
Carpenter, was also a soldier during the war of 
the reljellion. Mr. Carpenter was discharged 
July 14, 1865. 

He returned to his farming in Marquette 
county and has been principally engaged in 
that business since. He is now the owner of 
two houses and five building lots in Westfield. 

He was married Dec. 28, 1859,, to Mary Jane 
Martin. Their children are named Sarah Jane, 
Mary Arenna, Walter M., Mary ^'irginia and 
Flora Malvina. The two elder daughters are 



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twins and the first named is married. Mr. Car- 
penter has served in the town of Springfield in 
the several capacities of school ofticer. He is a 
respected and upright citizen. 

M^ OSES B. TUCKER, Waupun, Wis., 
^A-^i?^ and a memlier of G. A. R. Post 
-.<•) 1 i'W ^^ J 14^ ^.,g i^Qj.,^ Yeh. 25, 1840, 

in Huntsl)urg, Geauga Co., Ohio. 
He is the son of William and Sarah Ann 
(Hinkley) Tucker and his father was born in 
the State of New York. The mother was a na- 
tive of Ohio and both are still living in White- 
hall, Trerapeleau Co., Wis. The father was a 
mason l)y avocation. The son lived at home 
and, after his boyhood and youth were passed, 
he was a laljorer until the date of the Civil 
War. He was among the first in Wisconsin to 
heed his country's call for help in her hour of 
trial and enlLsted April 23, 1861, in Company 

1, 4th Wisconsin Infantry for three months at 
Sparta, Monroe Co., Wis. He went to Racine 
where the organization of the regiment took 
place and was mustered into U. S. service Jul}' 

2, 18G1. He was with the regiment in its ex- 
citing experiences while en route to the front 
and after arrival at Baltimore was in camp 
until July, when he was taken ill with malarial 
fever and sent to hospital at Relay House 
where he passed three months. Meanwhile, 
the regiment had gone to Eastern A^irginia 
and he went next to the convalescent hospital 
at Baltimore and rejoined his regiment in De- 
cemlier. He went in Fel)ruary to Fortress 
Moni'oe, preparatory to going with Butler to 
Ship Island, whither he sailed with all the 
discomfort and suttering which made that trip 
conspicuous. He was in the movements of the 
regiment at the taking of Forts Jackson and 
St. Phillips and was one of the first to enter the 
citj' of New Orleans on its surrender. He was 
with his company in the occupation of Baton 
Rouge and went afterwards to the first attack 
on Vick.sburg. On the return he assisted in 
the burning of Grand Gulf. He was in the 
second attack on Vicksljurg and participated in 
the battle of Baton Rouge. In April he went 
to Berwick in the Teche expedition and fought 
at Bisland. In the chase after the Texas cav- 
alry he was among the mounted men of the 
regiment and was afterwards in the scouting 



expedition in which the rear of Dick Taylor's 
command was captured. On reaching Port 
Hudson the command again became infantry 
and in May took part in the assault on Port 
Hudson. The experience was a sharj) one but 
unsuccessful; in June another attempt to reduce 
the place occurred and Mr. Tucker remained 
with the command afterwards in that vicinity 
until the surrender, after Vicksburg was taken. 
The "4th" was converted into cavalry in Au- 
gust following, and in September was fully 
equipped as such and Mr. Tucker was in all 
the service performed by the command until 
his discharge at New Orleans, July 9, 1 864. He 
was in the scouting which was conducted by 
the brave Lieutenant Earl and the details of 
much of that specie of service may be found in 
connection with the sketches of many of the 
command who are represented in this volume. 

After his discharge Mr. Tucker was detained 
two weeks in New Orleans whence he came to 
Sheboygan where his parents lived. He was 
almost wholly disabled from illness contracted 
in service and was for a long time unable to 
perform any labor. He remained in business 
with his father until April, 1881, when he re- 
moved to Waupun to take a position as guard 
on the wall of the prison. Soon after, he was 
transferred to the position of night guard and, 
in May, 1882, was again transferred to assist in 
the management of the works! lop where iie is 
at present (1888) officiating. The position is 
one which requires vigilance and observation 
of an unremitting nature. He was married 
Nov. 5, 1867, to Anna M. Rowe of Sheboygan 
county. Her parents removed to Wisconsin 
from Philadelphia. The children of Mr. and 
Mrs. Tucker are Halbert E., Laura E. and Mat- 
tie A. 

Four brothers of Mr. Tucker were soldiers in 
the Civil War. Charles P. enlisted in Com- 
pany I, 1st Wisconsin Infantry and was cap- 
tured at Chickamuga ; he was taken to Ander- 
sonville where he starved and suffered until his 
death 10 months after his incarceration. Wil- 
liam Henry enlisted in Company H, in the 
same regiment and died of fever at Louisville, 
Ky. Alonzo T. enlisted in Company K, 35th 
Wisconsin Infantry and now lives at White- 
hall, Wis. Edward T., who was a soldier in 
Company B, 8th AVisconsin, resides in Sheboy- 
gan. His two brothers, Austin H. and Daniel, 
live respectively in Clarke county and Enu 
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Rheuamy is the widow of Otis J. Allen, who 
was a soldier in a Vermont regiment. Mr. 
Tucker is a Republican in political connection 
and is a man possessed of just the traits, phys- 
ical and mental, necessary to his responsible 
position — steady nerves and cool, reliant judg- 
ment. 

HARLES HOWARD LINDSLEY, 
I'esident at Waupun, Wis., Past Com- 
mander of Post Hans C. Heg, No. 
114, was born Aug. 6, 1S39 in Lyme, 
Jefferson Co., New York. He is the son of 
Elijah and Maria (Webster) Lindsley, both of 
whom were born in Connecticut and belonged 
to the a,gricultural class. In 1835 they re- 
moved to the State of New York where they 
engaged in farming and came to Wisconsin in 
1848, locating at Waupun The father tliere 
pursued the same vocation and died at the 
age of 82 years in 1874. Tlie mother died 
in New York in 1848, aged about 5U years. 
Mr. Lindsley of this sketch passed his early 
days at home, attending the district schools 
and working on the farm. He was variously 
engaged until the date of the Civil War when 
he determined to enter the army and he 
enlisted May 5, 1801, in Company D. 3rd 
Wisconsin Infantry for three years at Wau- 
pun. He went into rendezvous at Fond du 
Lac and was with the regiment in its subse- 
quent movements to Hagerstown, Md., and 
to Harper's Ferry and to Frederick City where 
he engaged in subduing the bogus legislature 
and aided in holding the State in the Union 
until the spring of 1862. He was in the move- 
ments with Banks in the retreat after Winches- 
ter and was in his first considerable battle at 
Cedar Mountain. He fought in the action there 
until wounded. He was hit in his ankle and 
another ball struck his head, removing a piece 
of the scalp. He was sent to Culpepper to have 
his wounds dre.ssed and was with his com- 
mand withni 24 hours. In the tight at Antie- 
tam, Sept.. 17th, a bullet struck the buckle of 
his belt and lodged in his body, his life being 
saved by the obstructing U. S. buckle. He was 
excused from duty for four weeks but did not 
leave his regiment. In the spring he was able 
to enter active service and fought at Chancel- 
lorsville, Beverly Ford and Gettysburg. He 
went with the command to New York to as- 



sist in quelling the draft riot and afterwards 
remained at various points in the eastern part 
of the State until September when the regi- 
ment became again connected with military 
service at the front, rejoining the command of 
the Potomac. The " 3d " was transferred to 
the Army of the Cumberland and went to 
Tennessee and Alabama, where re-enlisting as 
veterans commenced and, in December 1863, 
Mr. Lindsley returned to Wisconsin and opened 
a recruiting othce at Waujiun where he en- 
listed 64 men for his command. In April fol- 
lowing, he rejoined his regiment at Kingston, 
Ga., and was first in action afterwards atRe.saca. 
He fought in the actions at Dallas and near 
Marietta, and was mustered out .July 16, 1864, 
liis period of service having expired. During 
his term he was promoted in May, 18(52, to 
( brporal, and to Duty Sergeant in December of 
the same year. He was made Orderly Sergeant 
in April, 1863 and received a commission as 
2nd Lieutenant in July, 1864. 

After leaving the war, Mr. Lindsley returned 
to AVaupun, where he was occupied in manag- 
ing his father's farm for a time and in 1866 
engaged in the sale of groceries in which he 
was inti'rested .six years. In 1871 he went to 
Iowa and engagi^d there in farming and mer- 
cantiU' life until 1874, when he returned to 
Waupun and again became interested in the 
business of a grocer in wJiich he continued 
until 1883 when he entered upon tlie duties of 
keeper at the State prison at Wauj)un ;ind has 
also Ijeen connected with the workshop. He 
has acted in the capacity of turnkey since 1884. 
He was married Feb. 22, 1865, to Augusta 
Amadou, who is a native of the State of New 
York. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Lindsley 
are named Edward A., Lucius Archie and Clara 
Louisa. One child died in infancy. Mr. 
Lindslt'y had four brothers. Daniel H. was in 
the New Y(jrk Heavy Artillery and is a resi- 
dent of Jefferson Co., New York. Miles enlisted 
in the 42nd Wisconsin Infantry and is a citizen 
of Jackson Co., Minn. George was a soldier in 
the 32nd A\'isconsin Infantry, Company A; he 
lives at Neillsville, Clark Co., Wis. Another, 
Clark Lindsley, is a resident of Hartford, Conn., 
and Ids youngest son was in the 20th Connecti- 
cut and was killed while on picket duty in ser- 
vice, showing conspicuous bravery. A sister 
lives in Arlington, Dak. 

Mr. Lindsley is a staunch Republican and 
has always honored the representatives of his 



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party. He is Captain of Company L, 2nd regi- 
ment Wisconsin National Guard and is promin- 
ent in connection with the Post. He is a 
citizen whose relations to the community are 
such as to secure recognition of his honorable 
character and public spirit. In April, 1887, he 
was elected Mayor of Waupun and filled that 
office one year. 

WLBERT ROLFE, Ripon, Wis., a mem- 
/AS\1 . |-,gj. of Q ^ ^ pogt j^Q_ 199^ ^j^g ^joj,^ 



Jan. 3, 1824, in Boscawen, Merrimac 
Co., N. H., and is the son of Amos 
and Fannie (Burbank) Rolfe. His father was 
a native of the same town and died in 1840 at 
the age of 50 years. His mother was born in 
Northumberland, N. H., and died at Boscawen 
in 1865 aged 70 years. She was the daughter 
of a Revolutionary soldier. Mr. Rolfe was 
reared in his native State and acquired a 
knowledge of shoemaking. He came to Wis- 
consin and settled at Ripon where he worked 
at gardening and farming until he became a 
soldier. In May, 1864, he enlisted in Company 
B, 41st Wisconsin Infantry for 100 days at 
Ripon. He joined his regiment at Milwaukee 
and went to Memphis, Tenn., where he per- 
formed duty as guard and was in the exciting 
affair with Forrest when that celebrated and 
slippery individual made his midnight assault 
on the sleeping camps of the Wisconsin and 
Illinois soldiers placed there to guard the 
citizens and to maintain the triumph of the 
veteran soldiers, and on that occasion was in 
arms from three in the morning until ten 
o'clock. He contracted chronic diarrhea but 
remained in camp rather than go through a 
hospital experience. He reached his home in 
a dilapidated state and his condition was so re- 
duced that the home physicians pronounced 
his case hopeless. He treated his disease him- 
self and recovered and has never applied to the 
Government for a pension. He received his 
discharge at Milwaukee in October, 1865, and 
returned to Ripon, where he has since been 
occupied in shoemaking. He was married 
Oct. 19, 1852, to Mary S. Alexander, who was 
born in Northfield, Vermont. Her brother, 
Daniel S. Alexander, was a soldier in the 3rd 
New Hampshire Infantry and was wounded in 
the battle of Drury's Blutf, being shot through 



both his eyes and dying in three days. Angic, 
only cliild of Mr. and Mrs. Rolfe, married 
Ward V. Smith ; she lives with her parents 
and has a son named Harry and an infant 
daughter. Mr. Rolfe is a citizen of Ripon of 
excellent repute and is a Democrat in political 
opinion. He voted for Abraham Lincoln 
during the war and holds his certificate of hon- 
orable service from Mr. Lincoln, which was 
awarded to the 100-days men by Special Act. 



SX\^ILUAU M AHONEY, of Wausau, 
CJC')/ Wis., and a member of G. A. R. 

'"'fs^L ^^^^ ^^- ^^' ^'^^ ^*°''" ^Pi"!' 14, 
1845, in Blandon, County Cork, 

Ireland. His parents, Dennis and Mary (Ma- 
honey) Mahoney, removed from the Green Isle 
to America in 1847 when he was two years old. 
Their port was at St. John's, New Brunswick 
and his mother died there in quarantine. He 
was taken to Boston by his father and left with 
his aunt, Margaret Horigan, by whom he was 
reared to the age of six years and then went to 
Piermont, Rockland Co., New York to live with 
his aunt, Johanna Donovan. Until 185() lie 
attended the couimon schools there and in that 
year came to Wisconsin, remaining in Wash- 
ington county until 1858 living with his father 
on a farm. He went thence to Manitowoc 
where he lived with his uncle, Michael Ma- 
honey and attended school until 1860. He 
obtained a situation to learn the printer's trade 
in the office of the Manitowoc Pilot and went, in 
1862 to Chilton, C'alumet Co., Wis., to work on 
the Times. In May, 1863, he enlisted as an 
able seaman in the United States navy and was 
sent to the Mississippi Squadron of iron-clads 
and .served on the gunboat Eastport. He re- 
mained in that service, scouting up and down 
the Mississippi from Cairo to the White River 
and, in September following, was discharged 
for disability. He returned to Chilton and en- 
listed as a recruit in C'ompany K, 4th Wiscon- 
sin which had then Ijeen converted into cav- 
alry. He made connection with his com- 
mand at Baton Rouge, his company being 
on detached duty from that place to Highland 
where the detail accomplished much excellent 
service and constructed stockade defenses. Mr. 
Mahoney was in many of the skirmishes in 
which many rebel prisoners were captured, and 



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participated in the recomioissance to Clinton, 
La., where there was a large force of rebel 
cavalry and the skirmishing heavy. Colonel 
Boardman made a i-eckless exjiosure of himself 
in an eitbrt to find a crossing phu-e for his regi- 
ment and was .shot to death, the only loss in 
the expedition. (May 4, 1864.) Mr. Mahoney 
with a comrade caught his flying horse after 
he fell. His own bridle was cut by a Ijall. 
During the summer, lie was in the gallant 
actions in that vicinity and was constantly alert 
in scouting and skirmi.shing, capturing rebels 
and driving them from point to point. In 
November, he was in a detail to make a feint 
to attract the attention of the rel)els from Sher- 
man's army and marched 300 miles. In 
January, he was back to Baton Rouge. In 
March, he was in another action at Comite 
River and in May and .June was in the saddle 
nearly all the time for seventy days without 
much rest. In July, he started with the com- 
mand for Texas arriving at San .\ntonio in the 
first week of August. There Companies K and 
F were consolidated and the regiment passed 
the succeeding months in work attendant upon 
adjustment and regulation of affairs resulting 
from the interruption of the rebellion. Much 
was done by the command to put an I'ud to 
Indian depredations and internal piracy of an 
exasperating nature. Soon after, the regiment 
was mustered out and came home to receive 
discharge June 17, 1(S6(J, at Madison. 

Returning to Chilton Mr. Mahonc}' engaged 
in the sah.^ of drugs and was appointtsd Post- 
master by Andrew Johnson June 1, 18(i7, serv- 
ing until Aug. 1, 1869. He was Town Clerk 
eight years and in 1876 received the nomi- 
nation for Sheriff on the Democratic ticket to 
he defeated Ijy a very small majority, three 
candidates l)eing in the field. Jan. 7, 1880, he 
went to Colby, Marathon Co., Wis., and oper- 
ated a year as a clerk. In November of the 
next year, he went to Spencer, Wis., and re- 
mained until September 1, 1885, in the service 
of W. J. Clifford. On that date he went to 
Wausau to accept a situation as Deputy Collec- 
tor of the 6th District under Hon. J. M. Mor- 
row, of Sparta, Wis. This is now the 2d 
District, and Mr. Mahoney discharges the 
duties of the same office under Gen. A. C. 
Parkinson, of Madison. Mr. Mahoney is an 
ardent Democrat and has served the interests 
of his party vigorously since n'turning to civil 




life. He has been several times elected dele- 
gate to State and Congressional Conventions. 

November 4, 1869, he was married to Sarah 
Birdsall, and their only child is named Madge. 
Winnie, the oldest daughter, died at Colby 
when about twelve years old. Mrs. Mahoney 
is a native of Perryville, Ohio. 



HARLES W. DKJK, of Stock In-idge, 
Wis., and a member of G. A. R. Po.st 
No. 40, was Itorn April 23, 1838, in 
Brothertown, Calumet Co., Wis. He 
is the son of Alexander G. and Samantha 
(Sickter) Dick and the former died in Kan.sas 
in 1864. His mother is still living in Brother- 
town and is 77 years old. Mr. Dick received 
a common school education and, when he was 
14 years of age, he went to the far West and 
passed some years in traversing the Territories 
and Southern States, returning to Stockbridge 
in 1859. Until 1861 he was interested in farm- 
ing and lumbering and among the earliest to 
enrojl in the military service of tlie United 
States after the war came on. April 27lli he en- 
listed in Conii)any K, 4th Wisconsin Infantry 
at Stockbridge for three months in the State 
service and was afterwards sworn into the U. S. 
service, joining his command at Racine after 
re-enlisting for three years. He went with the 
regiment to Baltimore, passing through exper- 
iences while on the way which are of intert'st 
and told in detail in many sketches on other 
pages. He was in the march to the Eastern 
shore of Virginia and afterwards went to For- 
tress Monroe, whence he went with the regi- 
ment to Ship Island in the command of Butler. 
He was in the several movements up and down 
the Mississippi River in the attempts on Vicks- 
burg and fought at Baton Rouge. He was in 
the subsequent movements and took part in the 
battle of Bisland. He was in the battle of 
Clinton, La., and there received a bullet through 
his cap and blouse. He was also in the second 
as.sault on the same place and was camping in 
the vicinity when the fort surrendered. After 
the conversion of the regiment into cavalry Mr. 
Dick was in all its experiences and engaged in 
active skirmishing and scouting in Southern 
Louisiana. He re-enlisted Jan. 4, 1864, at Baton 
Rouge in the same company and regiment, and 
was in the reconnoissance to Clinton, La. He 



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Ridiinond, 



was seized with jaundice while still an infantry 
soldier and passed three months in tlie hospital 
at Carrollton, La., and went afterwards to Char- 
ity and University hospitals at New Orleans. 
After recovery, he rejoined the regiment at Port 
Hudson, Jan. 14, 1863. He was with the regi- 
ment in all its later experiences and was mus- 
tered out at San Antonia, Texas, and discharged 
at New Orleans, Sept. 14, 1S65. 

In October he reached Stockbridge where he 
has since operated as a carpenter. He was 
married Aug. 30, 1S76, to Emogene Johnson of 
Stockbridge and their three children are named 
Lester Ulysses, Horace Charles and Roy Alex- 
ander. Mr. Dick is a citizen who sustains the 
record he made as a soldier in his private life. 
He is a useful member of his Post and enjoys 
the respect of the community where he resides. 

ILLIAM HEUKON, of Brandon, 
Wis., and Adjutant of G. A. R. 
Post No. 13H, was born April 
22, 1836 in the town of New 
Clermont Co., Ohio, and is the son 
of James and Margaret (Arciiard) Herron, the 
former a native of Pennsylvania and a farnn'r 
by vocation. He removed liis family to Oliio 
in 1815 and engaged in the publication of a news- 
paper at New Richmond. In 1841 he went to 
Indiana wliere he engaged in farming and died 
when 70 years old in 1870. Tlie mother is still 
living in Indiana. The son was an inmate of 
the parental liome until liis majority. He ob- 
tained a good education under the instruction 
of his father and, at 17, began teaching in a 
district school. He engaged in that calling 
until the war and at an early period of the 
Great Struggle determined to enlist, if his 
services were needed. In the second year it 
became manifest to all that the contest was of 
proportions which exceeded the first impres- 
sions of the executive and military authorities 
and Mr. Herron enlisted Aug. 16, 1862 in Com- 
pany B, 85th Indiana Infantry for three years 
or for the war. He went to rendezvous at Terre 
Haute and thence to Indianapolis where the re- 
giment received uniforms. They went next to 
Cincinnati to the defense of the city when 
threatened by Kirby Smith and followed the 
rebels in their retreat to Crab Orchard, camping 
afterwards at Danville, Ky., and a month later 
were engaged in the chase of John Morgan. 
January 1st they arrived at Louisville, wliere 



they embarked for Nashville and marched from 
'there to Brentwood Station, remaining there 
until March 2nd. Mr. Herron was in his first 
active warfare at Franklin when that place was 
taken and on the 5th skirmished all day with 
the cavalry of Wheeler. At night he fought at 
Thompson's Station and was one who sur- 
rendered to Van Dorn after holding the posi- 
tion tliree hours and until the last round of 
ammunition was fired. Nearly the entire regi- 
ment were taken to Libby, but Mr. Herron made 
his escape in the darkness of the first night, 
hiding in a clump of cedars until his captors 
had passed. They had taken from him his 
boots and overcoat and given him an old blanket, 
which he tore into strips and bound around his 
feet so he could walk. He made his way to 
the 104th Ohio regiment, a distance of about six 
miles through the woods and arriving at their 
picket line about three o'clock in the morning 
in a worn-out condition. On the same day he 
joined Company D of liis command which had 
been left behind at Frankhn and was there as- 
signed to duty as military postmaster June 13th. 
Owing to failing health, he was sent to the hos- 
pital at Nashville, where he remained until 
Sept. 15th, when he joined the regiment at 
at Wartrace, Tenn. October 5th, he went to 
Duck River Bridge to defend the position where 
a company of the regiment had been captured. 
After passing the winter at A'arious points in 
varied duty, he went with the regiment to Look- 
out Mountain which was reached May 3rd, 
1864. May 4th, they camped on the battle field 
of Chickamauga. On the 5th, they crossed 
Taylor's Ridge through Gordon's Gap and were 
held as reserve at Buzzard's Roost. Mr. Herron 
was in the fight at Resaca three days and was 
next in action at Cassville, the town being taken. 
He was afterwards in the fights at New Hope 
Church, Lost Mountain, Gulp's Farm, Marietta, 
Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek and 
skirmished thence to Atlanta, moving into the 
city Septeml)er 3rd, after the evacuation. Here 
he received a 15-day furlough and on his return 
to his regiment was assigned to duty at the 
headquarters of Major-General Chas. Cruft serv- 
ing on detached duty until April 10th follow- 
ing when he again returned to his regiment and 
was in the last battle of the war at Bentonville, 
N. C, and was honorably discharged June 12, 
1865 at Washington. 

He returned to Indiana and was occupied in 
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when lie removed to Wisconsin and located at 
Brandon. lie was married IVfay 1, 18<jl, to 
Isal)ella Davis a native of Montc/uma Park, 
Ind. Her ])arents were liurn in Keniuck}' and 
were descendants of the t^arliest settlers of \'ir- 
ginia. The children of Mr. and Mrs. lierron 
were born as follows: George D.,Jan. 21, 18()2; 
Margaret Evelyn, April o, 18(36; Bertha May, 
May 23, 1872. " Their son received his college 
education at Ripon, Wis , and entered the min- 
istry before he was 22 years of age, he is at pres- 
ent (1888) pastor of the Congregational Church 
at Lake Mills, Wis. 

He is, in the fullest sense a self-made man. 
He first otticiated as pastor seven months at 
Centerville, D. T., and preached his tirst sermon 
in September, 1883. He went next to Atlanta 
to the missionary field of the South where he 
organized and built the Immanuel Congrega- 
tional church. He was ordained and installed 
at Atlanta on Thanksgiving Day, the church 
dedication being on the same date. In May, 
1885, he went to Zanesville, Ohio, where he 
preached about one year and a half, locating at 
the end of that time at Lake Mills where he has 
since been successful in the work of the minis- 
try. 

Mr. Herron had a brother, .John Herron, in 
the service, who died at Covington, Ky., of dis- 
ease contracted in the army. His brothers 
James and Jo.seph reside in Indiana. His sis- 
ter Mary is the widow of Joseph Davis, a soldier 
in the IMth Indiana Infantry. Jane was the 
wife of Mahlon Barker, a member of the 10th 
Indiana Infantry who was wounded at Shiloh 
and died at Brazil, Ind. Lucy, Laura and Ella 
are the names of tlie others. The grandfather 
of Mrs. Herron was in tiie Revolulionaiy war 
and died at the age of 104 years. Mrs. Herron 
is of English descent, and Mr. Ilerron is of mixed 
Irish and English extraction. He has been for 
five years past, and is now working for the 
American Tract Company. 

,ETER REUTHER, of BriUion, Calu- 
met Co., Wis., and a member of G. 
A. R. Post No. 222, was born in Lau- 
bach, Rhine Province, Prussia, Feb. 8, 
1836. George and Anna Margaretha, (Mickel) 
Ruether, his parents were born respectively in 
Laubach and Neuerkirch in the Rhine pro- 
vince. The former was a soldier, according to 
law, in the war of 1820 in his own countrv and 




his son Jacob was a soldier in the 5th Pennsyl- 
vania Cavalry. He came to America with his 
wife, three daughters and two sons in 1854, 
landing at the port of New York in ^lay, and 
came directly tlience to Sheboygan, Wis. The 
names and ages at this writing (1888) of the 
children belonging to the household are, Anna 
M., 58, Anna K., 56, Marcia, 54, and Jacob, 
aged 45. Mr. Reuther of this sketch is next to 
the youngest. 

He worked at Shelioygan for a time at his 
trade of carpenter and then went to Centerville 
where he operated in the same line until he 
enlisted in Company B, 45th Wisconsin Infan- 
try at Centerville, ^'lanitowoc Co., Wis., for one 
year, enrolling Oct. 8, 1864. November 15th 
he was i)romoted to Orderly Sergeant and was 
mustered out as such at Nashville, Tenn., July 
27, 1865, by General Order. The companies 
of the regiment were dispatched to the front as 
fast as they were filled and arrived at Nash- 
ville in the latter i)art of 1864 and, in the first 
months of the year following, the soldiers 
participated in the fighting and skirmishes in 
the vicinity of the city,on I)eceml)er 14th, 15th, 
16th and l'7th,and in the work of defense after- 
wards. 

Mr. Reuther returned to Centerville where 
he remained until the fall of 1873 when he re- 
moved to Two Rivers and resided there three 
years. For three years subsequent he worked 
at his trade at Cen'terville and in 1879 located 
at BriUion. He is engaged in selling liquors at 
wholesale and retail and is the present Com- 
mander of Post Hiram Gil)bs, (1888) and is 
serving his second term. In Manitowoc county 
he held the position of Town Clerk for seven 
years and, for the same length of time, acted in 
the capacity of -Justice of the Peace. In 1872 
he represented Manitowoc county in the Assem 
bly of Wisconsin. 

"Mr. Reuther was mairied Oct. 28, 1861, to 
Augusta Rossl)ery and their seven children are 
named Louis, George ('., Hattie, Lizzie, Otto, 
Sarah and Emil. The oldest son was married 
March 10, 1887, to Lizzie Bruss. 

^, ,. AFFORD OATMAN,Menomonee,Mich., 
" ' member of Lyon Post, No. 266, was born 
Dec. 7, 1835, in Brattleboro, Vermont, 
and is the son of Reuben Bates and 
Sarah (Safibrd) Oatman. The former was born 




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in Bennington, Vermont, and was of Englisli 
descent, belonging to the original proprietor of 
the name in America which, properly spelled, 
was Ontnian. His grandfather, Reuben Oat- 
man, went from Bennington to Buffalo and 
enlisted in the war of 1812 and their brothers 
and ancestors were in both wars with (ireat 
Britain. His mother was born in Salem, 
Washington Co., New York. Her father, Aden 
Safford, fought in the war of 1812. Mr. Oat- 
man went to Oswego county, New York, witli 
his parents and they located in Pineville, and 
were there resident 16 years, the son receiving 
a di.strict school education. When he was 18 
they removed to Neenah, VVisconsin, whicii 
was his home until the war of the rebellion 
commenced, when he resolved to enlist, and he 
enrolled May 30, 1861, in Oompany 0, 3rd 
regiment Wisconsin Infantry, for three months, 
re-enlisting when the proclamation abolishing 
three mouths enlistments was issued, for tliree 
years. He was discharged Aug. 12th following, 
on account of disability incurred in the service. 
The regiment rendezvoused at Camp Hamilton, 
Fond du Lac, and left the State .luly 12th. 
They went via Chicago, through Indiana to 
Buffalo, and Elmira, New York, and thence to 
Hagerstown, Md., and encamped there July 
IStli. Sandy Hook, opposite Harper's Ferry, 
was their next destination, where the regiment 
was assigned to Patterson's brigade and camped. 
The command was separated into detachments. 
Company (J being stationed at Monocacy Bridge, 
under Banks, Patterson having been relieved. 
Mr. Oatman was in the famous retreat in which 
his chief distinguished himself and soon after 
was detailed to go with four wounded men to 
the hospital at Hagerstown and, after turning 
them over, the rebels made their appearance at 
Point of Rocks. The 4th Connecticut Infantry 
was doing provost duty at Hagerstown and 
was despatched to Point of Rocks ; Mr. Oat- 
man took a musket and went with them and 
fought in the repulse. He then made con- 
nection with a wagon-train en route to Harper's 
Ferry and went to his regiment. At the time 
of his enlistment he had a difficulty known as 
floating cartilage and in the exposure incident 
to array life, one of his limbs swelled to three 
times its natural size, on which account he was 
discharged. He had three brothers in the 
service. Isaac enlisted in Company E, 2nd 
Wisconsin Infantry and fought at the first Bull 
Run, receiving a severe injury in his ancle. 



from a rebel cavalryman. He served three 
years and veteranized in the 50th Wisconsin 
Infantry. Albert went from Wisconsin, was 
sent to the Invalid hospital and returned home 
to die three weeks later. Charles A. enlisted 
from Wisconsin and passed through the service 
unharmed. 

Mr. Oatman returned to Neenah where he 
worked at his trade of carpenter until 1866 
when he located at Menomonee — since his 
home. He has operated there as a contractor 
and builder and the place shows many fine 
buildings whose erection he has conducted. 
He was married May 12, 1S5(), to Charlotte 
Hoha and their living children number eight 
— Nettie, wife of Charles Moss, of Ingalls, Mich., 
Emma, married to John Lynch of the same 
place, Ellen, widow of William Smith of Menom- 
onee, (who died in June, 1888, leaving five chil- 
dren), Byron (married Ettie Williams, and re- 
sides on Bay Shore north of Menomonee), Mat- 
tie, General, Jin and Jessie. Helen, Elmer, and 
Willie died in infanc}'. 



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/^^ DWARD SKILLING, a farmer on sec- 
| , Y tion 23, Suamico Township, Brown 
\^!^^^ Co., Wis., and a former soldier in 
the civil war, was born March 24, 
1845, in St. Francis, Canada. His parents, 
Antone and Adeline (Udl) Skilling, removed to 
the United States and came in 1846 to Green 
Bay, Wis., and in the same year went to Duck 
Creek where he remained until 1879; from 
there be removed to Suamico, his present resi- 
dence. 

He enlisted March 14, 1864, when 19, at 
Green Bay in Company G, 2nd Wisconsin 
Cavalry, for three years and joined the com- 
mand with the veterans who returned from 
Wisconsin at ^'icksburg. In Junt', Clompany 
G went to Cassville and remained about two 
months, scouting in Missouri and Arkansas and 
in the fall, Mr. Skilling was in the battle of 
Prairie Grove. He returned to Vicksburg and 
engaged in scouting on the Big Black River 
and in Deceml)er went to Memphis. He was 
in the action at Readsburg, alter which be 
went with his command to join the forces of 
Genei'al Sheridan at Alexandria up the Red 
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sent back on the evidence of three surgeons as 
unable to proceed with the command to Texas. 
He went to the hospital at New < )rleans and 
thence to St. l^ouis on the hos]iital bi>at 
and was transferred two montlis after t<i Jeffer- 
son hospital, Madison, where he remained tliree 
months and was discharged on surgeon's cer- 
tificate Sep. 16, ISO.'). He went to Green Bay, 
where he was placed under treatment of Dr. 
C. E. Crane, formerly surgeon of the .">th Wis- 
consin and remained in his care a year but has 
never fully recovered. Mr. Skilling was mar- 
ried in 1866 to Mary Trnesdell and their chil- 
dren are named Jo.sephine, Mary, Edward, Ar- 
thur and .John : (ieorge, Maggie, Rosa, Emma 
and Louisa are not living. 



Peslitigo, 



Ig^KANCTS M. MULLEN, of 
' ' Wis., and a formei- soldier in the civil 
war, was born Oct. 12, 1844, in Tay- 
lorville, .Johnson Co., Tennessee, and 
is the son of .Joseph and Sarah (Walker) Mullen. 
His father was in the Mexican war, and received 
a wound, from which he died. The father of 
his mother was in the war of 1 812 and his grand- 
father fought in the Blackhawk war. Two of 
his brothers enlisted in L'uion regiments from 
Tennessee and another was recruiting officer for 
the Union army in the same State. The latter, 
was wounded in an encountm- witli the reliels 
while conducting recruits through the Cumber- 
land Mountaijis to the I'nion lines. 

Mr. Mullen resided in his native State until 
1860 when he went to his grandfather's in Penn- 
sylvania to go to school and, soon after, the war 
with all its terrors and iiorrors was upon the 
people of the North and, under the influence of 
the enthusiasm with which the Keystone State 
was filled, he enli.sted .July 18, 1861, just pre- 
vious to and while the troops were gathering 
for the fight at Bull Run. He enrolled at Phila- 
deljihia for three years in Company A, 3rd Penn- 
sylvania Cavalry, a three months regiment whicli 
was reorganized immediately on the expiration 
of its first period of service. He was promoted 
in 1862 as 2nd Sergeant and was discharged 
Dec. 27, 1863, on account of disability, from hos- 
pital at Washington, D. C. April 24, 1864, he 
enlisted as a veteran in A Company, 187th 
Pennsylvania Infantry and received honorable 
discharge Aug. 30, 18<i5, at Harrisburg, Pa. 



The list of battles in which Mr. Mullen was en- 
gaged makes one of most conspicuous rosters in 
this volume or in the history of a private soldier 
of tin- war. He escapt'd no contingency of mili- 
tary experience on the battle field, was wounded 
and captured and was in several hospitals. 
Among his l)attles were the skirmishes at Cur- 
rantown, at Front Royal near Richmond, Cross 
Keys, Yorktown, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Cold 
Harbor, Seven Pines, Savage Station, and in all 
the fights comprising the .seven days in the 
Chickahominy, at Malvern Hill, 2nd Bull Run, 
South Mountain, Antietam, Frederickslnirg, 
Chancel lorsville, Getty.sburg and at Cedar Creek 
in the Shenandoah valley and in front of Peters- 
burg. September 30, 18()3, he was captured at 
Dutch Gap canal and escaped the same day. 
He was wounded June 18, 1864, in front of 
Petersburg, a ball striking him in the joint of. 
the right ankle which was permanently injured. 
This sent him to b spital at City I'oint, Va., 
thence to Columbus, ( )hio, to Benton Barracks, 
St. Louis, and after recovery as far as possible, 
he was assigned to the A'etf ran Reserve Corps 
for duty and remained in that connection until 
his discharge. 

After the war he went to Peshtigo and thence 
to Chicago, where he obtained a situation on a 
steamboat which he retained five seasons. His 
residence was at Sturgeon Bay for 10 years and 
in 1886 lie made another removal to Marinette; 
two years later be settled at Peshtigo where he 
is engaged as an engineer and plasterer and also 
engages in some of the varied occupations of a 
lumberman. He married Ella Moshier and 
their children are named Percy M., and Jessie 
A. William N. is deceased. Mrs. Mullen is the 
daughter of Ni'lson I^ee and Annie M. (I-jiglit) 
Moshier; she was born at Ahiiapee,\A'is.,and her 
parents were natives respectively of Connecticut 
and New York. Geoi%e Barrand, her sister's 
husband, was a Wisconsin soldier; her mother's 
grandfather, Caleb Horton, wasa Revolationary 
soldier. 

JOHN CRAWFORD, Westfield, Wis., and 
a member of G. A. R. Post No. 65, was 
born in Pennsylvania, November 19, 
1835, and when he was in early child- 
hood his father removed to Ohio which was 
their place of abode about 13 years, remov- 



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iiig to Wisconsin and locating at Waupun 
where they lived four years and whence they 
removed to Westfield, Marquette county. 
Oct. 11, 1861, he enlisted in Company E, 16th 
Wisconsin Infantrj' for tiiree years and was 
with the regiment until after thelmttle of Pitts- 
burg Landing, the siege of Corinth and the 
battle at that place, and he received honorable 
discharge August 27, 18<j2. He returned to 
Wisconsin and enlisted again August 18, 1864, 
in Company C,lstWisconsin Heavy Artillery and 
was discharged at Chattanooga, Tenn., June 
16, 1865, after the close of the war. His 
battery was organized by Captain Meservey and 
Captain Davis, and Mr. Crawford joined the com- 
mand as a recruit at Fort Sherman near Chat- 
tanooga. In March, the command went to 
Athens, thence to Mouse Creek and Strawberry 
Plains and to Nashville to be mustered out. 
Mr. Crawford was one of five brothers who en- 
listed and all returned in safety but one 
who died at St. Louis and another who lived 
two days after reaching his home. His 
brother T. B. Crawford, is memorialized in the 
name of the Post at Westfield and was in 
the same company and regiment as the subject of 
this sketch, to which another brother also be- 
longed. 

Mr. Crawford was married in 1855 toEllinor 
0. Granger and they had no children. Tlieir 
adopted son, James A. Crawford, is the son 
of T. p. Crawford, referred to, and he has been 
in his uncle's care since his father's deatli. 
They have an adopted daughter, whose former 
name was Lilian Peck, and she became a mem- 
ber of their family when four years old. The 
parents of Mr. Crawford, Mordecai and Jem- 
ima (Barton) Crawford, were born respectively 
in 1810 and 1812 and they were of Pennsyl- 
vania stock. Walter and Rachel (McLaugh- 
lin) Granger, the parents of Mrs. Crawford were 
natives of Canada. During the first enlistment 
of Mr. Crawford he suffered from heart dis- 
ease and was discharged on that account. He 
enlisted three times afterwards and was rejected 
twice. He returned from the service in bro- [ 
ken health but with his spirits at the | 
point to wliich they had been held by the 
true element of patriotism. J. B. Crawford, 
his brother, was at the theatre in Washing- 
ton wlien Lincoln was assassinated and saw 
every incident of the tragedy and witnessed 
Booth's leap and movements across tiie stage. 
Mr. Crawford has been active in Grand Army 




1836, 



matters and an honest, upright and justly re- 
spected citizen, integrity and uprightness being 
the religion of his every day life. He is a 
.solid Republican and belongs to Republican 
stock of inflexible principles. His fii'st presi- 
dential vote was for Mr. Lincoln and he has a 
record of voting for the winning candidate 
with one exception and in tiie late cam- 
paign his vote was recorded for Harrison. His 
business life has been spent in farming and in 
mercantile pusuits. He has been Supervisor 
and Assessor of his town. 

ONRAD WIPE, a lum])crman of ex- 
tensive relations in Waupaca county 
and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
99, at lola, Wis., was born August 15, 
in Switzerland, and in 1854 came to 
America with his parents, Henry and Elizabeth 
(Suter) Wipf. In company with his lirother, he 
secured an extensive tract of pine land in the 
immediate vicinity of lola. Their father was 
well-to-do in his native land and the means 
which he brought with him were invested in 
farm and pine land of which his sons have 
since remained proprietors. Tiie father died in 
1876, and the mother resides with her son, 
Jacob Wipf, at lola. 

The brothers Wipf commenced their lumber- 
ing operations on an extensive scale and their 
relations were sucli as to preclude their enter- 
ing the war at an early period. When the 
necessity for troops at Nashville to re-enforce 
General Thomas became pressing, Mr. Wipf 
enlisted at lola, Oct. 28, 1864, in Company C, 
44th Wisconsin Infantry for one year. His 
company was one of the first four wliich was 
sent forward as soon as organized, and the bat- 
talion was in the trenches during the battle of 
Nashville. Afterwards, the command was em- 
ployed in military duty until March, 1865, 
when a part of the regiment went to Eastport, 
Miss., returning to Nashville, and in April 
went to Paducah, Ky., where the regiment per- 
formed picket duty and was mustered out 
August 28, 1865. During the greater part of 
his service, Mr. Wipf was on detached duty as 
special Orderly of Colonel LeDuc who was chief 
of a commission to investigate the Quarter- 
master's Department of the Army of the West, 
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PERSONAL RECORDS. 



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Hayes and Major Wel)ster. Colonel LeDuc has 
since been Commissioner of Agriculture. Mr. 
Wipf was detailed as door-keeper during the 
sessions and would have received an appoint- 
ment as clerk Init they were not permitted to 
take a soldier from tlie ranks. He accompa- 
nied the command In Paducah, where he was 
detailed at post headquarters. During his 
period of service he was excused from duty 
only one day. He was mustered out August 
28, 1865, and returned to Wisconsin. He and 
his brother had left their father in charge of 
their lumber interests, associated with Ammi 
Baldwin of Waupaca, their partner. On their 
return they resumed the management of their 
affairs and Mr. Baldwin sold his intei'cst to a 
cou.sin of Mr. Wijif. Soon after, the latter be- 
came an invalid and the brothers bought his 
ownership in the property, since which time 
they have been its jonit possessors and they 
have since engaged extensively in all the opera- 
tions of lumbering, including saw-mills, plan- 
ing mill, shingle mill and flouring mill, and 
they also deal in pine and agricultural lands. 
The pine timber is within a few miles of lola 
and the cut logs are hauied to the mill or 
floated down the stream which supplies the 
power. In the planing and shingle mills, they 
employ steam power, water being used in all 
other branches of their business. 

Mr. Wipf was married July 11, 1861, to 
Eliza Brand of Tola, and they have had nine 
children named in tlie order of birth, Louisa, 
Henry, William, Carrie, Frederick C, Lottie E., 
Harry, Francis and Grace. William died in 
June, 1882. Mr. Wipf is a substantial citizen 
of Waupaca county, and belongs to a nationality 
which forms one of the best elements in the 
composite population of the New World. He 
was old enough when he left his native country 
to understand the principles of freedom which 
are instilled into the minds of every Switzer, 
and, since he l)ecame an American citizen, has 
demonstrated the stabilitv of his convictions. 



OSEPH L. COT EY, Grand Rapids, Wis., 

member of G. A. R. Post No. 22, was 

born March 19, 18ol, in St. Francis, 

County of Yamaska, District of Three 

Rivers, Province of Quebec. He is the son of 



Louis and Mary (Biron) Cotey, l>oth natives of 
Canada and representatives of French ancestors, 
originating in Nantes, France, six generations 
removed. When he was lo years old he came 
to \\'isconsin in 184() and made his way from 
Sheboygan to < ireen Bay on the Indian trail and 
reaclu'ir (irand Rapids Nov. 15, 1846. His 
uncle, Francis X. Biron, was there engaged in 
lumbering and he was in las employ until 1850 
when he went to California. He returned two 
years later and engaged in l)usiness with his 
uncle a year when he sold his interest and 
bought the "Merrill Mill" four miles from the 
Rapids. After tw'O years of success his dam and 
logs were washed out and he sold the property. 
His losses of one day amounted to $6,000. His 
next venture was in locating pine lands in part- 
nership with St. Louis bankers and was to re- 
ceive a third interest in them for locating and 
managing, and he invested $1,200 with the In- 
dians up the Wisconsin River to obtain their 
good will and loUowed the surveys and located 
the land. He was in a fair way to come into 
extensive possessions when the war interfered 
with the arrangement, his St. Louis associates 
espousing the cause of the South. 

During the first months of the war, Mr. Cotey 
determined to enter the army and he enlisted 
Nov. 5, 1861, in Company G, 18th Wisconsin 
Lifantry at Grand Rapids for three years. 

He was mustered out at Louisville July 20, 
1865, after a service of four years and eight 
montlis. The record of Mr. Cotey entitles him 
to special mention from the fact that he en- 
listed as a private without influence and by 
meritorious service and bravery on the flekl, 
rose to the hightest rank in his company. From 
the regimental rendezvous at Camp Trowbridge 
at Milwaukee, the regiment went on the 30th 
of March from Wisconsin under orders to re- 
port at St. Louis, where they received orders to 
move immediately to Pittsburg Landing and in 
less than a week fought in that battle, where 
Colonel James S. Alban was killed. Mr. Cotey 
was injured in the battle, a shot shattering his 
gunstock and felling him senseless to the ground. 
This was the only injury he received. After 
the battle iVIr. Cotey was ill with diarrhea. He 
remained in regimental hospital about iO days, 
wdien he rejoined his company, refusing to go 
to a hospital. He participated ni the siege of 
C'orinth, remaining in that vicinity until the 
battle of luka and returned to assist in the re- 
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SOLDIERS ALBUM OF 



went with the force of Grant, which was des- 
tined to go to Grand Junction, but the plan was 
frustrated by the surrender of supphes at Holly 
Springs by (Joloncl Murphy, and they marched 
back 48 miles and moved to Holly Springs. 
After a tight there they fell Ijack to Memphis 
and took transports for Vicksburg, where Mr. 
Cotey was occupied on the several canals and 
went thence to Millikin's Bend and afterwards 
helped to cut the canal between the Mississippi 
River and Lake Providence and in clearing 
obstructions. Li April, they went down the 
river and in May reported to McPherson and 
Mr. Cotey was in the battle of .Jackson and 
started the next day for Vick.sburg, fighting at 
Ctiampion Hills. On the following night, the 
I'egiment tore down a warehouse and built a 
In-idge across the F>lack River of the bales of 
cotton on which they laid the lumber to hold 
it in place and on this the troops crossed. 
Three miles above was a bridge, on which the 
rebels had crossed and fired, cutting off 7,000 
who were captured by the Union soldiers. Mr. 
Cotey was in the second assault at Vicksburg, 
and when it was reported that Johnston was on 
his way to re-enforce Pemberton at ^"icksburg, 
the ISth Wisconsin, with other troops under 
General Blair, were sent out to intercept him, 
but the report proved false and the command 
raided the valle}' between the Black and Yazoo 
Rivers destroying mdls, corn and other pro- 
perty and returned to Vicksburg followed by 
contrabands equal to their own numbers. The 
connnanding officer kept them constantly on 
the move ; many men were ill in consequence, 
and Captain Cotey was 10 days in the regi- 
mental hospital. After the surrender of Vicks- 
burg, • he received a special furlough for 
conspicious gallantry in the siege of Vicks- 
burg and returned to Wisconsin. After 00 days 
he rejoined the regiment at Memphis and 
marched to Chattanooga. The 18th regiment, 
with an Illinois regiment, was the first to 
cross the Tennessee River near Chickamauga 
Creek and they cai^tured the rebel pick- 
ets and laid the pontoons on which Sher- 
man's army crossed and soon after they 
were in a severe fight near Tunnell Hill. Cap- 
tain Cotey was in tlie charge at Mission Ridge 
and in the pursuit of the rebels to Dalton. 
They went into winter quarters at Huntsville, 
occupying the courthouse three months, during 
which they raided the adjacent country and 



destroyed the saltpeter works near Whitesl)urg. 
In the spring, Sherman's army was re-organ- 
ized for the march to the sea and the 18th was 
assigned to the loth Corps under John A. Lo- 
gan and started on the Atlanta campaign. 
Captain C'otey was in the fights at Rocky Face, 
Buzzard Roost and Resaca, where Logan's com- 
mand decided the fortunes of the day. He 
was next in action near Dallas and Pumpkin 
Vine Creek and fought at Allatoona where his 
regiment was left to guard supplies and after 
the l)attle of Atlanta, Hood, with 8,000 rebels, 
surrounded them at Allatoona Pass. They had 
2,100 fighting men but they held their posi- 
tion and protected their supplies. The rebel 
loss was 1,200 in killed, wounded and prison- 
ers in this aci ion. They Avere in the command 
of General Corse, who was wounded. They 
moved next to guard a tunnel on the Chatta- 
nooga and Nashville railroad and two weeks 
later went to Chattanooga and thence to Alla- 
toona. They had veteranized at Huntsville 
and Ijeen promised veteran's furlough but could 
not be spared from the exigencies of the service 
until November, 1864. They re-assembled at 
Nashville and proceeded thence to Baltimore. 
They went to Louisville where they were frozen 
in and were compelled to go by rail and em- 
barked on steamers for Beaufort, N. C, and 
they marched to Newbern, where they were 
assigned to the command of (ien. Francis Mea- 
gher, where the regiment performed hard 
labor, building log huts for themselves and 
elegant headquarters for the commanding offi- 
cer, adorned with division and brigade Hags 
and surrounded by a fence. General Meagher 
issued an order requiring his soldiers to shave 
to their moustaches. At the end of three weeks 
the buildings were erected and the General 
had a grand display to which he invited the 
ladies of Newbern. He was making the clos- 
ing of a series of speeches when orders reliev- 
ing him arrived from the War Department and 
the command left their quarters the next UKjrn- 
ing for Goldsboro. On the route they had a 
fight with Bragg on a tributary of the Neuse 
River. The raw recruits with the IStli gave 
much annoyance from their excitement in this 
action, Captain Cotey having 30 of them in his 
company. While awaiting re-enforcements the 
rebels made seven charges in four days, to be 
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tion with SliermanV army and went to Raleigh 
where they were in line of battle to liglit John- 
ston, when he surrendered. The authoi-ities 
at Washington demurred about the terms 
made bj' Sherman and line of battle was again 
formed but terms were arranged and the war 
was at an end. The luan^h tlirough Virginia 
to Washington and the(Tra,n(l Review followed. 
After the battle of Shiloii Mr. Cotey was made 
Orderly Sergeant of his ctJUipany and was 
afterward made Captain of Company (t, passing 
the intermediate grades. His commission was 
dated April 4, ISU'), and he was mustered out 
as such April 'iOth following. 

He was married Sep. 5, 1853, to Mary A. 
Byrne, a native of Galena, 111., and they 
have one son surviving — Appletou B. Cotey, 
a merchant at Pittsville, Wis. He mar- 
ried Nellie Smith, and their children are 
named Coole G., Clinton A. and Dawne E. 
Twin sons of Captain and Mrs. Cotey died in 
infanc3^ James Byrne, fatln'r of the wife, was 
a native of County Carlin, Ireland. Her 
mother, Ruth (Warren) Byrne, was born in 
Pennsylvania and was a relative of General 
Warren, the martyr of Bvmker Hill. 

Captain Cotey has been prominent in the 
management and honors of local affairs at 
Grand Rapids throughout his career there. 
May 5, 1874, he was commis.sioned by Gov. W. 
R. Taylor, Lumber Inspector of District No. 1 
and he served two years. Gov. Harrison Lud- 
ington renewed the appointment under date 
of March oO, 187(; ; and April 1), 1878, Gov. 
Wm. E. Smith re-appointed him for two years. 
He was one the census enumerators in 1880 
under Gen. T. S. Allen. He has been 
a prominent Re])ublican and has served 
his party with conspicuous fidelity. He has 
been entrusted with important business in 
the local management of campaigns and has a 
well sustained repute for the character of his 
services. Sep. 27, 1880, he was appointed by 
the Republican State Central Committee to 
take charge of matters pertaining to the party 
interests in his district. He was also commis- 
sioned by H. A. Taylor, Chairman of the Com- 
mittee, as Captain of the Blaine and Logan 
Army. He is in possession of an elegant sword 
presented to him by the members of his com- 
pany encased in an elegant silver scabbard 
bearing a spread eagle on the hilt and this in- 
scription etched on the blade : " Presented to 



Capt. -loseph L. Cotey by the members of Co. 
G, 18th Wisconsin Volunteer ^^eteran Infantrv, 
June 15, 18()5." 



-,>!^.-^>t^^^* 



OB R. BAKER, a resident of Stevens 
Point, Wis., and a charter member of G. 
''^'" A. R. Post No. 150 at Hancock, was born 
December 3, 1844, in Bath, Steuben 
county. New York. Setli Barker, his paternal 
grandfathiT, was a soldier of the Mexican war 
and resided at Rochester at the time of the 
second war with England. He was a farmer 
and in July, 1857, came to Wisconsin, and 
bought a section of land in Grant township in 
Portage county, where he died when he was 62 
years old. Four sons survived him and two 
were soldiers of the civil war. Cbauncy C. en- 
listed Jan. 5, 1804, in Company G, 7th Wiscon- 
sin Infantry, and died at Portsmouth Grove, 
Oct. 6, 1864, from disabilities incurred in the 
service. Seth M. was a soldier in Company H, 
3rd Wisconsin Cavalry, in which he enlisted as 
a recruit August 16, 1864, and was transferred 
February 1, 1865, to Company A, reorganized 
command, and was discharged June 19, 1865. 
He returned to Wisconsin and was killed by 
lightning in 1878, at Plover, when 58 years 
old. He married Lucinda Dowd and removed 
his family to Northville, Wayne Co., Mich., 
and afterwards came to Wisconsin. 

After reaching Wisconsin, young Barker of 
this sketch ran away from home to learn the 
trade of a printer in which lie was occupied 
until he determined to enter the service. He 
made five separate efforts to enlist and was 
each time rejected on account of his age and 
size, but when the 100-days men were called 
for, he enlisted May 22, 1864, at Madison, in 
Company K, 40th Wisconsin Infantry, receiv- 
ing honorable discharge Sept. 16, 1864 at 
Madison. The captain of his company was 
Charles H. Barton, and the lieutenants 
repectively, Charles E. Hall and Nathan 
H. Downs. The colonel was W. Augustus 
Ray. The 40tli Wisconsin went to Mem- 
phis, and was a.ssigned to the 2nd Brigade, 
and quartered on the fairgrounds near the 
orchard of Beauregard, less than two miles east 
of the city of Memphis. He went on the double 
quick at the time of the attack of Forrest on the 



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city and after the chase returned to the camp. 
Previous to this affair, Mr. Barker had a sun- 
stroke and after the battle went to the liospital. 
When he enhsted Ins weight was 155 pounds; 
when he was discliarged he weiglied 97 pounds. 
As soon as he recovered lie determined to re- 
enlist and he was the first man enrolled in Com- 
pany <', 52nd AVisconsin Infantry, enlisting Feb. 
25, 1S<)5. The compauj' was formed with 
George A. .Spurr as Captain, Georgt' Sexton and 
Thomas A. Conway, 1st and ■2nd Lieutenants. 
The battalion of five companies arrived at St. 
Louis, on the day of the assa,ssination of President 
Lincoln. They went thence to Pilot Knob, 
where iMr. Barker passed a week in the hospital 
and, at the expiration of that time, went in the 
ranks to Iron Mountain, and thence to St. Louis 
and Warrensburg in Missouri, where he per- 
formed guard duty until ordered to Leaven- 
worth, Kansas, to which jilace they marched and 
remained until ordered to Madison, where Mr. 
Barker received lionorable discharge July 30, 
18G5. 

He was married Feb. 23rd 1865, to Hattie, 
daughter of (jeorge and Lucy (Baker) Down- 
ing. Soon after the war he buried his wife 
and infant child. The ensuing four years 
he was engaged in various avenues of busi- 
ness in different parts of the country and 
he learned the carpenter's trade in Hancock 
of William Palmer and he married the daughter 
of his em]iloyer. He was emploj-ed in the 
business of a carpenter until 18(>9, when he was 
obliged to change his vocation on account of 
ill health and engaged in farming and also was 
interested in reading medicine until 1885. He 
conducted his farm until 1888, when he entered 
the employ of the Wisconsin Central railroad 
corporation. He married Mary Palmer and 
they had four children. Hattie May, was born 
Jan. 2, 1870 ; Clarence A. was born Jan. 19, 
1872 ; Dora, April 26, 1888. One child, Edith 
Lyle, was born March 2, 1884, and died in 1886, 
aged two j^ears and eight months. The grand- 
father of Mr. Barker on his mother's side, whose 
naime was Dowd, was of French descent and a 
soldier in the Revolution. His son George was 
a soldier in 1812. One brother of the mother of 
Mr. Barker named John was a soldier in the 
civil war. The mother of Mr. Barker was born 
in 1823, in Avoca, Steuben Co., New York, and 
died in 1884, at Plover. Mr. Barker belongs to 
a race whose generations were represented in 
the wars of this countrj' and is a man who 




believes that men should vote as they shot — for 
principle. 

ALLACE COLE, a prominent citr 
zen of Waupun, Wis., and a 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 
114, was born Feb. 29, 1840, at 
at Rochester, Racine Co., Wis., and is the son of 
Philander and Nancy (Fowler) Cole, both na- 
tives of Vermont and the former was of Welsh 
descent ; the latter was of Scotch-Irish ancestry 
and her father fought in the war of 1812. Mr. 
Cole lived in his native place until he was six 
years old and came to Waupun with his pa- 
rents, who bought a farm in Chester Township 
on which the son was reared and remained 
until he became a soldier. The war came on 
in the year he attained his majority and in Au- 
gust he enlisted, enrolling on the 28th day 
of the month, 1861, in Company G, 1st Wis- 
consin Infantry, for three j'ears. He was mus- 
tered into service Oct. 8th and left the State 
with his regiment. He remained with that 
command until November, 1862, wlien he was 
assigned to the Pioneer Corps under St. Clair 
Morton, receiving his detail to this duty at 
MitcheJlsville and was assigned to Company 
K, commanded by Lieut. Wm. Hammerick of 
of the 24th Illinois The duty of this body of 
men, picked from the Army of the Cumberland, 
was to build bridges and railroads and remove 
obstructions and prepare routes for the advance 
of the army. They were all armed and drilled 
in infantry tactics and the command was ac- 
companied by Stokes, Chicago Board of Trade 
Battery. They were also in action and fought in 
the prominent battles of the Army of the Cum- 
berland. After Stone River,Mr. Tlole was engaged 
in duty in the vicinity of Murfreesboro and was 
with the command in the advance on Tul- 
lahoma and in the skirmish at Liberty Gap. 
He was in the fight at Chickamauga and 
alterwards assisted in the construction of forts 
Negley and Wood and others and also a 
bridge across the Tennessee, preliminary to 
the advance of Sherman to the assistance of 
the Army of the Cumberland, which had 
been held by tiie rebel guns on Lookout. 
After working on a bridge across the Chick- 
amauga Creek, he was in the fight and charge 



at Mission Ridge, 
struction of a road 



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that winter and, in the spring of 1864, was 
detailed as teamster in tlie pontoon train, 
driving eight mules, lie went through to 
Rome, Ga., and was there seized with scurvy 
and returned for medical treatment to Chat- 
tanooga. He performed camp duty until after 
tlie tight at Jonesboro when he went to 
Dalton, Ga., and aided in the repulse of 
Wheeler. During his connection with the 
Corps, he went, on one occasion, on a tour 
of inspection of forts on the Chattahoochie. 
He made frei[uent applications to be returned 
to his regiment Init was a useful man and 
was not allowed to return until after the 
fight at .lonesboro. Not long after, his reg- 
iment was discharged and his connection 
with military life ended Oct. 14, 1864. April 
12, 1862, he was taken sick at Nashville with 
pneumonia and remained in a house which 
constituted the Held hospital south of Nash- 
ville where he remaiued until the army moved 
to Columbus and just before the. tight at 
Pittsburg Landing, was left without a surgeon 
and was sent with others to a convalescent 
camp. He was still in a critical state and re- 
ceived a wetting on the way, taking cold and 
suffering a relapse. He attributes the saving 
of his life to Governor Morton of Indiana, who 
was there looking after Indiana soldiers. He 
saw him in the round house on the fair 
grounds at Nashville where he lay strug- 
gling for breath. The Governor asked the 
surgeon to examine him ; he was asked a few 
questions and the Governor was informed tliat 
he was not an Indiana soldier; the surgeon was 
told that that made no difference, that he must 
be cared for. The next thing he realized was, 
tliiit he was in a hospital on Commercial street 
and after he was better he was sent to No. 8 hos- 
pital and successively to Convalescent Barracks 
and a convalesent camp. While there he 
learned that his Colonel, .lolin C. Starkweather, 
was in the city and he left the camp and made 
his way to the depot and found him and was 
taken by him to the regiment. He was reported 
from the camp as a deserter but the charge 
was made all right, and his presence with his 
command was sufficient. He remained with his 
company and regiment until detailed as before 
stated. His brother, .lames M. Cole, was in the 
1st Minnesota Infantry, one of the most 
conspicuous commands in the service. (See 
sketch of H. 0. Fifield.) 

Mr. Cole was maried Oct. 14, 1865, to Alice 




Steele. Their children were named Fanny E., 
•Jessie G., Bertha A., Jennie E., Sylvester A., Jay 
E., -James M., and Helen T. Frances, twin with 
Fanny E., died at live years ; Alice M. died in 
infancy. Jessie married W. H. Stafford, a resi- 
dent of Waupun, who represents Wells & Co., 
of Chicago, as foreman in their establishment, 
they being contractors for convict labor. He is a 
native of Vermont. Cerrel and Helen (Seaton) 
Steele, parents of Mrs. Cole, were natives re- 
spectively of Connecticut and England; Moses 
Steele, the grandfather, was a soldier in 1812. 
Joseph Seaton, a cousin of Mrs. Cole, was 
wounded in a raid of the 1st Wisconsin Cav- 
alry with Wheeler and died in hospital. 

^RED HEINEMANN, a citizen of Ap- 
pleton, Wis., and a veteran of the civil 
war, is a citizen of the United States 
by adoption, having been born at 
Heiligenstadt, Prussia, Feb. 10, 1841. 

He is the son of Conrad Heinemann, also a 
Prussian by birth, following the profession of an 
architect in his native country. He was one of 
an old family well known in the Province of 
Saxony, where members of his family occupied 
positions of trust and ranked high in various 
professions, as physicians, surgeons and theolo- 
gians. Having served his lawful term as a sol- 
dier in the Prussian Army, he was retired to the 
reserves with the rank of Captain. He married 
Theresia von Herwig a member of a family well 
known in the military history of Northern Ger- 
many, dying in 1 84.") in his native country. His 
widow with six minor children migrated to 
America in 1848 and settled in Chicago where 
the family continued to reside until 1854 when 
they removed to Manitowoc, Wis. It was here 
tlie subject of this sketch served his apprentice- 
ship as a druggist and apothecary. When the 
war came on he enlisted in Co. B, 9th Wis. Vol. 
Infy. Sept. 6, 1861, and was honorably dis- 
charged as member of tiie same Company, Dec. 
4, 18(i4, having served more than his full term 
of three years. The 9th was a picked regiment, 
being exclusively recruited and compo.sed of 
Germans, most of whom had been thoroughly 
trained in service in their native land, and on 
leaving the State was assigned to the Dept. ot 
Missouri then commanded by Major General 
David Hunter. 



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SOLDIERS' ALBUM OF 



On arriving at the City of Leaven wortli, Cor- 
j)oral Fred Heineinaun was detached from his 
Regiment and ordered to report for duty at 
Dept. Headquarters under the immediate com- 
mand of Major Chas. G. Halpine, A. A. GenL 
to Gen. Hunter, (Major Halpine is well remem- 
bered as one of tlie jroetsof the war by his noni 
de plume, Private Miles O'Reiley) as clerk Feb. 
10, 1862. Promoted to the position of chief 
clerk, he continued in this capacity at these 
Headquarters commanded in turn by Gens. 
Denver, Sturgis and Blunt. Ilis thorough ac- 
quaintance with all the details of the business 
at Dept. Headquarters insured him the confi- 
dence and good will of the Generals in com- 
mand and he was treated as one of the staff, 
promptly responding to every requirement 
made upon him in the line of duty. In April, 
1863, he was commissioned 1st Lieut. 1st Kan- 
sas, but continued on duty with the Dept. Head- 
quarters. While on the frontier in southwest- 
ern Arkansas Lieut. Heinemann was attacked 
by malaria which l)aflied all medical skill. The 
practice of granting leave of absence to officers 
being discontinued by orders of tlic War Dept. in 
consequence of the abuse of this jirivilege, Lieut. 
H. was obliged to resign his commission in or- 
der to get Noi-fh for relief. Arriving at St. i.,ouis 
he quickly regaineil his health, and loth to re- 
turn alone from the I'ront, asked pt'rmission of 
the Sec. of War to re-enter his old regiment as 
a private and as such serve out the unexpired 
term of his original enlistment. This request 
being cheerfully granted he was reinstated in 
his old company but shortly after again de- 
tached to take the position of ciiief clerk at the 
Headquarters of Brig. Gen. F. Salomon where 
he contiinied until mustered out. June '11, 
1863, in the fight at Cabin Creek he was 
wounded in the right arm. He was also 
wounded at Mayville at Cane Hill, Arkansas, 
receiving two balls in the leg and a scalp wound 
on tlie head. Attending to his hurts personally 
as well as to his condition when afflicted with 
malaria, his name does not appear upon any 
hospital record but always in line and ready for 
duty. 

After his return from the war, Mr. Heine- 
mann had charge of a drug business at 
Manitowoc for several years. He afterward en- 
gaged in the business of a manufacturer, and 
various other occupations, among them that of 
editing and jiublishing a newspaper. He served 
two years and six months as General Clerk in 



the State Treasurer's (")ffice of Wisconsin and at 
Manitowoc was elected City Clerk four consecu- 
tive times. 

He served one term as Transcril)ing Clerk of 
the State Senate (1873-4). He is now -Justice of 
the Peace at Appleton. His marriage to Katie 
Dockhert occured Aug. 10, 1877. Their only 
child is named Fred D. Heinemann. 

Returning again to his business as a druggist 
he continued therein until he removed to Ap- 
pleton in 1885 where he is still engaged in his 
profession to this date (1888). 

OHN SINGER, Black Creek, Wis., and a 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 116, was 
l)orn in Prussia Feb. 22, 1845. He 
accompanied his parents, John and Mary 
(Mark) Singer, to America in 1854 when he 
was nine years of age. After landing at the. 
port of New York, the family came to Milwau- 
kee and a few days later proceeded to Wayne, 
Wasliington Co., Wis., where the father pur- 
sued his two-fold business as a carpenter and 
farmer, and brought up his sons to the latter 
vocation. His son John eidisted at Wayne, 
Wis., Oct. 21, 18(;l,in D Company, 12tli Wi.s- 
consin Infantry for three years. He was pro- 
moted to Corjioral and, on the expiration of his 
period of enlistment, he veteranized at Natchez, 
Miss., and received veteran's furlough. He re- 
joined his regiment at Madison on its expira- 
tion and returned to the field. He received 
final discharge at Louisville, Ky., after a service 
of three years and eight months. 

The 12th Wisconsin was the largest regiment 
that had left the State, which it did Jan. 11, 
1862. Two days later, it made acquaintance 
with some of the severest experiences of sol- 
diers' life — the men sleeping on the frozen 
ground without shelter with the mercury 20 
degrees below zero, after a wearisome marcli of 
22 miles. Their next experience was a journej' 
in open cars lasting 24 hours, deprived of fire, 
warm food or lights. They went from Weston, 
Mo., to Leavenworth and later towards Fort 
Scott, a distance of 160 miles. In the remain- 
der of the month of March and in April, they 
made another march of 105 miles to Fort Riley. 
Soon after, orders were issued for a return to 
Leavenworth which they reached on the 27th 
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and thence to Columbus, Ky. During the suc- 
feeding months of June, July, August and Sep- 
tember the regiment made itself eonspicuous to 
the rebel soldiers and civilians in Soutliern Ken- 
tucky and Northern Tennessee, and meanwhile 
j)art of the command was mountt'd on 
liorses which were c'ontiscated. Orders were 
issued Oct. 1st for the regiment to proceed to 
the location of the l)attle (if Ilatchie where they 
acted as reserve and went tlienee to Bolivar, 
Tenn. Ndvemljer ord they started sduth and 
passed the month in Temiessee on varied duty 
of good effect. They were with (Jrant's army 
in the operations in that Deparnient, and pas- 
sed the winter in Tennessee, going in March to 
Memphis. The balance of the month, with 
April and May, was passed in capturing and 
entertaining rebels during Grierson's raid 
through Mississipj)! where their presence was 
not just then desired. May 18, 1863, the regi- 
ment went into the trenches in the siege of 
Vicksburg. Mr. Singer was also in the fight at 
Jackson, Miss., and in Ma\', 1SH4, was attached 
to the 8d Brigade, ;)d Division and 17th Corps, 
under General Leggett, preparatory to entering 
upon the " March to the Sea ". June 8th they 
joined tlie Army of tlie Tennessee and partici- 
jiated in the battles of Kenesaw Moinitaiu. 
In the siege of Atlanta, July 22, Major General 
McPherson, while examining into an an- 
ticipated movement of the rebels was surprised 
and mortally wounded. He fell about 30 rods 
from and directly in front of Mr. Singer and 
was taken by the advancing rebels. A severe 
engagement ibllowed immediately, and the 
body of the beloved and daring chief remained 
within the confederate lines for a time. This 
action, which is called one of the battles of 
Bald Hill, constituted one of the most severe of 
the siege or in the experience of soldiers, rapid 
changing from front to rear and vice versa, 
1 leing the mode of action. Mr. Singer continued 
with his command in the trenches nearly a 
montii, taking part in the battle of Jonesl)oro and 
the succeeding actions of the first of September. 
In November he commenced, with the force 
of Sherman, the march to Savannah and was 
in the detail which assisted in the destruction 
of the Georgia Central railroad, reaching Savan- 
nah Dec. 10th. From there the regiment was 
a part of all the actions of the corps and Mr. 
Singer's military history is indentical with that 
of his comrades of the 12th. 

On his return to civil life he located in 



Wayne where he engaged in farming until 
1873, the year of his removal to Black Creek. 
He is now section foreman on the Green Bay, 
Winona and St. Paul railroad. He was mar- 
ried March 16, 1871, to Susanna Tishhansen. 
The senior Singer was a soldier in Najioleon's 
army and was in the jirominent i^attles in 
which the Allies fought for eight years, among 
which was Leipsic and AV^aterloo. He was in 
the Moscow campaign and was captured. He 
escaped after a few days by cutting his way 
out witii an axe. He was one of the pioneer 
construction corps and when taken was 
wounded in his left arm with a lance. The 
father of Mrs. Singer was born in Schwyz, 
Switzerland, and was a soldier of the Republic. 
Matbias Singer, the brother of John, was a 
volunteer soldier and was taken sick at Nash- 
ville. He was ill three years and died in 
Calumet Co., Wis. His wife died earlier and 
their four orphan children are without a 
pension. 



AMES N. STOWE, of Friendship, Adams 
Co., Wis., member of G. A. R. Post No. 
65, at Westfield, Wis., was born October 
31, 1840, in Grafton, Mass. His father, 
Sumner E. Stowe, was born in Grafton in 1813 
and married Nancy L. Fay, who was born in 
1818 at Hopkinton, Mass. The family re- 
moved in 1851, to Moreau, Saratoga Co., New 
York and thence to Fort Edward on the Hud- 
son, in 1855", they removed to Argyle in 
Washington county, New York in 1860. 

Mr. Stowe enlisted at Argyle, New York, 
August 18, 1862, in Company F, 123rd New 
York Infantry for three years. The regiment 
was organized at Salem, New York with Colo- 
nel A. L. McDougall, commanding. The regi- 
ments received military instruction at that 
place for several weeks and went thence into 
camp at Capitol Hill at Washington and, after 
a few weeks to Arlington Heights. 

The next move was to Pleasant Valley near 
Harper's Ferry and, afterwards they went to 
Loudon, Va., and were ordered to Fredericks- 
burg, where battle was impending, but the 
heavy rains impeded their progress and they 
camped at Fairfax C. H. A month later the 
regiment went to Stafford C. H., and remained 
Aj)ril, 1862, when orders were received to 



unti 



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SOLDIERS' ALBUM OF 



move to make connection with the command 
wliich was ready for battle at Chancellorsville, 
and tliey arrived on the battle field on the 
night of April 30th and moved to position in 
line of battle on the morning of Friday, May 
1st. Tlie regiment belonged to the 1st Bri- 
gade, 1st Division, 12th Army Corps and on 
that day occupied a position on the right of 
the Federal army. After the three days 
fight, the command fell back across the 
Rap}>ahannock to Stafford G. H., where 
they remained until the Army of Virginia 
broke camp for the Gettysburg campaign. 
The 123rd New York arrived on the battlefield 
July l.st and Mr. Stowe was in the three days 
fighting, (^n the morning of the 4th, the 12th 
Corps marched thi-ough the city and drove out 
the rear guard of the rebel army ; the brigade 
was the first division of infantry that moved 
into the city of (rettysburg and they followed 
Lee into ^^irginia, engaging on the second day 
in a skirmish. Lee moved his troops across 
the Potomac and the 123rd crossed the same 
river below Harper's Ferry and followed on to 
Catlett's Station, wliere they went into camp 
about July 18th. A few weeks after, the 11th 
and 12th Corps were consolidated, reconstructed 
as the 2Uth Ai'my Corjis under Major-( ieneral 
Hooker, and was ordered to Tennessee lo join 
the Army of the Cumberland. Mr. Stowe was 
first in camp, after joining the Army of 
the Cumberland, at Tantelon's Station and, 
a week later, went to Stevenson, Ala., after 
two weeks, going back to Elk River Bridge 
where he was in a skirmish with Quan- 
trell's guerrillas. They removed thence to 
Bridgejiort, Ala , where a detail, including him- 
self, was stationed to guard the construction of 
a railroad briilge and the regiment remained 
there in winter quarters until the organization 
of Sherman's army in the spring of 1864. He 
was connected with the Army of the Cumber- 
land in the battles of the Atlanta campaign 
and fought at Tunnell Hill, AUatoona Pass, 
Pumpkin Vine (!reek, Kenesaw Mountain, 
Resaca and Peach Tree Creek, where he was 
wounded Jul}^ 20, 1804. 

Hooker directed the division of Williams to 
cross Peach Tree Creek on the pontoon bridge 
and the lotli and 17th Corps were ordered to 
follow to their sup])ort. When about a mile 
and a half from tlieni, the two corps halted and 
threw out skirmish lines to the right and left 
and, the rebels seeing the situation of the 20th 



Corps, formed their lines in the shape of a 
horseshoe and swept down uj^on them with in- 
fantry and artillery fire. General Hooker was 
on the extreme right and dismounted. He 
saw the situation, sprang to his hor.-ie and 
shouted "give them h — 1 boys ; you shall have 
help in a few minutes." The charge lasted 
about 20 minutes and resulted in the repulse 
of the rebels, the 20th being reinforced. Mr. 
Stowe was wounded in bis right hand and 
right breast in the .second part of the action. 
He crept back to a small log house, fainted and 
was picked up by a comrade named William 
Brady; he remained two days and nights in 
the Held hospital and was removed to Chatta- 
nooga where he remained until Hood returned 
to Nashville, when he went to the hospital at 
that place and successively, to Louisville, Ky., 
and Jeffersonville, Lid. There he was fur- 
loughed and, on his route homeward, was in 
the hospital in the cit)' of Rochester a week. 
He arrived at Fort Edward in time to vote for 
President Lincoln. At the end of 19 days, he 
was taken sick and went to New York where 
he entered Central Park hospital, remaining 
until discharged. .January 20Lh. He lost two 
fingers of his right hand and the use of his 
wrist from the wound received in the l)attle of 
Peach Tree Creek. 

Mr. Stowe was married at Fort lOdward, De- 
cember 2, 1858, to Sarah A. Morris. She died 
September 26,Jls06, leaving a daughter named 
Helen M. Mr. Stowe was married July 3, 
18G9, to Eleanor King and they had three 
children — Jessie E., Vernon and Pearly J. Mr. 
Stowe was again married Jan. 8, 1887, at 
Friendship, Wis., to Abbie Lf>,pliam and their 
daughter is named Serena I. 



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:?<LHANAN W. BENNETT, Clinton- 
ville. Wis., a member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 32, at that place, was born 
March 31, 1823, in Rushford, Alle- 
gany Co., New York. He became a resident of 
WiscoiKsin in 1854, locating at Clintonville, 
where he enlisted c.s a recruit in the 3rd Wis- 
consin Infantry in August, 1864, enrolling in 
Company K for three years or during the re- 
mainder of the war. 




PERSONAL RECORDS. 



233 



He made connection with the regiment in 
Georgia after the evacuation at Atlanta and lie 
was engaged with the command in the work in 
which Sherman's army was occupied through- 
out the remainder of the war, destroying rail- 
roads, capturing rehel supplies and, in Decem- 
ber, in a sharp skirmish at I'ocotaligo, S. C He 
was in the historical marching accomplished 
by the command from Savannah and in the 
sharp skirmishing en route through the Caro- 
linas. At Fayetteville, N. C, he was in the 
advance skirmish line, which hotly engaged 
the rebels and, later, his command went into 
camp at Goldsboro after participating in the 
brigade movements at Averysboro and Benton- 
ville. During the entire period of his service, 
Mr. Bennett was in good liealth with a single 
exception, when he was in the hospital at 
Beaufort, S. C. He was in the closing scenes 
after the surrender of General Jolmston and re- 
ceived discharge at Louisville, Ky., July 28, 
1865. He returned to Clintonville and resumed 
his occupation as a farmer. 

OHN W. (JREEN, of Merrill, Wis., a 
member of Lincoln G. A. R. Post No. 
131, was born in Lawrenceport, St. Law- 
rence Co., Ind., Dec. 28, 1S5L (This 
sketch was written on the thirty-sixth anniver- 
sary, Dec. 28, 1887.) His parents, Daniel and 
Polly (Fiddler) Green, were natives of Ken- 
tucky, where their respective families belonged 
to the old stock in the Blue Grass State. They 
died when he was a lad of tender years and he 
was taken from his native State to Carroll 
county in Illinois by his aunt, Susan Chatley. 
He was a waif without friends, and lie was only 
ten years of age when the two factions of the 
country were engaged in Civil War. With 
nothing particular on his hands to interest him, 
he became inspired early with a desire to be- 
come a soldier and, on two occasions attempted 
to enlist, but was rejected on account of his 
youth. Before he wiis 13 he enrolled in the 
army of the United States. He enlisted at 
Shannon, 111., Oct. 17, 1864, in E Company, 
11th Illinois Cavalry for one year, and received 
honorable discharge at Springfield, 111., in 
November, 1865. He joined the regiment as a 
recruit at Memphis, Tenn., and was chiefly 
occupied in skirmish and scout duty until dis- 



charged. His command was under Sheridan 
in his movement from Memphis to Vicksburg, 
and he was in a heav}' skirmish at Egypt, and 
in another nt Franklin, whence the regiment 
returned by boat to Memphis. It is a matter 
of record that Sheridan was desirous of getting 
into Mexico at the end of the war to take a 
hand in the disestablishment of an empire 
there, and the men of the 11th Illinois were in 
a quandary as to what his intentions were, 
unless he wanted them all killed. 

Mr. Green returned to Carroll county after 
his release from military service and came to 
Wisconsin two years later. He located in 
Marathon county and engaged in the varied 
employments of the lumber business eleven 
years. March 26th, 1877, he went to Montana 
and engaged in freight transportation across 
the plains with ox-teams. From a teamster he 
rose to the position of a wagon-master which 
place he held for three years. He returned to 
Wisconsin and located at Merrill in the fall of 
1882. He embarked in the livery business and 
has a well-equipped establishment. The style 
of the business is " Keyser & Green." 

He was married March 24, 1885, to Minnie 
Lotsick, and their only child is named Myrtle. 
Elias Gi'een, a brother, was a soldier in the re- 
bellion from Indiana. He resides in Kansas. 
The parents of Mrs. Green are Germans. 

(JHN NICHOLAS KIEFER of Antigo, 
Wis., and a member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 78, was born Nov. 3, 1837 in Luxem- 
bourg, Holland. His father and mother, 
and Susanna (Sinner) Kiefer, were natives 
of Holland and the former was a weaver by 
trade. Thomas Kiefer, an uncle, was one of the 
soldiers of Napoleon for seven years and made 
the memorable march over the Alps to Moscow. 
Mr. Kiefer's parents came to America in Septem- 
ber, 1847, coming direct from the port of New 
York to Port Washington, Wisconsin, where the 
father engaged in farming. The son was 
brought up on tlie home farm and attended 
school until he was 15 years old. At that age 
he commenced the career of a clerk and also 
continued to study as he could. In the estab- 
lishment where he was employed, the local post- 
office was conducted and he acted as deputy 
postmaster for three years. Aug. 13, 1862, he 



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enlisted in Companj^ H, 24th Wisconsin Infantry 
ut Port AVasliington for three years, and on tlio 
formation of the company was made Corporal, 
was promoted to Orderly Sergeant and 1st 
Lieutenant and was mustered out as Captain 
June 10, 18G5, at Nashville, Tenn. He passed 
the entire period without illne.ss or injury save 
slight wounds of unimportance. The regiment 
left the State in September and, soon after its 
history commenced, the remainder of the month 
and the first week in October being passed in 
heavy marching until the battle of Perry ville, its 
first regular engagement witb the rebels. From 
there, the command made a march of 300 miles, 
including that from Louisville to Perry ville, and 
they camped near Nashville until the last of 
December. At Stone River the splendid dis- 
cipline and spirit of the regiment made it 
famous and its dauntless courage was manifest 
during its exposure to the fierce firing from the 
rebels while passing through the Cedar Swamp 
under raking artillery and musketry fire. Chick- 
amauga was inscriljed on its banners in Sep- 
tember, 1863, Mission Ridge in November, Res- 
aca, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree 
Creek, Atlanta, Franklin and Nashville followed. 
In the campaign wJiich succeeded the last- 
named battle, the regiment made a march of 
150 miles, "Through drenching rains and almost 
impassable roads". The residue of their time 
was passed in Eastern Tennessee, and when tlie 
soldiers returned to Wisconsin their reception 
manifested that the people of the Badger State 
had their representatives in mind through their 
connection with the civil war. 

After his return Mr. Kiefer was in the post- 
oflfice at Port Washington six months. He then 
assumed charge of a mercantile establishment 
at Amsterdam, operating in that capacity a 
year. In January, 1867, he commenced acting 
as shipping clerk on the docks at Port Wash- 
ington for the same firm and continued there 
until April, 1871, when, associated with Edward 
Blake, he embarked in a commercial enterprise 
at Port Washington. In September, 1875, he 
sold his interest to his partner and entered the 
employ of the Sheboygan Falls Wollen Mills 
company, residing meanwhile at Port Wash- 
hington, Wis., until 1881. During three years 
he clerked summers and taught school winters 
and came to Antigo, Oct. 1, 1884, where he has 
since conducted a successful commercial enter- 
prise. 

He was married July 12, 1865 to Walburga 



Greta of Milwaukee and they have five children 
named Mary S„ Ferdinand W., Ella L., Clara A. 
and Edwai'd N. Mrs. Kiefer was born in 
Vienna, Austria, and came to America in 1840. 



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RY AUGUST STRAUBEL, of 
Green Bay, Wis., was born May 11, 
' 841 , in Blandenburg, Prussia. He 
was five years old when he came to 
this country with his parents, Christian Fred- 
erick and Caroline (Lanka) Straul)cl, and settled 
at Green Bay, where his father followed his 
business as a black.smith, and the son received 
such education as the .schools of that period 
atibrded. He was still a boy when he learned 
the trade of wagon making in which he was 
engaged until 1877. Since that date he has 
been engaged in milling and is the senior mem- 
ber of the firm of Straubel & Ebling. Their 
establishment is one of the finest in the North- 
west, having a capacity of 2.')0 barrels of flour 
daily. They have an elevator and their mills 
are on the Fox River with a dock frontage of 
80 feet and a branch track of the M. & N. R. R. 
runs direct to their mills. 

October 7, LSIIl , Mr. Straubel enlisted in Com- 
pany H, 9th Wisconsin Infantry, at Green Bay, 
for three years. The regiment left the State 
January 2, 1862, under orders for Fort Leav- 
ensworth, Kansas. It was connected with the 
Indian expedition, and Mr. Straubel took pai"t 
in several successful skirmishes. He marched 
and skirmished with rebels and Indians and 
performed o:her varieties of duty in the capacity 
of wagon master. In the engagement at New- 
tonia. Mo., he was taken prisoner and spent 
three months in a personal examination of the 
South under rebel escort. He was paroled at 
Little Rock, Ark., and made connection with 
the Union forces at Helena, Ark. He went 
thence to Benton Barracks, St. Louis, and was 
discharged February 7, 1863, on account of 
disability caused by hernia. He returned to 
Green Bay and resumed connection with his 
former business. His cousin, Richard Feld- 
trapp, enlisted in the same company and was 
killed in action on the day Mr. Straubel was 
captured, September 30, 1862, at Newtonia, Mo. 

The latter was married November 17, 1870, 
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to tliem, only diaries and Arthur survives 
Mrs. Straubel was born in Misliicott, Wis., and 
her parents were natives of Sa.xony. Mr. 
Straubel is Alderman of the 2nd Ward of Green 
Bay (1888) and he was Poor Commissioner of 
Brown county three years. He was chief en- 
gineer of the tire department two years. 



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I^IIOMAS UOCflE of Oshkosh, Wis., a 
I y member of Post No. 241 G. A. R., was 
' ' born May 17, 1842, in the parish of 
St. George, Canada East, as it was 
then designated. He was 22 years of age when 
he entered the naval .service of the United 
States. He enlisted Aug. 17, 18G4, as an able 
seaman, at Chicago and was enrolled as such 
on the Steamer "Syren," Captain Fitzpatrick. 
He was connected with the naval service until 
June, 1865, when he received honorable dis- 
charge on account of the termination of the 
war and he was mustered out at Mound City, 
111.; he was acting as second-class fireman at 
the time of his discharge. 

The equipments and necessary arrangements 
for service consumed several months and in 
February. 1865, the "Syren" received orders 
for Mobile Bay and to report to Admiral 
Thatcher for duty. The seamen were tired of 
inactivity and glad of u change, and in due 
time the steamer arrived at New Orleans and 
anchored off the navy-yard at Algiers. The 
Captain went in the gig to pay his respects to 
the Admiral on the " Richmond ", and the 
executive othcer, Thos. (4. Herron, gave eight 
men four hours leave ashore. Four of them 
deserted and the exasperated captain quaran- 
tined the entire crew. Three days were passed 
in putting ever}' thing in the best condition and 
work prevented disaffection. Several of the 
petty ofhcers had been in the habit of going 
ashore without leave, as their duties did not 
demand their attention in the night and they 
would report for duty at the proper time, and 
thus were not detected at first. Their accounts 
of the attractions ashore served to awaken a 
restlessness among those confined by the orders 
referred to, where desire to go ashore overcame 
their dread of their captain, and soon it was 
the rule for squads of men to leave quietly for 
land. At first they were careful, although it 



required some ingenuity to escape detection. 
When any among them belonged to the night 
duty, they were certain to be reported, and also 
some of them would return in a state of drunk- 
eness, when the whole number would be placed 
in irons. " Old Paddy ", as the captain was 
called by the men, was bent on stopping the 
surreptitious leaving of the men, and he com- 
menced calling all hands to muster at all pos- 
sible hours day and night. Those who failed 
to respond were reported as deserters, and one- 
third of their wages due, offered as bounty for 
their return on board. The provost guard soon 
began to luring them aboard by the boat-load, 
most of them in a helpless state of intoxication. 
All would instantly be placed in double irons. 
Mr. Roche had never been in the Crescent City, 
and had a great desire to go there. A rumor 
prevailed that the admiral was disgusted with 
the crew, and it was probable that the Syren 
would be ordered back home. Apparently, it 
was now or never, and he watched for a chance to 
carry out his wishes. The executive officer had 
promised some of the men who had conducted 
themselves in an orderly manner, to use his 
influence to secure for them a relaxation of the 
strictures. Finally, he succeeded in obtaining 
permission for eight to go, to be followed by 
eight others. Mr. Roche was not included in 
the first installment and as he firmly believed 
that several would return intoxicated or not 
return at the expiration of their leave, he 
determined to go on his own account. The 
2nd Assistant Engineer, a man universally re- 
spected and loved, promised to excuse him at 
muster, if he could get away and return with- 
out being caught. He prepared to leave at 
noon as that seemed the most feasible time. 
The Syren had hauled in towards shore and 
her stern lapped the bow of the gunboat Peri, 
which was lashed to an abandoned hulk. 
Mr. Roche reached the deck of the Peri un- 
noticed and made liis way to her afterguard 
where he encountered a sentry. He stated his 
case to him and was told to watch the officer 
of the deck and when his back was turned, to 
" skip." He was .soon afterwards on shore and 
joined the men already there. 

They had passes for four hours and with 
them he escaped detection. They were deter- 
mined to stay all night ashore and, as they 
were necessary to his safety, he was obliged 
to come to the same decision. New Orleans 
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of Union forces where there was no penalty for 
selling liquor to seamen. General Butler's or- 
der forbidden the sale of liquor to Union sol- 
diers or sailors under penalty, had offended Ad- 
miral Farragut, and he denied the jurisdiction 
of "Old Cockeye" over seamen. He therefore 
issued a counter proclamation to the citizens, 
stating that they might sell all the whiskey 
that seamen could buy and that he would pro- 
tect them in so doing. Until the war closed it 
was possiljle for sailors to obtain all they wanted. 
The sailors from the Syren were in high feather 
until about midnight, when a pilot came ashore 
with the intelligence that Admiral Thatcher 
had ordered the Syren up the river, and that 
he had stated with more force than elegance that 
he would not have such a "D" — crew in his 
fleet. He brought orders from Captain Fitz- 
patrick that the men must come aboard before 
morning. With three companions Mr. Roche 
attempted to return. All four were sober but 
tired, and when they had crawled down the 
levee they found their vessel had hauled off and 
lay alongside of a barge where a sentry was sta- 
tioned. They determined to feign intoxication 
to avoid going on duty. The plan was that the 
sentinel would halt them and the officer of the 
deck would pass them on board, and while the 
.sentinel on tiie barge was taking note of their 
drunken maneuvers, Mr. Roche was to rusli for 
the berth deck and take a chance of a shot from 
the sentry. 

The plan was an entire success and he stole 
so close to the sentinel, with his shoes in his 
hand, that he miglit have touched him. As he 
wheeled to challenge Mr. Roche, that individ- 
ual made a rush past him and dashed through 
one of the broadside ports to the gun deck and 
was fast asleep in his hammock before the offi- 
cer of the deck could get there. The next morn- 
ing the Syren started up the river for Memphis, 
with G5 men in irons. The Captain was furious 
and, after reprimanding the culprits, he re- 
leased them from irons and informed them that 
they would never get leave for shore again. A 
black list was posted on the gun deck and while 
Mr. Roche was examing it the following day, 
the executive officer tapped him on the shoulder 
and intimated that he ought to find his name 
there. The information was received with an 
appearance of innocence, but the officer asked 
him for an honest statement of the truth. He 
replied that he would tell Mr. Herron, but not 
the executive officer. The reply was " tell 



Mr. Herron and the executive officer would not 
know any thing about it." So the truth came 
out and Mr. Herron, the executive officer, 
laughed and said he deserved to escape after 
such risks and whetner "Old Paddy" suspected 
the facts in the case was never known to the 
chief actor in the affair. 



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OB B. VAUGHN, of Wausau, Wis., and 
a member of G. A. R. Post No. 55, was 
born April 9, 1842, in Queensbury, War- 
ren Co., New York. His father, Wm. M. 
Vaughn, was born in the State of New York 
and married Betsy Bendelstone, a native of the 
Empire State, both being descended from fami- 
lies belonging to the early period of the settle- 
ment of the country. All the generations liv- 
ing at that period were represented in the War 
of the Revolution. When the Civil War broke 
out Mr. Vaughn was still almost a child but he 
determined to investigate the business of war 
for himself and he went in May, 1861, to Glens 
Falls and enlisted in the 118th New York In- 
fantry. As he had not fulfilled his minority 
his father interfered with his plans Init he ran 
away soon after and went to Utica, N. Y., where 
he enlisted in the 2nd New York Light Artil- 
lery, and went with the command into camp at 
Staten Island. Mr. Vaughn went into the hos- 
pital as soon as he arrived at Washington and 
thence back to the hospital at Staten Island. 
He had been injured by being thrown from his 
horse and was compelled to go on crutches and 
was discharged in October, 1861. Aug. 22, 
1862, he enlisted in Company D, 123rd New 
York Infantry for three years and was dis- 
charged June 8, 1865, at Washington under 
General Order. 

The regiment joined the forces of Colonel 
Miles at Harper's Ferry where Mr. Vaughn 
was made a Corporal previous to the sur- 
render and, later, received a commission signed 
by Lieut. -Colonel James C. Rogers, as Sergeant, 
dated Oct. 3, 1864, to rank from July 1st, and 
received his discharge as such. He was twice 
wounded. At Chancellorsville he was shot in 
the left thigh and at Burnt Hickory, Ga., he 
was injured on the right knee-pan. Neither 
was disabling, and he continued to remain with 
the regiment, acting for two years as Color Ser- 



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geant. After the disaster at Harper's Ferry, 
the 123rd New York was assigned to the Army 
of the Potomac and Mr. Vauglin was in the 
fights at South Mountain, Antietara, Freder- 
icksburg, Ghancehorsville, and Gettysl)urg. 
After the last batt.e he was attacked with 
chronic diarhea and was in the Fairfax Semin- 
ary hospital four weeks, when he rejoined his 
command and this was the only instance in 
which he wasabsent from his company. When 
the reorganization of the army took place the 
123rd was assigned to the 20th Corps and went 
to Chattanooga. 

He was in the fights at Resaca, Buzzard Roost, 
Tunnel Hill, at Rocky Face, Dallas, Peach Tree 
Creek and in the siege of Atlanta, and at Averys- 
boro and Bentonville, marching with Sherman 
to the sea. Among the incidents mentioned in 
his experience was detailed service in the Army 
of the Potomac, when himself and two others 
spent a week in the suppression of the sharp- 
shooter who was constantly annoj'ing the 
pickets. His brother, Carmi B. Vaughn, was an 
enlisted man in a Montana regiment. This 
brother had been in the West some time, going 
on the overland route to Colorado and thence 
to Montana. 

Mr. Vaughn accompanied him to Colorado, 
where he prospected for a time and returned 
to Wisconsin. He engaged as a clerk at Wau- 
paca in the interests of Frink tt Walker (stage- 
line proprietors) ibr 18 months, and was next 
in the employ of the Minnesota Stage Com- 
pany, six years, driving through the northwest, 
down tlirough the Red River country, and run- 
ning on a dog-train as a special messenger 
from Fort Abercrombie to Fort Geary in Brit- 
tish Columbia, before the construction of the 
Northern Pacific railway. This w'as a life of 
danger and hardship. He came in 1868 to 
Stevens' Point and took a position as clerk in 
the old Kalloch Hotel for one year, when he 
went to Negaunee, Mich., on the upper Penin- 
sula in October, remaining one year. He then 
went to Green Bay in the same capacity, in a 
hotel, and thence to Fort Howard and assumed 
charge of the Millard House. In the winter 
following, he went to Waupaca and thence to 
Wausau in 1872, engaging in the saloon and 
restaurant business. In the fall of 1875 he went 
to Montana to attend to the adjustment of his 
brother's business and in the summer of 1877 
he went to Helena, Montana. He returned to 




Wausau and has since conducted the same bus- 
iness as before. 

He was married Aug. 31, 1873, to Mary Marble 
at Fort Howard. Three children have been 
added to the family — Nelly lone, Bentley J. 
and Bessie May. Two were lost in infancy — 
Burleigh May and William M. Mrs Vaughn 
was born in Oneida county, New York, and 
her family was originally from Vermont. She 
had a brother, James C. Marble, in the service, 
who was wounded and is a resident in Iowa. 
She is the daughter of James H. Marble, and 
her mother, Eunice Perkins before marriage, 
was from New York and her ancestors were 
from Vermont. 

ENJAMIN B. JONES, Marinette, Wis., 
member of Post No. 207, was born 
Aug. 15, 1822, in Russell ville, Teun. 
He IS the son of Bob and Nancy 
Jones, who were both born in the same State, 
and were born and reared and gave existence 
to their children in slavery. In 1848 the 
mother and her twelve children were taken to 
Kentucky to remain three years until the ter- 
mination of a lawsuit, which was to determine 
their proper ownership. She and her children 
were next taken to Missouri where the worn and 
sorrowful woman sleeps in a final rest. Her 
children left her to fly for freedom in 1860. 
Two of her sons live at Marinette, who are all 
of the family whose whereabouts are known. 
Mr. Jones came North to Michigan after pass- 
ing over the Underground Railroad from Men- 
don in Missouri, two lirothers being there with 
him of whom he has lost all traces. He sup- 
poses they were sold into bondage, as it was the 
habit of desperadoes in the South to beguile the 
colored people into saloons, and after making 
them drunk to sell them to the negro traders 
for several hundred dollars each. This was 
done in (^uincy, 111., as there was opportunity 
to make money without fear of penalty of the 
law — it made no difference whether a l)lack 
man was bond or free; he was as good an 
article of merchandise whatever his condition, 
as he had no redress at the hands of the whites. 
Mr. Jones settled in the city of Detroit and, 
in the first year of the war was one of the col- 
ored people who were mobbed by an excited 
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persuaded that the influx of colored laborers 
from the South would destroy the chauces of 
the white laboring class. In November, 1862, 
he enlisted in ('orapanj' E, 102nd Micliigan In- 
fantry, enrolling at Grand Haven, whither he 
had gone after tlie riot. He received honorable 
discharge at Detroit in ISlio, after the close of 
the war. Mr. .lones was 42 3'ears old when he 
enlisted, and he accompanied the regiment to 
Maryland, whence the command went to Hil- 
ton Head, S. C, thence to Savannah and Atlanta, 
from there to Beaufort Island and performed 
garrison duty at Port Royal Ferry. He was 
next sent to John's Island, N. C. and fought at 
Honey Hill, (Nov. 24, 1864). He was in action 
at De'veaux Neck, (Dec. 6th to 9th, 1864) at 
Pocotaligo, S. C, (January, 1865), thence went 
to Tallaliatchie, Fla., to Magnolia and Jackson- 
ville, S. C, back to Beaufort Island, to Fenton- 
ville, to Columbia, S. C, to Waynesboro in the 
same State and, several days later, went to 
Charleston on garrison duty where the regiment 
was stationed when the war ended. They came 
thence to Detroit and were mustei'ed out Nov. 
29, 1865. In the battle of Honey Hill the re- 
giment was terribly cut to pieces, and the 
horses of the artillery were taken to the rear. 
In unlimbering in the heat of action, Mr. Jones 
was injured by a blow, causing a serious liernia. 
In the fight at Pocotaligo the regiment was 
again fearluUy decimated, the men being torn 
to fragments by the fire of grape and cannister 
to which the} were subjected, and the uniden- 
tified bodies were shoveled into trenches dug 
for the purpose. In the action at Fentonviile, 
the shot cut the limbs from the trees and 
slaughtered the soldiers, falling among them as 
though it had been hail. The scene was made 
more awful by the screams of women and chil- 
dren whicli added to the courage and inspira- 
tion with which the men fought. Mr. Jones 
was married July 15, 1888, to Emma Norton, 
who was born in Canada, and had for sometime 
been a resident of Ludington, Mich. He has 
been a resident of Marinette since 1885. 



ODNEY D. MALLORY, a farmer on 
section 13, Westfield township, Mar- 
quette county, Wis., was born at 
Springfield, Erie Co., Penn., Sept. 7, 
He is the son of Andrew and Margaret 




1832. 



(Cowan) Mallory. His father was an enlisted 
man in 1812, and served as wagon master with 
the rank of major in the New York militia. 
Mr. Mallory, the son, grew up in his native 
State and removed in 1859 to Adams county. 
Wis., removing thence to Marquette county in 
1874. He learned the trade of a harness 
maker at which he worked eight years. That 
employment not agreeing with him, he engaged 
in farming on account of ill health and has 
since been engaged successfully in agriculture, 
owning a farm of 150 acres. 

Jan. 11, 1862, he enlisted in Company D, 
19th Wisconsin Infantry at Lincoln for three 
years ; was promoted in April, 1862, to Cor- 
poral and in January, 1863, was promoted to 
5th Sergeant and received honorable discharge 
April 29, 1865, at Madison, his term of service 
having expired. The regiment was in rendez- 
vous at Racine and afterwards went to Camp 
Randall, Madison, where the command was 
employed several mouths in guarding the 
rebels captured at Fort Donelson and Island 
No. 10 and Mr. Mallory performed guard duty 
at that place until the prisoners were sent to 
Chicago. He went with his regiment in June 
to join the Army of the Potomac and then to 
Norfolk, where he performed provost duty until 
the spring of 1863. April 11th, he was with the 
detachment that moved to the rifle pits at the 
head of tide water and was occupied in that duty 
when the regiment was ordered to the siege of 
Suffolk. He went next to West Point and 
thence back to Yorktown, where he was taken 
sick with fever and was sent to the hospital at 
Hampton, remaining from August, 1863, until 
October, 1863, when he joined tlie regiment at 
Newbern, N. C. He performed military duty 
in North Carolina and in February was in the 
attack on Newbern. In the spring, while on 
picket duty he was expose<l to a severe storm and 
was attacked with pleurisy in consequence and 
was taken to the regimental hospital at New- 
bern, where he was sick with lung fever. In 
April he went to Yorktown with his regiment 
where he was examined by a board of surgeons 
and condemned as unfit for field duty. He 
was assigned to the hospital at Hampton and 
was soon after detailed by the Secretary of War 
as master of the prison ward of the hospital 
and served in that position three months, when 
he was assigned to the care of Union soldiers of 
whom he took charge until March, 1865, when 
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work in his ward and was in charge of 52 
wounded men, 13 of whom had lost a leg or an 
arm ; as assistants there were 16 men and one 
woman, detailed as nurses in the ward. March 
18, 1865, Mr. Mallory received orders to go to 
Madison to be mustered out. He received the 
following testimonial from E. McClellan, Ass't 
surgeon U. S. A. in cliarge, the head surgeon 
of the hospital at Fortress Monroe: — "This is to 
certify that I have known Rodnej' D. Mallory as 
ward master in this hospital for the past eight 
months, during which time I have found him 
intelligent in his duty, faithful to his trust, 
kind and attentive to his patients and entirely 
honest. Signed, John Moneypenny, A. C. S. 
U. A., Ward Surgeon." Mr. Mallory married 
Flora S. Lanphear, and their surviving children 
are named Marcus E., Clinton L., Clara F., 
Belle M. and Lynn A.; Rodney D., Maggie and 
Mabel are deceased. Mr. Mallory has served as 
Assessor and Treasurer in Adams county for 
several j'ears and served about five years in 
the former capacity in the town of Westfield. 

ENRY HARRISON TROWBRIDGE, 

a farmer of Dodge county, Wiscon- 
.sin, and a resident of Waupun, was 
born Sept. 16, 1840, at Bombay, 
Franklin Co., New York, receiving his name as 
a trophy of tiie Presidential campaign of that 
year. His parents, Samuel and Ann (Robinson) 
Trowbridge, were natives respectively of Shel- 
burn and Shorehani, Vermont. He is a des- 
cendant of sires who were originally from Eng- 
land. He was a little less than 21 years old 
when he became a soldier, enrolling Aug. 30, 
1861 in the three years service in Company G, 
1st Wisconsin Infantry, and enlisting under the 
name Hai-rison Trowbridge. He went to Camp 
Scott at Milwavikee and to Jefferson vi He, Ind., 
and Salt River where the regiment had a night 
drill which affords a deal of amusement to the 
ex-soldiers of this date, but was anything but 
amusing to the participants. The next move 
was to Bardstown, Ky., and Mr. Trowbridge 
fought in every action in which his command 
was involved, including a skirmish near Nash- 
ville, one at Rogersville, Perry ville. Stone River, 
Dug Gap and t'hickamauga, of which particulars 
may be found on numberless pages of tiiis 
work. Mr. Trowbridge was taken sick with 




typhoid fever previous to the removal of his 
regiment to whiter quarters at Nashville and 
Di'. Devendorff, the regimental surgeon, en- 
deavored to obtain a furlough for him, but it was 
ascertained that he could not get through and 
after partial recovery he was placed on hospital 
duty. 

This was distasteful and judging himself able 
to do duty with his regiment if he was fit for 
hospital service, in company with a strange sol- 
dier he stole away and got into a box car on a 
freight train. The car was loaded with two 
hogsheads of coal and a barrel of tar. The train 
was derailed 10 miles from Nashville and his 
companion was killed by being crushed by the 
hogsheads, both of which passed over his body 
which was rolled Hat like a piecrust under a 
rolling-pin. Mr. Trowbridge was uninjured. 
Before the command started for Columbia he 
was again ill and taken to hospital there and 
sent thence to Nashville. He recovered in time 
to participate in the foot-race with Bragg and 
was in the actions stated. At Perryville, the 
scarcity of water was so great that Mr. Trow- 
bridge and liis comrades drove the hogs from 
the mudholes and filtered the water to drink. 
Sept. 20, 1863, he was captured by the rebels in 
the second day's fight at Chickaniauga. 
He was taken successively toLibby audtoPem- 
bertuu tobacco factory and had a tolerably easy 
time at the latter, as the room was above a cellar 
wliei'e sweet potatoes were stored, which the 
captives fished up through holes cut in the floor 
and the}' were also able to steal sugar. Novem- 
ber 1st, he went to Danville where he was in 
prison No. 1. 

The cookhouse was just built and tiiree men 
were allowed there at a time. Once, the detail 
attempted to escape by climbing over the build- 
ing and jumping onto the arches between the 
cauldrons, of which there were tliree. One man 
fell into a mess of soup and was scalded to 
death. While there the small pox broke out 
and at one time there was a dead man who had 
died with it, on each side of Mr. Trowbridge. 
He suffered from cold, having no fire through 
the winter months. Clothes were received from 
the U. S. Government, but they were finally 
exchanged for food, as their rations were 
diminished on account of their being clothed. 
In March, 1864, Mi-. Trowbridge went to Ander- 
sonville, where he remained until October and 
suffered all the horrors which are already related 
on numberless pages of this work. (See sketch 



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of W. H. Chilson.) Mr. Trowbridge relates 
that the Sisters of Charity tlirew bread to the 
famished prisoners and that tlie guards were 
doubled to prevent this. He was also a witness 
of the phenonenon of the Providence Spring. 
In October he was transferred to Charleston, 
where the prisoners remained a month on the 
fair ground, herded like cattle, going thence to 
Florence and from there Dec. 13, 18()4, on parole 
to an open cotton field, where many were chilled 
to death at night. The first night they built 
good fires as there was plenty of timber to be 
had, but were prevented doing so again. 
Another transfer was made to Charleston and 
they were taken on truce boats with the com- 
missioners of exchange to the Steamer "United 
States". Mr. Trowbridge was placed on the 
"North Star" and sent to Annapolis wliere he 
drew commutation money and arrearages of 
pay and received a 30-day furlough dated Feb. 
28, 1865. He lost his furlough papers and so 
lost considerable pay, as his discharge was dated 
Dec. 30, 18G4. He returned to his farm in Wis- 
consin. 

. When he was 12 years old his parents re- 
moved to Canton, St. Lawrence Co., New York, 
and in 1853 to .hxnesville. Wis. In 1855 they 
went to WaupuPi where he enlisted. His mother 
died Aug. 19, 1888, aged nearly 83 years. He 
received a common school education and at- 
tended the high school at Waupun. He took 
possession of his present farm in 1876. He was 
married April 25, 1875, to Martha A. Eager and 
they have four children named Henry L., Lydia 
Ann, Mabel J. and Bertha A. Mr. Trowl)ridge 
has been the incumbent of several local offices 
and is a prominent member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 136. 



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"TC^ EWIS C. TALLMAN, of Menomonee, 
|pfc( Mich., a member of G. A. R. Post 
J|g%--^ No. 2()6, was born Feb. 14, 1848, in 
^ New York City. Abner J. Tallman, 
his father, was born in Rliode Island and be- 
longed to a Massachusetts family of patriotic 
connections, his grandfather, liaving been a 
soldier of the Revolution throughout its entire 
course. Andrew Tallman, son of the latter, 
was a soldier of 1812. The mother, Prussia 
Whipple, before marriage, was born in New 
York and was the grand-daughter of a patriot 



of Bunker Hill. Dexter Whipple, her father, 
was a soldier of 1812. Mr. Tallman was reared 
in his native city and received the advantages 
of the excellent schools of New York. He was 
13 when the civil war distracted the country 
which he had been properly taught was the 
greatest and best under the sun, and, as soon as 
he was 15, he enlisted as a recruit in Company 
A, Lst New York Cavalry (Lincoln) for three 
years of the war, enrolling at Elmira. He 
joined the regiment as soon as possible after 
enlistment and had his first taste of rebel pow- 
der in the battle of New Market, in the valley 
of the Shenandoah. The regiment was in 
the command of Sigel when he was placed 
over the Department of West Virginia and 
"Boyd's" cavalry was on .special duty in much 
of the work there, lie was in Averill's com- 
mand and with the brigade of Duffie, marcli- 
ing through Wyoming and Tazewell and in 
the advance to Wytheville. He was first in 
battle on the 15th of Ma}' and later participated 
in the skirmishes at Snicker's Gap, Bolivar 
Heights, Charleston Heights and at Martins- 
burg. 

A conspicuous service of the 1st New York 
Cavalry was the scout through Lui-ay ^'alle}' 
and the discovery that the rebels were in force 
at New Market. Sigel was relieved and the 
regiment assigned to the command of Hunter, 
his successor. The first activities under the 
latter are known to history as the Lynchburg 
campaign and Mr. Tallman was in the battle 
of Piedmont on the 5th of June and next at 
Staunton, the scene of one of the most effective 
operations of the war in West Virginia, de- 
struction of stores of every conceivable character 
being carried out in a manner entirely satisfac- 
tory to both sides. It was said that tobacco 
carpeted the streets and the route of the Union 
army was traced by the weed strewn in the 
highwaj's. Later a return of the force was 
made over the mountains. Mr. Tallman was 
also in the pursuit of Early in liis menace on 
Washington and was next at Winchester under 
Sheridan. He continued with that command 
throughout the active work of the remainder 
of the war, fighting at Cedar Creek and in the 
ojterations in the rear of Richmond, on the 
Weldon railroad. The course seemed one line 
of continuous battle under the intrepid cavalry 
commander and of the actions in which his 
troops participated, no adequate account has 
ever been or ever will be written, as the hard- 



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ships of cavalry are of a cliaracter that cannot 
be reported for obvious reasons. The work in 
which Mr. Tallnian was engaged inchided the 
destruction^ of the .James River Canal, and he 
was in the decisive and brilliant action known 
as Five Forks. He was in the pursuit of Lee 
and was among those who first reached the 
Danville Road, fought at Sailor's Creek, march- 
ed in the Grand Review after witnessing the 
collapse at Appomattox and received honorable 
discharge from military connection with the 
liistory of his country at Rochester, August 1st 
following. 

He returned to his native city and in 1863 
came to Wisconsin to engage in the business of 
a painter at Waukegan, operating there from 
i860 until 186!l,in which year became toMenom- 
onee, where he arrived September 20th. He 
first engaged in labor in the woods and later 
was associated with the survey of the route of 
the Chicago & North- Western railroad and af- 
terwards engaged in estimating values of pine 
lands in which business he has since been in- 
terested. May 10, 1877, he was married to 
Loui-sa Bouncher and their children are named 
George H., Cora A., William E , Abner J., 
Agnes G. and Earl Lewis. Mrs. Tallman was 
born in Wisconsin of French descent. 

Four of the brothers of Mr. Tallman were 
soldiers in the civil war. George starved and 
died in the stockade prison at Andersonville. 
Abner, captain in a New York regiment, was 
killed in the battle of the Wilderness. Allen 
died of disabilities incurred in the service and 
John still survives. 

ATHANIEL MARSH EDWARDS, 

of Appleton, Wis., was born July 5. 
1837, in Haverhill, Essex Co., Mass, 
His parents, John and Mary (Marsh) 
"~ " h lineage and descended 
from ancestral stock which became identified 
with the history of Massacbusetts and the 
colonies in 16o6 and were prominent in the 
settlement and prosperity of New England. 
His father was about 20 years of age when he 
became a soldier of the war of 1812. 

Captain Edwards was educated at the gram- 
mar and high school in his native town and, 
after completing his elementary education 
there, he was sent to the academy at New Lon- 




Edwards were of Engli 



don, New Hampshire, and afterwards entered 
Union College (New York), whence he was 
graduated as a Civil Engineer. He was a mem- 
ber of a local militia company at Haverhill, 
when the flag of the Nation was assaulted on 
the ramparts of Sumter in the barl)or of Cbar- 
leston. Imbued 'with the spirit of a son of 
Massachusetts and one who bore the mantle of 
a long lineage of progenitors, who bad sus- 
tained the founding of the Government, now in 
the tliroes of dissolution, he, with his comrades 
tendered their services to the State and were 
incorporated with the celebrated Massachusetts 
" 5th." 

Captain Edwards enrolled April 17, 1861, in 
D Company for three months. The first night 
passed from home after the assignment of his 
company he slept in old Faneuil Hall, " the 
Cradle "of Liberty." All along the route to 
Washington, the people thronged at the depot 
to witness the hitherto unknown spectacle of 
troops hastening to the defense of the Nation. 
It was Sunday, and pastors with their con- 
gregations, left their churches on the run to 
salute the train and wish the warriors God- 
speed. At every station, the people pressed 
upon them stores of food and supplies of every 
y)0ssible kind, seeming to look upon a soldier as 
a brother they were about to lose forever. 
From New York they were accompanied by 
the famous "7th" New York, but preceded 
them in arrival at the Capital. The regiment 
participated in the battle of Bull Run and lost 
heavily, but Captain Edwards was not in the 
action, having been taken ill at Alexandria 
and sent to camp hospital and he suffered suc- 
cessively with camp and typhoid fever, being 
attacked with the latter after his discharge, 
which he received July 31, 1861, at Boston, his 
term of service having expired. Nov. 8th fol- 
lowing, he re-enlisted in G Company, 1st New 
York Volunteer Engineer Corps for three years 
and was made 1th Sergeant and later Orderly 
Sergeant. This organization was created with- 
out authority of the War Department by the 
President. The act was sanctioned by Congress 
about a year later, pending which, the com- 
mand was without pay. On being regularly 
connected with the military service the corps 
received the emoluments of the Engineer Corps 
of the Regular Army and, after a time was 
distributed at different points in ^■irginia, 
South Carolina and Georgia. Governor Mor- 
gan of New York issued a commission to Cap- 



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tain Edwards,- dated Dec. 5, 1862, as 2nd Lieu- 
tenant to date from October preceding. He 
was discharged Feb. 12, 1863, to enable him to 
accept tlie same. Governor Seymour issued a 
commission to him as 1st Lieutenant, to date 
from Feb. 24, 1864. .Jan. 12, 1865, he was 
commissioned Captain of Company D. The 
service to whicli lie was assigned, included the 
.siege of Sumter, Charleston and Fort Pulaski, 
and, during the campaign of the Wilderness, 
he was staff officer of Generals Gilmore and 
Butler, operating in the capacity of Topograph- 
ical Engineer. 

After the arrival of Grant at Bermuda Hun- 
dred Neck, he was transferred to the Depart- 
ment of the South and was assigned to the 
Coast Command that joined General Sherman 
on his arrival from the interior and was con- 
nected with the staff of General Hatch in com- 
mand of Company G. The detail operated on 
Sherman's right in the progress up the coast. 
Captain Edwards accompanied the command 
and was in the march of Sherman when pro- 
ceeding towards Columbia, S. C, and the Coast 
Command entered Charleston on its evacuation 
by the rebels Feb. 18, 1865. Captain Edwards 
was placed in command of the forts in the 
vicinity of Charleston and accomplished the 
changes necessary under the regime of Union 
Government, beginning the reconstruction of 
the railroad between the city and Columbia, 
which had been destroj'ed by Sherman in his 
progress. 

The line to Orangeburg was completed when 
the news of the fall of the confederate capital 
was brought by a vessel conveying Major-Gen- 
eral Anderson to celebrate the anniversary of 
the surrender of Sumter, by reinstating the flag 
of a reunited country over the battered and 
war-worn walls, which had carried the stain of 
rebellious insult for four entire years, now 
washed out by the blood of fratricidal foes. 
General Anderson's own hand run up to the 
ocean breeze, the Stars and Stripes and Henrj^ 
Ward Beecher and Theodore Tilton offered 
the oratory of the occasion. April 14, 1865, a 
new flag-staff was reared by Captain Edwards 
commanding the fort. The old one was shot 
away and he is the possessor of a splinter from 
it. The platform and arches wei'e decorated 
with quantities of roses from Charleston, the 
" City of Roses." As the banner of Union un- 
folded, every vessel in the harbor saluted the 



Union colors with one hundred guns. Captain 
Edwards was finally discharged, in accordance 
with special instructions from the War Depart- 
ment, June 5, 1865. 

.July 15th he was at Hilton Head, S. C. The 
collection of papers in his possesion will have 
a special interest to the historian of the future 
— the historian who shall do entire justice to 
the volunteer soldiers of the war of the rebel- 
lion. To him and his descendants they are 
and will be, precious mementoes of a career of 
honor and u.sefulness and a tribute to the 
abilities and bravery of a patriotic and gallant 
soldier. Following is a copy of an original 
order from General Gilmore : — " Headquarters 
Department of the South, in the field, Morris 
Island, S.C. Engineers' Office, Aug. 20, 1863:— 
Lieutenant Edwards, Sir: — Take the colored 
boy, Frank, go to the marsh Battery and get 
the exact bearing upon St. Michaels', known as 
the " Chimes Church ", in Charleston, as soon 
as possible. By order of General Gilmore. 
Ed. W. Serrell, Colonel and Assistant En- 
gineer." The rebels were shelling the swamp 
and the boy turned slate color witli terror, 
saying tremulously, " Golly, massa, I done can't 
go out dah ;" Captain Edwards performed 
the service, obtaining the bearing from the 
Battery from the accurate U. S. Coast Survey 
Map, the angle being deflected from one corner 
of Fort Sumter which was visib'e to the church. 
(This line was afterwards verified by a view of 
the spire from a sandhill on Morris Island.) 
The arrangements for placing the armament 
of one gun on the swamps between Morris 
Island and Charleston, preparatory to shelling 
the city were made by Captain Edwards. At 
the inception of this work Lieutenant Harrod 
had been detailed for the duty ol ascertaining 
the requirements necessary to place the "Swamp 
Angel", and had been assured that he should 
be supplied with every facility that he might 
demand. He made a hasty survey of an ap- 
parently, bottomless sea of mud and, with all 
gravity and decorum of official dignity, made a 
requisition for 25 men 18 feet long to wade in 
mud 15 feet deep. Colonel Serrell, di.sgusted 
with such levity in an emergenc}^, dispensed 
with the services of his lieutenant. Captain 
Edwards had charge on the ground, of the work 
in building this battery, which was done only 
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straight pines laid on a painted canvass carpet, 
placed on the mud surface, with about 17,000 
sacks of sand piled above each other, forming 
the parapet. Fourteen nights were occu- 
pied in its construction. Much of the time, 
the dctiiil was under tire from the rel)el 
batteries. The very large Piiri'ott rifled gun 
was i)laced upon a seperate foundation of 
piling to avoid, as much as possible, the .shak- 
ing and sinking of the fort. The "Swamp 
Angel" was first fired about one o'clock at night, 
and the shell passed within a block of the his- 
toric church, a distance of five miles. (Mrs. 
Dr. E. Stansbury, the authoress of "How Ilt^ 
Saved St. Michaels," is a resident of Appleton. 
The church was destroyed by an earthquake 
this current year — 1887). Lieutenant Colonel 
Hall, in his official report to General Terry 
makes mention of the gallantry and efficiency 
of "Sergeant Pxlwards" in efi'ecting the repair 
of the bridge at Frampton, S. C, while under 
heavy fire which is an item of interest to this 
account. The following copy of another paper 
in the possession of Cajrtain Edwards will be of 
interest : "Treasury Department, C. S. A. Rich- 
mond, July 13, 1863. B. C. Pressley, Esq., Sir: 
Your letter as AssistantTreasurer of 2nd ultimo 
was received ; in answer to your inquiry as to 
counterfeit notes I would respectfully ask your 
attention to the enclosed regulations which give 
the information desired. Respectfully, C. C. 
Meminger, Sec. of Treas." Also, there is, 
among the papers referred to a report of a rebel 
orderly sergeant of Sept. 3, 1863, one of the 
days of the heavy bombardment, detailing the 
number of casualties at Battery Wagner with a 
list of killed and wounded. He still preserves 
the special letters and orders (jf General Bran- 
nan and General Gilmore, and in the official re- 
ports of these officers to Edwin M. Stanton, 
Secretary of War, frequent mention is made of 
the efficiency of Captain Edward.s, printed with 
the date of November 16, 1864. General Gil- 
more prepared a volume foi publication for 
which Captain Edwards drew the maps and 
plans, showing the siege operations against 
Forts Sumter and Wagner, with representa- 
tions of the sai)ping and mining implements 
used. It is a work of 350 pages, and is a de- 
tailed statement of the operations of General 
Gilmore. Captain Edwards made maps for 
Generals Gilmore and Butler, of the situation 



about Richmond, showing some of its fortifica- 
tions, and the same of Bermuda Hundred, Pe- 
tersburg and other places. 

After the war Captain Edwards engaged in 
i]u' ])ractice of his profession in Massachusetts 
and Connecticut. Li 1866 he came to .Vpple- 
ton to take charge of the iin[)roveinents on the 
Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, and discharged the 
duties of the position 10 years. He has since 
been more {)articularly engaged in the business 
of a hydraulic engineer. His marriage to 
Laura M. Whittlesey occuni'il .June 8, 1868. 
Nathaniel S., their only child, died at the age of 
four. The wife and mother died June 10, 1869. 
Captain Edwards was married to Han-iet Storv 
l^alJard, May 12, 1874, at Appleton, Wis. The 
history of the career of Captain Edwards, told 
in brief, to .suit the scope and purpo.se of this 
work, sufficiently delineates his character as a 
man, a patriot, a soldier and a citizen. The 
manner in which he sustained the prestige of 
his family honor and the faithfulness with 
which he discharged all duty eiitiaisted to him, 
is all the tribute he can re(]uire. His j)ortrait 
appears on page 240, and is copied from a 
photograph taken in 1888. 



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^^^ AMU EL SMITH, a farmer on section 
^^^ 2(), in the township of Suainico, Brown 
^^Q) Co., Wis., was born Oct. 24, 1829, in 
Calais, Washington Co., Maine, where 
his parents, William and Jane (Boyd) Smith 
were born and married. Mr. Smith was brought 
up on his father's farm and had become a man 
of family when the war broke out. He enlisted 
Aug. 14, 1861, in the town where he was born 
in Company E, 6th Maine Infantry, for three 
years. In December, 1862, he was promoted 
from the ranks to 1st Duty Sergeant, and he 
received honorable discharge January 1, 1864, 
at Finley hospital, Washington, on surgeon's 
certificate of disability. 

His regiment was assigned to the Army of 
Virginia, and he was first in action at the bat- 
tle of Williamsburg and went thence to tlie 
Peninsula and the Swamps of the Chickahom- 
iny. In the battle of Williamsburg, the 6th 
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assault under Custer and the bravery of these 
two regiments at WilHamsburg, received special 
mention for conspicuous bravery. Mr. Smith 
went next to the fight at Golden's farm, and 
was under fire at Savage Station and fought at 
Fair Oaks and Malvern Hill, South Mountain, 
Antietam and in the first and second battles of 
Fredericksburg, and went into the charge on 
May 3rd with the " Light Division " on Marye's 
Heights, conducted by Colonel Allen (see 
sketch) and Mr. Smith was among the wounded 
in that famous action. Five days elapsed be- 
fore he was taken to the hospital and he was an 
inmate of various hospitals from May 8, 1863, 
to Jan. 1, 1864, when he was discharged and 
returned to Maine. While his regiment was 
stationed at Falmouth and Itelle Plain Landing, 
he was detailed with a squad of 10 men to 
guard a bridge over the Rappahannock when 
150 rebels made their appearance and captured 
the detail. The prisoners were placed in a log 
house and when the rebels attempted a removal 
in the night, Mr. Smith and a comrade named 
McCann attempted to escape. They started to 
run and the latter was shot, while Mr. Smith 
reached the Union lines in safety. 

In 1868, he went from Maine to Wisconsin, 
and located at Oshkosh, and in 1869 removed 
to the farm he has since occupied. He mar- 
ried Sarah Forsyth, and their surviving chil- 
dren are named Alice, Samuel A., William J. 
and Nancj'. 



HEIDENWERTH, a resident 
of Peshtigo, Wis., was born June 3, 
1838, in Germany, His parents, 
John and Sophie (Snuckle) Heiden- 
werth, were natives of the old country and there 
passed their entire lives. The father is still liv- 
ing, aged 90 years. Mr. Heidenwerth was 20 
years old when he came to America and he 
made his first location in the State of New York. 
In 1860 he removed to Peshtigo where he has 
since resided and has undergone all the vicissi- 
tudes which the very name of Peshtigo suggests. 
He is the owner of a fine farm, located on sec- 
tion 22, of Town 30, North, Range 22, East. 

Oct. 15, 1861, he enlisted in Company F, 12th 
Wisconsin Infantry at Peshtigo for three years 
and was promoted to Corporal in 1864, having 
been discharged in March, 1863, at Hebron, 




Miss., in order to enable him to enlist as a vet- 
eran in the same command. He accompanied 
the regiment throughout its marches (heavier 
than any other Wisconsin regiment endured) 
and fought in many battles and skirmishes. He 
passed a single day in the hospital when ill with 
measles. Company F was called "River Sack- 
ers" on account of the previous occupation of 
many of its members and left the State with the 
regiment, going to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. 
During the first year the command performed 
its interminable marching under orders. In 
1863 they took position in front of Vicksburg. 
They were in the siege there and fought in the 
second battle at Jackson. They passed through 
the experiences at Harrisonburg, La., went 
thence to Natchez, and Vicksburg, Big Black 
River, A'icksburg again and also Natchez and 
back to Vicksburg, and then on the Meridian ex- 
pedition. They fought at Bolton and later 
joined the command of Sherman on the march 
to the sea. Mr. H. fought at Kenesaw Moun- 
tain in the several fights under that name, at 
Bald Hill where the command covered itself 
with honor, at Atlanta and Jonesboro. He was 
in the defense of Chattanooga, fought at Poco- 
taligo, and Orangeburg and he was present at 
the termination of activities at Bentonville. 
Thence he went to take part in the action of the 
closing scenes at Washington and returned to 
Louisville, Ky., to be discharged from the ser- 
vice. 

Mr. Heidenwerth married Eliza Bateman and 
their children are Carrie, Christ and Sophia. 



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AMES W. KNAPP, of Wood Township, 
Wood Co., Wis., and formerly a soldier 
of the civil war, was born Nov. 17, 1844, 
in Canada, Province of Ontario. He is 
the son of Nelson and Martha (Edmonds) 
Knapp, and his grandfathers Knapp and Ed- 
monds were soldiers of the war of the Revolu- 
tion. His grandmother Edmonds was in a 
location which was visited by the marauders of 
the British army and her house was burned 
while her husband was in the Continental 
army. In 1858 Mr. Knapp removed from the 
Dominion to the United States and located in 
Juneau county. Wis. From there he removed 
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Town 23, North, Range 3, East. In addition to 
the calling of a farmer he has operated as a 
surveyor. 

He enlisted .July 16, 1861, in Company K, 
6th Wi.sconsin Infantry for three years at 
Mansion in Juneau county. In 1864 he was 
promoted to Corporal and received honorable 
discharge July 14, 1865, at Jeffersonville, Ind. 
Mr. Knapp was a member of the " Iron Brig- 
ade " and was connected with its history from 
first to last. He saw all its varied service and 
brouglit home the scars of a veteran. He was 
a participant in the earlier skirmishes and the 
battle of Bull Run. He afterwards inscribed 
on his roll of honor tiie names of Gainesville, 
Manassas, South Mountain, Antietam, Freder- 
icksburg, Fitzhugh's Crossing, Marye's Heights, 
Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Mine Run, Wil- 
derness, Laurel Hill, Spotsylvania, North Anna, 
Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, 
Hatcher's Run, (1st and 2nd) Gravelly Run, 
Five Forks and Appomattox. Mr. Knapp re- 
ceived a wound at Cold Harbor and was taken 
to the field hospital at White House Landing. 
He was sick after Appomattox and passed a 
short time in the hospital on one occasion. 

He was married July 11th, 1869, to Bernice 
Smith. Their children surviving are named 
Percy, Guy Delos, Martha, Rut) i, Pearl, Thomas 
William, Ella, Grace and Anna. One is de- 
ceased. Three brothers-in-law of Mr. Knapp 
were soldiers in the civil war. He has officiated 
as Assessor of Wood Township two terms and 
as Supervisor for the same length of time. He 
is also a member of G. A. R. Post No. 73, J. S. 
Alban at Pittsville. 

OODMAN AMANDSON, a resident 
^ of lola. Wis., belonging to G. A. R. 
Post No. 99, was born in Norway, 
December 22, 1833. His parents, 
. Amand and Betsey (Goodmanson) Oleson, came 
to America in 1849, and came directly to Wis- 
consin, locating in Waukesha county in 1852 ; 
the son located in Waupaca county and was a 
resident of the town of Scandinavia until he 
became a soldier and where he engaged in the 
business of a blacksmith. 

He enlisted August 12, 1862, in Company G, 
21st Wisconsin Infantry at Waupaca for three 
years. He accompanied the regiment from 




Wisconsin to the front, and the command after 
leaving Louisville, went to the interior of Ken- 
tucky, where Mr. Amandson was ill Irom his re- 
cent exposure and before the battle went to 
the rear with the wagon train. He was after- 
wards in all the exposure preceding the battle 
of Stone River, and was with his command 
when attacked by the cavalry under Wheeler. 
He remained at Murfreesboro until June and 
was in the skirmish at Hoover's Gap, after- 
wards chasing the rebels to the Tennessee River. 
He was in the action at Dug Gap and after- 
wards in the battle of Chickamauga, and he 
passed the winter on Lookout Mountain. He 
went with the command in the spring to the 
Atlanta campaign and was in the battle at 
Re.saca. He was in the action at Big Shanty, 
Kenesaw Mountain and Marietta, and fought at 
Peach Tree Creek and, August 8th, in the siege 
of Atlanta, received a wound in the breast. 
He was disabled only a few days and rejoined 
his command, which he accompanied in the 
march to the sea and participated in all the va- 
ried service which characterized that movement. 
He was in the various skirmishes at Savannah 
and near the sea, in which his regiment was 
engaged, and fought in the last battle of Ben- 
tonville. He went afterwards to the Grand Re- 
view at Washington and was sent to Milwau- 
kee, where he was discharged June 18, 1865. 
He returned after the war to Waupaca county 
and has since been a resident of Portage and 
Winnebago counties. In 1885 he located at 
Iola,where he is engaged in blacksmithing. He 
was married Nov. 4, 1869, to Christiana Her- 
mannson, of Scandniavia, and their children 
are named Augusta C, Agnes E., Hilda G., 
Hermina B., Lillian R., Edna and Henrietta G. 
The latter died Oct. 6, 1886. 

RAINARD TAYLOR WORTHING- 

TON, Ccntralia, Wis., and belonging 
to G. A. R. Post No. 22, was born 
Jan. 23, 1838, in Peru, Berkshire 
Co., Massachusetts. He is the son of David and 
Mary (Cushman) Worthington, Ijoth of whom 
were born in the old Bay State. Both were 
representatives of Massachusetts families who 
were prominent in the early history of the 
State. The son was 14 years old when he be- 
came a resident of Centralia, whither he Came 




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with his broUier, Ralph Cushraan Worthington. 
He had been previously a student in the com- 
mon schools and at Hinsdale Academy in his 
native county, and after arrival in Wisconsin, 
he again attended school at Centralia. After a 
winter passed in study, he obtained an oppor- 
tunity to learn the business of a carpenter and 
joiner, in which trade he was occupied until he 
enlisted. May 18, 1861, he enrolled in Com- 
pany D, oth Wisconsin Infantry, at Centralia, 
for three vears. He received honorable dis- 
charge July 25, 1864, at Baltimore, Md. The 
regiment was in rendezvous at Camp Randall, 
Madison, and Mr. Worthington went to Balti- 
more to camp. The organization was assigned 
to the l)rigade of Gen. Rufus King of Wiscon- 
sin (see sketch) and, a few months later, was re- 
assigned to the command of General Hancock. 
He was in the skirmish at Young's Point and in 
the charge at Lee's Mills. He was in the pur- 
suit of the rebels to Williamsburg, and took 
part in the only battle in which McClellan 
recognized, as did Napoleon, the services of a 
particular regiment. (See sketch of John Ley- 
kom.) Up to five in the afternoon of May 5, 
1862, Hooker had been engaged with Magruder 
in the fort of that name and at the hour men- 
tioned, the rebel force came down upon the 
brigade of Hancock in reserve. Companies D 
and I were on the skirmish line and were 
ordered in by the commander. The brigade 
made a charge and drove the rebels, which ter- 
minated the action at Williamsburg. On tlie 
skirmish line Mr. Worthington was woun- 
ded ]:)y a round musket ball. (The old fash- 
ioned cartridge of the Revolution — consisting 
of a round ball and three buck-shot.) This 
missile remained in his left thigh 25 years. In 
the spring of 188") it was cut out, without bene- 
fiting him, however, as it had been there too 
long and his entire nervous system is perma- 
nently affected, the sciatic nerve being diseased. 
He was sent from the field hospital to Fortress 
Monroe, where he remained a week, and thence 
to Camden Street hospital at Baltimore, where 
he remained until he received his final dis- 
charge. He returned to Centralia and, soon 
after, went to the oil regions of Pennsylvania 
and engaged in drilling wells for a time, and, 
returning to Grand Rapids in the spring of 
1878, he went to Colorado and remained two 
years, returning in the spring of 1880 to Cen- 
tralia, proceeding later in the same season to 
Fargo, Dak., and came back to Wisconsin in 




the following fall. He repeated the trip the 
following year in the same manner and then 
located permanently at Centralia and is jnirsu- 
ing his liusiness as a builder in which be has 
been prominent in Grand Rapids and Centra- 
lia. He is the Commander of Post 22 and has 
held the positions of Officer of the Day and Sen- 
ior Yice-Commander. He was Aid on the Staff 
of General Lucius Fairchild, Grand Comman- 
der of the Department of Wisconsin in 1887. 
He has served as Under-Sheriff of Wood county 
one year. He was married to Mary E. White 
of (lien's Falls, Warren Co., New York, Dec. 
14, 1868; they have buried a son, Henry Cush- 
man, who died at Colorado Springs of conges- 
tion, aged ten and a half years, and was 
brought to Grand Rapids for interment. 

ARREN W. GOFF, M. D.,a prom- 
inent physician at Stevens Point, 
Wis , and a member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 156, was born Oct. 28, 1827, 
in Towanda, Bradford Co., Pa., and is the son 
of William land Ellen (Fox) Goff. The father 
was of English lineage and his ancestors were 
settlers of Connecticut. He removed to Brad- 
ford county in an early period of its history and 
afterwards to Canton. He spent his life in 
agrit'ultural pursuits, and died when about 85 
years old. Pliillip Fox, the maternal grand- 
father of Dr. Goff, was the first white settler in 
Bradford county, and bought his first acreage of 
the Indians at a place which was known after- 
wards as Fox Flats, where his daughter Ellen 
was born, and she was married to Mr. Goff in 
the same county. They became the parents of 
eight children named Christiana F., William 
M., Harry G., James, Hiram M., George J. and 
Warren W. Dr. Goff is the youngest, and be- 
sides him there are but two survivors — the two 
brothers who are his immediate seniors in birth 
and who are still residents in their native coun- 
ty of Bradford. Dr. Goff was a pupil in the 
common schools in his early life, and when 
he reached the age of manhood and made 
choice of a professional life, he went to 
Philadelphia and studied medicine in the 
most prominent medical educational insti- 
tution in the country, and was graduated 
from it after he had fiilfilled his duty as a 
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1862, lie enlisted in Company C, 141st Pennsyl- 
vania Infantry at Monroeton, in his native 
county. The regiment was organized at Har- 
risburg and moved thence to Washington, and 
was iissigned to the Array of Virginia, and Dr. 
Goff tirst encountered the exigencies of civil 
war on the field of Manassas in the second bat- 
tle of Bull Run. The regiment returned to Ar- 
lington Heights and during the fight at Antie- 
tam in October, was stationed to guard the road 
leading from Harper's Ferry, and after that ac- 
tion went til Falmouth, reaching that place No- 
vember I9th. He was in the aciion at Freder- 
icksburg and afterwards remained at Falmouth 
until the spring of 1863, and when Lee com- 
menced his invasion the regiment was ordered 
to Gettysburg where it arrived on the first day 
of the fight, and went into action on the 2nd day 
of July. During tliat day a series of batteries 
were captured by the rebels, and they were re- 
taken by the 141st Pennsylvania, the guns 
being brought off the field by hand. Later in 
the day. Dr. Golf received an explosive ball in 
the right thigli and, after remaining a few days 
in the field hospital, was conveyed with other 
wounded to Baltimore, where the ball was ex- 
tracted August 13th, by Surgeon Freeman of 
Washington. After he became convalescent, 
and during the attempted raid on Washington, 
he went witli a detachment of eonvak'scent sol- 
diers to meet and repulse advancing rel)els, and 
afterwards went to Chestnut Hill hospital, his 
wound, having been greatly aggravated 
by the enforced use of the limb. A short 
time afterwards he went to the General 
Auger hospital, not far from Alexandria, 
and soon after obtained permission to rejoin 
his companj% where a commission as Lieu- 
tenant awaited him. He was examined by 
the regimental surgeon and remanded to the 
to the hospital at Alexandria, where he ofi&ciated 
as a division officer and remained until he re- 
ceived his discharge July 14, 1865. He re- 
turned to his former home, and a short time 
afterwards resumed his medical studies at Phila- 
delphia and was graduated in 1868, from Hahh- 
namann Medical College. He came to Wiscon- 
sin and located at Marinette, and established 
his business as a medical practitioner and pur- 
sued his avocation there five years. He re- 
moved thence to Green Bay where he was en- 
gaged in practice until his removal to Stevens 
Point in 1864. On his arrival at that place he 
entered upon his business as a physician, and 



his skill in medicine, combined with his char- 
acter as a man, has established his reputation in 
both respects beyond cavil. 

Dr. Goff was married to Roxy, daughter of 
Sylvester and Peggy (Boyse) White. Mrs. Gotf 
was born in Tompkins county. New York, 
Augu.st 3, 1830. Her fsither was of Scotch de- 
scent and was a deacon of the Baptist Church 
60 years before his death. He died at 98 in 
Coloma where he came to reside with his son 
after the death of his wife. Dr. and Mrs. Gott" 
have two daughters. Mrs. Ida May Pipe has 
two children — Mabel E. and Warren VV. Gracie 
L. was born in Green Bay. She is a student at 
school, and both daughters live with their 
parents. 

It is not necessary for the biographer to add 
an elaborate qualification of the character of 
Dr. Goff. He is a man, of whom a straightfor- 
ward account of his career in peace and rebell- 
ion, suffices as a testimonial of the highest 
character. 



APTAIN JOSEPH H. MARSTON, a 

resident of Appleton, Wis., was born 
in Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, 
June 1st, I82y. In 1843 he came to 
Wisconsin with his parents. He was one of the 
first to enlist for the war and on the 10th day 
of May, 1861, he was commissioned 2nd Lieu- 
tenant of Company E, 6th Wisconsin Infantry. 
Sep. 18tli following he was commissioned 1st 
Lieutenant of the same company and on the 
same date in 1862 he was commissioned Captain 
ot Company E. March 19, 1864, he was dis- 
charged at Culpepper, Va., on account of disa- 
bility. His service was with the Army of the 
Potomac, his regiment being assigned to the 
command of (General McDowell and was at Fred- 
ericks!:)urg, \'a., during the summer of 1861 or 
through the Peninsular campaign, and he was 
not in any action of note until August, 1862. 
He was a participant in the battles of Cedar 
Mountain and Rappahannock Station in Pope's 
Retreat. He fought at South Mountain Sep. 
14, at Antietam Sep. 16th and 17th with the 
command of General McClellan and was in the 
action at Fitz Hugh's Crossing, April 29th, 1853. 
May 3rd and 4th he was with the command of 
Hooker at Chancellorsville and he was in the 
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Army of the Potomac while Lee was pushing 
toward Pennsylvania. The last battle in which 
Captain Marston participated was Gettysburg. 
July 1st, 1S()3, the 6th Wisconsin formed a part 
of that celebrated command known after tlie batr 
tie of South Mountain as the "Iron Brigade of 
the West," having been so named by General 
McClellan. 

At the battle of South Mountain, Captain Mar- 
ston was wounded in the head by a spent ball 
and was reported in the Chicago papers as killed. 
Hon. P. H. Smith, \'ice-Prcs., C. & N. W. R. R., 
sent the following telegram: "Chicago, Sep. 20, 
1862, Col. Lucius Fairchild, care Gen. McClel- 
lan. Have the body of Lieut. J. H. Marston of 
the 6th Wisconsin Regt. put in metallic case and 
forwarded by American Express to me at Chi- 
cago. Charges collect here. P. H. Smith." 
(A copy of the original despatch was shown the 
editor.) At the battle of Antietam, Captain Mar- 
ston was wounded by a gun shot wound in the 
left leg. At the battle of Gettysburg, his ankle 
was badly sprained by the bursting of a shell 
that exploded in the ground near him. He was 
a prisoner in the rebel lines from the night of 
July 1st until the morning of the 4th, when he 
made his escape and came into the Union lines. 
During the same battle the (itli Wisconsin was 
detached from the brigade at the request of Gen- 
eral Custer, to prevent a Hank attack on his 
force. The 6th moved to the right ol)lique 
across a field where they encountered the 2nd 
Mississippi Regiment, and without support on 
either side, they fought for about an hour for 
the right to the field and the flag. Suddenly, 
as though tlie ground had opened to receive 
them the 2nd Mi.ssissippi occupied a railroad 
cut running parallel with their line and from its 
shelter, they poured their volleys into the ranks 
of the 6th, which, under orders from the Captain 
commanding. Collars, charged and the Missis- 
sippi regiment was ours, not a man escaping. 
About 400 men were engaged on eacli side and 
the 6th lost about 225 in killed and wounded. 
The 2nd Mississippi lost 231, killed and 
wounded. (It is thought that history nowhere 
gives an account of a similar engagement in 
which two regiments met and without support, 
fought until one surrendered to the other.) 

Captain Marston is the senior member of the 
firm of Marston & Beveridge at Appleton, and 
his two sons are also his business associates. 
He has been twice Mayor of his city and is a 
prominent Grand Army man. He was one of 



the Board of incorporators of the Wisconson Yei- 
eran's Home at Waupaca and is at present (1888) 
President of the Board of Directors of that in- 
stitution. He is Grand Receiver of the Ancient 
Order of United Workmen for the State ol' Wis- 
consin, an office of trust which lie has held for 
years, during which time he has disbursed an- 
nually upwards of $100,000 belonging to the 
Order. 

In political affiliation Captain Marston may 
be said to be independent. He left the Rejiub- 
lican party to support his favorite candidate. 
General McClellan, for President and also the 
man whom he considers the hero of Gettysburg, 
Winfield Scott Hancock. At this writing, Oc- 
tober, 1888, he is a condidate for Presidential 
Elector from the 6tli Congressional District on 
the Democratic ticket. 

"The foregoing statements I have carefully 
examined and so far as they relate to my record 
they are correct. (Signed) J. H. Marston. 



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LI\'ER H. WAITE, Friendship, Wis., 
and a member of G. A. R. Post No- 
122, was born Jan. :!, 1828, at .Iohn.s- 
town, Fulton Co., New York, and is 
the son of Daniel and Eliza (Eddy) Waite, who 
were both born in Johnstown respectively, 
April 27, 1802, and April 28, 1812. They were 
the parents of 1 1 children and in 1837 removed 
to Ashtabula county, Ohio; when in advanced 
life they returned to the place of their nativity 
where their respective deaths occurred Feb. 15, 
1887 and Dec. 15, 1887. The grandfather, 
Oliver Waite, was a soldier in the war of 1812. 
Mr. Waite went with his parents when he 
was nine years old to Ohio, where he grew to 
manhood and, in 1854, he removed to Friend- 
ship, Wis., where he was engaged in business 
until the first vear of the war and he enlisted 
there Sept. 28ri861, in Company C, 16th Wis- 
consin Infantry. Immediately on assuming 
the obligations of a soldier, he went to Camp 
Randall at Madison and engaged in drill until 
March 13, 1862, when he left the State with 
the regiment and made connection with the 
command of General Mc Arthur at Pittsburg 
Landing. He was in the division of General 
Prentiss and was in the opening of the fight on 
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ing and was wounded in the right leg. He 
was among the captured and was taken by the 
rebels to the prison at Oldfield, five miles from 
Sliiloh and thcwice with the rebels to Corinth ; 
three weeks later he went to Columbus, Miss., 
where he was paroled and returned to his com- 
pany which was in the investment of Corinth 
and he went home on parole. Three weeks later, 
he received orders to report at Madison and was 
assigned to Camp Randall where he remained 
three weeks and proceeded thence to Keokuk, 
Iowa. A month later, he went to St. Louis, 
where he was exchanged and joined his com- 
mand at Grand .Junction, Miss. After taking 
part in the expedition which was terminated 
by the disaster at Holly Springs, he was en- 
gaged in military duty until Feliruary, when 
he went to Lake Providence and was occupied 
in labor on the canal and ia several skirmishes 
and went to winter quarters at Red Bone 
Church. In March, 1804, he vi'teranized and 
went home on veteran furlough, rejoining his 
command, whose organization had been com- 
pleted, and went thence to Cairo, where orders 
were received for movement to Clifton, Tenn., 
and they were assigned to the army of Sher- 
man which was at Ack worth, Ga., and Mr. Waite 
was in the actions at Kene^aw Mountain, in- 
cluding the skirmish and occupation of Brush 
Mountain and at Bald Hill, where there was a 
raging Ijattle. He was in the siege of Atlanta 
and in the destruction of the railroad to Jones- 
boro, where he was again in action and also at 
Lovejoy, after fighting July 21st and 22nd at 
Atlanta. After a short time for recruiting at 
Atlanta, the regiment moved with Sherman on 
the march to the sea and Mr. Waite was in all 
the actions and varied service of the 34 days' 
tramp and arrived at Savannah December 24, 

1864. He went on the march through South 
Carolina and participated in the .several severe 
skirmishes, assisting in the burning of Colum- 
bia, S. C. They moved to North Carolina and, 
on the 19th of March, were in line of battle at 
Bentonville and Mr. Waite was in the .several 
days' fight which was the last heavy action be- 
fore the surrender of Johnston. The regiment 
moved afterwards to Goldsboro, where intelli- 
gence of the surrender of Lee was received and 
a movement was made to Raleigh ; the capitu- 
lation of Johnston was consumated April 26, 

1865, and the regiment marched to Washing- 
ton and, after participation in the Grand Re- 




view, was mustered out at Louisville, Ky., 
July 12, 1865. 

Mr. Waite returned to Friendship where he 
has since resided. He was married September 
20, 1849, in Ohio to Cordelia Betts and their 
children — Mary, Philinda, George, Anna, Ad- 
die and Clara — are all living. The mother died 
December 22, 1874, and Mr. Waite was again 
married to Jane Courter Jan. 22, 1879 ; they 
have one child named Willard S. Washing- 
ton Waite, brother of Mr. Waite, served through 
the war in a New York regiment. 



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LINTON W. PAGE, of Waupun, Wis., 
and a charter member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 114, of which he has been 
Quarter Master since its formation, 
was born July 5, 1836, in Lorain Co., Ohio. 
His parents were William and Permelia (Ken- 
dall) Page; the former was born in New Hamp- 
shire June 19, 1799, and is still living at Bran- 
don, Wis., (1888). His mother was a native of 
Vermont and was born in Washington county. 
His great uncle, Thomas Mellen, was a soldier 
in the Revolution and drove a team from New 
Hampshire to Vermont when he was 90 years 
old and was at that age particularly spry and 
like a young man. Others of his ancestral 
stock were soldiers in both wars with Great 
Britain. His brother, Edwin J., was a soldier 
in the 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry and died while 
engaged in a raid near Vicksburg of disease 
contracted while on duty as a soldier. Warren 
and Warner Page, twin brothers of Mr. Page, 
enlisted in Company K, 20th Wisconsin Infan- 
try. Warner died of disability contracted in 
service, near Helena. Warren is an inval.id 
from the effects of exposure and hardship while 
in the war and resides in Dakota. 

When Mr. Page was four years old he came 
to Wisconsin with his parents and settled at 
Janesville, where, at that date, there were but 
four or five dwelling houses. The family lo- 
cated on a farm about 10 miles west of Janes- 
ville, and the son went with his father in 1848 
to Dodge county, where they -located on a farm 
of 200 acres on which the son was a laborer 
until he attained to legal manhood. He had 
had the advantage of school in the winter 
terms and acquired such education as pioneer 



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schools afforded. When he was 21 he went to 
Freeborn Co., Minn., wliere lie was engaged in 
farming two years, returning thence to Dodge 
county where He passed a year engaged in his 
father's interest on the homestead. He went 
next to Horicon to obtain the advantages of 
study in higher branches in the high school. 
He utilized his knowledge of agriculture and at 
the same time assisted his efforts, by engaging 
in farming on a small scale on 10 acres of land, 
which he liired and sowed to wheat, prelimin- 
ary to devoting the proceeds and his wages 
earned in other avenues, in defraying his ex- 
penses while obtaining the educational training 
for which he craved. In his case it was the old 
story ; in the attack on Sumter he foresaw ruin 
to all for which he hoped or could struggle to 
obtain and, throwing his own plans to the 
winds, he went to Waupun to enlist being 
among the first to enroll under the call for 
troops of April 15, 1861. 

He enlisted April 22nd in the "Light Guards" 
for three months, the organization being in- 
corporated in the 3rd Wisconsin Infantry as 
Company D. Before they were mustered, three 
months enlistments were abolished and Mr. 
Page re-enlisted for three years. From the 
rendezvous at Fond du Lac, he accompanied the 
command to Hagerstown, Md., and successively 
to Harper's Ferry and Frederick City. The 
first interesting duty in which he engaged was 
the capture of the legislature of Mar^'land which 
proposed to vote that State out of the Union. 
The command held a session, voted the State in 
and remained there and attended to the ratifica- 
tion of their declaration until spring. In March, 
the regiment was assigned to the command of 
General Banks and marched up the valley of 
the Shenandoah, entering Winchester in the 
advance. On the 1st day of April, Mr. Page 
witnessed the first casualty of war in the death 
of a comrade who was killed by a piece of shell. 
The movement continued, the troops passing 
near Newmarket and in the vicinity of Front 
Royal and to Bluffton Station. Company D 
with several other companies of the 3rd went to 
Bucktown Station to relieve the guard at a rail- 
road bridge. Late at night they arrived in front 
of Winchester and in the morning formed in 
line of battle, holding the rebels four hours until 
their wagon train was taken to safety in the 
rear. But the experience was a sharp one and 
the men received a faint idea of the venomous 
spirit of the South in the struggle, even the 



women insulting them while on the famous re- 
treat from the valley. The regiment was in 
various movements until the battle of Cedar 
Mountain. In this Mr. Page was exposed in 
that part of the action on a small height where 
six companies were in a trying position. Mr. 
Page there received a buckshot wound. A 
bullet passed through his right leg and he was 
sent to the hospital at Alexandria from the 
field. He remained there two weeks and, dur- 
ing the action at the 2nd Bull Run, could hear 
the firing. He was in the convalascent camp 
and himself and comrades begged permission 
to join their comrades in action, to be refused 
by the surgeon in charge. Mr. Page ran away 
from the camp to join his regiment, found the 
teams and obtained transportation to George- 
town that same night. (It should have been 
mentioned that Sergeant, afterwards Captain 
Barrage assisted Captain Balcom off the field at 
Cedar Mountain and lost his regiment, remain- 
ing in charge of Mr. Page through the night and 
went to his command in the morning.) After 
joining his regiment, Mr. Page found his 
wounded leg too stiff to keep up with the march 
and he accompanied the movements as he best 
could after reaching the command at Greyton. 
On the night of Sept. 15, 1862, he went into 
camp near Frederick City. In the fight at 
Antietan he received three distinct wounds ; 
the first was in his right ankle on the inside, the 
second in his knee (of which the bones were 
shattered) and when the third was received, he 
was being assisted from the field by two com- 
rades, a bullet hitting him near the spine. He 
told the boys to leave him and .^ave themselves. 
He was placed behind a tree, whence he was 
taken to the rear on a stretcher and thence on 
an ambulance to a log house, where liis leg was 
amputated the third day after the fight. 

He remained there about a month, when he 
was taken to the camp hospital near Smoke- 
town, and he received discharge Feb. 4, 1863. 
During his hospital life he was successively in 
charge of seven surgeons. The amputation was 
of the class known as " circular " and, soon 
after the operation, sloughing commenced. In 
common with many others, Mr. Page un- 
derwent the horrors of living organisms in his 
wound, which were removed by his attendants, 
and he was in this condition about a month. 
The surrounding flesh took on a pale, lifeless 
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of the case, Mr. Page was satisfied that he was 
hopeless. Alcohol was used in the dressing 
three times before any pain from the a])plica- 
tion followed and afterwards the treatment was 
pursued by the nurses until stinging pains re- 
sulted, when Surgeon Ely first expressed hoi)es 
of saving liis life. Mr. Page had been unable 
to take but little food until this period, when lie 
resolved to eat and try to live. The surgeon 
obtained quails for him and he was placed in 
charge of a Miss Hall, of the Female Aid So- 
ciety, to whom he owes much for gentle and ju- 
dicious care. Later, his father arrived and as- 
sisted in caring for him until he was declared 
"all right" by Dr. Ely. 

He returned to liis home six miles south of 
Waupun, and more than a year elapsed_ before 
he was able to resume connection with active 
life. In the following autumn tlie family were 
all "ill with gastric fever and he was the only 
one well enough to wait on the sick, which he 
did on his crutches. His mother and sister 
Mary died. The next summer he drove a 
reaper while still on crutches, and then ful- 
filled his cherished plan of obtaining an edu- 
cation. 

He attended Wayland University at Beaver 
Dam^one year, and went thence to Cliicago, 
where he entei'cd Bryant & Stratton's Business 
still tliere when the rebels 
discharged from durance from Camp 
Douglas at the end of the war. He came 
home on completing his course and first taught 
writing and afterwards a school, entering the 
Waupun post office as a clerk, where he was 
occupied a year. He passed a second season as 
driver of a reaper and worked two years as a 
bookkeeper and salesman for Willard Lamb 
in a lumber camp not far from Green Bay. He 
returned to Waupun and again was employed 
in the post office. In 1875 he removed to Wau- 
pun, where he purchased a home, and is now 
the manager of his own estate three miles from 
that city. He owns 100 acres in Fond du Lac 
county and is engaged in dairy business. 

He was married Feb. 14, 1875, to Ann E. 
(Cooper) Ball. She was a widow, the daughter 
of John and Ann (Cowell) Cooper. Her pa- 
rents were natives of the Isle of Man. Her 
brother, John Cooper, was discharged from the 
9th Wisconsin Battery and died before reach- 
ing home from illness contracted in the army. 



College, and was 



were 




Mr. Page is a man of probity and honorable 
reputation. 



HARLES HOWE, of Shawano, Wis., 
and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
81, was born April 5, 1831, in Chester, 
Warren count}', New York, and he is 
the son of Ambrose and Rachel (Smith) Howe. 
His father was a soldier in 1812 and both par- 
ents are deceased. His brother Daniel was an 
enlisted man in the 14th Wisconsin Infantry 
and was wounded at Pittsburg Landing ; he 
died in the hospital at Keokuk, Iowa. His 
brother Ambrose is a farmer in Clintonville, and 
a sister lives in Minnesota. Mr. Howe came to 
Wisconsin and was a resident of the State, when 
the war came on. June 15, 1861, he enlisted 
at Madison in Company E, 2nd Wisconsin In- 
fantry for three years and belonged to the first 
three years regiment that went from Wiscon- 
sin. He received honorable discharge June 18, 
1864, at Madison. The 2nd Wisconsin Infan- 
try left the State Jane 20th and was attached 
to the command of W. T. Sherman, while that 
officer was a colonel and the first service Mr. 
Howe was in,was at Blackburn's Ford, July 18th. 
The regiment was held in readiness for action 
until the day before the battle of Bull Run 
and, at 2 o'clock on the morning of the 21st, 
commenced the march for the first battle field 
of the rebellion. He was in that action 
throughout and, soon after the brigade was 
formed, which became known as the "Iron 
Brigade of the West." He was in the skirmish 
at Spotsylvania C. H., and at Beverly's Ford 
and also fought at Sulphur Springs. He was 
in the battle of Gainesville and in the second 
battle of Bull Run, at South Mountain and 
Fredericksburg, Fitz Hugh's Crossing, at Get- 
tysburg and Mine Run and in the battles of the 
Wilderness. He fought through those battles, 
including Laurel Hill, North Anna River, 
Bethesda Church and Cold Harbor and left 
the scenes of war for Wisconsin on June 11th. 
On his return to Wisconsin he located at 
Shawano where he has since resided and has 
been engaged in the various relations of a 
lumberman. 

He was married in May, 1871, to Esther 
Buck, a native of the State of New York. He 
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has been prominent in local office as Sheriff 
and Town Treasurer. He is still suffering 
from infirmities contracted in the service. 



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^^^x^ ILAS PIERCE, Black Creek, Wis., and 
^ a member of G. A. R. Post No. 116, 
was born in Middleboro, Plymouth 
Co., Mass., May 24, 1846. 
Mr. Pierce belongs by descent and inherit- 
ance to the stock upon which the fortunes of 
the Republic were founded and by which they 
have been sustained. His grandfather was in 
the war of the Revolution and in that of 1812, 
and his father was a soldier of the Civil War. 
The latter enlisted in the 8th Wisconsin Infan- 
try and was compelled to leave the service from 
an injury to his spine. He enlisted afterwards 
in the 4tli Wisconsin Cavalry. He was in the 
9th New England Regiment, United States In- 
fantry and served in the Mexican War. He 
was a native of Plymouth county, Mass., and 
grandfather, father, and son were born in the 
same house. In 1856 they came to AVisconsin, 
locating in Sheboygan county. Previous to 
that they went to Michigan, and Mr. Pierce en- 
listed at Grand Haven in B Company, Deland's 
sharp shooters. He enrolled March 17, 1863, 
and was discharged with honor July 28, 1865, 
at Delany House, D. C. The service performed 
by the class of soldiers to which Mr. Pierce be- 
longs cannot be wholly outlined in an account 
like this. Constantly in danger of the most 
direct character and at a time when every 
faculty was required to accomplish his own 
special purpose, the value of the sharpshooter 
to the general service cannot be estimated. 

The skirmish service which Mr. Pierce per- 
formed included many fields which are 
not recorded in any report or history of the 
war and for full justice, extended personal 
accounts (which it is hoped will be published) 
must be made. He was in the action at Spot- 
sylvania C. H., Cold Harbor, Bethesda Church, 
North Anna River, Siege of Petersburg and 
Poplar Spring Grove Church. June 17, 1863, 
he was shot in the neck in front of Petersburg 
during a rebel charge. He was sent to the 
hospital at Mt. Pleasant, D. C, where he re- 
mained under treatment until August loth. 
Rejoining the Army of the Potomac, he was 



again wounded at Poplar Spring Grove Church 
Sept. 30, 1863, a rifle ball hitting him above 
the left eye. One of his reminiscences is that 
his command crossed Long Bridge at Washing- 
ton May 5, 1864, with 95U men. On the morn- 
ing of June 18, 1864, 50 men responded to their 
names at roll call. There was not among them 
a single commissioned officer. 

May 24, 1S<)7, Mr. Pierce was married to Miss 
Annie D. Stannard at Shiocton, Outagamie Co., 
Wis., and they have had nine children. John 
E., Hannah A., Ezra S., Horace A. and Mary 
are living. Frank H., Matilda A., Thomas and 
an infant unnamed are deceased. From the 
date of leaving the army until 1880, Mr. Pierce 
was a resident of Shiocton. He then removed 
to Oconto and, five years later, he settled at 
Black Creek. The parents of Mrs. Pierce were 
born in the State of New York and her father 
was a farmer in Cazenovia. 



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ETER HOGAN of Clintonville, Wis., 
and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 32, 
-2X- was born June 22, 1834, in New Castle, 
Northumberland Co., N. B. He is the 
son of William and Margaret (Henche) Hogan, 
and was twenty-five years old, when, in 1859, 
he removed from his birth-place to Portland, 
Me. In October, 1861, he enlisted at Portland 
in Company F, 12th Maine Volunteer Infantry 
for three years. His regiment was sent to the 
forces in Vn-ginia and assigned to the com- 
mand of Butler, which went to Ship Island and 
the capture of New Orleans and, afterwards, 
with a Massachusetts and Connecticut regiment, 
in the action of Ponchatoula, La., in Septem- 
ber, 1862, and was attached to the forces of 
General Banks during the preparation for the 
possession of Vicksburg. In the spring of 
1863 he was in the fights at Port Hudson, Ber- 
wick City and Bay and at Irish Bend. In Jan- 
ury, 18G4, he received honorable discharge to 
enable him to veteranize, which formality took 
place at Berryville. After furlough the reor- 
ganized command was assigned to the Depart- 
ment of the Shenandoah, and Mr. Hogan 
fought at Fisher's Hill and Winchester, Va. 
Nov. 19, 1864, he was captured at Cedar Creek 
and taken by the rebels to Chestnut Hill and 
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same night. He was wounded in the actiou 
at Middleton and, on escaping, was sent to Pat- 
terson Barracks in Baltimore, Md. On partial 
recovery he was sent to the convalescent camp 
at Washington, aud remained there from .hm- 
uary, 1865, to the next month when he re- 
joined his regiment, and was finally discharged 
at Savannah, Ga., April 16, 1865. 

In 1866 he removed to Oshkosh, Wis., and 
six years after to Clintonville. By occupation 
he is a farmer and is in prosperous circum- 
stances. 

May 23, 1875, he was married to Mary Cos- 
tello of Ohio, and their surviving children are 
named Arthur .J., William M., Mary A., Mar- 
garet J. and .Johanna. Rosa died Oct. 7. 1882. 



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HARLES BEATTIE of Antigo, Wis., 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 78, was 
born Dec. 15, 1843, in Canada. His 
father and mother, Robert and Eliza- 
beth (Frazier) Beattie were born respectively, in 
County Mayo, Ireland, and in Ediuboro, Scot- 
land. Mr. Beattie went to Depere, Wis., where he 
enlisted, before he was 18 in L'ompany F, 14th 
Wisconsin Infantry for three years. He was 
made Corporal on the formation of the company 
and later advanced to Duty Sergeant and Dec. 
18, 1861 was made Color Sergeant, officiating in 
that capacity until May, 1863, when he returned 
to his company preparatory to receiving his 
commission as First Lieutenant and was 
mustered out as such Oct. 10, 1865. Mr. Beattie 
was in the hght at Pittsliurg Landing April 7, 
1862 and at Corinth iVom Oct. 3rd to 6th in the 
same year. He fought at Mcksburg May 18th 
and 22nd, 1863 and on the last day was wounded 
in his left hand and arm. He went to the hos- 
pital at Milliken's Bend and passed five months 
there and at the city hospital at Vicksburg. 
(His injury is mentioned in the dispatches under 
the erroneous name of Charles Blathe.) He re- 
joined his regiment at Natchez, Tenn., and 
fought June 10, 1864 at Lost Mountain. He 
participated in the siege of Atlanta and, later, 
fought Hood and Franklin and again at Nash- 
ville under Geo. H. Thomas. The weatlier was 
very bitter (Dec. 14, 15 and 16,) and the diffi- 
culty of keeping on their feet made active 
warfare very distressing. The regiment was in 



the fight at Spanish Fort and siege of Mobile 
and went thence to Montgomei'y, Ala., and back 
to Mobile to be assigned to provost duty until 
discharged. Nov. 10, 1863, Lieutenant Beattie 
was detailed on recruiting service and opened 
his office at Depere where he enlisted 27 men 
reporting at Madison, whence he started for 
the South, in charge of 300 recruits for various 
regiments. He went to Cairo, 111., and thence 
to Paducah, Ky., where his recruits were 
attached to the regiment. He was relieved 
March 28, 1861, and joined tlie portion of the 
14tli known as " Worden's Battalion ", com- 
posed of a company of veterans and newly 
recruited men, and also a part of the 95tli and 
81st Illinois. This detachment passed through 
the Atlanta campaign and returned to Nash- 
ville to make connection with the part of the 
old regiment that accompanied the Red River 
expedition. 

After the war, he returned to Depere and en- 
gaged in lumbering until 1873, when he 
entered the employ of the Green Bay & Mani- 
towoc Railway Company as a brakeman, re- 
maining in that interest six years. In 1876 he 
obtained a train as conductor and acted in that 
capacity three years. He entered the employ 
of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha 
Railway Company and operated in their inter- 
ests as conductor of a construction train for 
five months He engaged with the Wisconsin 
Central corporation for six months and then 
with tlie Chicago & Northwestern company for 
two and a half years. June 10, 1884, he en- 
gaged with the Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Wes- 
tern railway corporation and became the con- 
ductor of a construction train, having charge of 
a large force of men. Aug. 11, 1888, he was 
promoted to the position of road master of the 
Ashland division 'of the M. L. S. & W. R. R. 
and has charge of the track from Ashland to 
Watersmeet, including the Pence branch and 
the spurs to the mines. 

He was married July 2, 1871, to Mary J. 
Williams, and their children are named Maud 
A., Merritt M., H. Pearl and Frank Williams. 
Mrs. Beattie was born in Vermont, Fulton Co., 
111. Her father, Abraham Williams, removed 
to the Sucker State when a boy, and married 
Amanda Freeborn, who was born in Cazenovia, 
N. Y. Merritt Williams, her brother, was in 
the Quarter Master's Department under Gen- 
eral Carr in the war, and is a physician and 
ranchman in Colorado. The father of Mr. 



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Beattie was interested in the rebellion in Can- 
ada in 1837 and, prior to that date, was in the 
military service of the British Government 11 
years. Robert, his oldest son, was also in the 
Patriot war and was a soldier of tlu' 14th Wis- 
consin Infantry. William and Samuel, younger 
sons, were soldiers in the Mexican war. 

HARLES HARTUNCt, of Green Bay, 
Wis., was born February 19, 1841, in 
Haueisen, Province of Reiss, Prussia. 
His parents, Heinrich C. and Au- 
gu.sta (Munzert) Hartung, came to America in 
1858 and located at Two Rivers, Wis., where his 
father still resides. The mother died in 1886. 
The son had come to America alone, four j'ears 
before, in 1854 when 13 years old, landing at 
Quebec and he came to Two Rivers, Wis., to the 
home of his uncle, Fred Hartung, who was a 
shoemaker and the lad learned that bu.siness. 
In .June, 1860, lie went to Milwaukee as clerk 
in the Fond du Lac House. He enlisted .July 
17, 1861, in Company C, 5th Wisconsin Infiin- 
try at Madison for three years. He was dis- 
charged September 14, 1862, to accept promo- 
tion on that date as 2nd Lieutenant of Co. C, 
24th Wisconsin Infantry. Company C, 5th 
Wisconsin was enlisted from the Milwaukee 
Turnverein, to which Mr. Hartung belonged 
and he desired to enlist therein, but its comple- 
ment was full and he arranged with his friends 
who went to the front, to telegraph him when 
a vacancy occurred. He received the telegram, 
left Milwaukee at 9 in the evening, reached 
Madison at three in the morning, leaving with 
his regiment at noon of the next day for the seat 
of war. He received his uniform at Madison 
and was obliged to make use of the only suit re- 
maining in the hands of the quartermaster. 
They were made for o, small man and, Mr. Har- 
tung being tall, he was accompanied on his 
journey by a discomforting sense of the absurd- 
ity of his appearance. He was in all the move- 
ments of the regiment previous to the battle of 
Williamsburg, where he was wounded in the left 
hip and he still carries the bullet. He was sent 
from the field hospital to Chesapeake hosptal at 
Fortress Monroe and was transferred to .Judici- 
ary hospital at Washington, passing aljout two 
months in both. He received a 30-day fur- 
lough and while at home, Governor Salomon 



obtained his discharge for his promotion as 
stated. He was in action Oct. 8, 1862, at Per- 
ryville and March 12, 1863, he was commis- 
sioned as Captain for gallantry at the battle of 
Stone River. He fought at Chickamauga, 
went thence to Chattanooga, was in the assault 
at Mission Ridge, in the skirmish near Dan- 
dridge, fought at Rocky Face Ridge, at Resaca, 
Pleasant Hill and Dallas. He was in the skir- 
mishes at Ackworth and in tlie several battles 
know as Kenesaw Mountain. He was in the 
fight at Peach Tree Creek and went, soon after, 
to the trenches in front of Atlanta. He was 
next in the fight at Jonesboro and went thence 
to fight at Lovejoy Station. He went back to 
Atlanta, thence to Dalton, Ga., and Chattanooga, 
Tenn., Pulaski and Franklin, wliere he was in 
the fight with Hood and went afterwards to 
Nashville. He was in the battles before Nash- 
ville and in the pursuit of the rebels and after- 
wards started to join the army in the East, and 
on the way thither the news of Lee's surrender 
was received and he returned to Nashville to 
be mustered out June 10, 1865. (In the pur- 
suit of Hood, he was in command of the reg- 
iment.) After his return to Green Bay in July, 
1865, he engaged in the sale of groceries. In 
1871 lie commenced operating in hardware and 
is still prosecuting his interests in that avenue 
of business. In the spring of 1878 he was 
elected Alderman and has been re-elected six 
times successively, serving seven years. In 
1885 he was elected Mayor of Green Bay and 
he has been re-elected twice. During his 10 
years of municipal service he has been con- 
nected with the material advancement and 
prosperity of Green Bay and, during his admin- 
istration as Mayor the waterworks were put in. 
He was married in September, 1866, to Lena 
Bader and their surviving children are named 
Ernst August Louis, Clara and Emma. Hulda 
died when four months less than 16 years old. 
Louis died in infancy. The oldest son is his 
father's business assistant. Louis Hartung, 
lirother of Captain Hartung, was an enlisted 
man in the 9th Wisconsin Infantry. 

^ HARLES HENRY WALLACE, of 
Merrill, Wis., a member of Post No. 
131, was born Sept. 19, 1838, in 
Thornton, Grafton Co., N. H. He is 
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Irish, his earliest recorded ancestor having been 
born in Scotland, and was one of those who 
were driven by the " kirk " from their native 
country to encounter persecutions no less Intter 
in the North of Ireland where they held their 
residence exactly 100 years, and preserved tlieir 
stock unmixed. In 1719 the great grandfather 
emigrated to New Hampshire where, ^\nth the 
ancestors of Horace Greeley and others of equal 
fame he was one of the founders of London- 
derry, the namesake of the ancient holding in 
Ireland. Lemuel Stickney Wallace, tlie father 
of Mr. Wallace, was born at Thornton and 
married Hannah Sanborn, a native of Sanborn- 
ton. New Hampsiiire. His father was a lieu- 
tenant in the war of the Revolution, and both 
sides of the races were of Puritan connections. 
Mr. Wallace was 24 years of age when he 
enlisted at Manchester in his native State and 
he presented himself to the surgeon of the 
Board of Examination to be rejected. In the 
spring of 1864 he went to Kane county in Illi- 
nois and enlisted ^lay 13th in the 144th Illincjis 
Infantry at Geneva. He was made Corporal 
and was one of the color guards. His period 
of enlistment was for 100 days and his regi- 
ment was sent to Columbus, Ky., to relieve 
veteran soldiers. October 10th, of the same 
year, ho was discharged honoraldy and returned 
to Kane county. 

Mr. Wallace was bred to the calling of a 
farmer and learned the business of a currier at 
Lebanon, N. H., in 1860. He was principally 
interested in farming, and after his return to 
Illinois he again eml^arked in that business. 
At the time he left the army he was suffering 
with typhoid fever and chronic diarrhea and he 
found farming to be advantageous to his per- 
manent recovery. In the fall of 1864 he came 
to Wausau, Wis., where he was occupied in 
a lumber mill until July of the next year, 
when he returned to Kane county and was en- 
gaged in farming for more than a year. In 
the fall of 1866 he again went to Wausau, re- 
turning to Illinois in the ensuing spring. In 
June, 1867, he went to New Hampshire to pass 
a summer, returning to the Sucker State in Oc- 
tober. He was there occupied in farming for 
three years when he. came again to Wausau 
and went into the " Pineries." In the spring 
he went back to Kane county, where he re- 
mained two years, going to Chicago in tlie 
spring of 1872, and operated as a carpenter 
until fall. He went next to Lodi, Ills., where 



he served as a farm assistant three years. In 
1875 he became a citizen of Merrill, and has 
been seven years in the employ of the E. B. 
Scott Lumber Co. 

Oct. 23, 1867, he was married to Mary Cur- 
rier, a native of tlie State of New York. She 
and her infant child are buried at Campton, 
Kane county. May 16, 1882, Mr. Wallace was 
again married to Caroline A. Barker, who was 
born in Iowa, of Canadian parentage. She 
died at Merrill, Feb. 5, 1887. She was actively 
interested in the Woman's Relief Corps at Mer- 
rill. 



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/^^ ZEKIEL LINDSAY, of Oshkosh, Wis. 
* memljer of (J. A. R. Post No. 10, was 
'"^^- born July 6, 1822, in Coburg, Canada. 
He was one of a class of whom few 



survive — those belonging to a generation pre- 
ceding that of most of those who enlisted in the 
service of the United States in the civil war. 
He was 42 when he enrolled as a recruit of 
Company I, 7th Wisconsin Volunteers, March 
22, 1864, at Bloomlield, Wis., for three years. 
He was discharged from Alexander hospital on 
account of gun shot fracture of the left thigh, 
Oct. 15, 1864. 

The Iron Brigade, formed from the 7th, 6th 
and 2nd Wisconsin regiments and the 9th In- 
diana, went into winter quarters at Kelley's 
Ford, Va., in December, 1863. Tiie re-enlisted 
men came to Wisconsin on their veteran's fur- 
lough and recruiting was pressed rapidly to re- 
fill the depleted ranks. At the expiration of 
their furloughs, the veterans with the recruits, 
rejoined the brigade and. May 3rd, a start was 
made for the Wilderness. On the morning of 
the 5th the Corps Commander, General Warren, 
engaged the rebels in a fight near Mine Ford, 
or at tlie Old Wilderness Tavern. The charge 
was made liy the regiments of the Iron Brigade 
through tliick jtine woods and almost solid un- 
derbrush. Victory at first was followed by re- 
pulse, and, from the character of the place, 600 
men who were disabled by wounds, were unable 
to escape and were taken by the rebels. They 
were held in captivity at Cedar field hospitali 
seven miles west for 40 days when the Federal 
soldiers recaptured all that were alive — survi- 
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Mr. Lindsay and a comrade, who enlisted 
with him and marched with him to the fight of 
May 5th, James E. Casey, were sliot down at 
the same moment and fell against each other. 
Case)' was mortally wounded, and Lindsay re- 
ceived a niinie ball in his thigh and two buck- 
shot in his person. The latter were spent and 
imbedded themselves in his flesh wlience he 
extracted them with the aid of his pocket knife. 
Taking his necktie he imjirovised a tourniquet 
with which he checked tlie bleeding from his 
more serious wound. After his arrival at the 
field ho.spital, the rebel surgeon insisted that am- 
putation was necessary as gangrene had set in. 
After a spirited altercation, the surgeon de- 
parted in anger, and Mr. Lindsay proceeded to 
attend to his own case. The rebel hospital con- 
sisted of the outhoases on a plantation, Mr. 
Lindsay being in a smokehouse. He lay at 
first, on the bare ground but, procuring a piece 
of shelter tent, an old colored woman be- 
longing to the plantation made for him a 
mattress. On being left by the surgeon, he ob- 
tained a dipper and a bucket of cold spring 
water and reduced the swelling and inflamma- 
tion. He was taken in charge by Mary John- 
son, the colored woman, wlio went seven miles 
to the battlefield where he had fallen and ob- 
tained shirts from the dead for the federal sol- 
diers, — giving one to Mr. Lindsay every week — 
after they had been thoroughly cleansed. He 
had 36 dollars secieted in his stocking with 
which he obtained necessaries. 

He paid a dollar for a canteen of milk, four 
dollars a pound for Initter, and in such propor- 
tion for corn pones and other articles of food. 
Mary Johnson, whose name deserves to be made 
famous, was a slave and performed her self- 
imposed charities at night after her daily task, 
as .she would have been mercilessly punished if 
she had been discovered. In June, Mr. Lind- 
say was recaptured by the Union forces and 
sent to Alexandria where he remained under 
treatment until the date of his discharge. He 
has the minie bali.weighingan ounce, which was 
removed from his thigh 15 months after he 
was wounded. The wound did not heal en- 
tirely for 20 years, and more than 60 pieces of 
bone were taken from the sore at intervals. 
He is hopelessly disabled. The mutilation of 
his thigh is shocking in appearance, and is a 
proof of what has been endured Ijy the defend- 
ers of the Union. His comrade, Casey, died at 
Alexandria, July 14, 1864. Henry Lindsay, 



residing at Clay county, Kansas, oldest son of 
Mr. Lindsay, enlisted in the 1st Wisconsin Cav- 
alry and served his term. He had two horses 
shot under him, but received no injury. 

Ezekiel Lindsay is the son of John Lindsay 
who fought at Plattsburg in 1812. The latter 
was the son of John Lindsay, a Patriot of the 
Revolution. He held the commission of a 
Lieutenant, and was of Scottish birth. He came 
to this country in 1733, receiving from George 
Second of England, patents of land in what is 
now Albany county. New York. The mother of 
Mr. Lindsay, Polly Dewey before marriage, was 
of Connecticut stock dating back many genera- 
tions. Joel Goodell, her great grandfather, was a 
slaveholder and freed his negroes. They i efused 
to leave him, 60 of them remaining until 
their deaths. The representative of that genera- 
tion fighting to release his country from the evils 
brought about by the institution of slavery, pre- 
sents a curious exhibit of the changes of a few 
decades. 

Ezekiel Lindsay and Emuretta Barnes were 
married Jan. 9, 1842, in Elgin, Kane Co., 
Ills., and where they remained until 1854, wlien 
the}' removed to Bloorafield, Wis. Mr. Lindsay 
engaged in farming and lumbering until the 
war. He returned from the war to Bloomfield, 
where he remained until May 7, 1877, when he 
came to Oshkosh and engaged in real estate 
business and in other light occupations. The 
children born to himself and wife are eight in 
number. Their names arc Henry Bradley, Mal- 
vina, George Milford, William Sanford, Willard, 
Wallace Freeman, Emma D. and Dora. The 
two last named daughters have gone from the 
household band to Riverside Cemetery at 
Oshkosh. 



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0^HEODORE GOERES of Wausau, Wis., 



member of G. A. R. Post No. .>;>, was 
born June 14, 1835 at Wefeling- 
hoven. Province of Rhine, Prussia- 
He is the son of Bernhard and Josei)hine (Bier- 
baum) Goeres and came to America with them 
when 50 years of age. They landed at the port 
of New York and came thence to Plymouth, 
Wis. His father was a blacksmith and both 
engaged in that occupation. At Plymouth the 
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to become a soldier. lu the spring of 1864 he 
went to Rhine, Sheboygan county and enHsted 
March lUth in Company K, 4tli Wisconsin 
Infantry for three years or during the war. He 
received honorable discharge at Madison, July 
19, 18G5 on account of disabilities incurred in 
the service. He enlisted at first as a recruit of 
Company B, in the 4th and on joining the regi- 
ment was transferred to Companj' K and was 
made company blacksmith, •the regiment hav- 
ing been mounted and transformed into cav- 
alry. He was later made regimental black- 
smith and detailed to headquarters, remaining 
in that connection throughout the remainder of 
the war. He joined his regiment at Baton 
Rouge, La., an(i went with the command to Clin- 
ton, where he was made familiar with tirst-class 
skirmishing and where the colonel was the only 
man killed. 

In June, the regiment went on transports to 
Morganzia, remaining until August, when they 
returned to Baton Rouge. Later in the month 
they went to Clinton, crossing the Comite River, 
en route, on a fallen tree, the rebels having 
destroyed the bridge. A hot skirmish took 
place at Clinton and the regiment took a round 
about route back to Baton Rouge. Two otiier 
expeditions in October and November to Clinton 
also resulted satisfactorily. Late in the latter 
month, the regiment went to j)erform a service 
which is always most dangerous — making a 
feint to draw the fire and attention of the enemy 
while preparations were making for warfare else- 
where and the regiment took position on the 
line of the Mobile & Ohio railroad to attract 
the notice of the rebels from Sherman's move- 
ments, and they accomplished a march of 300 
miles to the gulf of Mexico. Two weeks later, 
they went to New Orleans and back to Baton 
Rouge without loss. On the 1st day of March 
they had a sharp fight during a foraging ex- 
pedition, and went, soon after, to Mobile and 
was near there when the city capitulated. 
Afterwards, the regiment went to Alal)ama, 
passed througli the State and into Georgia. 
They returned by way of Montgomery, crossed 
the State of Mississippi and at Vicksburg, while 
at work, Mr. Goeres sustained a sunstroke. He 
was sent to a hospital and remained there until he 
recovered consciousness when he was sent to St. 
Louis on a hospital boat, remained in that place 
four weeks, and 2:)roceeded thence to Madison to 
be discharged as stated. He lost the sight of his 



left eye and that of the right is seriously im- 
paired. 

He returned for a short period to Kiel and 
went thence to Calumet village. Fond du Lac 
county and worked there at his trade six years. 
In, 1871 he returned to Kiel, where he pursued 
his bu.siness 10 years, going at the end of that 
time to Depere, Bi'own county, and engaged in 
the management of a saloon and hotel, his in- 
firmities compelling him to abandon his trade. 
Three years and two mouths after he came to 
Wausau, whei-e he is interested in the same 
business. He was married Oct. 19th, 1861, to 
Mary Kromberger and their living children 
number six — Clotilda, Millie, Maximilian, 
Bernhardt, Hattie and Judith. Josephine died, 
aged 21 years. She was the wife of Albert 
Abraham. The oldest daughter, was first 
married to Thomas Ackerman, who was killed 
on the C. & N. W. railway near Escanaba and 
she is now the wife of William Lord. Millie 
married Henry Gilliam. Mrs. Goeres is a Bavar- 
ian by birth and came to America wlien 12 
years old. 



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f<^ HARLES O'CONNELL, of Marinette, 
''^^^ Wis., and a member of G. A. R. Post 




No. 207, was born Aug. 26, 1847, in 
Limerick, Ireland. He is the son of 
Dennis and the grandson of Charles O'Connell. 
His mother's name was Mary Ryan. Mr. 
O'Connell came to America in 1849 and located 
at Chicopee Falls, Mass., where he lived three 
years, and settling at W^atertown, Wis., in 1852. 
He enlisted in September, 1864, in Company I), 
43rd Wisconsui Infantry at Fond du Lac. The 
regiment was mustered at Janesville and went 
to Camp Washljurn, Milwaukee, into rendez- 
vous. Their next movement was to Nashville, 
Tenn., and, before reaching that city, they re- 
paired the track of railroad over which they 
were to pass. They performed guard and gar- 
rison duty and in November the rebels attacked 
the gunboats, driving them to Johnsonville, 
where the 43rd proceeded to defend the sup- 
plies which were stationed there in large quan- 
tities. The officers of the boats abandoned 
and fired them, the soldiers working on 
the fortifications at night by the light of the 
fires. Soon after, the Union soldiers burned 
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:^eizure bj- rebels. The scene of the conflagra- 
tion and the explosion of the ammunition on 
the boats is described as very grand. The 43rd 
were in the trenches during the artillery battle. 

On the last day of November, orders were re- 
ceived to proceed to Nashville to repel Hood. 
The command started and inarched through 
terrific rains and mud to find, after three daj's, 
that they could not reach there. They went to 
Clarksville, thence again to Nashville, and to 
Decherd. While at Nashville they camped on 
Capitol Hill and the snow was several inches 
deep. They had just received a fine supply of 
clothing, ammunition and rations and on the 
march they were loaded so heavily that orders 
were issued to destroy all surplus clothing and 
for 10 miles the road from Nashville to Dech- 
erd was strewn. Some time after was passed 
in skirmishing in the Cumberland mountains 
and they captured many guerrillas, who were 
sent to prison at TuUahoma. They performed 
guard and picket duty on the routes around 
Chattanooga ami Mvirfreesboroandon the night 
of the assassination of Lincoln the detail to 
which Mr. O'Connell was attached, was on duty 
at Tullahoma. They rejoined the united com- 
mand at Decherd and went thence to Nashville 
and thence to the battle field of Franklin where 
they remained several days. They were dis- 
charged there June 24, 18G5. From there they 
proceeded homeward, and at Chicago received 
a grand reception and also at Milwaukee. 

The youth of Mr. O'Connell was passed at 
Watertown, Wis. He was married Feb. 2nd, 
1884, to Jane Geelan of Brownsville, Dodge Co., 
Wis. They have two children named Charles 
Dennis and Elizabeth. One of the brothers of 
Mr. O'Connell was a soldier in the United 
States service during the war. His brother, 
James, was Deputy Sheriff of Marinette county. 
(See sketch). Four O'Connell brothers reside 
in Marinette. Mr. O'Connell of this account is 
managing a boarding house for the Hamilton 
and Merriman Company. 



J^^ BENEZER DIK'E,, resident at AVest- 
I ' A field, Marquette county. Wis., mem- 
>^^ ber of G. A. R. Post No 65, was born 
Nov. 16, 1835, in Fairfax, P>ank]in 
Co., Vermont. He is the son of Elisha and 
Betsy (Hendricks) Dike, and the former was 



a soldier in 1812, in which he was captui-ed 
and held as prisoner of war at Halifax, 
Nova Scotia. His mother was a native of 
Ohio. He was raised in his native State 
and enlisted Aug. 15, 1861, in Company D, 
5th Vermont Infantry for three years, enrolling 
at Hyde Park under Captain R. C. Benton. He 
was in rendezvous at St. Albans and went to 
Washington soon after, going thence two days 
later to Virginia and successively to Camps 
Griffin and Vance. At the latter Mr. Dike was 
taken sick and sent to the hospital at Wash- 
ington and went thence after 10 weeks to 
Philadelphia, where he was treated succes- 
sively in the hospitals on Broad and Cherry 
sts., on Wood and 22nd streets, and the Phila- 
delphia general hospital. In the latter he 
was attended by Surgeon Hayes, the Arctic 
explorer, by whom he was examined for dis- 
charge. Although Mr. Dike was in no fighting 
his sufferings for more than a year when he 
lay in hospital for successive weeks, unable to 
help himself, made the danger of the battle 
field .seem a small consideration. 

He returned to Vermont, and after he re- 
covered his health he was married March 
17, 1863, to Hannah Bunker, in Johnson, 
Vt. She was born at Waterbury, iia the 
Green Mountain State, Aug. 9, 184.3. After 
he became able to labor, Mr. Dike worked as 
a carpenter, and in 1876, removed to Wiscon- 
sin. He had |60 when he arrived at We.st- 
field, where he purchased a piece of wild land, 
which he cleared and impi'oved, and on which 
he has established his home. 



-J»t^-J»S>i^^>i 



:^, EANDER FERGUSON, of Brandon, 
2\Q^ Fond du Lac Co., Wis., and a prom- 
'-■^Nl^ nent Grand Array man, is present 
Commander of Post No. 136 (1888), 



and was also Inspector of the Department of Wis- 
consin for one year, (1888); he has served 
four consecutive terms in that position. He 
is the sou of F. P. and Betsy (Landon) Fer- 
guson, and was born Aug. 2, 1841, in Middle- 
ton, Delaware Co., New York. His parents 
were natives of the same State and his father 
was, for years a militia captain. His pa- 
ternal grandfather fought in the war of 
1812. 



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Mr. Feguson remained in his native place 
until he was 15, when his parents removed to 
AViscousin and located in Fond du Lac county. 
He was reared on a farm and, after leaving 
the common school, he went to Appleton to 
attend Lawrence University, where he was a 
pupil four years, until the spring of 1862, and 
attained his majority in August following. He 
had been anxious to enter the service of his 
country, but parental authority prevented, and 
as soon as he was his own master he accom- 
plished his cherished plan. He enlisted Aug. 
21, 1862, in Company B, 32nd Wisconsin In- 
fantry, and accompanied his regiment from 
rendezvous to the front and in every move- 
ment until after -Johnston's surrender after 
Bentonville. The story of the 32nd has been 
often told on these pages, and Mr. Ferguson 
was a participant in the arduous marches in 
Mississippi and Tennes.see, in the closing 
months of his fiVst year of service. He was 
in the heavj' work of the Meridian expedition 
and in the following changes of positioii in the 
regiment. He fought in the siege of Atlanta 
and started with Sherman in November, 1864, 
for the .sea. His severest fighting was at Atlanta 
and .Jonesboro. His greatest suffering was ex- 
perienced at River's Bridge on the Salkahatchie 
in Georgia, where 37 men, all of his company, 
went into a cypress swamp, crossing a creek on 
a single log in single file in advance of the 
skirmish line under fire. Two days and a 
night were passed in the swamp in water knee- 
deep and but 24 men answered at roll-call on 
leaving the swamp, the rest being either killed 
or wounded. Before Bentonville, the regi- 
ment marched 45 miles between four in the 
morning and the same hour in the afternoon, 
going at once on the .skirmish line and into 
battle next morning. They made an impetuous 
charge and rushed up to Johnston's lines al- 
though ordered to halt, driving the rebels and 
falling back before a superior force. Mr. Fer- 
guson was always with his regiment and es- 
caped accidents of the field, but was once sick 
with mea-sles. Once he went into a cotton 
storage house which was fired by a rebel and 
he barely escaped with his life. March 29, 
1865, at Goldsboro, N. C, he received a com- 
mission as 2nd Lieutenant of Company B, 46th 
Wisconsin Infantry, which was dated Feb. 17 
preceding. Prior to this he had been made 
Corporal and Sergeant in his company. He 



was ordered to join his regiment at Madison, 
where he arrived April 14th, the night of the 
assassination of Lincoln and reported to the 
Adjutant-General. His regiment had gone to 
Athens, Tenn., while his papers had been de- 
layed and he followed and was mustered in 
May 5th. While on his way to Wisconsin, the 
country was in a flush of rejoicing over the sur- 
render of Lee and on his return to the army, 
the gloom and sorrow which shrouded the land 
in sharp contrast with the condition a few 
weeks before, made an ineffaceable impression 
on his mind. He remained at Athens until 
September, and was detailed as Adjutant of the 
regiment at intervals and was also made Judge 
Advocate of a General Court Martial. He was 
mustered out at Nashville Oct. 25, 1865, and 
received final discharge from military service 
at Madison. 

He returned to Brandon, where he engaged 
in mercantile business a year and removed in 
the fall of 1866 to Waukesha and engaged in 
farming. In the spring of 1876 he returned to 
Brandon and became associated with his 
brother in trade in general merchandise, the 
firm style being C. W. Ferguson & Brother. 
He was occupied in the pursuit of a popular 
and prosperous business until November, 1888, 
when their establishment was destroyed by 
fire. 

He was married Sep. 6, 1866, to Harriet H. 
Foster, and their only child died in infancy. 
His brother Calvin is his associate in Itusiness; 
his brother Herman resides in Antigo, and 
William is a traveling representative of a mer- 
cantile house of Milwaukee. His sister, Emma 
C, married Chas. Lokin of Cherokee Co., Iowa. 
His father died in Brandon, July 28, 18S8, 
aged 80 years ; his mother died in 1857, aged 
47 years. Mr. Ferguson has held the offices of 
Supervisor, Assessor and Justice of the Peace. 
He is a Republican in politics and active in 
Grand Army work, sustaining the reputation 
of a citizen of unblemished character, as he did 
of a soldier of unequivocal courage. He was a 
delegate to the National Encampment at Colum- 
bus, Ohio, from the Department Encampment 
of the G. A. R., and active in obtaining the 
selection of Milwaukee as a place of meeting 
for 1889. He has been President and Vice- 
President of the Wis. Vet. Soldier's Association 
since its organization at Green Lake in 1885. 
Mr. Ferguson is prominent in executive ability 
which has been duly recognized in many posi- 



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tions. He has been Superinteiideut of the 
Methodist Sunday School 12 years. 



...jjiARTLEY AND 




THOMAS BREEN, 
brothers and citizens of Menominee, 
Mich., are representatives of a class 
of men to whom is largely due the 
progress and prosperity of the West. They 
were born respectively Jan. 22, liS34 and Dec. 
2fi, 1837, in Chatham, Northumberland Co., 
New Brunswick, and attended the best schools 
in the province in boyhood, coming to Chicago 
in 1849. Their father died two weeks after of 
cholera and the following year the brothers 
were at St. Mary's College; during the next 
year (1850), they located at Menominee where 
they have since been connected with the active 
interests of that section of the Peninsular State 
and of Wisconsin. They have operated in 
lumber, pine lands, mining and prospectnig 
with little intermis.sion, save the interruption 
caused by their adopting the cause of an in- 
sulted flag, as a personal grievance and taking 
a stand accordingly in the history of that most 
distressing period. When it became apparent 
that the war wan assuming grave proportions, 
they went to Oconto and enrolled in Company 
H, 17th Wisconsin Infantry, Dec. 7, 1861, for 
three years or the war. 

The " Oconto fiuards " went to the rendez- 
vous of the 17th, the Irish regiment of the 
Badger Stale, and, on organizing, a question 
about the officers arose, which proved distaste- 
ful to H Company and they withdrew and were 
assigned to State duty by Governor Harvey 
until sjjring (1862) when Colonel Mulligan re- 
organized his Irish Brigade (already the maker 
of history) and preferred a request that H 
Company be converted into a battery and 
attached to his command. Accordingly 
the company was filled to the maximum 
(156) and assigned as " O'Rourke's 11th 
Wisconsin Light Artillery." Bartley Breen 
was made Sergeant (as he had been of the 
former organization.) He had refused a com- 
mission, desiring to fight in the ranks. The 
battery proceeded to Chicago to Camp Douglas, 
and Mulligan's Brigade was hurried to the 
valley of the Shenandoah when Jackson made 
his advance and in June, the command first 
confronted rebel bullets. Jackson was driven 



out of the valley, and the command were 
ordered to Harper's Ferry, narrowly escaping 
capture, when the army of Miles was surren- 
dered after his death. Mulligan's Brigade took 
jiosition at New Creek to guard the Baltimore 
& Ohio railroad and in the fall went to West 
Virginia to fight Sam Jones and Jenkins. The 
movement was entirely successful and after 
fights at Beverly, Buckhannon and on the Elk 
River, the rebels retreated and the "Mulligan's" 
returned to New Creek, where Stuart raided 
their lines and took a lot of cattle. The " 11th 
battery" with Ringgold's (Pa.) Cavalry, marched 
all niglit, and coming upon them at breakfast 
they were invited to add Union shells to their 
menu. Thej^ accepted the invitation as a sum- 
mons to disperse and soon were " up and away." 
Many were captured, also two battle flags, and 
the cattle were recovered. 

In the same autumn, Imboden was on the 
South Fork of the Potomac, collecting supplies 
of every description, killing captured cattle and 
hogs, packing meat and helping himself to 
everything that could be of any possilde use to 
the confederates, also grinding wheat into flour 
for the rebel armies. Mulligan was bent 
on breakuig up Imboden's camp and started 
at night on a forced march and drove in 
the rebel pickets at daylight in front of 
Moorefield. Imboden fought his men from 
a thicket of alders, and Mulligan crossed 
the creek and drove them out of ambush 
at the point of the bayonet, capturing 23 officers, 
a large number of prisoners, all their supplies 
and six battle flags. The flying rebels had a 
mountain to climb and the shells of the "11th" 
falling in tlieir front stampeded their mules and 
turned their ranks into a mob. Mulligan 
marched 46 miles between 8 p. m. and morn- 
ing and at 10 a. m., Imboden was retreating. 
In January, 1863, Milroj' was surrounded by 
rebels at Moorefield. The relieving force in- 
cluded the 11th, now known as Mulligan's Bat- 
tery, and they commenced a march at mid- 
night, continuing through the day following 
until 4 p. m., arriving in time to relieve the be- 
leaguered Milroy, anddispersed the rebels, re- 
turning to New Creek. 

In the spring Sam Jones went into West 
Virginia to draw troops from Hooker's and 
Mulligan's forces, and the latter proceeded to 
frustrate the rebel operations. He marched his 
force to Phillippi and met the rebels on the .same 
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inforced and, Mulligan learning that they were 
massing in his rear, ordered a retreat and his 
troops crossed the bridge which the}' destroyed ; 
the Colonel's own regiment, the 23rd Illinois 
and the "11th" covering the movement. On 
the next day approaching Grafton, they ob- 
served rebels also approaching on the other side 
and a race commenced. Mulligan's cavalry 
and the 11th made a dasli and secuied a hold- 
ing, saving Grafton. At Fairmountonthe B. & 
O. railway, two companies of the lOGth New York 
were guarding a valuable bridge when a request 
came from their chief for a gun to defend the posi- 
tion, and reinforcements including a detachment 
of the 11th with a gun on a "Hat" was sent. 
The engineer was of rebel proclivities and made 
numerous halts, causing much delay, and as the 
train approached the bridge, it was suddenly 
exploded, the fragments filling the Youghiog- 
eny River. The train was innnediately sur- 
rounded by shouting rebels crying that they had 
a Yankee bull-dog — a " Mulligan gun," but the 
response met them that the men who fought at 
Lexington (Mo.) were there and the gun was 
fought from the "flat." Three "rammers" Avere 
picked off by the rebels, but the soldieri.; formed 
in line of battle, rei)aired the track which had 
been torn up in the rear, a new man took the 
engine in charge and the train was backed to 
Gi'afton after a struggle of four hours. There 
were 1,800 rebels in the action. Later, Mounds- 
ville was saved from rel)el assault by a detach- 
meut from the brigade. Soon after, the battery 
was inspected by Major-General Barry, chief of 
artillery of the U. S. Army, and was highly 
commended. They drove .Jones out of West 
Vn-ginia and in .June went back to New Creek. 
"When Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania and Mary- 
land commenced, Mulligan was ordered to the 
front and his troops marched 50 hours without 
stopping, save to prepare coffee. Reaching 
Hancock, Md., they cleared the rebels out of the 
town and moved on to Gettysburg where fight- 
ing was in .progress. Word was received that 
the rebels were retreating and orders at the same 
time to take possession of the upper fords of the 
Potomac. The force was placed at Clear Springs, 
remaining three days within eight nnles of Wil- 
liamsport where rebels were in force. This idle- 
ne.ss, when war of importance was to be had 
first handed was aggravating, but Halleck was 
responsible for the situation. 

After this they moved to Williamsport and 
found the rebels retreating. Half an hour after, 



Couch's division arrived, but too late, and the 
opportunity passed, through Halleck's unac- 
countable management. Next morning the 
federals went to Cherry Run and moved across 
the river, building scows for the artillery and 
infantry, the cavalry swimming their horses 
over. Wade Hampton's Legion were on the op- 
posite shore and a force made their way over 
first, who drove the I'ebelsand held the fording 
place until the Union troops could cross, which 
occupied from 6:30 until midnight. The next 
morning Mulligan went into camp at Back 
Creek and on the next day (July 19) Averill 
made a sortie to take observations and drove the 
rebel cavalry two miles. They received rein- 
forcements and drove Averill towards Mulligan's 
camp. The; latter was ordered to assist Averill 
and the command was in a heavy fight lasting 
four hours, the rebels being driven to Bunker 
Hill. A few days later a retreat was ordered to 
prevent the rebels attack on Kelly's division, 
and they lay on the Maryland side of the Po- 
tomac six days, then crossed and until August 
16th scouted and skirmished on their way to 
Petersburg, West Virginia. 

Towards the last of the month a portion of 
Mulligan's brigade, including a section of the 
"11th", were stationed at Moorefield and, Sep- 
tember 4th, were attacked on all sides. They 
signalled Mulligan at Petersburg and he started 
with a detachment to their relief, struck the 
rebels in ambush on the way, had a severe fight, 
extricated his men and took another route and 
accomplished his object, returning with his 
entii-e command to Petersburg. They in- 
trenched there and about the 1st of January, 
18G4 their communications were cut off by Fitz 
Hugh Lee's command, the debar continuing 
seven days. Previously, Averill had com- 
menced his cavalry movement accompanied by 
one section of the "11" (two guns) the command 
cutting the road at Salem, destroying a million 
dollars worth of property and tearing up the 
track for 15 miles. Included in the general 
mischief was the saltpeter works at Franklin. 
General Thoburn applied to Captani O'Rourke 
for volunteers from his battery to obtain informa- 
tion of the rebels. The detail of 40 men includ- 
ing Partly Breen who selected the men, reported 
for instructions, and were joined by a company 
of Pennsylvania cavalry, both detachments 
being placed under command of Major Potts. 
As they were crossing the South Fork of the 
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(Union) that they were about to encounter 5,000 
rebels under Fitz Hugh Lee. Potts wished to 
return, but O'Rourke pushed forward and went 
to Moorefield and obtained the information. 
On return, they met a force of rebels and were 
ordered not .to fire, but to depend on sabers. 
When within charging distance the "40" de- 
ployed in three columns and ruslied among 
the rebels like a whirlwind. (Major Potts had 
retired but moved out to meet them on their 
return and joined them after the scrimmage.) 
The information, which they had obtained from 
a loyal (ierman, a former resident at Beaver 
Dam, Wis., was imparted to Thoburn. 

In the latter part of January the confeder- 
ates attempted to carry out a plan to drive all 
federal troops from West Virginia. Thoburn's 
brigade was at Petersburg without rations and 
Mulligan started a train of 200 wagons to his 
relief, escorted by a force under Snyder. Tho- 
burn sent a detail from the "iSrd Illinois to 
meet the supply train and near Petersburg 
they were attacked by rebs, and fought their 
way to Medley, to the train. Colonel Quirk, of 
the 2ord Illinois, advised Snyder to retreat, 
stating his conviction of the utter impos.sibility 
of getting through. Snyder replied that he 
was under orders to go to Thoburn's relief and 
he should do so. Quirk assured him again it 
could not be done and while the conference was 
in progress Snyder discovered approaching 
rebels. The train was corralled and fighting 
commenced. After three hours struggle with 
heavy odds, the guard was routed and took to 
the woods and the supplies were captured. Mr. 
Randolph (before mentioned) sent a negro to 
Tlioburn to say that the reljels held every road 
leading from Petersburg and that he would be 
attacked at grey light the next morning. Re- 
treat was decided on, and at midnight, in the 
midst of rain and Egyptian darkness, the 
movement commenced. In a short time they 
saw the rebel picket tires and halted. A Vir- 
ginian mountaineer, told the commander, of an 
unused road and they struck into it, crowding 
between two forces of rebels, and escaped. The 
rebels gave chase and on the way to Greenland 
Gap, their only egress, they were continually 
harassed by rebels who took many prisoners, 
among them Captain O'Rourke. He was sent 
South and escaped from prison about the time 
Sherman passed into South Carolina. The 
battery threw away their ammunition to 
"lighten up" and passed through the Gap at 



2:30 in the afternoon. The rebels were two 
hours behind them and, soon after dark, they 
received orders to move, as a night attack was 
imminent. They marched until nine the next 
day, when they met Mulligan with 8,000 troops 
coming to their relief. 

The force under Thoburn marched through 
a passage formed by Mulligan's soldiers and 
they were cheered through every step of their 
progress. The next thing in order was a 
"square meal." Mulligan pressed on and re- 
cai)tured a portion of his train. The "11th" 
went into camp again at New Creek and there 
veteranized. The Breen brothers were among 
the number and took their furloughs. In 30 
days they rejoined their guns at New Creek, 
meeting the trains of wounded men from the 
battle fields of the Wilderness. (It should have 
been mentioned in proper connection that prior 
to the advent of F. H. Lee in the Shenandoah 
Valley, Imboden attacked a part of the brigade 
and was handsomely defeated after a three 
hours tight. In his report to Richmond he 
made most exaggerated statements of the fed- 
eral force and also of the shrapnel and cannis- 
ter poured into his ranks by the 11th Wisconsin 
Battery.) The Army of West Virginia was re- 
organized, with Kelly in command of the 
reserve, and he preferred a request to Mulligan 
to exchange the 11th Battery for a battery of 
U. S. Regulars. 

On the 1st of August the battery was sent to 
Cumberland, Md., making 23 miles in 25 
minutes. (Chambersburg had been burned.) 
The rebels expected to take all railroad pro- 
perty, to destroy all bridges in the rear from 
Cumberland and all Government stores to the 
Ohio River — the worst possible disaster to the 
LTnion armies. Kelley moved his scattered 
troops to prevent, and ordered a bridge near 
Falk's Mills to be held at all hazards, it being 
the onl)' crossing place of the rebels. Sergeant 
Bartley Breen was in command of the gun that 
held the situation, and returned three shrapnel 
shots per minute (each loaded with 73 musket 
balls) into the bridge, the rebels using the 
famous McElroy Baltimore Battery of rifled 
guns. The bridge was roofed and the shots con- 
stantly tore away fragments. Kelley had held 
several regiments of 100 days men returning 
from expired service, and, they were terrified by 
the situation, crawling away on their knees to 
shelter. They became unmanageable, but the 
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commanded by Major Simpson. The rebel 
sharpshooters were continually picking off" the 
cannoneers and horses of Breen's detail, and his 
shots continued their deadly work ; Captain 
Pease, chief of staff, rode up and directed Breen 
to hold the position at all liazards. The latter 
assured him that he should do so, as long as a 
man stood byhim. 

Thomas stood by his brother when he was 
struck by two balls from a spherical case shot. 
Both entered his head at the bridge of the nose 
on the right side, bi'e;iking and carrying away 
the cartilage, destroying the sight of the rigiit 
eye, and breaking the facial bone on the same 
side. The examining surgeon said it was use- 
less to attempt to do anything for him, his 
breath escaping through tlie wound and the 
M'ater given him to drink gushing from the 
tattered aperture in his face. A council otsur- 
. geons later decided that cure was impossible, 
and he was sent to Reception hospital at Cum- 
berland. He was not sent to a regular hospital 
as he would have been if less desperately in- 
jured. He was retained there until he was well 
enough to go home, and he was discharged, 
Feb. 25, 1865. He is in constant suffering from 
intense neuralgic pains and headache, and is a 
practical barometer, his sensations warning him 
ofthe approach of storms and weather changes. 
Nevertheless, his native hardihood and pluck 
enables him to perform severe labor in attend- 
ing to the details of his business engagements. 
He is a thorough-going business man, and pos- 
sesses executive ability of the be.st quality. He 
is highly esteemed by his friends and enjoys 
the repute of a charitable and high spirited 
nature. 

Sergeant Breen witnessed the mishap of his 
brother and thought he must be killed and 
turned to assist him. But he remembered his 
duty and, with a prayer in his heart for his 
brother, he instructed one of his men to re- 
move him to the protection of a tree. His 
struggle between duty to one and to many may 
be imagined. Meanwhile the shells had torn 
the cover of the bridge to pieces and, the rebels 
being driven back, they took to the house-tops 
to fire on the Union soldiers. At half-past 
eight in the evening the rebels retreated, leav- 
ing their dead and wounded, and the Union 
troops took 10,000 stands of arms, several 
wagons, a piece of artillery, a large number of 
horses and ammunition, etc. Within a radius 
of 20 feet of the gun managed by Sergeant 



Breen, 73 shells fell, and General Kelly thanked 
them publicly, saying that the men must have 
been made of iron. He was made a Major- 
General for that day's work. Aug. 4th the 
Mulligan Battery whipped the rebels again at 
New Creek after wliich they went to Cumber- 
land and remained until September 10th. On 
the 27th of the same month they went to New 
Creek and thence to Clarksburg, W. Va., to take 
care of rebel raiders, where Sergeant Breen's 
section passed the fall in raiding and skirmisli- 
ing. (In the spring they were in the action in 
which the salt works at Franklin were again 
destroyed.) His command went into winter 
quarters at Clarksburg, the other guns (4) re- 
maining at New Creek where they were cap- 
tured by Rosser with troops in federal uniform, 
together with the infantry stationed there. 

In January, 1875, Sheridan prepared for 
his famous work, and 60 light batteries were 
dismantled to supply horses, the 11th 
among the number. They were ordered to 
Harper's Ferry, where they arrived on the 
22nd, and were assigned to provost duty on 
a bridge between the Ferry and the Mary- 
land shore. They remained until the surren- 
der of Lee, and Bartley Breen received hon- 
orable discharge .July 11th. 

After the war the Breen brothers resumed 
their former business relations and have given 
much attention to the development of the re- 
sources ofthe Northern Peninsula of Michigan. 
They were the first to prospect and discover iron 
in the Menominee Range. Bartley Breen has 
has been prominent in his connections with 
the political arena of his section. He has acted 
as Supervisor and is a member of the Mich- 
igan Legislature (1887-8). In the winter of 
the years mentioned, he introduced and pro- 
cured the passage of the " Breen law " for the 
suppression of prostitution on the Northern 
Peninsula, whose regulations included the en- 
tire State. He also introduced a Bill propos- 
ing the forfeiture of the Marquette, Houghton 
and Ontonagon land grant. The Company 
had held it 31 years without fulfilling its re- 
quirements. He enjoined the opposers of the 
Bill and prevented the grant being transferred 
to another syndicate, which was only a ruse 
to hold it further. On the death of Hon. Seth 
C. Moffatt, Member of Congress, Mr. Breen re- 
ceived the nomination of the labor element to 
fill the vacancy and was endorsed by the Dem- 
crats. The shortness of the time for the can- 



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vass and the extent of the territory embraced 
in the District (19 counties) with tlie excessive 
cold and the large numbers of constituency in 
the woods prevented a triumphant election. 
But he reduced a Republican majority of 4,000 
to 380, and would have been elected if the oc- 
casion had been regular. July 19, 1888, he 
was nominated by the Democratic State Con- 
vention at Detroit for Auditor General of Mich- 
igan. On the same day the Greenback Con- 
vention was in session, and on receiving the 
intelligence by telegraph they adopted the ac- 
tion and made him their nominee for the same 
position. Later, Mr. Breen declined to run. 
This portion of Michigan has been the scene of 
the energy, perseverance and public spirit of 
the brothers Breen. 

They are sons of Bartholomew and Elsie 
(Shehan) Breen. The father was born in 
County Wexford, Ireland, not far from Ennis- 
corthy. He was an Irish gentleman and a 
graduate from Trinity College, Dublin. His 
father, Daniel Breen, was engaged in the re- 
bellion of 1798, was outlawed and resided in 
France until pardoned. The original stock 
possessed the Irish traits in all their strength 
and were, from the beginning of the tradition- 
ary history of the family, connected with the 
struggles for changes in the government. 
The senior Breen came to America in 1813. 
He landed at Newfoundland and went to 
New Brunswick, and for 30 years was in- 
terested in cutting square timber for the 
European market. The mother was born in 
Limerick, Ireland, and emigrated in 1816. On 
her mother's side she was descended from 
a family prominent in the British army. 

Bartley Breen was married Aug. 10, 1868, 
to Catherine Jenkins, a riative of Glasgow, 
Scotland, and born of Irish parents. Their 
children are Elsie B., Mary A., .Johannah W., 
Catherine A., Agnes M., Helen E. and Isabella 
M. Two children are deceased. The oldest 
daugliter is the wife of J. E. O'Brien, of Chi- 
cago. 

Thomas Breen is unmarried, but he tills 
the position of uncle in his brother's house- 
hold in a manner that has endeared him 
equally with their father to the children of the 
family. 



^^AMUEL N. ROGERS, a resident of 
^*j«^ Mukwa township, Waupaca county, 
Wis., was born April 26, 1843, in 
Paris, Oneida Co., New York, where 
he remained with his parents, Samuel and Mary 
(Enos) Rogers, until he was 4 years old. The 
family removed in 1847, to Spring Prairie, Wis., 
and, after a residence of one year, went to Win- 
chester, Winnebago county, and there, Mr. 
Rogers passed 37 years of his life. He was a 
farmer until he entered the army and he en- 
listed Feb. 14, 1865, in Company D, 49th Wis- 
consin Infantry atMenasha, for one year. This 
regiment was one that was raised for the pur- 
pose of relieving veteran soldiers for more ac- 
tive service and Mr. Rogers accompanied the 
command to St. Louis, and went thence toRoUa, 
Mo., and he was there occupied in guard duty 
and in escorting trains to Springfield, until Au- 
gust when he went to St. Louis. He remained 
there until the 1st of November engaged in pa- 
trol duty and was discharged on the tirst day of 
the month at Benton Barracks. After his re- 
lease from military service he returned to Wis- 
consin and in 1885, settled on the farm with his 
family where he is now residing. 

February 15, 1865, the day following his en- 
listment, he was married to Anna Davinson. 
She died Februarv 9, 1867, and he was married 
June 28, 1868, to Mary Jane Cliff. Thetr daugh- 
ter, Harriet F., was born in 1870. Mr. Rogers 
is still pursuing the vocation of a farmer. 



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,1,^1 ENJAMIN 



F. HARPER, a furniture 
dealer at Peshtigo, Wis., and a mem- 
ber of G. A. R. Post No. 207 at 
Marinette, was born Aug. 25, 1830, 
in London, England, and was seven years old 
when he came to the United States. His pa- 
rents, William and Martha A. (Hansted) Harper, 
were Ijorn in England. The son grew to man- 
hood in Ramapo, Rockland Co., N. Y. He 
went to Mississippi and engaged in the prose- 
cution of his business as a carpenter and was 
extensively connected, hiring assistants, among 
whom were several negroes. He was known as 
a Northern man and did not dare to exercise 
the privileges of his citizenship or to vote for 
Lincoln, and refrained from activity in politics. 
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he had been actively outspoken in his views 
and was waited on by a vigilance committee. 
Mr. Harper bad done a good busincs.s, but 
bis establishment with all bis accumulated 
earnings, valued at four thousand dollars, was 
destroye<l. To save his life, he was compelled 
to offer bis services to the Home Guard at Jack- 
syn, which was a company which had been 
with Jefferson Davis in the Mexican war. His 
energy and interests in the confederate success 
may be imagined. He fought with the rebel 
regiment until tbe l)attle of Corinth when be 
went to New Orleans and on tbe capture of tbe 
city by Butler, was the second man to obtain 
an interview with him. He made his situation 
known to " Old Cock-Eye " and was provided 
with a pass to New York. On his arrival there 
be enlisted in the navy. He enrolled Sept. 
9, 1864, at Camden, New •Terse}'^, on the bark 
Midnight for one year, which was assigned to 
the West Gulf Squadron. He was in the po- 
sition of a common sailor in the machine 
department and afterwards operated in the 
fire and purajiing rooms. Tbe bark was 
wrecked a little way from Key West, Fla., and, 
the vessel catching fire, be was severly injured 
in his efforts to suppress the flames and to 
escape. He was sent to tbe hospital at Key 
West, later to Philadelphia and thence to 
Brooklyn, where he received honorable dis- 
cbarge May 4th, 1865, from tbe receiving ship 
at tbe navy-yard on account of disability in- 
curred in service. One of bis reminiscences of 
the war is, that the first gun fired in the State 
of Mississippi struck and sunk a coal barge ; 
it was designed for a vessel called l)y the name 
of "Lincoln." Mr. Harper married Fanny 
Jones and tliey became the parents of seven 
children. They are named in order of birth, 
William, Hattie, John, Eva, Bert Charles, Ben- 
jamin and Zettie. The four eldest are married. 
William and Harriet (Davis) Jones, parents of 
Mrs. Harper, were born in England. 

'AMES Q. SEVERNS, a resident at Pitts- 
ville. Wis., and a member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 73, was born Oct. 12, 1825, at 
Ovid, Seneca Co., New York, and is the 
son of Nye and INFary Magdalene (Quick) 
Severns. His maternal grandfather, Hoka 
Quick of Holland descent, was a soldier in tbe 



Revolution, enlisting in tbe first regiment that 
went from New Jersey, served through the war. 
He also fought in 1812. When Mr. Severns was 
six months old his parents removed their family 
and interests to the town of Cbagrine, Cuyahoga 
county, Ohio, and in 1835, they made anotlier 
removal to Illinois, where they located in Will 
county at Walker's Grove near Plainfield. 
They went thence in the spring of 1839 to 
Joilet and, within that year, removed to Rock 
Island county in tlie same State. There the 
parents remained during tbe remainder of 
their lives. In 1842, tbe son took the respons- 
ibility of his own future into his own hands. 
He was entirely without education, not even 
having an idea of the simplest principles of 
mathematics and as he expresses it "could 
not multiply 12 by 12." He relates that 
lie was clad in buckskin trowsers which he 
made himself. He tanned the skins from 
which his lower garments were constructed and 
did the sewing. He braided and sewed the hat 
he wore and was without covering for his feet. 
He had not a cent and, liad not at that time, 
although he was 17 years old, ever owned a 
whole dollar at a time. He was the possessor 
of the one shirt he wore and had also a fustian 
blouse or roundabout. He obtained employ in 
a wagon shop where he remained two weeks. 
His employer attended a campmeeting about 
that time, got drunk and gambled and 
came home minus his shop and fixtures. 
Mr. Severns demanded his pay and received 
renumeration at the rate of 75 cents a day. He 
proceeded to Knox county and worked for a 
man near Hendersonville with whom be re- 
mained three years, laboring variously in a 
sawmill, as a carpenter and joiner and in other 
capacities, receiving also four months' school- 
ing. In 1846, he again attended school for three 
months which made up the time he passed in 
scbool. In November, 1848, he bought and 
paid for 40 acres of land, which constituted a 
home for his parents as long as they continued 
to live and, in 1847, he came to Wisconsin. 
He settled first in Sauk county about 10 miles 
from Baraboo wliere he was married to Susanah 
Washburn, June 15, 1848. Tbe next season he 
worked on a farm and went in tbe following 
winter into tbe pinery near Baraboo and got 
out square timber, acting as hewer, going in the 
spring to Newport where he worked in a lumber 
mill. In September, 1850, a company came to 
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build a mill, but their plans came to nought 
and Mr. Severns bought their goods, consisting 
of beds and other facilities for housekeeping. 
There was also a quantity of provisions and he 
left a man in charge while he went fur his 
family. Since that date he has been a resident 
of Pittsville. The post-office was 100 miles 
distant, and his wife was the first white woman 
at that location and 16 miles from another white 
woman. In April, 1851, C. D. Newberry of 
Janesville, came to Pittsville to build a saw-mill 
and Mr. Severns selected its site and cut the 
first bush that was felled on the ground where 
Pittsville now stands. He furnished provisions 
and labor for Mr. Newberry to the amount of 
$700. Of this $467 was remuneration for him- 
self and wife. Mr. Newberry ran away and the 
money was forever lost. But Pittsville grew 
and Mr. Severns managed to thrive without 
the money he had earned and became prominent 
in local office. In 1858 he was elected Justice 
of the Peace and held the position until he 
entered the army. After his return he was 
again selected for the position, which he has filled 
nearly all the time since. One year he offici- 
ated as Town Clerk. He has acquired a thorough 
knowledge of the duties of a surveyor, lumber 
estimator and land looker, during his connec- 
tion with the life of a woodsman. His farm of 
90 acres'is now all included within the limits 
of the city of Pittsville, and he is the owner of 
a half interest in 160 acres situated within two 
miles of the place. 

He enlisted March 31, 1864, in Company G, 
37th Wisconsin Infantry at Grand Rapids, for 
three years. It is safe to surmise that a man 
of his stamp made as good a soldier as he had 
a pioneer and citizen. He was made Corporal 
June 6, 1864, and performed Sergeant's duty as 
long as the war lasted. Company G was with 
the regiment soon after the battalion of six 
companies went to take position at Petersburg, 
and Mr. Severns was in the battle of July 
30th, and, in the advance into the crater after 
the explosion of the mine he was wounded, re- 
ceiving five balls in his body and was injured 
in his back by a piece of shell. The bullet 
wounds were slight but each drew blood. The 
wound from the shell was more severe and he 
was laid up about two months. Since the war 
he has been disabled for four months at a time 
three different times by the same injury and, 
at intervals it troubles him excessively. In 
October, 1872, he had an attack from it and in 



March, 1873, was enabled to resume crutches 
but did no work until May. Mr. Severns was 
in the fight at Poplar Grove Church and at 
Hatcher's Run and in the capture of Fort Ma- 
hone. He went into Petersburg with tlie com- 
mand after the evacuation and, after the Re- 
view at Washington, was discharged July 28th, 
18()5, at the Delaney House. 

Mr. and Mrs. Severns have the following 
children — Orlando, Joseph M., Amanda, (Mrs. 
Ravmond), Mary Ellen, (Mrs. Moslier), Delia, 
(Mrs. Sartell), Ida (Mrs .Hunt), Dora (Mrs. Co- 
vey), Edwin, George W., Emma and Charles A. 
The two eldest sons are married. 

Five of the brotherhood to which Mr. Severns 
belonged were soldiers in the civil war. Blair, 
Elbert, Columbus and Warren were the names 
to add to that of James Q., of whom the pub- 
lishers present this account with great satisfac- 
tion. He is a true representative of what a 
man may accomplish, with resolution and in- 
dustry fortified by filial and family affection. 

^ OSEPH WORRY, resident at lola. Wis., 
a member of G. A. R. Post No. i»9, was 
born Oct. 9, 1836, in Buckingham, Eng- 
land. He is the son of Geo. and Rebecca 
(Quantrell) Worby, his mother being the nice 
of the guerilla chief, Quantrell. When he was 
five years old, they came to the New World 
and located in Canada until 1855, when they 
came to Massachusetts. Mr. Worby was under 
the care of his parents until 1857, the year in 
which he reached his majority. He came to 
Wisconsm and located in Portage county, 
where he worked at his trade as lumberman, 
until he went into the array. He enlisted Oct. 
26, 1861, at Stevens Point in the 8th Wisconsin 
Battery, Light Artiller3^ He left Wisconsin 
Jan. 8, 1862. and went to St. Louis, and in 
April to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and was in 
the long marches preceeding the anticipated 
movement under General Lane, which never 
materialized and whose failure necessitated a 
repetition of the long marches back to Leaven- 
worth. Mr. Worby went thence to Columbus 
and Humboldt, Tenn., and was ordered thence 
to Corinth, and after the siege there went to 
luka, and on the way there, had a sharp skir- 
mish with rebels. Afterwards he went to 
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right section of the battery and was one of the 
detail that went to Hopkinsville, after Wheeler 
and Forrest, who were met at Ilaydensville 
and a part of their commands ca])tured. Two 
days later, Mr. Worl)y returned to Bowling 
Green and jjarticipated in the movements of 
the regiment until December, wlien he was 
with tlie regiment in the action at Stone River, 
and was wounded at the same moment in 
wliich Captain Cari)enter was killed ; he re- 
mained to lire a sliot, after which he retired. 
Sergeant Germain assumed cooimand of the 
battery and fell back witli three guns. Mr. 
Worby was wounded in his left hij), the bullet 
passing out of the riglit thigh, and he was sent 
to the hosjiital at Nashville. After the battery 
re-fitted, he joined the command in time for 
the battle of the liJth and -iOth of September at 
Chickamauga. He was in the charge at Mis- 
sion Ridge, after wliich he went to Nashville, 
where nearly all the men of the battery re- 
enlisted. Mr. Worby veteranized at Nashville, 
Jan. 4, 1864, and alter his veteran furlougli, 
he re-joined the command at Murfreesboro in 
April. In the course of the service mentioned, 
he was in the skirmishes at Hopkinsville, Bay 
Springs and Franklin at the time of Hood's 
invasion. After returning from his furlough, 
he was with the battery and engaged in garri- 
son dut)' at Fort Rosecrans, engaged in hold- 
ing the position at Murfreesboro, where he 
remained throughout the reconstruction period 
and was finally discharged August 10, 1865, at 
Milwaukee. 

He returned to Stevens Point, wliere he 
maintained his residence until 1866, the date 
of his removal and permanent location at lola. 
He was married on his birth day, Oct. 9, 1866, 
to Ann Jeanette Tate, who lived at Buena 
Vista, Portage county. Wis. Mr. and Mrs. 
Worby have seven children named Nellie 
Frances, Nettie May, Retta Angle, Eleazer M., 
Charles E., Belle R., and Florence E. The 
three oldest daughters are engaged in teaching 
school. 

^^ A Reus S. PRATT, of Grand Rap- 
'/(.)\ ids, Wis., and a member of G. A. 
R. Post No. 22, was born in Bath, 
"Steuben Co., New York, Feb. 28, 
1840. He is the son of Sherman Shumway and 
Sarepta A. (Warren) Pratt, the former having 




been born near Holyoke, Mass., and the latter in 
Edinburg, Saratoga Co., New York. The -an- 
cestral stock of the father is traced to 1682 and 
was of Welch origin. Eijenezer Pratt, his 
great uncle, was an ensign in the Revolution 
and was killed at Bunker Hill. His grand- 
father, Elijah, was in the Mexican war. Asher 
Chapin, the paternal great grandfather, was a 
soldier in the war of the Revolution. He was 
a captain and suffered the rigors of the march 
to Valley Forge, one of the most distressing ex- 
periences of that struggle, and died from the 
effects of his exposure. The mother is in the 
direct lineage of General Joseph Warren of 
Bunker Hill memory. He was her great uncle 
and General Warren of the Army of tlie Poto- 
mac was her cousin. 

Mr. Pratt left Bath at 16 to remove with his 
parents to Wisconsin and they located at Plover. 
The son obtained a situation in the store of the 
Bath Milling Company prior to removal in 
which he officiated from 11 years of age as 
book-keeper. At the age mentioned he gradu- 
ated from Fulton & Eastman's Commercial 
College at Syracuse, N. Y. At Plover he and 
his father took a contract to build two churches 
and in the winter following he determined on 
a trip to Kansas and went to Chicago where he 
enlisted in a company of recruits and went to 
the State where the struggle between slave and 
free rule was in progress. He remained in the 
border struggles until the proclamation of Gov- 
ernor (ieary liVjerated tlie company, when he re- 
turned to Grand Rapids. He again engaged 
in the business of a contractor and erected two 
large stores and the conrt-hou.se and jail com- 
Ijined for the county of Portage. He was occu- 
pied tlius until the winter of 1860-1 and in the 
following summer he engaged in teaching and 
was occupied in that calling seven months. He 
closed his engagement in June and enlisted 
Aug. 16th in Company G, 12th Wisconsin In- 
fantry. On the formation of the company he 
was made Corporal and received honorable dis- 
charge Aug. 20, 1865, at Madison, the war hav- 
ing ended and the War Department issuing in- 
structions at that date in regard to the sick and 
disabled. 

The 12th proceeded from Wisconsin to 
Quincy, 111, preparatory to crossing the river at 
that point but it was impassable. They cut a 
channel through the ice and crossed and pro- 
ceeded to Weston, Mo. They were sheltered 
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eral reconnoissances into the adjacent country. 
They went to Phxtteville, IS miles distant, where 
they engaged in their first skirmisli with Price's 
troops. After a delay at Weston of 7 weeks they 
went to Fort Leavenworth and repoi'ted to Gen- 
eral Blunt, the commander of the Army of the 
Frontier and military governor of Kansas. 
Al)Out March 1st, a brigade composed of the 
13th, 9th and 12th Wisconsin Infantry, the 1st 
and 8th Kansas and 8th Wisconsin Battery and 
the 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry was consolida- 
ted and ordered to report to Fort Scott, 
120 miles away. The design was to join 
the command of Kit Carson at Fort Smith, Ark., 
but, soon after arriving at Fort Scott they were 
ordered to retrace their steps. At Fort Scott 
they drew two months pay, and distinguished 
themselves in their temperance zeal by whi])- 
ping a negro in true Southern style for selling 
whiskey to the soldiers. General Jim Lane 
superseded General Blunt and marched the 
troops to Fort Riley en route to Santa Fe. Fort 
Riley was located 250 miles away, and there 
they received arms and equipments and were 
drilled daily in company and battalion drill to 
fit them for the anticipated service. They were 
again reviewed in heavy marching order and, 
by order of the War Department, General Blunt 
superseded General Lane and the regiment was 
under orders to proceed to Santa Fe when 
counter orders were received and they returned 
to St. Louis to report to General Blair, receiv- 
ing instructions to go to Corinth. They reached 
St. Louis where the transports were stationed in 
the middleof the river for obvious purposes, and 
they lay all day Sunday within hearing of the 
guns at the battle of Pitsburg Landing. They 
were eager to be there, as they had become tired 
with their long and weary marches to no-pur- 
pose. That day a prize fight occurred on 
Bloody Island in their vicinity between a Cin- 
cinnati and a St. Louis pugilist, the latter being 
killed. (It is stated that General Blair was so 
determined to see this fight that he would not 
move to Pittsburg Landing with 8,000 troops in 
his command.) On the following day they re- 
ceived orders to proceed down the river on 
the transports to report to A. J. Smith 
at Columbus, Ky. The battle at Coi-inth 
bad taken place, and the regiment re- 
mained to repair rebel depredations on the lail- 
road. The 12th was detailed as bridge build- 
ers and commvinications were opened with Cor- 
inth, after which the 12th was detached from 



the brigade and put on duty at Humboldt Junc- 
tion and guarded two lines of railway. The 
garrison confiscated large amounts of Southern 
products until the second fight at Corinth, when 
they were relieved by 100-day men and re- 
ported to the front to be brigaded with the 46th 
Illinois, 53rd Indiana, Kith Wisconsin, consti- 
stuting tiie 3rd Brigade, of the 4th Division of 
the 16th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, 
under General W. Q. Gre^iam. Grant had com- 
pleted his plans for the Vicksburg campaign 
and the 12th took up the march via Bolivar, 
Holly Springs, and Oxford and on this march 
were re-enforced by "Jeunison's Jayhawkers." 
For successive days, the command was in con- 
stant skirmishes with Van Dorn and Faulkner's 
guerrillas. Every inch of the ground was con- 
tested to Coldwater, where they were in their 
first set battle. They fought the troops of Joe 
Johnston and lost heavily in wounded but few in 
killed. Colonel Murphy, with the 8th Wiscon- 
sin, had been left to guard tlie supplies at Holly 
Springs and word was received that he had sur- 
rendered to a small rebel force, which forced 
Grant to fall back to his base at Memphis, his 
troops meanwhile subsisting on foraging. The 
12th remained there during the winter, per- 
forming military duty and in March went to 
Vick.s} lurg. They went to Young's Point crossing 
Arkan.sas swamps and building corduroy roads 
from' rail fences from adjacent plantations. 
They went thence to Grand Gulf and marched 
to the investment and surrender of Vicksburg. 
Sherman, with the 15th and IHth Corps, took 
up their line of march for Jackson. While en 
route the second fight at Baker's Creek took 
place and was followed by that at Champion's 
Hill. The rebels were routed l)y the Pith 
Wisconsin and the 53rd Indiana. In the fight 
at Jackson, Johnston was routed and 250 men 
of the I2th under Captain Maxson of Company 
A, drove out the remaining rebels and took 
possession of the city. They went next on the 
Meridian expedition, returned to Vicksburg 
subsisting on the country, and devastating 
everything tliey encountered. The 12th went 
into winter quarters at Natchez and there veter- 
anized. On their return, they proceeded to 
connect with the Atlanta campaign and fought 
at Big Shanty, Lost Mountain, Little and Big 
Kenesaw, siege of Atlanta, Jonesboro, Eastport, 
capture of Atlanta, and thence to Marietta and 
on the march to the sea. Mr. Pratt was in the 
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bia, at the taking of Raleigh and in the last 
fight with Johnston at Bentonville. In tlie 
last, Mr. Pratt was wounded by the explosion 
of a shell and was sent to the hospital witli 
both knees badly injured. He was first treated 
at the corps hospital and sent thence to the 
general hospital at Newbern. He was trans- 
ferred to Chestnut Hill hospital in Philadel- 
phia and in August lie was sent to Madison 
where he was discharged as stated. P. Warren 
Pratt, his brother, was in the same company, 
and regiment; they were the only sons of their 
parents. 

Mr. Pratt returned to Grand Rapids whither 
his })arents had removed just before his enlist- 
ment and he has since operated as a contractor 
until April, 1887. He then engaged in in- 
sui'ance business, his injuries making his 
former business impossible. After recovery, he 
resumed his former profession. He was married 
April 20, 1864, to Maria Watkins and they had 
three childi-en — Cora A., Jennie M. and Gracie 
F. Mrs. Pratt was born in Bath, Steuben Co., 
New York, and died at Grand Rapids in June, 
1885. Joseph Watkins, a lieutenant in the 
three months service and Perry, in the 15th 
Illinois Infantry, served in the war. Stephen 
and Frank Watkins served respectively in the 
loth Wisconsin and 1st Montana Cavalry and 
Thomas Bailey in the 115th New York. They 
were her brothers and half brother. Mr. Pratt 
has served two years as Register of Deeds of 
Portage county, four sucessive years as Chair- 
man of the Town Board of Grand Rapids, two 
years as Town Treasurer and three years as 
Town Clerk. He was a Charter member of 
Post No. "22 and has held all the offices of the 
organization, except Commander. 



RUNAH B. DWINELL, a resident at 
^ Stevens Point, Wis., and a member of 




G A. R. Post No. 156, was born at 
"Erie, Pennsylvania, May 13, 1838. 
Luther H. Dwinell, his fatlier, removed from 
Massachusetts to the Kevstone State about 
1825. About 1823 he married Carolina, a 
daughter of Philip and Sophia (Shepherd) 
Bryant, and died in Portage county, Wis., about 
1870 ; his wile died in 1878, at Stockton in 
the same county. Philip Bryant was a custom 



house officer while the second war with Great 
Britain was in progress and after the battle of 
Plattsburg, was taken prisoner. 

Mr. Dwinell was reared on a farm and when 
he was about 12 years old his parents came to 
Michigan ; after a stay of one year in Fond du 
Lac, they made a permanent location at Stock- 
ton, where both parents died. The son re- 
mained on the homestead until he enrolled as 
a soldier in the service of the United States. 
In September, 1861, he, enlisted at Plover in 
Company B, 14th AVisconsin Infanti'y. The 
regiment organized at Fond du Lac where it 
remained until March 6, 1862, whence it pro- 
ceeded to Benton Barracks, St. Louis, and after 
a stay of two weeks went to Savannah, 
Tenn. Orders were received to join the forces 
of Grant at Pittsburg Landing. The regiment 
was in line awaiting such command and moved 
on the double-quick to embark on the trans- 
port, but did not arrive on the field until nearly 
midnight of April 6th. A heavy rain was 
falling but the regiment formed in line of battle 
and bivouacked and they went into the action 
and fought on the second day of the battle,where 
they acquitted themselves with conspicuous bra- 
very. Mr. Dwinell performed provost duty 
at Pittsburg Landing until he was taken sick 
and went to the hospital at St. Louis. Af- 
ter two weeks he received a furlough for 15 days, 
which was extended, and he reported to Gen- 
eral Gaylord at Madison and remained in the 
hospital there until fall, 18()2, when he received 
lionoral)le discharge and he returned to Plover. 
August 21, 1864, he enlisted in Company F, 
5th Wisconsin Infantry, in the re-organized 
command. On the^formation of his company he 
was made Orderly Sergeant and proceeded with 
his command to the Army of the Potomac, 
where he was connected with the duty on the 
Orange and Alexandria railroad about three 
weeks. He went thence to the Senandoah val- 
ley, where the regiment joined the "Indepent- 
ent Battalion," the remainder of the old 5th, 
at Winchester. He then went to Cedar Creek, 
the command being engaged in skirmishing on 
the route. At that place the soldiers were al- 
lowed to vote and he cast his second vote for 
president for Lincoln. He remained in the 
valley until December 1st, when he went to 
Petersburg and went into winter quarters in 
front of that city. He performed picket duty 
until February 5th, when he was in the fight 
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In April lie was in the charge at Petersburg 
and, on the morning of April 2nd, his knap- 
sack was shot off; in the afternoon he was 
slightlj' wounded by a shell. He was in the 
pursuit of Lee the next day and fought on the 
7th, at Sailor's Creek, where the entire force of 
rebels were killed or captured. He was in the 
pursuit and witnessed their surrender at Ap- 
pamattox, after which he went to Burke's Sta- 
tion, and moved thence to Danville, en route 
to the assistance of Sherman, but went back to 
Wilson's Station and thence to Washington, 
where he was in the Grand Review. He was 
discharged at Madison, June 20th, 1865, and 
he returned to Plover. 

Until 1878, Mr. Dwinell was engaged in 
farming, and in that year he established 
commercial interests at Stevens Point, and also 
as a dealer in real estate, in both of which 
he has been occupied since tliat date. He 
was married Dec. 15, 1861, to Ida E., daugh- 
ter of George W. and Sylvia (Bean) Morrill. 
To Mr. and Mrs. Dwinell nine children have 
been born, as follows : — George L., Oct. 20, 
1863 ; Edith, August 16, 1866 ; Fred J., April 
16,1868; Arthur .L, March 16, 1870; Ada B., 
April 30, 1872 ; Ally, January 13, 1874; Ethel, 
Sept. 24, 1878; Bernice and Beatrice (twins), 
May 30, 1884 ; Ida E., June 10, 1886. Edith 
died April 22, 1867. Mr. Dwinell is a charter 
member of the Post at Stevens Point ; he is a 
prominent business man and a citizen of good 
repute. 



OLONEL THEODORE CONKEY, de- 
ceased, formerly a resident of Apple- 
ton, Wis., was born in Canton, St. 
Lawrence Co.. New York, Dec. 11, 
1819. He received such education as the laws 
of the Empire State provided in her common 
school system and, later, he attended the aca- 
demy at Cazenovia in his native State. He 
there studied surveying and prepared for the 
career of a civil engineer. He came to Wiscon- 
sin in 1839, with the intention of pursuing his 
chosen- vocation, stopping first at Fond du Lac, 
and proceeding thence to Green Bay. This 
section of the Badger State was tlien in its 
primeval condition, and he found plenty of op- 
portunity to act in the capacity of a surveyor, 
laying out roads and platting land under all 




the difficulties encountered by the pioneer. 
The Indians and all other concomitants of first 
days in the wilderness figured in his experience. 
He passed seven years in the eastern portion of 
Wisconsin in the vicinity of Green Bay, and 
came to Appleton first in 1851. He was one of 
its first settlers. At that time the locality was 
under the impetus given it by the thrifty spirit 
of the original owner of the tract, Amos Law- 
rence of Boston ; building and reclaiming from 
its primeval condition were in progress, and 
Mr. Conkey found his abilities in immediate 
demand. He also engaged in the business of 
milling, and was interested in the first wheat 
mills at Appleton. His principal interest, how- 
ever, was in the improvements of Fox River, and 
he devoted his energies to the redemption of 
this section of Wisconsin and its conversion to 
civilization. 

He was a true son of the commonwealth and 
when anarchy and disruption threatened the 
foundations on which rest the perpetuity of the 
Republic, he decided to throw his fortunes into 
the balance. He was a genuine frontiersman 
and he enlisted in the 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry. 
On the formation of the command he was made 
(Japtain of Company I, and proceeded to the 
front with the regiment. He enrolled in the 
fall of 1861 and the command was mustered 
into service in January, 1862. March 26th, the 
regiment left the state to proceed to Kansas, 
where it was divided into battalions. Captain 
Conkey being assigned to Fort Scott and was 
soon after .sent to Carthage in ^Missouri. The 
position was one in wliicli plenty of hard work 
and danger were in prospect. Guerrillas were 
abundant, Union citizens were constantly in 
danger of loss of life and property and it soon 
became known that rebels were concentrating 
in the vicinity. Captain Conkey with his com- 
mand substantially increased by numbers of 
citizens, held himself on the alert for any emer- 
gency. In one of his skirmishing and scouting 
expeditions to discover the actual state of affairs, 
he found tliat he had led his men into close 
proximity to a camp of 2,000 rebels through 
which he charged without loss. His force was 
in the action at Taberville, Mo., and distin- 
guished themselves in a manner that secured 
special recognition in the despatches. In May, 
1863, the company was detailed as escort for the 
frontier supply trains and May 30th was in the 
fight with 1,500 rebels and Indians. July 17, 
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At Biixtcr's Springs the company tbuglit witli 
revolvers and again made a record. Oct. 6, 
1863 occurred the savage encounter with 
Quantrell, whose force was disguised in 
Federal uniforms. In .January. 18G4, veteran- 
izing commenced, the surviving soldiers of the 
regiment being concentrated into live com- 
panies, Captain Conkey being made chief officer 
of Company G. The duties after that were of 
the same character as those already named, but 
when the end of the contest came, Captain Con- 
key was retained in the service by General 
Grant, his reputation for bravery rendering his 
services peculiarly valuable to the exigencies 
probable in the settlement of affairs on the 
frontiers. He was assigned to duty on the 
plains, guarding the Santa Fe trail and dispers- 
ing hordes of renegade Indians who still re- 
tained the spirit of fury engendered by the re- 
presentations and whiskey of the confederates. 
Later, he was occupied in superintending the 
construction of several frontier forts and, al- 
together, was in the service of the United States 
four years. He was Colonel by brevet at the 
time of his final release from the army. Alter 
Grant became President, he held the valor of 
Colonel Conkey in remembrance and offered 
him a commission in the regular army as Colo- 
nel of Cavalry, but tlie honor was declined for 
family considerations and on account of ad- 
vancing age. Colonel Conkey died at Apple- 
ton March 17, 1880. "No braver man ever 
lived" is the universal ti-ibute to his name, liv- 
ing or dead, the same. 

He was born a soldier, (^uick to comprehend 
the exigencies of a situation, prompt to act in 
the right direction, magnetic in influence and 
in.spiring his men with enthusiasm that stopped 
not to question, he impelled tliem to obedience 
that is blind in its fulfillment of what is ex- 
jjccted of it and which is the i)aramount neces- 
sity in military matters. Colonel Conkey was 
a true type of the volunteer sj)irit wliich perva- 
ded the whole struggle and of that which won- 
the victories of the North. He was connected 
with the municipal affairs of the community in 
which he lived and was a radical i)olitician, ad- 
vancing tlie interests of his party through his 
activity and he also demonstrated the disinterest 
edness of his service by refusing many positions 
of honor and trust. He was elected Senator 
from Outagamie county in 1857 and served one 
term. Previously, he had served two term.s — 
1852-3 — in the lower House. He acted as Su- 



pervisor of Appleton several terms, his splendid 
business qualities specially recommending him 
for positions of that kind. He was pre-eminent 
in shrewdness, executive ability and in the 
management of financial interests. After his 
return from the army he was made General of 
Division of the State militia of Wisconsin. 

Colonel Conkey was the son of Asa and Mary 
(Nash) ('onkey. The former was a native of 
Vermont and a descendant of seven generations 
of ancestors in the Green Mountain State. His 
mother was descended from ancestral stock that 
belonged to the early history of Massachu- 
setts. He was married Juire 28, 1845, to 
Cynthia Foote and they had four children. 
Charles, the first-born, died in infancy. Edward 
T. was twenty-eight years old when he died. 
Alice Foote married Alexander Reid and lives 
in Appleton. Helen Bird is the wife of Lyman 
Barnes of Osliko.sh. Her childi*en are named 
Theodora Conkey and Alice Alexandria. 
Chauncey Foote, the father of Mrs. Conkey, 
was born in Middlebury, Vt. Her mother, 
Gulielma Bird, was the daughter of a soldier of 
the Revolution who was severely wounded at 
Monmouth when he was sixteen* years old. 
He walked to his home from the battlefield 
and returned to his post after recovering. He 
diecl at ninety and carried the bullet in his 
body while he lived. The mother was of 
Spanish extraction. Nathaniel Foote and Sal- 
man Foote, respectively great grandfather and 
grandfather of Mrs. Conke\', were natives of 
\"ermont. The latter removed from there to 
Canton, New York, where he died. He was a 
soldier of 1812. .Joseph Binney, a member of 
a historical family, was born in New Haven, 
Conn., and was a surgeon in 1812 in the army. 
He was the owner of wliat was known as the 
"Long Wharf" in Boston which he leased for 
99 years. Among the relatives of Mrs. Conkey 
who have become prominent were Roxana, 
wife of Rev. Lyman Beecher, and mother of 
the most distinguished divine in the world. 
Mrs. Conkey is a woman fitted by nature for a 
soldier's wife. She passed several months with 
iiim at his post of duty, on two occasions, 
undergoing the experiences of soldier's life in the 
field and encountering them with a pluck that 
won for her the good comradeship of the com- 
mand. She was accustomed to sleep on the 
ground with her saddle for a pillow and the 
stars above her. When the company was 
driven out of Carthage, she escaped as one of 



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her husband's soldiers on horseback and rode 
with the hne. In tlie removal from Fort 
Leavenworth to Carthage she rode the entire 
distance. She rode SO miles in the flight from 
•Carthage and, at another time in the journey 
from Fort Scott to Fort Riley, at the junction of 
Smoky Hill River and the Republican River, 
she rode 150 miles. She made herself beloved 
and honored bj^ her attentions to the sick and 
wounded, to whom she ministered with un- 
ceasing and untiring devotion. She still sur- 
vives her husband and lives at Appleton, where 
she is estemeed for her personal merits and as 
the widow of a brave and high-spirited patriot. 



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REED B. BALDWIN, of Waupun, 
Wis., and a member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 114, was liorn April 10, 1814, at 
Duanesburg, Schenectady Co., New 
His parents were Hezekiah and Amanda 
(Spaulding) Baldwin and both belonged to old 
Connecticut families, that of his mother being 
prominent in position. Mr. Baldwin was a 
resident of his native place until he was 30 
years old when he removed to Wisconsin and 
he has been a resident of Waupun 44 years. 
(1844-88.) He was a pupil in the common 
schools and at 20 was apprenticed to learn the 
business of a carpenter, which he pursued un- 
til he removed to Wisconsin where he was 
reared. He had previously passed a winter at 
New Orleans. After coming to Waupun in its 
earliest days he found plenty of business as a 
builder in 1851 and he was employed on the 
first building at that place which was used by 
the Government as a penitentiary and was in 
charge of the work. He has been interested in 
the construction of many of the most promi- 
nent structures in the place, among which are 
four of the seven churches, includmg the edi- 
fices of the Catholic, Congregational, Episcopal 
and Christian Societies and also many business 
and other blocks at Waupun. 

Sep. 2, 18G4, he enlisted in the 42nd Wiscon- 
sin Infantry but when he reported to Madison 
for assignment to a company found that regi- 
ment full and with his own consent he was 
assigned to Company E, Captain C. R. Nevitt, 
5th Wisconsin Infantry in the re-constructed 
command. The battallion formed from the 



old "fighting 5th" were at Winchester and Jan. 
20,1865, the recri;ited seven companies joined 
them there. Mr. Baldwin was a mechanic and his 
services as such were in immediate requisition. 
He was detailed to work in the wagon shop 
and when he made connection with the regi- 
ment in the capacity of a fighting man it was 
in the trenches before Petersburg. He was in 
the action of April 2nd which resulted in the 
occupation of that city l)y the Union forces and 
He was in the action on the next day 
at the South Side railroad and on the 7th 
fought at Little Sailors' Creek. He was in the 
subsequent pursuit of Lee and witnessed the 
closing scenes at the surrender at Appomattox. 
He went next to Danville where the Army of 
the Potomac was ordered to prepare for the 
assistance of Sherman and, after the intelli- 
gence of the surrender of Johnston was re- 
ceived, marched Ijack to Washington where 
He was a witness of and a partici{)ant 
in the Review. He received honorable dis- 
charge June 30, 1865, and returned to his home 
and faririly. 

He was married Nov. 1, 1837, to Amanda 
Briggs, and their children were named Alonzo, 
Oscar, Pyrene, Marcia and Emeline. Melissa 
died when she was 25 years old, and was the 
wife of Nathan Pillsbury. Cecilia died when 
she was two years old, Benjamin at six years of 
age and Mary when IS months old. Oscar 
married Elizabeth King and they have three 
children. Pyrene married John Kilmer and is 
the mother of two children. Marcia married 
George Clark. Emeline is the wife of Edgar 
Jones and has eight children. The mother 
died in May, 1878, and in February, 1879, Mr. 
Baldwin married Hattie B. Tripp. 



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^^^ EORGE W. STANNARD, of Black 

'^ P^ Creek, Wis., a member of G. A. R. 

Post No. 116, was born at Virgil, 
Cortland Co., New York, Oct. 20, 
1836. He was reared to the profession of a 
farmer but, after he was 18 years old, he en- 
gaged in the various avenues of labor connected 
with lumbering, in which he continued until 
he became a soldier. He came to Wisconsin 
in 1849, and enlisted at Fond du Lac, Aug. 21, 
1862, in the 32ud Wisconsin Infantry, Com- 



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pauy H for three years. lie wus lioiiorably dis- 
charged .June 4, 1805, at Wasliiiigton and re- 
turned to Wisconsin to l)e tinally released from 
tlie obligations of military life. 

Tlie regiment left the State on the .'jOth of 
October and was assigned to the 5th Brigade, 
1st Division, corps of General Sherman, Nov. 
14tli. Tliey started for Holly Springs, Miss., 
expecting to take jiart in tlie work there after 
going to Oxford. But the tight at Holly 
Springs had been disaistrous and, in ol^edience 
to counter orders, they proceeded directly there 
and took possession of the place. The com- 
mand afterwards took part in the chasi^ of For- 
rest through Tennessee and saw a large amount 
of marching in various directions and not 
always under the best of conditions. Nine 
months of 1863 were passed by the command 
in provost duty at Memphis, after which the 
marching commenced and, on one occasion, the 
command accomplished nine miles on the 
double quick in two hours. The work of look- 
ing after Forrest was then resumed in which 
they were occupied until 1864. 

In February the regiment was transferred to 
tlie 2d Brigade, 4tli Division and 16th Army 
Corps. On the following day the connection 
with Sherman's forces on their way to the sea 
was made. They went to Meridian in August, 
and after spending the intervening time in skir- 
mishing and searching for Forrest, thej' again 
accompanied the army of the Tennessee 
towards the sea-ljoard. Mr. Stannard was in 
the action at Atlanta, at Howard's Cross Roads, 
Tallahatchie Swamp, and Beaufort, S. C. Dur- 
ing the period of his military life, he was twice 
wounded, receiving injuries to his shoulder 
and leg. At Atlanta he was sick in the hospi- 
tal with brain fever. At Holly Springs he was 
taken prisoner, but was in rebel custody but a 
short time. On the progress to the sea he en- 
countered the privation common in that route 
of triumph through a country that had previ- 
ously been .stripped of all things for the bbuefit 
of rebel soldiers. On one occasion he had 
nothing to eat lor 14 days, except such food as 
could be obtained by foraging. He contracted 
rheumatism from which he suffers since, and 
for which he receives a pension. 

He was married at Sheboj'gan, Sep. 14, 1858, 
to Lucy P. Hawley. Their children were born 
in the following order: — Ellen, Martha, Lucy, 
Edith, Florence. A .son, Henry, died at the 
age of ten. 



The father and mother of Mr. Stannard were 
born respectively in Delaware Co., New Jersey, 
and near the Susquehanna River, Pa. The 
latter was a lineal descendant of the younger 
.son of the distinguished family to which Lord 
Bacon belonged, who was disinherited for dis- 
oljedience and who came to America. Henry 
Bothwell Hawley, the father of Mrs. Stannard, 
was a soldier in the Florida war (Seminole) and 
served against the Indians seven yeai'S. His 
grandfather was a soldier in the war of the 
Revolution and lost his life in that service. His 
family suffered the loss of all their possessions 
at the hands of the British soldiery. The 
grandmother of Mrs. Stannard was a descen- 
dent of the Howard family of West Meath, Ire- 
land, and in the changes of that house was 
deprived of the fortune to which she was en- 
titled. 

Mr. Stannard is a prominent temperence 
man, and several of his daughters are active 
members of local temperance organizations. 



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EWIS KLEINKOPF, a citizen of Clin- 
tonville. Wis., since 1855 and a niem- 
^ her of G. A. R. Post No. 32, was born 
^ in Soolingen, Province of Rostadt, 
Germany, in 1828. When he was a child of 4 
years his parents removed from the Old World 
to the New and located in the city of New York, 
where the son was reared and lived to the age 
of 37 years. In 1855, he went to Pennsylvania 
where he remained a year, changing his loca- 
tion permanently to Wisconsin. When the call 
for troops was made in July, 1864, he deter- 
mined to enlist, and, October IStli following, 
enrolled in Company D, 44th Wisconsin Infan- 
try, one of the last of four companies that went 
to the assistance of Thomas at Nashville. The 
emergency was so great that the battalion was 
sent forward and the regiment was never com- 
pleted. During the battle of Nashville, in the 
middle of December, Mr. Kleinkopf was in the 
trenches between Fort Negley and the Franklin 
Pike, where he suffered all the hardships of ex- 
posure to the weather and the assaults of the 
rebels. He accompanied his command in March 
to EastjDort, Miss., and back to Nashville, where 
he remained until April. On the 3rd day of 
that month, the command went to Paducah, 




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Ky., wliero Mr. Kleiiikopf became disabled and 
was sent to the liosj^ital at that place. He re- 
mained there under treatment for some months 
and was finally sent to Madison, Wis., whence 
he was discharged from the hospital Aug. 9th, 
1865. Previous to enlistment he was a farmer 
and was also employed by the Government as 
a mail carrier. After his return home, he again 
engaged in agriculture until his health became 
permanently impaired from the effect of his 
army experience, since which time he has per- 
formed no labor. 

In 1863 he was married to Bridget Nolan and 
they are the jmrents of two children, named 
Emma and Phenina. 

NDREAV J. CALKINS, of Antigo, Wis., 
w a member of G. A. R. Post No. 78, 
[(^^•^ was born Nov. 18, 1834, in Clayton, 
Jefterson Co., New York. He is of 
English stock originally, his parents, Silas and 
Lucy (Wiliard) Calkins, having been of British 
lineage. The former was a native of Massachu- 
setts, and the latter of Connecticut, both being 
members of families of long standing in their 
respective States. His maternal grandfather 
was a soldier through five years of the Revolu- 
tion and fought in 1812. In 1851 the family 
came to Wisconsin and settled at New London, 
where the son operated as a lumberman until 
the termination of the first year of the war for 
the Union. At that time, the need of the Gov- 
ernment of men who understood the responsi- 
bility of their citizenship impressed him, and 
lie enlisted Aug. 15, 1862, in G Company, 21st 
Wisconsin Infantry, at New London, for three 
years. On the formation of his company he 
was made Corporal. Following is the roster of 
the battles in which Mr. Calkins was a partici- 
pant: — Perry ville, Chiackamauga, Mission 
Ridge, Resaca, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, 
Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta. Dec. 29th, the re- 
giment was moving into position for the fight 
at Stone River, when Mr. Calkins was captured 
at Nolensville, Tenn., was paroled and went to 
Nashville where he remained at the Zollicoffer 
House, and was there badly burned by a boiler 
of hot cofiee which fell near him. He was in 
danger of losing his lelt leg in consequence and 
later, went to Camp Parole, Columljus, and four 
weeks after, by order of General Cooper and 



Governor Todd, was sent home on a four weeks 
furlough, and after its expiration reported at 
Madison and was sent to his regiment at Mur- 
freesboro, Tenn. 

At Atlanta he was an occupant of the regi- 
mental hospital two weeks on account of rheu- 
matism, from which he suff'ered throughout the 
remainder of his war service, and was con- 
stantly under medical treatment. Sept. 19, 
1863, he fought all day at Chickamauga, and 
late in the afternoon was, with his company, 
one from the 79th' Pennsylvania, and one from 
the 22nd Ohio, in a detail to conduct rebel pris- 
oners to Chattanooga, returning for the fight of 
the next day, and is on record as a part of " the 
Rock of Chickamauga." From Atlanta to Sav- 
annah, he was in a detail to guard and drive 
the beeves needed for the food of the command, 
and served in this two months. Captain Stand- 
ish obtained his assignment for this service, 
and he was in command of the detail ; 500 cat- 
tle were driven through the swamps and fre- 
quently some became mired and were shot. 
After hostilities were ended, the regiment 
marched from the Cape Fear River in North 
Carolina all the way to Washington for the 
Grand Review, and in June Mr. Calkins was 
discharged at the Capital. 

He returned to New London and engaged in 
farming until August, 1882, when he went to 
Antigo and has since been interested in lumber- 
ing and speculating in land. His farm near 
New London was in the town of Lebanon,Wau- 
paca county, and he was j^rominent in the ad- 
ministration of local affairs, officiating six years 
as Justice of the Peace, one year as Supervisor, 
and two years as Constable, practicing law 
meanwhile two years and acting as school offi- 
cer. He was married Dec. 25, 1855, to Eliza 
Shipley, who died March 23, 1874, leaving 
eight children, all of whom are living. They 
are Charles PI., Roselia L., Mary, Orville R., 
Lucy A., Guy II., Nina D. and Austin. May 25, 
1874, Mr. Calkins was again married to Harriet 
(Larabee) Allen. The father of Mrs. Calkins 
was born in Reading, N. Y., and her mother in 
Bennington, Vt. Her uncle, Lyman Rugg, 
was killed in the war of 1812 and her uncle, 
Anson Rugg, was starved to death during the 
same conflict. Jason Allen, the brother of her 
first husband, was a soldier of the 23rd Wis- 
consin m the Civil War, also John Colbert, an- 
other brother-in-law, was in the 32nd Wisconsin 
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of disease incurred in tlie service. Henry Calk- 
ins, the brother of Mr. Calkins, was in the same 
company and regiment and was wounded by a 
shell at Perryville, but recovered. Benjamin 
Shipley, brother-in-law, also in the same com- 
pany and regiment, was wounded in the back 
at Perryville and recovered. John Conley, a 
brother-in-law, was in Company B, 21st Wis- 
consin, and died at Murfreesboro from disease 
contracted in the army. 



c:,,^^^ HARLES ENOCH, of Green Bay, 
Wis., and a prominent member of 
G. A. R. Post No. 124, was born 
Dec. 4, 1846, inCharleroi, Hainault, 
Belgium, and is the son of Joseph and Pliili- 
pena (Le Fevre) Enoch. The father was a mer- 
chant in Belgium and came to America in 
1855, and located land in Brown county, and 
the son accompanied his mother in 1856, 
landing at New York and proceeded at once to 
Green Bay. Mr. Enoch was brought up on his 
father's farm, and when the war came on was 
determined to enter the army. When he was 
15 years old he endeavored to enlist in the 
2nd Wisconsin Cavalry but was rejected on 
account of his youth. He endeavored again to 
accomplish his purpose and enlisted in the 
early fall of 1862, in the 32nd Wisconsin Infan- 
try, and succeeded in enrolling, and on exam- 
ination by the surgeon was passed. He could 
not muster until he obtained the written con- 
sent of his mother, who tore up the papers on 
their presentation for her signature. June 3, 
1864, he enrolled again in Company G, 41st 
Wisconsin Infantry at Oshkosh for 100 days, 
and finally succeeded in leaving the State with 
the command. On the way from Milwaukee 
he acted as guard and suffered from illness all 
the way. He was in the raid on Memphis and 
pursued the tiying rebels. He was ill at Mem- 
phis with typhoid fever, lying in the hospital 
three weeks before he knew that he was there, 
and was given up for dead in the course of the 
sickness. He was discharged Sept. 23rd, at 
Milwaukee, and returned to Green Bay. Pre- 
vious to his enlistment he was in the employ of 
Hon. Philetus Sawyer at Oshkosh, and on his 
return to Wisconsin, he commenced operations 
as a clerk. He filled such a capacity with Sam 
Stern, clothier, Pettibone & Co. merchants. 




Thomas Bennett, merchant, Case, Klaus & Co., 
and George Summers. He was compelled by ill 
health to resign that business and commenced 
the manufacture of brooms, in which he is still 
interested. 

He was married May 10, 1866, to Helen 
Gertrude Du Bois, and their cliildren, who are 
living, are named Hattie Esther, Ida Anville, 
George Blanchard, Jesse Almina and Grace Ger- 
trude. A son named Frank was drowned when 
23 months old. Mrs. Enoch was born in the 
State of New York and is of mixed French 
and Holland lineage. Her father was of French 
extraction and her mother represented the peo- 
ple known as the Mohawk Dutch. George Du 
Bois, her brother, was an enlisted man in the 
21st Wisconsin Infantry. 



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LBERT HURD of Merrill, Wis., and 
a member of G. A. R. Post No. 131 
at that place, was born at Duanes- 
burg, Schenectady Co., New York, 
June 28, 1834. He lived in the counties of his 
nativity, Oneida and Madison in New York, 
until he was eight years of age when the family 
removed to Milwaukee, Wis., and there he 
passed the remaining years of his boyhood, 
going later to Jefferson county, and in both 
places obtaining such education as was possible 
under the circumstances in which he was placed, 
as he was obliged from tenderest years to main- 
tain himself. He became a farmer as soon as 
he was old enough to give his attention to labor 
and when he was 18 he became a lumberman 
and also operated later as a pilot on the Wis- 
consin River. He acted in the latter capacity 
13 years and succeeded his career on the river 
by becoming a soldier. When the eight com- 
panies for the completion of the 1st Wisconsin 
Heavy Artillery were recruited he enlisted and 
was assigned to Battery M, his enrollment tak- 
ing place Aug. 28, 1864, at Madison, Wis. He 
received, in common with the members of the 
organization, infantry and heavy and light 
artillery drill, both before and after proceeding 
from Wisconsin to assignment in the fortifica- 
tions in and about the National Capital. On 
arrival there the battery took place at Fort Lyon 
and afterwards was assigned to garrison duty 
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where tlie delightful situation in some degree 
compensated for the hardships and privations of 
existence as artillerymen in dismal forts. 

After his discharge in June, 1865, he re- 
turned to his labor as a river pilot where he 
continued to operate 11 years, and he became 
possessor of a valuable knowledge of eveiy point 
from Wausau to St. Louis, Mo. Afterwards, he 
was occupied some j'ears in farming and, in 
July, 1.S81, he came first to Merrill. For a time 
he was employed in a mill, becoming later a 
• deputy lumber inspector for the 14th District 
which post he has held for two years. 

In March, 1848, he was majried to Susie E. 
Tralian and five months later she died. July 
4th, 1871, he was again married to Sarah Starks 
and their children are Willie A. and Harry 
Maynard. Lulu died in infancy. 

David and Eliza (Wilbur) Hurd, his parents, 
were natives of New York and the former was 
u descendant of Revolutionary stock, who also 
fought in the second war with Great Britain. 
The mother was born in Duchess county and 
her father died when she was a child. Her 
brother enlisted from Black River as a soldier 
in the late Avar and he was drowned in the 
Missouri River while employed in shipping 
horses and mules. He was knocked into the 
river accidentally in the night and it was sup- 
posed he was too much injured to swim. Jos- 
eph Hurd, brother of Mr. Hurd, enlisted in 
Company I, 7th Wisconsin Infantry "Iron 
Brigade" and was siiot to death on the field of 
Gainesville, Aug. 28, 18(J2. A year later, four 
skeletons, one that of a horse, were found on 
the field, their situation making it probable 
that one of them was that of Joseph Hurd, as 
the horse of the Colonel was known to have 
been killed on the same spot at the same time. 
Seneca Hurd, another brother, enlisted in the 
20th Iowa in 1861 and remained in the ser- 
vice throughout the war in the Army of the 
Frontier. During the closing months of his 
service he acted as mounted Orderly for Gen- 
eral Blunt. He saw some of the most arduous 
service of the war and at Pea Ridge and Prairie 
Grove narrowly escaped with his life, his clothes 
being shot from his body. Mrs. Hurd's father 
was a native of St. Lawrence Co., New York, 
and she is a descendant of General Stark, of 
Bennington fame, for whom her father was 
named iMorgan. J. C. Rowsam, her half-brothei-, 
enlisted as a soldier from Ripon in the 20th 
Wisconsin and he was brigaded with the 20th 




Iowa, in the service of the frontier, participating 
in the experiences of Seneca Hurd and escap- 
ing in safety. 

The parents of Mrs. Hurd were Morgan and 
Mary Ann (Rowsam) Starks. The latter was a 
widow when she married Mr. Starks and her 
maiden name was Smith; she was the 
mother of ten children, five girls and five boys, 
Mrs. Hurd being the oldest of the girls. Mrs. 
Hurd's father is also connected with the Chase 
family. 



HARLES LLEWELYN WOOD, of 
Oshkosh, Wis., and a member of G. 
A. R. Post No 10, was born in Ho- 
mer, Cortland Co., New York, Sep. 
26. 1845. 

He is the son of .James and Ruth (Phelps) 
Wood, the former born in Herkimer Co., New 
York, and tlie latter a native of the same State, 
both being descended from ancestors who iden- 
tified themselves with the early military history 
of this countiy. The senior Wood was a mill- 
wright l)y vocation and reared his son to a 
knowledge of that business. He was occupied 
with his father in such relations until he was 
19 years old, when he fulfilled a resolution to 
enlist, which he did at Cortlandville, in his 
native county Sep. 4, 1864, in Company F, lS5tli 
New York Infantry for two years. His com- 
pany was I'aised almost exclusively in Cort- 
land and Onondaga counties. Three of his 
brothers had enlisted previously; the oldest, 
Henri Alexander, was in the 1st Pennsylvania 
Cavalry, and he was 1st Lieutenant of his com- 
pany; Parley and Henry Lamoran, were in the 
111th New York Infantry. The first was cap- 
tured twice and made his escape in both in- 
stances; Henry L. was killed in Pickett's charge 
at Gettysburg, July 3rd, 1863. Parley was 
wounded May 4, 1864, in the battle of the Wil- 
derness. He was struck in the right side by a 
ball which entered under the shoulder blade 
and was cut out of the small of his back. This 
injury was the indirect means of his death by 
drowning, Aug. 20, 1886, in Onondaga Lake, 
as he could not help himself after falling into 
the water. He was in 23 battles. W'ith his 
lirother, H. L., he was captured at Harper's 
Ferry, paroled and sent to Camp Douglas at 
Chicago and there awaited exchange. 



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Mr. Wood went into barracks at Syracuse and, 
September ■2ord, went to New York, whence he 
went on the steamer Arago to Fortress Monroe. 
Some excitement was created on board by a 
rumor that a rebel cruiser was in their wake, 
but they were not troubled and, immediately 
after arrival at Fort Monroe, they proceeded to 
City Point on transports, and thence to Yellow 
Tavern by train. The battle on Preble's farm 
was in progress and their arrival to take part 
was prevented by a train conveying wounded 
Soldiers to City Point running off the track on 
tlie road over which they must pass. The\' 
reached the position in front of Petersburg, 
where the ISoth was detailed to relieve a 
coloied regiment in the breastworks, (Oct. 3rd,) 
and where they remained until Oct. 27th, when 
the 5th Corps, to whicli the command was at- 
tached, commanded by General Warren, made 
a movement in accordance with the general 
plan against the flanks of Lee's army, in the 
course of which, the rebels interposed them- 
selves between theirs and the 2nd corps, neces- 
sitating a movement for safety. The regiment 
returned and, Dec. Kith, marched with War- 
ren's troops to the Weldon railroad, wliiehthey 
destroyed as far as Hicksford on the Meherrin 
River, encountering all the contingencies of war. 
At Sussex C. H. they found three Union soldiers 
with their throats cut and Warren l)urned the 
place and destroyed every building between 
tiiere and camp. On the night before reaching 
there, they encountered a driving snow storm, 
which impeded their march and compelled a 
stay without blankets, those articles having 
been thrown away on the march. The entire 
route was one of much suffering as the cold was 
intense and many were without extra coats. 
The command built winter quarters which they 
occupied until February 6th, wlien they moved 
to the Vaughan road, gained and held a posi- 
tion on Hatcher's Run, where they burned a 
mill and took the bricks to build fire places in 
their quarters, which they occupied until 
March 25th, when the 5th Corps assisted the 
2nd Corps in the two actions in which the reb- 
els took and lost Fort Stead man within two 
hours. The ISoth returned to camp and on 
the 29th l)roke camp for the spring campaign. 
At three o'clock in the morning, Warren's 
troops moved in line of battle and early in the 
day, encountered a force of rebels and imme- 
diately engaged in a sharp fight, and the 1st 
Brigade led and held the rebels two and a half 



hours on the Quaker road at Gravelly Run, in 
which action five of tlieir color bearers were 
killed. They were about to fall l)ack when a 
battery came up. Rallying tlie command, they 
made ready to repel the probable attack wliich 
came, only to meet repulse. The remainder of 
the corps came up and the 1st Brigade collected 
their dead and wounded and lay all night in a 
drenching rain in a corn field. They held 
the ground on the 30th in the rain and 
the following night. On the 31st tlie 
corps were in a sharp action at the inter- 
section of the Boydton and White Oak roads. 
In the course of the action the brigade, com- 
manded by General Chamberlain, decided the 
fate of the day, driving the rebels, and inflicted 
great loss. They threw up breastworks on that 
night and remained in that holding until 
April 1st, when they marched until noon, ariv- 
ing in the rear of the rebels at Five Forks, 
where they made a charge and took the works, 
capturing 8,300 men of Pickett's division. At 
Five Forks, the 185th received a mail for the 
first time since breaking camp. On the 3d, 
tiie regiment, under Griffin, with Warren's 
triumphant corps (Warren having been re- 
lieved of his command) started towards Peters- 
burg and marched until three in the afternoon, 
when a courier arrived announcing that Lee 
had left Petersburg and Richmond. The retro- 
grade march commenced immediately and con- 
tinued far into the night, to be resumed in the 
morning and continued until the 6th, when 
they reached Jettersville on the Danville rail- 
way. They lay on their arms that night and 
at three o'clock ni the morning, the brigade 
was ordered out to assist the cavalry with cap- 
tured supply trains and arttillery taken from 
Lee. They made a quick march, and when 
they returned, they found the 5th corps had 
started in pursuit of the flying chief of the 
rebel army. TJiey reached Farniville at noon 
on the 7th, and on tlie next day the regiment 
started before daylight to march until mid- 
night. They started at four on the next morn- 
ing, marched four miles and after a few min- 
utes halt moved on the double quick for Appo- 
mattox C. H. The rebels were awaiting them, 
and within lialf a mile the .skirmish lines were 
thrown out and the corps formed in three lines 
of l)attle. They had advanced about GO rods, 
when General Ord and staff rode by, shouting 
that "LEE HAD SURRENDERED." The 
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sent to the advance to request cessation of hos- 
tilities, while Lee conferred with Grant. After 
the terms had been arranged, the rebel brig- 
ades man-lied and saluted the 1st Division of 
the 5th, saluted by "present" and stacked arms, 
placing their battle-stained and tattered colors 
across their stacked arms and turning away 
with eyes streaming with tears. Even the con- 
querors felt a sympathy with those who thus 
abandoned their work of the last four years. 
Mr. Wood passed through tlie closing scenes at 
Washington, where he was mustered out in 
May and returned to Syracuse and was dis- 
charged June 9, 1865. 

He went thence to liis home and remained 
working with his father until 1875, when he 
came to Wisconsin, arriving at Winneconne in 
the spring. He remained there from April to 
September, when he went to Monistique, Mich., 
and built a mill which occupied his time for 
nine months. In 1876 he went to Oshkosh 
and entered the employ of the Paine Lumber 
Company with whom he has operated eleven 
years. 

He was married Oct. od, 1867, to Emily F. 
Chase, and their children are Henry Lamoran, 
Ezra, Charles L. and Andrew. Mrs. Wood was 
born in Homer, Cortland Co., New York. 



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of 



ENRY CUTLER WHITMAN, 

Oneonta, New York, and a mem- 
ber of G. A. R. Post E. D. Farmer, 
No. 119, Department of New York, 
was born in Oneonta, Oct. 6, 1841. The period 
of his youth and manhood included some of 
the most important years in the history of the 
Nation as indicative of the fractional struggle 
which these records are designed to delineate 
in the light of the experiences of the volunteer 
soldiers, fle was oljservant and reflective and 
with the approach of the date of his legal man- 
hood came a determination to throw his life 
into the scale of adjustment if need be, as he 
was certain the contest was of no slight signi- 
ficance. Accordingly, he enlisted Sept. 9, 1862, 
as a private in G Company, 3rd New York Cav- 
alry at Albany for three j^eai'S. He was made 
a Sergeant during the time he served and re- 
ceived honorable discharge June 10, 1865, the 
war being ended. 



The regiment had been in the field since the 
previous year and he joined the command at 
Newbern, N. C, where he received cavalry 
equipments and made acquaintance with mil- 
itary life. About the middle of October, the 
regiment started northward from Newbern to 
Williamston and a sharp encounter with the 
rebels took place between that point and Little 
Washington, where Mr. Whitman had his first 
taste of actual warfare and all its attendant 
horrors. The command returned to Newbern 
and in December started towards Kingston, 
where an action took jilace on the 12th. The next 
day the experience was repeated at Whitehall 
and on the day following, another skirmish 
took place at Kingston. Three days later, Mr. 
Whitman was in the fight at Goldsboro and 
still later was in the scrimmage at Warsaw and 
along the line of the Weldon Railroad. 

In July, 1863, the Tarboi'o raid commenced 
by the New York 3rd leaving Newbern and, 
passing through Greenville, they struck the 
Weldon railroad at Rocky Mount, where they 
captured a train of cars loaded witli ammuni- 
tion and supplies for the rebels. A number of 
teams were also taken, which were engaged in 
transporting similar materials. The "3rd" de- 
tached the engine which they run onto a bridge 
to which they set fire. The bridge was con- 
structed of the pitch pine of that region and 
the flames speedilj^ burned away the supjjorts 
ot the bridge, the mass with the locomotive fol- 
lowing into the river below. A cotton factory 
in the neighborhood running full blast, manu- 
facturing cloth for the rebel army, was emp- 
tied of operatives and burned. On the return 
march Mr. Whitman had command of the rear 
guard, and during the march they fired about 
3,000 bales of cotton scattered along its line at 
the various plantations. It was in the gins 
and ready for transportation to the factories. 

At Tarboro, they had a tussle with the rebels, 
who followed them snugly until they came to 
the Neuse River which the Union troops were 
unable to cross but they took a stand on the 
bank, protected by the gun-boats in the river 
and the "Johnnies" were compelled to fall back. 

The regiment was assigned to the Army of 
the James under General Butler, and Mr. Whit- 
man was in a skirmish at Stoney Creek, Va., 
and from there the regiment took a position in 
IVont of Petersburg. June 15th he was in a 
fight on the left of the line. His command was 
fighting as infantry and the colonel, Simon H. 



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Mix, was killed. The regiment was driven 
back and, at night, after reaching their camp, 
a comrade named Odette, accidentia shot him- 
self. They were attached to Wilson's command 
and,. June 22nd, went to tiie South Side railroad 
whicii they struck at Ford's Mill, and they tore 
up the track thence to Burkesville Junction, 
whence they proceeded to Staunton River on 
the line of the Richmond & Danville railroad. 
There, in attempting to burn a bridge they had 
a sharp encounter with the rebels, who endeav- 
ored to thwart their plan.s, but in vain. June 
28tli, in an engagement at Ream's Station, in 
Avhich there was need of reinforcements with as 
little delay as possible, Mr. Whitman, in com- 
pany witli Lieut. R. L. Ford of his company 
and Captain Whitaker, one of General Wilson's 
aids, set out for the headquarters of General 
Meade, who detailed the Sixth Corps for the 
relief. 

On their route, the three messengers had a 
narrow escajie. They were compelled to cro.ss 
a road which was filled with rebels, but the dust 
which covered their uniforms concealed their 
identity. They had to traverse swamps and 
bayous with a negro for a guide who under- 
stood the feasible routes. While doing picket 
duty in July, 1864, Mr. Whitman and a .squad 
were driven in by rebels, and his life was only 
saved by their supposition that the guard be- 
longed to their own number. They also cap- 
tured 1,500 liead of cattle and got away witli 
nearly the entire herd. During the latter part 
of September the regiment crossed the James 
and on the 28th reached a position from whicli 
they could look into the city of Richmond. At 
that place, they had a severe skirmish with the 
rebels in connection with otiier regiments, in 
which one from Pennsylvania lost heavily. 
The "3rd" was assigned to picket duty near 
Richmond until October 7th, when the rebels 
appeared in force and the fight known as 
"Johnston's Farm," 10 miles east of Richmond, 
on the north side of the James took place. The 
command were dismounted and were deceived 
by a feint of the rebels in front which enabled 
a part of their force to slip to the rear of the 
regiment and take about 200 horses. A warm 
encounter followed, in which the company to 
which Mr. Whitman belonged suffered severely. 
Later they were in another action at Charles 
City Cross Roads on the peninsula. In Decem- 
ber the regiment went to Norfolk and Suffolk, 



and were engaged in the performance of picket 
duty dui'ing the remainder of the war. 

Mr. Whitman obtained his education at Batii 
and Gilbertville, New York, and was trained to 
the vocation of a farmer, in which he was em- 
ployed previous to the war. Wlien he left the 
army, he went to Portlandville, New York, 
where he established himself in mercantile re- 
lations, and was appointed po.stmaster. He was 
also made clerk of Milford Townsliip. In 1868 
he dissolved liis connections with that place and 
returned to Oneonta and engaged in farming, 
in which he operated until 1882, when he en- 
tered upon the sale of agricultural implements, 
and later, commenced business in tlie intere.st 
of Messrs. M. and L. Westcott, hop dealers. He 
is Justice of the Peace at Oneonta. 

He was married Jan. 2, 1860, to Zilpha, 
daughter of Hamilton Westcott, of Fairhaven, 
Vt. Their children are named Roscoe L., Flor- 
ence E. and Westcott. The parents of Mr. 
Whitman, George R. and Eluora (Perry) Whit- 
man, were natives respectively of Massachusetts 
and New York. The father's family is of 
English extraction, and that of the mother 
Scotch. 

ARCUS H. BARNUM, proprietor 
/^3i£A^ of the Torch of Liberty at W'au- 
^^"^J^^p^^ sau. Wis., was born March 14, 
1834, in Syracuse, Onondaga 
Co., New York. His father, Marcus Barnum, 
is a member of the same stock with the fa- 
mous showman, P. T. Barnum, and was born 
in Danbury, Conn. The race has prominent 
in the history and business of the country 
from its earliest period, furnishing soldiers in 
its first and latest struggles. The mother, Eli- 
zabeth Lounsbury before marriage, belonged 
to a lineage that lield staunchly to the King, 
because wealthy and prominent in furnishing 
the British witli supplies of beef; on the ter- 
mination of the Revolutionary struggle they 
lost their estates by confiscation. The ques- 
tion of furnishing the beef was one of pecun- 
iary weight rather than patri'otism as, having the 
cattle, the}' would have been seized without com- 
pensation if not sold as allies of tlie red-coats. 
The families have both been connected with ed- 
ucational affairs in descending generations and 
that the present generation was carefully ed- 
ucated. Two sisters of Mr. Barnum became 



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teachers and the youngest, Mary, died when in 
the last year of her school-life at Ripon College. 
Chester C. is the proprietor of a cattle ranch 
at Lake View, Col. Jane married Charles King 
of Reed's Corners, Wis. Carrie, (Mrs. Sher- 
wood) is a widow, and resides at Benson, 
Minn. 

Mr. Barnum was educated in the common 
schools of his county and attended the James- 
ville Academy at Onondaga, New York. He 
was trained in practical farming and at 18 com- 
menced teaching. He followed that profession 
four years, meantime studying law and in 1855 
came to Wisconsin. He located in Fond du Lac 
county and engaged in farming, teaching 
and practicing law. In the years in which na- 
tional affairs between the North and South 
were culminating lie Ijecame intensely inter- 
ested and was among the first to enlist at Ber- 
lin, Wisconsin. He enrolled May 10, 1861, in 
Company G, 5th Wisconsin Infantry, and on 
December 25th was transferred to I Company. 
Dec, 2, 1862, he received honorable discharge 
at Harrisliurg, Pa., on account of disabling 
wounds. 

Mr. Barnum was a member of the "Iron 
Brigade", until the transfer of the command 
in September, 1861. He performed camp, and 
outpost duty previous to connection with Han- 
cock's Brigade and was hard at work also in the 
construction of fortifications. At "Camp Grif- 
fin" near Lewinsville, he was occupied in the 
routine of duty pertaining to the situation in 
winter quarters and in March participated in 
the gloiy and such other emoluments as dig- 
nified the proceedings against Manassas, helped 
to capture the "Quaker guns" and afterwards 
encountered all the torture and exposui'e of the 
Peninsular Campaign. Within the first month 
his regiment made its impression on the rebels 
at Hampton and Young's Mills. He was in 
siege of Yorklown, Williamsburg and in the 
seven days in front of Richmond and fought in 
the Wilderness. He was once in a detail to 
construct a bridge across the Chickahominy 
where exposure to the malaria and other dan- 
gers was great. He participated in the " change 
of base " of McClellan's army where the regi- 
ment was the last to cross the river. He was 
involved in the various changes of the regi- 
ment and his transfer was made to provide for 
his promotion to a lieutenancy, but the com- 
pany had lost too many men to continue to 
muster and his wound precluded the ultimate 



completion of the purpose. He was wounded 
at the battle of Peach Orchard,. June 29th, 1862, 
the injury being caused by a fragment of shell, 
which struck him in the right side. He went 
to tlie field hospital and thence to ( 'arter's 
Landing, thence by transport to Fortress Mon- 
roe and, successively^ to the Penn hospital in 
Philadelphia where he was admitted July 7th. 
October 5th he went to Harrisburg to be dis- 
charged as stated. The family physician, sent 
to Philadelphia to examine his case, communi- 
cated with his father at Ripon, giving a full 
and graphic account of his condition, stating 
that he was in a private hospital wliere patients 
were treated by contract with the Govei'nment 
and his chances for recovery were small. He 
reported him emaciated from a bowel disease 
and suffering from other serious causes. For a 
year after leaving the army he was unable to 
walk except with a cane and has continued its 
use ever since. He was forced to avoid all 
business for many months and as soon as 
practicaljle he resumed the practice of law, 
having l)een admitted to the Bar of Mara- 
thon county in the August term of court 
in 1857. In the same fall he was elected 
District Attorney and was still discharging the 
duties of the position when he enlisted. In 
1877 he became connected with journalism and 
is now the editor and proprieter of the paper 
mentioned, wiiich is one of the leading news- 
papers in the county. Mr. Barnum is a promi- 
nent Republican and has served his party 
valiantly with his tongue and pen. 

He was married Dec. 6, 1854, to Phebe Rey- 
nolds, and they are the parents of six surviving 
children — Charles H., Ada lone, William M., 
Mark H., May and Bessie G. Carrie died at 
four, when the father was in the army. Eddie 
was four when he died and two infant children 
survived birth hut a short time. The oldest 
son is married to Bertha Tyler of Door Co., 
AVis. Their daughter is named Lorella. The 
oldest daughter is the wife of V. Gearhart of 
Wausau. Mrs. Barnum was born in Albany, 
New York. 



^RA C. TYRRELL, 
I' member of G. A. 



of Marinette, Wis., 
R. Post No. 207, was 

(jl born April 1st, 1842, in Holton, Aroos- 
took Co., Maine. He was the son of John 

and Mina (Corliss) Tyrrell, and his mother was 



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a native of Luboc, Maine, and died when the 
son was 5 years old. She was the mother of 
four children. Susan was married, and her hus- 
band was a soldier in tlu' "20th Maine. He died 
soon after the battle of (lettysliurg from wounds 
received in that action. The husband of Eliza- 
beth was also a soldier in the Maine regiment 
and was wounded in action. Mr. Tyri'ell en- 
listed June 18, 1861, at Holton for two years in 
the 7th Maine Infantry. The regiment was in 
rendezvous at Augusta and Mr. Tyrrell was 
sworn in August 25th and went to Baltimore. 
The regimental (juarters were in Patterson 
Park and they built Fort Marshall. They went 
thence to Washington and next to Torrey's 
Bridge where they did duty through the winter. 
In March they started for the Peninsula and .Mr. 
Tyrrell was in action at the siege of Yorktown. 
On the night of April IGth he was seized with 
brain fever while throwing up sand bags for 
breastworks at Camp Wintield Scott in a drench- 
ing rain, which was the first time in his life he 
had required medical treatment; he was trans- 
ferred from the brigade hospital to Baltimore 
and soon after received a furlough. He re- 
joined his regiment July 9th at Harrison's 
Landing, V^a., where he performed military 
duty until the command was transferred to the 
army of Pope. Mr, Tyrrell was on the held dur- 
ing the .second battle of l>ull Run and was in 
the retreat to Washington. He was next in ac- 
tion at South Mountain and again at Antietam 
where the 7th Maine suffered heavily, necessi- 
tating the return of the regiment to Maine for 
recruiting and reorganizing. 

They went to Portland where Mr. Tyrrell be- 
came a member of company K, his original 
company having lost its organization, through 
losses. He was transferred to the regular army 
and operated as an artilleryman during the re- 
mainder of his service. In January 1863, he 
was sent to Governor's Island, New York, Har- 
bor, and, in March, he was assigned to Battery 
K., U. S. Artillery and went into camp at Fal- 
mouth, Va. He was in the terriljle battle of 
Chancellorsville and after that action returned 
to Falmouth and was assigned to the 12th 
corps, camping at Acquia Creek, and went 
thence to the battle of Gettysljurg. They were 
in the command of General Slocum and tiiey 
commenced tiring from Culp's Hill, Julj 2nd 
late in the day, working their guns until dark, 
when they retired to the rear. They were in 
action again at 4 a. m., their battery being sta- 



tioned near the Baltimore Pike. On the third 
day Mr. Tyrrell received a concussion from the 
artillery tiring which forced the blood from his 
nose and ears, and went to hospital near Kelly's 
Ford. The regiment was transferred to the 
Army of the Cumijerland and the first service 
in which Mr. Tyrrell was engaged was in the 
construction of a road to enable supply trains 
to reach Rosecrans. He was in the fight at 
Wauhatchie, went thence to Chickamauga and 
after that Ijattle to the siege of Chattanooga. 
He fought at Lookout Mountain and Mission 
Ridge and in January 1864, veteranized at 
Bridgeport, Ala., and took his veteran's fur- 
lough. He rejoined his regiment at Nashville, 
Tenn., where a delay of two months occurred 
and the command went thence to a point 20 
miles from Atlanta. When Sherman started 
for the sea, the battery returned to Chattanooga 
and remained there about three months, sub- 
sisting on three-quarter rations while holding 
the position. The battery went in November 
1865, to Key West, Fla., and, on the way tliere 
Mr. Tyrrell was taken sick and was sent to 
Pensacola to consult a physician on the receiv- 
ing ship, but he refused to remain there and 
proceeded with his company. He remained in 
the hospital at Key West and in May was 
transferred to Tampa, Fla., to escape yellow 
fever. He was examined and offered a dis- 
charge but he preferred to finish his time. He 
was placed on quarantine duty and, in Decem- 
ber 1866, returned to Key West where he re- 
ceived honorable discharge, April 13, 1867, 
after nearly six years military service as a vol- 
unteer soldier. (This is the longest term of 
service recorded for a volunteer soldier in this 
volume.) He returned to Holton, Maine, and 
had saved 1,200 dollars of his earnings. 

His father, William Tyrrell, was a soldier in 
the British army and deserted at Quebec; he 
went to Bangor, Maine, and enlisted in the 1st 
Artillery under General Pierce and was attached 
to the 2nd Infantry under Major Clarke. 
(Regular Army.) He served in the Mexican 
war as bugler in the command of General Taj'lor. 
His son, George C., went with him to the Mexican 
war when 16 and served as drummer. He 
enlisted afterwards in the civil war and was 
under Hooker in tlie Army of the Potomac and 
in 1863 was made lieutenant and died in 1864 
at Newport, R. I. William D. Tyrrell, another 
son, enlisted in company D, 7th Maine, was 
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Artillery, and was discharged on the same day. 
Mr. Tyrrell returned from the war to Linneus, 
Maine, where he married Annie L. Stewart of 
Miramichi, Northumberland Co., N. B. The 
marriage was celebrated -July 3, 1867, on the 
anniversary of Gettysl.)urg. Mr. and Mrs. 
Tyrrell have two sons, William I. and David 
F. George W. died August 27, 1884, when 
within eight days of 15 years old. Mrs. Tyr- 
rell's father and mother, James and Ann 
(Allison) Stewart, were both born in New Bruns- 
wick. 

In the fall of 1882 Mr. Tyrell removed to 
Marinette, where he has since resided and he 
has been constantly in ill health from the in- 
juries he received in service. One of his 
reminiscenses is a photograph, still in his pos- 
session, of General Sherman and his staff sur- 
rounding the gun he served, a twenty-pounder, 
the commander leaning on the piece. 



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ILLIAM P. FULLER, Westfield, 
Manpiette Co., Wis,, member of 
G. A. R. Post No. 65, was born 
in Smithfield, R. I., June 26, 
1842. When he was seven years old his par- 
ents removed their family to Blackstone, 
Worcester Co., Mass. When he was about 17 
years old they again removed to Newton, Mar- 
quette Co., Wis., and he has since been a resi- 
dent of the Badger State. 

Caleb Fuller, his father, was born Sep. 9, 
1807, and died Oct. 28, 1847. He married 
Leafy Handy who was born Oct. 31, ISOS, and 
died June 16, 1881. Mr. Fuller was brought 
up on a farm until he entered the army. He 
enlisted August 1, 1862, in Company G, 32nd 
Wisconsin Infantry, going into camp of ren- 
dezvous at Oshkosh and was discharged on sur- 
geon's certificate of disability, the result of a 
hurt he received before his enrollment as a sol- 
dier. Feb. 4, 1864, he again enlisted at Har- 
risville in Company E, 7th Wisconsin Infantry, 
a part of the "Iron Brigade." From the camp 
of rendezvous in Madison Mr. Fuller joined the 
regiment as a recruit at Culpepper C. H. The 
regiment was a part of the Army of the Poto- 
mac and preparations were being made for the 
Virginia campaign which followed in the sum- 




mer of 1864 and opened by the movements of 
the several corps under Grant. He was first in 
action in May in the battle of the Wilderness 
and fought at Laurel Hill (Spottsylvania C. H.), 
and he was in the action at North Anna, where 
he was wounded in the left thigh by the explo- 
sion of a shell. He went from the field to 
Fredericksburg and thence to Washington, 
where he spent about three months in the hos- 
pital. He was honorably discharged Sep. 5, 
1864, for disability and returned to his home at 
Harrisville, Wis. 

Nov. 1, 1864, he re-enlisted in Company E, 
1st Wiscoaisin Cavalry and joined the re-organ- 
ized command at Louisville, Ky. He went 
thence to Bowling Green, where he was or- 
dered on forced march to Hopkinsville in 
pursuit of General Lyons, and was in the 
sharp action which occurred at that place. 
While on this raid he was not out of his sad- 
dle more than four hours at a time for a week. 
They went into camp at Elizabethtown, 
whither they had pursued a detachment of 
Lyon's force, and just as they were stripping 
the horses of equipments an orderly from head- 
quarters appeared and selected a detail of 20 
men to report to Colonel La Grange, prepared 
to charge the rebels, to whose depredations they 
put an end. Mr. Fuller next went to winter 
quarters at Eastport, Miss. March 22nd, the 
command broke camp to engage in the affair 
known as Wilson's raid. April 1st, Mr. Fuller 
was in the action at Centerville and after 40 
miles marching the detail captured 15 rebel pris- 
oners and the next morning encountered a di- 
vision of rebel cavalry. Several days were 
spent in marching and after reaching Selma 
they joined the main column and resumed 
their movement. April 9th, Mr. Fuller was in 
another action and four days afterwards Mont- 
gomery surrendered without resistance. Pro- 
ceeding on the advance, about two miles from the 
city the rebels were intrenched in barricades 
which were situated two miles apart, and a run- 
ning fight took place while the rebels with- 
drew from one to the other. They captured 
100 and pressed on to West Point, where the 
regiment dismounted, captured the fort, and 
moved thence to Macon, Ga. May 6th, the 
war being terminated, the command, less the 
detachment of 150 men detailed for the pursuit 
of Jeff Davis, started Northward and marclied 
through Georgia and Tennessee, and arrived 
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opposite Nashville. July 19, 1865, they were 
mustered out at Edgefield. 

Mr. Fuller returned to Harrisville and en- 
gaged in Ikrming ; three years afterward he 
went to Westfield, where he has since resiiled. 
He was engaged ten years in the manufacture 
of wagons and, after selling his business in 
that relation, he engaged in business as a tan- 
ner, in which he is still interested, and he also 
manufactures gloves and mittens. He was 
married August 8, 1867, to Julia E. Bowen, of 
Hainsville, Wis.; they have three children born 
as follows :—Ciiarles A. Nov. 14, 1869; Addie 
E., Aug. 27, 1874 ; William P., March 3, 1878. 
Mrs. Fuller was born April 24, 1844, and is the 
daughier of David C. and Ruth (Handy) Bowen. 
Her father was an enlisted man in Company 
D, 12th Wisconsin Infantry, and both parents 
are living in Clark county. Wis. 

Incidental to his war record, Mr. Fuller relates 
that, on one occasion, when it was supposed that 
the brigade had caged Forest in a ravine, which 
they were diligently guarding, an orderly rode 
up with word that Forrest was in another posi- 
tion, and Company E rode back to learn that 
Forrest was not in the neighborhood. Mr. Fuller 
was riding along, asleep in iiis saddle when 
sometliing caught his mouth and tore his cheek 
open to his ear. It is needless to say that he 
was suddenly awakened and found the cause of 
the accident to be a broken limb hanging from 
a tree. He is a Republican of decided stamp. 

OBERT F. PEAK, of Menominee, 
Mich., member of G. A. R. Post Lj'on, 
No. 266, was Iwrn Aug. 19, 1846, in 
Medina, Ohio, and is the son of Dr. 
U. H. Peak. The latter was a native of Oneida, 
New York, of old connection with the Empire 
State. His mother, born Sophia A. Simmons, 
was a native of the city of New York- and des- 
cended from the old Ivnickerbock stock, Aneka 
Jans, the legatee of the estate now owned by 
Trinty church of New York, having been the 
sister of her grandmother, and great-grand aunt 
of Mr. Peak. The family removed from Ohio 
to Green Bay when the son was an infant and his 
father was the original owner and settler of Fort 
Howard and built and run the first steamboat on 
Fox River. Mr. Peak was reared to manhood at 
Green Bay, attending the public schools. Later 




he entered Lawrence University at Appleton and 
had been there a year when he determined to en- 
list. Although he regretted the termination of 
his aspirations for a liberal education, he en- 
rolled in 1864 in Company G, 36th Wisconsin 
at Madison for three years. (He had enlisted 
five times, but his paternal relative to whom he 
belonged legally made a success of interference 
on four of these occasions. The fifth time the 
surgeon rejected him.) He was only 18 when 
he enrolled "for keeps" making a success 
the si.xth time. He enrolled as a musician 
because of his minority, but went into the ranks 
and carried a musket. The day before leaving 
the State {May 10th) they received equipments 
and went to Washington without military drill 
whatever. Orders were received to proceed to 
Belle Plain and the Colonel, Frank A. Haskell, 
protected their undisciplined situation by plac- 
ing guards over them and the\' proceeded to 
their destination to relieve veterans guarding 
prisoners. The orders to relieve the veterans 
were disregarded by the colonel who marched 
his regiment to the Wilderness, where 
fighting was in progress under Grant, and 
they took position in the action at Spotsjd- 
vania. Tlie regiment was assigned to the corps 
of General Hancock, went to the North Anna, 
crossed the Mata]>ony, supported a battery and 
during six days were in coi:stant line of battle. 
They crossed the Pamnmkey River and fought 
at Tolopotomy Creek. June 1st, his company 
was in the skirmish line and, with three others, 
encountered the rebels in force alone and un- 
supported. More than one half were wounded 
or killed. Two days later, Mr. Peak fought at 
Cold Harbor where he received a wound in the 
calf of his leg ; he went to the field hospital and 
was sent on a transport to White House Land- 
ing and tlience to Patterson Park liuspital at 
Baltimore. He had there an attack of infiam- 
matory rheumatism following chronic diarrhea, 
these difficulties reducing him in weiglit to 94 
pounds. He obtained a furlough through the 
mediation of Mrs. Harriman of Baltimore, a 
relative. She was assisted in the matter by Mrs. 
Spears, the President of a ladies' aid society, 
and to them Mr. Peak owes his life. He received 
a 30-day furlough and came to Wisconsin, ac- 
companied by \[rs. Harriman, as he was too 
weak to travel alone and he arrived at Green 
Bay in a very exhausted state. His furlough 
was extended 30 days and he returned to Balti- 
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and ward-master two weeks, joining his regi- 
ment the night befoi'e tlie first battle of Hatch- 
er's Run. He was in the fight there and in all 
the subsequent actions in which the regiment 
took part. (At Ream's Station the regiment 
lost its colors, the color-bearer planting the staff 
in the ground and fell and died lieside them.) 
At Hatclier's Run they took six stands of colors 
and captured more men than their own organ- 
ization had in the field. There General Gib- 
bons presented to the 36th the stand of new 
National colors in place of those of which he 
deprived them unjustly after Ream's Station. 
Mr. Peak received honorable discharge at Mad- 
ison July 14th, after passing through the clo.s- 
ing scenes at AVashington, which place the re- 
giment entered just a year from the day of its 
first arrival there. Hillman AV., a brother, was 
an enlisted man in a Wisconsin regiment. 

Mr. Peak returned to Green Bay and entered 
the emplo}^ of the C. & N. W. railroad corpora- 
tion, engaging in the freight depot as a clerk 
and served a time learning the business of a 
machinist. He removed next to South Bend, 
Ind., and became member of a stock companj' 
engaged in the manufacture of furniture, known 
as the "Knoblock". Two and a half years later 
he returned to Fort Howard and engaged in the 
tin and sheet iron trade in which he has since 
been interested. He made his first entrance 
into Menominee in 1881 and remained 19 
months, after which he traveled in Utah and 
Arizona and rode 800 miles on horseback 
through the Rockies, his trip consuming two 
years, after wliich he returned to Menominee. 
Green Bay is the place of interment of his 
father's family and he considers that his 
home. He was married June 14, 1868 to Ruth 
A. Hackney, and their children are named 
Uriah H and Robert William. His wife is de- 
ceased and is buried in Dakota. She was born 
in New Jersey. 



^^^ETH SUMNER, a farmer residing at 
^^^ Brillion, Calumet Co., Wis., was born 
^^^;Feb. 25, 1822, in Plymouth, Windsor 
Co., Vt., and is a member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 222, at Brillion. His father, Seth 
Sumner, was a native of Massachusetts and 
married Chloe Kingsbury. They became the 



parents of 14 children, all of whom died be- 
tween infancy and tlie age of 56, except the 
son, who is represented in this sketch. He was 
reared to the calling of a farmer in the Green 
Mountain State, and in 1856 came to Wis- 
consin. 

Aug. 29, 1861, he enli.sted in a regiment to 
be called the 1st U. S. Regiment of Mechanics 
and Fusileers, rendezvousing in Chicago (after- 
wards numbered the 56th Illinois) and the en- 
listed men to be credited to their res2)ective 
States. As fixst as they arrived at Ciiicago they 
were assigned to duty in building Camp 
Douglas and the barracks there, but on being 
mustered found they had been deceived and 
the State credit was not to be carried out. The 
officers attempted compulsion, and Company A, 
to which Mr. Sumner belonged, made a test; 
flatly refusing to muster as Illinois soldiers, 
they were taken into custody. The matter was 
settled liy an Order from the War Department, 
disbanding the regiment, and they were left 
without pay for two months and without 
money in most instances. Mr. Sumner was ill 
while there, from exposure, and almo.st entirely 
lost his hearing, and suffering also from lung 
troubles. He endeavored to enlist, successively 
in the 14th and 21st Wisconsin regiments, but 
was rejected by the examining surgeon to 
whom he offered |50 to pass him. He enlisted 
previously at Manitowoc and was discharged 
Jan. 20, 1862, at Camp Douglas. While in the 
barracks, there was much sickness and death 
among the soldiers from measles and small 
pox. 

On coming to Wisconsin, Mr. Sumner lo- 
cated, in 1857, at Brillion where he has ever 
since resided. He is a prominent landholder 
and a respected citizen. On taking possession 
of his farm, he built a sawmill, which was 
afterwards destroyed by fire involving a loss of 
four thousand dollars without insurance. 

He was married Sep. 2, 1846, to Roxana 
Burditt. " She died April 10, 1850, leaving two 
children — Martha and Eliza; he was again 
married in February 1851, to Louisa Eastman, 
who died in 1870, leaving three children — 
Frances, Harrison and Edwin. Martha J., 
oldest daughter, married Charles Petty, and 
they liave had five children — Bird, Jay, Adelia 
and a twin son and daughter. The former, 
Roy, is living. The latter died at birth. Eliza, 
second daughter, married Jacob Ward of Ply- 
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number. Frances married Thomas Benliam, 
and they have one daughter. Harrison, a ?on, 
hving in N'ermout, is married and has two 
cliildren. Edwin, youngest son, died in April, 
lcS87. Mr. Sumner was married Feb. 14, bS7<), 
to Charlotte M. De Long. 



TEPHEN C. GOULDSBURY, deceased, 
formerly a resident of Wisconsin and 
a soldier of the civil war, who died 
while in the service, was born May 21, 
1818, at Rutland, Vt. He remained in his 
native State until he grew to manhood, and he 
was married in 1846, after which he lived three 
years at AuSable Forks. In 1851, lie removed 
his family West and after residing in Aurora, 
111., one year, he located at Mukwa, Wis. He 
removed thence after two years to Stevens 
Point and, after a short residence, went succes- 
sively to Alosinee and Mukwa, where his family 
still reside on the farm. 

Mr. Gouldsbury enlisted Dec. 20, 1861, in 
Company K, 17th Wisconsin Infantry, and he 
went with his regiment into camp of rendez- 
vous at Fond du Lac and thence to Madison. 
In April, he went to St. Louis witli the com- 
mand and thence to Pittsburs Landing. Mr. 



thence to Pittsburg Landing 
Gould.sburv was taken sick with cold which 



re- 



sulted in bowel complaint of serious character, 
and he was sent to the hospital at St. Louis, 
where he died May 2, 1862. He v/as married 
at the date mentioned to Drusilla, daughter of 
•lohn and Mary (Drown) Hawkins. Mrs. Goulds- 
bury, who survives her husband, was born in 
St. Albans, Vt., Dec. 24, 1819, and remained 
witii her parents until she was 18 years of age, 
when she went to live in Franklin, New York. 



WILLIAM T. STEWART, of Pesh- 
tigo. Wis., member of Post No. 
207, G. A. R. at Marinette, was 
l)orn Dec. 9, 1839, in Spring- 
field, Sangamon Co., Illinois. He is the son of 
Walter and Esti)er (Walden) Stewart and in 
1852 moved from Illinois to Wisconsin, where 
he went to school. He has been engaged in 
farming most of his life but changed that call- 



ing for that of a miller in 1881 and has since 
operated in that line of liusiness. 

He enlisted in February, 1865, in Company 
F, 29th U. S. Colored Infantry, Captain Willard 
E. Taggart, enrolling in the service at Chicago 
for one year. He received honorable discharge 
Nov. 6, 1865, at Brownville, Texas, in accord- 
ance with an Order from the War Department 
in September, of the same year. Mr. Stewart 
joined the regiment as a recruit making con- 
nection with the Army of the Potomac at Cul- 
pejiper C. H. whence he proceeded to take part 
in the closing actions in the vicinity of Peters- 
urg, and was in the scrimmage at Dutch Gap 
where Butler made liis celebrated canal. After 
the actions in the taking of Petersburg he fol- 
lowed the movements of the armj' in the final 
actions, and witnessed the surrender and col- 
lapse of the rebellion at Appomattox C. H. 
Later his regiment was sent to the Department 
of the South and he was in the final movements 
in Texas and received discharge as stated. 

He returned to Wisconsin and has resided at 
Peshito since. He married Eliza Thornton 
and their only child is a son named Vay who 
is the pride and hope of his parents. They 
have taken the utmost care to prepare him for 
a life of usefulness arid honor and at this writ- 
ing (1888) he is completing his final course of 
study at Ripon College. Two brothers of Mrs. 
Stewart fought in the civil war. Samuel F. 
Thornton was killed in the fight at Fort Fisher 
in April, 1865. Mr. Stewart is of mixed In- 
dian extraction and has gained for himself and 
family a position which is attainable to all 
classes in tlie Republic. He enjoys the esteem 
of the community of which he is a member in 
proportion to his character of integrity and 
probity and is classed among the respected 
citizens of Peshtigo. He is Chaplain of Post 
No. 207, at Marinette. 



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YRON F. HUBBARD, a citizen of 
Pittsville, Wood Co., Wisconsin, 
and a member of G. A. R. Po.st 
No. 7.3, was born Feb. 20, 1825, 
Onondaga Co., New York, and is 
the son of Cyrus and Laura (Wright) Hubbard. 
The former was a .soldier of 1812, and fought 
in the battle of Ogdensburg. His grandfather, 




in Pompey, 



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Daniel Hubbard, and tlie lather of the latter 
were soldiers of the Revolution. His grand- 
father and great grandfather " Wliitman " were 
also soldiers in the Revolution. In June, 1846, 
Mr. Hubbard removed from hi.s native State to 
Wisconsin, where he has been connected with 
the advancement of the Badger State from its 
territorial days. He came hither in the year 
in which he attained his majority, and engaged 
in mercantile business. He enlisted Sept. 30, 
1861, in the 10th Wisconsin Infantry, and was 
enrolled as musician. He enlisted at LaCrosse 
for three years, and was connected with the re- 
giment as a musician until regimental bands 
were abolished by special order, and was dis- 
charged Feb. 12,1862. He returned to Wiscon- 
sin and, under orders from Governor Randall, 
reported for duty in the SOtli Wisconsin Infan- 
try Oct. ISth, having been commissioned 2nd 
Lieutenant of Company K. He was promoted 
to 1st Lieutenant April 9, 1864, and was hon- 
orably disciiarged Sept. 20, 1865, at Louisville, 
Ky. Wliile connected with tiie 10th Wiscon- 
sin Infantry, Mr. Hubbard was in the engage- 
ment at Perry ville, which tooic place before he 
had been in military life a year. Previously 
he had participated in the movements of the 
command. After his enrollment in tlie 30th 
Wisconsin Infantry, he was on <iuty in Wiscon- 
sin until May, 1863, when Com])any K., with 
three others went to St. Louis and went up tiie 
river to Dakota Territory as guards on the trans- 
ports in the Indian expedition commanded by 
General Sully. Mr. Hubbard was detached 
from his company and served as (Quartermaster 
and Adjutant during the duty referred to until 
August, when his company were ordered to 
Milwaukee, and in June, 1864, went to Fort 
Snelling, Minn., and thence to Fort Ridgely and 
Fort Wadswortli in Dakota Territory. He went 
next to Paducah, Ky., and from tliere to Louis- 
ville, where the regiment remained on duty 
until October, 1865, when it was mustered out. 

Since the war, Mr. Hubbard lias .served as 
mail agent on the Mississippi River steamers 
plying between Dubucpie and St. Paul. He 
has been Justice of the Peace in Wood county, 
and is now (1888) a magistrate of Pittsville, 
which position he has occupied since it received 
its charter. He is Past Commander of his Post, 
of which he was a charter member, and is Ad- 
jutant. He has served a year as Senior Vice 
Commander, and was the second Past Com- 
mander. He was Aid on the Stati of General 



Fairchild, and also on that of his predecessor, 
Phil Cheek. Lewis L., a brotiier of Mr. Hub- 
bard, was in tlie 7th Wisconsni Battery. 



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OHN JONES, Grand Rapids, Wis., mem- 
ber of G. A. R. Post No. 22, was born 
April 15, 1836, in Kredshra, Norway. 
He came in youtli to America with his 
parents, landing at New York and proceeding 
to Racine County, Wisconsin, where he was 
brought up on a farm and he has been engaged 
in agricultural pursuits all his life. He is the 
owner of a farm situated 20 miles from Grand 
Rapids in Juneau county. His father died when 
he was 11 years old and he was apprenticed by 
his mother to learn the fuller's trade with Wil- 
liam Hovey, a woolen manufacturer of Water- 
foi'd, with whom he remained until the property 
was de.stroyed when he returned to his mother 
and took a farm. He went from Racine to 
Adams county, where he "entered" a farm in 
company with his motherand, whenit was sold, 
"entered" another place in Wood county near . 
Grand Rapids. Three years later, he sold the 
farm and went into the lumber woods. 

He enlisted Se]). 14, 1861, at Grand Rapids 
in Company G, Pith Wisconsin Infantry, for 
three years and received final discbarge July 
16, 1865, at Louisville. He went from Camp 
Randall to Quincy, 111., crossing the river to 
Hannibal, proceeding thence to Weston, where 
he made a stay of three weeks and was engaged 
in a fruitless expedition of three days after 
the guerrilla Gordon. He went next to Fort 
Leavenworth and started foi- Fort Scott, march- 
ing to Lawrence and wading a swamp 12 miles 
in length. He went next to F'ort Riley, expect- 
ing to go to New Mexico, but returned to Fort 
Leavenworth and went down the river expect- 
ing to hglit at Pittsburg Landing. But the bat- 
tle was over and they stopped at Columbus and 
during the staj' there two distinct shocks of 
earthquake occurred. The next service of Mr. 
Jones was to Sabine River where he was on guard 
duty on railroads and many of the command 
became infected with the naalariaof the swamps. 
Whiskey was ordered for the men and the ab- 
stainers made over their rations to the drinkers 
who determined to have more whiskey, and 
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The ddctor concluded that tlie command was 
cured and this medicine was cut off. The next 
removal of Mr. .Tones was to Humboldt, Tenn., 
where the summer was sj)cnt in scouting and 
skirmishing. The 2nd Tennessee Cavalry, sta- 
tioned there without arms, were under their pro- 
tection. 

Mr. .Jones was in a scouting expedition under 
Captain Langworthy of Company G, and went 
to Huntington to disperse guerrillas, who were 
annoying the Union people. Mr. .Jones was 
taken sick and was left at Huntington and 
staid at the house of a Dr. Hutchinson three 
days. He then started on a mule for Hum- 
boldt; 70 miles distant to travel alone through 
an unknown country in which rebel and Union 
skirmishing parties were abundant. In the 
forenoon of the first day he encountered seven 
men who took his equipments from him. It 
was pi'Oposed to take him prisoner, but one of 
them remarked that they liad nu use for a .sick 
Yankee and he was released. He camped that 
niglit in the woods, not daring to apply at a 
house and he suffered greatly from exposure. 
He started at daylight and traveled until noon, 
having had no supper or breakfast. He was 
compelled to ajiply at a house for relief and the 
inraa'es treated liim with great kindness, urg- 
ing him to remain with them until he was 
better. The man of the house was a refugee 
and he remained there three days, when he 
started again on his journey, provided with 
food. Alter he had traveled about three hours 
he encountered three rebels, who took liis mule 
and blouse and compelled him to go l)ack 
nearly \0 mile.s, when he became so sick, he 
could go no farther and they threatened to 
shoot him. They l)ecame convinced that he 
was going to die and left liim, after taking his 
last corn dodger from his pocket. He man- 
aged to crawl to a negro hut about a mile away, 
where an old negro woman made him some 
gruel and kept him through the night. She 
divided her corn bread with liim in the morn- 
ing and he started again for Humboldt, en- 
countering the Union picket line of cavalry. 
His illness increased and he was sent to the 
hospital at Bolivar, Tenn., and three months 
later rejoined his regiment at Camp Butler 
near Memphis. During his stay at Bolivar, 
VanDorn tlireatened the place and the conval- 
escents were placed under arms for its defense. 

The command was sent to join Grant before 
A'icksburg and proceeded thither by way of 



Milliken's Bend to Grand (Julf, 28 miles below 
\'ieksburg. The mortar boats ihat had run 
past the batteries were shelling Vicksburg. 
When the mortars were discluirged the concus- 
sion of the air seemed to lift the men from 
their feet and they could read a paper in the 
light of the firing. The regiment moved to the 
rear of Vicksburg, participating in the siege 
and after the surrender proceeded to the cap- 
ture of .Jackson. i\Ir. Jones was again taken 
sick and was in the field hosj>ital three months, 
after which he was in the destructive move- 
ment known as the Meridian expedition. On 
the return, the command captured and de- 
stroyed railroad stock, including nine locomo- 
tives and brought the bells to camp for fun. 
The winter of 1803-4 was spent in skirmish- 
ing with guerrillas, during which Mr. Jones 
was in an expedition under General Gresham. 
In January, ]8()4, he veteranized and in April 
received his veteran's furlough, and on rejoin- 
ing his regiment made connection with Sher- 
man's army at Ackworth and passed through 
the actions subsequent and prior to the siege of 
Atlanta, including several hard battles about 
Atlanta and those at Big Shanty, Marietta and 
Jonesboro, after which he was in the chase of 
Hood and went thence to Savannah and 
through the Carolinas and Virginia to tlie 
termination at Washington. 

He returned to Grand Rapids and engaged 
in farming. He was married August 2, 1860, 
to Jane E. Ward and they have six children, 
named Nellie A., Dana M., William T., Minnie, 
Arthur and Edith. When Arthur was 14 
3'ears old he was accidentally wounded, his 
right leg being shot off. Silas H. Ward, brother 
of Mrs. Jones, was a soldier of the 7tli Wiscon- 
sin and was wounded at the battle of the Wil- 
derness. A brother-in-law, Alpheus Coon, was 
in the 18th Wisconsin and was killed at Pitts- 
burg Landing. Mrs. Jones was born in Mercer 
Co., Pennsylvania. In 1866, Mr. Jones went to 
Iowa and located on a farm where he remained 
until 1879, when he removed to his farm in 
Waushara county and, in 1886, removed to 
Grand Rapids to educate his children. His 
farm is under advanced improvement with 
good buildings and is well stocked. While 
stoning up a well in Iowa, Mr. Jones was in- 
jured and lost his right eye. He is the son of 
Ole and Arena (.Jensen) Johnston. He ac- 
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sioii of his father's name and has been known 
by it in America. After the death of his father, 
his mother returned to Norway. 



ACOB HARRISON COOK, a prominent 
business man and citizen of Appleton, 
Wis., and the first commander of Geo. 
D. Eggleston Post, G. A. R. No. 133, 
was born Feb. 14, 1841. in Toronto, Canada. 
His parents, William and Jane (McGarvey) 
Cook, were natives respectively of Toronto and 
Philadelphia. In the paternal line he is of 
German descent and on the mother's side is of 
Scotch lineage. The first twelve years of Mr. 
Cook's life were passed in the Dominion and, 
in 1853 he came to Wisconsin with his father's 
family, locating in Fond du Lac. There he 
completed his education and grow to manhood 
with an understanding of his responsibilities as 
a citizen of the Republic. That period in Na- 
tional afifiiirs developed the spirit which estab- 
lished the perpetuity of the Union, and Mr. 
Cook became imbued with the inttueuces that 
ruled the hour and which characterized Wis- 
consin, making her one of the foremost of the 
States to make ready to aid in the inevitable 
crisis. Companies were raised all over the 
Badger State within the first days after the 
12th of April, 1861, and local militia was organ- 
ized and recruited for the business of war. At 
Fond du Lac the "North Star Rifles" were 
raised as an independent company, designed to 
be incorporated in the first regiment that left 
the State, but that organization was filled in- 
stantaneously, so to speak. Mr. Cook enlisted 
in the "Rifles" April 26th, but the General Or- 
der abolishing such companies put an end to 
its existence as the "North Star Rifles" and, re- 
turning to Fond du Lac, on the 10th of May 
the entire company re-enlisted as a solid organ- 
ization and was assigned to the Fifth Wiscon- 
sin Infantry. At the time of the mus- 
tering of the Wisconsin 1st, there were 
enough companies awaiting assignment to 
complete four regiments. Mr. Cook enrolled 
in I Company for three years and, on its forma- 
tion was made 2nd Sergeant. Later he was 
promoted to Orderly Sergeant and Nov. 16, 
1861, received his commission as Second Lieu- 
tenant, to be promoted to 1st Lieutenant soon 
after and, May 12, 1863, he was commissioned 



Captain of Company I and was mustered out as 
.such at Annapolis, Md., Sept. 26, 1864 on ac- 
count of disability from a wound, under a Gen- 
eral Order from the War Department. The 
Wisconsin 5th joined the Army of the Potomac 
and its first war experiences are fully told, when 
it is stated that it was involved in the move- 
ments inaugurated by McClellan under the 
pressure of the cry, "On to Richmond". Mr. 
Cook's first engagement was at Williamsburg 
and he was one of the detail that made the 
famous bayonet charge on Fort Magruder, the 
first in the war. The capture of the battle fiag 
of the 5th North Carolina by the 5th Wisconsin 
in that action, was one of the first instairces in 
the war when a regimental flag was taken. 
McClellan gave tlie credit of the victory at 
Williamsburg to the Wisconsin 5th and 6th 
Maine, in the only speech he ever made to re- 
gimental organizations, and which will be found 
in the sketch of John E. Leykom. Mr. Cook 
was in all the actions known to history as the 
Seven Days Battles, being constantly on duty 
throughout, with the exception of a few hours 
on Friday, June 27th. He continued unhurt 
until the last terrific action. At White Oak 
Swamp, June 30, he was severely injured in his 
back and sustained a rupture on the left side. 
He was under treatment at Washington Naval 
Hospital two months and through the winter 
following he served on court martial duty ; he 
rejoined his regiment near Alexandria in time 
to participate in the movements at Freder- 
icksburg, where the Wisconsin 5th was deployed 
to act as reserve. Early in 1863, the "Light Divi- 
sion" was formed, and the regiment incorporated 
therein, having a well established reputation 
for reliability in action and emergencies, and 
the regiments composing that body, were, from 
that day placed where danger was most certain. 
May 3rd, Mr. Cook participated in the charge 
on Marye's Heights, regarded as a hopeless at- 
tempt, but which the spirit of the soldiers made 
successful, and he was again in the reserve at 
Gettysburg. In July the regiment was sent to 
New York to aid in the enforcement of the draft 
and was stationed on Governor's Island several 
months where the command had artillery drill 
which served them well in their subsequent ex- 
perience in action. At Rappahannock Station 
the "5th" led the advance and suffered terriffic 
loss. The fight at Spottsylvania was com- 
menced May 10th, 1864, and, on that day Mr. 
Cook received a blow in the right eye from some 




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unknown missile, which caused great suffering 
at the time and has resulted in the almost total 
loss of vision in that eye. He did not leave his 
post of duty and, two days after, with four 
others, during the daring movement made l)y 
General Hancock re-took and operated a gun 
which the squad had discovered to be aban- 
doned. They sighted the gun and, afterwards 
learned that their first tire swept away 42 men 
in line of battle. They tired their six-pounder 
until all the shot in the caisson were exliausted, 
and three of their number had joined the "great 
majority," Captain Cook and Adelbert Norton 
only remaining to relate the incident. In the 
battle of Cold Harbor in June, Captain Cook 
was severely wounded, a bullet passing through 
his right thigh, which still "holds the fort." He 
passed three days in an army wagon before ar- 
riving at White House Landing, and three days 
after at Alexandria, Va., he first received medi- 
cal care, six days after being shot. He was in 
hospital about two months, and went home on 
a furlough, returning to Annapolis to be dis- 
charged, as stated. When the "Independent 
Battalion" of three companies was organized, 
pending the reorganization of the "5th," Cap- 
tain Cook was made captain of Company B, and 
sustained the' rank without being able to go to 
the field with the command and was succeeded 
by Captain C. D. Moore in November, when the 
reconstructed regiment joined the battalion in 
the valley of the Shenandoah. 

Before Captain Cook enlisted he was inter- 
ested in farming at Stockbridge, and he re- 
turned there after leaving the armj' and passed 
five years in the vain endeavor to prosecute 
the same business. It became evident that 
he could never resume active labor from the 
nature of the injuries he had sustained, and 
he returned to Fond du Lac and studied phar- 
macy. He established a drug business at 
Unity, Wis., in 1873, and in 1883 removed 
his interests to Appleton, where he has since 
prosecuted a successful business in the sale of 
drugs. In 1880, while at Unity, he organized 
a company of National Guards. 

He was married Aug. 26, 1864, to Anne E. 
Halstead. Four of their children are living — 
Jennie A., Harry W., Leslie and J.Harold. Anna 
Estella and lUmaare deceased. Mrs. Cook was 
born in Wisconsin of parents who were natives 
of the State of New York. 

Three brothers of Mrs. Cook were soldiers 
in the civil war. Luther Halstead enlisted in 




the 3(3th Wisconsin and was killed in action at 
Cold Harbor, Va. David W. Halstead enlisted 
in the 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry and was dis- 
charged for disabilities incurred in the service. 
Charles H. enlisted in Company I, 5th Wiscon- 
sin, and received honorable discharge on account 
of wounds sustained in the battle of Spotsylva- 
nia, where a minie ball struck him in the 
right shoulder. 

EN. CYRUS BRETT, a prominent 
physician of Green Bav, Wis., Sur- 
geon of G. A. R. Post No. 124,(1888) 
was born August 23, 1835, at Strong, 
Franklin Co., Maine. He is the son of Cyrus 
H. and Mary (Hunter) Brett. His grandfather 
was an early settler of Massachusetts and his 
grandmother in the paternal line was a de- 
scendant of the Puritan, John Alden. The 
mother of Dr. Brett was l)orn in Strong, Me., 
and her father, James Hunter, belonged to the 
Scotch-Irish race and was a descendant of the 
emigrants from the North of Ireland to New 
England in 1719, after a century of endurance, 
following their emigration from Scotland to the 
Emerald Isle. Dr. Brett passed the early years 
of his life in Strong, in Augusta and in Aroos- 
took county where he operated two years in the 
pine woods with his father, who was engaged in 
the lumber business. His early educational 
advantages were limited to a cour.se of study in 
the high school at Augusta and afterwards he 
attended the public schools of Strong and 
Philip's. When he was 21 he commenced to 
read medicine under the direction of John A. 
Richards, M. D., of Strong and afterwards at- 
tended lectures in the ^ledical Department of 
Bowdoiu College, Brunswick, Me. He went 
thence to Dartmouth College of Hanover, N. H., 
whence he was graduated and went to the city 
of New York, where he passed 18 months at 
the Demilt Dispensary and received the benefit 
of clinics and hospital practice. 

He was still in New York when the civil war 
came on and was preparing to remove to Wis- 
consin. He went to Platteville, Grant county, 
in the summer of 1861 and commenced his 
practice in the mining town of Highland, Iowa 
county, and, in the fall of 1862, was commis- 
sioned A.ssistant Surgeon of the 21st Wi.sconsin 
Infantry. He made connection with his reg- 



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inient soon after tlie battle of Perry ville and re- 
mained with the command nearly three years, 
when he resigned on account of the illness of 
his wife. He had previously received a com- 
jnission as surgeon of the 17th Wisconsin, but 
did not muster. After the battle of Stone 
River he was detailed as an operater in the 
hospitals and also after the battle of Chick- 
amauga. After the numerous battles in which 
the 21st was engaged, he performed duty in 
the field hospitals, afterwards rejoining his reg- 
iment and was present in the actions at Hoover's 
Gap, Mission Ridge, Resaca, Dallas, Big Shant}', 
Kenesaw and in the siege of Atlanta. He was 
with the regiment in its march to Savannah, 
where he severed his connection with the com- 
mand. 

Oil his return to Wisconsin lie located at 
Brodhead and practiced his profession seven 
years. In July, 1872, he established his business 
at Green Bay and at once entered upon a pop- 
ular and prosjierous practice. In 188o lie was 
appointed U. S. Examining Surgeon for jiensions 
for Wisconsin, and, in the summer of 1887, he 
was made President of the United States Ex- 
amining Board of Surgeons which was formed 
at Green Bay in that year. He is President of 
the Brown County Medical Society and also of 
the Fox River Valley Medical Society. He is 
a member of the Wisconsin State Medical So- 
ciety and has been Health Officer at Green Bay 
.eight years. 

He was married April 19, 1861, to Lucy W. 
Eastman of Hallowell, Me.; their surviving 
children are Annie E., Fred N., Jennie M., and 
James R. Frank, oldest son, died at seventeen. 
William H. Eastman, father of Mrs. Brett, is a 
brother of Ben. C. Ea.stman, who has been 
prominent in the history of Wisconsin for more 
than 40 years. He was secretary of the Terri- 
torial Legislature in 1845 and 184G and re- 
presented the 2nd District of Wisconsin in the 
32nd Congress in 1851-3. 

Dr. Brett represents the intelligent, cultivated, 
energetic element of the East which sought in 
the West a field for the development and ap- 
plication of educational capacity and ambitious 
desires not found in the crowded and restricted 
limits of the older portions of tlie United States. 
He brought to Wisconsin the spirit he inher- 
ited from his mother's and father's ancestral 
stock and has conducted all his relations with 
the community to which he belongs with the 



sturdy honesty, persistence and energy which 
characterized his forbears. 

Dr. Brett is a member of the Loyal Legion of 
Honor and is active in all that jiertains to the 
advancement of the cause for which he fought. 
His portrait appears on page 288 and is copied 
from a photograph taken in 1888. 



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AMES C. TURNEY, of New London, 
Wis., member of G. A. R. Post No. 46, 
was born March 4, 1828. in Cool Springs, 
Mercer Co., Pa. He was 18 years old 
when he left his native place for Wisconsin, 
coming to the present site of Oshkosh in 1846. 
There was an Indian trading post there and a 
post office. At that time he commenced the 
business in which his civil life has been princi- 
pally spent — that of a surveyor, "land-looker" 
and estimator of land values for their owners 
and other interested parties. He is now operat- 
ing in the interests of the Centralia Wood and 
Water Power Company, who are purchasing for 
the pulp manufacturers. His advantages for 
schooling were small and so peculiar that the 
instance may be of interest. His father was a 
poor man with six children to whom he gave 
three montlis' schooling in successive years, that 
of Mr. Turney consisting of 12 weeks of school- 
ing every sixth year. 

But his native sagacity stood him in good 
stead, and he is an excellent repre.sentative of 
the real article of self-made men. He has been 
the medium between many men and riches, by 
giving them the benefit of his judgment in their 
selection of land. The Hon. Philetus Sawyer, 
(see sketch) has been one of his patrons, and 
they have been friends since the Wisconsin 
senator built his first saw-mill at Algoma. 
Joseph Turney, his father, was born in West- 
moreland Co., Pa., and married Mary Wilson, 
the daughter of a native-born Scotchman. 

In the course of the second year of the 
war, he determined to enlist, as things looked 
discouraging for the speedy termination of 
the unnatural struggle. He enrolled in 
Company I, 3d Wisconsin Cavalry as a recruit, 
Dec. 15, 1862, and went into camp at Madison, 
where he remained six months, joining the 
command in March, 1863, being one of "Con- 
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who proceeded at that time to enter tlic com- 
piiny of Tlieodore Conkey at Appletoii, where 
lie enlisted. (See sketch of Captain (Jonkey.) 
From Fort Leavenwortli he went to Fort Scott, 
where lie performed guard duty, Thence he 
went to Boone Creek and from there to Fort 
Lyon, and was detailed with his company 
to a point on Walnut Creek, Kan., where 
he assisted in the construction cf Fort Zarah. 
Tliey remained there 10 months, and weri^ in- 
volved in a fight witli the Lidians, in which 
the command of Cleneral Blunt of the Army of 
the Frontier was engaged. The same com- 
mand built Fort Dodge. June 8, 186n, in an- 
other engagement with the Indians, the com- 
pany lost their equipments, including horses, 
wagons and supplies. They went next to Fort 
Lyon in Colorado, where they remained until 
ordered to Fort Leavenworth to be mustered 
out. While there in the beginning of his ser- 
vice, he was ill, but refused to be left behind 
when the regiment received marching orders 
for Fort Lyon. He was ill with chronic diar- 
rhea six months, and was near death with it. 
Four of his brothers were in the service. 
Samuel enlisted in the 2l8t Wisconsin and was 
among the captured at Ciiickamauga. He was 
a prisoner at Andersonville, where he died 
June 18, 1864, after having been in captivity 
from September, 186."j. Benjamin L., the 
youngest of the five was a soldier in the same 
regiment, and was a teamster at Stone River. 
He was driving a mule team, when he was 
halted by the rebels. He refused to heed the 
order and was fired on. He dashed through 
their ranks, preserving his team, and fell dead 
on reaching the Union lines. (Dec. .'!U, 1802.) 
John and Ira J. Turney were soldiers in Com- 
pany I, :>d Wisconsin Cavalry, and both are 
still living. A brother-in-law, Kipley J. Rich- 
ards, was a member of the company E, 2nd Wis- 
consin. John R. Nichol, another brother-in- 
law, was an enlisted man of the 3d Wisconsin 
Cavalry. Eleazor Dexter, the brother of Mrs. 
Turney, was a soldier of the Mexican war and 
enlisted in the war of the rebellion. 

Mr. Turney was married Feb. 3, 1851, to 
Emily Rogers. In 1859 she died, leaving a 
daughter, named Emma. Dec. 25, 1S67, he 
was married to Francis Dexter, and they have 
three children — J. C, Maud and Dell. Emma 
is' the wife of William Struck and the mother 
of three children. 

Mr. Turney is a man of sturdy, reliable char- 



acter. He has seen much rough life in the 
woods and has found .strange companions 
therein. Indians and wild beasts have made 
close acquaintance with him, and he has a per- 
sonal understanding of all the exigencies of 
pioneer life. He has also earned the confidence 
of his contemporaries by his straight forward- 
ne.ss and rectitude. He has ofhciated as Chair- 
man of the county of Outagamie from the town 
of Liberty, and has served as Supervisor from 
New London in Waupaca county. 



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^;^ AMUEL M'. CHAMBERLAIN, Antigo, 

T^ Wis., Adjutant of G. A. R. Post No. 

'o_^ 78^ (1888) is a native of Ellsworth, 
Hancock Co. Maine., and was born 
Aug. 31, 1843. His parents, John D. and 
Mary F. (Webber) Chamberlain, were also born in 
the Pnie Tree State, and, on both sides, the an- 
cestors were soldiers of the Revolution. Mr. 
Chamberlain has been a resident of Wisconsin 
since he was nine years old, his parents remov- 
ing in 1852 to a farm in Waupaca county. He 
inherited the patriotism of his sires and, early 
in the course of the civil war, enlisted Aug. (i, 
1862, at Rural, Waupaca county in Company 
G, 21st Wisconsin Infantry, enrolling for three 
years. 

The story of the 21st has often ])een retold 
on these pages, but always with renewed fresh- 
ness. Mr. Chamberlain was first in action at 
Perryville, after enduring all the hardships of 
the trenches at Covington and Louisville. The 
roster of his liattles includes also the skirmish 
at .Jefferson Pike just before the battle of Stone 
River, Stone River, Hoover's Gap, Dug Gap, 
Ciiickamauga, Mission Ridge, Buzzard's Roost, 
Resaca, New Hope Church, Pumpkin Vine Creek, 
Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, 
Jonesboro, Savannali and Bentonville. In Nov- 
ember, 18()2, he again endured exposure and 
privations, and in April, 1863, was detailed as 
Orderly at Brigade Headquarters on the escort 
of (leneral Starkweather. In November of the 
same year he was made Brigade Postmaster, in 
which position he operated until the first of 
May in the following year, when he rejoined 
his company preparatory to active service as 
mentioned. In July, 1864, he was detailed 
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of Colonel Hol)ai't, in which capacity he acted 
through the Atlanta campaign and on the sub- 
sequent marches, after which he was a partici- 
pant in the Grand Review at Washington. 
The only hospital experience of Mr. Chambei'- 
lain was at Bowling Green, Ky., whither he 
went on sick leave, Nov. 4, 1862, and rejoined 
ills regiment at Nashville, Dec. 6th following, 
reaclniig there a day in advance of the com- 
mand, and slept at night on the .stone floor of 
the Cajiitol, suffering greatly with the cold. At 
Chickamauga,. Sept. 20th, his horse was shot 
under him, the bullet narrowly escaping his 

leg- 
After the war he went to Pennsylvania and 
operated as an engineer in the oil regions, six 
miles from Oil City. In 1866 he came to 
Eureka, Winnebago Co., Wis., and engaged as 
a carpenter and builder until 1875, when he 
went to Marquette, Mich., and assumed charge 
of the lumber yard of A. S. Trow & Co., and 
was occupied until the spring of 1882, the date 
of his removal to Antigo. He is a farmer and 
also operates as a carpenter. He is Town Clerk 
of Antigo and has acted as such three years. 
While at Marquette, he served Jour successive 
yeai'S in the same capacity, resigning his posi- 
tion on removal. He was married Oct. 2"), 
1868, to (ihloe Ingalls, and they liave four 
children — Louis D., Bessie G., Alvin S. and J. 
D. Webb. Daniel and Elizaljetli D. (Jones) 
Ingalls, the parents of Mrs. Chamberlain, were 
born respectively in Whilt'hall and near Ticon- 
derga. New York. William and Benjamin 
Ingalls, her uncles, were soldiers in the late 
war. The former was killed in action. John 
H., brother of Mr. Chamberlain, was Orderly 
Sergeant in Company A, 42nd Wisconsin In- 
fantry. 



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ILLIAM CONNER, a citizen of 
Stevens Point, and a member of 
G. A. R. Post No. 156, was born 
Jan. 25, 1841, in Worcester, 
Massachusetts. He is tlie son of Edmund Con- 
ner who was horn in Worcester, Ma.ss., in 1801, 
and was the son of Edmund who was the son 
Jason. The fatlier of the latter was born in 
Scotland and came to America in 1793 locating 




in Boston. The grandfather of Mr. Conner 
was a soldier in the Revolution and also in 
1812 and the grandson has the old Queen Anne 
musket he carried when a soldier. Mr. Con- 
ner, of this sketch, was trained as a farmer and 
butcher on his father's homestead until he was 
16 years old wlien he obtained work in a roll- 
ing mill in his native town. He remained 
more than four years and was still at work in 
that place when the rebellion called the able- 
bodied men of the North to the defense of the 
Union. To Mr. Conner belongs the honor of 
being a member of the first regiment that re- 
sponded to the call of the president for assist- 
ance. He was a member of Company 
G, 6th Massachusetts State Militia whose mem- 
bers enrolled in a body for three months ser- 
vice, and two days after the United States flag 
ceased to float at Sumter, the regiment mus- 
tered on Boston Common, and within a week 
after the attack, the regiment was in Baltimore 
on the way to Washington. In passing through 
the cit}^, the locomotive was detached from the 
train, which was drawn through the city by 
horses, under assaults of the most aggravating 
character. Company G was on the portion 
of the train which was drawn through 
the city while four companies wei'e left 
behind, who marched through the sti'eets on 
foot, commanded by Captain Albert S. Follans- 
bee, now a resident of livanston. 111. (Captain 
Follansbee has placed at the disposal of the 
Grand Army Publishing Company of Chicago a 
certilied statement of the action of that day in 
the streets of Baltimore in which flowed the 
fir.st blood and in which the first life was .sacri- 
ficed in defense of the Union.) Marshal Kane 
of Baltimore was in the streets while the mob 
was at the height of excitement and distin- 
guished himself as the most useless individual, 
who made himself conspicuous in that quality 
during the course of the war. He remarked, 
on seeing the soldiers of the Massachusetts 6tli, 
that the North would need to send better men 
than those. Latei', when the brilliant qualities 
of Marshal Kane became fully demonstrated 
through investigation by the United States 
authorities and it was decided to appropriatel}' 
recognise his distinguished services in behalf 
of the country of which he was an official, Mr. 
Conner ha<l the pleasure to escort him a pris- 
oner of the United States to Fort McHenry. 
(The Massachusetts 6th was organized in 1785 
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served.) It was mustered into the United States 
service at Washington April 20, ISHl, and was 
quartered in the Senate Chamber until it moved 
to the Relay depot in the command of General 
Butler where it performed guard duty until 
mustered out of service and Mr. Conner was dis- 
cliarged ut Boston, August 2, 1861. Sept.6, ISGl, 
he again enlisted in Company I, 25th Massachu- 
setts Infantry and went with the regiment to 
Annapolis, to join the connnand of Burnside. 
From there the regiment went to Hatteras In- 
let and thence to Roanoke Island, and on the 
8tli of February Mr. Conner was in the light 
on tlie island. He was next in action at New- 
bern, March 14th, where Mr. Conner had the 
satisfaction of participating in a victory. He 
went thence to Plymouth and thence up tlie 
Roanoke River,where he engaged in tlie destruc- 
tion of a gunboat in process of construction 
and in capturing stores. He was next in skir- 
mishing duty at Little Washington, where 
more stores were captured, and Dec. 15, 1862, 
went to Goldsl_>oro, N. C, where he was in the 
actions on the line of the Weldon railroad. 
He was there wounded in his left arm by a 
gunshot and was sent to Newbern Barracks 
hospital and received a 30-day furlough which 
was extended to a similar period, after which 
he was mustered out at Boston, March 30, 
1863. (Jn his recovery he resumed his former 
employment in the rolling mill and on the call 
for " 300,000 more," he enlisted a third time 
in Company A, 1st Massachusetts Cavalry as 
a recruit. He joined the regiment at Warren- 
ton, Va., and was with Sheridan in the com- 
mand of Grant in the campaign in Virginia in 
the summer of 1864. Mr. Conner was in the 
actions in which the cavalry force under Sher- 
idan participated and was in the battles of the 
Wilderness of 1864, in the actions about Peters- 
burg, and on the railroad, destroying routes 
and supplies while advancing towards Rich- 
mond. Mr. Conner was constantly in action in 
the battles and skirmishes in the pursuit of 
Lee until Sheridan came back from Winchester 
after " licking the rebels out of their Ijoots," 
when he was in the battles of Five Forks, 
Sutherland Station, and in the advance to Ap- 
pomattox, where he witnessed the surrender of 
Lee. After hostilities Inid ceased he went to 
Washington and participated in the Grand Re- 
view and was mu.stered out July 19, 1865, at 
Cloud's Mill's, D. C. 



After release from his military obligations, 
Mr. Conner engaged in the butcher's business 
at Worce.ster. Later, he sold out and went to 
Texas, where he engaged in railroad employ 
and was afterwards on the Union Pacific ; he 
went next to Iowa, where he was in the same 
business. His next situation was on the Den- 
ver Pacific and Kansas Pacific railroads, act- 
ting as fireman on construction trains. He 
came to Wisconsin in 1871, and engaged with 
the Wisconsin Central corporation, remaining 
in that eonnection 10 years and three months. 
He otfieiated in the capacity of roadraaster 
of that company and went next to enter the 
employ of the Ontonagon & Brule River rail- 
road company. Five months afterwards, he 
engaged with the Northern Pacific company 
and was walking Ijoss with H. Clark tt Co., 
for eight months. He then returned to 
Wisconsin and, after an interval of four years, 
entered the employ of the G. B. W. & St. P. R. 
R. asroadmaster, remaining there nine months. 
He terminated his connection witli railroad la- 
bor in May, 1887. 

He was married December 24, 1872, to Lucy 
A. F., daughter of Warren and Betsy A. 
(Thomas) .Jenney. She was born in Massachu- 
setts and her family removed to W'eyauwega, 
Wis., in 1851. Mr. and Mrs. Conner have had 
five children, of whom only one is living — 
Alfred L., born April 6, 1882 ; Edward W. was 
born April 21, 1874, and died Dec. 4, 1882 ; 
Abbie E. was born Dec. 3, 1875, and died Sept. 
17, 1876 ; Ernestine M. was born June 30, 1877, 
and died Dec. 9, 1880 ; Lucy R. was born Dec. 
22,1880, and died April 4, 1882. Mrs. Conner 
is a lineal descendant of Sir Richard Townley, 
an Englishman whose daughter Mary married 
John Lawrence of Ashton Hall, despite her 
fatiier's opposition. She came with her hus- 
band to America, settled at Walpole, Mass., in 
1738, and, on her sister's death inherited her 
father's immense estates. She had two chil- 
dren who survived : — .lonathan and Mary 
Townley-Lawrence. The latter married a man 
named Euer and her daughter, Mary Elizabeth, 
married Caleb Jenney. Benjamin, first born 
chill] of this union, married Sarali Fuller, a 
memlier of a famous famil}' in Ma.ssachusetts. 
Warren, their (jldest child, married BetS}' Ann 
Thomas, tlie mother of Mrs. Conner,who washer 
third child. The heirs of the magnificent es- 
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New 



receive the benefit of a distribution, their 
claim having been estabhslied and recognized 
ill tlie Enghsh courts. 



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IDNEY S. HALL, M. D., a pliysician 
at Ripon, Wis., and a member of G. 
A. R. Post No. 199, was born March 
1, 1844, at East Bloomfield, Ontario 
York. In both Hnes of descent he 
represents the early settlers in Massachusetts, 
his earliest traceable ancestor in his father's 
line, having come with the Puritans from Eng- 
land under John Winthrop, and assisted in tlie 
founding of Boston in 1630. His ancestor, 
Nathaniel Hall, was a British captain in tlie 
Revolution, and lived at Barnstable, Mass. His 
father, Dr. Storrs Hall, is a physician at Rosen- 
dale, Wis. The latter married Martha Eliza- 
beth Scribner, who belongs to the family made 
conspicuous as publishers; the house of Charles 
Scribner's Sons being founded by her cousin. 
The late Emory Storrs of Chicago belonged to 
one line of the Hall family. The parents of 
Dr. Hall came to Wisconsin in 1851, when he 
was seven years old, and located at Rosendale. 
The son attended .school in that place, and in 
1863 entered the Medical Department of the 
University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, and was 
a student there when he determined to enter 
the army in 1864. He had been anxious to 
enter the service at a previous date, but he was 
still a minor, and was not in robust health, and 
his father objected to his becoming a soldier. 
He made an application for a position as a medi- 
cal cadet, but becoming impatient over the red- 
tape delay, he went to Chicago and passed an 
examination and received an appointment in 
tlie gunboat service, and was ordered to re- 
port to Captain Alexander M. Pennock, Comman- 
dant of the naval station at Cairo, 111. Not long 
after he received intelligence from his former 
application as medical cadet, accompanied by 
orders to report to St. Louis for examination, 
which was impossible without release from the 
obligation he had alreadj' assumed, and he sur- 
rendered the better position in view of immed- 
iate activit}'. 

June 14tli, 1864, he received his appointment 
as Surgeon's Steward in the gunboat service 
and was assigned to the " Cricket " belonging 



to the Mississippi squadron and served from 
July 8, 1864, to March 17, 1865. This gunboat 
was mainly employed in patrol duty on the 
rivers and, after Dr. Hall became connected 
with her e(piipment, she was in service on the 
Mississippi lielow Memphis and afterwards went 
up the White River and operated between 
Duvall's Bluff and points below. The country 
was filled with bushwhackers and the service 
was dangerous and exciting. On one occasion 
General Canby and his staff was on board the 
" Cricket ", having been taken on at White 
River Landing. He was on the hurricane deck 
one morning in full uniform when he was shot 
by a bushwhacker on the bank and fell to the 
deck. He was conveyed to New Orleans on the 
" Cricket " and on the way down the river the 
boat was in a collision at Natchez in which she 
was disabled and was laid up six weeks for 
repairs. It is the opinion of Dr. Hall that the 
accident resulted from the maneuvering of the 
pilot, as her crew were anxious to get out of the 
White River seivice. Dr. Hall and his chief 
were not on pleasant terms with the commander 
of the " Cricket " and, through the influence of 
General Canby, with whom they had become 
associated, they effected a transfer to the 
" Gamage No. 60 ", a gunboat in the lower 
Mississippi service, on which the doctor served 
from March 18, 1865, to June 19, 1865. She 
was on patrol duty on the Mississippi below 
Vicksburg to intercept communications and 
frequent cai)tures of rebel officers and stragglers 
were made. 

On one occasion a pile of corn was investi- 
gated and found to contain a large number of 
rebel mail bags. The locality was in the direct 
line of communication lietween the army of 
Kirby Smith at Shreveportand the eastern side 
of the river and the service was both dangerous 
and important. On one occasion Dr. Hall ac- 
companied an officer when he went to a station 
three miles from the boat to relieve a picket. 
Wiien they arrived in the supposed vicinity, 
their hails received no answer and they deter- 
mined to return; as they sat out they were 
startled by a shot and the officer cried out that 
he was wounded. Dr. Hall supported him and 
in an instant four shots came from the pickets 
of whom they were in searcli and who were 
close at hand It transpired that the officer was 
apprehensive of capture and in his trepidation 
had discharged his revolver and wounded him- 
self. It became necessary to carry him three 



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miles in the darkness to the boat. After the 
surrender of Lee thg "Garaage" went up the Red 
River with the command to receive the surren- 
der of Kirby Smith at Shreveport, after which 
she ascended the river to Alexandia. Dr. Hall 
was taken sick at that i)lace and resigned his 
commission and returned home in July, 1805. 
At the time he was expecting orders to report 
for examination under an application for pro- 
motion, but the termination of the war also ter- 
minated the opportunity. 

He went to Boston and entered the medical 
department of Harvard College and was gradu- 
ated in 18()7. He was associated in business 
with his father at Rosendale until 1870 when 
he established himself as a medical practitioner 
at Sheboygan and in 1874 went to Morrison, 
Whiteside county, 111. He conducted Ins prac- 
tice there until 1882 when he located at Ripon. 
While at Sliel)oygan he officiated as pension 
surgeon in the interest of the government. 

He was married .July 14, 1868, to Frances S. 
Powell, of Rosendale, and they have five child- 
ren, named John S., Edwin C, Jennie, Mary P., 
and Robert S. Mrs. JIall is the daughter of Rev. 
J. N. Powell, pastor of the Congregational 
Church at Rosendale. 

He served as Commander of his Post in 
1886-7 and declined a further re-election. In 
1887 he was President of the Rock River Medi- 
cal Societ}^ of Wisconsin and was, while a resi- 
dent of Illinois, President of the Whiteside and 
Clinton, (lowa)Uniou Medical Society. He has 
held the same relation in the Sheboygan County 
Medical Society. He is a member of the State 
Medical Society and, in 1888, was Health Ofttcer 
of the city of Ripon and also officiated as mem- 
ber of the School Board. 



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ILLIAM POND, of Westfield, 
Marquette Co., Wis., member of 
G. A. R. Post No. 65, was born 
June 24, 1829, in Addison, Steu- 
ben Co., New York. He is the son of William 
Wood and Elvira (Forbes) Pond, and remained 
in his native county until 1855, when he went 
to Ohio and was a resident of that State until 
1857. Within that year he located at Spring- 
field in the county in which he has since 
been a resident and, after 20 years, located 




at Westfield. In August, 1864, he enlisted 
at Springfield and went to rendezvous at 
Camp Randall in Madison, where he clumged 
his enrollment from infantry to Company I, 
1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery. After a stay 
in Madison of six weeks, the battery was ordered 
to the defense of Washington and performed 
garrison duty at Fort Lyon in Alexandria until 
the close of the war. During six weeks of this 
time he was ill at the General Auger ho.spital 
and, when Ids regiment was mustered out, he 
was unable to return to Wisconsin until suffi- 
ciently recovered. Wliile on duty at F'ctrt 
Lyon, he was drilled in infantry and artillery 
practice and performed heavy labor on the for- 
tifications. When he entered the army he was 
an able-bodied man weighing 175 pounds; 
when disciiarged he weighed 115 pounds. 

While a resident of Ohio, Mr. Pond was en- 
gaged in measuring and inspecting lumber and 
since his removal to Wisconsin has been con- 
nected with the lumber trade in which he 
ranks as one of the leading estimators and 
judges of his section. He has been a resident 
of the State for more than 30 years, during 
which time he has been repeatedly elected to 
the position of a magistrate and has held other 
offices of trust. He is present Deputy Sheriff 
of Marquette county. (1888.) 

When William, Simeon and Levi Pond came 
to Manjuette county the population was of a 
miscellaneous character common to newly set- 
tled regions and included an element of ruffian- 
ism with which it was necessary to deal in the 
special methods best understood Ijy the lawless 
and disorderly portions of society. The broth- 
ers Pond were men of athletic build and skilled 
in the active amusements of that period. On 
the occasion of a dance in a town in New York 
a drunken, disorderly party of roughs made 
their appearance and kept up a series of a n- 
noj'ances throughout the night. In the morn- 
ing the youngest brother, Levi, (Capt. L. E. 
Pond), was made the special object of their 
abuse. This ended their career; their bully 
was thoroughly whipped by Simeon Pond and 
William knocked half a dozen out of time, giv- 
ing one a severe puni.shment. This settled the 
altercation and eft'ectually terminated the reign 
of that element in the pioneer circles of society. 

Mr. Pond was married in January, 1857, to 
Margaret Martin and they became the parents 
of two children named Cassius M. and Jennie. 
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was married October 13, 1867, to Mrs. Ann L. 
Sawyer. They have two children named Cora 
E. and Ivv Nellie, born respectively Oct. 12, 
1868, and March 12, 1873. 



If^^RANK HIGBEE, of Friendship, Wis., 
» |J— -^ and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
_^^i- 122, was born Sept. 28, 1842 at New 
Alljion, Cattaraugus Co., New York. 
Henry Higbee, his father, was born April 18, 
1805, at INhii'tinsburg, Lewis Co., New York and 
died in 1873, at New Albion. The mother of 
Mr. Higbee, Anna Nichols, before marriage, 
was born May 28, 1S06, in Rome, Oneida Co., 
New York, and died April 22, 1858, at the 
same place as her husliaud. Their children 
were named Martha L., William N. (dec), 
Polly (dec), Lorinda, Jefferson, Scott (dec.) and 
Frank. Justus Higbee enlisted in the 37th 
New York and served through the war. Jef- 
ferson Higbee was a soldier in the 194tli New 
York Infantr}'. 

Mr. Higbee was still a minor when the second 
call for troops in the civil war was made and 
was 19 years old when he enlisted Sept. 5, 1861, 
in Company B, 64th New York Infantry at 
Randolph, New York. The regimei^t was 
commanded l)y Colonel T. J. Parker and went 
to rendezvoas in Elmira, New York, where 
three months were passed in preparing for mil- 
itary duty and the regiment went thence to 
Virginia where the command remained in 
winter quarters until the spring of 1862, when a 
movement was made to Manassas and after the 
action there Mr. Higbee with his regiment re- 
turned to Alexandria and embarked on the 
" Daniel Webster " for Fortress Monroe and 
went thence up the York River to West 
Point, Va., and thence to the siege of York- 
town. After the evacuation he was in the pur- 
suit to Centerville and after his return to- York- 
town, he was made Ensign which position he 
held until his final discharge. 

He was next in action at Williamsburg and 
went thence with the troops under McClellan to 
the Chickahominy and was in the battle of 
Fair Oaks. After the seven days fighting the 
2nd Corps of General Sumner, to which his 
regiment was attached, covered the retreat and 
was under constant fire every day, marching 



nights until they reached Harrison's Landing, 
where they remained a month, making mean- 
while a reconnoisance to Malvern Hill. During 
the march to Newport News, ]Mr. Higbee was 
on a foraging expedition for the first ai.d only 
time during his service. He started with three 
companions at 9 o'clock in the evening and 
went about a mile to a piece of woods which 
was said to extend three miles. At this point 
one of his companions turned back and when 
■the others reached the end of the woods they 
entered a cornfield; voices were heard which 
Mr. Higbee supposed to belong to rebels, but 
when the owners appeared they proved to 
be " Yanks " 'who had been driven from the 
cornfield by the " niggers." The whole party 
went through the cornfield to the negro ciuar- 
ters where they en(juired lor chickens, but the 
proprietors said they had none and tlie squad 
took a path which led through a ravine and 
found a shanty with a hencoop attachment ; 
they lifted the roof and confiscated two chickens 
each ; they tied them together by the legs and, 
leaving them under guard started for the house, 
l)ut they could not open the door and, on 
forcing it back and ligiiting a match, found it 
had lieen held by a powerful negro. Mr. Hig- 
bee pushed his revolver within the opening and 
the darky admitted the party but begged that 
they would not touch his mother. The shantj' 
was ransacked and baked chicken, fish, onions, 
bread and stewed beans and apples were found 
with which they went out and found a stalwart 
rebel interviewing the guard who said he 
would complain to the Federal officers if they 
did not let the chickens go. 

He was asked if he knew the otticers of the 
53rd Pennsylvania Infantry, and he said he 
did and would enter complaint. Mr. Higbee 
told his companions to go ahead while he and 
one other remained to settle with the rebel. A 
parley was held with Johnnie a few minutes, 
when befell over something and it was found 
on further inquiry that he had changed his 
mind about making his complaint. On arrival 
at the negro quarters some hoecake was ob- 
tained which was paid for, and on the return to 
the cornfield they secured a quan tity of roast- 
ing ears and reached camp about daylight. 
The regiment left Newport News for Acquia 
Creek to re-enforce Pope, but found that he had 
sustained repulse and went to Alexandria and 
camped, after which they went to camp oppos- 
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second battle of Bull Run, retreating afterwards 
to ^[aryland, going to Frederick and afterwards 
fought at South Mountain. Mr. Higbee was 
next in action at Antietana, fighting througli the 
action ; on the oiorning of the last day of the 
fight he was on picket on the creek back of the 
"brick house" and saw Hooker do liis fighting 
in the woods at the right. Soon after, the com- 
mand was ordered to the held and took position 
at the left of the Irish Brigade. Three charges 
were made by tluit brigade, and after their final 
repulse and retreat, the brigade to whicli the 
(i4th belonged was ordered to their position. 
Brigadier General Caldwell was not at hand, 
and Richard Richardson, better known as "Old 
Fighting Dick," led the charge and the brigade 
captured 300 prisoners and a stand of colors. 
The captain of Mr. Higbee's company stripped 
the colors from the standard and Mr. Higbee, 
replaced them with the banner he carried ; the 
command was ordered to the right on the 
double-quick, and when they were opposite a 
stone wall, they came to a front, pressed forward 
to the top of a hill and fought the rebels who 
were behind a stone wall. Mr. Higbee received 
a bullet in his left arm above the elbow, and 
was whirled half way around. The flag toppled 
over to the riglit and the shout went up, "up 
with the colors ;" Mr. Higbee endeavored to lift 
tliem, l)ut found that his arm refused control, 
and he braced tlie butt of the staff against his 
left knee and lifted the colors to position. He 
touched the sergeant of the color company on 
his left with his foot and told him to take the 
fiag. The captain detailed a man to take him 
to the field hospital where his arm was ampu- 
tated, and he was afterwards removed to Fred- 
erick City hospital and, three months afterwards, 
Dec. 13, 18G'2, he was discharged and returned 
to his home. In the winter of 18(34, after re- 
covery from the effects of his wound and ampu- 
tation, he received an appointment in the em- 
ploy of the Government at Dunkirk, New York, 
where he operated in distriliuting clothing 
among the substitutes and drafted men whom 
he conducted to Elmira for assignment to 
their respective commands. 

He was married to Helen G. Barnes, at Port- 
ville, New York, November 22, 1867, and they 
had four children ; Carrie and Leora. are de- 
ceased ; Marcia A. and Minnie L. are still liv- 
ing. The mother died at Preston, Wis., August 
11, 1879, and Mr. Higbee was again married to 




Hannah E. Medden, November 18, 1882, and 
she died at Friendship, Oct. 10, 1886. 

Mr. Higbee removed his family in 1869 to 
Preston, Adams Co., Wis., where he engaged in 
farming about 14 years. Wliile there he filled 
various town offices, and in 1882 served as 
Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors. 
He located at Friendship in 1883, and is Under 
Sheriff of Adams county, (1888). He is a 
charter member of the G. A. R. Post, and has 
held the position of Commander two terms. 



DWIN R. GOVE, of Marinette, Wis., 
^ was born July 9, 1836, in Ripton, 
Addison Co., Vermont, and is the 
son of Jonathan D. and Dolly P. 
Gove. He remained in his native State until 
he was sixteen years old and in 1852 came to 
Wisconsin, remaining six years at Fond du 
Lac. He returned to Vermont in 1858 and re- 
sided there until his enlistment as a soldier. 
He enrolled at Bristol, Vermont, in Company 
A, 6th Vermont Infantry for three years, and 
received honorable discharge at Brattleboro, 
Oct. 9, 1864, his term of office having expired. 
His regiment was a.ssigned to the Army of the 
Potomac and he was first in action at Lee's 
Mills where he was wounded April 16, 1862, 
and was sent to the hospital at Alexandria. 
He recovered in time to fight at Williamsburg, 
Va., and was in the army of McClellan on tlie 
Peninsula, endured the exposure and hardships 
of the Chickahominy swamps and fought in all 
the battles of the Wilderness, at Fair Oaks and 
at Malvern Hill's hopeless struggle, and re- 
treated with the discouraged and disgusted 
command. He fought at Fredericksburg and 
the 2nd Bull Run, at Antietam and in the first 
fight at Winchester in the Shenandoah Valley. 
He was in the Wilderness battles through the 
second campaign before the fall of Richmond 
and was in the action at Strawberry Plains. 

After the war he came in 1864 to Fond du 
Lac, where he remained until 1868, when he 
went to Minnesota and remained until 1877. 
In that year he returned again to Fond du Lac 
and went thence in 1884 to Marinette. His 
vocation is that of a carpenter and builder and 
in the various places where he has been a resi- 
dent he has pursued his business in that capac- 



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ity. He married Jane Barnard, and their chil- 
dren are Warren S., Clayton F., Arden V. and 
Stella L. The parents of Mrs. Gove, Thomas 
and Annie (Davis) Barnard, were born in New 
Hampshire. Her grandfather, Nathaniel Bar- 
nard, was in the war of 1812, and fought at 
Plattsburg. Her brothers, Samuel and Oliver, 
were in the civil war, Samuel being in the 
same regiment and company with ^Ir. Gove. 
He was discharged on account of disabilities, 
and for a period of three years was unable to 
speak aloud. Oliver went from Lincoln, Vt., 
where Mrs. Gove was born. He was in an in- 
fantry regiment and suffered sun-stroke, from 
which he has never recovered. 



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^^ DWARD LA LONDE of Antigo, Wis., 
I, I a member of G. A. R. Post, No. 78, 
\!^ was born Aug. 9, 1845, in Fond du 
Lac Co., Wis., and is the son of Wil- 
liam and Su,san (Schulston) LaLonde, both of 
whom were natives of France and came to 
America when in early life. Tlieir son received 
an indifferent education from tlie circumstances 
in which he was placed, his parents residing in 



a portion of Wisconsin then imperfectly deve 
loped. He learned the lousiness of an engineer 
and machinist, and came to Antigo in March, 
1884, to pursue the relations of tliose avoca- 
tions. 

March 26, 1862, lie enlisted as a musician in 
A Company, 18th Wisconsin Volunteer Infan- 
try, at Fond du Lac, for three years, and was 
mustered out August 2(;th, on General Order, 
abolishing musicians. He re-enlisted on the 
same day in the ranks. His regiment was de- 
tailed for active warfare as soon as it arrived 
at St. Louis, and he was in the fight at Pitts- 
burg Landing within a week after leaving Wis- 
consin. He fought at luka and in the two 
days action at Corinth in October, was at 
Waterford, .Jackson, Champion's Hill, Black 
River Bridge, Vicksburg, Mission Ridge, Ring- 
gold, Resaca, and, at Huntsville, Ala., the regi- 
ment performed provost duty three months 
and recruited, their numbers being greatly 
reduced by their long continued service. There 
Mr. LaLonde veteranized, and the regiment 
went thence to White.sburg and to the line of 
the Western & Atlantic railway, where all the 



companies, except two, were stationed to guard 
the base of Sherman's supplies. Thence the 
regiment was ordered to Cowan, Tenn., to take 
part in the repulse of Wheeler, who was raid- 
ing against Sherman's supplies. They retur- 
ned to Allatoona, where they remained until 
after the battle. The non-veterans were assig- 
ned to the 93d Illinois, and Mr. LaLonde, in 
conjunction with that command, accompanied 
Slierman on his route to tlie sea. He was a 
participant in all the actions and in the Review 
at Washington, where lie was discharged, June 
2d, 1865. 

Mr. LaLonde was married March 18, 1869, to 
Emilie Bovee, and they have two children 
— Lillian and Warren. William Henry died, 
aged nineteen months, and Linn Harold when 
he was five years old. 

William LaLonde, the father of Edward, en- 
listed in Comjjany I, 5th Wisconsin Volunteers, 
and on the consolidation of the regiment, be- 
came a member of B Company. When General 
Hancock organized the Pioneer Corjjs, he was 
detailed for that service, for which he was 
peculiarly fitted by his pioneer services in Wis- 
consin, where he acted as mail carrier from 
Green Bay to Prairie du Chien during the per- 
iod of tlie Black Hawk war. He had also the 
experiences of a fur trader for John Jacob 
Astor among the Indians. The details of the 
Pioneer Corps were under officers, and the 
senior LaLonde was in command of a battalion 
and was mustered out as such. 



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ONROE RICHARDSON, of Clinton- 
ville, Wis., and a member of G. 
A. K. Post No. 32, was born in 
Dracutt, (Lowell) Middlesex Co., 
Mass., Dec. 4, 1837. He is the son of Obadiah 
and Hannah (Yeaton) Richardson and removed 
to Wisconsin in 1865, locating at Deer Creek. 

July 21, 1862, he enlisted in Company A., 
33rd Massachusetts Infantry at Lowell, for 
three years. He served with the regiment 
through all its service and in 1864 was trans- 
ferred to the ^^eteran Reserve Corps, receiving 
final and honorable discharge at Augusta, 
Maine, July 12, 1865. 

Mr. Richardson represents patriotic stock 
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olutioii, liis paternal grandfather having been 
a solcher in that war. His fatlier fonglit in 
1812. Hi.s brotlier George was a soldier in the 
volunteer service through the civil war. 

He was married in December, 1865 to his 
first wife and to his second wife March 11, 
1880. The surviving children are named 
Mary E., Charles M. and .Joshua H. George 



L. is not living. 




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ILLIAM H. STRONG, Stevens 
Point, Wis., was born April 8, 
1842, in Guilford, Chenango Co., 
New York. Bela Strong, his 
father, was born Feb. 16, 1805, at New Berlin, 
New York. Pie went after his son's birth to 
Otsego count}', in the Empire State, and re- 
moved thence in 1854 to Metomen, Green Lake 
Lake county, Wis., where he was engaged in 
farming about a year, when he located on a 
farm in the town of Lanark, in Portage county, 
on which he refolded until 1865. In that year 
he ceased connection with active business life 
and, after a trip to the East, he returned to 
make his home with his son at Belmont, 
and died in 1868, wlien a little less than 
66 years old. The mother, Lucia (Bishop) 
Strong, was born in Louisville, Otsego Co., New 
York, in 1813, and died in February, 1878, at 
Stevens Point. 

Mr. Strong was a member of the j^iU'ental 
household until he was of age ; he enlisted 
Oct. 29, 1864, in Company C, 1st Wisconsin 
Cavalry, and went from Ripon to Madison, and 
thence to Louisville, Ky., to connect with the 
command. He had his first experience in mil- 
itary service in the forced march in pursuit of 
General Lyons, the rebel chief of a large body 
of cavalry, and after overtaking and figiiting 
him at Hopkinsville, pursued him still further 
and was in a scrimmage at" Elizabeth town. 
Some time was spent in driving Hood out of 
Tennessee, after which the command went into 
winter quarters at AVaterloo, Ala. In the 
spring, the regiment moved through Alabama, 
to points of importance to the rebels and 
they occupied Centerville, captured Selma and 
took possession of Montgomery, on the surren- 
der of the city by the municipal authorities, 
going thence to camp at Macon, Ga. Mr. 



Strong was one of the detail of 30 men sent 
to Dublin, to guard a position during the 
pursuit of Jeff Davis, and after the capture 
of that illustrious individual returned to Macon. 
Tlie war being at an end, the movement 
Northward commenced and the command re- 
turned by the way of Atlanta to Nashville, 
where Mr. Strong was mustered out of ser- 
vice and returned to Wisconsin, where he 
was discharged July 1!), 1865. After engaging 
one year as a farmer, he became interested in 
the pump business, which he is conducting at 
Stevens Point. 

He was married Jan. 2, 1863, at Belmont, 
Wis., to Abbey Curtis. She died Aug. 30, 
1879, at Waukau, Winnebago Co., Wis., leaving 
six children, who arc named Russell H., Lucy 
M., Ella D., Clara M., Elmer M. and Clinton. 
Mr. Strong married Mrs. Frances E. (Kelsey) 
Hunt, the widow of Wm. H. Hunt. She was 
born in Otsego, N. Y., and is the daughter of 
Philo and Mary M. (Traver) Kelsey, descend- 
ants of New York and Massachusetts ancestry 
of long standing. She had two children named 
Anna M. and Charles W. Her daughter is the 
wife of Geo. W. Little, and has three cliildren 
— George W., Jennie and Grace M. 



ILLIAM C. JACOBS, Neenah, 
Wis., and a member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 47 at Menasha, was born 
Oct. 23, 1843, in Scliwerin, Prov- 
ince of Mecklenburg, Prussia. He attended the 
common schools of his native country until he 
was 12 years old, when his parents, Henry and 
Mary (Wockner) Jacobs, moved to America. 
They came from New York to Wisconsin, loca- 
ting at Grand Chute, three miles west of Apple- 
ton. Mr. Jacobs attended school after his arri- 
val in this country and engaged in farming un- 
til he entered the army. He enlisted Jan. 4, 
1862, in the 12th Battery, Wisconsin Light Ar- 
tillery for three years. During the course of his 
service he was promoted to Corporal and Ser- 
geant and veteranized; he was mustered out 
with the command June 12, 1862. The enroll- 
ment for the 12th Wisconsin Battery was for 
assignment to the 1st Missouri Artillery, but 
was to retain its State connection. The men 
were sent to St. Louis in squads, where equip- 




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ments were received and the organization com- 
pleted. March 11, 1862, Mr. Jacobs moved with 
the command on tlie Mississippi and Tennessee 
Rivers to Fort Pillow, thence to Hamburg and 
was assigned to Battery G, 1st Missouri. He 
went to Farmington w here connection was made 
with the Missouri portion of the battery, and 
the 4th was assigned to the command of Gen- 
eral Pope. Mr. Jacobs was in the fight at Farm- 
ington and in the siege of Corinth, and, after 
camping at Clear Creek, fought at luka and 
Corinth, afterwards chasing Price and Van Dora 
to Holly Springs and Oxford, Miss. During 
the winter of 1862 he was with Grant in West 
Tennessee, and in January went to Germantown 
where he was engaged in guard duty. He was 
in the expedition to Yazoo Pass and from there 
went to Milliken's Bend, crossing tbe river be- 
low Grand Gulf, went thence to Port Gibson and 
fought at Raymond and Jackson. He was in 
the battle at Champion's Hill and went next to 
to the siege of Vicksburg and in the early au- 
tumn to Chattanooga and fought at Mission 
Ridge. He was afterwards at Bridgeport, Lar- 
kinsville, and Huntsville, Ala., going to winter 
quarters there. April 15th, he went home on 
veteran furlough and, after returning to his 
regiment performed garrison duty until June. 
He went thence with the batterj^ preparatory to 
the action at Allatoona and was in the trenches 
throughout the service which has been related 
on other pages in connection with the war ex- 
perience of Lieutenant Henry Marks and Cap- 
tain Zickerick. (See sketches.) He afterwards 
went to Atlanta, where his battery made con- 
nection with the columns of Sherman, and was 
in the march through Georgia, where the labor 
of moving the battery through untraversed for- 
ests and seemingly bottomless swamps, over 
hastil}^ constructed and rude roads and all the 
attendant hardships connected with subsistence 
in a country already drained of supplies, may 
be better left to the understanding than de- 
scribed. He was in heavy artillery fighting for 
nearly two weeks at Savannah, afterwards re- 
maining in the city about the same length of 
time and going thence successively to Beaufort, 
Pocotaligo and Columbia, and the battery was 
in almost constant action, thence to Fayetteville 
and Bentonville,going to Goldsboro and Raleigh, 
and after the surrender went northward to the 
final scenes, the battery forming an important 
feature in the Grand Review, and returning to 
Wisconsin to be mustered out. 



Mr. Jacobs returned to Neenah and learned 
the cooper's trade which he pursued until the 
autumn of 1882. Feb. 1, 1883, he commenced 
the sale of staple and fancy groceries and other 
articles common to a first class grocer's estab- 
lishment. His store is located on the "Island" 
and he is doing a prosperous business. He was 
married Nov. 8, 1865, to Charlotte R. Hulce, 
and they have one son named Thomas L. Mrs. 
Jacobs was born in the State of New York and 
came to Wisconsin in early life with her parents. 
Her father, Edgar M. Hulce, enlisted in Com- 
pany I, 43rd Wisconsin Infantry, and served as 
clerk of his company. Henr^^ Deitz and Wil- 
liam Krohn, brothers-in-law of John F. Jacobs, 
also served in the civil war respectively 
in Company I, 43rd, and Company H, 32nd 
Wisconsin Infantry regiments. His father was 
*J0 years old May 25, 1888, (current year) and 
resides at Neenah with his son, John F. Jacobs, 
who was a soldier in Company I, 43rd Wiscon- 
sin Infantry. 



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Menomi- 
Lyon Post 
born June 
23, 1842, in Bebenbal, Hanover, Ger- 
many. He is the son of G. Henry and Dora 
(Siemann) Bangemann, and was brought up 
in his own country in the maimer common 
to his people. He was educated and then 
learned the business of a millwright. In 1863, 
he came to America with his parents and Oct. 
2nd, of the same year, he arrived in Menom- 
inee. The first winter he passed in the woods 
as a lumberman and in the spring went to 
Peshtigo to enlist. He enrolled as a soldier in 
May, 1864, after the first four companies of 
the 38th had proceeded to the front. They had 
been enlisted under the provisions for bounty 
and, when that was done away with, patri- 
otism failed wonderfully. Colonel James Bint- 
liff remained in Wisconsin to fiill the regi- 
ment, which occupied the entire summer 
and early fall and, in October, Company F, 
in which Mr. Bangemann enrolled in May, ac- 
companied the other five companies to make 
conpections with companies A, B, C and D be- 
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there, and engaged in drill, picket and other 
dut}' until the last of the month. 

They were first detailed for a reconnoissance 
near Hatcher's Run and engaged in brisk 
skirmishing and passed the night behind 
breastworks in readiness for the " long roll." 
The deportment of tiie "Second Battallion " 
received general commendation. The oSth 
returned to the trenches before Petersburg, 
where the winter was passed in constant ex- 
posure to the rebel fire. The regiment was 
in advance in the spring and in April opened 
fire on Fort Mahone (Fort Damnation). The 
3Sth led the assault and was exposed 
to l^attle . of the most merciless charac- 
ter. On the next day they went to the 
South Side railroad and captured many 
prisoners. They returned to Petersburg, and 
started immediately for Washington, going via 
City Point, from there to Alexandria, and 
Tenallytown, and camped in the vicinity of 
Washington. The 38th performed its part 
in the (irand Review at the federal capital and 
was mustered out as stated. Mr. Bangeraann 
was under fire nine times in battle and skirmish 
and passed through the service uninjured. On 
the '2nd day of April he assisted to carry Cap- 
tain Kelly from the field. In the ditclies in 
front of Petersburg the situation was terrible, 
they being half full of water most of the time. 
At Fort Mahone two of his comrades were shot 
dead — one on either side, both being in the 
same rank with himself. Their names are on 
the roll of honor of Wisconsin — .Jacol) Dowd 
and Charles Traux. (When Lee started for 
City Point in March the Ninth Corps had a 
heavy fight with the rebel columns.) Mr. 
Bangemann was in the two actions in which 
Fort Steadman was taken by the rebels and re 
taken by the Union soldiers in less than two 
hours and he was among the capturing party at 
Fort Haskell. 

The family of Mr. Bangemann consisted of 
four daughters and himself — the only son. 
They resided at Bu-sh Creek, six miles from 
Menominee, whither he returned after the war 
and remained thereuntil the great fire of 1871, 
in which they lost everything, and the family 
came to Menominee. He worked at his trade 
there and gradually advanced until he be- 
came millwright for the Ludington, Wells & 
Van Schaick Company. He had worked for 
the same firm eight wmters previously in the 
woods and as a millhand. 




He was married Sept. 29, 1873, to Minnie 
Seaman, and they have seven children : — 
Henry, Edward, Carrie, Lottie, Minnie, Lizzie 
and George. Mrs. Bangemann was born in the 
same town as her husband and was less than 
three months old when she was brought to 
America by her parents. 



ATES SAXTON, of Antigo, Wis., and 
a member of G. A. R. Post No. 87, 
was born June 9, 1840, in Van 
Buren, Onondaga Co., New York, 
and is the son of Isaac and Getta (Gates) Saxton, 
l)oth natives of the same county and life-long 
residents there. They belonged to the agri- 
cultural class and reared their son to the same 
calling, in which he passed his later youth and 
early manhood until his attention was called 
to his duty as an American citizen and he 
made haste to respond. He enlisted April 30, 
1861, in Company H, 14th New York Infantry, 
for two years. He served his term and re- 
ceived honorable discharge at Utica, New York, 
May 23, 18(53. 

He joined his regiment at All)any and, earlj' 
in June, went to Washington where the regi- 
ment remained until April, of the next year. 
The command was then transferred to the 1st 
Brigade, 1st Division, ."ith Army Corps, Fitz 
John Porter commanding, and marched to Fair- 
fax C. H., returning to Alexandria and thence 
went to Fortress Monroe ; Mr. Saxton was a 
participant in the siege of Yorktown, where his 
regiment was on the right of McClellan's army 
and he was a witness of General Porter's noted 
balloon flight. He was on picket on the night 
of evacuation. Up the York River on a tran.s- 
port to West Point, up the peninsula to Cold 
Harbor and Gaines' Mills and a march to Han- 
over C. H., on a dark and rainy night, formed 
his next experiences. At the latter place he 
was in his first real battle. After a night on 
picket he went on the double-quick to fight 
next day at Mechanicsville and on the day fol- 
fowing at Gaines' Mills. At Malvern Hill, his 
next engagement, his regiment was in the flank 
on McClellan's left where it was nearly an- 
nihilated, but held its position. A march next 
day through a drenching rain, and " mud too 
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the next experience. In August he marched 
to Newport News, went thence b}^ transport to 
Acquia Greek, took cars for Fredericksburg and 
guarded the forts of the Rappahannock until 
the march to take position for tlie second battle 
of Bull Run commenccid ; the command ar- 
rived there the night l)efore tlie battle and was 
in position but did not hre a shot. Falling 
back to Centerville, the 14th was assigned to 
the duty of keeping soldiers awake and in front, 
until certainty came that their services would 
not be required. The regiment then went to 
old headquarters to be reorganized and soon 
after, the command marched to Frederick, Md., 
and fouglit Lee's army with the Army of the 
Potomac, after which Mr. Saxton was not en- 
gaged in an}^ battle until Fredericksburg. 
Sunday following, he lay on his arms, moment- 
arily expecting to be ordered into battle. He 
was a participant in the "stick in the mud " 
incident in Burnside's Crimpaign after which he 
returned to camp and there remained until 
April, 1863, when eight day's rations were or- 
dered and 160 rounds of amunition served, and 
the 14th marched up tlie Rappahannock, 
crossed the Rapidan and took an active part in 
the hot battle of Chancellorsville, May 2nd. 
(Two years from the day on which Mr. Saxton 
was mustered into the service.) Soon after he 
went back to New York to be mustered out. 

Mr. Saxton married Miss C. J. Carroll of 
Onondaga county, New York, and they have 
one child — Harriet A., born July 11, 1878. 
Mrs. Saxton is the daughter of David and Har- 
riet (Lij>e) Carroll. 




f^HOMAS DONOA^^N, of Brillion, Wis., 
r) a member of Post No. 222 at that place, 
' was born in Ballylanders, County 
Limerick, Ireland. His j^^-rents, 
Michael and Bridget (Hanley) Donovan, were 
natives of the Emerald Isle and died when he 
was a small lad. His brotlier John came to 
America and when he was 14 sent for him to 
join hiua in Waterbury, Conn., which he did, 
crossing the sea alone. He found a place to 
live with a farmer with whom he remained 
until he was 25 j^ears old, when he came to 
Wisconsin and remained in Milwaukee until he 
enlisted Feb. 20th, 1864, in B Company, 13th 



Regiment, 1st Battalion Infantry for three 
years. He made connection witli the regiment 
at Nashville, Tenn., passing his first night in 
camp near the Capitol. ,He fouglit in the 
defense of the city and went next to Jefferson 
Barracks at St. Louis, to move forward to 
Montana to jiarticipate in the management of 
Indians who were becoming troublesome. 
Three companies went to Leavenworth, Kan., 
and seven to Fort Riley on the frontier of the 
State. After eight months there, they were 
dispatched to Camp (Jook in Montana, where 
seven companies were divided into details and 
sent after the red-skins. Arrived at their point 
of destination, his detachment commenced the 
building of a stockade and while choi)piiig, he 
was struck in the face by the limb of a falling 
tree, his jaw Ijeing broken and several teeth 
knocked out. He passed about six weeks in 
hospital in consequence, and was compelled to 
subsist on liquid food. The hardship of this 
to an able-bodied man in tlie full strength of 
manhood and flush of life may be imagined. 
He remained at Camp Cook until the spring of 
18t;7 where he received honorable discharge. 

He was married to Ann Dougherty in 1856, 
and they had seven children. Those surviving 
are John, Mary H., Margaret A. and Thomas. 
Michael died at eight years and six months, 
Lizzie at one year and Thomas (1st) in infancy. 
The mother died Oct. 25, 1882, and Mr. Donovan 
was married in July, 1883, to Mary Donovan. 
They have two sons living — Daniel Mayhew 
and Patrick. Michael Timothy died in in- 
fancy. His oldest son, Job n, is married to Mary 
Finnigan, and their children are named 
Thomas and Charles. Margaret is Mrs. Michael 
Welch and her three children are Nellie, John 
and Thomas. 

Mr. Donovan is the owner of a valuable and 
well-stocked farm and enjoys the respect of his 
fellow citizens as a man of integrity and good 
citizenship. 



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OSEPH LAVALLEY, Peshtigo, Wis., 
a member of G. A. R. Post No. 207, at 
Marinette, was born April 6, 1847, in 
Montreal, Canada. He is the son of 
Baptiste and Charlotte (Eichey) Lavalley, who 
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where they remained a year before removal to 
Michigan. They located at Fond du Lac, where 
the son determined to enter military life, whicli 
he had desired to do previously but could not 
on account of liis youth. lie enlisted Aug. 2, 
1864, as a substitute in Company K, ord \Vis- 
consin Infantry, and joined the command at 
Atlanta as a recruit. Tiie army of Sherman 
remained in that vicinity until November, when 
the ord set forth with Siierman's grand army 
for a mai'cli througli Georgia and the Carolinas. 
Tiie route to tlie Savannah was marked by des- 
truction of every conceivable character, and, on 
arrival at the river, the command succeeded in 
capturing a steamer, the crew, and a quantity 
of stores on Argyle Island. During the pro- 
gress through the Carolinas, the work of des- 
truction was carried on and much skirmishing 
was accomplished and rebels driven in numljer- 
less places. Mr. Lavalley was in the actions at 
Robertsville, Fayetteville, Averysboro and 
Bentonviile. The 3rd went to Raleigh and 
marched, on the 27th of April, to witness the 
surrender of Johnston. On the same day the 
regiment turned northward, participated in the 
review at Washington and proceeded thence 
after a short time to Madison to l)e discharged 
•June 9, 1865. He returned to his former home 
in the East and came thence to Peshtigo in ISSl. 
The occupation of Mr. Lavalley was that of a 
sawmill hand until the time of his enlistment ; 
since his second coming to Peshtigo he has been 
employed in the woods as a lumberman. He 
married \Mctorine Gerne, and tliey have had 11 
children. Eliza, -loseph, Rosauna, Theodore 
and Tlieodele (twins), Arthur and Elmore are 
living; a child named Joseph (1st) died when 
four years old ; Georgina, Alphonse and Theo- 
dore (1st) died in infancy. 



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ILLIAM H. OHAVER, Pittsvilie, 
Wis., member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 73, was born Oct. 11, 1888, 
in Clark Co., Oiiio. He is the 
son of George W. and Mary (Leveck) Ohaver. 
He comes of patriotic stock, his grandfather 
Ohaver liaving been a soldier in the war of the 
Revolution; his grandfather Leveck fought in 
the war of 1812 and his father was a soldier in 




the Black Hawk war in 1832. The family re- 
moved from Ohio to Indiana and from that 
State to Richland county, Wisconsin, in 1855. 
Mr. Ohaver was 15 years old when he came to 
WiscoiLsin and lie was occupied in various 
avenues until he became a soldier. He enlisted 
November 30, lS63,at Richland Center in Com- 
l>any F, 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry for three years 
and received honorable discharge May 11, 
1865, under general order No. 77 from the War 
Department which provided for the discharge 
of soldiers from the hospitals. Mr. Ohaver re- 
ceived his e(|uipments as a cavalryman at St. 
Louis and, when the regiment was separated 
into battalions, lie was attached to the 3rd, 
which made connection with the troops under 
Cuitis in Arkansas and he was in the actions 
and skirmishing in the Ozark Mountains and 
went to Batesville and Jacksonport and partici- 
pated in the skirmishing with the bushwhack- 
ers, the command capturing a large number of 
prisoners without losing a man. He was in 
the fight at Cotton Plant and, in February, 
1863, went to Memphis, where lie remained 
several months and went in June to Snyder's 
Bluff on the Yazoo River, where he was en- 
gaged in scouting until July, when he went to 
Jackson and was engaged in a skirmish near 
Clinton and afterwards fought the rebels at 
Canton and went immediately to the second 
battle at Jackson. He was afterwards in the 
fight at Yazoo City in December, 1864, and 
went thence to Memphis. In February, he 
was seized with inflammation of the eyes and 
lie remained in the hospital at that place until 
April 12th when he came to Wisconsin and 
was discharged as stated. His eyes have never 
recovered and he is unable to read and is nearly 
incapacitated from labor. During his service 
he was sick in the regimental hospital live 
weeks with fever and disease of the kidneys. 
After receiving his discliarge, he returned to 
Richland county and in 1883 removed to Ste- 
vens Point. In 1887, he located at Pittsvilie. 
He was married Sep. 17th, 1861, to Sarah 1'. 
Morgan. Her fatlier, John Morgan, was a sol- 
dier in the Mexican war in which he lost his 
life. The surviving children of Mr. and Mrs. 
Ohaver are named Augustus A., Rozella and 
Letitia A. Four children, named Joseph H., 
Margaret M., Mary and Norman, are deceased. 
Augusta married Wilson Kelley and the second 
daughter is the wife of Ell G. Renslow ; the 
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Leora ; her only sou, Ward, died at the age of 
two years and another daughter died iu in- 
fancy. 



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ASPEK CROTTEAU, a resident of Grand 
Rapids, Wis., member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 22, was born in L'Assomption, in 
the county of the same name adjoining 
island and county of Montreal, .Canada, 
Oct. 8, 1847. He is the son of Frank and Har- 
riet (Juneau) Crotteau. His father was born in 
the same liouse at L'Assomption, in wliich the 
son was born and was the son of an immigrant 
from France. The mother was the cousin of 
Solomon Juneau, the founder of Milwaukee. In 
1853, the family removed to Wisconsin and the 
father located a farm in Theresa, Dodge county, 
where the son was brought up on a farm and 
was a pupil in the common scliools. When lie 
was 1") years old he went to Menasha, where he 
aequn-ed a knowledge of the business of a stone 
mason and was occupied in his vocation until 
he entered the army. In the spring of 1862 lie 
made an effort to enlist, but the refusal of his 
parents prevented his carrying out the plan 
and, when he succeeded in enrolling as a sol- 
dier, tlie officer understood him to be older 
than he really was. He enlisted at Menasha 
May 9, 1864, in the 41st Wisconsin Infantry in 
Companj' D for 100 days. A month after- 
wards, he went with liis regiment to Memphis, 
where he performed picket and guard duty in 
one of the most unhealthy localities, and the 
suffering from sickness was consequently very 
great. August 2Ist, Memphis was raided by 
Forrest's cavalry and the 41st Wisconsin took 
position to support two other regiments in line 
of battle. On the expiration of his term of ser- 
vice he was discharged Sept. 14th at Milwaukee 
and received the certificate of service issued by 
Abraham Lincoln to every 100-day man. He 
returned to Dodge county and, in the spring of 
1865, engaged in lumbering in Waupaca and 
Outagamie counties, and became an expert 
driver on the Wolf River. He followed this 
occupation diligently about three years and 
went thence to Rudolph, Wood county, where 
he operated in the same business three years, 
driving on the Wisconsin and its tributaries. 
When the railway corporation began opera- 
tions, he was occupied in contracting for 
the Wisconsin Valley Company, cutting out 



riglit of way and supplying accommodations 
for the construction gangs. He afterwards 
operated as foreman of a gang in constructing 
road-bed and was engaged in that business two 
years. During several successive winters he 
operated as a log broker, buying white oak logs 
and piles, after whicli he became jiurchasing 
agent for F. MacKinnon & Co., purchasing 
lumber for their spoke and hub factory at 
Centralia and remained iu their employ, oper- 
ating also as their principal salesman five 
years. 

Mr. Crotteau is a man who has made the 
most of his opportunities and has profited by 
his intercourse with the world of business men 
until his abilities in executive capacities became 
manifest and he has been called to serve his 
generation in important official capacities. He 
served two years as Clerk of the town of Ru- 
dolph, five years as Treasurer, President of the 
Board four years and Clerk of his school dis- 
trict 14 years. Several of these offices were 
held simultaneously. In 1884 he was elected 
Register of Deeds of Wood county and is serv- 
ing his second term in that position. 

He was married Nov. 10, 1869, at Rudolph 
to Emma Bo3'er, and they have had seven 
children. Lida May and Howard Henry died 
resj^ectively at four years of age. Laura E., 
Curtis J., Chloe C, Maud M. and Ellsworth 
Frank are living. Mrs. Crotteau died April 1, 
1882; she was of French extraction. July 5, 
1883, Mr. Crotteau was married to Mrs. Maggie 
(Crittenden) Schall. 

Israel, brother of Mr. Crotteau of this sketch, 
served his country in Battery M, 1st Missouri 
Light Artillery. Louis P. Boyer enlisted iri the 
8tli Wisconsin Battery Light Artillery. Henry 
W. Boyer was a soldier in the 2!tth Wisconsui 
Infantry. These were brothers of the first 
wife. Thomas Crittenden, brother of the second 
wife, was a soldier in the 18th Wisconsin Infan- 
try and died at Memphis, Tenn., from disabili- 
ties incurred in the service. Mr. and Mrs. 
Crotteau have an infant son. 



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^HOMAS HYDE, Stevens Point, W 



IS., 



C5|^ and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 

'Jll ' 165, was born in the town, I'rince's 

End, Staffordshire, England, March 

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tractor in England and died in his native coun- 
trj' in 1842, aged (il years. His wife, Elizabeth 
Turner before marriage, was the daughter of 
John and Elizaheth Turner and the mother of 
13 ciiildren, of wliom but tliree survive. .John 
is a resident of Bilston, Staflbrdshire. Mrs. Amj' 
Price lives at ( loseh^ in tiie same .shire. Tlie 
mother died .Jan. "iO, 1,S72, in Staffordshire, 
aged 85 years. The maternal grandmother of 
Mr. Hyde was 99 years old at her demise. Un- 
til he was 15 years old Mr. Hyde was sent to 
school and at that age became a clerk in the of- 
fice of an iron working compan}' in which ca- 
pacity he was en^ployed until 1857, when he 
came to America. He landed in Canada and 
intended to settle in the Dominion but, on look- 
ing about, he found no better prospects than he 
left behind him in England, and came soon after 
to Wisconsin. He made his first location at Big 
Prairie, Waushara county, where he is still the 
owner of a farm and where he maintains his 
residence, although he transacts business at 
Stevens Point. After locating, he was engaged 
in farming until he entered the army, and he 
enlisted March 8, 18(34, in Company I), 38th 
Wisconsin Infantry at Madison, where he made 
connection with the command, and Companies 
A, B, C, and D were sent to Washington; after 
remaining three weeks at Arlington Heights 
they went to Cold Harbor and, alter engaging 
as escort for Jie trains which went to tlu' relief 
alter the battle at Cold Harl)or, the regnnent 
w;is assigned to Burnside's Corps. They went 
next to Petersburg, where Mr. Hyde was ex- 
posed to rebel shots and shells and afterwards 
joined in a charge made by the regiment on 
Petersburg and, during three days, was con- 
stantly under heavy fire and afterward with lit- 
tle cessation until the 4th of July, when he was 
one of 40 men of the four companies who were 
fit for duty. After the firing of the mine, he 
was again in siege and picket duty and went 
afterwards on the double cjuick to Ream's Sta- 
tion. He was in tlie fight at Poplar Grove 
Church and in October resumed military duty 
at Petersburg. He was in the action at Hatch- 
er's Run and in the capture of Fort Mabone 
and was with the command when it took ])os- 
session of Petersburg. Mr. Hyde was in the 
pursuit to the South Side railroad and mai'cbed 
back to Wasliington to take part in the Grand 
Review. From Hist to last he never lost a day 
and was finally discharged at the Delaney House 
July 26, 1865. During his service Mr. Hyde 



was detailed to the Quartermaster's Department 
at I'rigade Headquarters, where he performed 
valuable service. He was Chief Clerk for the 
Brigade Quartermaster several months. 

On his return to Waushara county he re- 
sumed farming. About 1870, he began opera- 
tions in insurance and resided on his farm, 
managing his joint business until 1883, when 
lie purcliased a residence at Stevens Point. He 
is still conducting his interest in insurance and 
managing his landed interests in Waushara 
county. 

Mr. Hyde was married Nov. 29, 1859, to Sarah 
Willie Verrell at Oasis, Waushara county. Wis., 
and she was the daughter of Seward and Sally 
(Lord) Verrell. Elizabeth, oldest child of Mr. 
and Mrs. Hyde, was born in Oasis Oct. 31, 1860, 
and married William J. Shumway, an insurance 
agent, doing business at Hurley, Wis.; she is the 
mother of two children. Amy, youngest daugh- 
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Hyde, was born in Oasis 
.\pril 19, 1868. 



UGUST ERNEST JOSEPH NIT- 
^ SCHKE, a merchant of Appleton, 
Wis., and a son of the liepublic by 
adoption, was born Dec. 13, 1841, in 
I^irchwitz, Province of Silesia, Prussia. He was 
little more than an infant when his parents re- 
moved from the fatherland to America. He 
was brought up in Milwaukee where his par- 
ents located and passed the remainder of their 
lives. His father, Ernest Nitschke, was a shoe- 
maker by trade, and had served in the war of 
his country according to law. His wife, before 
marriage, Hermina Perlewitz, was the daughter 
of a Prussian who was a soldier in the French 
and German war, and was with the Allies before 
Paris in the great siege of the French capital. 
The son grew to manhood under the infiuences 
which made him one of the bravest soldiers in 
the suppression of the rebellion. 

Mr. Nitschke was 19 years of age when en- 
listments for the war of the rebellion began in 
Wisconsin. Two days after the proclamation 
of the President was issued calling for 75,000 
troojjs, April 17th, he enrolled as a private in 
Company H, 1st Wisconsin Infantry. The term 
was lor three months, and his company was 
commanded by William George. The regi- 




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luent left the State June 9, 1861, and, on arri- 
val at Allatoona, orders were found for the 
command to proceed to Cliambersliurfj. July 
2iid the regiment led the advance of General 
Patterson across the Potomac, and on that day 
the Wisconsin soldiers had the first taste of 
rebel powder. Falling Waters is the name of 
the skirmish, and it was the only action in 
which the three months organization of the 
First Wisconsin was involved. Preparations 
for battle were several times made, and the re- 
giment performed censiderable guard duty 
until August 12th, when orders were issued for 
return to Wisconsin to be mustered out. 

In August, 18()2, a, call for .')t)0,O00 more men 
was issued, and it was determined to raise a 
German regiment. Mr. Nitschke enlisted Aug. 
15, 1802, in the 2()th' Wisconsin, (Col. Jacobs) 
and William George, his old captain, was placed 
at the head of Company A in the new organiza- 
tion. He enrolled for three years, or during 
the war, and was mustered in Sept. 17th. Octo- 
ber Gth, one of the finest regiments in the ser- 
vice went to Washington to be connected with 
the Army of the Potomac. It was assigned to 
the 12th Army Corps, and was a part of the 
history of a division of the army which made 
an unparallelled record in history, and won the 
admiration of the civilized world. 

Following is the line of motion in the army 
of which Mr. Nitschke was a part. On starting 
for the army under McClellan, then making a 
forward movement in November, the first night 
was i)assed on the first field of Bull Run. 
Thoroughfare Gap was reached the next day and 
finally (iainesville, where a stay of some days 
was made and the command returned to Cen- 
terville. Marching from there to Falmouth in 
a bitter storm, camping at Statiord Court House, 
picketing in the rear of the advancing Corps 
and marching to Beriah Church is the abbre- 
viated story of the time until the regiment 
went into winter quarters at that place. In a 
month they were ordered to abandon their com- 
fortable huts and return to Staflbrd C. H. In 
April preparations for active service were made, 
and on the 27th the regiment started for what 
proved the disastr. us field of Chancellorsville. 
The first of July Mr. Nitschke was again in 
battle at Gettysburg, and there the reduction of 
the regiment Ijccame so great that the com- 
mand was condensed into five companies, 
which did guard duty until September, when or- 
ganization was resumed and the regiment 



transferred to the Department of the West, and 
Mr. Nitschke was in the skirmish at Wauhat- 
chee. Novemb(u- 23-4-5 he was in the fight 
at Chattanooga, where Hooker, sent from the 
Army of the Potomac to assist in raising the 
siege at Chattanooga, won never-dying fame 
through the charge up the heiglits of Lookout 
Mountain and fought the battle above the 
clouds. The German regiment was in the re- 
serve at the base of the mountain and fought 
bravely at Mission Ridge. In the battle of 
Lookout mountain, a movement was made by 
the regiment to protect Sherman's left wing, 
whence they went into the fight at Mission 
Ridge. The winter was passed in making 
ready to carry out the joint plans of Grant and 
Sherman, and April 26th was again in read- 
iness lor active operations. In May, the battle 
of Resaca, Ga., was fought, and on the 27th Mr. 
Nitschke received a severe woiuid in the head. 
A bullet struck him in the frontal bone above 
the ej'es and the dressing it and extraction 
of bone splinters necessitated the removal of 
about half a cup-full of the brains. The de- 
pression still remaining is deep enough for the 
insertion of the length of an egg. 

Oji the formation of his company he was 
constituted a Corporal. Later, he was made 
Sergeant, and at the date of his wound he was 
acting as Orderly. After the fight at Resaca 
he remained a week at the field hospital and 
went thence to Bridgeport, Ala., where he stayed 
until the latter part of July and came to ^lil- 
waukee on a furlough. From the hospital 
there he was transferred, at his own request, to 
the Veteran Reserve Corps, 4th Regiment, Com- 
pany E, through General Order No. 53, his 
connection therewith dating Feb. 11, LSH4. 
June 24, he was discharged at Milwaukee in 
accordance with an order from the War Depart- 
ment, issued June I7th. He held the position 
of Sergeant. 

He returned from the war to ^lilwaukee and 
engaged in the business in which he had pre- 
viously been interested — that of furniture repair- 
ing, but found that his wound which had been a 
year healing inc]iaeitated him entirely for that 
kind of work. Oct. 23, 1865, he removed per- 
manently to Appleton, where he established 
himself in trade, and has since operated as a 
dealer in groceries and dry goods, realizing 
satisfactory results from his efforts and invest- 
ments. 

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tag. (See sketch of Sebastian Ostertag.) Tlieir 
children are — Mettu Helena .Josephine, Oscar 
William, Olivia Amanda, Adelia Maria Agnes, 
and Walter \'alentine. Arthur Sebastian Cliris- 
tian died at the age of three years. Telma So- 
phia was less than three years old when she 
died. 

After the preparation of the above personal 
narration, and previous to publication, tlie fam- 
ily circle has been again sundered by death. 
The oldest daughter died at 18 from injuries 
caused by a fall on the ice, aud the youngest 
daughter, aged four year.s, died of dij;htheria, 
the decease of both occurring in 1S.S8. 



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ELSON RICE, a citizen of Black 
Creek, Wis., member of G. A. R. Post 
J. W. Appleton, No. 116, was born 
April G, 1845, in Watertown, Jetfer- 
soa Co., Wis. He was reared to manhood in 
the Badger State and when he was 17, he 
determined to risk the fate of war in his eager- 
ness to aid in bringing about the end of rebel- 
lion. He enlisted Aug. 14, 1862, in Company 

B, 21st Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteers, at 
(Jshkosh for three years. He received honor- 
able discharge .June 18, 1865, at Milwaukee, 
the war being at an end. Among the battles 
and skirmishes in which he was a participant, 
lie numbers Perryville, Stone River, Mission 
Ridge, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Resaca, 
Benton ville. Marietta, Allatoona, Buzzard's Roo.st. 
He was wounded at Perryville, Oct. 8, 1862, 
and from the field liospital was transferred to 
Lebanon, Ky., and from there to J>ouisville, 
Ky. After recovering in a measure from his 
wound he was attacked by fever which detained 
him from his regiment, making bis hoispital 
experience about six months in extent. One 
of his comrades in the same regiment was Hon. 

C. B. Clark, Congressman from the Sixth District 
of Wisconsin. 

Mr. Rice was married Feb. 6, 1867, at 
Menasha to Mrs. Margaret Worden and they 
have had seven children — Cora E., Franklin 
N., Walter L., Orpha M., Maggie J., Leah J., 
Abie M. Mrs. Rice was formerly married to a 
soldier for the Union — Geo. C. Worden. Their 
marriage occurred July 21, 1861, at Appleton 
and they had one child — Geo. H. VVorden. 



Mr. Worden enhsted at Oshkosh, Wis., Aug. 
14, 1862, in the 21st Wisconsin Regiment. He 
was in the battles of Murfreesboro, Perryville 
and Stone River, where he was taken prisoner. 
He was ]>aroled on the battlefield and sent to 
Camp Ciiase. At the prison barracks he was 
exchanged and rejoined his regiment. He 
was killed in the Imttle of Chickamauga, Sept. 
20, 186:>, and was buried on the battlefield. 
His body was never removed. The family 
from which Mr. Rice is descended in the patcir- 
nal Hue is of Scotch origin and his father was 
born in Vermont. His motlier was descended 
from the Mohawk valley Dutch. The parents 
of Mrs. Rice were of English origin, her father 
having been born in Cambridgeshire and her 
mother in Devonshire. Her grandfather was 
a British soldier in the war of the Revolution 
and had a pension from the British govern- 
ment. 

Two of the brothers of Mr. Rice were in the 
service during the war of the rebellion. One 
enlisted in the 2nd Minnesota and the other in 
tlie lltli Wisconsin. They enlisted for three 
years respectivi'l}' and l.ioth veteranized, serving 
until the close of the war. John Rice, his 
oldest brother, was a soldier in the Mexican war 
and died there from exposure and hardships. 



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OHN GRIFFIN MOORE, a citizen of 
Waupun, Wis., and a member of G. A. 
R. Post No. 114, was born Nov. 30, 1840, 
at Salisbury, Herkimer Co., New York. 
He is the son of William and Elinor (Sweet) 
Moore and in the paternal line is of English 
extraction, his fatiier having been a native of 
Leicestershire, England. The latter was an 
ornamental carver of wood, bone and ivory and 
came to this country, where he married a lady 
who was a native of Herkimer county. New 
York. In 1843 the family came West to Bristol, 
Illinois, and removed thence to Jjittle Rock in 
the same State three years later. The follow- 
ing year they went to Somonauk, DeKalb 
count}', where the father l>ought a farm and 
also kept a hotel. The sign was unique and 
consisted of a five-barred gate, swinging be- 
tween two posts, witli the motto : " This gate 
hangs high and hinders none. Refresh and 
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place was sold and changes took place in the 
family. While residing at Somonank, the 
California fever run high and the trains stopped 
tiiere en route to the frontier. The old Indian 
Chief, Shahbona, was tlien at the height of his 
popularity and he gave young Moore, then 
about 10 years old, two ponies, and with his dog 
and ponies and two Indians as guides he 
crossed the Missi.ssippi River and waited for 
a time, when he joined the trains across the 
country to the Pacific coast to Sacramento City. 
He learned the Potawattomie and (Ottawa 
tongues and did errands for the persons at- 
taclied to the train, earning quantities of money 
and returning to 8t. Louis in the following fall. 
There he met his half brother, Aaron Humph- 
ries, who persuaded him to return home and, 
soon after doing so, he went to Milwaukee. 
His father moved to VVaupun, where he opera- 
ted as a grain buyer. The mother died and, 
after attending tlie "ind Ward school at Mil- 
waukee 18 months tlie .son went to Waupun 
with his father. 

He enlisted Aug. 29, 1862, in Company E, 
1st Wisconsin Cavalry. He had been previ- 
ously employed in iierding Texas cattle in the 
vicinity of Galveston, Texas, where he passed 
the greater part of the year 1859. He enlisted 
as a recruit and made connection with the regi- 
ment at Cape Cirardeau in September. He 
was in the movements of his company to Pat- 
terson and afterwards went to several points in 
Southeast Missouri where he was engaged in 
scouting and other duty until tiie regiment 
again consolidated at Cape Girardeau. In 
April, he was engaged in the chase after Mar- 
maduke where Company E was distinguished 
for special bravery and his captain was cap- 
tured and afterwards paroled. Mr. Moore was 
in the fight at ('ape Girardeau and in May 
went to Nashville, where he was detailed to go 
to Triune and performed picket duty until the 
middle of June. He was in the skirmish at 
Middletown and assisted in taking Shelbyville, 
going afterwards to join Rosecrans at Cliicka- 
mauga Creek where lie was in a skirmish. He 
was in the fights at Chattanooga, Jasper, and 
Anderson's Gap and afterwards crossed the 
Cumberland Mountains to fight at Maysville, 
where he sustained an injury to his nose from 
a blow from a musket which broke it. His leg 
was thrown across the neck of his horse in this 
action and a minie ball struck it, shattering 
the bone. His wound bled badly Init he did 



not leave his post. Soon after another bullet 
struck the calf of his leg and lodged 
just under the skin on the other side whence 
he removed it with his pocket knife. He bound 
up the leg in a wet compress and remained 
with the command. (This was 10 miles from 
Strawberry Plains.) He was in the skirmish- 
ing at Mossy Creek and fought at \'^arneirs 
Station in the beginning of tlie Atlanta cam- 
paign. He was again in action at Resaca and 
at Burnt Hickory, fighting at Ackwortli and 
Big Shanty and Campbelltown. He was in the 
subsequent movements in Georgia and went 
into Kentucky where he fought at Hopkin.s- 
ville and Elizabethtown. In the spring of 1865 
he was in the scouting in Alabama and fought 
at Montgomery, afterwards fighting at Fort 
Tyler. VVhile in action at Sequatchie Valley, 
he captured a rebel major and in the encounter 
gave him a saber cut across tiie face. .He after- 
wards met the man at Macon during the armis- 
tice and a few years ago he visited Waupun 
wliere he again saw the marks of his experi- 
ence with him in Tennessee. Mr. Moore was 
discharged finally July 19, 1865, at Edgefield, 
Tenn. (A sketch of A. A. Shepherd contains 
much matter pertinent to cavalry service, and 
may be found on another page.) 

Mr. Moore returned to Milwaukee, where he 
worked as a miller, which business he had 
learned in the army, and he obtained emjiloj'- 
meiit in the same at Chicago, Dixon and Ster- 
ling, 111. At Millburg, Mich., he put up two 
run of stone and he afterwards went to St. Louis 
in the same business. He returned to Waupun 
in 1877 and opened a saloon, the oldest in ex- 
istence in tiie place and was formerly known 
as "Our Office." His half brother, Aaron Hum- 
plirey, enlisted in a Wisconsin regiment 
and died of disabilities. A nephew was a 
soldier in an Iowa regiment, a commis- 
sioned officer and was taken prisoner and 
sent to Libby. Mr. Moore was an (Orderly on 
the staff of General Davidson and General E. 
McCook. At the battle of Chickamauga, Sep, 
19-20, he acted as Orderly for Rosecrans and 
rode with him and also acted in that capacity 
for General Elliott. He suffered from asthma 
and went to the hospital and afterward lost his 
voice at Genevieve. He was first sent to the 
post hospital at Cape Girardeau and thence re- 
ported to Dr. Ottoson, the Medical Director of 
the Department of the Mississippi at St. Louis, 
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sending a note to Surgeon White to make out 
his discliarge. White wished liim to do duty 
as a nurse but he rephed tliat he was able to 
go to his regiment if lie was able to nurse and 
lie went to the command at Cape Oirardeau. 
He was sent down the river to Nashville and 
his voice came suddenly back after a few weeks. 
Mr. Moore was married June 2!(, 1873, to 
Amelia Tiarks and they have two children 
named Elinor Elizabeth and Grace Amelia. 
Mr. Moore served six and a half years as Dep- 
uty Sheriff of Dodge county. 

OBERT HENDERSON of Fort How- 
ard, a member of G. A. R. Post T. 
0. Howe, No. 124, was born in Rich- 
ville, Erie county. New York. 
He is the son of Daniel and Diantlia (Allen) 
Henderson. His father was born in Jeflerson 
county, New York, and represented a Massa- 
chusetts family of early date. The grandfather 
of the senior Henderson was born in Edinboro, 
Scotland, was pressed into the British service 
and fought at Quebec, on the Plains of Abra- 
ham. His name was .James Henderson, and 
he made his way to Rhode Island and entered 
the Continental Army ; he reached the rank of 
Jst Lieutenant. The mother of Mr. Henderson 
was born in Auburn, New York, and was the 
youngest of 13 children. Her father was born 
in Vermont. When he was 16, he enlisted in 
the Continental Army and, after the end of the 
revolutionary war, he finished his education at 
Peekskill, in New York. He married a Miss 
Jerboss, of Holland lineage. When the son 
was 16 years old, he entered the army. He 
enlisted August 18, 1862, in Company H, 100th 
New York Infantry, at Buffalo, for three years, 
and received honorable discharge, June 28, 
1865, at Fortress Monroe, Vn. The regiment 
went to Virginia in February, and Mr. Hender- 
son joined his command immediately after en- 
listing at Gloucester Point, Va., opposite York- 
town. His first active service was in a raid to 
Gloucester, C. H. The regiment was then as- 
signed to the command of Foster and started to 
go to Morris Island, but the severe weather 
drove them into Beaufort, N. C, whei-e they 
remained until some time in February. At 
that date, they embarked for Beaufort, S. C, 
and encamped on St. Helena Island in early 



spring. The 100th New York went thence to 
Cole's and afterwards to Folly Island in Cliar- 
leston Harbor, of which they took possession 
and fortified it on the north end, fronting Mor- 
ns Island, held by the rebels. Mr. Henderson 
' was a witness of DuPont's first assault on Sum- 
ter. His command was in active service under 
Hunter, until (ieiieral Gilniore took command 
in June; 60 additional guns and mortars were 
mouted, and, on the night of July 9, the fieet 
of DuPont crossed the bar between Folly and 
Morris Island, and the attack on Morris Island 
was made on the 10th, four regiments, in- 
cluding the lOOtli New York, shelling the 
rebels from Folly Island. Meanwhile, the 
brigade of Mr. Henderson was taken on trans- 
ports and landed in front of the rebel batteries 
on the south side of Morris Island. Although 
strongly entrenched, the reliels were taken 
completely by surprise and driven back to Fort 
Wagner. An assault was made on the 11th, 
the Union forces getting on the parapets, and 
the lOOtli New York threw up earthworks 
under the guns of Fort Wagner and worked 
nights and dodged shells days. Mr. Hender- 
son's brigade was ordered to the attack, which 
was led by a New Hampshire regiment, with 
the KlOth New York and two Ohio regiments 
following closely. This was one of the blood- 
iest engagements of the war, the loss in killed 
and wounded being estimated at 2,500. Just 
before Mr. Henderson reached the fort, a 
charge of grape swept away nine files of his 
company and he was wounded in his left ankle 
by a rebounding grape shot or a piece of shell, 
and fell on his face. At the same time, a bullet 
passed through his foot. Mr. Hender,soii made 
his way to the sea shore under a hot fire of 
grape with which the rebels were sweeping the 
island to intercept the wounded men, and was 
taken on board a hospital steamer, transferred 
to the hospital steamer Cosmopolitan and taken 
to Beaufort, S. C. Not long after, he went 
home on a furlough, going to David's Island in 
the fall where he ol>taiiied anotlier furlough 
and, in June was transferred to Rochester, New 
York, and thence to the citj- hospital at Buffalo. 
He rejoined his regiment before his wound was 
healed, fragments of bone being extracted after 
he went to the front. His wounds were first 
dressed by a French surgeon who advised him 
to refuse ami^utalion of his foot, as he was 
young and in time would recover, although all 
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front he went to Governor's Island and em- 
barkud for City Point, Va., to rejoin his regi- 
ment in fi-ont of Petersliurg wliere lie was in 
action until October, 1864, when tliey crossed 
the James near Turkey Bend and, on the 27th, 
he was in the fight at Chapin's farm and lie 
was also in action on the New Market road 
before Richmond. On the following morning 
two splinters of bone were taken from the 
top ot his foot. Ho remained in the fortifica- 
tions on Ohapiu's farm until February, when he 
received orders to present himself to, an exam- 
ining board by whom he was pronounced unfit 
for campaign service and he was sent to Hamp- 
ton, Va., on detached duty, where he re- 
mained until .June 28th when he was dis- 
charged as stated. 

He returned to Buffalo and remained until 
May, 18<)b, the date of his removal to Fort 
Howard. With two partners, he bought a 
schooner and traded on the bay that summer 
and the two succeeding seasons he sailed on the 
Excelsior with Captain Bouton. In 1868 he 
became a pu])il in the Bryant & Stratton Busi- 
ness College at Milwaukee, and was graduated. 
Returning to Fort Howard, he engaged in the 
business of a painter with liis brother, Edwin 
F., under the style of Henderson Brothers. 
The firm style now is Robert Henderson & Co., 
and they are engaged in the manufacture of 
mixed paints and have an extensive establish- 
ment, where they are transacting wholesale and 
retail business. The brother mentioned, was 
an enlisted man in the 24th New York Cav- 
alry, having first enlisted in the 21st Cavalry 
when six weeks under age. Delos D., another 
brother, enlisted in the 157th New York In- 
fantry. Mr. Henderson was married Oct. 25, 
1870, to Sarah H. Crocker and they have three 
children named as follows: — Fred, Brett C. and 
Robert Jewell. George E. died when a year 
old ; Daniel E. and Annie died when infants. 
Mr. Henderson can name 32 relatives who 
fought in the civil war. Mrs. Henderson be- 
longs to a lineage that performed patriotic duty 
in the war of the Revolution. 

NDREW ALONZO BUNTEN, of Al- 
goma Township, Winnebago Co., 
Wis., and a former soldier of the 
civil war, was born May 4, 1837, in 
Charlotte county, N. B. He enlisted in the 




United States service at the age of 24 years, and 
the date of his enrollment was Sept. 17, 1861, in 
Company A, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, to serve 
three years. He was pi'omoted to the rink of 
Corporal, and was discharged Oct. 8, 1864, at 
Indianapolis. The command left Camp Scott 
at Milwaukee, Oct. 28, 1861, and proceeded to 
report to (General Sherman at Louisville, Ky. 
Two days later, the regiment went into camp at 
Jeffer.sonville, Ind., where it remained until the 
middle of November. Crossing to Louisville, 
the command proceeded westerly to the place 
where Salt River discbarges into the Ohio, 
wliere they built a fort and went, December 
ord, to a station south of Elizabetiitown, Ky., 
and there was assigned to the 7th Brigade in 
the Division of General McCook. The soldiers 
built a bridge at Bacon Creek, and went to 
Nolensville into camp. On St. Valentine's 
Day, 18()2, a removal to EdgeHeld opposite Nash- 
ville was made, the march consuming 16 days. 
A stay of a month was made there, the soldiers 
engaging in fatigue, camp, picket and skirmish 
duty. April 2nd, the regiment went to Colum- 
bia. Mr. Bunten was i)ersonally engaged in 
every battle and skirmish in which his com- 
]iany was involved. August 31st, the regi- 
ment started for Louisville, wliere the move- 
ment was organized to control the depredations 
of General Bragg in Kentucky, The brigade 
set out from that place October 1st and, seven 
days later, were fighting at Perryville. The 
work accomplished by the 1st Wisconsin on the 
field of Ciiaplin Hills, as it is sometimes desig- 
nated, was such as to win special comments, 
and is related in detail in many accounts in 
this volume. Company A went into battle 
with 59 men and 11 responded to their names 
at roll-call. The privation, exposure and severe 
marching had sent hundreds of the regiment 
to the hospital and the grave. (See sketch of 
Mr. Buckstatt'). Bragg was pursued by the 1st 
Wisconsin as far as Grab Orchard and, at that 
point, a return march to Nashville was begun. 
December 7th the regiment occupied Camp 
Andy Johnson, in the neighborhood of Nash- 
ville. The last of December, the rebels and 
Union forces met on the field of Stone River. 
The conflict lasted several days and, Jan. 3rd, 
Mr. Bunten was twice severely wounded. He 
received a bullet in his right arm and another 
in'his right leg. He was placed in the field 
hospital for a time, when he was transferred to 
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was transferred thence to Louisville, and from 
there to Madison, Ind. At Cincinnati lie was. 
assigned to the Invalid Corps after a hospital 
■experience of 11 months. The organization to 
which he had been assigned was sent to Evans- 
ville, Ind., to do garrison duty, and he re- 
mained there until his ilischarge. He acted 
as captain of one of the companies of the corps. 
The duties were those pertaining to camp life, 
and were such as to prepare for repellmg in- 
vasion if need required. 

Mr. Bunten came to Wisconsin in 1856, locat- 
ing at Oshkosh. He engaged in the business 
of a lumberman, in which he was interested 
until he entered the military service of his ad- 
opted country. Since his return, he has opera- 
ted as a farmer and lumberman, and is still pui-- 
suing those avenues of business. He still suffers 
from the effects of his wounds, his arm being at 
times wholly imserviceable, and his leg acts as 
a reliable weather clerk. His parents, Alonzo 
and Isabel Clementine (McPhersou) Bunten, 
were of Scotch descent. His paternal grand- 
father was a soldier in the war of 1812. Mr. 
Bunten was married April 4, 1864, to Pauline 
Bippus, the daughter of German parents. 

Mr. Burten held the office of Supervisor one 
term— 1885-6. 



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EOKUE H. BUDD, of Oshkosh, Wis., 
P^ was born in the Province of New 
Brunswick, Aug. 10, 1836. He be- 
came a resident of Wisconsin in 1853 
and located at Oshkosh tin-ee years later. On 
the day the 1st Wisconsin Infantry' was 
mustered into service, Oct. 8, 18(il, he en- 
listed in the organization reconstructed from 
the three months formation which was dis- 
lianded on the exj)iration of its term. The mus- 
tering was completed ( )ctober 19th and, soon 
after, orders were received to proceed to Louis- 
ville, Ivy. Mr. Budd was enrolled in A Com- 
pany, which was in constant movement after 
the 14th of November when it left camp at 
•lefFersonville. Ind., to join the 7th Brigade in 
the Division of (ieneral McCook. The command 
went successively to the mouth of Salt Creek, 
Elizabethtown and Munfordville, where they 
witnessed a sharp fight between an Indiana and 
a Texas regiment and were placed in position 




to take part therein if necessay. From there 
they went to Louisville and thence to Eliza- 
betlitown again. Ccjunter orders sent them to 
Bowling Green and thence they passed on to 
Nashville and went into camp at Kdgeheld. 
The last of March they went to Columbia, Tenn., 
and thence to camp at Mt. Pleasant on Bigby 
Creek. Until the first of May the regiment was 
occupied in keeping open communications. 

Within 2(J days it made a march of 19U miles 
of which !I5 were accomplished in three and a 
half days. A few days later. Company A, with 
three others of the regiment, went to Chatta- 
nooga for the purpose of making an as.sault on 
that place. They took a position on the oppo- 
site side of the river and for three hours fired 
into the place, without, however, accomplishing 
any decided results and orders to withdraw 
were issued. The detail rejoined the regiment 
at Columbia, proceeding thence via Altamoiit 
and McMinnville. The entire regiment went 
thence successively to Shelbyville, Fayetteviile, 
Stevenson, Huntsville and Bridgeport, and into 
camp at Battle Creek the last of .June, where the 
Fourth of July, 1862, was passed. Soon alter, 
another cliange to Mooresville was effected and, 
August ISth, the regiment .set out to go to 
Edgefield and, .July 31st, started for Louisville to 
be ciquipped afresh for jiarticipation in the 
uK^asures in behalf of the invasion of the rebel 
Bragg, who was raiding Kentucky in pursuit 
of supplies. October 1st, the 1st Wisconsin left 
Louisville to participate in the battle of Perry- 
ville, where Mr. Budd experienced his first 
acquaintance with actual warfare. He had 
assisted in marching, scouting and guarding 
and had comi' as near starvation as was agree- 
able and was entirely satisfied to exchange that 
routine for something less monotonous, if it 
contained greater elements of danger. The fight 
at Perryville was one in which every soldier con- 
nected therewith proved the stuff of vvhich he was 
made and gave another luster to the bravery of 
Wisconsin volunteers. The regiment took a posi- 
tion in the front line of battle after the di.saster 
to the 21st Wisconsin, and was supported by 
artillery, bnt the firing was so sharp that de- 
moralization overtook the battery and its guns 
were in the most imminent danger. The 1st 
Wisconsin made a dash forward, captured the 
fiagof a Tennessee regiment and brought off 
every one of the imperilled guns left on the 
field after taking its second position. The 4th 
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acknowledged the service l)y the gift of a full 
compliment ot colors and guidons. In the ac- 
tion, the flag of the "1st" was riddled with 
balls and the flagstaff pierced in two places. 
217 men were killed and wounded, and among 
the latter Mr. Budd, who was mentioned as 
among the injured in the official list. He was 
wounded in the right hip and taken to the 
fleld Jiospital, where he remained two weeks 
and was transferred to Shelbj'ville, thence to 
Nashville and finally to Louisville, where he 
received honorable discharge May 19, 1863, 
after a hospital experience of seven months. 
Mr. Budd returned to Oshkosh and has since 
been connected with the lousiness community 
there in a manner that reflects creditably on 
his character. He was engaged in lumber in- 
terests previous to entering the army. He is 
acting at present as State Agent of Wisconsin 
timber lands. He is married and his family 
comprises four daughters. 



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EORGE HARDIN BUCKSTAFF, of 
Oshkosh, Wis., was born March 8, 
1837, in the parish of Dumbarton, 
Province of New Brunswick. He 
is the son of .lohn and Lucy (McCurdy) Buck- 
staff. His fiither was born under the English 
flag and his mother under the Stars and Stripes. 
Her ancestral stock were located in that part 
of the territory' included in Maine, which 
afterwards became Massachusetts. Her grand- 
father was a native of that locality and was 
descended from Irish stock. Seven uncles, 
brothers of the mother of Mr. Buckstaff, were 
soldiers of the Revolution and 1812 in 
the Continental Army. His father was a Brit- 
ish soldier in 1812, and belonged to a company 
that conquered Winfield Scott at Lundy's Lane. 
He fought through that conte.st and was in the 
actions at Montreal, Quebec, and on the St. 
Lawrence River. Mr. Buckstaff's grandfather 
was captain of an English merchant vessel and 
was lost at sea. 

Mr. Buckstaff came to Oshkosh in 1850 and 
engaged in farming, which he prosecuted in 
the town of Algoma six years. He then en- 
gaged in lumbering and logging, in which he 
was interested until his enlistment, Sept. 17, 




1861, in Company A, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, 
.which was then re-organizing for three years. 
He was made Sergeant of his company and 
received honorable discharge Oct. 14, 1864, at 
Milwaukee, his enlistment having expired. 
At Chickamanga, Sept. 19, 1863, the thumb 
of his left hand was shot off. He went to hos- 
pital at Nashville, thence to Louisville, return- 
ing to his regiment Nov. 1, 1863. In Decem- 
ber he was detailed as Clerk at Post Headquar- 
ters and remained on that duty until the ex- 
piration of his time. He returned to Oshkosh 
and resumed the lumber and logging business, 
which has since engaged his attention and in- 
terests. His fellow-citizens have honored liim 
with many ofSces of trust and responsibility, 
his first election being to the County Board on 
which he served two terms. He was elected to 
the Wisconsin Assemhly for 1881, and was re- 
elected for 1882. He was elected to the State 
Senate for 1886. At present, 1887-8, he holds 
a position on the Commission to assess dam- 
ages on lands overflowed by the Government 
dam at Menasha. 

Mr. Buckstaff was married Oct. 21, 1868, to 
Mattie Murray and they have one son named 
Irving Eugene. The parents of Mrs. Buck- 
staff were William and Elvira (Bunteir) Mur- 
ray, and her father was of Scotch descent; he 
came to America when he was 17 years old. 
Mrs. Buckstaff and her mother were natives 
of the province of New Brunswick. She is one 
of a family of 10 children — five sons and five 
daughters. 



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ON DEWITT KELLOGG, of Antigo, 
Wis,, a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
78, was born Oct. 1, 1844, in Castle- 
ton, Rutland Co., \'t. He is the son 
of Elisha S. and Orphena (Robinson) Kellogg, 
botli natives of Rutland county in the Green 
Mountain State, When the son was about 10 
years old his parents removed to Manitowoc Co., 
Wis., where his father practiced the profession 
of a physician. 

Mr. Kellogg determined to enlist at an early 
period of the civil war. A proposition was made 
to enroll a regiment of sappers and miners, to 
be called the "Mechanics Fusileers Regiment" 
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every branch of trade. They were designed to 
bo discipHned and drilled in military tactics 
but not for activity in the front of battle. Their 
operations were extended for the branch of ser- 
vice conducted in the beginning of 1862 by 
Gen. St. Clair Morton, of the Army of the Cum- 
berland, building bridges, stockades, etc. Mr. 
Kellogg enlisted in A Compau}', at Manitowoc, 
Wis., and went to Chicago with the organiza- 
tion to be incorporated in what was afterwards 
designated the o6th Illinois. Pending the com- 
pletion of the regiment, the enlisted men en- 
gaged in the construction of Camp Douglas, the 
camp for rebel prisoners at Chicago. Finally, 
Illinois claimed the regiment without crediting 
tlie Staies as stipulated and the soldiers rebelled. 
A speech was made to them by ".Jim" Lane, of 
Kansas, in the interest of pacification, but to no 
purpose and coercion was finally resorted to by 
the officers. Company A made resistance and 
tlie men composing it were marched to the po- 
lice headquarters and locked up, as a test. 
Every man stood to his guns, and Government 
settled this question by special order, muster- 
ing out the regiment. This was done in Chi- 
cago, leaving the men without pay and most of 
them without monev- 

Mr. Kellogg enlisted Sep. 4, 1862, at i'ort 
Washington, Wis., in K Company, 1st Wiscon- 
sin Cavahy, for three years, and was dischar- 
ged July 27, 1865. He joined the regiment as 
a recruit at Cape Girardeau, Mo., where he was 
engaged in scouting and raiding through the 
State on detached service, being divided into 
battalions, companies and even squads. Com- 
jDany K was sent to Greenville, and passed sev- 
eral weeks scouting in the vicinity of Jackson, 
Bloomfield, Pilot Knob, Farmington and Iron 
Mountain. At Cape Girardeau, the re-united 
command had an encounter with Marmaduke 
and defeated his force of marauders. In May 
following, the regiment set out to connect with 
the Army of the Cumberland at Nashville. 
Down the Mississippi, up the Ohio and Cum- 
berland, reaching their journey's end in June, 
was their history in brief, and thence to East 
Tennessee for the business of systematic war- 
fare, is the history of Mr. Kellogg's experience. 
He was in the fight at Chickamauga and star- 
ted with Sherman on the march to the sea, 
fighting in the numerous skirmishes and at 
Resaca, Dallas, Tunnel Hill, Buzzard Roost and 
Rocky Face Ridge, Ack worth, Big Shanty, 
Atlanta, and in the movement known as "Mc- 



Cook's Raid." During this time, he had used 
up six horses and, after two years of active ser- 
vice, was detailed to Division headtjuarters in 
the Quartermaster's Department, in which ser- 
vice he passed the remainder of his period 
of enlistment. Theodore M. Kellogg, liis 
brotlier, enlisted as musician in G Company, 
39lh Wisconsin hundred-day men and after- 
wards enlisted in L Company, 1st Wisconsin 
Cavahy. His cou.sin, Albert Paine, enlisted in 
the 5lh Wisconsin and returned with shattered 
health, having been a prisoner at Anderson- 
ville for 11 months. 

Mr. Kellogg was married Dec. 9, 1870, to 
Sarah A. Matliers, of Depere, Brown Co., Wis. 
Their daughter Leda survives, and an infant 
son is deceased. Timothy Mathews, grand- 
father of Mrs. Kellogg, was in the Revolution 
and, with two sons, fought in 1812. Her 
father, AVyman Mathews, located at Green Bay, 
in 1833, and built there the Presbyterian 
church, the second structure of the kind in 
Wisconsin ; he built the first printing office in 
the State. 

Alter the war, Mr. Kellogg attended an 
academy at Cato, Wis., and then became a 
student in the Spencer Business College at Mil- 
waukee, where he made a thorough pre[)aration 
for a business life. He engaged in the .service 
of the Chicago & Northwestern corporation for 
] 8 months and went next to Depere to act as 
Secretary of the Fox River Iron Company, in 
whose interests he operated 14 years, acting 
also as secretary of the West Depere Agricul- 
tural Works and in other enterprises. His 
next ventui'e was in the drug business at Gun- 
nison, Col., whence he came to Antigo in De- 
cember, 1883, and embarked in the business of 
lumbering, to be burnt out 18 months later, 
when he sold out and became tlie associate of 
W. B. Jolnis (see sketch) in the machine and 
foundry business, under the style of Johns & 
Kellogg. 



ILLIAM T. MOGER, of Green 
Bay, Wis., and a member of G. 
A. R. Post No. 124, was born 
Aug. 12, 1846, at Peekskill, New 
York, and is the son of John J. and Theresa 
(Merritt) Moger. His father was born in New 




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York and was descended from sires of Revolu- 
tionary fame and who fought in 1812. His 
paternal grandmother died in 1SS7 at the age 
of 91 years. Mr. Moger was in early cliildhood 
when his parents went from Peekskill to the 
city of New York, and lie was 17 when he came 
West with them to Oconto, Wisconsin. When 
the war broke out he enlisted in New York but 
his plans were niterru])ted by the authority of 
his father. After coming to Wisconsin he en- 
listed in Company G, 41st Wisconsin Infantry, 
but he was again restrained from going forward 
with the command l)y his father. He again 
enlisted in Company C, 47th Wisconsin Infan- 
try, for one j^ear or during the war. He was 
sworn in before his father found out that he 
had again enrolled and received no further 
opposition from him as he saw his son's deter- 
mination and as, at that stage, legal proceedings 
were required to restrain him from going into 
actual service, he proceeded to the front with 
the regiment. He was accompanied by his 
older brother, Egbert, who went in the same 
company and was the colonel's Orderly. At 
Madison he was thrown from a horse which 
fell on him, injuring him severely, and he is 
still a sufferer from the hurt. He went from 
Madison to Nashville and thence to Edgefield 
where he was ill three weeks. 

Before leaving Madison he was detailed as 
surgeon's Orderly and served as such until 
July, when he was detailed to tiie headquarters 
of General Johnson at Murfreesboro and, a 
month later, returned to ins regiment. A week 
afterwards he was detailed as ward master in a 
bi'igade hospital at Tullahoma, and, after five 
weeks' service there, he started for home. On 
his return to (ireen Bay ho engaged in the 
milling business with his father. Their rela- 
tion continued until 1881 when their establish- 
ment was destroyed by fire and he lost all his 
property, having no insurance. His next ven- 
ture was in trade in groceries and provisions 
and he also did an extensive business as a 
tobacconist in which latter he is now engaged. 
He was one of the charter members of Post 
Timothy Howe, No. 124, and is present Chap- 
lain. (1888.) He has been active in the inter- 
ests of the organization since its inception. He 
was married .Jan. 2, 1888, to Georgie J. Brown. 
She is a member of a family of early connec- 
tion with the section of Wisconsin where she 
has passed iier life and is the niece of George 
Lawe. Mr, Moger is a sample of the sox-t of 




man developed from the right stock in our 
Nationality. His education and early training 
in the Empire State at a period full of interest 
in the history of the country, were such as to 
bring into life the inheritance left him by sires 
of patriotic and honorable principles. In all 
his connection with active existence, he has 
exerted such influence and personal effort as he 
could command in the right direction to secure 
lasting benefit to himself and the community 
of which he has been a creditable member. 



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UTHER FORSYTH, of Merrill, Wis., 
and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
\ji 131, was born Aug. 28, 1845, near 
^ Zanesville, Muskingum Co., Ohio. 
His parents removed from the Buckeye State 
to Warner's Lauding (then) Bad Axe, Wis., 
and a year later they made another transfer to 
Iowa. He ol)tained a common school education 
and remained in Iowa until he went to the war. 
He enlisted before he was 17, enrolling May 
17, 1862, in A Company, 21st Regiment, Iowa 
Volunteer Infantr)^ at Clinton, Iowa, for three 
years. He was made Corporal during the ser- 
vice and received honorable discharge at 
Shreveport, La., at the expiration of his term. 
His company was recruited for the 18th Iowa 
but the captain being made Lieutenant-Colonel 
of the 21st, the company went into that organ- 
ization, going into camp at Dubuque, where 
they remained until August. From there to 
St. Louis, thence to Holla and three weeks later 
to Hartsville, Mo., where they went into winter 
quarters and a season passed in scoutmg, skir- 
mishing and figliting guerrillas tells the story 
of the succeeding months. In the spring, Mr. 
Forsyth went with his command to Pilot Knob, 
thence to St. Genevieve, Mo., on the river, 
where thej' took boats for Young's Point near 
Vicksburg, skirmishing thereabouts through 
the campaign there, and after the surrender 
July 4, 1803, started for Jackson, Miss., in pur- 
suit of the fbrces of Joe Johnston, fighting them 
at Raymond on the night of the 5th. They 
were in the seven days' siege of Jackson and 
followed Johnston across the Pearl River and 
spent several days in tearing up railroad tracks, 
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Following that he returned to Wisconsin on 
a 30 days furlough, being one of a fortunate 
few who obtained that privilege under a special 
Order of General Grant, permitting several 
soldiers from each regiment to absent them- 
selves from their respective commands. He 
went back from Princeton to join his regiment 
at New Orleans and about 10 days later started 
by rail from Algiers to Brashear City, La., and 
thence to make connection with the forces of 
the Red River expedition under General Banks. 
The regiment made a march of 80 miles to 
Opelousas and on their return under orders 
fought the lieavy action at Grand Coteau or 
Carrion Crow Bayou. Returning to New Or- 
leans, the corps was consolidated with the 19th 
and moved to Mustang Island on the Texan 
coast, whence the command went up the White 
River and to Duvall's Bluff, and marched from 
Memphis to Rolla. Jan. 16th, 1864, the regi- 
ment went to Indianola and in the spring to 
Algiers, thence to Memphis and went again to 
New Orleans. From there the command 
moved to Morganzia Bend on the Red River 
and returned thence to Algiers, where the corps 
was reorganized and took transports for Dau- 
phin Island in Mobile Bay. They participated 
in the Mobile campaign and was present at the 
reduction of Spanish Fort and surrender of 
Mobile. Succeeding that event, the regiment 
went to New Orleans and up the Red River to 
Shreveport to be released from military duty. 

Mr. Forsyth returned to Princeton where his 
first business connection was the management 
of a ferry-boat. Two years after, he went East, 
remaining a year, when he went back to 
Princeton to farm for a year, removing thence 
to Clinton, Iowa, where he operated as an 
engineer in a paper mill. He went from there 
to Cedar Rapids and entered the railroad shops 
as a machinist and after another year returned 
to Clinton and was employed in the same paper 
mill five years. Three subsequent years he 
worked in a sawmill, after which he operated 
seven months at St. Louis, coming thence to 
Wisconsin and has been occupied at various 
points as a professional engineer. In 1880 he 
went to Merrill and is now with the Merrill 
Lumber Company. 

He is the son of John Foster and Lucy 
(Hayden) Forsyth, both natives of Pennsylvania 
and of family lineage from New York. Three 
other sons were soldiers as follows : — Jacob, 20th 
Iowa, John and Jasper, E Company, 13th Iowa. 




Three cousins, John Forsyth, James Cunning- 
ham and R. Hayden, enlisted respectively in 
an Ohio regiment, the 17th Iowa and 1st Iowa 
Cavalry. 

Mr. Forsyth was married Dec, 13, 1867, to 
Maggie Ammon. William Ammon, herljrother, 
fought in E Company, 13th Iowa, and was in 
the service four years. The parents of Mrs. 
Forsyth were Frederick and Leah (Mooma) 
Ammon. Both parents were natives of Penn- 
sylvania. Mrs. Forsyth's great uncle, David 
Ammon, was a soldier in the Revolution and 
in 1812. 



ERDINAND JURY, of Clintonville, 
Waupaca Co., Wis., and a member of 
G. A. R. Post John B. Wyman, No. 32, 
was born May 6, 1847, in France. He 
was a child of five years when his parents came 
with their family to America. Three years 
were passed in Connecticut and they removed 
from the land of wooden nutmegs to the State 
of New York. He was only 14 years old when 
the war was precipitated by the rebellious 
South and as soon as lie was old enough he 
determined to become a soldier. Accordingly, 
he enlisted July 16, 1863, in I Company, 2Uth 
New York Cavalry at Redwood, New York for 
three years. He received honorable discharge 
at Sacketts Harbor, New York Aug. 11, 1865, 
the war being at an end. The service he per- 
formed partook largely of the sort common to 
cavalry life consisting principally of skirmishes 
which seldom find adequate recognition any- 
where, officially or otherwise. Cavalry raiding 
and duty of a roving character is never fully 
understood save by those who perform it, but 
the privation and hardship is of a character 
commensurate with the marching and exposure 
of infantry. Mr. Jury was a participant in the 
capture of Fort Fisher, Jan. 16, 1865, his regi- 
ment fighting under General Terry on foot as 
infantry. He was also in the action at Sugar 
Loaf Battery. In one portion of his career as 
a military man he was in hospital, at Camp 
Getty, being slightly ill. 

After the war he came West and located at 
Clintonville, in 1874. His marriage to Cather- 
ine Thomas took place Jan. 22, 1868. Three 
children born to them are deceased and the 
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dark river. • He was married a second time to 
Carrie Phillips and they have had six cliildren, 
one of whom is not living. Mr. Jury is a citi- 
zen of excellent repute and is much esteemed. 



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ARL H. MUELLER, attorney at Wau- 
sau, Wis., was horn .July 16, I80I), in 
Schwelm, Westi)halia, Prussia. His 
father, Herman Henry Mueller, was 
a merchant and a gentleman of position in 
Schwelm and belonged to a family which had 
been in possession of its holdings since a period 
dating from the year SOO, situated in Westpha- 
lia and which is now by entail in the posses- 
sion of a cousin, having descended by entail 
for a thousand years and can never be sold. 
On both sides Mr. Mueller represents blood 
which has flowed in several of the nuted for- 
eign conflicts, two of his mother's brothers hav- 
ing been lieutenants in the Prussian army, and 
many of his ancestors in the paternal line, hav- 
ing been subject to the regulations of the Prus- 
sian Government in military affairs. The 
mother before marriag'e was Amalie Langwen- 
ische. 

At 20 Mr. Mueller was conscripted, but before 
the time arrived for taking the oaLh he was on 
his way to a land where fighting was not com- 
pulsory. He had expected to escape the con- 
scription as his father was 60 years of age and 
his only brother but eight. But he found he 
must serve four years and then go into the 
"Landwehr" and be liable to summons to war 
until the age of 42. A cousin was visiting his 
parents in Westphalia and, with him, he sailed 
for America in 1859, landing at New York, 
whence they proceeded to Houghton, Mich. Li 
his own country he had acted as his father's 
clerk and on arriving at Houghton he obtained 
employ as a common laborer in the mines, as 
he could not speak a word of English and could 
not make himself available in a commercial 
capacity. He worked as such until the spring 
of 1861 when he entered the employ of Ran- 
som Sheldon, a merchant of Houghton. He 
determined to enlist and went to Ann Arbor 
where he enrolled in Company F, 1st Michigan 
Infantry. 

He went to the field and participated in the 
battle of Meohanicsville, Gaines Mills, in the 



actions of the seven days before Richmond, 
Peach Orchard, White Oak Swamp, Savage Sta- 
tion, Malvern Hill, the retreat to Harrison's 
Landing and the conse([ent skirmishes, Gaines- 
ville, 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Shepherdsville 
and Sheplierdstown. He was seized with ill- 
ness and, Nov. 2, 1862, he was discharged 
from the hospital on David's Island in New 
York harbor on account of double hernia. 
During the period of his service he was made 
Sergeant and for some time acted as Adjutant's 
Clerk. His regiment was assigned to the 5th 
Army Corps under !*"itz .John Porter. 

In the fall of ISU:! he returned to Houghton 
and was commissioned bj' Austin Blair, Gov- 
ernor of Michigan, as Lieutenant and acted as 
recruiting oflicer until the spring of 1864 when 
he was commissioned Captain and went to Co- 
runna, Mich., wliere he reported to the Provost 
Marshal with lo5 recruits. He was assigned to 
Company I, 31st Michigan Infantry but was re- 
fused muster on account of his disabilities, and 
was again honorably discharged. Later, he 
acted as recruiting officer on the upper penin- 
sula of Michigan where he had entire charge of 
the business. Again he reported at Corunna 
with 83 men, that number saving the Lake 
Superior region of ihe Peninsula State from 
draft. 

Returning to Houghton, he re-entered the 
employ of Mr. Sheldon and soon after acceded 
to the management of the express business and 
also the postoffice at Houghton. He acted in 
this capacity until the spring of 1865 when he 
established his business as a dealer in groceries 
and fruit, and sold in the following year to 
William Thirkle, preparatory to a return to Eu- 
rope, in response to tlie entreaties of his parents. 
He returned to Germany as a citizen of this Re- 
public and a crippled soldier of the Union. But 
he had become so thoroughly Americanized 
that a stay of continued duration in a monarchy 
was impossible and he returned in the fall of 
the same year to his adopted country. On arri- 
val at Milwaukee he and his family were seized 
with illness and he passed the winter in the 
Cream City. In the spring of 1867 he came to 
Marathon county and commenced lumbering 
operations at Wausau, and supplemented that 
with teaching, keeping books, etc. In 1869 he 
was elected Justice of the Peace and held the 
oftice until 1872. He was admitted to the Bar 
and entered upon the practice of the profession 
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study in his office and when admitted to prac- 
tice in the Supreme Courts in 1874, Chief Jus- 
tice Dixon asked him from what law school he 
had graduated. He replied that lie was not a 
graduate. "Where did you read law," was th(> 
next (|uestion. "In the oflice of Squire Muel- 
ler," was his ref)ly. When his further exami- 
nation had determined his eligibility he ex- 
plained to Judge Dixon that he had been his 
own instructor. He has officiated two terms as 
District Attorney of Marathon county and seven 
terms as City Attorney. In the spring of 1887 
he was again elected Justice of the Peace, and 
now holds that office (1888). 

He was married March 3, 1804, to Anna K. 
Keidel and they have a daughter — Ida. Their 
only son, Herman, was drowned in the Wiscon- 
sin River at Wausau when ho was yeai's old. 
Mr. Mueller has adopted the son of Mrs. Muel- 
ler's sister, John Walter Talbot Mueller, IG years 
of age. 

Mr. Mueller has been prominent in the affairs 
of Wausau since his residence there. He was 
a charter member of the first Lodge of Odd Fel- 
lows and has officiated in the Post as Comman- 
der, Vice-Commander and has acted as Aid on 
the staff of Gen. Lucius Fairchild, when Com- 
mander of Wisconsin. He affords a sample of 
the tj'pe of foreign citizens, who has aided sub- 
stantially in the progress, perpetuity and 
stability of the Republic. 



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Ik^'-yW^^N^^I^D BELI., Marinette, Wis., a 
>^l '"^'"ber of G. A. R. Post No. 207, 
I i/y was born Aug. 18, 1846, in Ontario, 
Canada. His father was a native of 
the island of Islay, Scotland, and was the son of 
one of the lairds of tlie island. His mother, 
Margaret Currie, before marriage, was born on 
Islay, and was the daughter of Archie Currie, 
also a holder on the same island. The parents 
moved to Canada soon after marriage and occu- 
pied a farm in the province 16 years. Their 
five sons and four daughters are all living. 
Malcolm and Archie are farmers near Fond du 
Lac, and Neil lives in that city. He was an 
enlisted man in the 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry. 
Margaret Crai-y lives in St. Lawrence county, 
New York. Mary McDougal lives in Fond du 
Lac county. Wis., and Katie Campbell lives in 



Rockford, Iowa. Duncan resides in Iowa, and 
Flora Rhodes in Nora Springs, Iowa. On com- 
ing to Wisconsin, the father located on a farm 
eight miles from Fond du Lac, and educated 
his cliildren in the common schools. 

Mr. IVllofthis sketch was 17 when he en- 
listed in Company A, 2nd Wisconsin Cavahy. 
The regiment went nito the camp of rendezvous 
at Madison, and from there went to Rolla, Mo., 
where the command obtained equipments, and 
the company operated as a battalion, as mail 
escort and guard until the spring of 1864. The 
regiment went to Vicksliurg, and in the spring 
the 1st battalion mentioned, joined the com- 
mand at that city. They were next assigned to 
accompany Grierson in his raids, and in that 
service destroyed railroads aud bridges and 
cajjtured mules. On one occasion, they met a 
rebel commissary and, unwilling that a drove 
of fat hogs should fall into rebel hands, they 
made a holocaust of them. Again, the advance 
arrested a preacher whom they brought toliead- 
quarters. He had a fine horse and answered 
the inquiries of General Osburn to the effect 
that he was a minister. The general told him 
he had a good horse of which the Union army 
was much in need. The preacher (?) urged 
that he needed it to get about his circuit, and 
the general responded, "The Saviour rode into 
Jerusalem on an ass and I guess it will not hurt 
you to ride on a mule." The Orderly tipped 
the preacher off and he departed. The main 
part of the regiment was encamped before Fort 
Cochran, and Company A was detailed to act as 
body-guard to Gen. N. G. T. Dana. In April 
following, Mr. Bell was ordered to join his com- 
mand, and he embarked at Memphis for Alex- 
andria, La., where the regiment was attached to 
the command of General Custer. They pro- 
ceeded to Austin, Texas, without difficulty, and 
remained there until ordered to Madison to be 
mustered out. He received all^arrearages due 
from the Government and returned to his 
father's farm. In November, 1865, Mr. Bell 
was seriously ill while in Louisiana with ague 
and bowel disease, and while in hospital wit- 
nessed the deaths of soldiers uncared for and 
unattended. 

After the war he attended school a year, then 
went to Green Bay and engaged in the lumber 
business for a time, and went thence to Rock- 
ford, Iowa. A year or two later he returned to 
Fond du Lac, entering upon the duties of clerk 
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afterwards passed two months at Peshtigo, lum- 
bering, and located at Marinette July 6, 1871, 
employed by McCarty & Hamilton until Octo- 
ber, when their establishment was burned, and 
he lost all his personal property, including his 
discharge papers. During the winter follow- 
ing tlie fire of 1871, he was distributing agent , 
for tlie relief sent for the Peshtigo sufterers. 
He has been variously occupied for some years, 
and has taken steps to secure a homestead for 
his family. He was married to Hannah Burke, 
Aug. 10, 1875, and they have had several chil- 
dren. Maggie, Willie and Lucy are living ; 
Florence died when she was two years old. Mrs. 
Bell was born in Allison, Canada, and is the 
daughter of James Burke, a native of Limerick, 
Ireland. Her mother was born in Quebec. Of 
her five sisters and one brother, the latter is 

deceased. 



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OEL WEEKS, a resident of Westfield, 
Marquette Co., Wisconsin, and a mem- 
ber of G. A. R. Post No. 65, was born 
Feb. 15, 1839, in Salem, Orleans Co., 
Vermont, and when he was five years old 
he came to Wisconsin. He was brought by a 
man named Dennis Fuller, into whose care he 
had fallen through the death of his parents. 
He has been a resident of the Badger State 
through his boyhood, youth and manhood, 
and enlisted June 11, 1861, at Coloma, in Com- 
pany E, 7th Wisconsin Infantry, in one of the 
oi'ganizations which afterwards constituted the 
" Iron Brigade." He remained at Montello in 
rendezvous, drilling in military tactics about 
a month, and proceeded thence to Camp Ran- 
dall at Madison, where he remained until 
Sept. 21st, when the regiment to Washington. 
He went to make connection with the several 
regiments in the command of General King at 
Chain Bridge on the Potomac, where the brig- 
gade was organized and returned to camp 
at Arlington Heights on the plantation of 
General Lee. March 16, 1862, their march 
was begun towards Richmond and Catlett's 
Station, in which they passed over the ground 
of the first Bull Run battle. On this march 
Mr. Weeks contracted disease from which he 
has never recovered. On the night of April 



11th, he was on picket duty through the en- 
tire night in a terrible snow storm. He 
caught a severe cold which left his lungs per- 
manently diseased. Aug. 25th, Mr. Weeks 
went into hospital and was sent thence to Ports- 
mouth Grove, Rhode Island, arriving there 
Sept. 5th, and remaining until Dec, 9th, when 
he was discharged as disabled and returned 
to Wisconsin with permanently impaired 
health. He has since been engaged in the occu- 
pation of a farmer near Westfield, and has con- 
nected with its commoner branches, market 
gardening and bee-culture. Mr. Weeks is un- 
married, but his home displays all the taste 
and good management, usually indicative of 
the refining touch of a woman's hand. The 
arrangement and care of his garden is such as 
to attract general admiration. 



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ELLS WOODWARD, of Menomi- 
nee, Mich., a member of Lyon 
G. A. R. Post No. 266, was born 
in 1842, at Pleasant Valley, Ful- 
ton Co., New York. He is the son of Elisha 
and Anna (Clute) Woodward, and his father 
was a musician in the Mexican war, acting as 
fife Major. The latter had been a school teacher 
for some years in the county in which his son 
was born and he was descended from Connec- 
ticut stock. Henry Clute, the father of the 
mother of Mr. Woodward, was a soldier in the 
war of the Revolution and held a captain's 
commission. The grandmother was born in 
Albany and was descended in her maternal 
line from Holland ancestry. Her family name 
was Scouton and the family to which she be- 
longed were among the early settlers in the 
vicinity of Albany and of the people known as 
Mohawk Dutch. As soon as he was of suttiei- 
ent age, Mr. Woodward took to the lakes for 
which he had always a proclivity and acted 
steward and cook until the outbreak of the re- 
bellion, when he went to Brooklyn and ob- 
tained a position on the " Fort Morgan," a ves- 
sel belonging to the United States service, en- 
gaged in the business of conveying supplies to 
the vessels of the various blockading squadrons. 
She carried five guns, one " long Tom," a 32- 
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enlisted as her as steward Feb. 4, 18G4, and she 
was assigned to the West Gulf Squadron. Nov. 
5, 1864, the Fort Morgan captured the blockade 
runner, John A. Hazard, loaded with supplies 
for the confederates. (Lat. 26, N. Long, 96,W). 
On the following day she took the " Lone." An- 
other boat captured was the Isabel, which was 
taken to the mouth of the Mississippi River 
and made fast but she sank during the night. 
After chasing the " Lone " the " Fort Morgan " 
caught fire. Mr. Woodward was in the pastry 
room and smelled the smoke. He extinguished 
the fire which otherwise would have caused 
destruction of the vessel, her crew and the ma- 
rines. The Fort Morgan was one of the supply 
steamers for Farragut when he attacked Mobile 
in 1864. After the fight the Fort Morgan took 
aboard the confederate admiral Buchanan, who 
had lost his leg, and was taken to Fortress 
Monroe a pri.soner of war. When the term of 
his enlistment expii'ed, Mr. Woodward was 
seriously ill and was taken from his vessel to 
the Brooklyn Marine hospital ill with brain 
fever and unconscious. He recovered and re- 
turned to his home, coming to Menominee in 
1872, where lie has been engaged in the man- 
agement of a restaurant. 

April 1, 1866, he was married to Elizabeth 
King and their children are named Mary Isa- 
bel, Anna Clute, Florence Wells, (Jlara Ety, 
Ransom Elisha, Mary Ettell)urgh and Anthea 
Grant. Mrs. Woodward was born in Montreal, 
Canada, and is the daughter of Alexander and 
Lucy (Jepare) King, both natives of the Moun- 
tain City of (knada. They came to the States 
when the daughter was a child and settled at 
Fremont, Ohio, where she was reared to woman- 
hood. Her father was a ship builder, and two 
of her brothers, Joseph and Frank, were soldiers 
in the war of the rebellion. The former was a 
drummer and buglar in the 10th Ohio Cavalry 
and the latter enlisted in a New York regiment. 
Hor father served through the war in the 110th 
Ohio Infantry. Henry, oldest brother of Mr. 
Woodward, was in tiie 51st New York Infantry 
and was killed by a shot through the head at 
the 2nd Buli Run. Emmor P., of the same 
regiment, was wounded in the .same battle and 
was captured. Mr. Woodward .saw much active 
warfare on the "Fort Morgan" and became a 
favorite among the officers and crew who visited 
him while sick in the hospital. The illness of 
Mr. Woodward was caused by a fall through a 
scuttle a distance of 18 feet, and he fell on a pile 



of pig iron, chains and other refuse iron matter, 
the descent being broken by a coil of rope which 
doubtless saved his life. He was in the hospi- 
tal several weeks. 



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EORGE L). BREED, Chilton, Wis., 
and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
205, was born Dec. 29, 1839, in 
Chenango (Jo., NeAV York, and he is 
the son of Russell and Rebecca (Congdon) 
Breed. The family came to Wisconsin in 
1844, and located at East Troy, Walworth 
county. They moved successively to Rochester 




and Vienna in the same county, and, in 1851, 
the .senior Breed prospected in Calumet county. 
He was a carpenter and millwright by trade 
and, while looking about, he met parties who 
were engaged in erecting a new mill and he 
sent for his tools and entered their employ. 
He was satisfied with the location and pur- 
chased a tract of land which is now included 
within the limits of Chilton and in the .spring 
of 1852 he sent for his family. When the war 
came, on a company was enlisted at Chilton for 
the 4tli Wisconsin Infantry and Norman F. 
Breed, a brother of Mr. Breed of this sketch, 
formerly sheriff of Calumet county enlisted 
therein, (Company K,) and went witli the regi- 
ment to New Orleans where he died of disease 
in the Marine hospital Aug. 12, 1862. About 
this time the family were stricken with typhoid 
fever, of which the mother died Dec. oOth of 
the same year. George was sick with the same 
disease and barely escaped with iiis life; two 
others of the family died. After recovering 
from the fever he contracted measles which 
very nearly proved fat;d. 

In the fall of 1863, he offered himself for en- 
rolment, but was rejected by the examining 
surgeon. Feb. 11, 1865, he enlisted in Com- 
pany H, 48tli Wisconsin Infantry at Graves- 
ville, Calumet county for one j'ear. His edu- 
cation made him available for clerical duty and 
he was made ('oinpany Clerk in which capacity 
he served througli his term of service, engaged 
in bookkeeping, making out rolls, reports and 
other necessary papers and, also performing 
drill duty. The 48th Wisconsin was organized 
to connect with the Army of the Potomac, but 



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troops were needed on the frontier and, as soon 
as eight companies were enlisted, they were 
mustered and sent to Kansas for dut}' on the 
plains, much to the disgust of the soldiers of the 
command who desired to go to the front for ac- 
tive service. They went to St. Louis and thence 
to Paoli, Kansas, where the regiment received 
orders for distribution throughout the State, 
Company H going to Olathe, Kansas, where 
they passed the spring of ]8<i5. Captain Waller 
having command of the post and Mr. Breed 
continued his duties as Company Clerk. When 
the regiment was re-united at Lawrence, Com- 
pany H with Company A, was stationed at Fort 
Larned and tlie command remained there until 
Dec. 4, 1S65, when they returned to Leaven- 
worth and were mustered out Dec. oOth, 1865. 
On the long march across the plains, in Decem- 
ber, the command encountered a l)lizzard and 
underwent the miseries a blizzard can inflict on 
humanity, few of the command escaping frost 
bites, and 75 of the number went to the ho.s- 
pital, having become ill from exposure to cold 
and storm. Mr. Breed reached his home in 
Wisconsin Jan. 7, 186G, nearly a year after the 
close of the war. 

Since iiis return, Mr. Breed ha'i l)een active 
in the duties of citizenship. In 1874, he was 
elected Clerk of Calumet county on the Repub- 
lican ticket in a district that was notoriously 
Democratic. In 1876 he was again a candi- 
date for the same position Ijut was defeated, 
party lines being closely drawn in the presi- 
dential election, but Mr. Breed received up- 
wards of 500 votes in advance of liis ticket. 
He was Republican candidate forllie Assembly 
in 188(). He has been Chairman of the Re- 
publican County Committee for several years 
and is a member of the Repul)Hcan State Cen- 
tral Committee (1888.) In the municipal man- 
agement of Cliilton he has officiated six years 
as President of the Board of Alderman and as 
Mayor one year. He has secured the confidence 
of the agricultural class of the section of Wis- 
consin where he resides and has been for some 
years president of the local "Dairy Board of 
Trade." He is a prominent member of the 
Order of Odd Fellows. 

He was married April 17, 1864, to Eliza A. 
Tadner, of Charlestown, Calumet county. 
Their children are named Frank D., Alexander 
K. and Blanclie R. Mr. Breed traces his de- 
scent to Allen Breed, the first of the name who 
came to America from England in 1030 and 



settled in Massachusetts. From him the entire 
family of the name in this country is descended. 
He fought in the Revolution and was the owner 
of Breed's Hill on wliich tlie liattle was fought 
wliich has been wrongly commemorized as 
I5anker Hill. The father of Mr. Breed was a 
member of the 91st New York militia at the 
period when Dewitt Clinton was governor of 
the Empire State and .John A. Dix was Attor- 
ney-Ceneral. He died Ajiril 18, 1808, aged 07 
years. He was commissioned major and lieu- 
tenant-colonel and his son still preserves his 
commissions. 



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OIIN HENRY GODDARD, Brookside, 
Oconto Co., Wis., was born March 12, 
1847, at Lowell, Mass. He was still in 
boyhood, when his parents, John and 
Ann (Libby) Goddard, came to Wisconsin and 
located at Pensaukee. His father was born in 
Lowell and enlisted October 16, 1861,. in the 
12th Wisconsin Infantry and served three 
years. The mother was Ijorn in Harrison, 
Maine, and five of their children, four daugh- 
ters and a son, are living. 

Mr. Goddard enlisted December 24, 1863, 
in Company F, 12th Wisconsin Infantry, at 
Madison, as a recruit, and joined his regiment 
at Vickslnirg in March, 1864, and went thence 
to Cairo. In April, tlie detail to which he was 
attached was called up in the; night, marched 
to town and put on a steamer. Tliey arrived 
at Paducali about nine in the morning and 
received no rations until four in the afternoon. 
Forrest came to Paducali from the massacre of 
Fort Pillow and, after a struggle, failed to ob- 
tain possession of Memphis and withdrew. Mr. 
Goddard returned to Cairo and, soon after, went 
up the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers to Clifton 
and .started on a march of 300 miles to Ack- 
worth, Ga., where the regiment was assigned to 
Sherman's command. Mr. Goddard was in the 
fights at Kenesaw Mountain, Nickajack Creek, 
Bald Hill, siege of Atlanta and Jonesboro. He 
went to Savannah and tlience to Pocotaligo, 
was in the actions at Salkahatchie, Orangeliurg, 
Cheraw and Fayetteville and thence to Benton- 
ville, Goldsboro and Raleigh, whence he went 
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scenes. He was discharged at Louisville, .Tuly 
16, 1865. 

He was mairied May 9, 1868, to Imngene L. 
Sutton of F)rookside, since deceased. Mr. God- 
<lard afterwards married Tda 1. Whitney of 
West Salem, Wis., who died, iuul he married 
Hattic L. S. Whitney of the .same placid Mr. 
(ioddard has three daughters — Ida I., Fannie 
E., and Myrtle. The two children of his first 
wife and the mother died within the same 
year. The only child of the second wife is also 
deceased. Mr. Goddard is a farmer and owns 
considerahle real estate in Oconto county ; he 
has a home at Brookside and is a practitioner 
in the honu'opathic school of medicine. 



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NTONE BRUETl'E, of I'eshtigo, a 
^ memher of G. A. R. Post No. 207 at i 
Marinette, was horn Aug. 12, 1837, 
in Montreal, Canada. He is the son j 
of Antune and Harriet (White) Bruette and he 
remained in the Dominion until 1S5U when he 
removed to Marinette and in 1866 he located at 
Peshtigo. His husiness in early life was that of 
a fisherman and he followed it as an occupation 
until he became a Uui(.)n soldier. He enlisted 
at Marinette, in September, 1861, in Comp)any 
F, 12th Wisconsin for three years. He was dis- 
charged in March, 1863, at Paducah, Ky., to en- 
able him to veteranize and received fiu.al dis- 
charge in .July, 1865, at Louisville, Ky. The 
command left the State in -January, 1862, for 
Missouri and proceeded to Weston, and thence 
to Leavenworth City preparatory to joining 
Lane's Southwest expedition and marched to 
Fort Scott. I^'rom there they marched to I^aw- 
rence and Fort Rile}', and back again to Leaven- 
worth City, where they were ordered to set out 
for Columbus, Ky. Again they made a fruit- 
less change, operations, in the vicinity of Cor- 
intli making their presence unnecessary, and 
they went to work repairing the railroad which 
the rebels had destroyed. The command pro- 
ceeded thence to jom Halleck at Humboldt, 
Tenn., and in October they went to Bolivar and, 
later made a forced march to reinforce Hurl- 
burt. The Tith was in the southward move- 
ment of Grant and did more of the same kind 
of marching — hard work without results — until 



1863. From La Grange they went to Vicks- 
burgand engaged in the work in the trenches 
until the capitulation. From there they went 
to Jackson, where they were in battle and went 
thence to Natchez. Mi-. Bruette was in the 
Meridian expedition and, in the s])ring after re- 
turning from his furlough, started with Sher- 
man to become a j)art of the campaign to At- 
lanta and to engage in the lights at Kenesaw 
Mountain. He was in the siege of Atlanta and 
went through Georgia and the Carolinas. He 
was in the iiction at .Jonesboro and Orangeburg, 
at Fayetteville, and went to Bentonville and fi- 
nally to ( ioldsboro. He was in pursuit to Ra- 
leigh and went thence to Wasliington to pass 
muster at the Grand Review when his war re- 
cord ended and he came in July to Louisville, 
Ky., to be paid and discharged. 

He returned to Marinette and went thence as 
stated, to Peshtigo. He has since operated in 
the woods in the winter and on the river in 
summer and in saw mills. He was married to 
Mary Ann Loundry and following are the 
names of their children ; Adolphe, Harriet, 
Ida, Jvlizabeth, Eade, Ozanne, Clement, Mattie 
and Jjcander G. B. Charles is deceased. The 
father of Mrs. Bruette and two of her brothers 
were in the war. The mother of Mrs. Bruette 
was burned to death Oct. 8, 1871, in the great 
Peshtigo tire. 



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RRIN GRAY, Grand Rapids, Wis., 
irvvv>j| member of G. A. R. Post No. 22, was 
K-l^^^J born April 1-1, 1836, in Canandagua, 
Ontario county, New York. He is 
the son of Peter and Sabrina (Parsons) Gray, 
and on his father's side is descended from 
patriots of the lievolution and of IS 12. When 
he was six years old his parents removed to 
Illinois, and when he was nine years old they 
came to Wisconsin, locating near Geneva, in 
Walworth county, and in 1848 they went to 
Baraboo, Wis. After receiving a common 
school education, he officiated as a clerk until 
he became a soldier. He enlisted Sept. 30, 
1861, in Company A, 16th Wisconsin Infantry, 
at W^automa, Washara county, for three years. 
The regiment was organized and mustered into 
United States service at Camp Randall, Madi- 



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sou, and in the spring proceeded to St. Louis 
to make connection with the army of Grant 
and to fight a few days after at Pittsburg Land- 
ing, where Company A was on picket duty a 
mile in advance of the command of General 
Prentiss, wliere they were attacked on Sunday, 
April 6th, at 5 o'clock in the morning, and the 
captain of Company A was among the first to 
fall. Mr. Gray was next in the siege of Corinth 
and fought at luka and, later at Corinth. 
When the fight at luka was expected Mr. Gray 
was in command of Company A. When re- 
lieved from guard the soldiers went to a house 
for water. As Mr. Gray entered, a woman's 
white gown was thrown over him by mischiev- 
ous spirits and, a moment afterwards, word was 
brought of the approach of Grant and his staff. 
Li his haste to form the company Sergeant 
Gray forgot his attire, and Grant returned 
" salute " with a very conspicuous smile. Mr. 
Gray was attacked with chronic diarrha^a and 
liver disease and, until Dec. 10, 18()2, was in 
the hospital at Corintli, when he rejoined his 
regiment at Grand Junction. The regiment 
went thence to Vicksl)urg and Mr. Gray 
started with them, although he had been 
discharged Nov. 2.jth. The surgeons in 
charge of the hospital had jjrocured his dis- 
charge, and he left the regiment at Oxford and 
returned home. On the organization of his 
company he had been made Corporal and at 
Pittsburg Landing he was commissioned Or- 
derly Sergeant and performed the duties of the 
position until after Corinth. His commission 
bears the signature of Col. T. S. Allen. The 
officers urged him to remain with the com- 
mand, promising him a Lieutenant's commis- 
sion but he thought it wisest to recover his 
health and re-enlist. Li the spiing of 1803 he 
ottered his services to a recruiting oificer for the 
4th Wi.sconsin, but was rejected by the exam- 
ining surgeon. A naval officer named Pride, 
opened an oftice at Ripon to enroll for that 
branch of the service and he offered his name 
but was again rejected. November 23, 1868, 
he enlisted in Company K, 1st Wisconsin Cav- 
alry, and was made Quarter Master's Sergeant of 
his company and joined the recruits at Nash- 
ville, December 1, 1863, and made connection 
with the regiment at Cleveland, Tenn., March 
26, 1804. He was first in action about 10 miles 
from Cleveland, where 19 men were captured 
and conveyed to Andersonville. He escaped, 



having just left the outer for the inner picket 
line. 

May 3rd they started on the Atlanta cam- 
paign and he fought at Varnell's Station, May 
7th. May 9th he was in a fight with a cav- 
alry force and was in the action at Resaca being 
under fire 28 successive days, fighting at Burnt 
Hickory, Ackworth, Big Shanty, Campbelltown, 
Marietta, Cartersville, Calhoun, Hopkinsville 
and Elizabethtown. In November he went to 
Louisville where the regiment was newly 
equipped and commenced the latter part of the 
movement to join Thomas at Nashville where 
they arrived Jan. 1, 1865. They went in a few 
days to winter quarters at Waterloo, Ala., and 
in March commenced movements preparatory 
to the final actions of April, 1865. Mr. Gray 
was in the action at Scottsville, and the capture 
of Selma. He was next in the advance to 
Montgomery, which was captured on the 12th. 
Mr. Gray was in the battalion that captared 
the bridge near Scottsville, which was attached 
to the personal command of General Dan Mc- 
Cook and were given the post of honor, entering 
^Montgomery with the municipal officers of the 
city ; they were placed on guard to prevent 
pillage, as the body guard of McCook, accom- 
panying him to Macon, Ga., where they arrived 
April 21st and they were there discharged and 
marched to Louisville. 

Orders had been received for the re-organ- 
ization of the regiment for service in Texas and 
Mr. Gray applied for a furlough and came home. 
When he reached Madison, he found that a 
special order had been issued, mustering out the 
1st Wisconsin Cavalry on account of active ser- 
vice and the part they took in the capture of 
Jett' Davis. He was mustered out July 19, 1865. 
After the war, Mr. Gray went to Wood county 
and has served as Clerk of tne town of Seneca 
15 years. In 1884 he was elected Clerk of the 
Circuit Court and is still officiating in that posi- 
tion. He was married March ('5, 1859, to Sarah 
Jane Dutton. Their children surviving, nine in 
number, are named George, Frank 0., Wilbur, 
Orrin, Robbie, Nellie, Mamie and Katie. Five 
children are deceased; Annie died at eight years 
old, Minnie at 10 years old, Willie at 14 months, 
Laura at nine months and Henry in infancy. 
Mrs. Gray was born at Niagara Falls, and her 
father in Vermont. Her mother was born in 
the State of New York and was descended from 
ancestry, removed by several generations which 
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female. Her materual grandfather, .John De- 
Witt Lyons, was in the war of 1812. John 
Button, her brother, was a .soldier in the 29th 
Wisconsin Infantry, and lier uncle, James Cor- 
zett, was a Wisconsin soldier. 

Mr. Gray belongs to Post 17, at Pittsville, 
and has served as Post Commander two terms : 
he .served as Inspector of Posts on the staff of 
Commander Faircliild in 1S87. 

r^^REDERICK E. MCDOUGAL, Pittsville, 
=^ Wis., and a member (jf G. A. R. Post 
VCi^ No. 73, was born July 11, 1837, at 
Baton Rouge, La., and is the son of 
John Alexander and Mary (Shafer) McDougal. 
His maternal grandfather, Frederick Shafer, 
was a soldier in the war of tlie Revolution. His 
father was a soldier in the rebellion in Ireland 
in 1798. Frederick Shafer came to America 
after fighting in Ireland, and in 1794 fouglit in 
the Indian war in the Northwest Territory 
under "Mad Anthony Wayne." Anthony 
Shafer, grandfather of Mr. McDougal, was a 
soldier in Texas in 1811, when that territory 
was the property of Mexico, and he was killed 
at the the time of the betrayal of Hidalgo. 
After he was born the parents of Mr. McDougal 
removed to Missouri, and in 184G they came to 
Wisconsin. 

Mr. McDougal was 11 years old when he 
came to a part of Wisconsin, which was then in 
primitive condition, and he was brought up 
under the circumstances common to the day of 
first things in an unsettled section of the State. 
He enlisted under the .second call for troops by 
President Lincoln, Sept. 20, 1861, in Company 
E, IBth Wisconsin Infaiitry, at Friendship, for 
three years. He passed the winter of 1861-62 
at Camp Randall, Madison, obtaining a know- 
ledge of military service, and left the State in 
March, and w'ent to connect with the forces of 
General Grant, and had his first encounter with 
the rebels in the sharp fight at Pittsburg Land- 
ing. He remained there until May, when he 
went to the siege of Corinth, and thence to the 
fight at luka. He was afterwards in tlje battle 
of Corinth, and went from camp near that place 
in November, to Grand Junction. He was 
taken sick and was in the hospital a few days, 
and when his regiment went on the Oxford raid 
he went as far as Holly Springs, where he was 



captured when Colonel Murphy surrendered 
the army supplies. He was released on parole 
and was discharged .Jan, 16, 1863, at Memphis 
on surgeon's certificate of disability. Mr. McDou- 
gal enlisted as a private, and soon after the bat- 
tle of Pittsburg Landing, was promoted to 7th 
Corporal, and a week later to 5th Corporal. 
The disease which incapacitated him from 
marching was a difficulty with tlie spine. 

He returned from the war to Wisconsin, and 
by perseverance, industry and the exercise of 
good judgment, he has acquired a position in 
the agricultural community, being the owner of 
a farm in Polk county, and another within the 
cori)oration of Pittsville. He was married April 
11, 1863, to Clarinda L. Pitts. Mrs. McDougal 
had three brothers in the service during the 
civil war. They were named Oliver W., .John 
A. and Thomas D. John A. died at Washing- 
ton in September, 1863. The surviving chil- 
dren of Mr. and Mrs. McDougal are John A., 
Charity L. P., (Mrs. Bennett) Vienna L., Fred- 
erick W. F. and Mclcolm E. Luke N. and 
Louisa (Alexander) Pitts, the parents of Mrs. 
McDougal were natives of Pennsylvania. Moses 
Bennett, her brother-in-law, enlisted in Com- 
pany G, 7th Wisconsin Infantry, and died at 
Port Royal of injuries received at the battle of 
the Wilderness. 

Mr. McDougal Ijelongs to the class of people 
known as Scotch-Irish. He is of unmixed 
Scotch origin in the paternal line. 



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ler Co., Mass. He is the son of 
Christopher and Mary (Ward) .Jones, the former 
of whom traced his origin to 1628 to William 
Locke, the representative of that house who 
founded the family in America in 1634. He 
performed the remarkable feat of commg to 
this country with strangers at the age of 6 years. 
So far as can be ascertained he came with cous- 
ins and was at the time, an orphan. He lived 
at Woburn, Mass., and there married and reared 
his family. His son James was the father of 
Sarah Locke, who was a famous woman on ac- 
count of bravery in encounters with Indians 
who distressed the settlers at Weston, where her 
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Jones, founded the relation between the Lockes 
and his generations and descendants. His son 
Edmnnd, was the father of Cliristoplier, wlio 
forms the hnk in the third remove. Ilonier S. 
Jones was 14 when he came West with liis un- 
cle, (iihuan Jones, who luid adoi)tcd liim when 
lie was 2 years old. His fatliei- died when he 
was 18 months old. His uncle located at New 
Huflalo, Mich., where he attended school until 
IG, when another removal was effected to Hori- 
con, which has since been the place of abode of 
Mr. Jones, with the exception of four years he 
passed in Michigan after the war. His uncle 
was a manufacturer of horse hay rakes and the 
nephew became a skilled workman in wood 
which was his occupation until war made it ap- 
parent that it was becoming a man and citizen 
of the Republic to make an abruj)t change. He 
enlisted Aug. 20, 1862, at Horicon in Company 
K, 29th Wisconsin Infantry, and received hon- 
orable discharge June 22, 1865, at Shreveport,La. 

After being in rendezvous at Camp Randall, 
Madison, he went to Helena, Ark., to the Army 
of the Tennessee and, later, went to the Depart- 
ment of the Gulf. He was in the actions and 
expeditions to the White River, Friar's Point, 
Yazoo Pass, St. Francis River, Port Gibson, 
14-Mile Creek, Champion's Hill, Vicksburg, 
the skirmishes of the Red River expedition, 
Sabine Cross Roads, Cane River, and his ser- 
vice included the marches and other experien- 
ces of the command with the constructing of 
Bailey's famous dam. After changes in the 
location of the regiment, Mr. Jones went to 
Morganzia and was in plenty of skirmishes 
until he went to White River. The following 
operations of the command included move- 
ments on the river of varied character, and 
when the end was near at hand, the regiment 
went to the siege of Spanish Fort. They went 
to Mobile after the capitulation, and thence io 
Shreveport, where its members were mustered 
out. 

At Champion's Hill, he was wounded by a 
minie ball in his right hip (May 1(5, 1863) and 
remained at the battlefield hospital four weeks, 
when he was removed to Black River Landing, 
where he was taken to a hospital boat, remain- 
ing eiglit days and was then taken to Gayosa 
hospital at Memphis, where he remained until 
the capitulation of Vicksburg. ■ He received a 
30-day furlough and came home to Horicon. 
He reported back to the hospital, where he re- 
mained a few days before he went to Fort Pick- 



ering Convalescent Camp at Memphis, Aug. 
1.5th, going a few weeks later to Harvey hospi- 
tal at Madison. He was one of those selected 
by Mrs. Harvey to be returned to Wisconsin, 
and was the first man carried into the liospital 
which that honored lady secured through per- 
sonal application to the President. After four 
months treatment there, he rejoined his regi- 
ment at Pleasant Hill on the Red River expe- 
dition, and was in the subsequent actions as 
stated. He was a witness of the explosion at 
Mobile, and at Shreveport saw the surrender of 
Jeff Thompson. 

After the war, he was occupied with lousiness, 
associated with his uncle and removed to Alle- 
gan, Mich., in 1867, where he was interested in 
the same connection m the manufacture of 
rakes. After three years, he went to Pentwater 
and started a planing mill for the preparation 
of house lumber, returning again to Horicon 
10 months after. While in Michigan, Mr. 
Jones was burnt out in tlie spring of 1868, 
meeting with heavy loss without insurance. 
The disaster and the climate, whicli disagreed 
with his health, induced him to return to Hor- 
icon. He is now occupied in tlie employ of D. 
C. Yan Brunt as engineer. He was married 
Nov. 8, 1866, to Helen E. Sherman, and their 
children are named Grant S., Sherman W. and 
Alta May. The two oldest are twins. Eleazer 
Grant and Mary (Wright) Sherman, both na- 
tives of New York, were the parents of Mrs. 
Jones. "William Sherman, her uncle, was a 
soldier in the late war from New York. She is 
the step-daughter of Daniel C. Van Brunt, the 
senior partner of Van Brunt & Wilkins, manu- 
facturers at Horicon. Mr. Davis, of the firm of 
\'an Brunt & Davis, is her brother-in-law and 
he was a soldier in the 114th New York In- 
fantry. 

Mr. .Jones has served his Post as Adjutant 
several term.s, as Junior Vice-Comnuaider and 
is prominent in the Order of Odd Fellows, in 
which he is Past Noble Grand. 

HARLES M. TURNER, resident at 
Stevens Point, Wis., and formerly a 
soldier of the civil war, was born at 
Rodman, Jefferson Co., New York, 
March 28, 1839. His father, Henry Turner, was 
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age and married Rosetta P. Edwards. The 
mother was bom in Vermont in 1810 and mar- 
ried her husband in New York. They re- 
moved to Wisconsin in 1S54, and located at 
Behnont, Portage county. The former died at 
the age of 62 years in that place and the latter 
is still living, aged 7S years. 

Mr. Turner was a lad of 15 years when he 
came to Wisconsin and he learned the business 
of a farmer in which his father was engaged in 
connection with the calling of a blacksmith. 
He was occupied on his father's farm until he 
attained his majority, when he turned his at- 
tention to his own interests and was variously 
occupied until he entered the army. He en- 
listed Nov. 4, 1864, in Company C, 1st Wiscon- 
sin Cavalry as a recruit in Badger, Portage 
county. He joined the reorganized command 
at Louisville, where the regiment received new 
equipments. Thence, Mr. Turner moved with 
his company in pursuit of General Lyons and 
his detachment of rebel cavalry, whom they 
overtook at Hopkinsville and after the fight 
there pursued them to Elizabethtown. He 
went next to winter quarters at AVaterloo, Ala., 
and in the spring took up the march 
to the interior of the State to destroy 
rebel supplies and factories and everything 
else that would tend to cripple the strength 
and resources of the rebellious States. Mr. 
Turner was in the march to Centerville 
and in the capture of Selma, moving thence to 
Montgomery, driving the rebels and entering 
the city. He was in the action with the run- 
ning rebels between their two fortifications and 
went thence to West Point. He was in the 
assault on and capture of Fort Tyler and after- 
wards went to Macon, and Mr. Turner was one 
of the detail of 30 men under Lieutenant 
Hewitt, who guarded the cross roads at Dublin 
while Colonel Harnden went on to the capture 
of the chief of the confederacy. After Davis 
was taken, the detail returned to Macon and 
the reunited regiment moved to Nashville to be 
discharged. Mr. Turner received honorable 
discharge at Nashville, July 30, 1865. He was 
mounted on a mule during his sojourn in 
Georgia and the animal which was distin- 
guished for unsatisfactory business as a cavalry 
beast came to a sudden collapse one day, after 
which Mr. Turner was reduced to the alterna- 
tive of going on foot. S. H. Almond and John 
Turner, his brothers, were enlisted men in 
Wisconsin regiments. Almond died in the 



service from disease and his body was brought 
back to Berlin. 

After his release from military duty Mr. 
Turner returned to Belmont, and engaged in 
varied occupations until 18(i7, when he located at 
Dayton, Waujjaca county, and was there a resi- 
dent about tliree years. He again removed to 
Belmonffor a four years' I'esidence and thence 
went to Plainfield wliere he remained about 
two years. He then broke up keeping house 
as he designed to travel and, on resuming a 
settled life, located at Stevens Point. 

He was married in 1871 to Georgia Ann, 
daughter of David R. and Maria M(jrgan. She 
was born in Waupaca county and diixl at Bel- 
mont. Three of their children are living — 
Zelia, Mortimer and Winnie Grace. The two 
first named reside at Lone Pine. The youngest 
lives in Oasis. 



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^<^ AMUEL PATTERSON 



MING, Ai)ple- 
ton, Wis., and a member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 133, was born Jan. 18, 1818, 
in Smith county, Tenn. He has l^een 
a citizen of Appleton since 1855, and is wholly 
identified with the interests of ~tlie section to 
which he came in early manhood. 

He enlisted March 24, 1862, at Benton Bar- 
racks, St. Louis, Mo., as a private in I Company, 
3rd Wisconsin Cavalry, for three years. On tlie 
formation of his company he was made Ser- 
geant, and received his discharge at Madison, 
July 25, 1863, on account of disability. After 
his return to Appleton he wais appointed Deputy 
Provost ^h^rshal of Outagamie county by Curtis 
R. Merrill, the United States Provost Marshal 
for the 6th Congressional District. He received 
his appointment in August, 1863, and officiated 
in the duties thereunto pertaining imtil 1865. 
The Third Wisconsin Cavahy left Benton 
Barracks May 3d, 1862, and reached Fort 
Leavenworth, Kansas, eight days afterwards. 
They were there ecjuipped, divided into battal- 
ions and distributed at different points through- 
out the State. Company I was assigned to the 
Second Battalion, and sent to Fort Scott, arriv- 
ing there about the middle of June. From 
there, the company was sent to Carthage, 65 



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miles distant, to protect Unionists and dis- 
perse guerrilla bands. August 4th, the com- 
pany went to search for the rebels and found 
them in considerable force at "Church in the 
Woods." A charge was made by the command, 
consisting of 125 men under Captain Conkey, 
Company I, (see sketch) into a camp of 2,000 
rebels, without loss. Ten" days later the com- 
pany was in a skirmish at Montevallo, and at 
Taberville Company I distinguished itself for 
bravery. At Coon Creek they were again in 
action, the Union force dispersnig 1,500 rebels. 
Li tlie severe service Mr. Ming became ill from 
exposure, marching and guard duty, and re- 
ceived hte release from militar}' allegiance as 
has been stated. 

While lie was still in childhood, his parents 
removed to Northern Alabama, (Limestone 
county) and he i-emained there until he was 17 
years of age, and obtained a common school 
education, such as the south afforded at that 
time. The intervals between the term of .school 
he passed on the farm of his lather, and when 
18 he became an apprentice to learn the car- 
riage-making liusiness. He remained in Western 
Tennessee two years, when he proceeded to Nash- 
ville to complete his knowledge of the business in 
which he proposed to pass his life. He con- 
tinued in that city four yegirs and afterward spent 
some time at various points in the South. In 
1S40 he went to Holly Springs, Miss., where he 
remained two years. Frcin there he went to 
Tennessee to engage in the manufacture of cot- 
ton gins. Later he went to Memphis where he 
worked in a plow factory. While there, in 
1842, he joined the famous Santa Fe expedition, 
inaugurated by Texas against Mexico. The 
promises were very large and several hundred 
Americans accepted them to enter on a long 
march at their own expense, to furnish all their 
supplies and also clothes. Starvation was also 
an item in the affair and Mr. Ming, after endur- 
ing the hardships as long as he thought profit- 
able, retraced his steps after a period of six 
months. He resumed his work in the plow fac- 
tory at Memphis and in 1843 went to Lexington, 
Mo., where he worked as a manufaturer of wagons 
and carriages until 1849. He went next to In- 
dependence, Mo., where he .stayed until the 
spring of 1850. At that point, the California 
emigrants obtained their outfits for the trip 
across the plains and Mr. Ming caught the gold 
fever. He sent his family to the Western Re- 
serve, Ohio, and made preparations to journey 



to the land of gold. On the day he had fixed 
as that of departure he sold his outfit and 
started for Ohio to see his wife and children, 
thinking this one of the most sensible tli.ugshe 
had ever done. Within the year 185U he went 
to Chicago and there obtained employment at 
his trade. He returned in the fall to Franklin 
Mills, Portage Co., Ohio, and went thence to 
Tallmadge, Summit county, five miles east of 
Akron. There he worked in a large carriage 
factory in the employ of Oviatt & Sperry until 
he came to Appleton to establish a permanent 
residence in the spring of 1855. He estalilished 
his business there and was occupied in its prose- 
cution until he enlisted in 1862. After the ex- 
piration of his term as Deputy Provost Marshal 
he engaged for a time in his accustomed busi- 
ness, but poor health interfered witli its prose- 
cution and he afterwards operated as a pattern 
maker and at millwrighting, in which he en- 
gaged until 1872. He was then elected Justice 
of the Peace and is still the incumbent of the of- 
fice in which he has continued since his first 
election. 

Mr. Ming is the son of .Josepli B. and Sarah 
Ann (Hodges) Ming, both natives of North Caro- 
lina. The marriage of Mr. Ming to Mary E. 
Andrews took place Jan. 20, 1843. They had 
eight children. Hiram S. enlisted in 1861, at 
the age of 17, in Companj'^ E, 2nd Wis- 
consin Infantry as a drummer boy and 
went through all the engagements in which 
the "Iron Brigade" was involved during 
three years' service. While the father was in 
Ivansas and Missouri, the son was in the Army 
of the Potomac, and the mother was at home 
maintaining herself and her family. The sec- 
ond child was Sarah E., Richard Henry was the 
name of the third, and he died at three months 
old at Lexington, Mo. Charles Richard was a 
water boy on tlie Chicago & Northwestern rail- 
way and was killed on the train at 13 years of 
age while his father was in the service. Leon 
A., Henry P. and Charles Frank were the names 
of the others. The mother died in 1887, leav- 
ing a precious memory as one who had per- 
formed worthily all the duties of wife and 
mother. In 1878 Mr. Ming was married to 
Catherine West. Of this union two children — 
Mary Eleanor and Katie West — have been born. 
Joseph B. Ming, his father, was second in order 
of birth of seven children and his own family 
included three sons and three daughters. Mr. 



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Ming of this sketch has served several terms in 
Appleton as Alderman. 

ILLIAM T. KING, a prominent 
citizen of Waupun, Wis., and a 
member of G. A. R. Post, Lysan- 
der Cutler, at Wausau, was born 
April 29, 1846, at Bristol, Pa., where he passed 
the first 11 years of his life. He is the .son of 
Wm. T. and Caroline E. (Burns) King and his 
father was born in Eling Parish, Hantz County, 
England. He was a seaman in the British navy 
and was "bought out" by his uncle. The 
mother was born near the city of Philadelphia, 
and was a member of a family of the Keystone 
State of long standing, and was Scotch by 
descent. The maternal grandfather of Mr. King 
was a soldier in 1812. In 1851 Mr. King ac- 
companied his parents to Burlington, N. .1., 
where he attended the common schools and was 
otherwise engaged until he entered the army. 
He enlisted Dec. 3, 1861, at Philadelphia when 
15 years old, enrolling in Company L, 6th U. S. 
Cavalr}' in the regular army. The regiment 
went into camp at Washington in a position 
east of the Capitol, Dec. 24th, and remained 
there until March 10th of the following spring, 
when the army of the Potomac advanced into 
Virginia and the "6th" were in the advance and 
skirmished all the way through the Peninsula, 
acting in the reserve. 

Colonel Emery was in command of the vegi- 
ment which was attached to the brigade of 
General Stoneman. Afterwards, Company L, 
was ordered to return to Washington from Fair- 
fax, C. H., and acted as patrol guard in the city 
until July 1, 1862, when it rejoined the- regi- 
ment, in the Army of the Potomac at Har- 
rison's Landing. About that date, Mr. King 
was thrown from a horse, receiving contusion 
of the chest. He was sent to Hampton hospital 
where he also suffered from chronic diarrhoea, 
remaining about five weeks, when he went to 
King street Branch hospital just out of Alexan- 
dria. He went next to King Street hospital, 
and was afterv\ards transferred to Bellevue hos- 
pital at New York, whence he went to Fort 
Hamilton, New York. As soon as able he was 
transferred to the Old Convalescent Camp in 
^"irginia, between Washington and Alexandria. 
He went next to a hospital in Philadelphia and 



thence to the New Convalescent Camp where he 
received honorable discharge March 26, 1863. 
He returned to Bristol, his native place, where 
he passed sometime in recuperating his health, 
but has never fully recovered. He commenced 
work when al>le to do so, in the iron works at 
Bristol, where he was employed two years. His 
next employ was on a steamboat, running be- 
tween Bristol and Philadelphia, in which he 
operated two summers. April 19, 1867, he 
reached Waupun, Wis., where he has been a 
citizen, with the exception of a few months 
passed in the employ of firms at other places. 
He is a hou.se painter by trade. He was mar- 
ried Dec. 11, 1880, to Carrie L. Kuhn, and they 
have one son named Willie P. 



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,^M. ORRIS A. WALDO, Fort Howard, 
W3S&i\ Wis., and a member of Henry 
'<j>^ Miles G. A. R. Post No. 47, was 
born Sep. 20, 1829, at Sackett's 
Harbor, .Jefferson Co., New York. He is the 
son of Abiather and Hannah (Homnan) Waldo 
and in the paternal line of descent is of French 
extraction and his forbears were in the war of 
1812. The mother was born on Long Island 
and was of stock of New York origin. He was 
a carpenter by trade until his enlistment after 
he reached a suitable age to engage in business 
and, in the fall of 1854, he came West to Rock- 
ford, III., and thence in July, 1855, to Oshkosh 
and for some j'cars was a resident at Winne- 
conne. In the spring of 1861 he went to Ripon 
where he obtained employ at his trade as a 
builder. He enlisted at Ripon Oct. 21, 1861, 
as a wagoner in Company E, 1st Wisconsin 
Cavalry for three years and received honorable 
discharge Oct. 21, 1864, at Calhoun, Ga., his 
term of service having expired. He left the 
State with the regiment March 16, 1862, and in 
April went to Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was in 
the detachment that went to Bloomfield wi'ile 
the regiment went to Helena, Ark., and he re- 
mained tliere until he was taken ill and went 
to hospital with chronic diarrhoea and after- 
wards was ill a long time with typhoid fever. 
His wife came to take care of him and the wife 
of the quartermaster of the hospital was alsothere 
when the rebels made a raid and the two wo- 
men and himself were placed in an ambulance 



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and taken to Greenville, Mo. He remained 
there until the return of the regiment from 
Helena when he was removed to Patterson. 
His wife was taken sick with typhoid fever and 
died at Patterson where she was buried. Their 
child, a daughter three years old, was left with 
an aunt at Winneconne and he was compelled 
to remain at the front. 

The regiment remained at Patterson to re- 
cruit and tliere .set out in chase of Marmaduke. 
Prior to setting out, the convalescents were 
ordered up for inspection and Mr. Waldo made 
personal appeal to Colonel LaGrange for per- 
mission to accompany the detail. He was 
given an ambulance to drive, and when too 
weak to harness and care for his team he was 
supplied witli assistance. He went to West 
Plains and was on the march all winter, return- 
ing in the spring to Pilot Knob. He grew 
stronger while absent and was not again re- 
moved from the regiment. He went from 
Pilot Knob to St. Genevieve on the Mississippi 
and marched thence to Cape Girardeau, partici- 
pating in numberless skirmishes in the chase 
after Marmaduke. He was in the actions at 
Cape Chrardeau and Bloomfield, and marched 
and traveled on transp(.>rts to connect with 
liosecrans' command prior to the fight at Cliick- 
amauga, where he celeljrated his birthday, 
Sept. 20th, in battle. They went to Chat- 
tanooga and, .soon after, fought at Anderson's 
Gap, pursuing the rebel cavalry after that 
action. Mr. Waldo was in the skirmish at 
Maysville, and also at Strawberry Plains and 
New Market and in the action at Dandridge. 

Mr. Waldo was in an ambulance escort 
and guarding a train where the descent was 
so steep that a detail of men held a rope 
attached to the rear of an ambulance to pre- 
vent its toppling over the horses. It was filled 
with wounded men. On withdrawal to Bridge- 
port their passage was most perilous and the 
next train that followed was captured and 
burned by tlie rebels. At Bridgeport, in Octo- 
ber, Mr. Waldo was taken sick and sent to the 
field hospital at Na.shville, and he remained 
there until early spring. In opposition to the 
wishes of his phj'sician and the matron he ap- 
pealed to the Major in connnand for permission 
to rejoin the regiment and did so at Red Clay 
below Nashville. He was in the chase of Hood 
and went with the com nand to Marietta, Ga., 
in July and next on the Grand March, the cav- 
alry operating as circumstances dictated in the 



rear of Atlanta under Dan. McCook. While 
waiting for Kilpatrick they destroyed 21 miles 
of railroad and finally crossed at Griffin where 
a tremendous figlit took place and theii' lieu- 
tenant colonel, Torrey, was killed. Th^jy were 
surrounded by rebels and McCook (-ailed for 
volunteers to charge through. Colonel .James 
Brownlow of the 1st East Tennessee made tlie 
dash and the entire force ran a gauntlet of a 
mile under a severe cress fire. Some of their 
horses stampeded, running back into the rebel 
lines and leaving 200 men dismounted. Mr. 
Waldo drowned his horse in swimming at 
Cliattahoochie and captured a rebel's horse two 
miles from the river ; he was three days march 
from Marietta. He went to Carterville and was 
next in action at Altoona, going back to Cal- 
houn where he was discharged as stated. He 
went to Nashville, and thence to Louisville and 
came home to Winneconne. 

In March, 1S(J5, he went to Chicago, where 
he enlisted with Hancock's ^^eterans and went 
to Washington, where he was a.ssigned to Com- 
pany H, 2nd II. S. Veterans for one year's ser- 
vice. The command marched down the valley 
of the Shenandoah and were at Winchester 
on the day of the assassinatidu of the President, 
whence they were ordered l)ack to Wasiiington. 
Tliey went into camp on the Maryland side and 
Mr. Waldo was detailed to the ^Vmbulance Corps 
to accompany a detail of the regiment to go to 
Spotsylva.nia. They disembarked at Acquia 
Creek for their de.stination, where they passed 
four weeks engaged in collecting the Union 
dead, wlio had lain there for a year, and es- 
tal)lish two National Cemeteries. To accom- 
plish their work they formed a skirmish line 
covering every inch of ground and placed the 
bones they collected in gunny sacks. Coffins 
had been brought down and in each were 
placed twelve skulls and bones to make the 
complement and the account was kept by the 
number of skulls, the aggregate being over 
3,000. The coffins were tlien buried. It was 
a sickening experience. Rain had been fol- 
lowed by a hot sun and the service performed 
by the detail is left to the imagination. But 
it was worthy work, and the relatives of the 
unknown dead are comforted by the knowledge 
that it was done by the Government as soon 
as possible. After it was done the regiment 
was sent to the State of New York and there 
separated into companies. That of Mr. Waldo 
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mira. They remained there until the New 
York commands were mustered out. There 
was a camp of rebels at Syracuse, and the pres- 
ence of troops was an absolute necessity. Mr. 
Waldo reported at Elmira after completing his 
duty at Syracuse and was made Orderly to Colo- 
nel Van Cuthero and remained in that position 
until the expiration of his enlistment. 

After his return from the war he again re- 
sumed his business as a carpenter, and in 
1868 he went to Winneconne and engaged with 
the C. M. & St. P. railroad corporation, remov- 
ing in 1871 to Oshkosh and engaged in the 
employ of the C. & N. W. railroad. He went 
to the shops of the same company at Fond du 
Lac and, in the following spring, he went to 
Marinette and was in charge of the shops there 
two years. In the spring of 1873 he went to 
Fort Howard to assume the management of 
the car department. He went next to Elroy, 
and two years later returned to Fort Howard to 
resume his former connection in the shops of 
the same company for whom he has worked 
17 years. 

He was married September 15, 1852, to Anna 
Eliza Appleton, at Tylersville, .Jefferson county, 
New York. His wife died as stated, leaving a 
daughter named Mary Adell. Mr. Waldo was 
married November 4, ISliS, to Maggie Lewis 
Griffith, and they have one daughter named 
Nellie J. Mrs. Waldo was of Welsh descent. 
David Appleton, the brother of the first wife, 
was in the same company with Mr. Waldo, 
was wounded at Buzzard Roost and died at 
Atlanta. 



ENJAMIN LEWIS CORNISH, a pro- 
minent citizen and business man at 
Oshkosh, Wis., was born Aug. 11, 
1837, at Bangor, Franklin Co., New 
His parents were Sanford and Elizabeth 
G.-(Ayer) Cornish, his father being of English 
and his mother of Scotch descent. His grand- 
father was in the war of the Revolution. His 
great grandfather came to America from Eng- 
land. Mr. Cornish enlisted Aug. 25, 1862, in 
Company D, 32nd Wisconsin Infantry and, at 
the formation of the Company, was made Ser- 
geant and, afterwards. Orderly Sergeant. In 
April, 1865, he was commissioned 2nd Lieu- 
tenant of his company and, later, as 1st Lieu- 




York. 



tenant, but was not able to muster, as he was 
on the march from Atlanta to the sea. When 
he received his first commission, the captain of 
Company D was detailed as Judge Advocate 
and the 1st Lieutenant was in command of 
Company I. During the historic march to the 
sea, Mr. Cornish was in command of his com- 
pany, and also in the parade at Washington. 
He afterwards received pay for services as 2nd 
Lieutenant and never lost a day's service while 
with the army. 

Mr. Cornish was a pupil in the schools of 
Bangor and came to Wisconsin in 1854. He 
engaged in farming in Winnebago county. 
After the war, he bought a farm in the 
town of Algoma in the same county. In 1881, 
he fixed his residence in the city of Osh- 
kosh, where he has since lived and prosecuted 
his interests. He has held many offices of 
trust in his city and county ; he served as 
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors two 
terms and as Alderman of the 1st Ward during 
1887 — 8. He holds, by appointment of the 
.Judge of the Circuit Court, a commission on 
the Committee to asse.ss and award damages to 
lands, caused by the overflow of the Govern- 
ment dam at Menasha. 

Mr. Cornish was married Aug. 13, 1865, to 
Frances H. Fisk. They have three children — 
Herbert E., Grace A. and Ross Carlton. 

/f^^ EORGE A. MCKEE, of Black Creek, 
| [ r |\ Wis., and a member of G. A. R. 
\^i Post, J. W. Appleton, No. 116, was 
born March 19, 1841, in Youngs- 
ville, Warren Co., Pa. He attained to the age 
of manhood in his native State and enlisted 
when he was a few months past his twentieth 
birthday as a soldier for the suppression of the 
rebellion. He enrolled Aug. 15, 1861, in D 
Company, 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry, at 
Youngsville, for three years, and received hon- 
orable discharge Sept. 20, 1864, at Harrisburg, 
Pa., having served until the expiration of his 
term. He participated in 14 battles and a 
number of skirmishes, among which were 
Yorktown, Hanover C. H., Gaines Mills, Savage 
Station, Turkey Hill, Malvern Hill, Chancel- 
lorsville, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Gum 
Spring, Mine Run, Wilderness and Petersburg. 
In .June, 1862, his regiment was on the penin- 



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sula and on tlie first day of the inonth, he was 
wounded and was taken i)risoner on the 9th. 
The army was tlien in retreat from Wliite 
House aeross tlie peninsula to the James River 
and he was taken to Libhy ])rison in Richmond 
and thence, a month later to Belle Island, 
where he remained until about Se|)teml)er 15th, 
when he was paroled. At the time of the l)at- 
tle known as Savage Station he as.sistcd in the 
removal of the wounded to that place. .They 
were piled about three deep. The distance was 
about 30 miles and three were dcnid when they 
reached their destination. All the time he was 
in prison he was sick. The lirst day's rations 
at fjibby were two pieces of hard tack and a pint 
of colfee. Three or four days after, tliey re- 
ceived for rations a half loaf of stale bread 
about as large and as hard as a brick. A half 
pound of beef accom])anied, but it was eaten 
raw for want of lire to cook it. At Belle Island 
the fare was still worse, consisting of bread of 
the most miserable character and twice a week 
black bean soup, or soup made of material filled 
with maggots was on the bill of fare. 

Mr. McKee came from Penn.sylvania to 
Cicero, Outagamie Co., Wis., in iS(li), and re- 
moved thence to Black (Jreek in I.SSI!. Previous 
to the war he was employed in a woolen factory 
and after it operated as a farmer. He has been 
prominent in the municipal government of the 
several places where he has resided and at 
Cicero was Chairman of the County Board of 
Sujiervisors. He served fourteen years as Jus- 
tice of tlu^ Teace, one term of which he has 
officiated at Black Creek. He is also Notary 
Public and collec^tion agent. 

He was married in 18(57 at Miles Grove, Erie 
Co., Pa., to Ada Sylvester. Their children arc 
William, Emma O., Mary A., Georgia, Eliza- 
beth and Mary Alvina. The father of Mr. 
McKee was of Scotch de-scent and was born in 
Berks Co., Pa. His mother was a relative of 
General Greene of Revolutionary fame. Mrs. 
McKee was born in Pittslield, Warren Co., Pa., 
and is (Jerman by lineage. 

[^0RANK P. KENNEDY, Antigo, Wis., 

I r^— » and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 

78, was born Nov. 11, 1846, at Con- 

sbohocken, Montgomery county, Pa. 

He isthe son of Michael and Elizabeth (Mckean) 



Kennedy. His father was boi-n in Ireland, in 
County Tipperary, and was 18 years old when 
he came to America. The mother was four 
years old when her father came to this country. 
Mr. Kennedy was four years old when his par- 
ents located at Neosho, Dodge county, VVis., on 
a farm where tlie sons of the family were 
brouglit ujt. The father of Mr. Kennedy of 
this sketch, kept him at home until lie was 
nearly 21, and lu; enlisted February 25, 1865, 
in Company E, 48th Wisconsin Infantry. The 
regiment was in rendezvous at Milwaukc^e, 
whence the command proceeded to Kansas, and 
Comjiany E with three others marched from 
PaoH to Fort Scott. On arrival there, the detach- 
ments of the regiment were employed for three 
months in preparing timber for repairing the 
fortifications, and they erected new hospitals 
and oHii'er's quarters. In August the regiment 
went to Lawrence. The men expected to be 
(liscliarged from military service, but instead, 
performed a heavy march of 250 miles to Fort 
Zarah, Kansas, which was garrisoned by Com- 
panies EandG. Mr. Kennedy remained there, 
engaged in the duty of jirotecting the govern- 
ment mails and trains from the Indian guerr- 
illas who had not learned that the war was 
(uided. In December Mr. Kennedy went to 
Fort Leavenworth and was mustered out De- 
(;ember 30, 18()5. He returned to Neosho where 
hi' managed his father's farm about two j'ear.s, 
when he entered the employ of the Iron 
Ridge (bmpany. At the end of a year he 
went to Ajjpleton where he was engaged on a 
farm two years, when he changed that business 
for the manufacture of shoes. He was after- 
wards engaged in other business at Appleton 
for same time, and went to the pineries in the 
interest of Wliorton Brothers, after which he 
worked two years as a teamster for the Apple- 
ton Iron Company. His father had died while 
he was in the war, and he went from Appleton 
to Neosho, where he continued one year as 
administrator of his father's estate, sold the 
farm and returned to Ajipleton. After working 
in the pulp mill two years he took possession of 
a farm, which iie homesteaded, in Langlade 
county, on which he has since resided, and pur- 
sued his agricultural interests with profit. 

Mr. Kennedy was married Oct. 28, 1873, to 
Nora E. Hafner. Their children are named 
Elizabeth, John, Alice, Mary and Catherine. 
Maggie died when three months old. James 
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in the 57tli Illinois Infantry early in the war, 
and was taken prisoner and paroled. He after- 
wards cuine to Neonah to visit a sister, and he 
enlisted in Company A, 1st Wisconsin Heavy 
Artillery. Ho h^ft Milwaukee to join the com- 
mand and, October 27, 1863, returned to his 
former command, and was never heard from 
afterwards. Two cousins of Mr. Kennedy 
named John and WilHnm Kennedy, enlisted 
from Kansas. Mrs. Kennedy was born in 
Neenah. 



MAR L. HARDER, (heen Bay, Wis., 
was born September 'J, 1847, in 
Towanda, Bradford Co., Pennsyl- 
vania. His fatlier, Failing Cornel- 
ius Harder, was born in Duchess county. New 
York, and belongeil to the Xiin Ren.ssalaer 
lineage. His mother, Ennly (Sickler) Harder, 
was born in Wysox, Bradford Co., Pa. In the 
Wyoming massacre, lier mother and grand- 
mother were witnesses of the slaughter of sev- 
eral members of tlie family. He is descended 
in lioth lines from patriots of the Revojutiori 
and 1812. When he was eight years old Mr. 
Harder went to Ovvego, N. Y.,with his parents, 
where he was brought n\). 

When he was IB years old he enlisted July 
8, 18()3, as musician in Company B, 21st regi- 
ment New York Cavalry at < )wego, N. Y., for 
three years, and was discharged June 8, 18()(), 
at Denver, Colorado. The regiment was known 
as the Griswold Light Cavalry, named after 
John A. Griswold of Troy, N. Y., and went into 
camp at Troy, going from thence to Staten 
Island where tliey were on duty two months. 
The 1st of November they joined the army in 
the Shenandoah Valley and were assigned to 
the command of Colonel W. B. Tibbits with the 
1st New York Lincoln Cavalry, the 14th Penn- 
sylvania Cavalry and were finally brigaded 
under Duttie. He was tir.st in action in tlie 
spring of 1864 at Moorefield and fought at 
Cloyd's Mountain and New Market, at Pied- 
mont, Lynchburg, Bunker Hill, l^uckle.stown, 
Solomon's Gap, Va., Brownsville and Freder- 
ick, Fredericksville, Hillsboro, Snickers Gap, 
Ash by Gap, Kernstown, Winchester, Martins- 
burg, Charlestown, Ninevah, Rood's Hill and 
Liberty Mills, Va. At Kernstown Mr. Harder 



delivered to Colonel Mulligan the last order he 
received before he was killed. (See sketch 
of T. and B. Breen.) Mr. Plarder was never 
absent a day from his command. Two days 
after the (irand Review at Washington, his 
brigade, with two others, was sent to the fron- 
tier. Department of the Platte and they made 
tlie route on the Ohio River from Wheeling, 
W. Va., to the Mississippi and thence to the 
Missouri Landing at Leavenworth, Kas., where 
the connnand was sent to various points in the 
West, the 21st going to Fort Collins, Col., where 
they were assigned to look after the Indians. 
In the fall of 18(55 the regiment was on duty in 
the annual distribution of presents to the Ute 
Indians. 

After the war Mr. Harder returned to Owego 
and a year later removed to Green Bay. He 
is engaged in a saw repairing and furnishing 
business. He has acted as a member of the 
Common Council of Green Bay two years. 

He was married March 7, 1871, to Abbie 
Barnes, who was born in West Virginia, and is 
a descendant of earlier settlers of that State. 
Her people were all Unioni.sts and many of her 
relatives were in the Union service. I>ank 
Harder enlisted in the 12th Wisconsin Infan- 
try, Jacob Harder in a Pennsylvania regiment 
and Henry Harder in an Ohio regiment; these 
were uncles of Mr. Harder. It should have 
been mentioned in the proper place that 15 of 
his 20 engagements wore in the months of June 
and July, 1864, and his company lost 27 killed 
and wounded. 



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ETER K DEWAR, of Merrill, Wis., 
and formerly a defender of the 
Union in the Civil War, was born 
Aug. 14, 1848, in Lockport, Niagara 
Co., New York. His father, John Dewar, was 
a native of the Dominion of Canada and mar- 
ried Elizalieth Irvine of the .'^anie country. 
When he was an infant he was brought to 
Waukesha, Wis., by an aunt, and he there 
lived until the war of the rebellion. He was 
anxious I'rom the first to enlist but he was only 
12 years old within the first year of the war. 
He was a little more than 16 at the time he 
enlisted in the 4th Wisconsin Cavalry, Dec, 
1863, and soon after he was transferred to the 




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14th Wisconsin Infantry, in which he served 
through the remainder of the war. He en- 
listed as a recruit and made connection 
with the 14th in company with the portion 
of the command that had veteranized and re- 
turned in March to Vicksburg. The portion 
of the same regiment which accompanied tlie 
expedition up the Red River had been gone 
six days when the second part,'whicb proceeded 
with Siiennan's army to Atlanta, arrived at 
Vicksburg. Mr. Dewar was in Company B. 
From Atlanta he returned to Nashville, where 
a consolidation was made and the command 
was in the fighting of Hood at that place, 
and chased him across the Tennessee River. 
Mr. Dewar was in the action at Atlanta, July 
22nd, and 28th, and Kenesaw Mountain, and 
proceeded to Spanish Fort, where the 14th 
made the assault on the fortifications. Mr. 
Dewar was in advance of Ins company, which 
was deployed as skirmishers and pressed ahead 
until he was within 20 feet of the fort before 
the column advanced to his support. The next 
move was to Fort Blakely, thence to Mobile 
and to Montgomery, Ala., where they were 
when the termination of hostilities came. The 
route thence was to New Orletins, where they 
were placed on transports and sent North. 

Mr. Dewar n^turued to Waukesha and six 
months later went to the pineries of Northern 
Wisconsin, where he was engaged in logging 
and lumbering until 1885. He has passed 20 
years in the vicinity of Wausau and Merrill, 
and in the year last mentioned he was ap- 
pointed Deputy Sheriff of Marathon county, 
and in 188(J of Lincoln county. At Rock 
Falls, Wis., he was Town Treasurer. 

He was married Sept. 3, 1886, to Ida M. 
Hollis. The parents of Mrs. Dewar were Jo- 
seph and Mina A. (Hinton) Hollis. L. Hollis, 
her uncle, was in the late war. 

Mr. Dewar was elected Chief of Police of 
Merrill in the spring of 1888. 



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^^^v^/ ILLLAM TOWNSEND, Clinton- 
I^M'^W ^^^^^> Waupaca Co., Wis., and a 




member of G. A. R. Post J. B. 

Wyman, No. 32, was born June 2, 
1839, in Manchester, Lancashire, England. He 
was just past his majority when he came to 



America, landing at the port of New York. He 
came thence to Wisconsin and lived in several 
places until he decided to enter the military ser- 
vice of his adopted country. February 23, 1864, 
he enlisted in Company G, Third Wisconsin In- 
fantry at Neenah for three years. Aug. 22, 1865, 
he was discliarged at Madison, Wisconsin, where 
he hud been in the hospital about 6 months. 
He was wounded at Averysboro, March 16, 1865, 
a minie ball entering his head at the corner of 
his right eye and coming out below his left ear. 
It ])assed through the collar of his overcoat, 
carrying fragments of the thick cloth into the 
wound. Pie was a participant in all the actions 
in which his regiment was engaged from the 
time he made connection with the command 
as a recruit in the same month in which he en- 
listed until the battle named. They were Res- 
aca, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, all the warfare 
around Atlanta and in the progress of the con- 
quering Union forces through the Carolinas. 

He was in field hospital at Goldsboro and 
Newbern until the move to the city of New 
York April 5tb, and, alter arrival there on the 
8th he went to McDougal hospital, remaining 
until April 26tb, when he came to Madison, 
Wis. After being there released from military 
obligations he located at Neenah, which was 
his place of abode until 1870, when he went to 
Minnesota and aftt'r bis return again to Wiscon- 
sin lie went to Waupaca county in 1881, finally 
locating in Clinton ville. He is a citizen of en- 
terprising spirit and a Republican in political 
faith. 

July 27, 1866, he was mai'ried to Alice L. 
Jones, of Winchester, Wis. They have three 
sons and one daughter. The two oldest sons 
are members of the Order of Sons of Veterans, 
Luman Clinton Camp. Mr. Townsend is Com- 
mander of John R. Wyman Post at Clinton- 
ville. (1887.) 



WT LBERT THEODORE KOCH, of Wau- 
-*/ \'' ^^^^' ^^^^^■' ^^^ born Nov. 9, 1839, in 
Yl^^V Pomerania, Prussia. He lias been 
a citizen of Wausau since 1876, has 
estal)lished a permanent and popular business 
as a physician, and is one of the leading prac- 
titioners in the place where he resides. 

Dr. Koch came to America with his parents, 
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His father was a miller in his native country, 
and also a farmer, and on coming to America 
he engaged in the latter avocation in Water- 
town, Wisconsin. The son received the henefit 
of the excellent educational system of Prussia, 
and, after passing some years on his fjitlier's 
farm he went to Minnesota to engage in far- 
ming, and in the sale nf agricultiu'al imple- 
ments. 

Dec. 1, ISGo, he enlisted at Wawatonna, Minn., 
enrolling in Company C, 2nd Minnesota Caval- 
ry for three years. The regiment was enlisted 
and mustered for frontier service, and for fight- 
ing Indians. Tlie rendezvous for some time 
was at Fort SnelHng, and later it was sent to 
Fort Ridgely, where the soldiers encountered 
extended experience of the roughest character. 
In addition to the inevitaltle and perilous scout- 
ing, they operated as constructors of fortifica- 
tions and repairing forts. They huilt Fort Rice 
on the Missouri River, and Wadsworth in Da- 
kota, thirty miles from Big Stone Lake. In the 
Had Lands, tliey had daily encounters with the 
reilskins and night skirmishes were frequent. 
After the struggle at the edge of the Bad Lands, 
on the Little Missouri River, the troops crossed 
the Yellowstone River and proceeded to a place 
40 miles ahove Fort Union, the junction of that 
river with the Missouri, where they participated 
in an important battle, in which many Indians 
were slaughtered. Fighting continued several 
days, and activities were kept up at night. The 
enlistment and discharge of Mr. Koch were 
under the Americanised form of his name, 
(^ook. He was discharged Nov. 16, 1865. 

He returned to Minnesota and devoted his at- 
tention to the study of medicine, which has since 
been his vocation. He instituted his first practices 
at St. Ansgar, Iowa, and after several years lie 
came to Wausau. He was married March 4, 
18()7, to Martha Ea.stman, a native o Savannah, 
Illinois. They have lost three children. Eddie 
died at the age of six years; Helien died when 
nine years old ; Ella was two years old when 
her death occurred. 

OIIN COX, Marinette, Wis., member of 

G. A. R. Post No. 207, was born in Mer- 

ton, Waukesha Co., Wis., October 29, 

1847, and is the son of John and Mary 

(Hennessy) Cox. The father was born in 



County Longford, Ireland, and the mother was 
born in County Farlin. 

Mr. Cox enlisted January 26, 1865, in Com- 
pany B, 3rd Wisconsin Infantry, at Fond du 
I^ac, for one year, or the war, and received 
honorable discharge July 18, 1865. He enlis- 
ted as a recruit and went to Madison. He 
went under orders to Hart's Island in New 
York harbor and tiience to the city of New 
York and sailed to Hilton Head, S. C, where 
the recruits received equipment, and marched 
20 miles to Combahoe Ferry, where he perfor- 
med guard duty six weeks. The detail were 
ol)]iged to forage and, on one of their expedi- 
tions, they crossed the river into the rebel lines 
and were attacked by guerillas; when their 
pickets were driven in, they retreated, crossing 
the river and tearing up the bridge to prevent 
pursuit. The skirmish continued until the 
rebels retreated, and the Union soldiers retur- 
ned to camp with their wounded. Soon after, 
they marched to Fortress Monroe and finally 
made connection with the regiment at Raleigh, 
N. C. Mr. Cox had inflammation of the eyes, 
and on the route from Raleigh northward, he 
stepped into a hole and received a permanent 
injury in his right ankle. He was treated by 
J. Griffin Conley and his assistant, Thomas 
Copff, Surgeons of the ord Wisconsin, was ex- 
empt from all duty and was transferred to the 
convalescent camp at Alexandria, Va. His 
regiment came to Washington preparatory to 
the Grand Review, and he came thence to 
Louisville, Ky., where he was mustered out 
and returned home. Following are the officers 
of the regiment : Colonel, Geo. W. Stevenson ; 
Captain, John C. Klevan ; Lieutenants, Hegg 
and Amidon. Mr. Cox was in the Division of 
General Ruger and in the Brigade of General 
Hawley. 

The brothers and sisters of Mr. Cox were 
named Eliza, Mary, Catherine, Margaret, 
James, Michael and Matthew. Mr. Cox was 
married October 7, 1871, at Marinette, to Cath- 
erine Guilfoyle. Their children are named 
John, Julia, Katie, Mary, Joseph, Agnes and 
Laura. James was born April 22, 1874, and 
died in July of the same year. Mr. Cox is in 
the employ of the Kirby Carpenter Co. at Me- 
nominee. The pai'cnts of Mrs. Cox were born 
in Ireland, where her father was a teacher by 
profession. Her mother came to America with 



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three cliildren — two daughters und a son. She 
died March 24, 1885, at Peshtigo, Wis. See 
sketch of James O'Connell. 



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ENRY GIBSON, Westfield, Mar- 
quette Co., Wis., member of G. A. 
R. Post No. 65, was born in AVest- 
field, Chattauqua Co., New York, 
June 4, 1836, and spent his boyhood in the 
place of liis nativity. When he was 14 years 
of age his faaiiiy removed to Wisconsin and 
lived in Keno.sha county until they removed to 
Marquette county in 1852. 

June 15, 1861, he enlisted in Company E, 
7th Wisconsin Infantry, at Harrisville, for three 
years. He was in rendezvous with his regiment 
and in all the movements preliminary to join- 
ing the army of Virginia and was in every 
})attle and skirmish and march and variety of 
service in wiiich his regiment was involved 
until the battle of Gettysburg and wliich in- 
cluded Gainesville, second Bull Run, South 
Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Fitz 
Hugh's Crossing, Chancellorsville, and he went 
into the action at Gettysburg. Captain Levi 
E. Pond being wounded in the early part of 
the day. Lieutenant Gibson assumed command 
of the company, and late in the afternoon, was 
taken prisoner. After the battle was over, he 
was paroled and sent to Annapolis and, about 
six weeks later was exchanged when he re- 
turned to his command and reported for 
duty. 

Mr. Gibson enlisted as a private and, on the 
formation of his company, was made Corporal 
and passed every grade of promotion as Ser- 
geant, 1st Sergeant and 2nd Lieutenant, and 
had been commissioned 1st Lieutenant Dec. 22, 
1862, and was acting in that capacity at the 
date of the battle of Gettysburg. In the 
battle of Bull Run he was wounded in both 
hands but refused to go to the rear and remained 
with his company, although he was unfitted for 
active duty. His enthusiasm was at fever 
heat and he believed that he could be of some 
sort of service if he remained with his com- 
mand. After the battle he refused to go to the 
hospital and went into the action at South 
Mountain while his hands were still bandaged 



and where he performed his duty to the last 
degree. During his first engagement on the 
28th of August, at Gainesville, the "7th" was 
stationed to hold a position and about sundown 
the firing commenced. It was found at dark 
that the men had only one round of ammuni- 
tion and tiiey were ordered to lie down and 
hold the situation ; soon after, an object was 
discovered moving along in a zigzag course 
toward the line. Mr. Gibson raised his gun with 
bayonet presented and the moving oiyect, which 
proved to be a rebel otficer, failed to see the 
bayonet until he struck it, and he seized hold 
of the bayonet and cried out "who are you?" 
Mr. Gibson replied "7th Wisconsin; who are 
you?" The rebel replied "Captain Hardiman, 
12th Georgia." "You are my prisoner, re- 
sponded Mr. Gibson, cocking his piece and or- 
dering the rebel to surrender and deliver his 
sabre and revolvers. The rebel refused to do this 
as Mr. Gibson wore the insignia designating 
the rank of a Corporal. The latter deferred to 
the nice scruples of the rebel and called for his 
captain who received the side arms of the pris- 
oner and Mr. Gibson found his rank suffi- 
ciently high to eft'ectually guard His Confeder- 
ate Highness througli tiie night. He was after- 
wards exchanged and subsequently they had 
several meetings on the field, and whenever 
opportunity occurred. Captain Hardiman sent 
his grateful remembrance to the 7th Wis- 
consin for the considerate treatment received 
at their hands. On one occasion Mr. Gibson 
and a comrade was engaged in foraging when 
they rode up to a house and asked the mistress 
to sell them two canteens of milk, offering to 
pay for it at any price, but she affirmed that 
she liad none. Mr. Gibson was of the opinion 
that she had plenty of milk as he noticed two 
good cows and a calf in the near vicinity. He 
returned and tried again with like result when 
he went back and shot the calf, returning again 
to the house, and calling the lady out and to say 
" Madam, when another soldier asks for milk, 
you can have some for him, for I have just 
weaned your calf." After being exchanged 
Lieutenant Gibson joined his regiment on the 
Rappahannock in time to be present at the 
anniversary of Antietam, when the brigade 
was presented with " the flag wliich was 
the joint offering of Wisconsin, Indiana 
and Michigan and he was in the actions in the 
defense of Washington, Mine Run and in the 
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335 



account of disability. He returned to West- 
field where he has since resided. 

Ijieutenant (iibson is the son of Daniel and 
Dorothy (C^ollins) Gibson. His ancestral stock 
was from New Hampshire, and his maternal 
grandfather was a soldier of the Revolution. 
Four generations in the paternal line have fur- 
nished a soldier and a hunter and, in these i"e- 
spects Lieutenant Gibson represents his ances- 
tral prowess and daring, and possesses a fund 
of incidents of sporting life full of interest and 
amusement. He was married Dec. 9, 18()5, to 
Grace Laing. Frank, their only child, was 
born Jan. 3, 1874. Mary L. and Walter, are 
ceased. 



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AXBHLLIAN FORVTLLY, a citi- 

zen of Menominee, Mich., and 

^^)^=^ member of G. A. R, Post No. 
2(36, was born Oct. 20, 1844, in 
Grees, Province of Braben, Belgium. He is the 
son of Frank and Mary (Mark) Forvilly and 
came to America with them when he was 
eleven years old. His father was a stone ma- 
son by trade and had served in the revolution 
in his country in 18:J0. They settled on a 
farm in the vicinity of Green Bay, Wisconsin, 
to which they came as soon as they landed and 
the place was cleared, the house built and all 
other improvements made by the father and 
sons. The farm is in the possession of Mr. 
Forvilly who worked on it until he decided to 
become a soldier. He enlisted Nov. 28, 18G1, 
in G C'ompany, 17th Wisconsin Infantry at 
Green Bay for three years and was then 1.5 
years old. The command rendezvoused at 
Camp Randall, Madison, and went to St. Louis 
soon after, receiving orders to make connection 
with Grant's forces at Fort Donelson but the 
fort was taken before their arrival. Mr. For- 
villy went with the command to the fight at 
Pittsburg Landing, and thence to the siege of Cor- 
inth. At Camp Mine, in that vicinity Mr. For- 
villy was wounded in the left leg above the 
ankle (May 28th) before the evacuation of the 
place, he being in the advance skirmish line. 
He went to the field hosjiital and was attended 
by Surgeon Mc Ken nan. 

The regiment erected breastworks and re- 
mained until fall and October 3rd and 4th he 



was in the fight with Price and Van Dorn, 
most of his company being taken prison- 
ers and he narrowly escaping. He was at Fort 
Robinett when Colonel Rugers, a rebel, was 
killed in an attempt to plant the confederate 
flag on the fort. He was in the march and 
fight at Holly Springs, (irand .Junction, Cold 
Spring, Spring Bottom and was in the retreat 
from Cofteeville to Memphis. He went by 
ti'ansport to Lake Providence, La., participated 
in the cutting of the levee to drive the rebels 
out of the swamps, helped to dig the canal at 
Milliken's Bend, crossed the Mississippi River 
at Grand Gulf, went next to Jackson, Miss., 
fought at Raymond and Pleasant Hill, went to 
the Black River, where he assisted to tear down 
a cotton gin to obtain materials to liuild a bridge 
in the night, marched to the rear of Vicksburg, 
where he was in a heavy charge, (May 19, 
1862), laying afterwards in a ravine from 
which they escaped in the darkness and as- 
sisted in the construction of rifle pits and other 
defenses preparatory to regular siege. He was 
detailed to aid in building Logan's Fort on the 
Jackson road and was in the final action at 
Vicksburg on July 4th. He went thence to 
Natchez where the regiment was mounted and 
scouted about that locality, and near Franklin, 
etc. In a fight at the latter placed the rebels 
were captured and the regiment crossed to the 
Louisiana side of the Mississippi River, marched 
to Trinity, and captured a rebel transjiort and 
gunboat which was burned. The next day 
they laid a pontoon bridge, crossed the river 
and captured Fort Beavuegurd in a charge, 
taking six heavy siege guns and caissons and 
ammunition. The fort liad been mined but did 
not explode until 12 at night after it had been 
rifled. 

Mr. Forvilly returned to Natchez and went to 
Vicksburg. He was among the non-veterans 
of the regiment and was assigned to the 14th 
Wisconsin to complete his term, (Company G). 
He went on the Red River expedition in the 
loth Corps under A. J. Smith. He was in the 
capture of Fort de Ru.ssy, skirmished every day, 
fought at Clouterville, Mai'sliville and Yellow 
Bayou, and chased the rebels to Pleasant Hill, 
returned to the mouth of the Red River and 
was in a two-days fight at Atchafalaya Bayou 
and Maxfield's. Severing connection with the 
Red River expedition he went to Memphis to 
be sent after Forrest to Tupelo, intercepting the 
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the rebels charged the train and were repulsed 
with loss. The colors of the 6th Mississippi 
were captured July 13th by Mr. Forvilly, and 
carried from the field by Captain Mansfield in 
command of the regiment, and when the regi- 
ment returned to Memphis, Mr. Forvilly 
marched through the streets of the city with 
the captured colors. He fought in the battle 
at Tupelo against Forrest, where the battle cry 
was " Fort Pillow " and thousands of dead 
rebels lay on the field in remembrance of that 
atrocity. Mr. P^orvilly returned again to Mem- 
phis, thence went to St. Charles, Ark., and built 
a fort on the White River, then to Duvall's 
Bluffs, next to Brownvilie Station, thence under 
Mower to i)ursue Price and Marmaduke, marched 
340 miles and fought two days at Booneviile, 
Mo., where Price lost his command. Next to 
St. Louis and thence to Nashville to participate 
in the Franklin fight, to retreat to Nashville, to 
fight two days (Dec. 15-16) at Nashville, to 
chase and disperse Hood's armj' and to join 
Sherman's army before Chattanooga, was the 
next outline of the movements. The non- 
veterans of the 17tli, (61 of them) were detailed 
to join Sherman and went to Baltimore and 
Annapolis, and thence to Beaufort and Newbern 
and participated in the fight on the Neuse 
River and joined Sherman at Goldsljoro whe -e 
Mr. Forvilly was discharged April 7tli, 1865. 



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'-q;>^TEWART NEWELL, of Chilton, Wis., 
'' member of G. A. R. Post No. 205, 
was born Oct. 11, 1817, in Vermont, 
and he is the son of Jeffrey and 
Christiana (Traver) Newell. They located at 
Hudson, New York in 1821, where he grew to 
manhood and accjuired a complete knowledge 
of the business of an engineer and in 1847 he 
came to Detroit and engaged as engineer on the 
Michigan Central railroad, running the second 
engine that was started in Michigan. He came 

a farm at 
He 




to Wisconsin in 1848, and bought 



Brothertown, Calumet county. ±ie was ignor- 
ant of farming and remained on the place until 
his money was exhausted and again engaged 
in a business he did understand to secure more 
funds. He went to Illinois and run a locomo- 
tive one year and conducted a railroad shop 



two years, after whicli lie returned to Calumet 
county. He was one of the first to enlist in 
the first call for troops in April, 1861, and he 
enrolled in an infantry company enlisted by 
Captain Harrison C. Hobart who afterwards 
was made Brigadier General. The company 
was reported to the governor of Wisconsin for 
assignment to the first regiment, but that or- 
ganization being full it was assigned to the 4th 
Wisconsin Infantry as Company K. On the 
formation of the company Mr. Newell was made 
Sergeant. Sept. 1st he was commissioned 2nd 
Lieutenant, and in May, 1862, was made Quar- 
termaster of the regiment and served in that 
position until Captain Hobart was commissioned 
Lieutenant Colonel of the 21st Wisconsin In- 
fantry, when he was called to the com- 
mand of his company and he served in 
the position until he resigned Dec. 18, 
1862, on surgeon's certificate of disability. 
The regiment left the State in July, 1861, 
and while passing through New York, tran.s- 
portation was refused at Corning, when Colonel 
Paine called for volunteer service as engineers 
from Tiis command; Lieutenant Newell moun- 
ted the cab of a locomotive aud run the train 
to Elmira. When the command reached Har- 
risburg, news was received of the disaster of 
Bull Run, and Colonel Paine obtained some 
old muskets for the regiment. Lieutenant 
Newell went to Baltimore and thence on the 
Eastern Shore expedition, afterwards to New- 
port News and embarked on the "Constitution" 
to go to Ship Island with Butler, and was in 
Hampton Roads, when the rebel ram Merrimac 
made her appearance and the Constitution 
escaped the fate of the Congress, Cumberland 
and Minnesota by running the batteries of 
Sewell's Point in the niglit. Lieutenant Newell 
went with Butler's command to the storming 
of Forts Jackson and St. Phillips at the mouth 
of the Mississippi, where the 4th Wisconsin 
made their way to the rear of the forts and, 
through their action, the garrison surrendered. 
May 1, 1862, the regiment reached New Orleans 
and, in company with the 3 1st Mas.sachusetts, 
was the first to take possession of the city. At 
New Orleans, Lieutenant Newell was made 
Quartermaster and acted as such during both 
expeditions to Vicksburg and the construction 
of Butler's canal. He was a participant in all 
the movements of the regiment at Vicksburg, 
in the destruction of Grand Gulf, and fought 
Breckenridge at Baton Rouge. He was in 







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command of his company in the action at Bon- 
necarre Point and remained afterwards at Ba- 
ton liouge until he resigned. 

On liis return to Cliilton, he resumed his busi- 
ness and became a citizen, who has sustained 
liis record in a manner in accord witli his 
service as a soldier. He lias officiated for many 
years as a Justice of the Peace at Chilton and 
is at present (1SS8) Police Justice. He has 
been nominated several times for the position 
of County Clerk and Clerk of the Court on the 
Republican ticket, but has been defeated, owing 
to his residence in an overwhelmingly Demo- 
cratic county. He has officiated also as Post- 
master at Brothertown for several years. 

He was married Oct. 11, 1840, to Amanda 
Chesebro, of Oneida county. New York, and 
they had three daughters. They all married, 
had children and are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. 
Newell have brought up five of their grand- 
children and one is now a member of their 
family. Mr. Newell is now 71 years old. Sev- 
eral of his ancestors were in the war of the 
Revolution. 



ORENZO SEYMOUR KNOX, of Ap- 
pleton. Wis., Commander of Post 
George D. Eggleston, No. 183, G. 
A. R. of (1887) was born in Rus- 
sell, St. Lawrence Co., New York, Oct. 21, 1841. 
A few days before he was 21, he enlisted as a 
private in C Company, 32nd Wisconsin Infan- 
try, at Dayton, Marquette Co., Wis., for three 
years. On the formation of his company he 
was made 4th Sergeant. The termination of 
the war closed his career as a soldier and he 
was discharged at Washington, D. C, June 23, 
1865. He was mustered into service Sept. 25, 
1802, and left the State with his regiment on 
the 30th of October following. He was in 
camp at Memphis, November 3rd, and was 
assigned to the 5th Brigade and 1st Division, 
Corps of General Sherman. Soon after, orders 
were received for the regiment to proceed to 
the assistance of General (irant in the rear of 
Vicksburg, but the disaster at Holly Springs 
caused a change, and they retraced their route 
where they arrived considerably decimated 
from the exhaustion of the soldiers on the ter- 
rible march. The last of December and the 




first of January the regiment were in the pur- 
suit of Forrest, and in February returned to 
Memphis and performed guard and camp <luty 
until November of that year. From that date 
until a year later the command was engaged in 
duty in Tennessee and Northern Mississippi, 
looking principally after Forre.st. In February, 
1864, the regiment was transferred to the 2nd 
Brigade, 4th Division and 16th Army Corps. 
Immediately after, the command went to Jack- 
son and drove the rebels from their position. 

A month was pas.sed in destroying rebel rail- 
roads and other property and in March, a re- 
turn to Vicksburg was made. Soon after, an- 
other expedition was planned in which the 
32nd Wisconsin again went to look after For- 
rest who was making himself interesting. But 
he refused to give battle to his pursuers. In 
May, Mr. Knox was engaged in a sharp skir- 
mish near Courtland in wliich the rebels were 
driven. A considerable number of prisoners 
was taken and also war supplies. He was also 
in the siege of Atlanta and at Rivers' Bridge, 
where the regiment made a conspicuous record. 
In Ahirch and February they were in the march 
to the .sea and were engaged in the service 
common to the route, skirmishing, destroying 
railroads, building roads, rifle pits and support- 
ing the attack on Bentonville. Soon after they 
proceeded to Goldsboro and thence to Raleigh. 
The surrender of the rebel leaders put an end 
to their active service and they proceeded to 
Richmond and Alexandria, took part in the 
Grand Review at Washington and came in 
June to Milwaukee where they were disbanded. 

Mr. Knox returned to his home uninjured, 
and resumed the duties of civil life. He has 
been a resident of the Badger State since 1844, 
his parents removing from the State of New 
York to Marquette county when he was three 
years of age. (That part of the State is now 
Green Lake county.) He was educated in the 
common achools, and before he enlisted was 
brought up to a knowledge of farming. He re- 
sumed that occupation on his return from the 
war and followed it until 1882, when he located 
at Appleton. He embarked in the business of 
a flour and feed merchant, in which he was in- 
terested two years, when he established himself 
in the sale of groceries. In the spring of 1887 
he sold out, and was elected Secretary of the 
Appleton Toy & Furniture Company, in which 
capacity he is at present engaged. 

Mr. Knox is a man of recognized executive 



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ability, and has served his townsliip in several 
public capacities. While in his native town he 
was Chairman of the Town Boardfor five years. 
He officiated two years as Sheriff of Green Lake 
county. He was made Commander of Post 133 
in 1887, and has been a member of the Masonic 
fraternity since 1880. He lias held the position 
of Worthy Chief of Markesan Temple of 
Honor, No. 31. In social status he is a sub- 
stantial citizen, and as a man he has sustained 
a stainless record. 

His father, Seymour Moses Knox, and his 
paternal grandfather, were born in America. 
His mother, Harriet Hosford before marriage, 
was a native of Vermont, and a de.scendant of 
Holland origin. November 9, 1865, Mr. Knox 
was married to Alma A. Dewitt, and they had 
two children — Carrie Edith and May Linda. 
The portrait of Mr. Knox, on page 336, was 
taken in 1888. 



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OBERT SMITH BATEMAN, of Ap- 

pleton. Wis., a citizen of prominence 
and stabilit}', and a former soldier 
for the Union, was born Sept. 2, 
1830, in Beekmantown, Clinton Co., New 
York. He is a land holder of extensive rela- 
tions in Dakota and his residence is established 
at Washington Springs, Jerauld county. At 
the date of the ailvent of Civil War in the 
United States he had arrived at an age when 
the gravity of the situation was clearly compre- 
hended by him. He watched succeeding events 
with the anxiety of a true son of the Union who 
realized all there was at stake to those who 
hoped for the future of themselves and their 
country. At the time he decided to cast his 
life and manhood's h' pes into the balance, such 
a decision meant far more than the same act 
by the younger men in the first enthusiasm 
that swept the land like the daydawn of patriot- 
ism. Tiie exigencies of the situation were then 
clearly apparent and the responsibility devolv- 
ing on every reflective citizen plainly manifest. 
November 19, 1863, Mr. Bateman enlisted as 
a recruit in Company I, (Captain Theodore 
Conkey) Third Wisconsin Cavalry, at Appleton 
for three years. He received honorable dis- 
charge on account of the close of the war, May 
8, 1865, at Milwaukee. He did not join the 




command in the field, but was assigned for 
special service, such members of the general 
army being designated as unassigned and held 
for service of the most unsatisfactory character 
to those most interested, as they were never 
under regular orders nor had any knowledge 
of what their duty might be until summoned 
to receive directions. 

The rendezvous of Mr. Bateman was at Camp 
Randall, Madison, where he passed the wmter 
acting OS Commissary of the barracks there, at- 
tending to the necessities of the arriving and 
departing soldiers of Wisconsin. In the spring 
of 1864 he accompanied a squad of soldiers to 
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was ill with 
fever when he arrived there and went into the 
hospital within a week. His sickness was the 
result of exposure on the deck of a steamer while 
at Weston, Mo., during a heavy storm in the 
night. He remained there until -lune 24th, 
when he reported under special order from Gen- 
eral Curtis to General Davies and was assigned 
to his personal staff as clerk. He performed 
the duties of the position about one year and at 
the end of that time was ordered by General 
Dodge to I'eport for duty to Major Weed at Mil- 
waukee. The latter was staff officer of General 
Curtis and he remained his clerical assistant 
from March, 1865, until his discharge. 

Mr. Bateman is the son of Robert Rood and 
Mary (Churchill) Bateman. The former was 
born in Hartford, Washington Co., New York, 
of ancestors dating their origin from English, 
stock that located in the early history of the 
country in Connecticut. His mother was born 
in Rutland, Vt. Mr. Bateman was married to 
Jane Elizabeth Lampard, Nov. 1, 1853. Of seven 
children born to them, five survive— George Rob- 
ert, William Irving, Charles Fremont, Albert 
Ford and Jennie Amelia. Hiram Gentle and 
Jerry Lincoln are deceased. Mrs. Bateman is the 
daughter of Robert M. and Mrs. Sarah Weeks 
(Ford) Lampard. Her father was born in Kent 
county, England, and came to America about 
1830, marrying his second wife Aug. 12, 1833. 
She was born in Belchertown, Massachusetts, 
March 12, 1797, of English stock in both lines 
of descent. On her father's side she was the 
seventh descendant from George Weeks, a na- 
tive of England and a member of an old Devon- 
shire family of distinction in jiosition, and as a 
minister of the English established Church. 
He came to this country in 1635, with the set- 
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one of the Puritan settlers to whom belong the 
credit of the establishment of many of the insti- 
tutions of New Etigland and of founding the 
Episcopal Church in this land. The original 
name which has l^een corrupted into Weeks 
was Wyke. The seat of the family established 
in the days of William the Norman in 1066 
still continued, in the latter part of the 14th 
century, at North Wyke, Taunton Hundred, ni 
the shire of Devon. Tiie maternal grandfatiier 
of Mrs. Bateman, Holland Weeks, was horn in 
Marlboro, Mass., Aug. 14, 1742. 

Mr. Bateman was educated at Beekmantown, 
and at Mooers, 18 miles from his birthplace, 
whither his father removed his family. After 
coming to Wisconsin he was a student at Law- 
rence University (Institute) in its first days. 
Returning to Beekmantown, he was emploj'ed 
by his fatlier, who was a woolen manufacturer, 
until he acquired an understanding of that 
business, and he also became a practical farmer. 
In 1846 the parents removed their families to 
Illinois, traveling with their household belong- 
ings in pioneer fashion prior to the days of rail- 
roads and canals, and located for a time at Gar- 
den Plain, Whiteside county. In the spring of 
1847 they set out again with the same equipage 
and went to Green Bay, Wisconsin, whicii was 
their home for several months. In the spring 
of 1848 the father and son came first to the site 
of Appletou, cutting their route througli the 
woods for three miles to the spot within 10 rods 
of which, the house of Mr. Bateman now stands. 
The senior Bateman located a farm of 120 acres 
and on which a shanty was erected to be re- 
placed the next year by a temporary house for 
the accommodation of the household. Here 
and hereabouts young Bateman passed the years 
until his military life commenced, and to it he 
returned when that experience was over. From 
its acres he has witnessed the growth of Apple- 
ton, and the then forest-covered farm is now 
included within the 1st Ward of Appleton, and 
is divided into city lots and iftiproved with 
buildings. 

Until 1881 Mr. Bateman was engaged in 
farming and in carpenter work. In that year 
he went to Dakota, purchased a " quarter " and 
entered and pre-empted respectively, 160 acres 
of land each, thus obtaining an aggregate 
acreage of 480 acres. His family joined him 
in the spring of 1882, and he established a lum- 
beryard at Plankinton, Aurora county. In 
May of the same year he sold and fixed his 



residence as stated previously. At this writing 
(1887-8) he lives in Appleton for the purpose of 
educating his only daughter and voungest 
child. 

Mr. Bateman is a sulistantial citizen of the 
Repuljlic. He has pursued a course of life 
which has brought him renumerative results, 
and secured for him the confidence of the busi- 
ness world. He has occupied positions of trust 
where he has lived, such as his business rela- 
tions have permitted him to assume, and is still 
in the prime of manhood so far as years ai'e 
estimated, but with disabilities incurred in the 
military service which hamper his activity and 
limit his liusiness operations. The portrait of 
Mr. Bateman, on page 336, is a copj' of a photo- 
graph taken in 1888. 

y^^ HARLES PORTER PALMER, of Ap- 

■ (^^^.^^ pleton, Wis., and a member of G. A. 
X^y R. Post, Geo. D. Eggleston, No. 133, 
of which he was one of the charter 
members, was born Aug. 16, 1822, in Litchfield, 
Conn. His parents, Eliscom and Charlotte 
(Gatty) Palmer were natives of Litchfield and 
belonged to families of long standing. His 
mother was the daughter of John .1. Gatty who 
was one of the Hessian soldiers hired by the 
British to aid them in their attempt to control 
the colonists in the war of the Revolution. He 
was a man of thought and principle and became 
thoroughly disgusted with the position in 
which he found himself and, while on picket 
guard, he informed his comrade that he was on 
the wrong side in the fight and should desert, 
which he proceeded to do. Both Hed towards 
the Federal lines and his companion was shot. 
Alter the close of the war he accompanied a 
man named Merrill to Connecticut where he 
married Sarah Collins, a native of Litchfield. 
Their children were named Charlotte and Will- 
iam, and the daughter married E. Palmer, and 
became the mother of three children — Walter 
C, Charles P. and Emeline. After the death 
of Mr. Palmer in July, 1825, she married Dan- 
iel Bishop. Their children are Louis, Ann and 
Harris M. W. The Palmer family in the re- 
mote generations were allied to the family 
Adams. 

Mr. Palmer reached the age of manhood ni 
his native State and came to Wisconsin in 1856. 



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SOLDIERS' ALBUM OF 



He located in Appleton, and has been a resi- 
dent at that place since. He has always taken 
an interest in the local affairs of the place and 
at the date of the war of the rebellion he was 
serving in the capacit)' of Justice of the Peace. 

He enlisted Jan 1, 1862, at Appleton, Wis., in 
I Conipan}', 8rd Wisconsin Cavalry and was 
made a sergeant on the formation of the com- 
pany. Jan. 7, 1865, he received iionorable dis- 
charge at Harrisburg, Pa., his term having ex- 
pired. 

The regiment went into camp at Janesville, 
where he contracted typhoid pneumonia. A 
serious illness followed with permanent injury 
to his lungs, and he received a sick furlough in 
March, 1862, returning to his family in the town 
of P>eedoni, where they were living on a farm 
and remained until July, when he reported at 
Madison and, in company with a number of re- 
cruits, proceeded toKansas to join his command. 
The regiment had been distributed at various 
points in the State under the Provost Marshal 
General, Colonel Barstow, formerly of the Third 
Cavalry. Company I, was stationed at Fort Scott 
where Major Henning was acting as Deputy 
Provost Marshal. Colonel .Jewell was command- 
ing the force of scouts near La Mar and had 
three men in his squad. Mr. Palmer was de- 
tailed to carry despatches between the advance 
of the detail of Companies I, F and C, to the 
scouting party. He performed the duty alone, 
riding, on an average, from eighty to one hun- 
dred and twenty miles a day and exhausting a 
liorse everyday. The adventures he had and 
those he narrowly escaped were numberless. It 
is a curious fact that only in romance are such 
stoi'ies fully told. It is impo.ssible to ade- 
quately delineate on a historical page all that 
was endured and struggled with by cavalrymen 
in the late war. Mr. Palmer was instrumental 
in tracing and bringing to judgment many rep- 
resentatives of the bushwhacking fraternity, in- 
curring danger which may be illustrated by one 
experience in which a minie ball clipped his 
right ear-lock. His excessive riding induced 
hemorrhoids of a type that necessitated change 
and he was transferred to Company H, Veteran 
Reserve Corps at St. Louis, in the fall of 1863. 
He went thence to Camp Reynolds, twelve miles 
from Pittsburg, Pa. There he was ill with small 
pox and after his recovery was retained as a 
nurse in the hospital. At the time of Morgan's 
raid into Ohio in July, 1863, Mr. Palmer went 
to the front in the capacity of hospital steward, 



returning thence to his former post where he 
was occupied as head nurse until his discharge. 
He left Camp Reynolds in the fall of 1864, the 
army contingents being ordered to remove to 
Chambersburg by the way of Uniontown on the 
Collinsville railroad. From that place he 
marched to Laurel Hill and while there Cham- 
bersburg was burned, and the guard to which 
he belonged threw up intrenchments for their 
own protection. 

Mr. Palmer was married to Mrs. Laura Stowe, 
March 3, 1856, in Talmadge, Ohio. Their 
only child, Cornelia E., was born Jan. 24, 1857, 
and is the wife of Herbert S. Lindsley of Apple- 
ton. Mrs. Palmer is the daughter of Amos and 
Maria (Collins) Benedict. She was born Feb. 
17, 1820, at Cornwall, Conn. She was married 
to James Stowe at Brinfield, Ohio, Oct. 10,1837. 
He died in Illinois August 3, 1851, leaving two 
sons, named Amos Zebulon and Dennis Gilbert. 
The former was born Sept. 28, 1841, and the 
latter, March 11, 1844. Amos married Maria 
Haskell in September, 1863, and died at Apple- 
ton, December 5, 1864, leaving one son, Walter 
James Stowe, who was born Oct. 17, 1864. The 
grandmother of Mrs. Palmer, Polly Landon Col- 
lins, was killed on the night of her marriage to 
Mr. Stowe. A tornado occurred at Stowe, Sum- 
mit Co., Ohio, in which she and three other per- 
sons were killed, and a cane which once belonged 
to Timothy Collins, the grandfather of Mrs. 
Collins, which bears the marks of mutilation 
received in that storm, is still pi'eserved in the 
family. Dennis G. Stowe married Helen 
Gurnee, who died June 20, 1882 ; he was mar- 
ried again to Mina Benedict, and their only 
child, Gaylord B., was born March 27, 1887. 
Mr. Palmer is a re.spected citizen of Appleton of 
long standing. He is known as a friend to 
honest industry, and as a pi'omoter of whole- 
some social regulations. He has been a mem- 
ber of the Post at Appleton from its inception, 
and is prominent in the organization. His por- 
trait, which appears on page 336, was copied 
from a photograph which was taken in 1888. 



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ENNIS MEIDAM, florist, resident at 
'■ Appleton, Wis., belongs to G. A. 
R. Post, No. 133, of which he is a 
charter member. He was born April 
1846, in Geldermallsen in the Netherlands. 




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He is the son of John and Rijke (Van Smallen) 
Meidam, and came to America with them in 
1851. The family landed at the port of New 
York and the father engaged in business rela- 
tions in Erie county in the same State until 
1853, when they located in Appleton, Wiscon- 
sin. Mr. Meidam was only fifteen years old 
when the country was involved in war and, as 
soon as he was old enough, he enlisted, enroll- 
ing Oct. 7, 18G4, as a recruit in F Company, 
12th Wisconsin Infantry, at Appleton for three 
years or during the war. He was honorably 
discharged .July 16, 1865, at Louisville, Ky. 
He was examined at Green Bay and reported 
to tiie military authorities at Madison, whence 
he went to join the regiment at Lookout Moun- 
tain preparatory to proceeding to Atlanta, there 
to connect with the force of General Sherman 
and march to the sea. He was a participant in 
all the important movements of tiiat campaign 
and fought at Pocotaligo and at Orangel)urg 
and was present at the final proceedings at 
Benton ville. He had his severest experience 
while on the way to Washington to take part in 
the closing scenes there. The march from 
Raleigh was particularly hard from tlie condi- 
tion of the roads and the heat and dust. To 
Mr. Meidam, the occasion was ])articularly dis- 
tressing from an injury to liis foot which he 
sustained in youth and unusual exercise aggra- 
vated the trouble. The command had a rest 
near Arlington before crossing the Long Bridge 
to Washington. 

After the war he returned to Appleton and 
was variously employed for some time, and 
finally a.ssumed charge of a corps of men en- 
gaged in the construction of the Lake Shore 
railroad. When it was completed he engaged 
with Mr. J. E. Harriman, the superintendent of 
the Riverside cemetery at Appleton, where he 
conducts his business as a florist and has charge 
of the greenhouses. He has been thrifty and 
industrious and is a man of probity and stain- 
less character, possessing the sturdy honesty 
and sound sense of his nation. 

He was married June 9, 1870, to Martha, 
daughter of Dennis A. and Margaret (De Witt) 
Van Owen. Mrs. Meidam was born in the 
same town in Holland as her husband, came to 
America on the same ship with him and was 
married to him in Appleton. They have seven 
children named John H., Henry B., Dennis Jr., 
Kate, Jennie, Margaret and Stephen Willard. 
Mr. and Mrs. Meidam both belong to a race 



which possesses traits of patriotism and love of 
country which have made it prominent in its 
own and the history of other nations. Members 
of her family became soldiers in the civil war 
in this country; an uncle of his, named Antoine 
Meidam was an enlisted man in a Michigan 
regiment, and his brother, Stephen, whose 
sketch appears on another page, was also a sol- 
dier. Mr. Meidam's portrait on page 336 was 
copied from a photograph taken in 1888. 



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SQUIRE W. PETERS, of Green Bay, 
Wis., a member of G. A. R. Po.st No. 
124, was born Dec. 6, 1847, at Sum- 
mer Hill Cayuga Co., New York, 
and is the son of William H. and Sarah 
Ann (Lane) Peters. The former was born at 
Summer Hill and was the son of a man 
who, lielonged to the early generations of the 
Empire state. An earlier ancestor was a sol- 
dier in the Revolution and was captured by 
the Indians. He was a man of cultivated 
mind and spoke six languages. While among 
the Indians he learned their speech. Herman 
Peters, father of William H., was a soldier in 
1812. The mother was born at Batavia, New 
York, was descended from English ances- 
try and her father was drowned when she was 
five years old. The senior Peters started with 
his family in 1849 for the west, traveling on 
the lakes to Milwaukee and experiencing a ter- 
rible storm on the lake. It was believed by all 
on board that the boat would founder and the 
father got into a wagonbox on the deck, taking 
his son with him thinking to save him if the 
boat went down. They arrived safely in Mil- 
waukee and went to Pewaukee, Marquette 
Co., Wis., where the father "took up" a 
farm in the woods and improved it. He then 
sold it and bought a form in Harrisville in the 
the same county. The senior Peters was much 
respected by the pioneers of that section, among 
whom were some wealthy Southerners for 
whom he built a dock on lake Buffalo. He 
was a man of fine traits of character, generous 
and affiible and, always popular among his as- 
sociates. The son was brought up on his fath- 
er's farm and enlisted at Harrisville, but was 
rejected on account of his youth. Soon after, 
he went to .Janesville and enlisted Feb. 16, 



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18G4 in Company E, 7th Wis., Infantry for 
three years and received honorable discharge 
July 3, 1S65, at Jeft'ersonville, Indiana. 

The veterans of the 7tli liad returned to Wis- 
consin on tlieir furlough and Mr. Peters enlisted 
as a recruit. He joined the regiment at Cul- 
pepper Court House and fought with the Iron 
Brigade in the battle of the Wilderness. On the 
6th of ^hly he received a bullet through the 
right forearm, the Itone being shattered, and he 
was sent to Finley hospital at Washington and 
soon received a 30 days furlough and returned 
to Wisconsin. His furlough was entended to 60 
days and he rejoined his regiment in season to 
tight at Hatcher's Run. In December he was 
in the fight on the Weldon railroad and was 
engaged in a continued skirmish with the 
rebels. He was in the second fight at Hatcher's 
Run or Dabney's Mill and was next in battle 
at Gravelly Run. The battle of Five Forks 
was tlie next fight in which he was engaged and 
he was in the various skirmishes until tlie sur- 
render of Lee. 

During his absence in the armj^, his father 
had moved to Montello. He commenced to 
learn the trade of a cooper, which he ])ur- 
sued for a short time and then bought out a 
grocer's stock. In addition to this business he 
officiated as postmaster until he sold out, when 
he built a cooper's shop and managed his inter- 
ests in that direction until 1878 when he sold 
out and went to Green Bay where he entered 
the employ of D. AV. Britton in the same line 
of business. He remained in that connection 
seven years, meanwhile conducting an extensive 
millinery business, in connection with liis wife, 
five years. He is now engaged as salesman with 
Jones, Mock tt Falkensteni. He was married 
July 2, 1870, to Lillian B. Dartt and their child- 
ren are named Walter and Gertrude L. The 
Dartt family wei"e formerl}' from Vermont and 
of English origin. Mrs. Peters is of (Quaker 
descent on her mother's side. 

William H. Peters continued his operations 
as a farmer at Montello and two years after 
his removal there commenced the study of law 
which' he prosecuted vmtil admitted to practice 
in the State and Federal courts and was occupied 
in legal business until liis death. He was elected 
constable of Marquette county liefore its division 
and was always prominent in matters pertain- 
ing to the general interest of the place where he 
lived. In 1858 he was made County Judge and 
served four years. He was afterwards elected 




States Attorney, holding the office several terms. 
In 1878 he represented his district in the Assem- 
bly of Wisconsin, serving one term. He and 
his wife are both deceased and lie buried at 
Montello. He was a father whom a son delights 
to honor in connection with his own record as 
a man, a patriot and a citizen. One of the dis- 
appointments of Mr. Peter's life which will ever 
be to him a severe trial, was the nonfulfillment of 
the promise of Congressman Wheeler, to the 
father, to secure for the son an appointment at 
West Point. The portrait of Mr. Peters ajipears 
on page 336. 



ENRY BOYER, proprietor of the 
Merrill House, Merrill, Wis., and a 
member of G. A. R. Post Lincoln, 
No. 131, was born at Milford, Jeffer- 
son Co., Wis., Oct. 5, 1845. He was bred on a 
farm in his native county and, when still in 
youth, became interested in the progress of the 
events of the Civil War, which was the first 
important affair that arrested the current of his 
boyish ideas. He was only 15, wlien Sumter's 
.signal gun awoke the world, and was too 
young to challenge the chances of war. But 
time remedied that and, Feb. 29, J 864, he en- 
listed at Watertown in Company B, 29th Wis- 
consin Infantry, for three years. He entered 
the regiment as a recruit, joining the command 
at Alexandria, and with its members reported 
to ('olonel Bailej^ May 6th, at Grand Ecore. 
The work of building the "Bailey Dam" was 
immediately entered upon and an incredible 
amount of labor was performed in the construc- 
tion of that famous piece of work across the 
Red River. Mr. Boyer was a participant in all 
the achievements of the command afterwards 
until its dismemberment, when he was assig- 
ned to the 14th Wisconsin, and received final 
discharge with the last named regiment, Sep. 
27, 1865, at Mobile, Ala. 

The work on the dam ceased May 22d, and 
from that time until July 26, the regiment was 
engaged in skirmishing, guard, and outpost 
and fatigue duty. July 28th, Mr. Boyer was 
in a lively skirmish on the Atchafalaya River. 
Skirmishing, marching, and expeditions for 
various purposes were the order until they 
went to the support of Grierson's cavalry in 
December, and January 1st the regiment em- 



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barked for New Orleans. Thence they went to 
take part in the movement against Spanish 
Fort, where thej' built corduroy roads over the 
surrounding swamp and on the last day of the 
month was detailed as escort for a supply train. 
April 3rd, they were in the trenches in front 
of Fort Blakely. An order was received live 
days later to proceed to Spanish Fort, but tlie 
surrender caused the countermanding of the 
order, and on the following day Blakely sur- 
rendered. The "iOth was tlie second regiment 
that entered Mobile, where they did provost 
duty until May, when they went to New 
Orleans and thence to the same duty at Shreve- 
port. The regiment was disbanded in July, 
having been sent North in .June, at which time 
Mr. Boyer was assigned as stated. He joined 
the "14th" at Montgomery, Ala., and the ensu- 
ing period was spent in guard dut}^ 

He returned to Wisconsin and engaged in 
lumbering in Wood county, pursuing that 
occupation until about 1870, when he com- 
menced the career of a landlord. He managed 
the hotel at the crossing of the Wisconsin Cen- 
tral and the Valley road (now the Wis. Valley 
Div. of the C. M. A St. Paul R. R.) and kept 
tlie Junction City House a year, alter wliich he 
operated as a contractor for the last named cor- 
poration. Two years later he came to Merrill, 
(1879). He engaged as manager of a restau- 
rant until the fall of 1885, when he assumed 
charge of the Merrill House. 

He was married Oct. 7, 1S71, to Mary R. 
Juneau, and they have two surviving children 
— Ervie and Ralph. They have lost three 
children. Maud and Mabel, twins, died at the 
age of four months. A son died when six 
months old. 

Louis Boyer and his wife, Elenora Blair (nee) 
were both of French extraction and born in 
Montreal and Quebec, respectively. Mrs. Boyer 
is the daughter of Xiver Juneau, the nephew 
of Solomon Juneau, the founder ot Milwaukee. 
Her mother was a native of Canada. Mr. 
Boyer's portrait appears on page 336. 



RTHUR L). RICE, of Antigo, Wis., a 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 78, 
was born Sept. 26, 1847, in Boston, 
Mass. He is the son of M. Henry 
and Olive (Jjilley) Rice, the former a native of 




Massachusetts and the latter of New York. He 
is from Revolutionary stock on both sides of his 
lineage, and his father was a soldier of the same 
company and regimen; as himself. Mr. Rice 
eslisted in Company B, oSth Wisconsin Infantry, 
at Waupaca, Wis., for three years. He was dis- 
charged Aug. 12, 1865, at Washington, I). C. 
He returned from the war permanently disa- 
bled from the loss of his left leg. 

He was a few months past 16 when he en- 
rolled as a soldier. Four companies of the re- 
giment went to the Army of the Potomac in 
May, 1864, and the remainder joined them in 
October of the same year. The companies leav- 
ing the State first were temporarily attached to 
a Minnesota regiment, and until June was en- 
gaged as escort to supply trains. Its assign- 
ment then was ."Jrd Bi'igade, 1st Division, 9th 
Corps. Company B was one of the two that 
rushed to the charge after the firing of the mine 
at Petersburg. In October they were again in 
hot battle on the Weldon Raih'oad, and were in 
tlie reconnoitering force at Hatcher's Run, after 
which they returned to the trenches in front of 
Petersburg, being under frequent fire. In Jan- 
uary, the Confederate Peace Commissioners were 
received by the regiment under Hag of truce. 
April 2iid, 1865, an assault on Petersburg was 
made, and Mr. Rice was shot in his left leg, six 
inches above the knee. The injury necessitated 
immediate amputation, which was done in the 
division hospital on the field, after which he 
was taken to Lincoln hospital, where he re- 
mained until disr-luirged. 

Mr. Rice came to Wisconsin when six years 
old with his parents, settling in October, 1852, 
at Waupaca, where he grew up on the farm, 
and was a pupil in the common schools up to 
the time of his enlistment. He returned, after 
leaving tbe army, to Waupaca and assisted oii 
the homestead through the fall of 1857. His 
next employ was as an assistant on a threshing- 
maciiine, where he was as efficient as men who 
were not disabled by loss of limbs. In January, 
1868, he went to Milwaukee and entered 
Spencer's Business College, where he fitted for 
business and learned the cigar maker's trade. 
He went back to Waupaca, purchased a team 
and drove to Iowa, where he drove stage and 
worked witli his horses until the fall of 1869, 
when he entered a mercantile establishment as 
clerk, and operated as such for a year. He 
then opened a cigar shop in his own interest at 
Mason City, which he conducted three years. 



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He sold out and returned to Waupaca and en- 
gaged in farming on his own property, build- 
ing a house, and sold the place at the end of a 
year, returning to Waupaca, where he engaged 
in coopering. He served two consecutive terms 
in Waupaca as City Treasurer, and was after- 
ward engaged in commercial and other busi- 
ness until he began boating at. a summer resort 
at Greenwood Park, where he operated four 
years. In November, 1882, he removed to 
Antigo, and entered tlie employ of J. C. Lewis 
& Co., hardware merchants. In January, 1883, 
he was appointed Deputy Clerk of the Circuit 
Court, and managed the office until the election 
in November, 1884, when he was made Chief 
Clerk of the same Court, and is serving his sec- 
ond term of two years. 

He was married April 20, 1873, to Mary, 
daughter of John D. and Martha (Noyes) 
Bailey, and they have live children — Irwin L., 
Claude H., Gertrude, Fred and Hazel. An 
uncle of Mr. Rice, Dexter Munger, was killed in 
the fight at Perry ville, his head being carried 
away by a cannon ball. The parents of Mrs. 
Rice were born respectively in New York and 
^'^ermont. The portrait of Mr. Rice appears on 
page 336. 



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AMES H. BARR, of Merrill, Wis., was 
^i|| born Jan. 10, 1835, at New Milford, New 
Jersey, and is the son of NJatthew and 
Ann (Henry) Barr, both of whom were 
natives of County Derry, Ireland, and who mar- 
ried in New Jersey. The father removed with 
his household to the city of New York in 1845, 
where his .son attained to the age of legal man- 
hood and was a pupil in the public schools 
until he was 14 years old, when he became a 
clerk in a dry goods estabhshment, later, occu- 
pying the same situation in a hardwai'e store. 
He was 16 when he apprenticed himself to 
learn the business of making sash, blinds o,nd 
doors, which has been the vocation of his life. 
From New York lie came to Oshkosh in 1856, 
and two years later he went to Keokuk, going 
thence successively to St. Louis and Memphis, 
Tenn., where he passed a portion of the years 
1860 and 1861. He was there when the several 
Southern States passed the acts of secession 



and, his principles having never been concealed 
and the fact of his being a Union man well- 
known, he was in danger of rough treatment. 
He remained in Memphis until the mid lie of 
May and was subjected to such ind.gnities 
while extricating himself from the intricacies 
of his position that he resolved to defend the 
flag which he was not permitted to respect 
under the regime of the South. He reached 
Chicago and, Sept. 18, 1861, he enlisted in B 
Company, 4th Illinois Cavalry, for three years. 
He was made Corporal of his company and 
later was |)ronioted to Orderlj' Sergeant, receiv- 
ing honorable discharge Nov. 3rd, 1864, at 
Springfield, 111., his term of enlistment having 
expired. 

The 4th went into Camp at Ottawa, 111., 
where a month was passed drilling and ac(juir- 
ing a knowledge of cavalry tactics. They left 
tliere for Cairo, marching a part of the way and 
also traveling by rail. Thi'ir first detailed 
duty was a reconnoissance to Columbus, whence 
they returned to Cairo. About the first of Feb- 
ruary, 1862, Grant was delegated to command 
the expedition against the forts on the Tennes- . 
see River and the 4th Illinois Cavalry was as- 
signed to the command. Mr. Barr was in the 
actions at Forts Henry and Donelson, February 
6th and 16th respectively. April 6th he 
fought at Shiloh, and succeeding that engage- 
ment, his regiment was detailed on scouting 
service in Tennessee and Mississippi until about 
the 1st of October, when the regiment was in 
reserve to guard the flanks of Grant's army in 
the advance on Corinth. After the battle of 
October 3d, the plans for the capture of Vicks- 
liurg were matured and meanwhile the 4th Ill- 
inois Cavalry was detailed to chase Forrest. 
The force consisted of picked men and they 
were captured by the rebel guerrilla chief who 
paroled them on the field. They returned to 
Springfield, III., and received a ten days' fur- 
lough, after which they returned again to Camp 
Parole at Springfield and remained until Feb-, 
ruary, 1863, when they were sent to Benton 
Barracks at St. Louis. In September, of the 
same year, Mr. Barr and his paroled comrades 
of the 4th were sent by order to join their regi- 
ment at ^^icksburg, which had become Union 
property July 4th previous. Grant had been 
made Lieutenant-General and, as commander 
of the Union armies, he was on his way to as- 
sume the control of the Army of the Potomac 
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on a transport on their way to Yicksburg at tlie 
same time and saw their old commander as 
the transports jjassed on the river. In Febrnary, 
18(54, the Mtu-idian expedition was planned. 
From Vicksburg the 4th Illinois Cavalry Were 
detailed on special service to Skipwith's Landing 
on the Mississippi River, where they remained 
until the com])any of Mr. Barr was detailed 
to accompany the Meridian e.Kpedition, which 
came to naught through the failure of a por- 
tion of the expected force to make connection 
with the command under Sherman at Meridian. 
After another experience in scoutTiig, the detail 
returned to Vicksl)urg and in a short time the 
4th Illinois Cavalry went to Natchez, where 
the entire summer was passed and the early 
fall, and in October the regiment went to Spring- 
field to be discharged on account of the expi- 
ration of the their term of enlistment. 

After his release from military oljligations Mr. 
Barr entered the employ of ^lorgan Brothers of 
Oshkosh, working as a manufacturer of sash, 
doors and blinds. After a year he bought a 
quarter interest with them, selling a year later 
to George Williamson, and entered the employ of 
Foster & Jones. He afterwards engaged with the 
Remington Company atIllion,New York,and rep- 
resented their interests as a commercial traveler 
five years in Wisconsin, his home being at 
Oslikosh ; he then engaged in his business as a 
sash, door and blind manufacturer with J. P. 
Gould, Oshkosh, where he operated until the 
spring of 1884, when he went Chailcstown, S. 
C, to fit up a planing mill, and remained 
there until the spring of the following year. 
The summer of 1885 he passed at Oshkosh, 
and in fall he went to Merrill in the capacity of 
foreman in the sash, door and blind manu- 
factory of H. W. Wright Lumber Compau}-, 
first having charge of a single floor for a year, 
when he succeeded to the management of the 
entire establishment, and he is now, (1888) offi- 
ciating in that position. His portrait appears 
on page 336. 

He was married in May, 186.^, to Jane Shaw, 
which vuiion was blessed with one cliild — Ar- 
thur H., born at Oshkosh February 10th, 1857, 
who now is foreman of one department of the 
factory of the H. W. Wright Compaii}-. 

The mother died Dec. 25, 187(). "Mr. Barr 
was married again at Oshkosh, July 7, 1881, to 
Alice, daughter of E. H. and Mary (Mead) Gill. 
Her father was born in New York and her 
mother in Vermont, and they died in Owen,Ill- 



inois. The second marriage of Mr. Barr was 
blessed with two children. James H. was born 
at Oslikosh, Mav 13th, 1882, and Alice R. at 
Merrill, .Jan. 27, 1887. 



LBERT W. BONN, of Merrill, Wis., and 
^ a member of G. A. R. Post Lincoln, 
No. 131, was born Feb. 16, 1847, in 
Raymond Township, Racine Co., 
Wis. He was taken by his parents to Michi- 
gan when he was four years old and, nine years 
later, removed with their family to Iowa, where 
the son lived until the period of the civil war. 
He was a little past 13 when the fact that there 
was an inevitable internal war at liand l>ecame 
fixed and as soon as he was old enough, he car- 
ried out the determination he had formed 
early in the course of the struggle. August 4, 
1862, he enlisted at Waukon, Iowa, in A Com- 
pany, 27tli Iowa Infantry for three vears and 




was discharged Aug. 8, 1865. He was then 
five months past 15. His regiment went into 
camp at Dubuque, where six weeks were passed 
in military preparations for active soldier life. 
In September the command went to Minnesota, 
and where, under the command of General 
Steele, he was engaged in scouting for Indians, 
being, on one occasion one of a detail of 10 on 
special duty. The service was arduous and 
varied, but the work of quelling the insurrec- 
tionary redskins was accomplished without ser- 
ious encounters. In December the regiment 
was ordered to Memphis, Tenn., when they set 
out for the rear of \'icksburg, to join the force 
of General Grant. At Abbey ville on the Tal- 
lahatchie River, they had a sharp skirmish. 
From there they went to Jackson and cliased For- 
rest to Parker's Cross Roads, returning to Jack- 
son. Two months alter, in the spring of 1863, 
they went to Moscow, remaining until after the 
surrender of Vicksburg and, a few days after 
that memorable Fourth of July, the command 
went to Memphis again and took transports for 
Helena, yVrk., whence they marched to Little 
Rock, and captured the place. General Steele 
commanding. They remained there until 
nearly spring, when they returned to Memphis 
and prepared to take part in the Red River ex- 
pedition under Banks. 

Mr. Bonn was in the actions at Fort De Rus- 



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SOLDIERS' ALBUM OF 



sey, Pleasant Hill, Bayou Lenoire, Powderville 
and Yellow Baj'ou, in this campaign. The 
command returned thence to Vicksljurg and 
went thence to Arkansas, where the skirmish 
at Chicot Lake took place. The next remove 
was to Jefferson Barracks, Mo., whence the reg- 
iment marched 704 miles in pursuit of Price. 
There longest stay at one place was one day. 
(This is acknowledged one of the severest 
marches on record.) They returned to Nash- 
ville in time to take part in the fight there with 
Hood, occupying a position on the "Granny 
White Pike," where they remained two days. 
They followed the rebel chief to the River, 
where they took transports at Clifton to East- 
port, Miss., where they constructed fortifications 
and remained two months, when they took 
transports to New Orleans. There, passage 
was taken on an ocean steamer for Dauphin 
Island, at the entrance to Mobile Baj', whence 
they proceeded by transports up the Fish river, 
disembarking at Sibley's Mill, whence they es- 
tablished a skirmish line all the way to Fort 
Blakelj'. They drove the outpost guard into 
the fort and a portion of the regiment drove 
the same guard into Spanish Port. Intrench- 
ments were made and the command awaited 
re-inforcements, which arrived in the shape 
of colored troops. 

On the 9th day of April, Fort Blakelj' was 
charged, and capitulated at six in the evening. 
Thi.s was one of the last battles of the rebellion, 
Lee having surrendered nine hours earlier of the 
same day. The regiment marched thence to 
Montgomery, Ala., thence came to Clinton, 
Iowa, to be released from military duty. The 
hardest fought battle in which Mr. Bonn was 
engaged was at Tupelo where the regiment, 
attached to the 16th Army Corps, under Gen. 
A. J. Smith, commanding an expedition into 
the interior of Mississippi, fought the Texas 
Legion, who were repulsed three times in suc- 
cession in terrific charges and again in the 
evening. The result was the defeat and dis- 
may of Forrest. This is con.sidered one of the 
most decisive actions of the war. Mr. Bonn 
was not absent from duty but three days during 
three years and two months military service. 
On the occasion mentioned he was suffering 
from a felon on his finger. The regiments and 
companies of himself and four brothers were as 
follows : — Albert, Company A, 27th Iowa ; Wil- 
liam N., Company B, Sth Wisconsin ; Lewis W., 
Company C, 4th Wisconsin; David B., Com- 



pany D., 25th Wisconsin ; John, Company E, 
38tli Wisconsin. Mr. Bonn is the youngest. 
All returned home, but David was crippled for 
life at the siege of Atlanta. The proper spell- 
ing of the name is Bon, but in the papers, the 
recruiting officer enrolled him under the or- 
thography appearing as above and he has re- 
tained it. 

After the war he returned to Michigan where 
he continued to reside until 1886 and was 
engaged in the business of millwrighting and 
as foreman hi. a sawmill. He is now the gen- 
eral foreman of the H._ W. Wright Lumber 
Co.'s sawmill at Merrill. 

He was married Sept. 7, 1868, to Josephine 
L. Bates and their children are Clyde G, Bertha 
B., and Maud E. John W. and Harriet M. 
(Raymond) Bon, the parents, were born in Ohio, 
the birthplace of his paternal grandfather. 
The previous lineage on that side was French. 
The parents ol Mrs. Bon were natives of Can- 
ada and were Benjamin C. and Sarah (Cluipin) 
Bates, her father having been born in Ver- 
mont and her mother in Canada. The portrait 
of Mr. Bonn appears on page 336. 



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APTAIN HENRY HOWARD 
CHANDLER, of Merrill, Wis., and a 
member of G. A. R. Post Lincoln, 
No. 131, was born March 1, 1836, in 
Bloomfield, Kennebec Co., Maine. He received 
a good education in his native State, studying 
at an academy after completing his elementary 
course at tlie common schools. At 19 he came 
west to Illinois, where lie remained a year on a 
farm in the summer and teaching in the win- 
ter. The following six months he passed in 
Minneapolis employed as an engineer and sur- 
veyor and assisted in the platting of the new 
famous city. (1856). He returned to Illinois 
and passed the winter and went thence to Mil- 
waukee where he was a resident until the shot 
of direful meaning sent its summons from the 
walls of Sumter. He was among the fii-st sol- 
diers to enlist from Wisconsin, enrolling in B 
Company, Captain Henry Mitchell, 1st Wiscon- 
sin Volunieers. The name of the organization 
was the " Milwaukee Rifles," and they were 
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monies when tlie regiment left the State are 
matter of record, and it is safe to state that no 
other command went to the front with a piece 
of the flagstaff of Fort Sumter ingrafted in that 
of its regimental standard, presented by the 
ladies of Milwaukee. The fragment was pre- 
sented by Brigadier-General Rufus King, of 
whom a sketch, pre^wred by his son, Wiscon- 
sin's soldier and genius. Captain Charles King, 
U. S. A., appears on another page. The cool- 
ness and bravery of the regiment at Falling 
Waters, Md., wliere tlie first Wisconsin blood 
was spilt in the rebellion, is matter of record on 
thousands of pages of liistory. 

The command was discharged in August 
and Mr. Chandler re-enlisted Oct. Sth following 
in the same regiment and was made Orderly 
Sergeant of Company B, Captain Henry A. Starr. 
He served in that capacity until he received 
his commi-ssion as Second Lieutenant, dated 
July 3, 1862. In September of the following 
year he was made Fii'st Lieutenant, his cap- 
tain, William Mitchell, having been killed at 
Chickamauga. November 1st, he was trans- 
ferred to the "Pioneer Brigade,'' the advance 
courier of the operations in the Western Divi- 
sion of the army. He served on the personal 
staff of Colonel St. Clair Morton, with the rank 
of captain. He planned and directed the con- 
struction of Fort Rosecrans at Murfreesboro 
after the battle of Stone River and built block 
houses along the line of the various railroads 
to Chattanooga. He was engaged in the con- 
struction of the defenses at Chattanooga and 
later was recalled to his own regiment. He 
was in all the actions at Perryville, Kenesaw 
Mountain, Rossville, Liberty Gap, Stone River, 
Tullahoma, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Buz- 
zard's Roost, Pumpkinvine Creek, Resaca, Big 
Shanty, Marietta, and Peach Tree Creek. July 
2, 1864, he was recalled to his command to 
take a commission in the 1st United States 
Veteran A^olunteer Engineers, with the rank of 
Captain. He was assigned to the command of 
Company G, Colonel Wm. Merrill coiunanding 
the regiment. He. was afterwards employed in 
the construction of the government water works 
and was discharged soon after the surrendei' of 
Lee in 1865. 

Prior to his enlistment. Captain Chandler 
was occupied in tlie Cream City in work per- 
taining to his vocation of civil engineer and he 
returned to that place after his releases from 
the army. Later, he removed to Green Bay 



where he operated in lumljer until 1871, when 
he transfen-ed his interests to Oshko.sh. He 
remained there about three years, whi'n 
he moved to Manville where he was engaged 
in lumber and shingle business and managed 
the "Chandler House."' He also conducted a 
men'antile business. In 1879 lie removed to 
Merrill and engaged in commercial transactions. 
He also associated with the "Jenney" Lumber 
Co., in building the first steam mill in Merrill 
and also the first boom on the river, the work 
being under his personal supervision. He was 
thus occupied three [years and has since acted 
in the capacity of a civil engineer and surveyor. 
Mrs. E. C. Chandler, his wife, is the proprietor 
of the leading hotel, called the "Lincoln House." 
Nov. 15, 1864, he was married to Emily C. 
Pi'evo. His p'arents were Seth and Lydia 
(Banks) Chandler, both natives of Maine and 
born of Englisli parentage. The pai-ents of 
Mrs. Chandler, Noah and .Jane (Drake) Prevo, 
were born respectively in South Carolina and 
Virginia. Seth Chandler was a soldier in the 
2nd Massachusetts and acted as chief bugler. 
George A. enlisted in the 5th Maine. Daniel J. 
was in the 17th Maine. Tiie second named of 
the brothers of Mr. Chandler was a prisoner at 
Andersonvillc and passed two years in the vari- 
ous prisons of the South. He is not living. 
Henry Dodge I'revo was a soldier in the 5th 
Wisconsin and was killed at Fredericksburg. 
Benjamin Franklin Prevo was in the three years 
service of the 1st Wisconsin, and was wounded 
in the hand. These were brothers of Mrs. 
Chandler. Mr. Chandler was one of the first 
Aldermen of Merrill, has served two years as 
County Surveyor and is now City Engineer. 
His portrait appears on page 330. 



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ENRY SCHEFFEN, of Oconto, Wis., 
^ and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
74, was born April 2, 1835, in Prus- 
sia. His father was John Schett'en, 
also a Prussian by birtli, as well as the mother, 
Mary Scheffen. After he came to America he 
located at Oconto where he was occupied as a 
farm hand until he enlisted. He enrolled at 
Oconto Oct. 26, 1861, in Company F, 12th Wis- 




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consin Infantry. From the camp of rendezvous 
at Madison he proceeded to join the army at the 
front and went to Weston, Mo., tlience went 
with liis regiment to Kansas City, and Fort 
Leavenworth. He wont from there to Fort 
Scott and back to Fort Leavenworth and next 
to Columbus, Ky. From there he marched to 
Humboldt, Tenn., where the command was 
regularly assigned and went to Memphis. In 
the southward movement of Grant, the regi- 
ment moved forward, but were cut off at Holly 
Springs and compelled to return. Starting 
again from Mem})his, they went down the river 
to \'^icksburg, and reached Natcliez, where they 
remained two weeks before going to ^^icksbul•g. 
After the capture of the city, the I'ith went to 
figlit at Jackson and went again to Natchez. 
January 2nd, 1864, Mr. Scheffen re-enlisted and 
received liis veteran's furlougli. He returned 
to Wisconsin, and received an extension on 
account of sickness. He joined his regiment 
again at Kenesaw Mountain and went thence 
to the siege of Atlanta. Mr. Scheffen was in 
the pursuit of the rebels after the fall of Atlanta 
and after compassing 30 miles, returned. Sup- 
plies and clothing wer>^ needed and, after re- 
construction in both respects, the regiment went 
on the march to Savannaii. I'revions to the 
surrender of Savannah they were on short 
rations, receiving sometimes only a little rice 
and sometimes were without salt. After the 
evacuation of Savannah they took 'po.ssession of 
the city and received a Christmas dinner from 
people of distinction. Their next movement 
was to Beaufort Island, S. C, and they went 
thence to Orangeburg, which they took after a 
wearisome march through cypress swamps. 
They went next to Columbia, skirmishing at 
Cheraw and Fayetteville. They were attacked 
by rebel artillery at Columbia and had to wait 
until their own came up, and after the first 
shot they disabled the rebel gun and were 
masters of the situation. They had been prom- 
ised 24 hours' liberty after the taking of the city 
and they received the time as recreation from 
the discipline of army life, and they had a 
jubilee. In their progress they destroyed the 
railroad and started for Richmond and Wash- 
ington, again doing heavy marching and were 
in the Grand Review at the capital city of the 
United States. From there the}' went in June 
to Louisville for discharge July 16, 1865. 

Since his return to Wisconsin, Mr. Scheffen 
has been engaged in farming. He was mar- 



ried Oct. 28, 1865, to Augusta Dupee, a native 
of Belgium. Their children are Charles, Joseph, 
Frank, John and Minnie. 



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f<^ HRISTIAN HEIDENWERTH, a res- 
'^^ ident of Peshtigo, Wis., was born 

December 25, 1842, u\ Weimar, Ger- 
many, and he is the son of .Joseph 
and Sophy (Snuckle) Heidenwerth, who re- 
moved from Germany to America in 1856, 
landed at the port of New York, going thence to 
Niagara Falls, and in 1859 removed to Pesh- 
tigo; the son has since resided at Peshtigo 
and has been in the employ of the Peshtigo 
Lumbering Company, operating in the woods 
in the winter and in the mills of the com- 
pany in summer. He married Albertina Lenz, 
and their children are named Alice, Charles 
D. and George G. 

October 15th, 1861, he enlisted in Company 
F, 12th Wisconsin Infantry, at Peshtigo, for 
three years. January 1st, 18()4, he was dis- 
charged at Hebron, Miss., in order to veteranize 
in the same regiment. He left the State with 
the command and was first under orders to 
proceed to Fort Seott to go with Lane's "South 
West Expedition." This was the beginning of 
the .severe marching for which the regiment 
was conspicuous throughout the first months 
of its service. In 1863, the command took 
position in the trenches of Vicksbui-g under the 
guns of the besieged city, and went thence to 
Jackson and after the evacuation of that place 
returned tp Vicksburg. From thence to 



Vicksburg. 

Natchez, to Harrisburg, La., to Vicksburg, from 
there to Natchez, from there to Vicksburg, and 
into camp at Hebron, a few miles from the 
city, outlines Mr. H's history to the beginning 
of 1864. In February he was in the Meridian 
expedition, during which he was involved in 
several skirmishes, and in the destruction of 
several towns. He returned to Vicksburg and 
in March took his vetei'au's furlough. He re- 
turned in April, reachuig Tennessee about the 
middle of the month, to march nearly 300 
miles, joining the Army of the Tennessee in 
June. The movement called the Atlanta cam- 
paign commenced here and the 12th Wiscon- 
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Keiiesaw Mountain. Mr. H. fought at Bald 
Hill, and in the first day'.s action at Atlanta, 
July 21, 1864, was severely wounded, and was 
sent from the fielil hos|>ital to Marietta, (ni., 
where a wound in his iiead detained him al)out 
a month ; he rejoinded his command and went 
through to the sea with Sherman, participating 
in the varied operations of the "Grand March." 
After the Grand Review at Washington, he I'e- 
turned to Louisville, Ky., and was Hnally dis- 
charged -July 10, LS('>."). During his service he 
contracted typhoid fever at \'icksburg and was 
sent to the general hospital at Keokuk, la., 
where he remained about three months. (See 
sketch of David Heidenwerth). Charles and 
Augusta (Elveniger) Lenz, parents of Mrs. 
Heidenwerth, were Germans, and she is a na- 
tiver of "Der Faderland." 



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ALLEN, Pittsville, Wis., 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 
born at Lake Mills, Wis., 
March 5, 1848, and is the son of 
Daniel W. and Marietta (Carter) Allen. His 
grandfather Allen was a soldier in tiie war of 
ISI'2. Mr. Allen was brought up in the Badger 
State and was emploj'ed in farming until he 
entered tlie army. He went to Berlin and en- 
listed March 2V>, 18<)4, in Company A., Kith 
Wisconsin Infantry at Berlin for three years or 
the war. Pie received honorable discharge at 
Madison June 20, 186."). He joined the regi- 
ment at Cairo and made coiniection with the 
Army of Sherman in Georgia, with the veter- 
ans returning from tlieir lurlough. He was 
lirst in action at Big Shanty and, .soon after 
took part in the fights at Ivenesaw Mountain, 
including every movement in which the 16th 
was involved. He fought under (General 
Leggett, at Bald Hill and, after the battles there, 
was engaged in the battles of llesaca and Peach 
Tree Creek before Atlanta. At Atlanta July 
22, 1864, he was captured by the rebels and 
taken to tiie stockade prison at Andersonville 
where he was set at liberty on special exchange. 
He suffered all the horrors of that experience 
common to thousands of Northern soldiers and, 
when released, he went to Brown's hospital at 
Louisville, where he remained three months 
and was discharged from there after the termi- 



located at Pittsville 
(1888) engaged as a 




nation of the war. (See sketch of C. Mitchell.) 
He was married to Melissa A. Stewart, March 
22, 1871, and their children are named Blanche 
L., Jennie K. and Inal). After returning from 
the war, Mr. Allen .settled at Berlin and went 
thence in 1868 to Wausau where he was a res- 
ident for a time when he returned once more 
to Berlin. In 1882, he 
where he is at present, 
sawyer in a lumber mill. 

Peudnig the publication of this sketch Mrs. 
Allen has passed from earth. She was the 
daughter of William and Betsey (Ljanan) Stew- 
art, long tune residents in Wayne Co., New 
York. She was born in the same State and 
died June 17, 1888, at Pittsville. 



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ILLTAM H. GEETS,ofCentralia, 
Wis., meml)er of G. A. R. Post 
No. 22, was born June 11., 184.5, 
in Wilkesbarre, Luzerne Co., 
Penn., and is tiie son of Conrad and Sarah Ann 
(Kuntz) Geets, and both parents were born in 
the Keystone State. The lather was descended 
from the stock known as Penn.sylvania Dutch, 
the family name having been originally Getz. 
Tht^family removed to Wi.scon.sinin May, 1847, 
locating in Oregon, Dane county, whence they 
removed to Lake \'iew, where the father opened 
a hotel, and built a store in Lake \'iew in ISoi'. 
Tlie next year he ceased operations as a hotel 
keeper to devote his attention to his mercantile 
interests In 1856 the mother died, and Mr. 
Geets, senior, loc.itcsd on a farm, on which he 
remained a year, when his father established a 
large mercantile lousiness, and the son remaineil 
as his assistant until the spring of 1861. In 
the fall of 1863, the son engaged as a farm 
laborer for a year at $10.50 per month. The 
last day of December, 1863, is on the records as 
an excessively cold day, and Mr. Geets made a 
trip to mill in which he nearly lost his life. He 
had been impressed as to his duty to enlist and on 
that day resolved to do .so, although he was but 
18 years old. He enrolled Jan. 25, 1864, in Com- 
pany H, 31st Wisconsin Infantrj-, atMadi.son for 
three years. He was jiromoted to Corporal on 
the field, and received honorable discharge July 
8, 1865. He Joined the regiment as a recruitat 
Murfreesboro, and went thence to Duck River, 



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the coinmund being scuttered to guard the 
Chattanooga raih'oad. About the last of Maj' 
he was sent to Nashville to guard prisoners, and 
about the middle of July was assigned to tlie 
command of Slierman. On the night of July 
L7th, tiie train was derailed l)y l)ushwhackers, 
and the captain and lieutenant of Conijiany 11, 
with 10 men wei'e injured and one killed. Mr. 
Geets was seriously hurt, and was unconscious 
two weeks. He was injured across the chest and 
lungs, his spine was seriously hurt, and his 
right leg broken. At the time he was riding on 
the top of a freight car loaded with army sup- 
plies, and when the train left the track, his car 
burst; as it careened, the roof opened and in 
closing together caught him and inflicted the 
injuries stated. He was in the hospital at 
Kingston, Ga., until after the evacuation of 
Atlanta, when he was sent to Chattanooga, and 
thence to Nashville, where he assumed an up- 
right posture for the first time, Oct. 26, 1864, 
at hosj)ital No, 3. As soon as sufhciently re- 
covered, he was placed on duty in the dining 
room of the hospital, remaining until January 18, 
1865, and he was a witness of the fight at Nash- 
ville. He left that city on the date mentioned 
to rejoin his regiment at Savannah, going 
thence to New York by rail, where he took the 
United States steamer "Ajax" for Savannah, 
and lost sight of land for seven days and nights. 
He found his regiment about 20 miles from 
Savannah, engaged in tearing up a railrSad, 
and took his place Avith his company. He was 
in a miserable state of health, having left Nash- 
ville contrary to the wishes of the surgeon, and 
was unfit for duty, after reaching liis command. 
He went with his regiment to Goldsboro and 
was in the fight at Bentonville with Joe Johns- 
ton and after the surrender went to Goldsboro, 
where he drew clothing rations and went next 
to Raleigh, whence he proceeded through Vir- 
ginia to Washington and, after the Grand Re- 
view vent to Louisville to be mustered out, and 
Mr. Gects returned to his home in Lake View. 
He remained on his father's farm until 1866, 
when he moved to Centralia and operated as a 
lumberman in various capacities until the 
spring of 1868, when he entered the employ of 
Matthews & Herschleb, and he has remained 
as a workman in the same shop ever since, al- 
though the proprietorship has been changed 
several times. The first proprietors managed 
the shop until 1870, when it passed, through 
foreclosure, into other hands and Mr. Geets 



rented the works and run the shop on his own 
account until the spring of 1873, when it was 
purchased by 5. F. Moore, its present owner. 
At the same time competent assistance in the 
jiaint shop was needed, and Mr. Geets acquired 
a knowledge of that l)usiness and is at present 
in charge of that department and several others 
connected with the establishment. In 1874, he 
was in Neljraska and terminated his connection 
with that State during the grasshopper inva- 
sion. 

He was married June 11, 1870, to Sarah M. 
Page, and their children are named Grace E., 
Minnie A., Guy B. and Roy C. Mrs. Geets was 
born in Belvidere, 111., where her parents re- 
moved from Seneca Falls, New York. Her 
father, Orrin Page, was in the service in a Wis- 
consin battery. Her uncle, William Page, was 
a soldier in the same battery. Her mother's 
brother was a surgeon in a Michigan regiment. 
George M. Geets, l)rother of Mr. Geets, was in 
the same command as himself. His uncle, R. 
Kuntz, was a soldier in the 1st Wisconsin Cav- 
alry and died of disease at Milliken's Bend. 
Two cousins, Carles and John Geets, were sol- 
diers in Iowa regiments. Mr. Geets has been 
Justice of the Peace in Wood county for eight 
years, and is at present incumbent of the posi- 
tion, (1888). He is the Adjutant of Wood 
county Post and has officiated as Chaplain and 
Sergeant Major. He is always active in post 
affairs and has repi'esented the organization in 
several Grand Encampments. 

While Mr. Geets was at Nashville in June, 
1864, he was sent with Union deserters to their 
commands at Tullahoma, and on his arrival he 
met a squad of Union soldiers with four rebel 
bushwhackers in custody. He asked them 
what they were going to do ; the captors were 
provided with ropes and they replied that they 
were going to take the " butternuts " into the 
woods and give them a furlough. The same 
night on his return to Nashville Mr. Geets was 
in a skirmish at midnight with rebel bush- 
whackers, at Athens, Ala. 

JOHN L. SMITH, Stevens Point, Wis., and 
a former soldier for the Union, was 
born Feb. 22, 1846, at Hodgdon, Aroos- 
took Co., Maine. He is the son of 
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His fiither was a farmer and the son was train- 
ed to the same business whicli he followed 
until he entered the army. The father died in 
1S()8, at Belmont, Portage county, when (iO 
years old. The mother is still living at Eota, 
Minnesota and is 67 years old. (1888.) Mr. 
Smith came to Wisconsin in July, 185."). lie 
enlisted August 17, 1864, in Company A, 42nd 
Wisconsin Infantry at Dayton, Waupaca coun- 
ty. From the camp of rendezvous he went 
with the command to Cairo, where he perform- 
ed guard and garrison duty and was engaged 
in that variety of military service until dis- 
charged, with the exception of one instance, 
when he went on detached duty to Columbus, 
Ky., returning to Cairo and performed post 
duty until June 17, 1865, returning to Madison 
to be mustered out June 20th. 

Mr. Smith was engaged for some time as fire- 
man on the railroad and afterwards operated 
as a stationary engineer and machinist. Octo- 
ber 29, 1886, he met with an accident and lost 
his right hand, since which time he has oper- 
ated in other avenues of business. 

He was married May 26, 1867, to Marj' M. 
Houck. She was born in Pennsylvania of Ger- 
man parentage. Her father, Louis L. Houck, 
died in 1886 ; her mother died when she was 
twelve years old. The children of Mr. and 
Mrs. Smith are named Ida M., Cora I. and Tas- 
kell A. John L. Lincoln, Mr. Smith's paternal 
grandfather, was a ship carpenter at St. Johns, 
Nova Scotia. The wife of the latter was a na- 
tive of that province. 

Thomas, brother of Mr. Smith, enlisted in a 
Wisconsin regiment and died of typhoid fever, 
(ieorge Houck and Louis L. who went out with 
Company D, IKith Illinois were brothers of 
Mrs. Smith. Charles Myers and John Myers, 
her half brothers, enlisted from Illinois. 



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, LBERT CAMPBELL SIMPSON of 
■^^* ' Appleton, member of G. A. R. Post 
Geo. D. Eggleston, No. 133, was lioi'n 
March 29, 1847. He is the son of 
Albert and Catherine (Bloomfield) Simpson 
and is one of the pioneers of this section of 
Wisconsin. He was born in Toronto, Canada, 
and was about three years old, when his father 
transferred Ins family and interests to the 




States. They traveled from Toronto to Ba- 
tavio, New York, and from there to Buffalo by 
boat. From there to Green Bay, Wis., the 
journey was made on the lake and, on arrival, 
they finished the route on a wagon through 
the Oneida reservation to the town of Freedom 
in Outagamie county. Tlie township was in a 
wholly wild state, and the father purchased a 
piece of land covered with primeval forest, on 
which the son learned the privations and hard- 
ships of the life of a pioneer in the backwoods. 
All the education he obtained was accjuired at 
a log schoolliouse, to whicii he went two miles 
through the woods in winter. The farm was 
cleared and is now in the township of Osborne 
and occupied by his mother. When the war 
broke out, he resolved to enlist as soon as he 
could, and, Sep. 3, 1864, when he was 17, he 
enrolled as a soldier in E Company, 7th Wis- 
consin \'olunteers, at Green Bay, for one year, 
or until tlie end of the war. June 9th, 1865, 
he received honorable discharge from the Fin- 
ley hosjiital in Washington, by special tele- 
graphic order from the War Department, issued 
May 3, 1865. ( )n making application to enlist, 
he was obliged to deceive the recruiting officer 
in regard to his age. He went to Madisoii and 
thence to the regiment in front of Petersburg. 
He was a participant in the raid on the Weldon 
Railroad and, soon after, contracted the meas- 
les. Immediately after his recovery, he was 
seized with the t3'phoid fever and w'as sent to a 
hospital at Washington, where he remained 
but a short time, going thence again to Peters- 
burg to rejoin his command. At the battle of 
Five Forks, he was wounded in his right hand, 
his fore-finger being partially shot away. He 
went from the field to Finley Hospital at 
Washington and was discharged as stated. 
Lincoln was assassinated the day preceeding 
his arrival at the hospital, and he obtained a 
pass to go to the Capitol, where he saw the 
body of the martyred President lying in state. 
He returned to the farm in Osborn and soon 
after entered Lawrence University, where he 
was a student eight months. He commenced 
to acquire an understanding of the trade of a 
carpenter and builder, and is now operating 
extensively in that avenue of business. Oct. 9, 
1868, he was married to Eliza Gardner, and 
they are the parents of three children — 
George Laughlin, Minnie Catherine and Hattie 
Ma3^ His father was a native of Vermont and 
was a . descendant from the Scotch. On the 



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mother's side, the lineage is Irish. Her family 
ill Ireland were well to do people and had the 
privileges of the better classes. Solomon Gard- 
ner, the father of Mrs. Simpson, was a native of 
Ireland, as was her mother, Ellen (Rogers) 
Gardner. 



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HARLES EDWARD SHULTZ, resi- 
dent at Fort Howard, Wis., was born 
Oct. 8, 1837, in Riesbrodt, Prussia. 
His parents,Charles Gotlieb and Mary 
(PfeifFer) Shultz, were natives of Russia, where 
the father was a weaver and tradesman. Chris- 
tian Pfeiffer, the mother's father, was a soldier 
in the wars with Napoleon. His father's 
father, Charles Gottlieb Schultz, was in the 
same service. He was nine years old when he 
accompanied them to America and landed at 
New York, whence tliey came direct to Milwau- 
kee, traveling from New York to Buffalo on 
the canal, and thence on the steamer Oregon to 
'Milwaukee. The father obtained a position in 
a lumber yard, of which he was soon made 
foreman, and the son was brought up in the 
city, attending common schools for eight years, 
and learning the business of a baker. His 
parents died when he was 11 years old, when 
he was tlirown on his own resources for a live- 
lihood. He spent a few years in the prosecution 
of his trade and, afterwards engaged in the 
management of a boarding house. He also 
worked in tlie woods and in saw-mills. Alter 
becoming familiar with the latter he engaged 
in the business of a millwright, in which he 
was occupied until he enlisted. He enrolled 
Sept. 27, 1864, at Green Bay, in Company D, 
44th Wisconsin Infantry, for three years. On 
the formation of company he was made Ser- 
geant and recived honoraljle discharge July 3, 
1865, at Paducah, Ky. The regiment was one 
of those raised in the emergency that necessi- 
tated the sending forward of troops to rein- 
force Thomas at Nashville and the companies 
were forwarded as enlisted. Company I) went 
to the trenches before that city and was in the 
battles of December 15th and 16th. The regi- 
ment was not completed and mustered as such 
until February, 1865. After the tight at Nash- 
ville the 44th was detailed for post and guard 
duty until March, when they were sent to East- 



port, Miss., returning thence to Nashville, and 
m April went to Paducah and performed 
picket duty until liiial muster out after the 
close of the war. 

On his return Mr. Shultz operated in his for- 
mer lines of business, including his trade as a 
millwright, a farmer and in lumbering. In 
the fall of 1875 he removed to Fort Howard 
and engaged in ship-building and also operated 
as a millwright during the summer, and in the 
following winter lumbered. He a.ssumed 
charge, in the spring, of a sawmill at Little 
Suamico, Oconto county, where he remained 
six years. He then engaged with the M. it L. 
railway corporation and operated in their car- 
shops as master car builder at Fort Howard, 
which position he filled four years. He then 
embarked in the vocation of a contractor and 
builder, and the })lace exhibits many of the re- 
sults of his busiiiess in that direction. Mr. 
Shultz has met with success in the prosecution 
of the various callings in which he has been 
interested, and wliich include baker, house and 
sign painter, sawyer, filer, millwright, machin- 
ist, engineer, boarding house keeper, lumber- 
man, and "cruising" in the woods, looking for 
pine lumber. He has also been car builder and 
superintendent in various other field of opera- 
tions. He has been Assessor and has acted as 
member of the School Board. He was married 
Sept. 27, 1862, to Mary A. Brazier, and they 
have eight children living. Their names are 
t 'liarles E Iward, Harry Frederick, Benjamin 
John, May Louisa, Grace D., Oscar, Stella and 
Elmer. A daughter named Frances J., died at 
the age of 11 years. 



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W NDREW GRIGNON, of Winneconne, 
^/^^\\ Wis., formerly a soldier for the Union 
ji^^V "^ t'l'G civil war, was born Feb. 7, 1825, 
in Green Bay, Wis. He is the son 
of Amat and Madeline Grignon, and the former 
was a native of England who came to America 
in early childhood. He came to Wisconsin 
about the time of the trouble with the Winne- 
bago Indians and engaged for a short time in 
that contest. Mr. Grignon is the only child of 
the first wife of his father now living; his mother 
died in Green Bay when he was 8 years old and 
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She was bora in France and they had six child- 
ren — three sons and three daughters. John and 
Enos were enUsted in the late war, and the latter 
went to the Jront in a Wisconsin regiment. Mr. 
(irignon was married at Oshkosli, \Vis.,in 1847, 
to Ellen Grignon and they have .seven children. 
Marshall enlisted in the '21st Wisconsin Infan- 
try. Susan married Thomas Revoir, of Winne- 
conne. Antoine married Lida Fuller. Mary 
M. and Jane live in Oshkosh, Louis lives in 
Winntconne, Amelia graduated at the Normal 
School at Oshkosh preparatory to becoming a 
teacher and is now engaged as a clerk in Miiui- 
eapolis. 

In ] 850 Mr. Grignon moved to Winneconne 
with his family, where he engaged in farming 
until he enlisted August 15, LSO'i, in Company 
B, '21st Wisconsin Infantr\-, at Winneconne for 
three years. Tlie regiment rendezvoused at 
Oshkosh and proceeded thence via Chicago to 
Cincinnati and was first in action at Perryville 
in less than a month after leaving the State. 
Until the liatte of Stone River lie was engaged 
in camp and garrison duty. Dec. oO, 1802 on 
the Jefterson Pike, on the day before the battle 
of Stone River, his regiment moved to repel 
Wheeler's cavalry who had attacked the brig- 
ade train, and was captured. The rebel officer 
in command ordered him to cut his wagon 
which he refused to do but afterwards complied 
to under invitation enforced by a revolver. He 
was paroled the next day about 2 o'clock in the 
afternoon after being robbed of his clothing. 
He went to Nashville and to Louisville and 
thence to Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, and, in 
April, 186:3, went to St. Louis. In May, he re- 
ceived an order to join his regiment at Murfrees- 
boro and went to Chickaraauga, and in the sec- 
ond day's fight was again taken prisoner (Sep. 
20) the order to fall back not being heard by 
the command. Four others of his company 
were captured at the same time with 14 regi- 
mental officers, including Colonel Hobart, and 
nearly all the regiment able to be on duty. 
They were taken to Macon, stripped of every- 
thing of value and passed 10 days on the road 
to Belle Isle, Richmond. Mr. (irignon reached 
that jjlace in ( October and was there nearly a 
week without shelter. He was taken next to 
a brick building near Libby and in December 
went to Danville. While on the cars Mr. Grig- 
non recived a blow on his forehead from a rebel 
officer. About the middle of April, 1864, tliey 
were taken to Anderson ville stockade prison 



and were on the road seven days in box c^rs, 
with insufficient food and crowded like hogs. 
About the niiddle of May, Mr. Grignon was sick 
with scurvey and was taken three times to the 
entrance of the stockade as a dead man. He 
managed to manifest slight signs of life and was 
saved from being buried alive. He was eventu- 
ally taken to the hospital, so-called, where he 
remained until the last of November before he 
recovered so that he could walk and was then 
seized with fistula. He suft'ered untold horrors 
for about a month and when the swelling broke 
he began to get better. Soon after, in company 
with an Illinois soldier, he succeeded in escap- 
ing and lay in the woods in the daj'^ time and 
traveled nights for about three weeks, when 
they were reca])tured. One night they called 
at a house where they found a young woman 
with a little girl and she assured them that she 
was glad to see them for she had plenty to give 
them to eat and was glad to have an opportu- 
nity to assist a ["nion soldier as her husband 
had been forced into the rebel army and, when 
trying to escape had been run down by blood- 
hounds, barely escaping with his life. This was 
their first square meal in the course of their 
journey. 

In one instance the}' crossed a swamp near 
the Flint River which was never before forded 
and was told by the rebels of the fact. They 
replied that they would go through fire to es- 
cape the horrors of the hell hole in which 
they were confined. The night before they 
were re-taken they saw a man repairing a 
wagon under a shed and asked him for food ; 
he enquired who they were and they told him 
they were Union soldiers. He informed them 
that he belonged to the Georgea militia and 
they told him in reply that they knew it, but 
they wanted something to eat and he gave each 
a small sweet potato, all he could give them 
from his own small stores. They told him 
about crossing the swamp and on his express- 
ing incredulity they told him that he would 
find it an easy matter if he was a prisoner at 
Andersonville. He told them to go in a cer- 
tain direction to find the Union cavalry, but 
instead they found enemies. They applied at 
a house for food and while eating, were cap- 
tured by three men, one armed with a double- 
barrelled sliot gun and the others with squirrel 
rifies. A little farther on, they were turned 
over to a squad of Lee's men who were earing 
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Mr. Grignon was taken back to Macon, where 
lie stayed for about two weeks and nearly 
starved, eating rats and a cat to prevent deatli. 
, Mr. Grignon says he has a distinct rememljcr- 
ance of her startled eyes as he caught her. In 
Feliruary, 1865, he was taken back to Ander- 
sonville and remained in bondage until April 
14th, when the termination of the war effected 
his release. I'he prisoners had been tran.s- 
ported from place to place to get them out of 
the way of Sherman's troops and when finally 
released, tliey were in a small place in Florida. 
He made his way to Madison as he be.st could 
and was discharged in June 1865. He has 
never recovered from his imprisonment and 
draws a small })ension. (See sketch of W. H. 
Chilson, .J. H. .Jenkins and others.) Mr. Grig- 
non is independent in politics, but thinks if 
Mr. Cleveland had spent a week in the stock- 
ade prison at Andersonville, he would never 
veto a pension bill. During the imprisonment 
of Mr. Grignon he was in constant danger of 
shooting because he had never been released 
from his parole. Since the war he has engaged 
in farming and is the owner of a fine place two 
miles from the village of Winneconne where he 
resides. He belongs to the reliable, respected 
and sub.stantial citizens of his county. 



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/^^ RNEST LEO RIETZ, a physician and 
I ' \ surgeon at Black Creek, Wis., and a 
\J^ member of G. A. R. Post, No. llfi, 
was Ijorn May 23, 1843, in Erfurt, 
Kingdom of Saxony, Germany, wliich was the 
birthplace of his parents and their ancestors. 
He came to America in 1861 and located in 
Wisconsin. He enlisted August 15, 1862, in 
Company E, 26th Wisconsin Infantry, at Fond 
du Lac, for three years. He was promoted to 
Sergeant in Octoi>er, 1864, and received honor- 
able discharge June 27, 1865, at Washington at 
the end of the war. The regiment was raised 
among the German pojjulation of Wisconsin 
and was one of twelve which General Sigel was 
authorized by the President to raise from the 
Germans of the Northern States. It left the 
State in October with a full muster of Germans 
with the exception of a part of Company G. 
The battles and skirmishes in which Dr. Rietz 



was engaged include 15 names and among 
them are Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. On 
the first day of the fight at the latter place. Dr. 
Rietz was wounded and was taken prisoner on 
the same day and sent to Belle Isle in the 
James River at Richmond and afterwards was 
confined at Lil>by. He remained in those 
places of unwholesome notoriety through July, 
August and September and, about the first of 
October, in company with 54 otiier prisoners, 
escaped from Libby by tunneling. 

Colonel Haberton was one of the party and 
the comrade of Dr. Rietz, and they had for 
rations about a half pint of flour. He and the 
colonel made their way into a swamp and 
mixed the flour with water and each ate half 
of it, and he wishes it put on record that this 
was the most palatable meal of which he had 
ever partaken. They were five days in reach- 
ing Fortress Monroe where they were trans- 
ferred to the convalescent camp at Alexandria 
and they went to Washington where Dr. Rietz 
was sick with dysenterj' two weeks. 

He joined his command in the Army of the 
Cumberland in time to fight at Mission Ridge 
and afterwards skirmished at Buzzard Roost 
and Snake Creek Gap and was in the fight at 
Resaca. He was in the action at Cassville and 
New Hope Church and fought at Kenesaw and 
in the battle of Peach Tree Creek, afterwards 
participating in the siege of Atlanta. He was 
in tlie service of the 2Gth during the march 
through Georgia with Sherman and was in the 
siege of Savannah, fighting at Averysboro and 
at Bentonville, going into camp at Goldsboro, 
N. C, whence they proceeded to Raleigh and 
thence lo Richmond after the surrender of 
Johnson, and went to the Grand Review at 
Washington wheie he was discharged and re- 
tvirned to his home in Wisconsin. In 1868 he 
commenced the practice of medicine in the vil- 
lage of Sagole, Outagamie county. The name 
of the place rendered in English means "good 
mornnig." In 1887 he removed to Black Creek 
where he has since conducted his Inisiness as a 
physician. 

Dr. Rietz was married August 29, 1867, 
at Platteville, Wis., to Frederick Augusta 
Brodbeck and their children are named Robert, 
Amalia and Oska, and all are living. The 
mother died October 5, 1884, of cancer. Dr. 
Rietz was married in July at Mount Sterling, 
la., to Mary Boemeke. The parents of the first 
wife were natives of Wurtemburg, Germany. 



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The father of the second wife was boni in Han- 
over, Germany, and lier mother in Pennsyl- 
vania. 



OL. JOHN HICKS, i)ublisiier and pro- 
prietor of the Daily Northwefffrn, at 
Oshkosh, Wis., was born April 12th, 
1847, at Auburn, New York. His 
parents came west in 1851, residing for a year 
or two at Detroit, Micliigan, then removing to 
Little Chute, Wis., where they tarried for another 
year, and then removed to Sheboygan, and 
finally, in Septeml)er, 1855, located at Weyau- 
wega, Waupaca county, where the subject of 
this sketch spent the years from his eighth to 
his 18th year. His father was a man of limited 
educational advantages, who followed the trade 
of a stone mason. In 1863, he responded to 
the call to arras, and enlisted in the 23rd Wis- 
consin, Col. Jas. H. Howe, although at the time 
of enlistment, he was past the age at which 
men are subject to military duty. He followed 
the fortunes of his regiment until the march 
from Atlanta to the sea. He was sent home on 
the leave when the march commenced, and 
rejoined his regiment at Pocataligo by wa}' of 
Charleston, S. C, in .January, 1865, and three 
weeks after, at a skirmi.^h participated in by the 
32nd Wisconsin, or rather his company, E, of 
that regiment alone, he was instantly killed by 
a rebel shell. His death occurred at Binnaker's 
Bridge, on the South Edisto River in South 
Carolina, February 9tli, 1865. Mrs. Maria 
Hicks, the mother of the subject of this sketch, 
is still a resident of Weyauwega, wliere she is 
warmly regarded for her great kindness of 
heart. Col. Hicks was fourteen years of age 
wlien the war of the Ileljellion l)roke out, and 
consequently too young to enter the army. He 
was the third .son in a family of six sons and 
one daughter. In his boyhood days, he enjoyed 
the ordinary advantages of a district school, in 
a small village, as it was conducted when the 
country was new, and at the age of 15 he began 
teaching a country school. He was an omni- 
vorous reader and naturally of a studious turn. 
At the age of 17, he entered the preparatory de- 
partment of Lawrence University at Appleton, 
and completed a partial course, leaving college 
in December, 1867, to become city editor, at the 



age of 20, of the newspaper wliich he now owns. 
His education was acquired without pecuniary 
assistance from anyone, and wlien teaching 
school in Waupaca county he made his first 
visit to the University at Appleton, by walking 
35 miles in one day to attend the commence- 
ment of 18()4, and then walked back the next 
day. While teaching in Winnebago county in 
the winter of 1966, lie attended the lecture 
course at Oshkosh, to listen to Horace Greeley, 
AVendell Phillips and other celebrities, walking 
tlie entire di.stance of nine miles through the 
snows of winter every night and then back 
again at the close of the lectures. A single term 
at the State University, Madison, after leaving 
Appleton, and in the interval of his w'ork at 
Oshkosh, completed his educational advantages. 
The winter of 1868-9 was spent in Milwaukee 
as a sub. in the editorial department of the 
Sentinel, and as one of the editors of the NortJi- 
weslern Advance, a literary and temperance jour- 
nal long since deceased. He returned to Osh- 
kosh in August, 1869, to take the editorship of 
the Daily Northivedirn, and in October, 1870, in 
company with Gen. Thos. S. Allen, formerly 
Seci'etary of State, he purchased the North- 
western newspaper and printing office. The 
firm of Allen ife Hicks continued until June 
20th, 1884, when Mr. Hicks purchased Gen. 
Allen's interest. He at once began marked im- 
provements in the conduct of the paper, and its 
business has steadily increased ever since. The 
Noi'th western has the largest circulation of any 
newspaper in the state outside of Milwaukee, 
and is the only paper in Wisconsin which uses 
neither patent insides or outsides, or patent 
matter of any kind. It is printed on a Double 
Cylinder Hoe Press, with a capacity of 4,000 an 
hovir, the only one in Wiscon.sin outside of 
Milwaukee. 

Col. Hicks was married July 9th, 1872, to 
Miss Alice J. Hume, daughter of William and 
Rebecca Hume, of Oshkosh. He has one son, a 
boy of five years. He is President of the Wis- 
consin Press Association, of which he has long 
been an active member. He has never been a 
candidate for political office of any kind, believ- 
ing that "the post of honor is the private sta- 
tion." The winter of 1874-5 he spent in Wash- 
ington as correspondent of his paper, and clerk 
of the Committee on Pacific Railroads in the 
House of Representatives. He has been an Aid- 
de-Camp on the staff of Governor Rusk, with 
the rank of Coloiiel, for the past four years, and 



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during tlie campaign of 1888, he labored vigoi'- 
ously for the success of Harrison and Morton, 
through the columns of his paper, on the stump 
and as President of the Central Republican 
CiubofOshkosh. 



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'FUS 1. HITCHCOCK, Antigo, Wis., 
member of Post J. A. Kellogg, No. 
78, was born March IS, 1830, in Guil- 
ford, f 'henango Co., New York. He 
is the son of Wm. R. and Elsitha (Mills) Hitch- 
cock, natives of New York and descendants of 
Connecticut stock dating back from the early 
history of the country. His paternal ancestors 
were soldiers in tlie two wars with Great Britain 
and the musket carried by his grandfather in 
181 "i is still at the homestead in New York State. 
William R. Hitchcock inherited the patriotism 
of his sires and transmitted it to his sons. He 
was an aged man when the war of the rebellion 
threatened his heritage from his fathers and he 
tried to enlist, dyeing his hair to deceive the en- 
rolling officers in regard to his endurance, but 
his age forbade his being placed in active ser- 
vice, and his name stands on the roll of honor, 
but he was assigned to furlough until he should 
be needed. Three sons became soldiers. Wil- 
liam Henry was in Texas when the flag was 
fired on in Charleston Harbor and was obliged 
to fiy between two days. Reaching Philadel- 
phia, he enlisted in the 2ndU. S. Cavalry. He 
was on the staff of General McClelian as Orderly 
for one year and was discharged on account of 
chronic bowel complaint. He returned to Mich- 
igan and, soon as well enough, he re-enlisted in 
the ord Michigan Cavalry, was thrown from his 
horse and permanently injured. Edward Eu- 
gene eidisted at 17 in the 117 New York Infan- 
try and was killed at Petersburg. 

Rufus was 15 when his mother died and four 
years alter came to Macomb Co., Mich., in the 
fall of 1840, whither his father and brotliers fol- 
lowed him As be was the oldest son, on him 
developed the care of liis father. In 1856 he 
came to Wisconsin, and engaged in farming 
in Dale, Outagamie county. Sep. 18, 1861, he 
enlisted at Rhodes' Corners in K Company, 11th 
Wisconsin Infantry for three years. He was 
made Corporal on the formation of the company 



and received honorable discharge at Indianola, 
Texas, Feb. 4, 1863, to enable him to veteranize. 
He again enrolled in the same command and 
took his furlough privilege, remaining at home 
thirty days. Before his discharge he was made 
Sergeant and afterwards was promoted to Com- 
missary Sergeant, being discharged as such 
Sep. 5, 1865, at Mobile, Ala. Before the close 
of November, 1861, the 11th was stationed in 
southeast Missouri guarding routes of commu- 
nications. In the spring its experience was 
widened and in the next few months, all that 
was included in the terms inarching, foraging, 
and building roads and exposure of the severest 
character was fullj realized by its men. July 
7th the}' were in the hot action at Bayou Cache. 
From that until the movement towards Vicks- 
burg in 1863, the sufferings of the regiment 
from causes similar to those mentioned were un- 
remitting. Mr. Hitchcock was a participant in 
the fights at Anderson Hill, Fort Gibson, Cham- 
pion Hills, Black River Bridge, and in May he 
was in the trenches before Vicksburg, where he 
was continually on duty, sleeping in the trenches. 
In August, the regiment was transferred to the 
13th Army Corps and during the following 
months performed heavy marching. In No- 
vember they started for Texas, and their prin- 
cipal action in that campaign was to take pos- 
session of Indianola. Mr. Hitchcock came home 
on his furlough and rejoined his regiment with 
the other veterans at Cairo. In.June, Compan- 
ies E and K cajitured a squad of rebel cavalry 
bent on the destruction of the railroad and tele- 
graph. Through that year they were constantly 
in skirmishes, building forts, and marching to 
guard trains as needed. Early in April, 1865, 
they were in the assault on Fort Blakely and 
after the reduction the regiment to Montgom- 
ery, Ala., On their way thither, they learned 
from rebels of the surrender at Appomattox on 
the day of the capture of Blakely, and returned 
to Mobile to be discharged. They returned to 
St. Louis on transports, after a service of four 
years and two days. 

Mr. Hitchcock returned to Dale and engaged 
in farming. In 1875 he sold his farm and 
went to Trerapeleau county and, until 1885, was 
occupied in farming there and in Eaii Claire 
county, when he went to Norrie, Marathon 
county and spent a year in a mill. In the fall 
of 1886 became to Antigo, where be is engaged 
in working in a mill and is clearing his farm in 
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He is a man of reliable character and while 
in Dale served a year as Assessor and in other 
capacities. His marriage to Mary Ann Gibson 
took place Aug. 18, 1844, and their children are 
named Wm. l^dgar, Elsitha Imogene, Willis 
Arthur, Wallace Chester, Walter Sydney and 
Wesley Ellsworth. The eldest son married 
Ellen Craney. The eldest daughter married 
John Randall, of Eau Claire county. John Gib- 
son, a brother of Mrs. Hitchcock was a soldier 
of the 48th Wisconsin. The parents of Mrs. 
Hitchcock were Thomas and Hulda (liraytoii) 
Gibson. The former was of Irish birth and the 
mother of Connecticut Yankee stock. 



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K. WHJ.IAxM C. COREY, dentist at 
Green Bay, and a member of G. A. 
l\. Post No. 124, was born February, 
18, 183(), in Windsor, Broome coun- 
ty. New York. His father, William Henry 
Corey, was ])orn in Vermont and was Ki years 
old when he fought in the battle of Plattsburg 
in which he received two wounds. He mar- 
ried Catherine Burhyte, a native of New York. 
The family came to Fond du Lac, Wis., in 
1847, where the son was brought up on a farm 
and received the advantages of the common 
schools ; in ISfiO he commenced the study of 
medicine n\ which he continued until Septem- 
ber 13, ]861, when he enlisted at Fond du Lac 
in Company A, ]8th Wisconsin Infantry. 
Within a week after leaving Wisconsin, Dr. 
Corey was in the fight at Pittsburg Landing, 
going into battle witiiout food or rest and fight- 
ing two days. He went thence to Corinth, par- 
ticipated in the activity there, went thence to 
Bolivar, Tenn., and returned to Corinth. A 
month later he went to luka, back to Corinth, 
thence to Chewalla, back to Corinth, next to 
the Tuscumbia River and thence to fight at 
Corinth. Under orders to join Grant, the reg- 
iment went to Grand Junction, started thence 
for Vicksburg, marched back to take Holly 
Springs and went thence to Moscow, Tenn. In 
January, Dr. Corey marched to Memphis and 
went thence to a transport to a position near 
\'icksburg. He there engaged in canal build- 
ing and, later, moved to Miliikin's Bend, thence 
tu Grand Gulf and Raymond and on to fight at 



Jackson. The rebel works there were found to 
be deserted and, the ne.xt day, he started for 
Pittsburg and fought in the Ijattle of Champi- 
on's Hill, thence he went to the fortifications 
of Vicksburg and remained until the surrender 
of the city. He went next to Helena, Ark., 
and thence to Chattanooga, marching '250 
miles. He fought at Mission Ridge, joined in 
the chase of Bragg to Ringgold, returning to 
Chattanooga, and thence to Alabama and later 
to Allatoona, where he participated in a heavy 
figlit. He veteranized in LStil and remained 
on duty without furlough until Novemlier, re- 
joining his regiment in January. The regi- 
ment went by rail to Pittsburg and Baltimore 
and l)y steamer to Beaufort, N. C. They went 
thence to Newbern and in March joined the 
army of Sheridan at Goldsboro. Thence he 
went to Raleigh and, after the surrender of 
Johnston, to Washington for the Grand Re- 
view. Dr. Corey was discharged at Louisville, 
Kentucky. He was made hospital steward of 
his regiment eight months prior to his dis- 
charge and was never ill or absent from his 
duty a single day. 

He returned to Fond du J^ac and, soon after, 
went to Green Bay. His acquaintance with the 
study of medicine and his advantages as hos- 
pital steward led him to the study and practice 
of dentistry in which he is still engaged. 

His brother, John V. Corey, enlisted in the 
21st Wisconsin Infantry, was taken prisoner 
near Perry ville while acting as train escort, and 
sent to Libby prison where he died, February 
3, 1803. Dr. Corey was married October 21, 
1801, to Lizzie A. Crawford and their daugh- 
ters are named jVdele and May T. Burhyte 
Crawford, the brother of Mrs. Corey, enlisted in 
the 5th Kansas Cavalry, was wounded, taken 
to hospital and, liis wounds reopening, he bled 
to death. 



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REDERICK ARENUS HANOVER, 
Merrill, Wis., a member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 131, was born at Stafford 
Springs, Tolland Co., Conn., Oct. 9, 
1840. He passed his boyhood in school, and 
in 1855 went to Lamoile, 111., where he enlisted 
Sep. 26, 1861, as a musician in the 52nd Illi- 




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nois Regiment, being assigned to Company B. 
He was only 15, and his mother asserted her 
claim to him through the medium of a writ, 
but, as soon as opportunity served, he ran away 
and re-enlisted in H Companj' in the same 
regiment, his former position being filled. ( )n 
the issuance of the Order abolishing musicians, 
he entered the ranks and served "as a private in 
the same company. The regiment made ren- 
dezvous at Camp Lyon, at Geneva, 111., on the 
day of his enlistment, and two months and two 
days later, left the .State for Benton Barracks, 
St. Louis, Mo. Alter a stay there of eight days, 
the regiment started, Dec. 8lh, for St. Joe, Mo., 
traveling in liay-cars, the weather being very 
severe. On arrival at the destination, they 
were sent on an ex})edition to Osborn, a dis- 
tance of 40 miles. Returning, the command 
left St. Louis for Cairo in open cars, when ti e 
snow was 10 inches in depth and the tempera- 
ture very low. On the IStli of the month 
(January) the soldiers marched 16 miles, crossed 
the Mississippi River on the ice, during a 
blinding snowstorm to Ouincy, 111., and three 
days later, they arrived at Cairo, and on the 
■22nd, they crossed to Fort Holt, Ky. They 
went, on the 21th, to Smithlaud and continued 
there until the IGth of February, when they 
went to Fort Donelson and were detailed to 
guard prisoners in transit to camp Douglas, 
Chicago, arriving there on the 22nd with 1,600 
prisoners of war. On the ;5rd of March, they 
returned to Benton Barracks and went tlience 
on the loth to connect with the troops collec- 
ting for the expected conflict at I'ittsburg 
Landing. March 18tli, they disembarked and 
camped in the woods in the vicinity of the 
battle-held. The Colonel was promoted to the 
command of a brigade in the Army of Ohio, 
and the regiment was in the division that was 
attacked on Sunday, and fought through the 
action. They commenced the advance on Cor- 
inth later in the month and were continually 
on skirmishing duty until the evacuation of 
Corinth by tlie rebels and occujjation b}' the 
Union soldiers. Mr. Hanover was in the pur- 
suit afterwards and suffered all the discomforts 
and hardships of heat and dust. The time 
until the march to Pocahontas, Aug. 12th, was 
passed by the command in camp near Corinth, 
and in September, Mr. Hanover was in the 
action at luka and, later, fouglit at Corinth, 
where he had the satisfaction of aiding in the 
entire route of the rebels under Price and ^^an 



Dorn and was in the pursuit 20 miles beyond 
the Hatchie River. His next move was to the 
hills Ijetween that river and the Tuscumbia to 
collect arms thrown away by the rebels in their 
flight. Thence he accompanied his rummand 
to Big Bear Creek, Ala., and they routed a 
body of rebel cavalry under Rod}^ Mr. Han- 
over was in the forced march of 125 miles to 
Middaugli in pursuit of Forrest, whence the 
command returned just before Christmas. Early 
in Januar^^ the regiment marched 20 miles to 
Hamburg Landing and took passage on the 
river to Florence, Ala. Tiie steamboat became 
disabled, and the expedition was abandoned, 
the men having suffered terril)ly. The com- 
mand returned to its former camjj, where H 
Company was detached to garrison Fort Phil- 
lips on the last day of -lanuary and remaining 
until June lltli. In July they went to Burns- 
ville and later to Germantown. Mr. Hanover 
veteranized at Pulaski, Tenn., receiving a 30 
day furlough. He rejoined his command at 
its expiration and was in the subseciuent 
actions at Dalton, Resaca, Turner Hill, Kene- 
saw Mountain, Buzzard's Roost and on to 
Atlanta, and the operations later which were 
followed by the surrender of .Johnston to the 
Union arms. He was in the (irand Review at 
Washington, his brigade leading the parade. 

He received honorable discharge at Louis- 
ville, Ky., and returned to Lamoille, going 
thence to Milton Junction and engaged in the 
employ of the Chicago & Northwestern railway 
as station agent, and remained in their service 
two years. His next connection was wath the 
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road, and he 
has retained his relations with that corporation 
twenty years. (November, 1887.) He has con- 
ducted their interests at Merrill since Septem- 
ber, 1881. 

Mr. Hanover is the son of Charles F. and 
Candace (Clough) Hanover. The former was a 
native of Baltimore, Md., and his mother was 
Ijorn in Belchertown, Mass. Their family in- 
cluded three children. The family name is of 
Holland origin. Jan. 21, 1867, Mr. Hanover 
was married to Orabell S. Bulles, and their 
children are named Clarence G., Ray Fi'ed and 
Henrietta May. Mrs. Hanover is the daughter 
of Isaac P. and Betsey M. (Butler) Bulles, the 
former a native of Highgate, Vt., and the latter 
of Enosburgh Falls, Franklin Co., Vt. She is 
a relative of Benjamin F. Butler and cousin of 
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brother of Mr. Hanover, Urial, was a soldier of 
the 10th Connecticut and lost his right arm in 
action. 



ALPH DENN, of Clintonville, Wau- 
paca Co., Wis., a member of Post 
.John B. Wyman, No. 32, was born 
in Canterbury, Orange Co., New 
York, Sept. 19, 1837. He grew to manhood in 
his native State and, when in the strength of 
young manhood, he enlisted in the defense of 
the flag of his country. He enrolled as a pri- 
vate in E Company, 128th New York Vijlunteer 
Infantry, at Valatie, Columbia Co., New York, 
for three years. Tlie date of his enlistment 
was Aug. 19, 1862, and he received honor.ilile 
discharge Aug. 18, 1865, afier tlie close of the 
war. With his command he participated in a 
large number of unimportant skirmishes and 
others of more interest to the general result of 
Union victory. He fought at Winchester, 
Cedar Creek, Fisher's Hill, Berryville, and was 
in the siege of Baton Uouge forty days. He 
received his discharge at Savannah, Ga. 

Mr. Denn is the son of Allen and Hannah 
JVnn and is of American descent on both sides 
of his family stock. In early life he learned 
the business of a cotton-spinner, at which he 
worked in the cotton mills of his native State 
until he enli.sted. He returned to New York 
on being relea.sed from army life and in 1869 
came to the place where he has since resided. 
He was married in 1860 to .Jane Bell. Their 
children include four daughters and a son. Mr. 
Denn enjoys the confidence and esteem of his 
fellow citizens and is regarded as a worthy 
member of society. 



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ARLES E. ELDRED, attorney at Wau- 
sau. Wis., was born Feb. 28, 1841, in 
Warren, Pa. He was four years old 
when his father and mother removed 
with their family to the city of Harrisburg, 
and thence they went, five years later, to Beth- 
any, Wayne county, which was their liome 
until 1871. His father was a man wlio liad 




the welfare of his children uppermost in 
his interest, and the son received the rudi- 
ments of an English education in the 
common schools and was graduated from 
the University of Northern Pennsylvania. 
He reached the period of legal freedom before 
the Civil War was a year old and in July, 1862, 
he enlisted in a regiment which was designated 
"Scott's Nine Hundred," or the Eleventh New 
Yoi'k Cavalry and was an independent body 
until the autumn of 1863. Mr. Eldred enlisted 
in A Company, and when the regiment went to 
Washington the companj' was assigned to duty 
as the President's Body-Guard, the rest of the 
command being detailed on provost duty at 
various points in the city. Company A was 
stationed at Camp Relief, and performed the 
duties of "Body-Guard" until the spring of 
1864, when the entire command was ordered 
to report to General Banks for service in the 
Red River expedition, but failed to arrive there 
in sea.son for that unavailing service. It was 
assigned to the defenses along the Mississippi 
River from Baton Rouge to Carrolton, a suburb 
of New Orleans, and operated as river patrol, 
skirmishing, driving guerrillas and getting 
itself into the clutches of the enemy, which 
latter feat was accomplished Aug. 4, 1864 ; 87 
members of the command escaped, Mr. Eldred 
among them. He had been disabled by a 
fall of his horse, which produced hernia of per- 
manent type and from which he has since suf- 
fered. The capture took place at Doyle's Plan- 
tation, in the immediate vicinity of Donaldson- 
ville, La., by which the affair is known to his- 
tory. After a captivity of several weeks the 
prisoners were exchanged,the regiment reorgan- 
ized, and in September was sent to Baton 
Rouge, where the command was assigned 
to the brigade of the 4th Wisconsin and others, 
under General Bailey. Later, the regiment 
was assigned to the command of General Da- 
vidson and with eight other regiments of cav- 
alry went on what was known as the " Sweet 
Potato" or Pascagoula Expedition, march- 
ing 300 miles from Baton Rouge, liv- 
ing on half rations and crossing for the 
most part swamps, and journeying through 
pine woods. The movement was a feint on 
the railroad and was intended to hold 
the interested attention of the rebels and 
thereb}' prevent their interfering with the plans 
of Sherman. They proceeded from Pascagoula 
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new mount and rejuvenated, so-to-speak, to 
Memj)his, and performed guard and picket duty 
until May 28, 1865, when Mr. Eldred was mus- 
tered out. He entered the service as a private 
and passed the grades to 2nd and 1st Lieu- 
tenant successively, and was discharged under 
the last commission. 

In 1858 lie commenced the study of law and 
was admitted to practice in the State and Fed- 
eral courts in December, 1861. He returned 
to Bethany and resumed his business and 
there served two terms as District Attorney. In 
1872 he came to Wausau and at once entered 
upon a successful and popular business in his 
profession. He has officiated as District Attor- 
ne}^ of Marathon county and is present City 
Attorney of Wau.sau (1888). In Pennsjdvania 
he served four years as Assessor of United 
States Internal Revenue by appointment of 
President .lolinson. 

Nathaniel B. and Sarah M. (Dimmick) Eldred, 
his parents, were respectively of New York or- 
igin and New England ancestry. He is Scotch 
in the paternal line and English on that of the 
mother. His father's father was a soldier of 
the Revolution and died in 1801. On her 
side he traces to the Mayflower. Tlie cele- 
brated Bucktails of reniLsylvania was recruited 
principally through the efforts of his cousin, 
John A. Eldred, who was made its major on 
organization. 

Mr. Eldred was married Oct. 18, 1866, to 
Emma West, and they have four cliildren, as 
follows: — Nathaniel B., MoUie, Artliur G. and 
Nina O. Mrs. Eldred was born in Bethany, 
Pa., and represents historic stock, her grand- 
father, Benjamin Whittaker, having been one 
of those involved in the Wyoming massacre. 
After that terrible affair the family crossed the 
Delaware River and located near Deposit, N. 
Y. The wife and mother died Oct. 31, 1886. 

Mr. Eldred has been Commander of Cutler 
Post one term. 

ILLIAM JOHN HAMILTON, of 
Marinette, Wis., was born Jan. 5, 
1839, in New Brunswick, and is 
the .son of William and Elizabeth 
(McAvoy) Hamilton. His parents were natives 
of County Down, Ireland, and came to Manito- 
woc, Wis., in 1845. A year later they removed 




with their family to Big Cedar, on the Bay 
shore, 30 miles north of Marinette, in Michigan. 
There tlie .son completed his minority and liad 
the training of a practical lumberman anl the 
education po.ssib]e to obtain in a new country, 
with meager facilities. 

Dec. 17, 1861, he went to Marinette and en- 
listed in Company F, 14th Wisconsin Infantry, 
for three years or during the war. The regi- 
ment rendezvoused at Fond du Lac until 
March 8, 1862, when the soldiers went to Sa- 
vannah, Tenn., arriving on the 28th. They 
first faced rebel bullets at Pittslnirg Landing 
on April 6th, and soon after, Mr. Hamilton was 
promoted to Corporal. He next fought at luka 
and, immediately after, the regiment was dis- 
patched to prevent the advance of Price on 
Corinth, where he was in battle. He was with 
Grant's movements to Grand Junction, Water- 
ford, Holly Springs, Oxford, etc., and experi- 
enced ail tlie phases of .skirmishing in the in- 
cessant and varied work along tlie line of 
march. Van Dorn raided Holly Springs and 
the command lost their rations, and they lived 
for eight days on a pint of unsifted corn-meal 
to each man daily. Next they went to 
Memjihis, and thence up the White River. 
From there to Milliken s Bend to labor 
on one of the canals in process of con- 
struction near \'ick.sburg, was the next 
e.Kpeiiencfc of Mr. Hamilton and continued 
about two months. At the siege of Vicksliurg 
he acted as color-guard and received two wounds 
— one in the hip and the other in the shin. 
His gunstock was severed in his hand by a 
bullet and another ball clipped his hair on the 
temple. The succeeding action in which Mr. 
Hamilton participated, was the siege of Natchez, 
after whicli lie returned to Vicksliurg. He 
was regimental color-bearer for a period of 22 
months. At A'icksburg, he veteranized and in 
the spring went to the reinforcement of Banks 
on the Red River expedition. He was in the 
action at Fort cle Russy and went witii his 
regiment on transports to cany supplies to 
Shreveport, from Grand Ecore. They failed to 
connect with Banks and fought their way back 
under fire from the rebels on the banks above 
the river to Grand Ecore. They covered the 
retreat of Banks and skirmished to the mouth 
of the Red River. They went to Memphis and 
Mr. Hamilton was again in action at Tupelo in 
the expedition known by that name. He re- 
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and up the White Rivers and tben<"e to Browns- 
ville, Ark., following Price and reaching the 
Mississippi near Cape Girardeau. During this 
progress they liad half rations and for the last 
50 miles tlieir hard-tack measured two inches 
sijuare to each man. From the Cape they went 
to St. Charles and followed Price across the 
entire State, returning to St. Charles to take 
boats to Nashville. On the day after he was 
made Sergeant for efhcient service. The regi- 
ment again followed, Price proceeding to the 
Tennessee Rivei'. Mr. Hamilton's shoes gave 
out and he went to a place where cattle were 
being killed, obtained the skin of a cow's leg 
and fashioned it into rude shoes which he 
wore in three days' march. For five days after 
arrival he lived on parched corn. The next 
movement was to New Orleans and thence to 
Lake Ponchartrain, where he embarked for 
Mobile Bay. He was in the siege there 15 days 
and went to Montgomery, Ala., learning on 
their arrival, of the surrender of the chiefs of 
the Rebellion. They had additional experience 
in skirmishing and raiding and went to Mobile 
later where Mr. Hamilton received honorable 
discharge Oct. 9, 1865. He was one of the 
soldiers who captuied a rebel cannon now the 
property of Wisconsin at Madison. It was 
taken and retaken three times and finally 
spiked by Lieutenant Staley of Company D. 
Mr. Hamilton was one of the guard of honor 
over the body of Governor Harvey who was 
drowned at Pittsburg Landing and accompanied 
the remains to Wisconsin. 

He returned to Big Cedar after the war, and 
was engaged as an engineer in the interests of 
the Jesse Spaulding Lumber Company. He 
acted in that capacity for IG years and in 1885 
became the employe in a similar capacity tor 
the Bay Shore Lumber Comi)any. He was 
married March 12, 1873, to .Jane Nesbit at Big 
Cedar. William and Leslie are the names of 
their surviving children. James died at six 
months old. Another son and two daughters 
died in extreme infancy. Mrs. Hamilton is of 
Irish descent. 

ILLIAM MAGILL, of Westfield, 

Marquette Co., Wis., member of 

G. A. R. Post No. 65, was born 

Feb. 8, 1840, at Marshall, Mich. 

He is the son of Ralph and Eunice (Vanvalen) 




Magill and his parents were respectively of 
Scotch and Mohawk Dutch stock. His father 
was born in Scotland and the parents of his 
mother belong to the class who .settled in the 
Mohawk valley in the State of New York. His 
maternal grandfather was a soldier in 1812. 

The family removed in the infancy of Mr. 
Magill to Chicago and went soon after to Kan- 
kakee, 111., whence they returned to Michigan. 
When the son was about two years old, they 
located in Walworth County, Wisconsin. Mr. 
Magill went with an uncle to Princeton, Green 
Lake county in 1850 and returned to his par- 
ents in Walworth county, where he remained 
until November 1859, when he went to Roclies- 
ter and engaged in business of a harness maker 
until the outbreak of the war, wlien he went to 
Geneva under the call for three months men 
and enlisted. He remained there two weeks 
and when it was ascertained that too many 
men had been enrolled, he was rejected as be- 
ing young and not strong. He returned to 
Rochester and finished his trade and, in the 
course of his search for a location he drifted to 
Quincy, 111., for employment, where he engaged 
in the manufacture of equipments for cavalry 
soldiers. In the fall, he returned to Wisconsin, 
and remained at Princeton until February, 
186-1, when he entered the army. 

February 26th, he enlisted in Company F, 
36th Wisconsin Infantry, his recruiting officer 
being an old .schoolmate, Lientenant 0. N. 
Paissell. His captain was Prescott B. Burwell, 
who was captured at Cold Harbor, and died of 
wounds in prison in Richmond, and his colonel 
was Frank Haskell, who was killed- in action 
two days after the capture of Captain Burwell. 
On the formation of Company F, Mr. Magill 
was made Corporal, after which he returned to 
Princeton as recruiting ofticer and, during an 
absence of 10 days, enlisted four men and one 
woman. Miss Sophronia B. Davis, becoming liis 
wife. (There is no mistake as to the qualit}^ of 
Mr. Magill's bravery.) He left Madison May 
19, 1864, arriving at Washington May 14th, and 
after two days going to Belle Plain, where he 
saw confederate soldiers for the fir.st time, about 
500 rebel prisoners being there. He went 
thence to tiie Wilderness,' where his regiment 
was held as reserve during the battle of Spot- 
sylvania, and on the next day was assigned to 
the 2nd Army Cor|)s, under Hancock, and that 
branch of the Army of the Potomac was the 
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Mr. Magill was in the action on the North Anna 
River and on the Paniunicey, and on the night 
of May 3Ist, while on picket duty, two of his 
comrades were sliot and he onl}^ escapeil by 
throwing himself flat on the ground, a bullet 
intended for hnn, striking the trunk of a tree 
a few inches over his head, and directly after a 
rebel sharpshooter walked out of his ambush. 
Mr. Magill speedily made him acquainted with 
the pleasure of wandering whert^ rifle balls took 
precedence, and the shot he fired at that rebel 
was the first of the action of .June 1st. The re- 
giment lay on their arms under cover until 4 
o'clock in the afternoon, when they were ordered 
to charge. Of 60 men who answered at roll 
call in the morning, only 27 responded to their 
names at night. The regiment withdrew after 
dark and marched towards Cold Harbor. \lr. 
Magill was sick and, with E. M. Parsons, J. G. 
Moe and M. J. Akins, was ordered by Lieuten- 
ant Russell to remain secreted until morning. 
At daylight they started after the command. 
They had been two days without food, and they 
stopped at a mill where they found .some chicken 
feed which was too foul for cattle, Ijutthey took 
it and started on. They soon had a chance to 
exchange some of it for some pork, and they 
stopped and made three hoecakes and cooked 
tiieir meat, making a meal fit for a king. On 
his way to join the regiment, at Cold Harljor, 
and before the battle, he saw the figure of a man 
leaning against a tree apparently asleep, his 
arms lying folded acro.ss his breast, and on 
speaking to him found he was dead. Some 
years after he found a copy of Leslie's Mag- 
azine which contained a picture of a part of 
the battlefield of Cold Harbor, representing 
the same scene. When Mr. Magill joined his 
company he received instructions to act as Order- 
ly, and set about obtaining rations for the 
command, which occupied him until 2 o'clock 
in the morning, when he went to sleep. He was 
awakened an hour later by the "long roll," and 
went into action with 1,800 men.of whom 650 
were lost in 15 minutes. Company F lost one ma n 
killed and two wounded. The brigade charged 
across a plain and lay on a side hill most of the 
day in the burning sun, and many of the officers 
were killed. Lieutenant Russell was in charge 
of the picket line, and Mr. Magill commanded 
Company F until relieved. Soon after the bri- 
gade fell back, Mr. Magill was sent to the divis- 
ion hospital, and thence to 'Whitehouse Land- 
ing, where he went in a supply wagon and 



found there E.M. Parsons and J. D. Howard. (See 
sketch.) Tliey were transferred to other hospi- 
tals, and finally to Alexandria, where Mr. Magill 
found several of his company, and among them 
one named James Pooler, who was lying flat 
on his back on a bed, whistling and singing and 
happy as a lark. Mr. Magill remained at Alexan- 
dria two weeks, when he was sent to the McClellan 
hospital at Philadelphia. When Early made his 
raid through the Shenandoah Valley he was 
sent with .'>00 convalescents to Hamburg and 
remained 10 days at Bridgeport. They went 
back to Piiiladelijhia, where Mr. Magill heard 
that a furlough awaited him but not being able 
to obtain a pass, he made his way to the front 
and went to Ream's Station, where two divi 
sions of Hancock's corps were engaged in tear 
ing up the railroad. The rebels made a charge 
on their lines capturing many Union soldiers 
and the regimental colors. On the hundredth 
day of service, 65 men answered to roll call and 
35 guns were stacked ; these were the remains 
of a regiment of 960 fully ecjuipped men. Co- 
lonel Olmstead, 52nd New York, reported that 
the "36tli" de-serted their colors, at Ream's Sta- 
tion. On investigation by the President and 
Secretary of War General Gibbon was ordered 
to restore the colors with iionors. 

Mr. Magill went to hospital with inflamed 
eyes and as soon as he was sutticiently recover- 
ed, he desired a furlough and obtained a pass 
to headquarters where he was informed by 
General Logan that he must apply to Gen- 
eral Grant and pointed out the Commander-in- 
Chief, sitting under a tree smoking a cigar. 
Mr. Magill started forward but his courage 
failed and he reti'eated. At Hatcher's Run 
where the regiment was commanded by Cap- 
tain Fisk of Company C, a flank movement on 
the double quick was ordered without com- 
mand from a superior officer ; 5,000 rebels were 
taken and fighting for that day stopped. Dur- 
ing the fall and winter, the regiment performed 
little active service and Mr. Magill was detailed 
Company Clerk. About the last of February 
he obtained a furlough of 20 da3's and on his 
return went with the regiment to Hatcher's Run 
and Stirling and was in a number of skirmishes, 
including Farmville and at the surrender of 
Lee's army at Appomattox. They went into 
camp at Burkesville and thence to Washing- 
ton. Mr. Magill was excused from duty at the 
Grand Review as he was suffering from ivy 
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request to be excused from duty during liis 
period of service. From Washington lie went 
to Louisville, Ky., and thence to Madison, 
where he was mustered out July 12, 1805. 

He passed four years at Princeton engaged 
in harnessmaking and went to Iowa, where he 
operated as a farmer and harnessmaker, re- 
turning to Princeton. In 1882, he went to 
Adams county, where he was engaged in farm- 
ing four years and in 1886, began his preseht 
business as a liveryman at Westheld. 

Mr. and Mrs. Magill have three children 
l)orn as follows : Jennie May, April 26, 1866 ; 
Emma B., August 20, 1872; Jessie D., Jan. 10, 
1876. John Magill was an enlisted man in 
the 9th Wisconsin Light Artillery. Henry 
and Alonzo enlisted iu the 4th Wisconsin Cav- 
alry. They were brothers of Mr. Magill. 



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Kxv^v^ AVID LA COUNTE, M. D., a leading 
V,\0;j physician of Chilton, Wis., belong- 
^V ing to G. A. R. Post No. 205, was 
born in St. Lawrence county, New 
York, May lH, 1828, and he is the son of 
Josejih and Jane (Dubois) La Counte. (The 
family name of the mother of Dr. La Counte in 
the vernacular is Wood and is so given in a 
detailed account of the origin and birth of the 
doctor's parents in connection with the sketch 
of Dr. Louis La Counte of Merrill.) Dr. La 
Counte came to Wisconsin with his parents in 
1837 and located in Manitowoc county. He 
attended the public school and determined 
early in life to become a physician. He entered 
the office of a local practitioner at Manitowoc, 
and attended lectures at Rush Medieval College 
at Chicago. During his studies in that city, 
he had the beneht of one year's practice in 
Mercy hospital, and was graduated from Rush 
in 1856. 

He established his practice in Calumet 
county in that year and was occupied with the 
duties of his profession until he determined to 
enter the service of the United States, when he 
obtained an appointment as 2nd Assistant Sur- 
geon of the 14th Wisconsin Infantry. He 
accompanied the regiment to the rendezvous at 
Fond du Lac and left the State March 8, 1862; 
from St. Louis he went to Savannah, Tenn., 



where the command was stationed at the begin- 
ning of the light at Pittsburg Landing, and on 
the first day moved to join the forces of Grant 
and reached the battle field at 10 p. m. Dr. 
La Counte found immediate need for his ser- 
vice among the wounded men and on the fol- 
lowing day was busy in caring for the wounded 
of his own command. Dr. Walker resigned 
April 19th, when Dr. La Counte reached a 
grade in advance of his first appointment. Dr. 
Cameron soon after received leave of absence 
and left Dr. La Counte in charge of the sick of 
the regiment with only a hospital steward as 
assistant, his own succes.sor not having been 
appointed. By this arrangement, 318 disabled 
men were under his per.sonal care for 
whom he did all that was po.ssible under the 
circumstances until July 9, 1862, including a 
period of nearly three months, when he became 
wholly disabled from his incessant labor, com- 
bined with the unwholesome climate, the 
weather and the stench of the hospital, and he 
resigned his position. The regiment had been 
left on the field at Pittsburg Landing on pro- 
vost duty at the special request of the colonel. 
This course was injudicious, as the summer 
heat and the condition of the field was the 
cause of much disease, and the colonel was 
among those who sickened and died. One of 
the reminiscences of Dr. La Counte is the effect 
of the muskctiy fire on the standing timber, 
the bullet marks ranging from three to 30 feet 
above the ground, the larger number being 
about 10 feet higli. There was no appreciable 
difference in the bullet traces of either army, 
and Dr. La Counte reasoned that the invariable 
high aim of the soldiers was due to the fact 
that the stocks of the muskets were made too 
nearly straight. 

More than a year elapsed after his return 
home l)efore his health was restored. Had he 
remained in the army, his promotion was 
assured, but his successors in rank resigned 
and new men took the places of each. After 
recovering his health, he resumed his practice 
at Chilton, and he has since been engaged in 
the duties of his profession in which he has ob- 
tained a leading position. He was married 
Feb. 22, 1857, to Ellen Green of Chilton. Their 
only daughter, .Jennie, married Dr. D. T. Jones 
who is associated in business with Dr. La 
Counte. The latter is a member of the State 
Medical Society and the American Medical 
Association. He has been the incumbent of 



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various local offices at Chilton, and since the 
construction of the M. & N. railroad through 
Calumet county, he has been the surgeon of 
that corporation; he has discharged the duties 
of the position since 1873. 



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ACOB LEISEN, of Menominee, :\Iich., 
and a member of G. A. R. Post, No. 266, 
(Lyon) was born May 7, 1828, in Rhine 
Province, Prussia. He was a resident in 
his native land until he was 2d years old and 
came to America in 1853. He was In-ought up 
according to the regulations of his native 
country and was bred to the vocation of a car- 
penter. He landed in New York November 
2.5th, and passed the time until the next 
autumn in that city and Newark, New Jersey. 
In 1854 he went to Chicago and worked at his 
trade there two years. In 1856 he went- to 
Centerville, where he followed his vocation of 
carpenter until 1858. A joint slock company 
was formed to construct a pier and Mr. Leisen 
took charge of the work. ' In 1860 he engaged 
in the sale of general merchandise, whicli he 
conducted until he enlisted at Centerville, Wis., 
in the 45th Infantry for three years, and on the 
organization was made captain of Company B 
and was mustered out as such .July 30, 1865, at 
Madison. 

Mr. Leisen was one of the first to enroll in 
the 45th, which was sent to Nashville to relieve 
veterans, and his company was the first detach- 
ment to leave Wisconsin. He was tlie senior 
captain and was ranking officer until five com- 
panies had assembled when the lieuteiiant-colo- 
nel arrived and was mustered. Captain Leisen 
was the first oflficer mustered and accom- 
panied the regiment in all its move- 
ments, returning to Centerville when his 
connection with military life had ceased. His 
wife had managed his business afifairs during 
his absence and he resumed connection there- 
with, and continued to sell goods until the 
spring of 1873. In connection with his regu- 
lar business he received the appointment of 
Postmaster by Abraham Lincoln and served 
from July 1st, 1861, until he enlisted. Mrs. 
Leisen was also postmistress and the business 
remained in their hands until March 20, 1872, 



having been continued by Johnson and Grant. 
In 1873 Mr. Leisen sold his business at Cen- 
terville and removed soon after to Menominee. 
He engaged in the manufacture of soda and 
other aerated waters,and has .since ])rosecuted his 
business in the same line. In February, 1876, 
he connected brewing with his former inter- 
ests, associated with Mr. Henes, the business 
style being Leisen & Henes. Tliey have con- 
duted their relations in reputable manner and 
their brew is appreciated by their customers. 
They manufacture 10,000 barrels of beer yearly 
and the}' have a large trade in aerated waters. 
Mr. Leisen served as Clerk of Centerville four 
years and Justice of the Peace for the same 
length of time. He was appointed Notary 
Public and acted several years in the duties of 
that situation. He has been Alderman 
of the 4th Ward of Menominee. (1883-85.) 
His parents, Jacob Leisen and Margaretha 
(Goebel) Leisen, were members of the agricul- 
tural class in Germany. His maternal grand- 
father was in the civil office list, and acted as a 
clerk in the treasury department of the Prus- 
sian govenment. (The position comes to suc- 
cessive generations by descent.) Joseph Goebel 
and Jacob Goebel were also in the civil ser- 
vice, the one as a forester and the other as civil 
engineer. They were brothers of the mother. 
Mr. Leisen was a soldier in the Prussian army 
from October, 1849, to October 1852, serving in 
the 8th battallion of sharpshooters. The "8th" 
was in the south of Germany, opposite Stras- 
burg. He was married April 17, 1858, to Miss 
M. V. Fehrenbacli and they have six children 
— Rosa, James, Louis, Lena, Ida and Joseph. 
Rosa is the wife of Mr. Henes, her father's 
partner, and she has three children — Alfred, 
Emma and John. Ida married Luther M. 
Packard. Their daughter is named Irene. 
Mrs. Leisen is a native of Switzerland. 



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ANIEL KENNEDY, of Pittsville.Wis., 



^x^l a member of G. A. R. Post No. 73, 
was born October 30, 1833, in Dub- 
lin, Ireland. His father and mother, 
William and Mary (Manning) Kennedy, were 
natives of the Emerald Isle, and removed with 
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remained until 1 858. In that year he removed 
to New York and in 1859, came to Wisconsin, 
locating in Milwaukee, where he established 
and maintained his home until he became a 
resident oi' Pittsville in 1S82. Before he entered 
the army, Mr. Kemiedy was engaged as fireman 
on tlie steamboats on the lakes and on resum- 
ing his connection with civil life, engaged in 
the same capacity and has also acted as station- 
ary engineer in Houring mills and sawmills. 

Jan. 17, 1865, he enlisted as a ref^ruit in 
Company H, 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry at Mil- 
waukee for one year. He joined the regiment 
at Memphis and the command operated in 
scouting service, conducted by General Grier- 
son, about three months, when they were 
assigned to the protection of citizens from the 
lawlessness of returned rebel soldiers and the 
depredations of bushwhackers. Later, the regi- 
ment went to Texas, undergoing one of the 
severest marches in any period or locality of 
the war, more than four months after the cessa- 
tion of hostilities and suffering in every con- 
ceivable way for want of supplies of all kinds. 
The regiment was occupied in garrison duty 
until October, when it returned to Austin and 
the men were mustered out Nov. 15th. They 
marched a hundred miles and accomplished 
the rest of the journey on the rivers and rail- 
roads and reached Wisconsin in December. 
During his service Mr. Kennedy was thrown 
by his horse, sustaining a serious strain in his 
neck. In the absence of a hospital he was 
treated in his tent and was off duty six weeks. 
His neck is still stiff from the injury, and at 
times he is very deaf. 

He was married .Jan. 6, 1875, to Bridget 
Tully, and their onlv child is named Aim 
Elizabeth. Patrick fully, brother of Mrs. 
Kennedy, was a soldier in the civil war, and 
served thi'ee years. 



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^^^RANCIS PALMATIER, Centralia, 
' • Wis., member of G. A.R. Post No. 22, 
was born April 17, 1827, in Coble.skill, 
Schoharie county, New York. He is 
the son of Thomas and Martha (Davenport) 
Palmatier. His paternal grandfather was a na- 
tive of Paris and belonged to the cjass who fell 
into difficulties with the commoners on account 




of wealth and aristocratic position, and fled to 
Holland. After the amnesty a portion of the 
family returned to France, but the line to which 
Mr. Palmatier belongs came from that country 
and settled on the Holland Patent in the State 
of New York, where they were engaged in agri- 
culture. The mother was born on Long Island 
and was of English lineage. The parents left 
Cobleskill when the son was four years old and 
went to Susquehanna county, Penn. Four j'ears 
later, they went to Broome county, NewY'ork, and 
remained there eigiit years. When the son was 
16 years old they went to Chemung county in 
the same State and, four years later, Mr. Palma- 
tier of this sketch went to Ohio, returning after 
a year's absence to Chemung county. He came 
thence to Wisconsin in 1855 and, after passing 
a few months in Columbia county, he located 
in Centralia where he arrived Dec. 14, 1855, and 
which has since been his home. It was in its 
pioneer condition and he has been a factor in 
its progress since his connection with its citizen- 
ship. He was married .July 4, 1850, to Cather- 
ine Snyder. Francis William, only son, is mar- 
ried to Minnie Potter and lives in Centralia. 
Ellen Viola is married to Charles B. Garrison, 
and lives with tiieir three children, Frank, Myr- 
tle and Paul at Osakis, Douglas county, Minn. 
Horace, a second son, died at 14 months old. 
Mrs. Palmatier died April 14, 1888, at Centralia, 
of consumption. 

When the war broke out Mr. Palmatier made 
repeated efforts to enlist and was often rejected 
for disability. Towards the close of the war, 
when enlisting was pressed and recruits hastened 
forward to take the places of experienced and 
hardy soldiers, he was accepted and enrolled 
Feb. 8, 1865, in Company B, 46th Wisconsin 
Infantry at Centralia for one year. He per- 
formed military duty on the Nashville & De- 
catur railroad until discharged Septemljer 20th 
following, at Nashville, Tcnn. The regiment 
recruited and organized at Camp Randall, Madi- 
son, left the State March 5, 1865, and went suc- 
cessivelj' to Louisville and Athens, Ala., where 
the regimental hciidquarters were established 
until tlie command went to Nashville to be mus- 
tered out Four of his brothers were in the 
service and enlisted from Michigan. William 
and Charles died from disease in army hospi- 
tals and Almeron was shot to death in battle, a 
bullet passing through his head. Levi returned 
home in safety. Henry and Silas Patterson, 
nephews of Mrs. Palmatier, enlisted in a Penu- 



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sylvania regiment. She was bom in Luzerne 
county, Penn., and was the daughter of a soldier 
who left Canada, abandoning his property to 
avoid fighting against the United States in the 
second war with Great Britain. Ilis estate was 
situated outside the city limits of Montreal with 
which it since been incorporated, andliecome of 
great value. Her father belonged to a family 
who went in the early historj' of the country 
from New York to Canada and he left the Do- 
minion as .stated. He settled for a time in New 
York and went thence to Pennsylvania, return- 
ing later to the State of New York. Mrs. Pal- 
matier was descended in the maternal line from 
French ancestors and her grandfather Snyder 
was born in German3\ Through intermarriage 
in the maternal line she had a strain of Irish 
blood. Tlie latter generations, therefore, repre- 
sent in the fullest sense, the composite character 
of stock, which in its transmission, forms the 
American Nationalitv. 



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^J^^'^^ILLIAM .J. C^LASSON, of Oconto, 
y^'JK^w/ Wis., and member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 74, was born July 7, 
1838, in Canada. His father, 
Josiah Classon, was a native of Vermont which 
was also the birth place of his mother, Abigal 
(Diggens) fJlas.son. The son came from tlie 
Dominion to tiie States when he was 21 years 
old and he enlisted at Manitowoc Sept. 19, 

1864, in Company K, 27th Wisconsin Infantry, 
for one year or the war. He joined the regi- 
ment at Little Rock, Ark., and in February, 

1865, went down the river to New Orleans and 
to Algiers opposite that city, whence thej' went 
to Mobile Bay. Mr. Classon was first in action 
at Spanish Fort and passed through the siege 
there. He went with his command to Fort 
Blakely and reached there in time to witness 
the capitulation. Thence they proceeded up 
the Tombigby River and engaged in Ijuilding 
fortifications. When Taylor surrendered, the 
regiment proceeded to Brazos Santiago, Texas, 
whence they marched to Clarksville, and thence 
to Brownsville, and were there mustered out of 
service. 

After the battles at the forts at Mobile, Mr. 
Clas.son was seized with chronic diarrhea and 
was in two hospitals successively. He was dis- 



charged under a general order from a hospital 
to which he had been sent in New York and 
came home. He has suffered from the disease 
continously ever since and is debilitated and 
emaciated. He is unable to do active labor but 
manages the business of his grocery at Oconto. 
Two brothers, Andrew D. and Philip R., were 
in the United States service in the civil war. 
The former was an enlisted man in the same 
company and regiment as himself and died 
with the disease which has wrecked his liealth. 
The latter was killed in action. 

Mr. Classon was married July 7, 1857, to 
Adeline Leger of Canada. They have six 
children — Abigail, George W., Edmund L., 
William J., David G. and Allen V. William 
is his father's assistant in the store and the 
only daughter is the wife of J. D. bloody of 
Brookside. George is married to Nellie Agan 
of Manitowoc; Edmund married Amber May 
Travers of Oconto. Mr. Classon was a farmer 
prior to the war and still owns his place which 
is managed by his .sons. Mr. Classon has been 
identified with the moral progress and well- 
being of the community of which he is a mem- 
ber since his removal to Oconto and has been 
a member of the Temple of Honor since 1877. 
In principle he is a decided Proliibitionist. 
Edmund L. Leger, the brother of Mrs. Classon, 
was a soldier in the .same company and regi- 
ment as her husband and died at her home of 
chronic diarrhea while on sick leave. 



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HRISTOPHER M^NEHART, of Pesh- 
tigo, Wis., was born Jan. 16, 1844, at 
Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey. 
He is the son of Philip and Eliza- 
beth (Zeek) Winehart and was reared through 
his boyhood and later youth in his native 
place, removing to Peshtigo, Wisconsin in 1863. 
His maternal grandfather was a soldier in the 
war with Mexico. Mr. Winehart engaged 
in lumbering for a livelihood, on his arrival in 
Wisconsin and passed most of his later life in 
the operations pertaining to the prosecution of 
that business. 

He enlisted in June, 1864, in Company B, 
1st Wisconsin Cavalry for three years as a re- 
cruit, at Madison. He made connection with 
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Atlcinta, participated in the actions thereabouts 
and liad the satisfaction of partaking of victory 
in all the engagements in wliich lie was an 
actor. He was in the liglit at Marietta wliere 
Major Torrey was killed, in the action at 
Ilopkiusvillc, Rome, and in other engage- 
ments common to cavalry, but hardly known 
on the pages of history. He was in hospital at 
Bowling Green and was sent thence to Louis- 
ville, where he was discharged in May, 186"). 
He returned to Peshtigo wliich has since been 
his home. The cause of his hospital exiteri- 
ence was the falling of his horse m which he 
sustained an injury of two broken ribs, from 
which he was disabled six months. 

He was married July 4th, 187G, to .Jennie 
Tourtilott at Peshtigo, by F. J. Hartelles, a 
magistrate of Oconto county. Their children 
are named John Howard, Frank Hewitt and 
Earl Thomas. Helen Jane died at seven years 
old, (March 19, 1886.) 

Mr. Winehart was one of the heaviest suffer- 
ers from the great Peshtigo fire of Oct., 1871, 
in which his father, mother, brothers Philip, 
George and Fred, and sisters Susan, Libbie and 
Margaret were burned to death. Margaret was 
the wife of Charles Bruette and her son of 18 
months perished with her. Li that terrible 
conflagration, 800 persons perished and but 
two houses were left in the entire country. 
The territory included a section within a radius 
of 12 miles, comprising tlie town of Peshtigo 
the Upper, Middle and Lower Bushes, as they 
are designated, and extended to within four 
miles of Oconto. The parents of Mrs. Wine- 
hart, Thomas and Josephine Tourlelott were 
of French descent. Her father was a soldier 
in the civil war. 



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TTO HORNE, Stevens Point, Wis., 
and a member of G. A. R. Post 
"^'^I No. 2, at Milwaukee, was born in 
Prussia, Jan. 16, 1847. His parents, 
Frederick and Amelia (Staggmann) Home, 
came to America with then- family when their 
son was a very young child. They located at 
Watertown, Jefferson Co., Wis., and the father 
and mother died there in 1860, their deaths 
occurring within a period of 10 months. Wlien 
he was 13 years old Mr. Horn was appren- 




ticed to his trade as a blacksmith and, after 18 
months he quitted that business and went to 
Madison, where he passed seven montlis as 
assistant in a butcher shop untill he obtained 
employment as a blacksmith, when he obtained 
a position in the blacksmith department of 
a carriage shop, where he worked two years. 
After passing six months as a farm hand he 
went to Mayville, where lie worked at his trade 
about a year and a half. He had formed a 
determination to enter the army and enlisted 
at Fond du Lac, March 3, 1864, in Company C, 
o3d Wisconsin Infantry. Before the regiment 
was filled orders were issued from the War 
Departmen for the cessation of all enrollments 
and four companies of the 53rd, where organ- 
ized previously, were sent to Si. Louis, and 
thence to Leavenworth, Kansas, and were con- 
solidated by special order with the 51st "Wis- 
consin at De Soto, Mo. Mr. Home was trans- 
ferred to Company K of the latter organization 
and went to Pilot Knob, where he was occu- 
pied in guarding the construction of the Pa- 
cific railroad in the locality. Three men from 
each company were detailed to disperse bush- 
wackers in that vicinity and he was engaged 
in that duty five months. 

He had many narrow escapes and recieved 
one gunshot wound in his right arm. He re- 
ceived honorable discharge at Madison, August 
5, 1865. He was still suffering from his wound 
and was disabled two months after he reached 
Wisconsin. After his recovery he went to 
work as a blacksmith at Neenah, and in 1868 
became foreman in the Wisconsin Central 
railroad shops in Milwaukee, where he was 
transferred eight years later to the shops of 
the corporation at Stevens Point and remained 
in that connection five years. In 1886 he es- 
tablished his business as a blacksmith in his 
own interest and has continued his operations 
since in that line of business. His establish- 
ment was destroyed l)y fire in spring of 1888, 
and he rebuilt his shop. He married Minnie, 
daughter of Michael Melchart, a farmer in May- 
ville, Dodge Co., Wis., and they have had 10 
children, three of whom died in infancy. Al- 
bert, Lizzie, Tillie, Ella, Clara, Laura and Frank 
are the names of the surviving children. Mr. 
Home was a charter member of Robert Chivas 
Post No. 2, at Milwaukee, which was named 
in honor of the deceased nephew of Alexander 
Mitchell. He was a prominent member of the 
post and held all the offices while he was a res- 



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ident of Milwaukee. He is active in all mat- 
ters pertaining to soldiers and Grand Army 
work and is a respected citizen of Stevens 
Point. 



OIIN M. ROHR, of Appleton, Wis., a 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 133, was 
born Nov. 8, 1848, at 229, Gbestnut 
street, in tbe cit}' of New York. He is 
tlie .son of John and Eliza Amanda (Versfelt) 
Rohr, both of whom were natives of the city of 
New York. The former removed his family 
to Wisconsin and located at Fort iVtkinson 
where he Ijecame connected with the Black 
Hawk RiHes a company of local militia which 
was in well organized condition in 1861 and 
was one of the first to offer its services to the 
State of Wisconsin under the call of her gov- 
ernor foi' troops to hll the requisition of the 
United States. Mr. Rohr was a lieutenant and 
accompanied the organization to Madison, 
where the complement was found to be incom- 
plete after assignment to the 4th regiment and 
another company was substituted. Some dis- 
affection ensued and the "Rifles" returned to 
Fort Atkinson, where most of its meraljers en- 
listed in other organizations. The senior Rohr 
enlisted Aug. 29, 1864, for one year at Fort 
O'Rorke, Va., in battery E, 1st Heavy Artillery 
and received honoral)le discharge -June 26, 

1865. He was the son of one of the earliest of 
those who crossed the plains to California. 

The mother of Mr. Rohr was left with eight 
small children, seven .sons and a daughter. In 

1866, five sons died of diptheria within a short 
time. George was nearly 14, .Joseph 11, Charles 
Halsey five, Horace 1, and an infant of 11 
months also died. Henry Orne, twin with 
Charles Halsey, lived to be 13 and was drowned 
in Rock River at Fort Atkinson. Mary Louise, 
only daughter, received a careful education at 
the high school at Fort Atkinson and, after she 
was graduated, became a teacher in the same 
institution. She was married Aug. 23, 1887, to 
Rev. R. G. Spafford, present pastor of the 
Church of the Good Shepherd at Racine, Wis. 

Mr. Rohr is the oldest of the sons of his 
mother. He has had a life of struggle in the 
interests of his sister and mother to whom he 
has devoted his best energies and efforts. He 
is a stone mason and bricklayer and is regarded 



as a man of probity and rectitude. He was 
four months old when his parents removed to 
F^ort Atkinson, then in its pioneer days. He 
grew to manhood with Indian children for play- 
mates in the midst of circumstances which al- 
ways mark the days of fir.st things in an unre- 
claimed action of country. In Fel)ruary, 1865, 
three months after lie was 16, he enlisted as a 
soldier in H Company, 49th Wisconsin Infan- 
try for a year or during the war, at Fort Atkin- 
son. He was honorably discharged Nov. 8, 
1865, at Benton Barracks, St. Louis. Tlie reg- 
iment was raised, organized and equipped 
within a month through the energy and enthu- 
siasm of Samuel Fallows, its colonel, who was 
the only chaplain from Wisconsin who rose to 
that rank. The 49th left the State March Sth 
and on arrival at St. Louis was immediately 
detailed for guard and garrison duty in and 
about Rolla, Mo. The company of which Mr. 
Rohr was a member remained there until July, 
when it was sent to St. Louis to perform pro- 
vost duty. The discipline of the regiment was 
the source of general comment and admiration 
and it was retained at that point in preference 
to Missouri regiments, on that account and be- 
cause of the popularity of its colonel, now a 
prominent clergyman of Chicago. 



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ANIEL S. CROSS, of Winneconne, 
Wis., formerly a soldier in the civil 
war, was born Nov. 16, 1822, in Ver- 
mont, and is the son of Michael and 
Elizabeth (Sanborn) Cross. He was brought up 
on a farm, and became a carpenter. In Febru- 
ary, 1844, he was married at Danbury, N. H., 
to Marcia, daughter of Jonathan and Matilda 
Clark. They have five children living ; Mary 
is a widow ; Albert lives at Sioux City, la. ; 
Martha married Thomas Coffin, of Menominee ; 
Amelia married C!harles Tliomi)Son, of Eau 
Claire, Wis. ; Herbert married I'riscilla John- 
son and lives at Winneconne; Elvira was mar- 
ried and died in April, 1878. 

Mr. Cross came to Wisconsin in July, 1857, 
locating at Metomen, Fond du Lac county, 
where he remained 12 years, and worked as a 
carpenter until he enrolled as a soldier in April, 
1861, at Ripon, under the first call for 75,000 
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offer its services to the Governor, and became 
company B, 4th Wisconsin Infantry. Before 
tlie regiment was mustered into service, tliree 
months regiments were altolislied, and Mr. 
Cross, with liis company, enrolled for three 
years. He was discharged at Fort McHenry, 
August 8, 18()2. He went witli liis regiment to 
Baltimore, and was in the stirring events which 
marked its i)rogress to that place, and until Sep- 
tember was engaged in guard duty on the rail- 
roads near Baltimore. He was taken sick and 
sent to the hospital at the Relay House, near 
Baltimore, and during the remainder of his 
stay was engaged in the duties of a nurse, until 
lie was disci larged for disability. He returned 
to Fond du Lac county, and in ISti'J located at 
Winneconne. He lost two brothers in the army, 
Stephen and Timothy, both soldiers in Michi- 
gan regiments. The former was killed by sun- 
stroke, and the latter died of disease in St. 
Louis. Mr. Cross is a radical Republican. He 
belongs to J. F. Sawyer Post, No. 7, at Onn-o. 



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ENJAMIN F. GARLOCK,of Fort How- 
ard, Wis., a member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 124, was born Aug. 2, LS45, in 
Oneida, New York. His father, Peter 
Garlock, was born in the same State, and mar- 
ried Charlotte Iteckord, who was also a native 
of that State. Peter Garlock, the father's 
father, was a soldier of the Revolution and 
fought in 1812. Mr. Garlock came West when 
five years old, with his parents and they located 
at Fort Atkinson, Wis., where he was brought 
up on his father's farm and attended school 
until he enlisted in September, 1864, as a re- 
cruit in Company D, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, at 
Janesville, lor three years. He was offered a 
promotion among the non-commissioned offi- 
cers but refused to leave the ranks. He re- 
ceived honorable discharge July 19, 1865, at 
EdgeHeld, Temi. 

He joined the regiment at Nashville, where it 
was stationed to be newly equipped and was 
temporarily assigned to Company A, and joined 
the command near Atlanta and was in his first 
battle at HopkinsviUe. He was in the fight at 
Centerville, marched to Selma, and went to the 
battle at Montgomery, Ala. They went through 
Tuskegee and Auburn and went to fight again 




at West Point, Ga. During his period of ser- 
vice Mr. Garlock was engaged in battles and 
skirmishing nearly every day and performed a 
large amount of tiie kind of service in which 
cavalry engages and, of which no accounts 
appear in official records. No knowledge of it 
therefore comes to the historian, except through 
personal records. Tlie brother of Mr. Garlock, 
Peter Garlock, was an enlisted man in tlie 1st 
Nebraska Infantry and died .soon after receiv- 
ing his discharge. Mr. Garlock of this account, 
was injured and has suffered from hernia ever 
since. 

After leaving the army he became a carpen- 
ter and has since followed that l)usiness. In 
187:; he located at Fort Howard where he has 
since operated. He has pursu d his Inisiness 
as a builder with the exception of eight years, 
when he was engaged in pattern making and 
other work equall)' important for the G. B. & 
M. and M. & N. railway corporations. He was 
married May 12, 1868, to Libbie Hardin, and 
;heir daughter is named Marietta E. Mrs. Gar- 
lock was born in the State of New York and 
is the daughter of N. D. Hardin, a soldier in 
the 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery. 

Mr. Garlock was enrolled as Benjamin Gar- 
lock, the middle letter of his name being 
omitted unintentionally. He is a man of ex- 
cellent standing in the community where he 
belongs, and is respected for industry, probity 
and other traits characterizing a man who has 
filled the post of duty in behalf of his country 
and honored his obligations as a man in every 
particular. 



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HARLES W. HOPKINS, of Black 
Creek, Wis., and a member of G. A. 
R. Post No. 116, was born .July 24, 
1824, in Washington, Lincoln Co., 
Maine. He lias been a resident of Wisconsin 
since 1850. Aug. 8, 1864._ he enlisted as a 
member of battery G, First Wisconsin Heavy 
Artillery, at Appleton, Wis., for three years or 
during the war. He was honorably discharged 
at Milwaukee July 17, 1865, the war being 
closed. He performed garrison and other duty 
in the defenses of Washington and was detailed 
for construction of fortifications and guard 
houses and, in the exposure and heavy labor, 




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he contracted rheumatism from which lie has 
since been a sufferer. 

He was occupied in the calHng of a farmer 
previous to the war and, on returning liome, 
resumed that occupation. He is the owner and 
resident proprietor of a fine farm. He has 
served in several official capacities in the local 
government, among which is member of the 
County Board of Supervisors, a position to 
which he was entitled as Chairman of the town 
Board for eleven j'ears and was the first who 
held that position after the organization of the 
township. He was the first Postmaster and the 
first Commander of Post J. W. Appleton at 
Black Creek. He is a member of the Black 
Creek Lodge of Odd Fellows, No. 229, and of the 
Order of Rebecca, No. 52, and of the Bee-Hive 
Division, No. 22L The later is a temperance 
organization. 

Mr. Hopkins obtained his education in the 
common schools of Maine and was married in 
New Brunswick in that State to Sarah Long. 
They were united in marriage in 1845 and the 
wife died in Oconto in 1848 without children. 
Her grandfather, Abe Long, was of Irish birth 
and went from Pennsylvania to New Bruns- 
wick. June 3, 1884, Mr. Hopkins was again 
married in Neenah to Helen .J. Leddcn. Their 
cliildren are Charles Sumner, Andy L., Ida, 
Eddy W. The youngest is one of twins, the 
sister-twin dying in infancy. Henry L., eldest 
son, was i^iiled June 2, 1882, at Norrie on the 
Lake Shore railroad, in the explosion of a 
locomotive. Mr. Hopkins' father was born in 
the .same house in Maine as his son. The 
grandfather was Imrn in tlie vicinity of London, 
England, and he came to this country when a 
youth of 17 years and fought in the war of the 
Revolution. The maternal grandfather of Mr. 
Hopkins, Stephen Chapman, was born and 
married in Scotland. His mother was Martha 
Trask. 



ATHIAS WEITZEL, Oshkosh, Wis.. 




and a member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 241, was born April 29, 
1735, in Prussia. His parents, 
John M. and Margaret (Hougli) Weitzel, came 
to America from Germany in 1846, and landed 
at the port of New York. They were residents 



of Buffalo about seven years, and there the 
father died. The family went to Dunkirk, and 
Mr. Weitzel remained there three years, work- 
ing in a clothing store. Afterwards, Mr. Weit- 
zel went to Buffalo to learn the trade of a car- 
riage maker, but changed his plans and came 
to Oshkosh where he joined his mother, who 
had come to that place to be with a sister. He 
reached there in 1856, and engaged in cabinet 
work until he became a soldier. 

He enlisted Dec. 11, 18GI, at Oshkosh, enroll- 
ing in Company B, 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry, for 
three years. The regiment was recruited by 
Col. W. A. Barstow, and in May, 1862, a.ssem- 
bled at Fort Leavenworth, Kas. Here they 
were mounted, and the colonel being appointed 
Provost Marshal General, of the State, the regi- 
ment was distributed throughout the State. 
There were three battalions, comprising four 
companies each. Mr. Weitzel was in the "3rd" 
under the command of Major Schroeling, his 
company l:)eing placed at Fort Leavenworth 
with Company K. In September following, 
they went to Fort Scott, remaining there until 
May, 1863, when they went to Fort Blunt with 
three other companies of the "3rd" as escort to 
the post supply train. They returned to Fort 
Scott, and in June were detailed for the same 
duty. On the 28th they had a sharp encounter 
with the rebels who were utterly routed. On 
the 17th of July another battle was fought at 
Honey Springs in the Indian Territory, in 
which the Federal troops again scored a com- 
plete triumph with little loss compared with 
that infiicted on the rebels. 

The service in which Mr. Wietzel was princi- 
pally engaged was as a scout and in the escorts 
of the supply trains, in which he saw enough 
active fighting to satisfy him in regard to the 
exigencies and responsibilities of a soldier's 
career. Several of bis experiences will serve to 
convey an idea of the experiences of the sol- 
diers sent to the frontier for duty there. On one 
occasion, when scouting, he, with 60 comrades 
was informed by one of their number in ad- 
vance, that a house had been discovered in 
which was a tal)le prepared for the breakfast of 
four score men without an\' apparent persons as 
guests. As the squad had had no food for a 
day they speedily helped themselves to some 
fruit and, while eating it were notified that the 
rebels were at hand. Hastily remounting, they 
rejoined their command four or five miles awa}', 
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party was retraced on the double-quick, and the 
rebels found dispersed and flying. The foiTg- 
ing expeditions and chases after bushwhackers 
and guerrillas are full of daring and interest. 
While escorting the supply train at ( 'abni Creek, 
the rebels pressed closely on all sides. The 
crossing was prevented by the heavy rain, and 
when the rebels commenced firing they aimed 
too high for good effect as they intended. Fi- 
nally, they coolly commenced tlieir preparations 
for breakfast. The Union men fell back and 
prepared to spoil the meal. They cliarged ujjon 
the Johnnies and chased them into the creek in 
all directions. Many were drowned and the 
routers returned, after a chase of 12 miles to the 
train, which they conducted to Fort Gibson 
without again seeing the shadow of a confed- 
erate or Indian. 

July 4th, 1864, a detachment from the ord, 
including Mr. Weitzel, was guarding a train 
from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Gibson, which 
the rebels pursued with persistency. It was four 
miles in length and about midnight intelligence 
was brought from Flat Rock, Indian Territory, 
that the rebels were on the war path. Mr. 
Weitzel had been on picket guard with others 
and tliey received orders to return to the com- 
mand and follow up the train. The attack was 
likely to be made before daylight and the ut- 
most haste was made to hasten the train towards 
its destination. At daylight, the advance was 
within four miles of the fort and entering the 
woods. The reliels attacked the rear of the 
wagons and had captured and turned about 
several of them. The escort rode after them and 
made it so hot for tiie depredators that they left 
the property they had captured and turned their 
attention, to delaying and perplexing the team- 
sters and their protectors, making tliemselves par- 
ticularly entertaining in their attentions to the 
sides of the train. Tlie Union men interfered and 
succeeded in chasing them to, and across the 
Arkansas River, suffering a loss of one man. 
Several of the rebels were killed. 

In January, 1864, veteranizing in the "Third" 
commenced and Mr. Weitzel received honorable 
discharge February 28th. The day following 
he re-enlisted as a veteran and continued in 
frontier service of varied character until the date 
of his discharge whicii took place September 8, 
1865, at Fort Leavenworth. 

After the war he returned to Oshkosh where 
he was engaged for a short time as a finisher in 
fine work. He was occupied for a short time 



in the saloon business and afterwards in- 
terested himself for several years as a grocer. 
His luisiness was destroyed by fire in 1874 with 
heavy loss. He re-established himselt in the 
same line of trade which he has since prosecuted 
with success. 

He was married Aug. 12, 1868, to Catherine 
Carl and they have several children, named 
Josephine, Jenevieve, Rosalie, Maggie, Mary 
An_n, John M., Lizetta and Isabella. One died 
in infancy. 



OHN B. BEEMER, of Antigo, Wis., and a 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 78, was 
born in Hamilton, Canada, Nov. 14, 
1835. Benjamin and Polly (Smith) 
Beenier, his parents, were l)orn in Pennsylvania 
and removed to Canada after their marriage. 
Tiie former was a soldier of 1812, and was in 
the battle of Lundy's Lane and at Short Hills. 
He died in Hamilton, aged 102 and his wife 
was within one day of 9^ years of age when 
she died. His fiitiier was a Revolutionary iiatriot 
and was 104 years old when he died and the 
wife of the latter died at 103 years. The 
father of Mr. Beemer kept a cannon ball, which 
he carried from the war, for a plaything for his 
children to whom he was in. the habit of re- 
marking that they would never see such an in- 
strument put to the purpose for which it was 
designed. On one such occasion, the son who 
is the subject of his account retorted that if he 
ever knew of a war he should participate in it. 
His resolution was strengthened by reading 
" Uncle Tom's Cabin " and soon after the open- 
ing of the civil war in the United States, he 
received a letter from a friend in Menasha in 
which the war was the topic of discussion. He 
started the same night for Wisconsin to enlist. 
He enrolled in the 21st Wisconsin Infantry, I 
Company and was taken sick. Being unable 
to proceed to the seat of war from the camp of 
rendezvous he was discharged. On recovery 
he enlisted as a recruit in I Company, 3rd 
Wisconsin Cavalry, under Captain Conkey, 
(see sketch) and went to Madison where he was 
rejected on account of a sty on his eye. 

In the spring of 1865 he enlisted in the 46th 
Wisconsin, and on the lOtii of March, the regi- 
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detailed to guard the Nashville and Decatur 
railroad in Alabama. 

In September the command was mustered 
out at Nashville and Mr. Beemer received hon- 
orable discharge. He participated in all the 
service in wliich the "46th" was engaged until 
about two weei<s previous to discbarge, when he 
was attacked with chronic bowel difficulties 
from which he has suffered since. He sent to 
his six sons a cannon ball, a "12-pounder," 
such as he played with in his chiidliood, and 
which is now used for the same purpose in his 
own family. 

In 18<)5 Mr. Beemer was married to Harriet 
N. Hucklcsy, at Neenali, Wis. They have six 
sons and five daughters named Sarah Ann, 
Henry M., So])hronia, Emerson, John M., Al- 
bert E, George L., Harriet N., .Joseph E., Mary 
Jane and Annie II. The oldest daugliter is 
the wife of Fred Miller, and they have four 
cliildren. The second daughter is the wife of 
Joseph Chase. 

After tlie end of the war Mr. Beemer re- 
turned to Neenah and was there engaged in 
farming. In the sprhig of 1879 be bought a 
farm in the township of Antigo, which is situ- 
ated 42 rods from the limit of the citj' corpo- 
ration. In 18G7 he removed to a farm in Black 
Creek township, and while tliere he was a mem- 
ber of the Town Board and served fourteen 
years as overseer of the highways. He acted 
as Sberitl of Outagamie county one term. 
He was one of the earliest settlers at Antigo. 
Mr. Delaglise had a shanty on the site of 
the present plucky little municipality, and his 
was the second. H. F. Baker, his next neigh- 
bor, was half a mile away. Mr. Beemer has 
seen the entire growth of Antigo and been a 
factor in its progress. 



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STEPHEN LEE PERRY, of Marion, 
Wis., and a member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 79, was born April 3, 1844, ni 
Dowagiac, Cass Co., Mich., and is the 
son of Joseph and Mahala J. Perry. In 1854 
the family came to Wisconsin and located at 
New London, Waupaca county. There the son 
was brought up and educated, learning the 
printer's craft. He entered upon his appren- 
ticeship at 16 in the office of the Times, man- 



aged by the pioneer editor of the county, Mr. 
Lawson. He was too young to enter the fed- 
eral service, when the demand for troops fol- 
lowed the attack on the forts in Charleston 
harbor, but when he was about 19, he enlisted 
in Company G, 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry, for 
three years. 

The regiment went to Kansas and were dis- 
tributed throughout the State, the assignments 
being styled "battalions". Company G was 
detailed in the first battalion and stationed at 
Sbawneetown, Johnson county. The summer 
of 1865 was passed in duty there and, in Sep- 
tember, the company went to Fort Scott to 
assist in guarding the supply trains. There 
was every opportunity for the exercise of the 
qualities of VVisconsin soldiers in frontier ser- 
vice, where were Texans and renegade Indians 
who espoused the rebel cause. Great numbers 
of them were repulsed and tiie trains defended 
from their attacks in which they lost heavily. 
The experience was several times repeated and 
Mr. Perr}' was a participant in the battles in 
Southwestern Kansas and Nortliwestern Arkan- 
.sas. The winter of 1864 — 5 was passed at 
Little Rock, scouting, guarding trains, patrol- 
ling and skirmishing. In April of the latter 
year, the companies were consolidated into live, 
and the ensuing summer was passed in Arkan- 
sas and Missouri, aiding in the business of re- 
construction of tlie rebellious States, and in 
September the command relumed to Madison, 
and Mr. Perry received honorable discharge. 

Later he returned to Ottawa, Kansas, where 
he edited the Rqmblicmi and, afterwards, he 
became connected with the Plaindcalcr at Gar- 
nett in the .same State. In June 1872, he re- 
turned to the township of Dupont in Waupaca 
county, then a wilderness, and, in company 
with his father, erected a saw-mill, where they 
established what would have been a prosperous 
business in lumber, had not their mills burned 
without insurance. The residence of Mr. Perry 
was also burned with light insurance. He is 
still a resident of the same township and man- 
ages his business at Marion or at what was for- 
merly "Perry's Mills." 

June 27, 1872, he was married to Maggie 
Smiley, and they have had four children. 
Cecil, a promising boy of eight years, is the 
only surviver. Three died of membranous 
croup. Mr. Perry is still in the prime of life 
and j)ressing liis interests as a lumberman with 
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acter and enjoys the respect of the community 
of which lie is a member. He is connected 
with I. Ranisdell Post and is a most efficient 
and popular member. 



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ORACE R. THRALL, Green Bay, 
and a member of G. A. R. 
No. 124, was born Nov. 1, 
1841, at Brockville, Dominion of 
(Janada. He is the son of Friend and Betsey 
(Parsons) Thrall. The father was born ni 
Kingsboro, Montgomery (_'«., New York. Isaac 
Thrall was born in Connecticut, where his for- 
bears had been connected with the earliest his- 
tory of that State. The mother was born in 
Gouverueur, St. Lawrence Co., New York, of 
Connecticut stock, and died suddenly at Osh- 
kosh, Aug. 11, 1888. (Siie was present when 
the data for this sketch was taken and sup})lied 
several dates.) Israel R. Parsons, her lather, 
fought in 1812. When the son was between 
three and four years old he went to Gouverueur 
with his parents and thence to (_)gdensburgand 
again back to Gouverueur. He was then seven 
years old. When he was 12, his parents re- 
moved to Wisconsin, and'located first at Berlin 
and afterwards at Oshkosh. He received the 
advantages of the common schools in the sev- 
eral places where he lived and, fitted for the 
profession of an engineer. While residing at 
Oshkosh the excitement and enthusiasm of the 
movements of Wisconsin soldiers engaged his 
attention and he enrolled at Oshkosh Nov. 24, 
in Company F, ISth Wisconsin Infantry for 
three years, and received honorable discharge 
March 14, 18G5, at Madison his period of en- 
listment having expired. Mr. Thrall went 
into rendezvous camp at Milwaukee and left 
the State for the front March 30, 1862. He 
arrived in time to go into the battle of Shiloh, 
and fought two days without rations or any- 
thing to make him in any manner comforta- 
ble. The regiment went later to Corinth and 
fought at luka, returning to Corinth, where 
Mr. Thrall was in a battle afterwards. When 
the southward uiovenient commenced which 
had for its ultimatum the possession of Vicks- 
burg, Mr. Thrall went with the regiment on the 
Oxford expedition which was brought to a ter- 



mination by the surrender at Holly Springs 
and they retraced their steps to that jjlace. 
The command engaged in guarding the rail- 
road with Moscow as headquarters and in .Jan- 
uary, went to Young's Point prepai'atory to the 
siege of Vicksburg. After participating in the 
skirmishes and actions in that vicinity until 
the capture of the city, Mr. Thrall entered the 
military railway .service of the armj' of Grant 
and run as engineer from Vicksburg to the 
Big Black. He was "l)ush whacked" most of 
the time while thus engaged, five engines being 
kept on the tracks, which were constantly under 
rebel fire and subject to derailment and all other 
difficulties contingent to such a position. He 
entered this service July 6th, two days after the 
capitulation of \^icksburg and continued therein 
until .January, when he came to Wisconsin on 
a furlough. He rejoined his regiment at 
Huntsville, Ala., and went thence to Whites- 
burg, where he was detailed from his regiment 
and assigned to an engineer corps commanded 
by Captain McBride, and was engaged in 
bridgebuilding, repairing railroads and destroy- 
ing railroads in advance of Sherman's army 
until the column reached Atlanta. Their work 
was lieavy at Cartersville and Altoona and they 
also carried arms as other infantry soldiers 
did, prepared to fight and they were in fre([uent 
skirmishes. 

While at Allatoona guarding the railroad 
bridge, the rebels made a dash and captured 
the whole lot. Mr. Thrall was fortunately 
absent and was thereby saved an experience at 
Anderson ville. From Atlanta he went through 
to Savannah and participated in all the vicissi- 
tudes of that campaign and near Savannah, he 
was engaged in a charge on a fort. His time 
had expired and that of 40 others of the Engi- 
neer Corps, but they went into the fight. 

Soon after, he was assigned to the manage- 
ment of a grist mill on a plantation near Sa- 
vannah, where he ground rice and corn for 
Sherman's soldiers 13 days. Mr. Thrall was 
present at the capture of Savannah and went 
thence to Hilton Head to wait for transporta- 
tion to New York. "The Arizona" came in. 
She would be three days discharging her lading 
and the Captain desired to wait, but the men 
under his charge insisted on going on the "Star 
of tlie South" wliich was soon to leave. The 
Arizona put to sea loaded with home-returning 
soldiers and was never again heard from. A 
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to be and it was believed that she was destroyed 
by fire. 

Mr. Thrall went to New York and thence to 
Madison and finally to Green Bay. He is now 
the Chief Engineer of the Green Bay and Fort 
Howard water works. The })lant under his 
management is kept in elegant condition and 
consists of three Knowles' pumps, two of whicli 
have a capacity of 3,000,000 gallons each daily 
and, the other a capacity of 2,500,000 gallons 
every twenty-four hours. Mr. Thrall was mar- 
ried April 14, 1873, to Amy F. Thrall, and 
their daughter is named Stella C. Mrs. Thrall 
was the adopted daughter of Alfred Thrall, a 
relative of her hu.sband. She was born in New 
York and her mother died when she was three 
years old. Her father was a soldier of the 
Army of the Potomac and belonged to a Wis- 
consin regiment. 



LBERT BURDKJK, of Merrill,Wis., and 
^ a member of Post Lincoln, was born 




in Madison county, N. Y., Oct. 20, 
182(i. He remained in the Empire 
State until 1854 when he came to Wisconsin 
where he has l>een a citizen since that date. He 
went,\viien 15 years old to serve an apprenticeship 
to learn the business of a cabinet-maker with tlie 
father of his wife at Edmeston, Otsego county, 
N. Y., and followed that occupation twelve years 
in his native State. He located in Wisconsin 
at Geneva, Walworth county, and engaged in the 
same business. 

He enlisted in April, -1861, at Geneva in a lo- 
cal organization which enrolled for three montlis 
and reported under the requisition, but before 
marching a general order was issued abolishing 
such organizations and membei'S of the com- 
pany re-enlisted and went into Camp Utley at 
Racine, and were mustered into Company F, 
4th Wisconsin Lifantry for three years. Mr. 
Burdick was made Corporal on the formation of 
his company and acted as Sergeant during a 
large proportion of his period of service, being 
mustered out in Februarj', 1802, for disabilities 
incurred in the war. The command encoun- 
tered rebellion among the railroad officials while 
en route to Elmira, New Yoi-k, and its colonel 
took pos.session of a locomotive, called for vol- 
unteer engineers from the regiment and took 



the cars through to their destination. At Har- 
risburg. Pa., news of the disaster at Bull Run 
met them and again Colonel Paine showed him- 
self equal to an emergency by borrowing smooth- 
bore muskets and jiroceeded to Baltinnao where 
the regiment was assigned to guard duty on the 
adjacent railroads. Mr. Burdick was in com- 
mand of a squad on the line of the Baltimore & 
Ohio railroad and during a forced march from the 
City of Monuments to Snow Hill was taken sick. 
He suffered all the discomfort and danger from 
compound hernia and was an occupant of the 
hospital in Baltimore until his discharge. 

He returned to Geneva and endeavored to re- 
sume active business but failed to do so and re- 
moved to Grand Rapids, Wis., where he worked 
at his trade as he was able. Three years later 
he went to Wausau, Wis., and after a residence 
of nine years to Merrill, then .Jenney, where he 
has "grown up with the place.'' 

He is the son of Jo.seph and Sarah (Cham- 
plain) Burdick, both of Rhode Island origin and 
descent for many generations. His ancestors 
in both lines were engaged in the wars with 
Great Britain. His brother's sons, Herbert and 
Russel, were soldiers in Wisconsin regiments. 
Dec. 2, 1848, Mr. Burdick was married to Fanny 
Coon and they have a daughter, Lilian Adele. 
She is the wife of Mitchell Schoyrnoard, and is 
the mother of two children — Horace Albert and 
Ethel Blythe. Mrs. Burdick is the daughter of 
Elijah Coon, and was born at Hamilton, N. Y. 
Her mother was, before marriage. Prudence 
Bowler. E. Morgan Coon, Cortland J. Coon and 
James K. P. Coon (see sketch) her brothers, 
were soldiers in the late war. The first enlisted 
from Pennsylvania and the second from New 
York. George Tanner, her uncle by marriage, 
died at Andersonville. Charles Witter, a cousin, 
was an enlisted man and also Orson M. Coon, a 
cousin, who is hopelesslj' ill from disease con- 
tracted in the army, residing at Fulton, Wis. 

On the organization of the Woman's Relief 
Corps at Merrill, July 13, 1886, Mrs. Burdick 
was made President. She held the position until 
the election of 1888, when she declined another 
occupancy, mucli tc regret of the organization, 
and was the recipient of a gift in appreciation 
of her services. Following are the remarks of 
the Senior Vice-President on that occasion; — 
Mrs. President : — On the part of Lincoln Relief 
Corps, No. 40, I present you this evening with 
this slight token of our appreciation of your 
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past year and a half. This appreciation comes 
from every member of the Corps and, while we 
feel t)iat the work has been too much for you, 
still we feel it is hard to part with you as Presi- 
dent of the Corps, for which you have worked 
so long and earnestly. However, we know that 
you will continue to work with us heart and 
iiand to help our new President in furthering 
the good work you have so well begun. 



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1^ M. VAN NORMAN, of Clintonville, 

s^fcl Wis., and a member of G. A. R. 

5^ , Post No. 32, was Iwrn Oct. 5, 1832, 
' at Manlius, Onondaga Co., New 

York, and is the son of AVilliam and Almira 
Van Norman. He is of pure American descent, 
his ancestors having been of American birth 
for three generations before him. He came to 
Wisconsin April 29, 1852, from Syracuse, New 
York, and lived at Berlin until the war. He 
enlisted at Berlin Feb. 22, 1864, for three years 
in Company I, 7th Wisconsin Infantry. In 
April, 1865, he was made 3rd Corporal but did 
not receive his credentials on account of the 
surrender of Lee. He received honorable dis- 
charge Dec. 1, 1869. (The latest recorded in 
this volume.) Mr. Van Norman was first in 
the campaign of the Wilderness and fought at 
Spotsylvania, North Anna, Bethesda Church, in 
both actions at Hatcher's Run and at Five 
Forks. He was wounded May 5, 1864, and 
went to the hospital on the field and thence to 
Washington. He was sent with the regiment 
to .Jett'ersonville, Ind., when with others of his 
company, lie received a pass for 20 days and 
went to work on a farm, as farm hands at that 
time commanded good pay. 

About a week later, he learned that the regi- 
ment had gone home. He reported at once to 
the Provost Marshal at Louisville, but could 
not get his discharge. Then he came to Wis- 
consin and employed an attorney and the 
attempt again foiled. He waited until 1860 
when he wrote to the State Adjutant General 
who sent the application to the official of the 
Government at Washington and he sent it to 
General Pope, then residing at Detroit, Mich. 
General Pope succeeded in obtaining the neces- 
sary papers, but be was discharged without re- 



ceiving back pay, bounty or allowance of any 
kind. The whole cause of the trouble was his 
absence from the ranks, when the regiment 
was mustered out. He was married Dec. 25, 
1851, to Mary C. Daniels and they have eight 
children living. Four sons are deceased. Tlie 
two oldest sons are members of L. Clinton 
Camp, Sons of Veterans, and the three oldest 
sons cast their maiden votes for Harrison in 
1888. The father is of the same political con- 
nection and takes pride and satisfaction in his 
sons' choice of a similar relation in the obliga- 
tions of their manhood. 



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tSyy^lUAAU W. DEVOE, of Wausau, 
lv2?^W Wis., member of Post No. 55, was 

mung Co., New York. His pa- 
rents removed in his infancy to Monterey, 
Steuben county, in the same State, and when 
he was twelve they came AVest to Lake Co., 111. 
Until he was 18 he had the advantages of com- 
mon schools in that locality and in 1849, went 
to what was then known as the Indian lands, 
or Menominee, purchase of Wisconsin. In 
1851 he went to Chicago to complete his knowl- 
edge of his trade as a carpenter, and operated 
in that city until 1853. He then went to Plain- 
field, Waushara county, where he remained 
until the spring of 1857, when he came to Wau- 
sau, since his home. He has operated there as 
a builder, and has erected many of the most 
prominent structures in tlie city. During the 
past 15 years he has conducted the business of 
a millwright. 

Nov. 5, 1861, Mr. Devoe enlisted at Wausau 
in the 8th Wisconsin Battery. He was pro- 
moted in 1862 to Sergeant at Munfordsville, 
Ky., veteranized on the field Jan. 26, 1864, re- 
turned with the battery to Madison, passed a 
30-day furlough at liome and returned to Alur- 
freesboro. Aug. 10, 1865, he was discharged at 
Milwaukee. The batterj' left Wisconsin in March, 
1862, and remained in barracks in St. Louis 
until April, when the command was assigned 
for service in the New Mexico expecition, which 
came to nought and, after wearisome fruitless 
marches, the battery returned from Fort Riley 
to Leavenworth, to proceed to Columbus, Ivy., 



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with General Mitchell. Going thence to Hum- 
boldt, Tenn.,tlie battery performed guard duty 
on the railroad until July, when it went to 
Corintb. On tlieir way to luka they had a 
lively scrimmage at Bay Springs 'and, on ar- 
rival at the former place, was assigned to the 
"Army of the Tennessee," to report at Nashville, 
whither the command marched. Mr. Devoe was 
in the section that fought at luka, and he was 
also in the successive actions at Perryville, 
shelled the rebels from tlieir position at Lan- 
caster on the same day (previously, it sbould 
have been stated fighting at Corinth) at Stone 
River, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain and 
Mission Ridge. While stationed at Murfrees- 
boro, Mr. Devoe was detailed by General Or- 
der of General \nn Glcve to the Engineer's 
Corps, witli which he was connected during 
the remainder of tlie time until the collapse 
of the rebellion. His duties there were ardu- 
ous in the extreme, consisting of heavy labor 
in building magazines, redoubts, and other va- 
rieties of foi'tifications, which was terminated 
by the termination of the war. During the 
time the battery was stationed at Fort Rosecrans, 
Dec. 7th, 1864, an attack on the fort was made 
by Forrest. General Van Cleve was in com- 
mand and was relieved by the arrival of 
General Milroy, who came from Tullaboma 
and captured several lunulred prisoners and a 
four-gun battery. At the time Mr. Devoe 
was managing a 56-pounder. About oUO 
rebels took position in front of tbe place and 
in response to an order from Van Cleve he 
ran out his gun, gave it an elevation of thirteen 
and half degrees, (one and a half miles) loaded 
with an explosive shell and dropped the mis- 
sile in tbe midst of the troops. He was called 
to the front of his company and complimented 
by General Van Cleve for having made the 
best shot of the day. Later, Sergeant Devoe 
examined tbe spot and found eleven dead 
horses within an acre of space. 

Mr. Devoe is descended from two races 
which left the impress of their patriotism on 
the period in which they lived. His pa- 
ternal great grandsire and three brothers fought 
in the Revolution. They were Abraham, 
Jerry, Isaac and Jacob Devoe. Isaac, son of 
Abraham and father of the father of Mr. De- 
voe, fought in 1812. Isaac W., his brother, 
served through the Civil war in an Illinois reg- 
iment. The parents were Jacob T. and Matilda 
T. (Gordon) Devoe. The former was of New 



York State lineage, the latter of Connecticut. 
The grandfather of Mr. Devoe on his mother's 
side. Lieutenant Hotchkiss, was a patriot of 
the Revolution. 

Dec. 28,1859, Mr. Devoe was married ;u Ad- 
die S. Gouldsbury. Their sons, William G. 
and Charles E., are aged respectively, twenty- 
one and nineteen. Two infant daughters, 
named Lizzie are deceased. Mrs. Devoe was 
born in Vermont. 

Mr. Devoe is prominent in Grand Army 
matters and has filled several official positions 
in the organization at Wausau, and he held 
the office of Aid to General Lucius Fairchild, 
when Commander-in Chief. His son, William 
G., belongs to the Wausau Light Guards, the 
organization which distanced all competitors at 
the International drill in Chicago in 1887. The 
company took a prize of $5,UU0 and every 
member wears the medal awarded, conspicuous 
for beauty and costing $50 each. * 



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E()R(JE A. WILLIAMS, of Marinette, 
Wis., a member of G. A. R. Post, 
No. 207, was born Dec. 17, 1838, in 
Athens, Ohio. He is the son of 
James Finley Williams, and his grandfather 
was born in Scotland. Two brothers of the 
senior Williams came to America and settled 
in Pennsylvania. He was born in Zanesville, 
Ohio, and married Sarah, daughter of James 
Adams of Bradford Co., Pennsylvania. Tliey 
bad three daughters and one son. Tbe mother 
is living with her only son in Marinette. 

Mr. Williams enlisted Jan. 6, 1863, at Indi- 
anapolis for three years or during the war in 
an Independent Battery. He received honor- 
able discharge Aug. 3, 1865, at Indianapolis, 
Ind. The battery went to Louisville and thence 
to Bardstown, Ky., where they lost their equip- 
ments in a collision on the railroad. After two 
weeks delay, they went to Lebanon and joined 
the troops commanded b_v General M. D. Man- 
son and set out in pursuit of Morgan, with 
whom they engaged at Green River, K}'., and 
the rebels routed and captured many prisoners. 
After driving tbe guerrilla chief across tbe 
Ohio, they camped at Kingston and went next 
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connection with the command of Burnside at 
IjQudon, E. Tenn. Mr. Williams was in the 
battle there and went next on a raid to Sweet- 
water Plain.s and, after a skirmish, fell back to 
Loudon. On their retreat towards Knoxville, 
Longstreet's command overtook them and they 
had a sharp battle at Campbell's Station. Their 
next action was at the siege of Knoxville, Sher- 
man driving the rebels away and the battery 
went to Strawberry Plains where they camped 
a month. 

They went again to Knoxville where their 
guns were shipped by cars and- they rode the 
horses to Chattanooga, where they joined Sher- 
man and fought at Resaca, Peach Tree Creek, 
Kenesaw Mountain and other battles on the 
campaign to Atlanta. One section of the bat- 
tery was detailed under Stoneman. (At Straw- 
berry i-'lains their armament had been reduced 
from six to four guns.) The battery proceeded 
on the march to the sea and were engaged in 
tile slielling of INhicon. They fell back to Sun- 
shine Church where they were svirrounded by 
rebels and fought as long as they had ammuni- 
tion. When they surrendered not a shell was 
left. Colonel Moore rode along the line shout- 
ing to ask who would follow him to freedom. 
Mr. Williams was among those who mounted 
his hor.se and fled to the C'hattahoochie where 
400 soldiers crossed. For four days and nights 
they were continuously in the saddle and Mr. 
Williams went next to Ivingston where he 
made connection with his battery and went to 
Atlanta. After the evacuation they camped at 
Decatur and reported for duty, under orders, 
for Nashville. Their battery was stationed at 
Fort Negley and it was in action in the siege of 
that city. In .January, 1865, the battery went 
to Louisville, where it remained until .July and 
was sent thence to Indianapolis for discharge. 
But 32 of the original complement of 186 men 
returned to be mustered out. Mr. Williams 
had two brothers-in-law and a step-brother who 
fought in the civil war. All but himself died 
in the service. His mother had eiglit brothers 
and four si.sters. Three of the former were in 
the war. Of the remainder one is living at 
Oakland, Cal. A brother and sister have be- 
come lost to her knowledge. One of her sisters 
dropped dead on receiving the intelligence of 
the death of her two sons who were on the Sul- 
tana with four nephews in April, 1S65, when 
she was blown to atoms by a rebel engineer 
who went aboard for that purpose and whose 



atrocity has been only recently exposed, (ISSS). 
Mr. Williams was married December 23rd, 
1873, to Mary A. Rodgers, and they have five 
surviving children — .John Victor, Charles Fred- 
erick, James Joseph, Mary Elizabeth and Harry 
Augustus. George is deceased. Mr. Williams 
is engaged in the sale of fish and has an exten- 
sive business relation in that line of operation. 
Mrs. Williams was born in Menominee, Mich., 
and is the daughter of Wm. Charles and Lidia 
Elizabeth (Davis) Rodgers. Ht-r father was 
born in New .Jersey and her mother in Penn- 
sylvania. Her brother, George Henry Rod- 
gers, enlisted in a Wisconsin regiment. 



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S. BALL, of Westfield, Wis., 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 

as born .July 0, 1844, in Mad- 
ison county. New York. The fam- 
ily removed to Milwaukeie in 1846, and when 
he was 11 years old, in vl855, his parents came 
to Marquette county, within wliose borders he 
has since resided, and he has been a citizen of 
Westfield since 1881. August 29, 1864, he en- 
listed in Company D, 43rd Wisconsin Infantry, 
at Randolph, for one year or during the war. 
The regiment went to Louisville, from the ren- 
dezvous, and afterwards to Nashville, to pro- 
ceed thence to Johnsonville, the most important 
point on the Tennessee River, where a great 
amount of military supplies were in store. Mr. 
BiiU was at that place with the regiment when 
Hood made his attack in which the command 
lost two men. In November the regiment went 
to Clarkesville on the Cumberland River, and 
thence January 1st, 1865, to camp at Dechard, 
Tenn., which was headquarters for the com- 
mand while engaged in guarding the railroad, 
and where Mr. Ball performed scout and 
skirmish duty. He was taken sick and was 
sent successively to hospitals at Nashville, Tenn., 
Louisville, Ky., Keokuk and Davenport, Iowa., 
Prairie du Chien, Wis., and he reached Mil- 
waukee and was discharged July 5, 1865. 

After the fight at .Johnsonville, Mr. Ball was 
detailed as special messenger for Colonel Cobb, 
the chief officer of the regiment. The Lieuten- 
ant Colonel was Byron Paine of Madison, who 
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out. The march of the regiment from John- 
sonville to Clarkesville was heavy, through an 
ahnost unhrokeii forest, and for six thiys tlie 
command was on quarter rations, and closely 
followed by rebel troops, being compelled to 
throw away baggage and move on the double 
quick. The loss of their clothing was especially 
felt as they received no renumeration. Since 
the war, Mr. Ball has been engaged to .some ex- 
tent in farming and mercantile relations. 
During the oSth session of the Assembly at 
Madison, he acted in the capacity of Clerk of the 
Senate, and his work in preparing the records 
received special commendations. He is at i)re- 
sent representing the hardware house of 0. S. 
Rixford of Ilighgate, Vt. He is a Republican 
of radical stripe, and the only member of his 
father's family who belongs to that political con- 
nection of which fact he is very proud. 

He was married April 21, 1863, to Rachel 
Arkiles, and they have three children : Margie 
was born September 25, 186G ; Archie D., Marcho 
16, 1872 ; Myrtle, .Jan. 10, 187G. 



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EORGE K. M^OOD, of Friendship, 
Wis., was born in New York, May 
28, 1841. His parents removed to 
Long Island when he was three 
years old and when he was 15 he began an 
apprenticeship to learn the saddler's trade at 
Farmingdale, and was engaged in that vocation 
until he entered the army. He enlisted May 
5th, and was mustered into U. S. service, .June 
20, 1861, in Company E, Brooklyn I'luilanx, 
(Beecher's regiment) which was mustered into 
the 1st Long Island National Regiment in 
rendezvous at Fort Schuyler. The command 
moved successively to Fort Hamilton, South 
Amboy, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing- 
ton and were brigaded at iVdams Camp with 
the 61st, 23rd and 82nd Pennsylvania regi- 
ments and the 65th New York. Their next 
i-emove was to Camp Graham and into winter 
quarters at Procter where ihe ensuing months 
were passed in military duty and in construct- 
ing fortifications at Bunker Hill and Cedar 
Hill, D. C. In March 1862, Mr. Wood was in 
the movement to Manassas and returned with 
the command to Procter which marched thence 
via Alexandria and Hampton to Fortress Mon- 




roe. Later, the command went to Warwick C. 
H., and was attached to the 4th Corps under 
General Keyes, the division being commanded 
by General Crouch and the brigade by Aber- 
crombie-. Some time was passed in road mak- 
ing near Yorktown, whei'e the regimental 
band was discharged which was 'sustained by 
the soldiers, each paying a dollar a month. 
Mr. Wood was engaged in the siege of York- 
town and afterwards fought at Williamsburg 
and Fort Magruder, assisting in the removal of 
400 prisoners. 

He was next in battle at Gaines' Mills 
and was engaged three weeks in building 
rifle pits at Fair Oaks, in the Chicka- 
hominy. May 30th, while at dinner, the solid 
shot from the rebel batteries fell among them. 
The skirmishing in front of Casey's division 
became so severe tluit the division of Couch 
was sent to his assistance and the command 
was soon after in line of battle to take part in 
the first important battle of the campaign. The 
colonel of the regiment and the captain of 
Company F, was wounded and within a few 
minutes 184 men were slain. Disaster to the 
regiment was only averted by General Kearney 
who came up with reinforcements and enabled 
them to regain their camp. The regiment was 
inactive during the following month and, 
meanwhile, the style of the regiment was 
changed by Governor Seymour to the 67th 
New York which was ver} distasteful to the 
command. Mr. Wood was in the subsequent 
action of the army on the peninsula and in the 
action during the withdrawal to the James, 
which included the Battle of Gaines' Mills and 
Malvern Hill and which closed the advance of 
McClelhin on Richmond. The command of 
Abercrombie took a prominent part in the con- 
test until their ammunition was exhausted 
when they were relieved by the brigade of 
Sickles. At 4 o'clock on the morning of the 
2nd of July, orders were issued for the with- 
drawal to Harrison's Landing which was 
reached by the regiment in a complely demor- 
alized condition and Mr. Wood was placed on 
detached duty at Abercrombie's headquarters, 
where the regiment was reorganized and re- 
mained until a movement was ordered in 
August to Alexandria preliminary to the 2nd 
battle of Bull Run. 

The coi'ps and division commanders were 
relieved by Franklin and Newton and the for- 
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failing to reinforce Pope. Mr. Wood was with 
liis regiment in the movement on the double- 
quick to tiie battle field at Bull Run, which 
was reached in season to witness the withdrawal 
of the rebels into Mar3'land, and he was in the 
pursuit to Chain Bridge, where the command 
was unaccountably delayed for three days. He 
was in the attack at South Mountain and went 
thence to Harper's Ferry to reinforce Miles 
whose death occurred about the time of their 
arrival, and the regiment again moved on the 
double-quick to fight at Antietam and he was in 
the battle within an hour after reaching the 
scene of action. The rebels withdrew at mid- 
night, and the command moved to the heights 
at Sharpesljurg, where it was again held inert 
until am{)le time elapsed for the movement of 
the rebels into \'irginia and, when pursuit was 
finally ordered, a movement was made to the 
river to find that the rebels had crossed. After 
a delay of five days, orders were received to 
join Hancock to aid in the repulse of the rebels 
in their advance into Maryland. The brigade 
moved to Cherry Run to find that they wore 
not needed ; five days afterwards they went to 
Fredericksburg, where they were subjected to 
exposure in the snow, having no tents. The 
regiment was in support of the batteries during 
that action, and when the Federal army with- 
drew, they left 1,700 dead and wounded on the 
field. The command remained in winter quar- 
ters at Falmouth until March, with the excep- 
tion of the movement known as the mud cam- 
paign. While the action at Chancellorsville 
was in progress, May 3, 1863, Mr. Wood was in 
the charge at Marye's Heights which were car- 
ried under heavy fire. The 65th New York 
was left in charge of the regimental property, 
and the command advanced four miles to fight 
until nightfall under Sedgwick. The 67th 
New York is especially mentioned for distin- 
guished bravery in this action, and a repetition 
of the charge will be found in the sketch of T. 
S. Allen on another page. After Longstreet's 
occupation of Fredericksburg, Mr. Wood was in 
anotlier movement on the double-cpiick to 
United States Ford, returning to Fredericks- 
burg for another charge. Previous to the 
battle of Gettysburg, he was on the march 
three days and went into battle after marching 
38 miles and, on the morning of the 3rd of 
July, his command was assigned to Meade's 
center. The brigade captured an entire rebel 
regiment about 4 o'clock in the afternoon of 



that day. Mr. Wood was in the pursuit to 
Williamsport and assisted in the capture of the 
booty the rebels had collected. The 67th re- 
turned to Berlin and soon after engaged in the 
action at Rappahannock Station, where a brig- 
ade of rebels were captured, and they went 
tlience to Brandy Station and, after drawing 
eight days rations, went to the Wilderness, re- 
turning to Brandy Station. 

Mr. Wood went next to Johnson's Island, 
opposite Sandusky, Ohio, where 2,600 rebels 
were guarded through the winter, and he re. 
joined the veterans at Brandy Station in March- 
After Grant assumed the command of tlie 
Army of the Potomac, he was in the movement 
in May and went on the double-quick to Ger- 
mania Ford to participate in the first battle of 
the Wilderness, and in a cliarge at 8 o'clock in 
the morning of tlie 6th of May, he received a 
bullet in his left arm. He was removed to the 
field hospital, where he learned that his colonel 
and General Shaler had been captured, which 
was worse than his own injury. At nightfall, 
orders came for all who were able, to move, 
and Mr. Wood walked four miles to the 5th 
division hospital, where his arm was amputated 
Saturday, May 7th, by a physician from Long 
Island. Mr. Wood went to the hospital at 
Fredericksburg and afterwards to Howard hos- 
])ital at Washington, whence he was discharged 
July 15, 1864. 

After returning to New York, he was ap- 
pointed messenger in the Bi'ooklyu navy yard 
and, after serving eight years, entered the em- 
ploy of the News Company. In 1880, he came 
to Friendship, where he has since resided. 
Although disabled by the loss of his arm, he 
has engaged in mechanical employment and 
has establishc'd himself in a shop, where he 
maiuiftictures many articles, impossible for 
most men to make with two hands. His pre- 
mises include a fine park, and he has made all 
the improvements and beautified the place 
without assistance. 



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^g^NOS RENIER, Menominee, Mich., 
^ and a former soldier of the civil war, 
was born at Wolf River, Lower Can- 
ada, Sept. 21st, 1844. He is the son 



of Jacob and Angeline (Haurcu) Renier, and 



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his parents were both natives of Canada and 
of French extraction. His fatlier was a soldier 
in the Canadian army in 1814, and served two 
years. Tlie son was 11 years old when lie 
left Canada with the family of his fatlier to 
settle in Wisconsin. A location was made was 
made at Two Rivers, Manitowoc county, where 
his father followed his busuiess as a fisher- 
man and, at 16, he engaged in the same bus- 
iness, in which he was occupied two years, after 
which he rafted on the "two rivers" until he 
entered the army. He came to Wisconsin in 
1855, and enlisted August 11, 1862, at Two 
Rivers, in Company D, under Ca})tain .Joseph 
Rankin, 27th Wisconsin Infantry, (Jolonel Con- 
rad Krez, afterwards l>revet Brigadier General 
U. S. Vols. 

Mr. Renier was in rendezvous with the regi- 
ment at Camp Wasiiburn, Milwaukee, and went 
thence to Camp Sigel. The barracks took fire 
on the night of January 2, 1863, when the regi- 
ment returned to Camp Washburn and guarded 
drafted men until March 7, 1863, when it was 
completed and mustered into service. The 
command left the State a week later after a 
stay of seven months in Milwaukee. At the 
time of the fire three men lost their lives 
and the entire command had a narrow escape. 
The soldiers had been well drilled and were 
in good shape for service when they went to 
Columbus, Ky., and, about a month later, went 
to Cape Girardeau and returned to Columbus, 
and went thence to the Yazoo River, m June, 
and went to Sartatia, where a sharp skirmish 
took place and the regiment marched to 
Haines' Bluff under a blazing sun, and in a 
few days went to Snyder's Bluff, in the rear 
line of tlie investment of Vicksburg. 

Mr. Renier was taken sick June 17, 1863, 
while on picket duty at Haines' Bluff, and re- 
mained in camp until the regiment went to 
Helena, after the capitulation of Vicksburg. 
About 300 men of the regiment were sick 
when removed there and were left on the 
streets to be cared for as best they could and 
they were afterwai'ds taken to the field hospital 
near Helena, where Mr. Renier was attacked 
with ague and went, a week later, to jNIemphis. 
August 26th, he went into Adams general hos- 
pital, previous to which, since June 17, he had 
been in the same camp and field hospital as 
stated. He remained at Adams hospital three 
months suffering with bone fever, typhoid fe- 
ver, ague and chronic diarrhea. November 



25th he was removed to the convalescent camp 
at Fort Pickering, Memphis, and after remain- 
ing there a month he received a furlough of 
3o days and returned to Two Rivers. He was 
not able to return to Ins command until 
the last of March, 1864, when he reported at 
Madison, Wis., and was sent to his regiment 
at Little Rock, Ark. While there Mr. Renier 
was detailed as guard on a steamer on the Ar- 
kansas River to P'ort Smith, on which he made 
six trips, being each time under guerrilla fire 
from the banks on either side. He was not on 
board in the last trip when the Cherokee In- 
dians captured the lioat and killed every man 
except a scout, who escaped. The command 
next went to do guard duty on the Little Rock 
and Memphis railroad west of Brownsville, 
and afterwards returned to Little Rock. Feb. 
7, 1865, the regiment left Little Rock on trans- 
ports to join tlie troops under Canby at New 
Orleans and went to Algiers and started for 
Mobile Point, Feb. 20th, and at that place was 
assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 3rd- Division, 13th 
Armj^ Corps, Colonel Krez taking command of 
the brigade. 

Mr. Renier went with his regiment to the 
trenches in front of Spanish Fort, where he re- 
mained on duty until April 8th, and went on 
the morning of the 9th to Fort Blakely, ar- 
riving in time to witness its cajiitulation and 
went thence to Alabama City and afterwards 
to Whistler's Station on the Mobile and Ohio 
railroad, whence he marched about 60 miles 
up the Tombigy River and, after the surren- 
der of Dick Taylor, returned to Mobile. June 
1st he went across the Gulf of Mexico to Brazos 
Santiago, Texas, landing and marching to 
Clarksville and thence to Brownsville, where 
he was mustered out August 20, 1864. Sep- 
tember 1st he started for home and reached 
Madison on the 17th of the same month. Af- 
ter his return to Two Rivers he was occupied 
three years in rafting on the two rivers. He 
was employed afterward for three years as a 
master carpenter on the government works in 
the harbor at Two Rivers and on Sturgeon Bay 
canal, working for the United States in the 
summers and as a lumberman in win- 
ter seasons. He passed eight successive years 
in the business of a house carpenter, after 
which he moved to Ahnapee, where he worked 
in the harbor and went thence to Sturgeon Bay 
and was in the employ of the government five 
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located at Menominee, Mich., where he is en- 
gaged as a boat liuilder and he is tlie proprie- 
tor of tlie Menominee Pleasure- Boathouse in 
connection with which he owns several yachts, 
sailboats, rowboats and all tlie fixtures for 
sport on the water. 

He was married Sept. 20, 1868, to Sophie La 
Duce and their surviving children are named 
Frank, John and Alexander; Mary and Albert 
died in infancy. Mrs. Renier was born at Two 
Rivers, Wis., and her father, Frank La Duce, 
was a native of Detroit, Mich. He married 
Mary Pelon, who was born in Canada, and both 
were of French extraction. 



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^,^,, AMUEL VINCENT, Clerk of the Cir- 
cuit Court of Calumet county, resident 
at Hayton, Wis., member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 205 at Chilton, was born Oct. 
22, 1842, in Duchess Co., Mew York. He is the 
son of Michael and Elizabeth (Carey) Vincent 
and the family removed to Wisconsin in ] 854, 
and settled at Hayton. Tiie father died in 
June, 1885, in Clark county. The mother re- 
sides in Chilton with her daughter, the wife of 
Dr. J. F. Luce. Mr. Vincent has been a resident 
of Wisconsin since he was 12 years old and he 
has been associated with all the interests of the 
State as a citizen and soldier. 

He enlisted in Compan)- E, 6th Wisconsin 
Infantry at Fond du Lac Sep. 3, 1864, for one 
year, and joined his regiment as a recruit in 
front of Petersburg; after a few weeks he was 
promoted to Corporal. Soon after he was sent 
back in charge of a number of recruits who had 
not been with the command long enough to re- 
ceive equipments and while he was absent, his 
regiment was sent on the Warren raid to the 
Weldon railroad in North Carolina. He was 
first in action at Hatcher's Run, February 5th, 
and he was afterwards with the regiment in all 
the movements in which it was engaged and 
fought at Gravelly Run, Five Forks and Appa- 
mattox, where he participated in the capture of 
Lee's army. 

The corps to which he tielonged was on the 
extreme left in the movement which resulted 
in the l>attle of Hatcher's Run. The command 
camped m open field at night and built large 



camp fires. At 10 o'clock orders were issued "to 
fall in" and tliey marched hurriedly five miles, 
halting in a pine grove until daylight when the 
lines were formed and aftgr a short advance 
they came upon the rebels in force; the skirmish 
line was driven in about mid-day and the main 
line advanced across an open field into the tim- 
ber and as the edge was reached, a solid line of 
rebels rose to their feet a few rods away and de- 
livered a terrific volley. In the response from 
the Union troops, the rebels were driven half a 
mile before they could make a stand. The for- 
ward and back movement, with fighting, con- 
tinued until night and, as the day wore away 
the rebels made several efforts to break the line 
of the Wisconsin troops and about night the left 
of the 6th yielded and the command tell back 
to a new position. They lay on their arms all 
night through rain and snow and in the morn- 
ing the regiment took position in a piece of 
woods and threw up earthworks under artillery 
fire. The action continued through the day 
the rebels making no progress; towards night 
the Union line advanced and attacked a rebel 
force, the 6th Wisconsin lying down 20 rods 
from the fortifications. They fell back about 
dark and the attempt to extend the lines at 
Dabney's Mills came to an end without having 
accomplished the purpo.se in view, the Union 
army settling back to the siege lines, which cov- 
ered the ground which had been gained. 

The movement at Gravelly Run, March 31st, 
was planned by Grant to tighten his grip on 
Lee's army. When orders were received to form 
line of battle the movement was hardly begun 
when the rebels made a fierce ciiarge and the 
Union force fell back. Everything seemed go- 
ing in favor of the rebels, but finally the tables 
were turned and the rebel line driven in. The 
battle of Five Forks was the last regular en- 
gagement of the regiment, the actions following 
in which it was engaged l^eing only skirmish- 
ing. Mr. Vincent went with the command to 
the final scenes at Washington and was dis- 
charged June 9, 1865. He returned to Calumet 
county where he resumed his business and the 
duties of citizenship and in 1874, was elected 
Sherirt'of Calumet county and he has filled sev- 
eral other local offices. In the winter of 1887-8, 
he was appointed by Judge Burnell, of the 3rd 
Circuit Couit, as a commissioner to equalize the 
real estate assessment between Winnebago 
county and the city of Oslikosh. He is also a 
member of a commission appointed by the Cir- 



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SOLDIERS' ALBUM OF 



cuit Court to appraise damages to real estate in 
Calumet county from overtlow of tlie Menasha 
dam. 

Mr. Vincent was married Marcli U. 1874, to 
Demis L. Watrous, of ihiyton, and tiiey have 
liad fourcliildreii. Following is a, record of tlicir 
several births: — Demis J., Feb. 4, 1875; Henry 
A., Feb. 18, 187G; Ruth E., Aj)ril 17, 1879; Gil- 
bert M., Jan. 28, 1885. 



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OSEPH II. LA WE, of Oconto, Wis., mem- 
ber of G. A. R. I'o.st No. 74, was born Feb- 
ruary 10, 1842, at Kaukauna, Wis. Ilis 
fiitlier, David R. La we, of Green Bay, 
was born in England, and married Betsy 
Pricket, of Green Bay. She was the daughter 
of a Kentuckian, and her mother was of mixed 
Spanish and Indian blood. In iiis early man- 
hood Mr. Lawe was engaged in tlie lumber 
trade, and enlisted October, 14, LSbl, nt Oconto, 
in Company F, l"Jtli Wisconsin Infantry. The 
rendezvous of the regiment was at Madison, and 
Mr. Lawe went with tlu^ command to Chicago, 
and thence to (^uincy, HI. Me was taken sick 
and was carried to Ilaniiibal and Weston, Mo. 
He went tbeiu-e to Leavenworth, to Kansas 
City, to Fort Scott, to Lawrence, to I'ort Reiiy 
and back to Leavenworth, where he took pas- 
sage on a transport down the Missouri River to 
St. Louis. He went thence to f^ojumbus, Ky., 
and from there to Hvuidioldt, where be was sick 
with bilious fever. He was detailed as escort 
to a mule train, and was attacked by rebels, his 
first encounter with them. None were injured, 
and they went to Bolivar, skirmishing on tlie 
route. He was next in the Oxford raid and re- 
turned to Holly S})rings, and went next to 
Vicksburg and, after tlie ca]iture of the city, 
joined in tlie pursuit of Johnston, and fought 
in the battle at Jackson. 

The regiment went next to Natchez, where 
Mr. Lawe was sick in the hospital, and after- 
wards returned to Vicksburg and Nalhez. He 
veteranized in January, 18()4, ami afterwards 
went on the Meridian Expedition, in vvbicli be 
was engaged in half a dozen skirmishes. Re- 
turning again to Vicksburg and Natchez, he 
came to Wisconsin on his veteran's furlough. 
He rejoined the regiment at Cairo, went to 
Paducah and to Rome, Ga.., and marched with 



the columns of Sherman across the country to 
the .sea. He was in the actions at Kenesaw 
Mountain and Peach Tree Creek, July 21, 181)4; 
he was in the charge on the crest of the liill at 
Peach Tree Creek, and duiing the two days of 
the light at Atlanta, the regiment won sj)ocial 
commendation. They were in the lively work 
which followed until the battle of Joncsboro, 
and returned to Atlanta. Meanwhile the date 
of the presidential election passed, on which 
Mr. Lawe cast his first vote for "Honest Old 
Abe." He was present at the capture of 
Savannah, and went to Beaufort Island, S. C, 
and next to Pocotaligo and was in a skirmish 
at the Salkahatchie River. He was in an en- * 
gagement at Orangeburg, at Clieraw and at 
Fayettville, and witnessed the battle of Bentou- 
ville, going thence to Goldsboro and Raleigh. 
At Ch'angeburg three men crossed the i^Alisto 
River, Thomas Haley of Company H swimming 
across and carrying a rope preparatory to lay- 
ing a pontoon bridge. He received a medal of 
honor, and was breveted captain. After the 
surrender of Johnston, the regiment did its last 
marching thence to Washington, and particn- 
pated in the Grand Review. A month later, 
they went to Louisville to be mustered out, and 
Mr. jjawi' received honorable discharge in 
August. 

Mr. Lawe was married to Mary G. Bowers, 
July 11, 1879, at Peshtigo, Wis. Since his re- 
turn to Oconto, Mr. Lawe has managed his busi- 
ness in the lumber trade. 

The parents of Mrs. Lawe were William and 
Frances (Welch) Bowers. Her father was born 
in (Jeorgia, and her mother in Virginia. They 
came to Wisconsin in 18G2, and Mr. Bowers 
died at the age of 84. George, Jasper and 
Joshua, brothers of Mrs. Lawe, were in Wiscon- 
sin regiments. The last named was wounded in 
action taken prisoncir, and sent to Ander.son- 
ville. 



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^RANK HELMER, of Peshtigo, Wis., 
was born Nov. 14, 1851, at Winches- 
ter, Dundas Co., Canada. He is the 
son of John and Margaret (Le Grow) 
Helmer. The father was a soldier in the 16th 
New York Infantry, aiul was in the Army of 
the Potomac. He was in one of the first regi- 




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menls that went to the front and was afterwards 
transferrt^d to a Massachusetts IJattery, to be re- 
transferred to a New York regiment hater. He 
lost liis Hfe in front of P(!tersburg in the activi- 
ties (if 1S()4. Tiie family removed from the 
L)ominit)n to New York in 1857, and when tiie 
son was few months past 14 years old, he deter- 
mined to liave a chance at the rebels through 
whose instrumentality he was deprived of a 
father. He resolved to enlist, and did .so l^'eb. 
17, 18(55. in Comi)aiiy Ji, li).'h-d New York In- 
fantry, enrolling at iVfalone, Clinton Co., New 
York, for one year or during the war. He 
joined the regiment as a recruit at the front, 
and the command was held after the close of 
hostilities during the reconstruction period, on 
the Vii'ginia borders. Mr. Helmer received 
honorable discharge at Harper's P^erry, Va., 
Jan 18,1866. He returned to the State of New 
York, and in 1876 he removed to Massachusetts 
where he remaincMl two years, removing to W'is- 
sinsin in 1S78. 

He married Olive McCormick and theii' chil- 
dren are Grace, Susie, Wilbur, Ethel and one 
unnamed child. 



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OHN W. VAUGHN, a citizen at I'itts- 
ville. Wis., and a member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 73, was born .July 2, 1846, atMooers, 
Clinton Co., New York, and he is the son 
of Allen and Harriet (Grover) Vaughn. He 
remained in his native county until 1853, when 
he removed with his parents to Wisconsin and 
the family located in Jefferson county. They 
resided in Germantown from 1854 to 1868, 
when Mr. Vaughn removed to Pittsville, which 
has since been his residence. On coming to 
the State of Wisconsin, he was occupied in 
farming and in various capacities as a lumber- 
man and he eidi.slcil at Werner, Nov. 22, 1861, 
in the 10th Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery, 
for th ree years and he received honoral)le dis- 
charge Jan. 26, 1865, at Fort Leavenworth, 
Kansas. March 28, 1862, he was transferred 
from the 10th to the 9th Battery with which 
he served until the end of the war. The trans- 
fer took ])iace at Ikmton liarracks by order of 
General Halleck. The !»th Battery was filled 
by this transfer which included 155 men and 
they moved immediately to Leavenworth City, 



whence tliey marched more than 500 miles to 
Denver, Colorado, being on the march 36 days. 
At Denver, the command separated and was 
sent in three bodies in three different directions, 
Mr. X^aughn was assigned to the Right Section 
and he marched to Fort Union in New Mexico, 
and thence to Fort Lyon in Colorado, the dis- 
tance in addition to the former march con- 
•stituting almost 1,000 miles. Mr. Vaughn was 
in the service a little more than three years and 
when not marching, was engaged in skirmish- 
ing with Indians, but during the time he was 
connected with the battery, ho marched about 
3,000 miles. He returned from the war to 
Pittsville and engaged in lumbering. He is 
also a prominent farmer, having 30 acres of 
land included within the limits of Pittsville and 
his farm of 160 acres of land out side of the 
corporation is located on .sections 20, 23 and 17. 
He was married to Amelia Smith, December 
nth, 1874, and their children who survivi; are 
named : — IMrdie M. and Ijdith M John E. is 
deceased. Mrs. Vaughn is the daughter of 
Lorenzo D. and Eliza (Fisher) Smith. They 
came from Michigan to Wisconsin. Her brother, 
John W., was in the same battery with Mr. 
Vaughn, lulmund S., brother of Mr. Vaughn, 
was in the same l>attery with him. The latter 
was run over by a caisson in Missouri but 
recovered. 



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LBERTII. COLCORD, Centralia, Wis., 



_ -*^ member of G. A. R. Post No. 22, 

/(r^^^V ^^'"^■- '-*"^''> ^'''^^- '^' ^^'^^' '" New (.Jen- 
esee, Whiteside Co., Illinois. He 
is the son of l*jtiian S. and Eliza J. (Law) Col- 
cord, the former a native of Bath, Steuben Coun- 
ty, New York. His grandfather, Ivory Col- 
cord, was a native of Maine, and married El- 
zina Smith, a native of New Hampshire, and 
after their marriage they located in Steuben 
county and removed to Whiteside county with 
their family in 1837. Ivory Colcord was a 
man who took a leading position in Western 
Illinois and was one of the first settlers in that 
section of the State. His family included 1.'! 
children. He was in the war of LS12 and serv- 
ed as a drummer. Tiie mother was the daugh- 
ter of Joshua Law who was formerly a doctor 
and preacher and a slave holder of Tennessee. 



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He liberated his slaves, removed to Illinois and 
located land for his sons previous to the Gov- 
ernment surveys. He was surgeon in the Mex- 
ican war and during his service fell in a fit 
from which he never recovered. 

Mr. Colcord passed his youth on a farm in 
Whiteside county, receiving a common school 
education. His father was in tiie marble busi- 
ness and he went to work in his shoja when so 
small that he was obliged to stand on a box to 
reach his work. As he expresses it, he com- 
menced to learn his trade in the middle, work- 
ing both ways. His first work was cutting let- 
ters and ornamental work and when he com- 
menced to operate as a journeyman he did not 
understand the other branches of finishing 
stone. He continued business with bis father 
until his death in September, 1864. He en- 
listed Feb. 13, 1865, in Company E, 46th Illi- 
nois Infantry at Dixon for one year and re- 
ceived honorable discharge Jan. 20, 1866, at 
Baton Rouge, La., under orders from the War 
Dejmrtment. Wiien the war came on he was 
16 years old but he was determined to enter the 
army and he enlisted in 1861 in the 7th Illi- 
nois Cavalry but his mother prevented his go- 
ing to the front. His second enlistment was as 
a recruit and he joined his regiment on Dau- 
phin Island, Mobile Bay. The regiment was 
in the assault and siege of Spanish Fort and 
proceeded liience to Fort Blakeley. Tliey were 
in the trenches and tlie Parrolt guns of the 
heavy artillery 30 feet in their rear, were send- 
ing shells over their heads into the fort prepar- 
atory to the infantry charge. Tiie drum of tlie 
right ear of Mr. Colcord was ruptured by the 
concussion of tiie artillery and he was crazed 
with the consequent suffering which caused 
permanent deafness in that ear. He did not 
go to the hospital but marched into Mobile, 
where he remained about a month and was 
there at the time of the explosion which was 
one of the most terrific events of his service. 

The regiment proceeded to Meridian to col- 
lect the munitions of war of the rebels and at 
Whistler's Station, a few miles out of Mobile, 
had a skirmish with the rebels in the woods, 
driving the "butternuts" out. They returned 
to Mobile and went thence to New Orleans via 
Lake PoncLartrain and up the Red River to 
Shreveport, La., to parole the soldiers of Kirby 
Smith, who had run away to Mexico with all the 
money he could lay his bands on. His deserted 
army refused to go home until they had made 



surrender to an authorized officer. The 46th 
went on ti'ansports to Grand Ecore and camped 
at Salubrity Springs through the summer. 
They foiuid there a beech tree on which the 
names of Lieutenant U. S. Grant and Captain 
Hancock had been cut. The U. S. Regulars on 
tlioir way to Mexico, 20 years before had 
camped on these grounds and the Illinois men 
also found brick which had been used formerly 
in building chimnej's. In the fall of 1865, 
after building winter quarters, they went to 
Shreveport, wliere Company E received orders 
to go to Marshall, Texas, to relieve the 17th 
Pennsylvania Cavalry, and to remain there on 
guard until civil law was established when Mr. 
Colcord returned to Baton Rouge for muster 
out as stated. 

He was engaged after the war in working at 
lus trade in Cleveland, Ohio, Davenport, Keo- 
kuk, Sabula and other cities in Iowa until his 
widowed mother went to Mount Pleasant in the 
same State where he engaged in tlie jewelry 
business six years. In 1874 he came to Ceri- 
tralia where he is engaged in the marble busi- 
ness. He Wiis married Nov. 29, 1874, to Agnes 
V. Bough ton, and iheir surviving children are 
nained Hubert G., Eva N. and Harry A. 
Bertha M. died at 18 months, Charles L. at six 
weeks, and tlicy also lost an infant, born twin 
with the surviving youngest son. Mrs. Colcord 
was born in the State of New York. Ivory 
Arthur Colcord, brother of Mr. Colcord, enlisted 
with him in tiie same company and regiment 
and saw the .same service. He was but 17 years 
old and was obliged to obtain his mother's 
consent. He pa-ssed through unhurt and suf- 
fered only h'om slight illnesses. Washington 
Wood and Tunis Taylor, cousins of Mr. Col- 
cord, were soldiers in the 75th Illinois Infantry 
and were botii killed at Perryville. 



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IRAM C. DAY, a resident of Stevens 
Point, Wis., luember of G. A. R. 
Post No. 156, was born Feb. 25, 
1836, in Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio, 
and be is the son of George and Louisa (Chri.s- 
tie) Day. The parents were natives of Penn- 
sylvania and went to Ohio about 1830, locating 
at Chillicothe where they passed the remainder 
of their lives and died in 1849. Until he was 





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15, Mr. Daj'' was a pupil in the common school 
of his native place and in 1851 lie began to 
learn the carpenter's trade at wliich he worked 
in Frankfort and elsewhere until 185G, when 
he went to Elkhart, Logan Co., Ill, and after- 
wards passed four years working at his trade in 
that vicinity. In 1859 he went to Marion 
county, Iowa, and was married Oct. 27tli of 
that year to Mahala, daughter of William ami 
Mary (Puffenbargcr) Davis. The jtarents were 
born and married in Virginia where their 
daughter was Ijorn >Sept. 24, 1841. The family 
removed to Iowa about 1851, and the parents 
died respectively in 1853 and 1887. 

Mr. Day enlisted August 15, 1SH2, in Com- 
jmny A, 33rd Iowa Infantry. Tiie company 
was organized at Knoxville and tlie regiment 
was in rendezvous at Oskalousa, Mahaska 
county, whence it was sent in December, 1862, 
to St. Louis. Mr. Day went thence with the 
command to Columbus, Ky., and to Helena, 
Ark., and in February, 1863, went on the 
Yazoo River expedition wiiere tiiey performed 
good service and returned to Helena in April, 
1863. Soon after, the command was in a tight 
with Price and Marmaduke and on the morn- 
ing on which the commaiul were engaged, 
51 men of the comiiany to wliich Mr. Day be- 
longed went into action and but 25 came 
back at the close of the battle. August 11, 

1863, Little Rock was taken and Mr. Day was 
engaged there in garrison duty until April, 

1864, when he went on the Red River expedi- 
tion. He was in the tight at Jenkins' Ferry 
wdiere the colonel, Samuel A. Rice, was killed, 
and Lieutenant Colonel Markey was wounded, 
and after the battle the command returned to 
camp at Little Rock. Mr. Day was engaged in 
camp duty until the spring of 1865, with the 
exception of several raiding expeditions in 
which he took part and, afterwards, went to 
participate in the operations against Mobile, 
was in the siege of Spanish Fort and witnessed 
the occupation of Mobile by the Union troops. 
He was in camp there from April to the last oi 
May, when he went to Texas and the command 
was on duty at Brazos Santiago until relieved 
by Weitzel's colored troops in June, 1865. 

The 33rd Iowa went to New Orleans and was 
mustered out August 17, 1865, and Mr. Day 
received final discharge September 9t]i follow- 
ing at Rock Island, 111., having performed mili- 
tary duty some months past his time of enlist- 
ment. He rejoined his family in Marion 



county, Iowa, where he remained engaged as a 
carpenter until 1872 when he went to Menomi- 
nee, Mich., and in 1875 located at Stevens 
Point, AN'is., where he has pursued his business 
as a carpenter. Four of eight cliildren born to 
Mr. and Mrs. Day are deceased ; three died in 
infancy, and Mary L., the fourth, died in 
April, 1887, aged 19. She was a young lady 
who occupied a prominent place in society and 
died at the threshold of a promising woman- 
hood. The record of the surviving children is 
as follows : — Samantha J. was born March 9, 
1862; Francis was born Nov. 10, 1865; Will- 
iam Henry, Aug. 16, 1871 ; Sarah Olivia, Feb. 
27, 1874. 



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'_Q^ AM RYAN, Appleton, Wis., and a 
l^ik member of G. A. R. Post No. 133, 
was born March 13, 1824, at Sack- 
ett's Harbor, Jefferson Co., New York, 
and he is the son of Colonel Samuel Ryan. 
His father was born in Nenagh, County Tippe- 
rary, Ireland; in 1800 he was an impi-essed sea- 
man in the Ri-itish navy, soon rising to the po- 
sition of purser's clerk. His vessel crossed the 
ocean during the war of 1812 and when sta- 
tioned off tlie American coast be was one of a 
boat's crew wlio deserted and joined the Ameri- 
can forces. He was afterwards connected with 
the United States army in which he served for 
20 years and in 1820 came to Fort Howard in 
connection with the military service. Previous 
to that he was stationed at various places and 
after coming to Wisconsin he remained at Fort 
Howard until 1832 when he left the army but 
was in tiie employ of the War Department and 
Indian Bureau for many years and was associ- 
ated with Governors Cass and Dodge at tiie con- 
summation of various Indian treaties. About 
1843 he became eonnected with the U. S. Land 
(Office and in 1852 went to Menasha where he 
served as receiver. He was commissioned as 
colonel by Governor Dodge. He died at Me- 
nasha in 1876 when nearly 87 years old. 
Martha (Johnston) Ryan, mother of Judge Ry- 
an of this sketch was born in the North of Ire- 
land and was a descendant of the Scotch fami- 
ly of F'ife; she was regarded as a typical 
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and noted for her kindness and benevolence ; 
she was justly proud of lier family, home and 
friends and died in 1S8;J aged So years, her 
life having begun with tlie 19th century. 

Judge Ryan obtained a smattering of com- 
mon school education at tiie Post schools, and 
in a mission school among the Stockbridge In- 
dians, and was afterwards a pupil in the first 
jiublic school at Green Bay, after the organiza- 
tion of the Territory of Wisconsin. In 1841 he 
entered the office of the Green Bay Refpuhlican, 
published by Henry O. Sholes, and acquired a 
comprehensive knowledge of the printer's trade 
from roller boy to editor. In February, 1842, 
the editor of the Republican, Charles G. P. Arndt, 
was shot in the Council Chamber by James B. 
Vineyard while serving as a member of the 
Territorial Council. His successor, Henrj' S. 
Baird, officiated as editor about 20 months, 
wlien the labor devolved upon the "printer boy" 
although he was not publicly known as such 
until November, 1844, about four months be- 
fore he attained his Majority. He continued 
his connection with the Republican at Green 
Bay until January, 1848, when he removed the 
('stal)lishment to Fond du Lac, where he con- 
tinued its issue as the Fond du Lac Rqniblimn. 
Later he changed the title to 2'/ie Fountain 
City on the discoveiy of a flowing well. In 
1849 he was appointed Postmaster of Fond du 
•Lac. In spite of his efforts his newspaper en- 
terprise was a failure, owing to the undeveloped 
condition of Fond du Lac and the surrounding 
country, and his business and other relations 
were suddenly interrupted by the death of his 
wife. She died Nov. 2, 1850, and her loss un- 
settled his business plans, and he resigned his 
postmastership and returned to Green Bay in 
December of the same year. In the summer of 
1851, he established the Green Bay Spectator, 
which flourished for a year, when a blight- 
seemed to fall upon the ancient town, and in 
December, 1852, the ])aper was discontinued. 
Appleton was at that time the center of interest 
of capitalists and men of progressive thought, 
and he yielded to the persuasions of Perry H. 
Smith, Anson Ballard, Theodore Conkey, Wil- 
liam Rork, 0. W. Clark, S. E. Beach and H. L. 
Blood, and came to Appleton on the 31st day 
of December, 1852, to establish a newspaper at 
the county seat of Outagamie county. Febru- 
ary 27, 1853, the first number of the Appleton 
Orescent appeared. For five years the growth 
and prosperity of the paper was slow but cer- 



tain, and in 1858 it had come to the front as a 
permanency, and has since been regarded as 
one of the ablest and most independent Demo- 
cratic sheets in the State. It was largelj- in- 
.strumental in defeating its party in 1855, when 
the Democratic State management had become 
corrupt, and it was equallj' successful in hold- 
ing the Democracy to the support of Stephen 
A. Douglas in 1860, when its proprietors had 
become thoroughly indignant because of the 
secession which led to the nomination of Breck- 
enridge, and culminated in the rebellion. In 
the first public meeting held at Appleton on the 
receipt of tiie intelligence of the attack on the forts 
in Charleston Harbor, tlie editor took decided 
ground in favor of a united effort to preserve 
the Union l>y general volunteering, and very 
soon after enlisted a company of which he was 
made Captain, and which went into camp at 
Fond du Lac with 69 men, and was a.ssigned 
to the 14th Wisconsin Infantry. The Ad- 
jutant General ordered his company disbanded 
without giving him an opportunity to make 
up its complement, and thus his labor of 
two months with the attendant expenditure of 
time and money became an offering to the 
cause of the Union without returning a dollar 
to him. Nearly all the men he had enlisted 
joined other companies. He spent some weeks 
at Madison, vainlj' attempting to obtain justice, 
and about tiie 1st of January, 1862, lie enlisted 
in the 3rd AVisconsin Cavalry, but by some 
oversight, was not formally mustered until 
Feb. 18, 1862, when he was commissioned Bat- 
talion Quartermaster Sergeant, and immedi- 
ately detailed for service at the head of the 
regimental Commi,ssary Department; he was 
not assigned to duty as a commissioned officer 
but in the capacity of Sergeant nominally, witli 
all the labors and responsibilities required in 
the care of 12 companies — over 1,200 men — 
and the necessity of immediately knowing in 
full the regulations necessarj' in tlie case. Very 
few of the officers knew anything about draw- 
ing a requisition and much less as to wlietlier 
their men were properly provided for. It is 
said of Mr. Ryan, that no duty was neglected, 
no error escaped correction and no wrong failed 
to be righted where he possesed any power. 
As his efficiency became manifest other duties 
were heaped upon him. Tlie regiment was di- 
vided and scattered through Kansas, Soutli- 
western Missouri, Indian Territory and Western 
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tal court martial, and one amusing incident is 
related in which he reconciled the prisoner, a 
sergeant, with his accuser, a lieutenant, and 
tlie adjournment of the court to celebrate the 
restoration of amity. In July, 1802, Con- 
gress passed an Act to reorganize the cav- 
alry service and make tlie organizations 
wholly regimental. Wiiat was to be done with 
the non-commissioned st;itf of tlie battalion no 
one was wise enough to decide. Sergeant Ryan 
performed his duties until December of the same 
year when he was ordered to Fort Leavenworth 
to await orders. Some time previous he had 
been severely injured while receiving army 
stores which was folio we'd by chills and fever of 
serious type; his medical attendant, Captain 
Nathan Stout, of Company H, who was a phy- 
sician and editor from Stevens Point, and who 
subsequently died in the service, treated him 
with a skill to wliich Mr. Ryan believes he 
owes his life. Li February, 1803, he received 
his discliarge dated Dec. 29, 18(i2, and lie re- 
ceived the pay of a private soldier from the date 
of the Act of Congress in .July preceding. He 
returned to Wisconsin in broken health and did 
not engage in active business untU May, ]8(;4, 
when he resumed his former position as editor 
of the Creacent which he still occupies. Mr. Ryan 
has been prominent in local official capacities. 
In 18i7 ai Green Bay, he was Democratic can- 
didate for Register of Deeds but was defeated 
by four votes only, running largely ahead of 
his ticket. In 1855 he was appointed Clerk of 
the Circuit Court of Outagamie county to fill a 
vacancy. He was successively elected in 1856 
and 1858, but was ousted just before his term 
expired, the Supreme Court holding that a 
county attached to another for judicial purposes 
could not have a vote. lie was elected to the 
Assembly in tlie autumn of 1864, and during 
the session of 1865 he occupied the Chair in 
Committee of the Whole more frequently than 
all the other members combined, although his 
party was not represented by one third of the 
membership of tlie Assembly. In April, 1865, 
while still absent he was elected Couty -Judge, was 
re-elected in 1869 and defeated for third term 
in 1873. In November of the same year he 
was elected Justice of the Peace in the 2nd 
District of Appleton and has been re-elected to 
the same incumbency at each expiring term. 
In 1868 and 1.S76 he was a candidate for pres- 
idential elector and in 1879 for Secretary of 
State on the Democratic ticket, being defeated 



from obvious causes. In 1853 he served on the 
first Board of Trustees of A])pleton on its 
municijial organization. In 187-> he was chosen 
Clerk of school district No. 2 in Appleton, to 
which position he has been successively re- 
elected and in appreciation of his efforts to pro- 
mote popular education his fellow citizens by a 
direct vote named the high school building 
"Ryan High School." He has been a trustee 
of the Appleton Cemetery Association for more 
than 30 years and is the oldest surviving mem- 
ber of that Body. In 1874 he was appointed 
Aid to Governor William R. Taylor with the 
rank of Colonel, a complimentary appointment. 
.Judge liyan was prominently active in inducing 
the State authorities to transfer the Fox River 
improvement to a corj)oration, and aided largely 
in furthering the Milwaukee Lake Shore and 
Western railway and in securing its construc- 
tion to Appleton. He has been prominently 
identified with public affairs in Wisconsin since 
its organization as a State, he is a man of posi- 
tive character, always holding intelligent opin- 
ions of his own and expressing his views with 
characteristic vfrankness ; he has made multi- 
tudes of warm friends and equally so has 
decided enemies. He lias been tor many years 
a member of the Independent Order of Odd 
Fellows with which he became connected in 
September, 1847, and immediately became 
active in the fraternity. With a single excep- 
tion, he is longest in membership in the Amer- 
ican Lodge of Odd Fellows at Appleton ; he has 
served two terms as Grand Master of the State 
and three terms as representative in the Sover- 
eign Grand Lodge of the World. 

Judge Ryan was first married June 1, 1847, 
at Green Bay, to Laura Elvira Knappen of 
Plattsburg, New York, a lady of culture and 
estimable character. In 1858 he married Cal- 
ista M., daughter of W. B. Crane, an early set- 
tler of Grand Chute ; she died of consumption 
in the autumn of 1869. Judge Ryan was again 
married Sept. 26, 1870 to Martha S., daughter 
of John J. Driggs, an early settler of Green 
Bay and who was his schoohnate theie. Mrs. 
Ryan is a niece of Rev. Albert Barnes distin- 
guished as a divine in the new school of Pres- 
byterianism. 

Sam Ryan is a prominent member of the 
Grand Army Post at Appleton and is warmly 
interested in everything that tends to promote 
the welfare of the veterans in town and coun- 



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try. His portrait is presented on page 384 in 
connection with this account of his jicrsonal 
career. 



AMES MONROE, of Appleton, Wis., 
meml)er of G. A. R. Post, No. 133, was 
horn at Vernon, Tolland Co., Conn., 
March 28, 1825. His parents, Hosea 
and Helen (Pease) Bronson were natives of this 
country and were respectively of English and 
Scotcii lineage. Mr. Monroe was educated in 
Pennsylvania, whither the family removed in 
his youth and learned the business of a carriage 
builder, in which he was operating wren the 
war interrupted his plans and roused liis ambi- 
tion to become a soldier. His thoughts were 
busy wliile he worked and, di-opping his 
hatchet in a block which he was preparing for 
use, he went to Jackson, Susquehanna county, 
in the Keystone State in 1861, and enlisted in 
Company K, 6th Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, 
one of the fir.st commands to organize for tiie 
defense of the Union. The regiment rendez- 
voused at llarrisburg whither he proceeded to 
remain about a week. He became a member 
of the Army of the Potomac directly after Bull 
Run, and the 6th was the first corps to reach 
Washington after that conflict. He was in 
camp at Tonallytown until tlie regiment crossed 
the Potomac preparatory^ to the campaign of 
the Peninsula, and was in his first action Dec. 
20, 1861, at Drainesville, and participated in 
tiie seven days figlit before Richmond. After 
being in the actions of the entire struggle there 
he was taken sick and was sent to Portsniouth 
Grove, Rhode Island, traveling there on a 
transport, to remain until he received final and 
honorable discharge in the early winter of 

1863. He returned to Jackson, Penn., where 
he again became interested in the manufacture 
of wagons and carriages, and came West in 

1864, locating at Beaver Dam, Wis. He con- 
ducted his business there three years and, 
at the end of that time, went to Portage 
City, where he remained two years, return- 
ing then to Beaver Dam. In 1874 he became 
a resident of Appleton and established the 
manufacture of carriages in wliich he has since 
prosecuted his interests Mr. Monroe has been 
associated with the municipal management of 



Appleton, and has served as Alderman two 
years. He was first married Sep. 10, 1840, to 
Harriet S. Hultslander and they have had four 
children named James F., Asa, Estella (died 
when five years old) and Gelia May. Mr. Mon- 
roe was a second time married to Louisa Payne 
who died without issue. Marietta Ray,' the 
third wife of Mr. Monroe, died without cliildren 
and he was again married to Elizabeth Brewer. 

Mr. Monroe is one of a family of 10 
children — five sons and five daughters — and 
only a brother and two sisters are living. 
Zelotes, Tliankful and Araminta are their 
names. Mr. Monroe enlisted under the name 
of his parents, Bronson, by which he was then 
known. His name has become Monroe by Act 
of the Circuit Court, matters pertaining to bus- 
iness and property having made such a course 
desirable and necessary. 

His portrait appears on page 384. 



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/^^ EORGE G. GREEN, of Green Bay, 
i 'i |\ ^\'is., and a former member of the 
>^^^4 Union army in the civil war, was 
born Nov. 18, 1843, at Brockett's 
Bridge, Herkimer county. New York. His pa- 
rents, Nathan S. and Elizabetli M. (Griswold) 
Green, were born respectively in .\'ermont and 
Herkimer Co., New York, and both belonged 
to families of early date in those States. Tlie 
son was three years old when he came West and 
located at Milford, Jefferson Co., Wis., where he 
passed his youth. He attended Madison uni- 
versity two years and was then sent to a mili- 
tary school in Fulton, 111., to wliich he returned 
after his military service. He enlisted in 1864, 
in Company I, 140th Illinois Infantry at Ful- 
ton, III., for 100 days. On the formation of the 
company he was made Corporal and was dis- 
charged at Chicago at the expiration of his term. 
This company was enlisted from the academy. 
The drill master at the military school was 
Michael B. Smith, a United States officer, who 
went with the 140tli Illinois as Lieutenant Col- 
onel. He resumed his duties at the military 
academy at Fulton after the war. Mr. Green is 
a thorougli tactician and soldier. 

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the city of Memphis, and engaged in guard duty 
on the Memphis & Ciiarleston raih'oad. They 
were in service seven months before discharge 
and release from military obligations. Mr. 
Green was graduated in 18H0 with the rank of 
Major receiving iiis commission from Governor 
Dick Yates. He went thejice to Madison where 
he engaged in the study of law with Keyes & 
Hastings of that city and a year later went to 
the law school connected with the Columbia 
College in the city of New York where he 
studied two years. He Avas graduated and re- 
turned to Wisconsin and was admitted to prac- 
tice in the Circuit Court of Brown county in 
1869 and to the Supreme Court j)ractice of the 
State in 1870. He was admitted to the Su- 
preme Court of the United States in 1884. 
In the fall of 1868 he located at Green 
Bay and became associated with Messrs. Ellis 
and Hastings in the following year. The for- 
mer was elected Circuit -Judge in 1872, and the 
firm became Hastings & Green, and was socon- 
sttuted until 1884, when Mr. Hastings was 
elected to the Bench and Mr. Green resumed 
his connection with .Judge Ellis, and the firm 
style became Ellis, Green & Merrill, which is 
now one of the most prominent and influen- 
tial of the law fraternity in Northwestern Wis- 
consin. Since 1885 Mr. Green has been a 
member of the State Board of Examiners ajj- 
pointed by the Supreme Court to examine law 
students for admission to the bar. Tlie other 
members of tlie board are Moses M. Strong, 
.Joshua Stark, M. H. Hurley and L. J. Rusk. 
Mr. Green was married June 10, 1875, to Na- 
talie P. Clapp, and they have had one son. Dex- 
ter I., who died before he was four years old. 
Mrs. Green was born in Kenosha, Wis., and lier 
father was descended from a family of early 
date in Duchess county, New York. Her 
mother was from Connecticut stock, and con- 
nected with P. T. Barnum, her niotiier being of 
the McCoy family and of the family of the 
great showman. 

William A. Green, the brother of Mr. Green, 
was Colonel of the 29th Wisconsin Volunteers 
and fought through the war. He went out 
with the regiment as Major and was promoted 
in June, 1865. Walter S. Green of Fort At- 
kinson, Wis., is another brother and has been 
prominent in the Senate of Wisconsin. 

George G. Green is a man of prominence in 
the best sense. Tlioroughly cultivated, well- 
bred and imbued with a high sense of his ob- 




ligations as a man and citizen of a great Re- 
public, his entire course in life is such as to rei- 
flect the geatest credit on his judgment, sa- 
gacity and qualities of mind and heart. His 
portrait appears on page 384. 



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;^',^x WIGHT IRWIN FOLLETT, of Green 
^^1 Bay, Wis., and a member of G. A. 
R. Post, No. 124, was born Oct. 17, 
1844, at Green Bay. He is the son 
of Emmons W. and Catherine (Irwin) Follett. 
His father was a native of Milford, Otsego 
Co., New York, and was descended from Con- 
necticut and New York families. His mater- 
nal grandfather was a soldier iu 1812. The 
mother of Mr. Follett was born in Detroit, 
Mich., and came to Green Bay with her parents 
when she was three years old. Her father was 
born in Ireland and was brought to America in 
infancy. Her mother, Catherine Singer, born 
iu Carlisle, Pa., was descended from the German 
settlers of the Keystone State. 

Mr. Follett grew up in Green Bay and at- 
tended the public schools until he was 15 years 
old, when he learned the printer's trade in all 
its details. In the fall of 1803 he entered 
upon a preparatory course at Ripon College. 
A friend, who was a student at Beloit 
College, rai.sed the Beloit Company of the 40tli 
Wisconsin Infantry and Mr. Follett left Ripon 
to enlist in Companj^ B of that regiment, en- 
rolling in the spring of 1864. He was taken 
sick and had a disease of the eyes which com- 
pelled his discharge before the regiment left 
the State. He returned to Green Bay and be- 
came a clei'k in the bookstore of his uncle, B. 
Follett, and went thence into the employ of the 
otfice of the Provost Marshall. The district in- 
cluded 13 counties and all the enrollments for 
the draft were kept in the office at Green Buy 
and necessarily involved a large amount of 
clerical labor. He was still under age and ex- 
empt from draft when he enlisted in January, 
1865, in Company C, 47ih Wisconsin Infantry 
for one year or during the war. He accompa- 
nied the command to Louisville, Ky., and 
thence to Nashville, where orders to proceed to 
Tullahoma awaited the regiment. They were 
engaged in guarding the railroad communica- 
tions there until August, wlien they were mus- 



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tered out on account of the close of the war. 
While with the command, Mr. Follett acted as 
regimental clerk, carr3nng his musket and per- 
forming his duty in the ranks as a private sol- 
dier. 

He returned to Green Bay. At the hegin- 
ning of the year 1866, associated with General 
George C. Ginty, he established tlie Green Bay 
Gazette as a six column folio. Tiie first num- 
ber was dated March 3, LSCili, and Mr. Follett 
is still engaged in the publication of this jour- 
nal. This is the only Republican newspaper in 
Brown county which is a Democratic strong- 
hold. In 1808 Mr. Follett purchased the in- 
terest of General Ginty and soon after became 
associated with William B. Tapley. In 1870 
he received George F. Hoskinson into partner- 
ship which was interrupted in January, 1876, 
by the appointment of Mr. Hoskinson as Amer- 
ican Consul at Kingston, .Jamaica, where he 
remained until the accession of the Democratic 
administration. Meanwhile, Mr. Follett con- 
ducted the paper alone and, in 1884, he pur- 
chased the interest of Mr. Hoskinson. Since 
that date he has been sole proprietor. The 
paper has a wide circulation and the office is 
supplied with modern fixtures for journalistic 
and job work. The Dally Gazette was established 
in 1871. 

Mr. Follett was married May 29, 1873, at 
Bath, Steuben Co., New York, to Rosamond 
Brown. Their only son is named .John C. 
Mrs. Follett's father was born in Connecticut of 
English ancestors; her great grandfather with 
three brothers were among the first settlers of 
the Nutmeg state. Mrs. Follett's mother, nee 
Harriett W. Cooke, married Solomon Hubbard 
and, later, became the wife of L. H. Brown. 
Harriet Cooke was the 11th child of Philip 
Cooke of Portsmouth, R. I., and belonged to the 
7th generation from Captain Thomas Cooke, 
the founder of the family in America. He was 
born in Essex, England, in 1603 and came to 
New England in 1635 or 36. He went from the 
Plymouth Colony at Boston to Taunton, Ma.ss., 
in 1637. Tlie family went to England in 1066 
with William of Normandy. Two brothers, 
Norman and Robert Gale, went also, known as 
Norman the Cooke and Robert the Cooke, by 
which names tliey are first mentioned as wit- 
nesses to a grant by Henry De Percy, to the 
Church of St. Peter and St. Hjlda at Whitby. 
The genealogy of the mother of Mrs. Follett is 
intact and traced directly to the Conquest. 



(The change of the names was almost universal 
at the accession of William, when the Dooms- 
day Book was compiled. The final " e " results 
from the manner of spelling in tiie ol i fash- 
ioned method.) 

Robert C. Brown, brother of Mrs. Follett, 
served in the civil war in the 5th U. S. In- 
fantry. 

Pending the publication of the above, for 
which Mr. Follett himself supplied tiie data, 
he passed from earth. He knew that he had 
pulmonary disease but with all his strength 
resisted its progress and struggled for life. But 
the end was nearer than any thought or be- 
lieved ;yid one day he turned aside from tlie 
haunts of men and with dauntless spirit and 
" unfaltering trust " moved calmly on to the 
Great Beyond. He had discharged every 
known duty in the manner of a man who rec- 
ognized and met the responsibilities of his her- 
itage of manhood, and he had no cause for fear 
or regret. But his place will ever more be 
empty ; the love he inspired will seek no new 
object; Dwight Irwin Follett is no more on 
earth. His portrait appears on page 384. 

ATHIAS WERNER, of Appleto 
Wis., a citizen of the United States 
by adoption, is a native of Aus- 
tria, where he was born Aug. 21, 
1821. His l)irthplace was in Nebanitz in the 
province of Boliemia, and he was 31 years old 
when he came to America in 1852 and on land- 
ing at New York came to Wisconsin. He 
stayed in Milwaukee about two months and then 
located at Appleton. He received a good edu- 
cation according to the laws of his native coun- 
try and was there employed in tiie capacity of 
a clerk and bookkeeper. He purchased a farm 
in Ellington, Outagamie county and was inter- 
ested in agriculture until 1860. In tlie fall of 
that he was elected County Treasurer and, after 
a service of two years in the office, he returned 
to his farm where he continued to opei'ate as a 
farmer until he became a soldier. 

He enlisted Sept. 15,1864, as a private in Com- 
pany A, First Wisconsin Cavalry at Appleton 
for one year. He was promoted to Corporal 
and received honorable discharge at Edgefield, 
Tenn., July 19, 1865, the war being ended. He 
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and December 4th the regiment went towards 
Nasliville,tlien invested by General Hood. They 
reached 13o\vling Green and went on forced 
march to Ilopkinsville, where they routed the 
rebels and pursued them to Elizabethto wn, on the 
Ohio River. They went into winter quarters at 
Waterloo, Ala., and, in March, went into the in- 
terior of the State preparatory to making con- 
nection with General Sherman in Georgia. On 
their route they had a triumphant skirmish at 
Centerville and on the next morning had an 
onset with Jackson's cavalry. April 9th they 
took possession of Lowensboro and three days 
later went to Montgouier}'. Two miles beyond 
that city they were fired on and the 1st Wiscon- 
con Cavalry sustained the battle alone. At 
Fort Tyler another successful skirmish took 
place and five days after they went into camp 
at Macon, (_Ta. May 6th they started North, 
and marched to Edgefield by way of Forsyth, 
Ringgold, Dalton and Chattanooga. 

Returning from the war Mr. Werner again 
became a farmer. He carried on agricultural 
operations until 1866 wlien he was again elected 
County Treasurer and acted in that capacity 
two years. (1887-8.) In 1869 he went to Kan- 
sas where he tormed extensive interests in farm- 
ing, returning to Outagamie county in 1878. 
He was again elected County Treasurer and has 
held the office since that year. 

Mr. Werner is a man that represents the best 
element sent to us b}' the old country. Honor- 
able, cultivated and capable, he commands the 
esteem and confidence of his fellow citizens. He 
is thoroughly imbued with the principles on 
which our Government is founded and has ever 
been ready to support and sustain the Nation. 

In 1845 Mr. Werner was married to Cather- 
ine Leupold. Seven years later he removed his 
family to America. There are six children — 
Adolpli, Michael C, Barbara, Ralph, Caroline 
and Rosa. The parents of Mr. Werner, Andrew 
and Maggie (Thiringer) Werner were members 
of the agricultural class in Austria. The father 
of the wife was a manufacturer of hardware 
implements. 

HARLES BROWNING, of Wiime- 
conne,Wis., formerly a soldier for the 
Union, was born in Maine, Feb. 26, 
1816. His father was a sailor and 
died in the West Indies when he was in infan- 




cy. His mother died in Maine. Mr. Brown- 
ing remained in his native State until he re- 
moved his interests to Wisconsin, becoming a 
citizen of the Badger State in its earliest period. 
He was a resident of Columbia county at the 
date of the outbreak of the civH war and he en- 
listed at Columbus, Aug. 16, 1861, in Company 
A, 7th Wisconsin Infantr}' for three j'ears. 
The regiment was in Camp Randall at Madison 
and went to the front in September where it 
was assigned to the command of General Ru- 
fus King. He was in the organization that is 
now known to hi.story as the "Iron Brigade" 
and remained with it eight months when he 
received honorable discharge for disability. 

He returned to his home and resumed his 
former relations with his family and the world. 
He was married in Bangor, Maine, to Sarah 
Oilman and their four children surviving are 
named William H., A. C, Elvin and Adelbert. 
A. C. resides in Kansas. Elvin resides in Da- 
kota. Adelbert lives at Antigo. The wife and 
mother died in 18.J8 in Maine while at home 
in Bangor on a visit. 

APTAIN LEWIS D. DANEY, of Fort 
Howard, Wis., was born at Buffalo, 
New York, in 1810. He is the son 
of Dr. John and Phebe (Scipio) Daney 
and is of mixed English, Fi'ench and Indian 
extraction. Lewis Daney, his great grand- 
father, was a Frenchman and a soldier of the 
Revolution. He held the rank of ca})tain in 
the second war with Great Britain and his 
grandfather, Lewis Daney, fought at Santa 
Creek near Sacketts Harbor, where he was vic- 
torious. The slight strain of Indian blood in 
his composition is of the Oneida tribe, his 
paternal great grandmother having belonged 
to that nation. His paternal greatgrandfather 
was English and was wrecked on coming to 
this country and picked up b}'^ the Brotherton 
tribe on the coast, who reared him, and he married 
among them. When he had become a man he 
went to Shawneetown in the Indian Territory 
and was engaged in trade there, which he 
prosecuted with success, aided by his Indian 
blood and training. Two years before the war 
he was in Kansas with tlie Free State men and 
when the border difficulties came on, his estab- 
lishment was entirulv cleaned out and he was 




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rol)bed of everything he possessed, even to his 
last garment. He again made profitable use of 
his understanding of Lidian ways and resources 
and became a Government sjjy and, furnished 
much information to Doubleday, then in com- 
mand. Troubles existed among the Scenecas, 
the Pawpaws, Cherokees, Osages and Cayugas 
and he went to Tallequa after John Ross 
(Kooweskoowe), a Cherokee chief, who entered 
afterward into a treaty with tlie (States in rebel- 
lion, whom he brought to Baxter Springs. He 
was then put in command of 50 men and his force 
was later increased to 100 and then to double 
that number. The Osages, Senecas, Oneidas 
Cayugas, Shawnees and Wyandottes, remained 
loyal to the North, and most of their braves 
entered the Union service to be distributed 
among the several Kansas regiments, making 
first-class soldiers, but practicing their rules of 
Indian warlare. Many of them were killed, 
while fighting in defense of the Union. When 
Captain Daney was in command of his in- 
dependent organization of Osage Indians, the 
command was equipped with pistols, sabers and 
other articles, were mounted, drawing rations 
and driving a herd of beef cattle. He repoi'ted 
to Major Doulileday, later, to Major Hennin, a 
Wisconsin man, and he afterwards became 
accountable to Frank P. Blair. The field in 
which he operated included the States of Mis- 
souri, Arkansas, Kansas and in the Choctaw 
Nation in the Indian Territory. Ho fougiit in- 
dependently generally and with a large or 
small force as occasion or circumstances war- 
ranted. He was in a skirmish at Pumpkin 
Creek, Kas., where 2(j scalps were taken by his 
command. At Cold Water Grove, Kas., he had 
a scrimmage with (iuantrell's guerillas in wliich 
the Indians insisted on scalping all the dead. 
He w.as also in a skirmish at Cabin Creek. On 
another occasion he was taking a mail from 
Fort Scott to Fort Smith with an escort of 20 
men and armed with Sharpes rifles, good for 
100 men ordinarily armed, and was attacked 
about 20 miles from Cabin Creek by guerrillas 
and defeated his foes. Their loss was heavy 
and his men took their scalps. Just before the 
Wilson's Creek fight in 1801 where the brave 
Lyon fell, he scouted as an Indian, dressing as 
one and speaking only the Indian dialect. He 
went to Cow Prairie witli a brass kettle and was 
busy cooking a prairie chicken, when a rebel 
squad came along and took him to their camp, 
the headquarters of Price and McCallough. This 



was what he wanted, and he partook of the food 
they gave him and fed his horse. The animal 
was limping from a trick he practiced, a horse 
hair being tied above liis fetlock to impede cir- 
culaiion, so the horse would not be conliscated. 
After eating, he laid down near the tent of the 
rebel chiefs and, while apparently asleep, lis- 
tened to the reports of the rebel scouts relative 
to Lyon and his situation at Springfield, Mo. 
He counted the armament of the rebels and 
listened to plans relative to the surprise and 
ascertained that they were waiting for supplies 
of arms. He learned the time of their contem- 
plated attack, and when he awoke, he was 
asked what direction he wished to go. He 
made a rude map and marked off the Red 
River country and Texas. As they had no one 
who could understand him, they sent him with 
a squatl in the direction of Maysville, and gave 
him some hoe-cake and jerked beef. He ac- 
companied the detail as far as a stone image 
which marked the corners of Kansas and Ar- 
kansas at their conjunction, when the lameness 
of his horse was so increased that he could not 
induce him to go farther. He swung off from 
them into Kansas, and they did not hinder 
him. He went into the bush, removed the 
hair from his horse's leg, poked his kettle, old 
blanket and musket into the bush as having 
served their purpose and started for Springfield 
to report to Lyon. That officer and Sturgis 
went to Wilson's Creek, cut off tlie rebel pick- 
ets and made ready for the confiict. Captain 
Daney was on the right Hank of Lyon's com- 
mand, when he saw him fall. The captain 
started for Fort Scott with despatches, two 
others being sent on the same errand. He was 
I)ursued so closely that he was several times 
obliged to dismount and abandon his horse, 
taking to the Inish and capturing another 
horse, when oj^portunity offered. Near Baxter 
Springs he met Union soldiers who took him 
to Fort Scott. He asked for Major Hennin and 
Adjutant Ehle and also for tiie Indian agent. 
Judge Elder. Of him he inquired for Hennin, 
as he had imperative orders to place his trust 
in his hands. He also held about oO letters 
which were safely delfvered. In a few minutes 
the guns were hred to celebrate the event at 
Wilson's Creek. (It was not a defeat, as the 
rebels were so badly used up they could take no 
advantage of the inability of Sturgis' command 
to press them to surrender.) Pi-evious to this, 
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made by Texan s 
portion of the 



He was in tlie fight at 



Neoslio, when a cliarge was 
and Chei'okees, who drove a 
command to Cartliage. 

Newtonia in 1862, where he trailed a rebel 
colonel two days and nights, overtaking him 
and demanding his surrender. The rebel 
asked who made the demand and received the 
i-eply "the United States under Captain L. D. 
Daney." He wished also to know why he was 
followed and was told that his identity was the 
consideration. They were talking under a flag. 
Captain Daney told him, if he would surrender 
he would receive the treatment of a gentleman. 
The rebel answered tliat his name was not 
"surrender." He was informed that he would 
have to fight, and he stated that was what he 
was looking for. Captain Daney told him, he 
would, in that case, treat him as he would a 
snake — take his head 
for their respective lines, 
liis destination, Caj)tain 
He ordered his men to 
done. Scalps accumulated 
head was among the s])oils. 



off. They turned 
and before reaching 
Daney was fired on. 
which was 
and the colonel's 
All the dead were 



charge, 



deprived of their heads. The reason for this 
was that many guerrillas liad been taken and 
released on their taking the oath of allegiance 
and invariably they returned to the rebel 
army. Their loyalty afterwards was secured 
by the removal of their heads, ('aijtain Dane}^ 
j)ursued the rebel Tom Livingston and de- 
stroyed his entire command, taJdng no prmiiers. 
At Neosho later he was in the court house and 
Livingston was shot through the head. The 
last fight of this campaign was when Price 
attacked Lexington. Captain Daney had a 
skirmish with Quantrell after the sacking of 
Lawrence, following him the next day and en- 
gaging with him at Mazine. In the action at 
Kansas City, five Union soldiers were captured 
and taken to Santa Fe and murdered. Six 
rebels were taken by Daney to Sugar Creek and 
made to take the oath of loyalty, ratifying their 
obligation with their heads. 

After the war the Government sent hnu in 
command of a detail of nearly a thousand 
Delawares, Cherokees and Osages to settle 
claims with the Camanches, Clieyennes, Diggers 
and Arapahoes and he fought them about two 
months. Blair sent liim to Texas to ascertain 
the feeling among the Indians there and on 
the Red River, and he went from the Osage 
Mission with 200 men. 

Captain Daney was married in 1855 to 




Phebe Ann Widermann. He was again mai'- 
ried in 18(^2 to Louisa Morris, a lady of mixed 
French, English and Cherokee blood. The 
family includes four sons and three daughters. 
Their names are Phebe Ann, Isaac, Lena Leota, 
(Prairie Flower) Lillie Lavina, John Mitchell, 
Grant and Noble. 



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?;,;^ YRUS WIDGER, of Black Creek, Wis., 
and a member of G. A. R. Post, No. 
1 16, was born Dec. 18, 1826, in Pres- 
ton, Chenango Co., New York. He 
is a descendant from a French family, his 
grandfather on his father's side having been a 
native of that country and a sailor until the 
age of 40, making seven voyages to Spain. He 
was afterwards a farmer and came to America 
to fight in the Revolution with Lafayette. His 
father was born in Stonington, Conn., and his 
mother in Lyme in the same State. Her father 
was a gunsmith and was employed in the 
Springfield armory in its earliest days in the 
manufacture of arms for the soldiers of the 
Revolution. 

Mr. Widger was brought up to the calling of 
a farmer and worked as such until he was 19 
in his native town. He came to Wisconsin in 
1857, and enlisted March 12, 1865, in G Com- 
pany, 37th Wisconsin Infantry, at Milwaukee 
for one year. He joined the regiment at 
Petersburg in time to participate in the action 
of the 2nd of April, when General Grant 
ordered the assault all along the line which 
resulted in the fall of Petersburg, the key-note 
to the downfall of the confederacy. He was 
present at the capture of Fort Steadman with 
7,000 prisoners and througliout the closing 
scenes, and was discharged July 27, 1865, at 
Tenallytown, three miles from Washington. 

Mr. Widger was married at Bennetsburg, 
New York, in November, 1857, to Lucy Gibson. 
Their three children were named Frank, Don 
and Llewellyn. The latter died in infancy. 
The second son died in October, 1864. The 
mother died Aug. 28, 1887. The oldest son is 
a lumber merchant at Eagle River, Lincoln 
Co., Wis. Before the war Mr. Widger was em- 
ployed for a time at Appleton in a manufactur- 



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ing establishment. He settled at Black Creek 
in Ajiril, 1868, and has since been occupied in 
farming. 



,ERRY BENJAMIN GLINE8, a busi- 
ness man of Oshkosh, Wis., and a 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 10, was 
born in'Malone, Franklin Co., N. Y., 
Nov. 13, 1846. He was only 14, when the first 
attack was made on the South Carolina forts, 
which precipitated war. He was reared after 
the manner of the sons of those who remem- 
bered what the foundation of the country had 
cost their ancestors, and he resolved to en- 
list as soon as he could. Jan. 4, 1864, he 
enrolled in the military service, although but a 
little more than 17 years old, when he enlisted 
as a private in Company I, 3rd Wisconsin 
Cavalry. The reorganizing of tiie com- 
mand took place in the month in which 
Mr. Glines connected his fortunes therewith at 
Appleton, and he joined tlie regiment in the 
field in March following. His company with 
several others were in camp at Duvall's Bluff, 
Ark., in June, and fi-oni tluit time until Sep- 
tember were occupied in camp, picket and 
guard duty, and in frequent skirmishes with 
Shelby's guerillas. In August, a detacliment 
chased the rebels under that leader, in whicli 
they were engaged ten days. The winter of 
1864 and 1865 was passed in the warfare of 
cavalry on the frontier, a species of duty which, 
while it had its fascinations, was fraught with 
danger and privation of a character of which 
history has told little. The greater interest in- 
the other divisions of the army absorbed the 
thoughts of tliose who were watching for the 
end, and comparatively little heed was given 
to those on the borders, who were foraging 
for their supplies and who were in constant 
danger from foes in ambush and from the 
treachery of the Indians attached to the con- 
federate forces and from sudden onslauglits by 
the rebels. In April, 186.5, the regiment was 
reorganized, and Company L went to Duvall's 
Bluff. In July, they returned to Fort Leaven- 
worth, where they were detained in service a 
month after the others, with one excejition, 
were mustered out. They were mustered out 
at Fort Leavenworth in October and reached 
home early in November. 



Mr. Glines is a son of the sturdy race known as 
Scotch-Irish, although he and his ancestral stock 
for several generations were Ijorn in America. 
His fatlier and grandfather were soldiers of the 
Revolution, but their record is wholly lost. 
His father, Jonathan C. Glines, brought his 
family to Wisconsin, when the son was nine 
years old. The mother, Helen Brooks before 
marriage, died when he was seven years of age> 
The senior Glines settled in Ashford, Fond du 
Lac County, in 1855, and tliere the subject of 
this account remained four years. In 1859, he 
went to Appleton, where he acquired a know- 
ledge of the manufacture of carriages. After 
the termination of the war, he returned there 
and resumed his former occupation. He oper- 
ated there for five years and in 1870 went to 
Fond du Lac, where he remained four years. 
In 1874 he went thence to Omro and was there 
a resident until 1880, when he established his 
business at Oshkosli. He was married Aug. 
31, 1872, to Angenette Daggett. Her parents 
were Clark and Nancy (Smith) Daggett, both of 
whom were natives of Vermont and members 
of families representing the stock which settled 
the country in its earliest period. 

Clarence W., brother of Mr. Glines, was a 
soldier in the same company and regiment 
and <lied at Madison in the summer of 1804, 
before the command left the State. 



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A. MILLS, of Antigo, Wis., 
Sept. 14, 1845, in Clayton, 
Co., New York. Alonzo 
ind Eunice (Vaughn) MilLs, his par- 
ents, were born respectively in Jefferson and 
Oneida counties in the Empire State. Both 
grandsires were soldiers in 1812, and both 
fought at Sackett's Harbor. In 1854 his father 
removed to Woodland, Dodge Co., Wis., and the 
son was brought up on a farm, and continued 
in that occupation until the year in wliich he 
enlisted. In 1858 the family removed to Dale, 
in Outagamie county, and Dec. 6, 1863, he en- 
listed in D Battery, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artill- 
ery, at Neenah, for three years. Aug. 31, 1865, 
he received discharge at Milwaukee, the war 
being at an end. 
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kee to New Orleans arriving soven days later and, 
after ten daj's, proceeded to Fort Jackson, Miss. 
The middle of .Jnly they went back' to New 
Orleans, and thence moved to Fort Berwick, 
which they evacuated soon after, going to Bayou 
City opposite, where they built and garrisoned 
a fort. Later, Mv. Mills, with 39 comrades went 
about a mile up the bayou, and occupied Fort 
Buchanan, their armament con.sisting of four 
guns — 24 and 32 pounders. In .June, 1865, the 
rising water compelled them to return to their 
battery, (still retaining charge of lAirt Buchanan, 
setting pickets, etc.) Soon after, Mr. Mills, with 
14 comrades was detailed for special duty 
at the headquarters of General Canby at Thibo- 
deaux, whore he was made postmaster, and his 
comrades performed duty as despatch bearer.?, 
etc. Not long after, they returned again to Fort 
Buchanan and went to New Orleans where they 
took transports for Alexandria, seven days being 
consumed in the trip. There they were mus- 
tered out with the several other batteries of the 
command. 

Mr. Mills returned to Dale where he passed 
several years in farming, and in 1870 went to 
Nebraska and farmed, and conducted a meat 
market and general trading. In 1881 he re- 
turned to Dale and came thence to Antigo in 
March, 1882. He has literally "grown up witli 
the j>lace." He passed two years in various 
employments, and for three years has been on 
the city police force. While in Nebraska he 
officiated as Constable of Dodge county, and was 
city. Marshal of Hooper in the same State. 

He was married Jan. 30, 1873, to Harriet L. 
Rust, who is a lineal descendant of the first 
Christian martyr, John Rogers, burned at the 
stake in 1555, in England, in the reign of Queen 
Anne. She is the daughter of Henry -and 
Emily (Rogers) Rust, and is one of eight chil- 
dren — Harriet L., Ida E., Theresa M., Laura 
M., Hiram W., Crevola IL, Julia I. and Frances 
S. Her father is living, and was born in England. 
Her mother was born in Connecticut, and died 
June 25, 1872. Following is the Rogers' gen- 
ealogy : — Noah, son of John, was born at Exeter, 
England; John, at Dedham; Josiah, (3rd) at 
Huntington, Long Island, N. Y. ; Josiah, (2nd) 
at Branford, Conn. ; Josiah, (l.st) at Branford ; 
Thomas, at Branford; Eliphalet, at Branford; 
Hiram, at Branford, Oct. 23, 1795. The latter 
was the brother of tlie mother of Mrs. Mills. 
He left Branford March 1, 1815, and went to 
Geauga Co., Ohio, walking the entire distance 



excejiting nine miles between Buffalo and Erie. 
In November he returned to his native State to 
remove later to Delaware Co., New York, where 
he was married in 1827, and went to Lorain 
Co., Ohio, in the spring of 1832, where he passed 
the remainder of his life. The children of Mr. 
and Mrs. Mills were born as follows: — Edwin 
Arthur, Nebraska, May 15, 1876 ; Alice May, 
Sept. 9, 1877; Bert Frank, Nebraska, Aug. 19, 
1880; Albert James, Antigo, Nov. 10, 1882; 
(died July 22, 1884) Emilv Laura, Antigo, Nov. 
5, 1885; Ida Esther, Aug. 13, 1887. Henry 
Rust, father of Mrs. Mills, was in the Mexican 
war under Commodores Sloat and Stockton in 
the U. S. Brigade, Savannah. He enlisted in 
the civil war under the first call of the Presi- 
dent, in the 14th Ohio Infantry, Col. J. B. 
Steadman, afterwards General. He re-enlisted 
for three years in the 68th Ohio, Col. Harry 
Steadman. He went to California with Fre- 
mont in the days when the latter earned the 
name of "Pathfinder." 



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P^ ERNHARD RHODE, Manitowoc, Wis., 
^^=^ member of G. A. R. Post No. 18, 
was born November 20, 1841, in 
Germany. His parents came with 
their family to America in 1854, and passed a 
year respectively in Chicago and Milwaukee. 
In 1855 they went to Two Rivers, Wis., where 
the son remained until 1S63, and when he was 
of age he went to Menominee, Wis., and entered 
the employ of a lumber firm in which he re- 
mained until he enlisted. He enrolled August 
31, 1864, in Company D, 16tli Wisconsin In- 
fantry at Menominee for one year. He enlisted 
as a recruit and joined the regiment at Atlanta. 
His first .service was in the pursuit of Hood 
whom he helped to drive through Georgia in- 
to central Alabama. He was in the movement 
to destro\' the railroad from Tunnel Hill to 
Alabama and was afterwards in the destruc- 
tion of Atlanta and went thence on the Savan- 
nah campaign, marching through Geoi'gia and 
the Carolinas. He was in the actions at 
Macon, Savannah, Beaufort, Columbia, Orange- 
bui'g, and Averysboro and wont North after the 
surrender, to Washington where he was dis- 
charged after the Review and returned home. 



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November 16, 1864, lie was made Sergeant. 
He had received a promise to be made 1st 
Lieutenant, when he enlisted, but it was never 
fulfilled and he served in the ranks until t1ie 
end of the war. At Orangeburg the men of 
his command forded a creek in the dead of 
M'inter and formed in line of battle while thej' 
were wet and freezing and manj^ of the regi- 
ment became so chilled as to be disabled. 

Mr. Rhode returned to Two Rivers after the 
war and resumed his former employment. He 
was married at Menominee before he enlisted, 
Aug. 20, 1864, to Mary Wasserer. They have 
seven children. Lizzie, the oldest, is the wife 
of Eniil Teitgen, a hardware merchant of Man- 
itowoc. LiUie is a clerk in the office of the 
Register of Deeds of Manitowoc county. Schil- 
ler, Vanda, Selma, Jessie and Norris are the 
names of the other children. In 1883, Mr. 
Rhode removed his family and interests to 
Manitowoc and has since been engaged in the 
vocation of a hotel keeper. 



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ILLIAM BARR, of Merrill, Wis., 
and a member of G. A. R. Post 
Lincoln, No. 1;>1, was born in 
Morgan Co., Ohio, Jan. '2o, 1833. 
He continued a resident of his native State until 
1854. He went in that year from Morgan 
county, where he had been reared to the pro- 
fession of a farmer, to Iowa, to test the splendid 
capacity of that State in the same calling. The 
advent of Civil War interfered with his plans, 
and, foreseeing that all the efforts he might 
make would be worse than useless without the 
privileges of a united country, he decided to en- 
ter the military service of the United States. 
The events of 1862 convinced all observers that 
the hope of the rebellion being soon at an end 
was an idle one and, August 13tli Mr. Barr en- 
listed in H Company, 25tli Iowa Volunteer In- 
fantry, at Mt. Pleasant, for three years. He was 
mustered into service in the capacity of Com- 
pany wagoner and fulfilled nearly the entire 
period of his term, receiving discharge in June, 
1865, at Davenport, Iowa. Among the battles 
in which he was a participant were those of Ar- 
kansas Post, Jackson, Tenn,, and Jackson, Miss., 
before the battle at Lookout Mountain, after 



which he was in all the serious work at Kene- 
saw Mountain, Buzzard's Roost, Resaca and 
others to the siege of Atlanta, in the course of 
which he was ill, and, after passing some time 
in the field hospital there, he was sent back to 
Davenport. Previous to going to the front he 
was sick in the hospital at Keokuk, Iowa. His 
difficulties were hemorrhoids and pleurisy. 
After the termination of the war he went to 
Vernon Co., Wis., where he was interested in 
farming until 1883, in which year he became 
a resident of Merrill. He is a landholder and 
proprietary resident of the same about three 
miles from tlie city. 

The marriage of Mr. Barr and Sarah A. Davis 
took place July 17, 1853, and their children are 
nine in number. The}' are John W., Lucinda 
J., William A., Asby Ellworth, (born just after 
the assassination of Colonel Ellsworth) Animon 
D., Mary N., Eliza A., Margaret E., Louis L. 
An infant died at birth and Edmund when a 
when a few weeks old. Dec. 19, 1886, the 
mother died at Merrill and is buried in the 
cemetery there. 

James Barr, the father of Mr. Barr, was born 
in Pennsylvania where his ancestors were early 
settlers. He married Margaret Hiler, whose 
father was a soldier of 1812. A brother of Mr. 
Barr's, Louis Barr, was a soldier in the 62nd 
Ohio \'olunteer Infantry. He was a veteran, 
was in the service four years and was shot in 
front of Richmond. Two of the brothers-in- 
law were lost in the war — one a member of a 
Kentucky regiment and the other of an Ohio 
regiment. John Sheets, who married the sister 
of Mr. Barr, lies buried at Nashville, Tenn. Eli 
Davis, the brother of Mrs. Barr, lies between 
Fort Donelson and Shiloh. The family of Mr. 
Barr was well represented in the service, several 
of his uncles and cousins serving as soldiers of 
the Union. Another brother of his wife, John 
E. Davis, was an enlisted man of the 25th Wis- 
consin. 



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ENRY MCLEAN, of Wausau, Wis., 
belonging to Post No. 55, was born 
May 12, 1825, at Belfast, Ireland. 
He is the son of William and Eliz- 
abeth (Dean) McLean and his father was a sea 
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when the son was two years old and, when the 
latter was 10 years old, he came to America 
with liis mother. They located at Shehoygan, 
where Mr. McLean remained a numher of 
years and went thence to Eureka, Winnebago 
Co. He went to Stevens Point where he en- 
listed Dec. 20, 18G1, in the 8th Wisconsin Bat- 
tery. He veteranized .Jan. 2(;), 1864, and, after 
a thirty-day furlough, jomed the command 
again at Murfreesboro. The first experience of 
military life through which he passed included 
long marches in the Indian Territory and Kan- 
sas and he finally went to Columbus, Ky., the 
batter}' having been assigned to the command 
of General Mitchell. His next movement was 
to Humboldt, Tenn., where he was engaged in 
guarding a raih'oad until ordered to Corinth. 
He was engaged in a skirmish at Bay Spring 
and on arrival at Corinth the command was 
assigned to the Army of the Tennessee under 
orders to report at Nashville. 

He was in the fight at luka and Perryville, 
in the artillery action at Lancaster and fought 
afterwards at Stone River, Chickamauga, Look- 
out Mountain and Mission Ridge. He was in 
the subsequeiit service in which the battery 
was engaged and was mustered out August 10, 
1865. While drilling at Camp Etheridge, 
Tenn., in the fall- of 1862 he was injured in the 
spine by being thrown from his gun and was 
sent to the hospital at Bowling (Jreen, where he 
remained a week, when the prospects of a 
scrimmage at Munfordsville roused his Irish 
blood and he speedily recovered. He remain- 
ed with his command alter the action and was 
in the chase after liragg. When the command 
reached Nashville he was again suffering from 
his injuries and went to the field hospital 
which he left on hearing of the prospects of 
fighting at Stone River and reached there when 
the fight was nearly over. Following are the 
points to which Mr. McLean went successively 
in their order: St. Louis, Fort Leavenworth, 
Fort Riley, Fort Leavenworth, St. Louis, Co- 
lumbus, Moscow, .lackson, Corinth, .Jacinto, 
luka, Eastport, Murfreesboro, Nashville, Bow- 
ling Green, Louisville, Nashville, Stone River, 
Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Lookout Moun- 
tain and Murfreesboro, and he remained there 
at Fort Rosecrans whence he returned to 
Wisconsin, wiiere he was mustered out August 
10, 1865. The injury he received has proved 
permanent, one shoulder and arm being par- 



alyzed and shrunken. Since his connection 
with active business life he has been engaged 
in lumbering and owns a valuable farm. 



[^0RANK QUINN, of Clintonville, Wis., 
a member of John B. Wyman Post, 
No. 32, at Clintonville, was born 
April 17, 1847, in Providence, Rhode 
Island. He is the son of Solomon and Ro- 
sana Quinn, the former a native of Ireland and 
the latter of this country. When he was 17 
years of age Mr. Quinn ran away to enlist and 
enrolled Aug. 26, 1864, in K Company, 51st 
New York Infantry at Troy, New York, for 
three years, and received honorable discharge 
June 7th, 1865, at Hart's Island, New York 
harbor on account of the end of the war. Jan. 
13, 1866, he enlisted in Co F, U. S. Infantry, 
in the Regular Army, and served three years. 
Jan. 25th, 1869, two days after his first term 
of enlistment had expired he again enlisted 
in the regular .service in the 25th U. S. Infan- 
try and served two years and seven months. 

Mr. Quin joined liis regiment while the op- 
erations of the command of General Grant in 
in the vicinity of Petersburg and Richmond 
were going on. He was a participant in the 
general warfare in front of Petersburg during 
the first part of September, 18()4, and in the 
action at Chapin's Farm, was taken prisoner. 
With 10,000 others, prisoners of war, he was 
sent to the penitentiary prison at Salisbury, 
N. G. Albert D. Richardson and Junius Henri 
Brown have made that sample of rebel barbar- 
ity and diabolism notorious through their ac- 
counts of their sufferings and escape from it. 
They state that the influx of such an enormous 
number of prisoners changed completely the 
character of the treatment of Union soldiers. 
Before that their confinement was made 
tolerable in several ways, but at that time, 
October, hardships incredible commenced. 
Nov. 25, 1864, Mr. Quinn with oth- 
ers made a desperate attempt to escape; 
headed by the 12th U. S. regular.?, they at- 
tacked the guard with only sticks and stones 
for arms. They took 20 guns and other arms 
but were driven back; 60 escaped but many 
were recaptured ; 75 rebels were killed and as 
many wounded. The prison was conducted 



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by Major Gee, who was an honorable man, but 
controlled by confederate regulations. Feb. 25, 
1S()5, Mr. Quinn was paroled, and, Marcli "ind, 
following, he was exclumged and sunt to Hart's 
Island. 

He remained a resident of New York until 
1879, when he came to Clintonvilic, where he 
has been a citizen since. Nov. 14, 1880, he 
was married to Elmira Stephens, and thej^liave 
l)ut one child, a daughter. Mr. Quinn is a 
baggage master in the emjiloy of the Lake 
Shore, Milwaukee and Western Railroad Com- 
pany. 



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■ OHN WASHINGTON DYER, of Mari- 
nette, Wis., memljer of G. A. R. Post 
Lyon, No. 206, Menominee, Mich., was 
born April 19, 1840, in VVysox, Bradford 
Co., Pa. He remained in his native state until 
he was sixteen years old and received a com- 
mon school education. His father, John W. 
Dyer, was l)orn and reared in Hartford, Conn, 
and he was drowned in Hartford and tlie 
son was bound to his uncle. With three com- 
rades, he ran away to Pennsylvania where he 
married Betsey E. Holley, a native of the Key- 
stone State of German parentage. Joini \V. 
Dyer, senior, died when John W., junior was 11 
years old, and when tlie father was suffering 
from his last illness, word came of the death of 
his mother, aged 115 years. Mr. Dyer has four 
brothers and two sisters living. William, his 
oldest brother, was killed in Pennsylvania 
when he was 21 years old wh.ile blasting rock. 
When Mr. Dyer was 16 years old he came to 
Wisconsin and located at Marinette. October 
8, 1861, he enlisted at East Marinette for three 
years in Company F, 12th Wisconsin Infantry. 
The regiment went into rendezvous at Madison 
and left the state Jan. 11, 1862, under orders 
for Weston, Mo. He went next to Leaven- 
worth, Kas., afterwards to Kansas City, thence 
to Fort Scott and Lawrence, next to__Manhattan 
and Topeka and to Fort Riley. 'There the 
command pi-epared to proceed to New Mexico, 
but received orders to go to St. Louis. They 
went thence to Columbus where they disem- 
barked and repaired railroads and scouted until 
their arrival at Humboldt, Tenn., whence they 



were detailed to duty after the battle of Corinth. 
The regiment was assigned to Grant's command 
and started for the South, but the disaster at 
Holly Spi-ings changed all jilans. In January, 
18(Jo, the command was engaged in guarding 
the Memphis and (Jharleston railroad and went 
thence to Memphis. 

After being assigned to the command of Mc- 
Pherson the regiment went to ^'icksburg and 
Mr. Dyer was one of a detail who built a large 
raft and sent it down the river jiast Vicksburg, 
the rebels attacking it with their guns. Soon 
after they returned and remained in the rear 
of Vicksburg until the surrender of that city. 
After the surrender, the regiment went :o the 
Black River, remaining there about two weeks 
reconnoitering. The regiment went to Natchez 
to recruit, where Mr. Dyer veteranized and came 
home on his furlough and was sick with fever 
and ague and remained home 60 days. He 
went to Cairo and thence to Nashville, Tenn., 
and the recruits and veterans were ordered to 
go to Cairo, but he went in person and ni- 
fornied McPherson that they could not proceed 
without equipments and he told him to make 
connection with his regiment at Kingston, Ga., 
which was done. The action there was in pro- 
gress and Mr. Dyer stood in line of battle all 
day. They proceeded thence to Big Sliauty 
and participated in the action there and at 
Kenesaw Mountain, where tliey were in a 
heavy skirmish from seven m the morning 
until ten ot night. On the next day they took 
Lost Mountain and on the next night the rebels 
came up from Marietta to see the Yankees run. 
In the action of that day Bishop Leonidas Polk 
was killed and the books of the rebel signal 
service captured, by which the signal system of 
the rebels became known to General Sherman. 

The following night the rebels returned to 
Marietta and Mr. Dyer was next in battle at 
Atlanta and was in hot action all day on the 
21st of July. In the midst of the fighting, 
McPherson's horse came into the lines with- 
out a rider and turned and whinnied. Mr. 
Dyer remarked to his comrades that some- 
thing was the trouble with McPher.son. 
raged heavily and the 12th 
and an Illinois regiment were 
obtain the body of McPherson 
and they captured the man who had cut from 
the General's clothing his shoulder straps and 
buttons and had taken his boots. When they 
reached the point where the General fell the 



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rebels were dragging hiin off. The fact became 
known that tlie rebels were full of whisky 
mixed with gunpowder during that action. 
After Atlanta, the 12th went into the action at 
Bentoiiville, from which they drove the rebels 
and went to Savannaii. They besieged the city 
and after a few days it was evacuated. They 
went tlience on transports to Beaufort, N. (J., 
where General Foster was stationed with 4U,000 
colored troops and they captured the rebel 
works with 32 pieces of artillery. They went 
thence to Charleston and from there to Golds- 
boro, where they made communication with 
the Heet and received their rations. They got 
one piece of hardtack each and abundant ra- 
tions next day. Here they obtained the news 
of Lee's surrender and of Lincoln's assassina- 
tion. When they reached Raleigh, they did 
so with an understanding with the rebels that 
hostilities on either side should entii'ely cease, 
and on the next morning the news of the sur- 
render of -Johnston was received. The 12th 
went to Washington, were a part of the Grand 
Review, and thence to Louisville, where they 
remained about two weeks; there .John A. Lo- 
gan made a speech to the command telling 
them that they would soon be mustered out. 
They were ordered aboard the cars and trav- 
eled two days when Colonel Bright told them 
they were going home. They reached Madi- 
son and dispersed, receiving notitication a few 
days later to return to Madison to receive their 
pay. While tliere, they were out one evening 
sitting peaceably in a beer garden when a ro- 
bust fellow came in and called them "Sherman's 
nigger's"; he was promptly knocked down and 
a large force rallied who were served in the 
same way. 

Since the war Mr. Dyer has resided in Mari- 
nette. He was married in 18G9 to Fannie Roberts 
of Fond du Lac Co., Wis. One of their six 
children is deceased. The others are named Alice 
Adelia, .Jessie Ellen, I'^mma Elizabetli, Freddie 
Garfield and .John Robert. Alzie died when a 
little more than two years old. The residence 
of Mr. Dyer is situated in Menekaunee, Wis. 
October 8, 1871, his property was burned in 
the great fire of that date. 

Mrs. Dyer is the daughter of Richard Roberts, 
and was born in England, crossing the ocean 
when six weeks old. Her brother, Richard Rob- 
erts was in the same company and regiment as 
Mr. Dyer, and he was taken prisoner July 21, 



1864, in front of Atlanta, sent to Anderson- 
ville and was there imprisoned for two months 
and ten days. 



m/\ JCHAEL DUROCHER, of Menomi- 
/|X^i^i\ I'lee, Mich., member of Lyon G. 
/^ i >% A. R. Post No. 266, was born at 
Green Bay, Brown Co., Wis., Jan. 
14, 1844, and is the son of Amable and Marga- 
ret (Auge) Durocher, the former also a native of 
Green Bay. The father of the latter was a na- 
tive Frenchman and came to America to en- 
gage in the" fur trade, married a Menomi- 
nee woman, and was killed by the Indians when 
his son Amable was six years old. The mother 
was born at Nicollet, Canada. An uncle, Michael 
Durocher, was, for many years a soldier in the 
several Indian wars and fought in 1812. 

Mr. Durocher was reared in the vicinity of 
Green Bay on a farm and worked winters, as a 
woodsman. He operated in this manner until 
he enlisted Feb. 25, 1865, in Company F, 50tli' 
Wisconsin Infantrj^ for one year. Sep. 1st, 
1865, he was made Sergeant and was discharged 
as sucli June 14, 1866, at Madison. The com- 
mand went fi'om barracks at Madison to Benton 
Barracks, St. Louis, remaining there about six 
weeks, moving in detachments from Jefferson 
City up the Missouri River. The position gov- 
erned the number of men detailed for servcie 
at any point and F Company was .stationed at 
Waverly, Mo., where the detail remained until 
June 26, 1865. On that date the various de- 
tachments were ordered to report to Jefferson 
City to reunite and after this was accomplished 
the regiment went in Mo to Leavenworth, Kan- 
sas, and remained until Aug. 25th when they 
were ordered to Fort Rice, Dak. They em- 
barked at Fort Leavenworth, proceeding as far 
as po.ssible, debarked at Fort Rmdail and 
marched across the plains to Fort Rice, arriv- 
ing October 12th. June 3rd, 1866 they started 
for home. During the time they scouted among 
the Indians and assisted the settlers in protect- 
ing their lives and property. Arriving at Jef- 
ferson City, Mr. Durocher was taken ill and 
went into the regimental hospital, and was 
there and at Fort Leavenworth about two 
months. He assisted in the enlargement and 
rebuilding of Fort Rice, a new stockade, new 



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officers quarters, and made various other im- 
l)rovemeiits in addition to the local warfare in 
which they were at sundry times engaged. A 
brother, William, enlisted in the 12th Wisconsin 
Infantry. He was killed .July '21st, 1804, at At- 
lanta in Sherman's march to the sea. Alexan- 
der, another brother, was post sutler at Mem- 
phis, Term. A nephew, George Durocher, en- 
listed at Fond du Lac and was in the service 
five years. At Fort Rice, Mr. Durocher was de- 
tailed as a carpenter and guided the operations of 
a squad of soldiers engaged in the woods to pre- 
pare the necessary timbers for the rebuilding of 
the fort. This detail was tlie working force on 
the improvements of the fort. 

On his return to Green Bay he operated as a 
mail carrier three years between that place and 
Shawano. For 12 years after, he was occupied 
in steamboating and then in a sawmill. He 
had become an engineer and was occupied in 
the duties of such a position in tiie places men- 
tioned. In 1884 he engaged ni the sale of boots 
and shoes and is conducting a prosperous and 
popular business at Menominee. He ie a mem- 
ber of Company I, 3rd Michigan State troops. 
He entered the organization in 1885 and was 
made Orderly Sergeant on organization. The 
second year he was made 1st Lieutenant and re- 
turned to the Eiinks in accordance with his own 
choice and request. 

He was married Oct. 19, 18GS, to Esther .Jar- 
vis and the parents of the lady were Alexander 
and Esther (Voltren) .Jarvis, both of French de- 
scent and born in Canada. They went to Roch- 
ester, N. Y., in 1840 and later to Wisconsin, 
Mrs. Durocher being born at Watertown, Wis. 
George Jarvis was an enlisted man in the 44th 
Wisconsin and Edward enlisted in another liad- 
ger State i-egiment; they were her brothers. Mr. 
Durocher is present Commander of Lyon Post, 
No. 266, and he was a charter member of Post 
No. 124, at Green Bay. 



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IMEON POND, a citizen of Westfield, 



Marquette Co., Wis., was born in 
Addison, Steuben Co., New York, 
Nov. 26, 1830. He was reared a 
farmer and was a resident of iiis native 
State until he was 25 years old. In 1855 
he resolved to test the promise of advancement 




and progress contained in the rumors of the 
"West," and he came to Marquette county, 
Wisconson. After a residence of two years at 
Packwaukee, he went to Si)ringfield in the 
same county and, 10 years later, he removed to 
Montello, Marquette county. After a residence 
there of nine years, he made a final settlement 
at Westfield. He was married Nov. 26, 1854, 
to Flora E. Hotchkiss of Packwaukee, and to 
them four children have been born as follows: — 
Frederick Eugene, April 8, 1856; Ida May, 
July 17, 1858; Charles E., Dec. 9, 1869; Frank 
L., Sep. 24, 1872. Mrs. Pond was born in 
Greene, Chenango Co., New York, July 5, 1837. 
She is tlie daughter of Wdlis and Samantha 
(Mallory) Hotchkiss. 

Frederick E. Pond, the oldest son, is a writer 
of well known repute, and he is the proprietor 
and editor of "Wildwood's" Magazine. He has 
attained celebrity over the u.om de plume of 
Will Wildwood and has been long before the 
public as one of the most accomplished and 
elegant writers of the day in "outing" litera- 
ture. He is one of the best judges of sporting 
matters of the higher order in the literary 
world. His magazine is unique in the field 
and a sporting periodical of the highest type. 
Although in its incipiency, it has already taken 
a leading position in the field of literature. 

Ida May, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 
Pond, is the wife of P. E. Minckler, M. D., a 
leading physician of Westfield. 

August 15, 1862, Mr. Pond enlisted in Com- 
pany A, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, for 
three years. The organization was indepen- 
dent of regimental connection and on being 
sent forward to Washington, was stationed at 
the Capitol. 

In Septemljer the battery went to Fort Cass 
where it remained until the spring of 1863 
when a removal was made by march to Fort 
Ellsworth. In the fall another change was 
efiected by which the battery went to Fort 
Rodgers and occupied the fortifications there 
until discharged after the close of the war. The 
command was always in readiness for emer- 
gencies, and on several occasions detachments 
were sent to various points for service. When 
Mosby's guerrillas were expected, details were 
stationed at other fortifications in the city and 
vicinity and were also sent on advance picket 
duty. Similar experiences were in order when 
the Capital was threatened by Eaidy and Com- 
pany A was assigned to Fort Willard in the 



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vicinity of Fort Stevens. Tliey passed three 
days tliere and performed artillery service of 
excellent character on the rebel skirmishers 
who passed in that vicinity with their trains, 
operating at long range. J^ater their position 
was reinforced by a part of the 6th Army Corps 
(.Vrmy of the Potomac) and tlie rebel invasion 
was brought to an end by tiie expulsion of the 
rebels from Maryland. Company A returned 
afterwards to Battery Rodgers where they re- 
mained until the close of the war, and Mr. 
I'und passed the remaining time in duty inci- 
dent to artillery service. He became a pro- 
ficient in infantry, light and heavy artillery 
drill, and acted in all positions pertaining to 
garrison life, returning to Wisconsin with liis 
company and received honorable discharge 
.June 20, 1865, and was mustered out at Mil- 
waukee, July 13, 1865. 

He was broken in health and unable to op- 
erate as a fiirmer ; he engaged in transaction.s 
in lumber and produce at Montello, and later 
at Westfield. By phick and perseverance he 
has sustained his financial relation.s, and been 
enabled to provide for the proverbial " rain)' 
day." 



JLLIAM M. KETTELL, of Pesh- 
tigo, Wis., a member of G. A. R. 
Post No. -207, was born Feb. 21, 
1342, at Stephentown, Rensselaer 
Co., New York. He is the son of William and 
Fanny (Merchant) Kettell, and they removed 
their family and interests to Menasha from 
New York, in 186). In 1869 Mr. Kettell 
became a resident of Peshtigo, where he has 
since been permenently located' He was trained 
in the business of a cooper, and since the war 
has operated as a carpenter. 

He enlisted May 2, 1864, at Menasha, in Com- 
pany D, 41st Wisconsin Infantry for lUU days. 
In June he was made 4th Corporal and re- 
ceived honorable discharge Sep. 17, 1864, at 
Milwaukee, his term of enlistment having ex- 
pired. The regiment left the State the middle 
of June and went to Memphis, where they re- 
lieved veterans for more active duty and were 
assigned to guard and picket duty. While 
there the regiment did some of the marching 
on the double quick caused on various occa- 




thaidving him for his service in tlie interest of 
the Union. I'eleg Kettell, uncle of Mr. Ket- 




sions by the slippery rebel, Forrest. Mr. Ket- 
tell was for some time an iiuiiate of a hospital 
at Memphis, his sickness being the result of 
the unhealthiness of the location. He received 
after the war a certificate from the President 
tlui 

the Union, i'eleg 
tell, was in the war of 1812 and was wounded 
on Lake Erie and died in the city of P>uffalo 
from the effects of the wound. 

Mr. Kettell married Harriet Delong and two 
of their children are living — Fannie and Lee. 
Two are deceased — Waldo and Sherman. Mrs. 
Kettell is the daughter of Lawrence and Elonore 
(McClelland) Delong. Henry and Jewett Brown, 
her nephews, were .soldiers in Wisconsin regi- 
ments. 



ICHAEL HLTNTZ, of Chilton, Wis., 
and a member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 205, was born April 4, 1844, 
in Williamsville, Erie Co., New 
York, and he is the son of John and Margaret 
(Franzen) Huntz. His father died in that 
place in 1882, where the mother also died two 
years later. When he was 17 years old he 
came to Racine, Wis., to visit two sisters who 
resided there and remained until the following- 
year, when he determined to enlist in the Ger- 
man regiment which was recruited in Wiscon- 
sin under the arrangement between President 

:-al Sige 
20, 1862, was made Coi\ 
wards promoted to Sergeant. He served 
through his entire period and was mustered 
out June 13, 1865. The regiment reported at 
at Washington in October, and was assigned to 
the nth Army Corps. In November, the 
command went to the vicinity of Gainesville 
and went thence in December to Falmouth and 
made connection with the army of Burnside, as 
he was retreating after the failui'e on his at- 
tack on Fredericksburg. In .buiuary, 1863, 
Mr. Huntz took part in the mud campaign and 
he was first in action at Chancellorsville. He 
was next in the battle of Gettysburg, after 
which the regiment was sent to the Army of 
the West with the command of Hooker, and 
Mr Huntz was in the repulse of the rebels at 
Wauhatchie, and later was in the splendid 



Lincoln and (jeneral Sigel. He enlisted Aug. 
1862, was made Corporal and was after- 



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c'liarge at Mission Ridge, , afterwards jjursuiiig 
the rebels and going to Knoxville. He re- 
turned to Lookout Valley and went thence 
to the vicinity of Chattanooga. He was in 
the tight at Buzzard Roost, Resaca, Cass- 
ville, Pumpkin Vine Creek, Pine Knob, 
Lost Mountain, Kenesaw Mountain, and 
fought at Peach Tree Creek in which action 
Mf'Pherson was killed ; at that battle Mr. 
ITuntz was wounded in his right leg by a mus- 
ket ball. He was taken from the iicld hospital 
to Chattanooga and thence successively to Nash- 
ville, Louisville, and Camp Dennison, Cincin 
iiati, after which he went home on a furlough 
of 30 days. After its expiration, he went to 
Nashville and thonco to New York, where he 
was ordered to Ahjorhead City and joined his I 
regiment just before tlie battle of Bentonville, j 
in which action he was a participant. After \ 
the surrender of -Johnston, he marched back to 
Washington, where the regiment was mustered 
out ill .jiuie, 186'). 

pK'fore the war, he engaged in learning the 
business of an engineer and had become a suc- 
cessful mechanic in that line. After the war 
he was an engineer witli headquarters at Buf- 
falo, New York and in 1867, he started for 
California, via Panama and went from the 
Pacitic Coast to Arizona, where he worked 
nearly three years in a quartz mill. On re- 
turnnig eastward, he went to Racine and was 
in the employ ( f the J. I. Case Threshing Ma- 
chine Company five years. In LSTO, he located 
at Chilton and in 1879 engaged as engineer in 
tlie works of Dorschel, Schultz & Co. Mr. 
Hnntz has served three years as Alderman in 
one of the wards of Chilton. He was married 
June 3, 1876, to Mary Hagan, of Chilton, and 
their seven children were born in the following 
order : Anna, April 6, 1877 ; .John, Sep. 13, 
1878; William, May 1, 1870; Joseph, Nov. 1, 
1882; Frank, Feb. 1, 1884; Rosa, Sep. 10, 
1886 ; Mary, July 14, 1888. 



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^^^ AVID P. MORIARTY, physician and 



surgeon at Oconto, member of G. A. 
R. Post No. 74, was born March 17, 
1834, at iMilktown, Carey county, on 
the coast of Ireland. He is the son of Thad- 
deus and Ellen (Reardon) Moriarty, both of 




pure Irish descent. The former was born at 
the same place as his son and the latter was a 
native of Cork. John T. Moriarty, only brother 
of the doctor, died in London aged 58 years. 
His only sister, Joanna, is still living in Kill- 
arney, Ireland. 

In accordance with a determination formed 
in early life, Dr. Moriarty pursued the study of 
medicine which he finished at Louvaiii, Bel- 
gin, where he was graduated. In 1855 he 
came to America and located at Troy, New 
York, where he obtained a position as House 
Surgeon, after which he came to Illinois and 
resided at La Salle. He practiced his profession 
until tlie attack on Fort Sumter in April, 1861. 
Hardly was the smoke cleared away from 
Sumter's dismantled walls, before the members 
of the Irish Brigade began to muster and he 
was one of the first to enlist in April, 1S61, in 
the 23rd Illinois, Company F, the regiment 
being better known as " Mulligan's Guards." 
Dr. Moriarty w-as made Captain of his compau}' 
on its formation and the regiment was sent to 
St. Louis and thence to Lexington, Mo., to fight 
Price. All etibrts to reinforce Colonel Mulligan, 
were baffled by the rebels and on the 20th of 
of September, after 9 days unremitted fighting, 
when tlie troojis were exhausted and the am- 
munition also, Mulligan surrendered his gar- 
rison. With the command, the rebels captured 
$900,000 in specie. Dr. Moriarty was sent as a 
prisoner to Hospital Hill where he remained 
nine days and returned to Chicago where the 
brigade was to be re-oi'gaiiized. Until June, ISOi, 
the regiment was at Camp Douglas, Chicago, 
engaged in guarding the prisoners captured by 
Grant at Forts Henry and Donelson and Island 
No. 10. They went thence to the Valley of 
tlie Shenandoah, whence Jackson made his 
advance into West Virginia, and Dr. Mori- 
arty was in the actions of that campaign (See 
sketch of T. and B. Breen). Dr. Moriarty 
was under General B. F. Kelley, and, mean- 
while served as Judge Advocate General of 
the command. He was a participant in the 
action which resulted in expelling Jackson 
from the valley and went to Harper's Ferry, 
afterwards to New Creek, and was connected 
with all the fights and skirmishes until the 
destruction of Early's army by Sheridan, 
and was in all the movements of that cam- 
paign. 

During the time two horses were shot un- 
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PERSONAL RECORDS. 



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Heights. In the action in which Colonel Mul- 
ligan was killed, only two out of nine oi the 
staff oflicers came out alive, including Dr. 
Moriai-ty. 'I'hey went to the river .lames, and 
wci'c with tliat command in ail the work in 
the vicinity of i'utersburg and Richmond, and 
Dr. Moriarty witnessed the collapse of the Re- 
hellion at Appomattox. He was discharged in 
^hly, 1865, at i?altimore. 

He returned to Chicago, and in 180U lo- 
cated at Oconto, where he is engaged in the 
profitable j)rosecution of his practice as a 
physician. He is City Phy.sician and Super- 
intendent of Schools, (1889), also Health Offl- 
cear of the City, and has been for years. He 
conducted the editoral departnu'Ut of the 
Oconto Liiiiibcnnaii six yeai's, and has also been 
engaged in other prominent literary work. He 
was married in May, 18G7, to Kate Loner- 
gon of Chicago. Their only child died soon 
after birth ; tlie mother died in 1873, and in 
August, 1S7U, Dr. Moriarty was again married 
to Susan Frabey, a native of New Brunswick. 
He has been President of the Council at 
Oconto. 



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>^^ DWARD C. SMITH, residing at Grand 
Vf^ -} ~ Rapids, Wis., was born Feb. 22, 1843, 
y/^i|^ in iJloomingdale, Passaic county, 
New .Jersey. He is tlie .son of AVil- 
liam (i. and Martha Ann (Cooper) Smith. His 
father was boin in Pennsylvania and was des- 
cended from ancestors who fought in the Revo- 
lution. He WivS captain in the State militia of 
Pennsylvania and his sword is retained by one 
of his sons. The ancestors of the mother were 
also men of the Revolution. Until he was 14, 
Mr. Smith resided in his native place and in 
1857 removed with his parents to the city of 
Newark. He was there employed in japamiing 
leather until he enlisted in the United States 
Navy. He enrolled May 18, 1864, and was 
assigned to the receiving ship North Carolina 
in the navy yard at Brooklyn, where he was 
under instructions three weeks. He was then 
drafted for service on the gun boat Galatea, 
assigned to the Western Squadron, which es- 
corted the California mail .steamers from the 
Mariguano Islands to a point near the Isthmus 
of Panama. This duty occupied about 48 



hours, and the boat proceeded thence to the 
West Indies. Mr. Smith was transferred to the 
Powhattan, the Hag ship of the West India 
Squadron. After six months, the Powhattan 
was under charge of Commodore Schenck and 
went to Fortress Monroe for duty in the cost 
defense. Her launches went up a narrow 
creek to destroy powder mills belonging to the 
rebels. Three trips were made in midwinter 
and on two occasions the launches were frozen 
in. The boat was- in the action at Fort Fisher, 
where her crew and armament performed effec- 
tive service, and she was in the bombardment 
prior to the' attack of General Terrey. Mr. 
Smith was in the detail of marines, 90 in num- 
ber, who charged the sea front of tlie fort. The 
whole action was severe from the first, Terrey 
being enabled to do effective work in the rear 
while the charge was going on in the front and 
the shells flying from 33 vessels of war in the 
harbor. He took nine redoubts before the re- 
bels discovered that the Union soldiers were in 
possession of their rear. At night the detail 
returned to the boats and went back the follow- 
ing morning to bury the dead. They had 
reached their position when the magazine in 
the fort exploded and more than 200 men lost 
their lives and many were injured. Of the 90 
in tlie detail from the Powhattan, 47 were 
killed or wounded. Mr. Smith was injured in 
the "Adam's Apple" of his throat, but remained 
in the ranks witliout treatment. Early in the 
engagement, the Powhattan received seven 
sliots, two of which perforated her armor at the 
water line and, during the remainder of tiie 
action, her donkey engines and men were at 
work at the pumps. 

After the capture of the fort, she was taken 
to Portsmouth navy yard for repairs, and ^h-. 
Smith was transferred successively to several 
captured rebel rams for guard duty. One of 
these was the Albemarle and the other the 
Texas, the boat on which Jeff' Davis proposed 
to leave the South. After five weeks duty, he 
was transferred to the receiving ship Constel- 
lation, Ca])tain De Camp, and discharged May 
18, 1865. 

He returned to his former employ at Newark 
and, a year later, removed to Wisconsin, en- 
gaging in farming in the town of Friendship, 
Adams county, where he remained six years. 
In 1872 he came to Grand Rapids, where he 
was occupied a few years on the river and in 
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conducted a popular business at Centralia. He 
was married Feb. 6, 1871, to Ellen A. Stowell, 
and their three children are named Ella May, 
Herbert Edward and William Stowell. Mrs. 
Smith was born in New York, where her par- 
ents, Lutlier B. and Den.sey A. (Strong) Stowell 
were early settlers. Her uncle, William 
Stowell, was an enlisted man in a New York 
regiment. Gilbert Howard, Gilbert Smith and 
Dominick Smith, the first two cousins and the 
last an uncle of Mrs. Smith', were soldiers in 
the war of the rebellion. 



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AMES A. DURFEE, of Stevens Point, 
Wis., member of G. A. R. Post No. 156, 
was born in Steuben, Crawford Co., Pa., 
Jan. 4, 1841. His paternal grandfather 
was born in Rhode Island, of Irish ex- 
traction and was a soldier of the Revolu- 
tion. He married a lady named Stearns of 
Scotch descent. Ottis L. Durfee was a farmer 
and a clergj'man of the Baptist Church ; he 
married Louisa Stearns and died in 1867, in 
Crawford Co., Pennsylvania. The mother was 
born in Connecticut and went afterwards to 
Catteraugus county. New York, where she was 
married and in the fall of 1864, she died on 
the homestead at Steuben aged ()4 years. Mr. 
Durfee was the youngest child of his parents, 
with whom he remained until he was 24 years 
old and took care of them in their old age, after- 
wards engaging in the business of a cooper. 
He enlisted Oct. 16, 1862, in Company C, 
176th Pennsylvania Infantry, and was mus- 
tered into United States service at Pittsburg, 
Pa. Tlie regiment was assigned to the Army 
of Virginia, and Mr. Durfee went to Yorktown. 
The command was assigned to garrison duty at 
Gloucester Point, where the command remained 
until July 1863, when it was ordered to the 
front, making connection with the army in the 
field under Meade, after the battle of Gettys- 
burg. Mr. Durfee was sick at the time and 
was able to accompany his regiment only to 
Frederick, Md., where lie remained until the 
regiment returned when he went to Harris- 
burg, Pa., and was honorably discharged July 
26, 1868. He returned to his father's house 
and, when sufficiently recovered, resumed his 
business as a cooper which he pursued in his 



native town until 1868, the date of his removal 
to Wisconsin. On coming to tlie Badger State 
he located at Stevens Point and established liis 
present business in lumljcring and milling. 
He is the proprietor of a farm in the township 
of Grant, Portage county, on which it is his 
purpose to reside. 

He was married April .'JO, 1865, to Fannie 
Withey. She was born in Alleghany Co., 
New 'York, and died June 15, 1S8U. Four of 
her children were her survivors. — George C, 
Clarence A., Mary A. and Minnie A. Clara L., 
oldest child, died March 1, 1888, when 22 years 
old. Clifford died when two years old. Mr. 
Durfee was a second time married Oct. 2, 1881, 
to Anna J., daughter of W. G. and Eunice 
Brown. 



OHN WILKES BEDELL, of Appleton, 
Wis., was born April 14, 1828, in Platts- 
burg, Clinton, Co., New York. Pie is 
the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Rodee) 
Bedell. The former was a native of New York 
and a soldier of 1812 and fought in the battle 
of Plattsburg. William Bedell, father of the 
latter, was a soldier in the Revolution and lived 
to the age of 91. Mr. Bedell was brought up 
to follow the calling of his forbears which was 
that of farming and when he was 16 com- 
menced an apprenticeship at Saranac in Clin- 
ton county at blacksmithing. He operated as 
such until he was 41, when he went to Glen's 
Falls and worked there at his trade one year. 
At the end of that time he went to Vermont 
and passed the following winter on Grand Isle. 
He went thence to ,Bakerstield in that State 
where he operated two and a half years. He 
then came West to Sandusky, Ohio, and passed 
a winter working at his trade, coming in the 
spring to Union, Wisconsin, (1851.) He re- 
moved from there to Fulton and later to the 
"pineries" at Plover, Portage Co., where he 
operated 17 years and where he enlisted Jan. 8, 
1862, in Company E, 18th Wisconsin Infantry 
as Fife Major or chief musician. He received 
honorable discharge March 17, 1863, at Lake 
Providence, La., in accordance with the provi- 
sions of General Order No. 162, issued from 
the War Department just prior to his release, 
on account of being in exce.ss of the require- 
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conducted the regiment to St. Louis, where the 
command arrived on the last day of March 
and proceeded at once to the "gathering of tlie 
troops" in readiness for the tight at Pittsburg 
Landing in less than a week, into which they 
went, without having had food or sleep for 24 
hours and they had neither until after the bat- 
tle closed, two days after. The regiment was 
on the extreme left, exposed to the situation by 
the withdrawal of a Michigan regiment which 
was out of ammunition. Colonel Alban was 
shot to death on the field and most of the regi- 
ment was captured with Prentiss' command. 

Organized as a battalion, the fragments of 
the 18th continued in the service, fighting at 
Corinth and in the series of skirmishes in pui- 
suit of Price. They went to Memphis and 
thence to Vicksburg to participate in the plans 
of Grant in obtaining possession of that point 
on the river. Mr. Bedell was in all the severe 
duty which engaged the regiment until his dis- 
charge, with the exception of a month which 
he spent in hospital, seriously ill with Hux. He 
■was seized with illness while on duty in the 
ranks, falling insensible to the ground and was 
sent to the 6th Division hospital. He worked 
on the levee, on the canal, and engaged in fa- 
tigue duty during the three months before his 
connection with military life ceased. On the 
morning of the battle of Corinth his foot was in- 
jured by being run over by a baggage-wagon, 
but he ibuglitin the battle of that day, holding 
the surgeon's permit to march at will and with 
that and an occasional lift in an ambulance he 
managed to keep with his regiment. 

After the war he removed to Appleton which 
has since been his abode. He has pursued his 
business as a blacksmith at that place. He was 
married March 6, 1863, to Sarah P. Cramer, and 
they have two children — Effie E. A. and Har- 
ley Willis. In the paternal line of descent Mr. 
Bedell is of English lineage and in the maternal 
is descended from the race that located on the 
Holland Patent in the State of New York. Mr. 
Bedell has been Alderman of the 6th Ward at 
Appleton two terms (1885-6). 

"OHN MCCABE, a prominent attorney 
of Winneconne, Wis., a soldier of the 
civil was, war born November 21, 1823, 
in County Cavan, Ireland, and is son of 
John and Catherine McCabe. He has an 



uncle in the British service, and is a member 
of the McCabe family, to which General Siieri- 
dan belongs. He is second cousin of " Little 
Phil." He came to America in 1840. His par- 
ents had spent three years in this country previ- 
ously, coming here in 1812 and returning to 
Ireland in 1815. He landed in New York in 
May, when the son was 17 years of age. The 
latter was a school boy in Ireland, and after 
coming to New York spent the summer on a 
farm and the winter in school in Albany. In 
1843 he learned the trade of stone cutter in 
Ulster county. New York, and was occupied in 
that line of tiiat of business seven years. He 
came to Wisconsin in 1848, arriving at Mil- 
waukee in September. October 9th, he landed in 
Oshkosh; and later he removed to a farm six 
miles from Oshkosh, in company with his broth- 
ers, Cornelius and Francis. He took a farm in 
Vinland, where he remained until 1863, when he 
decided to enter the military service of the United 
States. When the "Old 5th" was mustered out 
and re-commissioned with its former colonel, 
Mr. McCabe threw himself actively into the 
work of recruiting and enlisting and was one 
of the organizers of Company E, going to the 
front as its 1st Lieutenant. He enrolled in 
August and was commissioned Sept. 12. The 
regiment passed about two weeks at Camp Ran- 
dall, Madison, and in October made connec- 
tion with the " Independent Battalion " in Win- 
chester, in the Shenadoah Valley. The battal- 
ion was composed of three companies, and 
with the seven of the new organization made 
up the complement of a regiment. 

Lieutenant McCabe was first in battle at Ce- 
dar Creek, and returned afterwards to Wash- 
ington and went thence to join Grant and re- 
mained at City Point until April 1st, 1865, 
when they went to Yellow House on the South 
Side R. R. They were in the action at Hatcher's 
Run, and the 1st day of April marched to the 
left in front of Fort Fisher, and on the next 
day made a charge at Petersburg, and at 4 
o'clock in the afternoon, the regimental colors 
floated over the captured works of Petersburg. 
This regiment was the first to take possession 
of that city. The company lost three killed 
and 13 wounded. Lieutenant McCabe was in 
command of Company E, at Fort Fisher, two 
of his company were killed and seven 
wounded, three of them losing their arras. 
April 6th, they were in the action at Sailor's 
Creek, and followed Lee until his sur- 



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render. McCabe was u witness of the col- 
lapse of the rebellion at Appomattox and 
with his coininiind marclied baclc to Burke's 
Station on thu South Side railroads. April 'iTth 
tliey reached Danville en route to aid Sherman 
in completing his work in North Carolina, but, 
on arrival at tliat place tliey received intelli- 
gence of tlie surrender of .lolmston and re- 
turned to Wilson's Station. They were or- 
dered to Washington and wei'e mustered out 
at Hall's Hill in .June. On iiis return to Vin- 
land he bought a large farm in the town of 
Winneconne. He found himself unable to 
work from the results of the hardships to which 
he had been exposed durnig his life as a sol- 
dier. 

Soon after the battle of Hatcher's Run his 
command camped on the ground and he la}' 
down wrapped in a single blanket. A soft 
snow fell during the night and in the morning 
he was frozen to the ground and his men dug 
him out; he was so chilled that sensation in 
his limbs was suspended and caused rheumatism 
which prevented active labor after his return. 
When he found he could not work on the farm 
he leased the property and moved to Winne- 
conne. He first engaged in the management 
or a meat market which he conducted six 
years, meanwhile studying law. In 1871 he 
began practice in Justice Courts and, in 1880, 
after due examination in open court, was 
admitted by Judge Burnell to jiractice in all 
courts within his jurisdiction and, intliecouise 
of the same year was admitted to ])ractice in the 
Department of the Interior to prosecute pension 
claims. Since the beginning of his active con- 
nection with the business of a lawyer, he has 
occupied a prominent position in the fraternity. 
He has been a Republican since the organ- 
ization of the pj.rty in 185G, has been a delegate 
to the State Convention several times, and has 
been prominent in the municipal management 
of Winneconne. He was Supervisor of Oshkosh 
two years and Assessor four years. He was 
Assessor of Vinland two years and when he 
went into the army was Chairman of the Board 
of Supervisors. He resigned to enter the army 
and when he left his farm to enlist, he left a load 
of wheat on the wagon and a wife and six small 
children. He would have received election 
to the State Legislature that fall but preferred 
to throw his strength and inliuence in the bal- 
ance of his country. Previous to his own en- 
listment he had spared neither time, money 



nor influence to further enlisting. He has 
held a school office for 33 years, has been Chair- 
man of the Town Board of Winneconne three 
years and in 1888 received a majority of more 
than 200 votes from a possible 375. In March, 
1888, his friends in Winneconne jjresented him 
an elegant gold watch with the inscription 
"Presented to Captain John MeCabe of the 
town of Winneconne, March 21, 1888, in appre- 
ciation of his meritorious services to his town." 
The character of Captain McCabe requires no 
further eulogy than the statement of his labors 
and the estimate in which they are held by his 
generation. 

He was Commander of the G. A. R. Post at 
Wimieconne in 1867. The strictures governing 
the Order caused the extniction of the Post in 
1873 and Mr. McCabe now belongs to Scott Post 
at Oshkosh. 

Pie was married in New York May 16, 1845, 
to Ellen Coughlan. They have eight children. 
Katie married P^dward Lee, of Minnesota ; 
James married Anna Lyons and lives in Ore- 
gon ; Cornelius is employed on a railroad in 
Minnesota ; Eva is the widow of John Manning 
who died in March, 1888, and with her 
daughter lives with her father; Ma- 
mie married Frank Ilildebrand, of Rhine- 
lander, Wis. ; Nellie graduated at the Normal 
school at Oshkosh and is a teacher. A promis- 
ing son named Wendell Phillips, died in No- 
vember, 1884, aged 14. Mrs. McCaTaewas born 
in County Kings, Ireland, andcame to America 
with her sister. Her father, Michael Couglilin, 
died in Ireland in 1860. Her mother came to 
America in 1861 and resided with Mrs. McCabe 
until her death in 1866. 



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tg^ ALCOLM SELLERS, Fort Howard, 

^^i&rX Wis., and a prominent business 
''>J^^^ man of Northeastern Wisconsin, 
was born Oct. 26, 1819, in Guys- 
boro, in the county of the same name in Nova 
Scotia. When he was 12 years old he went to 
Prince Edward's Island and commenced teach- 
ing two years later, remaining in that avoca- 
tion two years. When be was 16 years old he 
became a clerk in a store belongnig to the busi- 
ness connections of McKeever & Walsli, ship- 
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inoiitliJ< he was placed at the liead of tlic maii- 
ugement of the store and continued to operate 
in that capacity for three years. His relations 
there were interrupted by a summons to the 
sick bed of his mother and he settled his affairs 
and went home. She recovered and the trus- 
tees of scliool affairs in his native place offered 
him a situation which he accepted and Idled 
three years. At the end of that time the [;ord 
Bishop wrote him a letter inquiring if he would 
go to Country Harbor to assume charge of a 
school and church there. He immediately pro- 
ceeded tliere and received his credentials as 
catechist and lay reader from the Ijord Bishop 
and a general license as teacher and missionary 
under the Colonial Cliurch Society of London. 
He officiated in that capacity more than five 
years. Meanwhile, he was married to Isabel, 
daughter of the Hon. Charles Arciiihald. 

In the spring of 1847 Mr. Sellers determined 
to seek a wider field for the exercise of his abili- 
ties and came to the States, first visiting Eastern 
cities and came to Wisconsin and located at 
Beaver Dam, Dotlge county. There ho engaged 
in the manufacture of mill products and con- 
ducted a mercantile interest therewith. In 
the fall of 1849 he was persuaded by the 
Whig element in that locality to become a 
candidate for the Assembly of Wisconsin. He 
was elected over four competitors and became a 
member of the Legislature of the Badger State 
in the session of 1850. Li 1852 he went to 
Waukesha to assume the duties of a position 
with Bean, Clinton & Powers. Six months later 
he took ciiarge of a primary class in Carroll Col- 
lege and among his pupils was the individual 
who became known to history in the civil war 
as Col. Sidney A. Bean, of the 4th Wisconsin 
Cavalry, and who was killed in action. Walter 
and Irving, his brothers, were pupils of Mr. Sel- 
lers, and were gallant soldiers in the same con- 
test. James Proctor, of Milwaukee, George Bur- 
chard, of Fort Atkinson, distinguisiied in the 
annals of Wisconsin, and Hon. Cushman C. 
Davis, Senator from Minnesota, were also in liis 
class. When he closed his connection as instruc- 
tor with that institution he became connected 
with the Milwaukee it Prairie duChien railroad 
corporation, in the capacity of agcuit on the 
route from the Cream City to Waukesha, and 
was one of the first to engage in that capacity 
in the State. He was ambitious and brought 
on hemorrhage of the lungs by over exertion. 
When able to transact business he opened a 



store of general merchandize at Waukesha and 
bought wool in the interest of manufacturers, 
becoming the heaviest dealer in that commodity 
in Wisconsin. From the commencement of iiis 
career in Wisconsin, he has been a factor in its 
progress and development and acquired a wide 
acquaintance with the leading men of the State 
in business and political circles. He has 
ever maintained an active interest in the 
religious and moral advancement of societj' 
where he has resided and has been especi- 
ally prominent in church and temj)erance 
work. He holds commissions from the 
American Bible Society, the American Sun- 
day School Union and other evangelical organ- 
izations in the United States. For more than 
a half century he has been a declared advocate 
of temperance and was one of the founders of 
the Republican party in Wisconsin. He has 
been one of its most ardent and enthusiastic 
supporters from its inception aiding by voice, 
money and ballot in its march of progress. He 
was the intimate friend of Governor Randall 
and at the time of the attack on the United 
States property in C'harleston harbor was in 
Madison serving as Clerk of the Judiciary Com- 
mittee. He was one of the first to offer his ser- 
vices to the executive of Wisconsin. "Mal- 
colm," said the Governor, "you would not live 
a month in tiie service ; you are not fit for war, 
but stay at home and do what you can and I 
will give you any position you ask in the State." 
He was assigned to the Quartermaster's Depart- 
ment with headquarters at Madison and, later, 
was transferred to the Commissary Department 
where he operated until the call for more troops 
when he went to Waukesha and other counties 
thereabouts to raise soldiers. He passed a year 
in that business and did so at his own expense. 
He continued to reside in Waukesha until the 
autumn of 1869 when he acceded to the request 
of Hon. F. D. Clinton to remove to Fort How- 
ard to assist in the construction of the railroad 
from that place to the Mississippi River by way 
of Shawano. He went and, soon after, plans 
were rearranged by which Mr. Clinton's con- 
nection with the enterprise ceased and conse- 
quently, that of Mr. Sellers. He engaged in 
lumbermg interests and in mercantile connec- 
tions in which he was occu])ied until 1874, 
when his active connection with business j^rac- 
tically ceased. At present, (1888) he is engaged 
in pension matters, helping old soldiers as he 
can, and is considered one of the most effective 



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and successful in the country. Mr. and Mrs. 
Sellers have two children — Maggie L and Mal- 
colm A. Charles A. was a soldier in the civil 
war, going to the held in Company F, 1st Wis- 
consin Cavalry, was wounded at Pulaski, Tenn., 
was sent to hospital and came home wrecked 
and his young life undermined by chronic 
diarrhcea and intiaminatory rheumatism and 
died Feb. 20, 1876. Florence Victoria died 
when four years old. Martha died at twenty 
at the beginning of a. beautiful womanhood. 
Ida P. died in full (lush of life at nineteen 
years old. 

Mr. Sellers i.s the son of Donald and Marga- 
ret (McKenzie) Sellers. Both were of Scotch 
origin and belonged respectively to Highland 
and Lowland ancestry. His father came to 
the United States previously to the Revolution 
and entered the Colonial service as a volunteer 
and fought until tlie battle of Charleston, S. C, 
where he was wounded in the thigh by an Eng- 
lish bullet. He passed some time in hospital 
and went, after the war was ended, to Nova 
Scotia. He married there and located on a 
farm. He reared ten children and died on his 
estate in 1S4S, in his 99th year. He was a man 
of vigorous temperament and, two years before 
his death, walked from his farm to Guysboro 
and returned — a distance of twenty miles. He 
had no son who could perform such a feat. 
The ball he received in the battle of Charleston 
moved down to a position below his knee and 
was in his body when he was buried. 



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ICHAEL STUTZMAN, deceased, 
formerly a resident of Black 
Creek, Wis., and a soldier for the 
Union, was born July 2nd, 1839, 
in the city of New York. He came to Wiscon- 
sin and entered the .service of the United States 
from conviction of duty. He enlisted at Green 
Bay, Wis., March 2, 1865, in F Company, 50th 
Wisconsin Infantry, for one year. He received 
honorable discharge at Madison, Wis., June 
14, 186(3, his term of enlistment benig closed. 
The regiment was designed for service on the 
frontier and left the State by companies, for St. 
Louis and they were stationed at Benton Bar- 




racks, preparatory to their assignment to the 
field in the West. They made the route by 
marches and traversed the entire distance from 
St. Louis to Fort Leavenworth and thence to 
Fort Rice in Dakota Territory, arriving at the 
latter place Oct. 10, 1865. The heat and fatigue 
was extreme and they had the terrible results 
of service in more direct avenues of warfare, 
the soldiers succumbing in great numbers to 
the hardships and privations and the unusual 
labor. Mr. Stutzman impaired his health per- 
manently by drinking ice water after a fatigu- 
ing march, which induced inflamation of the 
stomach, from which he suffered untold agony 
all the remainder of his life, and which caused 
his death, Feb. 28, 1882. 

He was married Feb. 18, 1867, to Wilhelmina 
Lemke and Hve of their six children are living 
— Michael, William, George, Caroline and Wil- 
helmina. Elvira died at hve years of age. 

The piirents of Mr. Stutzman were natives of 
France and came to America in 1833. Their 
sons and daugliters numbered seven, and four 
are still living. They resided in the cit}-^ of 
New York 12 years. In 1845 they came to 
Wisconsin, locating in Germaiitown, Washing- 
ton county. The parents of the wife of Mich- 
ael Stutzman were natives of Stettin, Ponier- 
ania, Germany. She is now the wife of John 
Endlich of Black Creek, Wis. 



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'^I^HOMAS BLANCHFIELD, a resident 
V I V "'" *^sl^ko.sh, Wis., and a former sol- 
' Jl J dier of the civil war, is a native of 

Ireland. 
He enlisted Aug. 19, 1862, in Company I, 
32nd Wisconsin Infantry, and was mustered in 
with the remainder of the completed command 
Sept. 25th following. (Jctober 30tli he left the 
State with his company, of which Geo. R. 
Wood had been made Captain, William Young, 
1st Lieutenant and David J. Quimby, 2nd Lieu- 
tenant. He went to Memphis, Tenn., and 
there went into camp and, Nov. 14th, the 
command was assigned to the 5th Brigade, 1st 
Division of the Corps of W. T. Sherman. Mr. 
Blanchfield was with his regiment throughout 
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three j'ears. He received honorable discliarge 
and was mustered out June 12, 186r), at Crys- 
tal Brings, near Washington. 

Among tlie movements in which Mr. Blanch- 
Held encountered the contingencies of war was 
that in wliich his regiment participated in the 
attempt to consummate the first plans of Grant 
agaiu.st \'icksburg, and he went southward to 
be recalled by tlie loss of the supply base at 
Holly Springs, which necessitated a movement 
towards the only situation which secured the 
necessities of life to the men at Memphis. He 
went successively to Holly Sjirings and Hurri- 
cane Creek, and started for Oxford. He was 
in the severe marching to relieve Grand .Junc- 
tion and thence to Jackson, and in pursuit of 
Forrest. Later, he was in the sharp march to 
relieve Colonel Hatch and afterwards passed 
months in the vain attempt to look after For- 
rest. In Februar3 , 1854, the regiment was as- 
signed to the 16tli Army Corps and went to 
Meridian, where Mr. Blanclificld took part in 
the varied experiences through wliich the o2nd 
passed, and in which much work was done of 
a character calculated to break tlie strengtli of 
the confederacy. Afterwards he went with his 
command to Vicksburg, Columbus and Padu- 
cah, and marched through Kentucky and Al- 
abama after Forrest. In May and June he 
was in the skirmishes in the vicinity of Cort- 
land, and in August took position in the siege 
of Atlanta. He was in the action at Jones- 
boro in the attempt to destroy the Macon rail- 
road, and afterwards pursued the rebels to 
Lovejoy Station. He returned to Atlanta and 
prepared for the Grand March through the 
swamps across Georgia and the Carolmas, and 
witnessed and took part in all the experiences 
of that tramp through the heart of the rebel 
domain. He was in the several actions in the 
siege of Savannah and in the fight at River's 
Bridge. He was in the action at Binnaker's 
Bridge, in which his company took a promi- 
nent part, and also at Cheraw. He was in the 
action at Fayetteville and near Bentonville, the 
last before the surrender of Joe Johnston. He 
marched North after the rebellion had come to 
a close and moved with the columns of war- 
worn veterans in the Grand Review. He is 
a pensioner, having received injuries ni the 
service from which he never recovered. He is 
a respected citizen, and is acting in the capac- 
ity of bridge-tender on Main street, Oshkosh. 



He has sustained in private life the character 
he earned as a defender of his adopted 
country. 



EORGE COSTLEY of Antigo, Wis., 
> ■ » and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
^^l 78, was born Nov. 13, 1845, at 
Knoxville, Tioga Co., Pa. His par- 
ents, Levi and Betsey (Cook) Costley, were na- 
tives of the Keystone State as were their for- 
bears for years before them. His maternal 

the Revolution 
Perry in 1812. 



grandfather was 



a .soldier of 
and fought with Commodore 
He was three months past 99 years old, when 
his death occurred. 

Mr. Costley was a boy of IfJ years, when the 
furious challenge from South Carolina sum- 
moned the North to the defense of the flag and 
he determined to enli.st as soon as he could do 
so. Accordingly, he went to Northumberland 
in his native State to enroll in A Company, 
33rd Pennsylvania Infantry. The State of 
Pennsylvania was at that time threatened Avith 
invasion from Lee"s Army, and Ewell was 
hurrying into the Shenandoah. The sensation 
of the moment impelled hasty action on the 
part of Penn.sylvania, and regiments were en- 
listed and hastened to the scene of expected 
hostilities. The 33rd went to Chambersburg 
and thence into the Slienandoah valley for 
purposes of defense, and by the close of June 
the Union army had been so adjusted to the 
situation that the rebel commanders were 
alarmed about the safety of their forces and 
withdrew, but battle was forced at Gettysburg. 
When the ninety days for wliich Mr. Costley 
enlisted had expired, the special service was 
ended and May 28, 18G4, he enlisted in the 
2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry. 

He joined the regiment as a recruit at Camp 
Stone, Washington, and was in his first fight at 
Cold Harbor. He fought at Spotsylvania and 
the seven days fights in the Wilderness. His 
regiment was in the detail that swung to the 
rear of Richmond, accomplisliing the terror- 
izing of the rebels. Returning to the swamps 
of the Chickahominy, the command crossed the 
James and made connection with Grant's army 
in front of Petersburg. Mr. Costley was in the 
trenches in front of that city, and while on "the 



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left" on the Jerusalem plank road, was wounded 
in his right ankle. He was disabled and was 
placed in the field hospital until he could be 
sent to Armory Square hospital at Washington, 
where he remained several niontlis, going 
thence to Little York hospital, I'a. He grew 
restive and desired to take a hand in the activ- 
ities of the front and, obtaining a six days puss, 
he started to seek his regiment. He found it 
stationed between "Fort Hell" and Petersburg, 
doing picket duty at the front. He reported to 
General Custer and explained his conduct. 
That officer appreciated his effort and wishes 
and telegraphed to the hospital in time to pre- 
vent his being reported as a deserter. Two 
days later, lie was in the picket line between 
Fort Hell and Petersburg and was shot through 
his right hip. He remained in tlie field hos- 
pital on the James River and at City Point 
hospital until after Lee's surrender, when he 
went again to Armory Square hospital, from 
the windows of which he witnessed the Grand 
Review. He proceeded from there to Little 
York hospital, and he received honorable dis- 
charge Sep. 2o, 18<)3, at Harrisburg. Jolin 
Costley, his oldest brother, was a .soldier in the 
54th Pennsylvania and was killed in the action 
at Frederick City. Moses Costley was in Com- 
pany A with his Itrother and returned in 
safety- 
Dec. 28, 1871, Mr. Costley was married to 
Adele Costley, a distant cousin, their grand- 
fathers being second cousins. Mr. Costley has 
been a resident of Antigo since Sep. 11, 1884. 



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C. BUERSTATTE, of Manitowoc, 
Wis., a member of G. A. R. Post 
9 No. 18, was born Sept. 12, 1846, 
near Elberfeldt, Germany. He was 
four years old when his parents, Henry M. and 
Mary (Meister) Buerstatte, removed from their 
native land to Manitowoc and the son has 
passed his entire life, with the exception of his 
soldier career in that place. He was still a boy 
when the assault was made on the United 
States flag at Sumter and, as soon as possible, 
enlisted as a soldier. He enrolled Feb. 12, 

1864, at Manitowoc, in Company F, 26th Wis- 
consin Infantry for three years. In June, 

1865, he was transferred to the 3rd Wisconsin 




Infantry and received final discharge July 20, 
1865, at Louisville, Ky. He joined the regi- 
ment as a recruit, making connection with the 
command in time to participate in the battle of 
Resaca. He was wounded in that action May 
I4tli, 1864, and was one of the four men from 
Company F, who were injured that day. He 
wa.s not again in action until the last battle in 
wliich the regiment participated at Bentonville, 
preceding the surrender of Johnston. He went 
with the regiment through Richmond and 
Virginia and to Washington, whence he pro- 
ceeded to Louisville, Ky., with others wliose ser- 
vice was unexpired, where he was mustered out 
as stated. 

He returned to Manitowoc and obtained a 
situation in a drug store, acquiring a complete 
knowledge of the business which he has made 
his vocation in life, and in whicli he established 
himself in Marcli, 1872. 

He was married Sept. 20, 1871, to Augusta 
H. J. Generich of Manitowoc and they have 
four sons and four daughters : .Julius H. C, 
Amanda M., Richard T., Fred W., Ciiaiies A. 
L., Zeralda H., Lillie J., (Jctavia A. 



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LBERT S. ENO, of Clintonville, Wau- 
K paca Co., Wis., was born March 25, 

f®^Y^ 1831, in Conquest, Cayuga Co., New 
York. His parents, Albert and Ce- 
lestia Eno,were natives, respectively, of the States 
of New York and Connecticut. 

Mr. Eno was reared after the manner com- 
mon in the history of tiie sons of farmers and 
followed that calling until he enlisted. He was 
residing on a farm in Barry Co., Mich, when 
the war broke into active existence and he en- 
listed at Battle Creek, Mich, Oct 5, 1863, in G 
Company, Eleventh Regiment Michigan A'olun- 
teer Cavalry for three j-ears. On the formation 
of his company he was made Corporal and after- 
wards Sergeant. He was <4i.scharged with honor 
Sep. 22nd, 1865, after the close of the war. He 
went South with his regiment, was in all the 
unrecorded service it performed in Virgina and 
Kentucky, passing througli countless skirmishes 
and taking active part in the battles at King's 
Salt Works, and Marion Bridge, Western Vir- 
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at Cynthiana two days later. He was in pur- 
suit of the guerrilla Morgan. In the last named 
engagement tiie contest was hard fought and 
the disaster to the Federal troops appalling. 
During his period of service, Mr. Eno had a 
slight illness and was sent to the hospital at 
Louisville, Ky. 

After being discharged from military obliga- 
tions to the United States, he returned to Barry 
county, whei'e he resided until April, 1866, 
when he removed to McHenry Co., Ills. There 
he acquired a complete knowledge of the busi- 
ness of carriage and house painting which has 
since been his vocation. He came thence in 
1S69 to Walworth Co., Wis., and three years 
afterwards went to De Pere, Wis. He went suc- 
cessively to Appleton, andStevens Point and 
tinally located at Clintonville. In 185o he was 
married to Esther M. Simmonds. Three chil- 
dren have been born to them, two of whom, 
named Eva and Ray survive. 



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ENRY MCLEAN, of Wausau, Wis., 
A a member of G. A. R. No. 55, was 
born May 12, 1825, at Belfast, Ire- 
land. His father died when he 
was two years old, and when he was 10 years 
of age he came to America with his mother, 
locating at Sheboygan. The boy became an 
inmate of the family of L. K. Stoner of that 
place, and remained with that gentleman until 
his removal to Eureka, Winnebago county, and 
thence he removed to Stevens Point. Later, 
he located permanently at Wausau, which has 
been his home since the war. 

He enlisted at Stevens Point in November, 
1862, in the 8th Wisconsin Battery. The com- 
mand was organized at Racine and left the 
State, March ISth, of the ne.xt year. The or- 
der of their movements was as follows: — They 
made connection with the forces already in the 
field located at Leavenworth, then organizing 
for the New Mexico expedition, which failed; 
moved in May to Fort Riley and went to Col- 
umbus, Ky., marched to Humboldt, next to 
Corinth, went on a scouting expedition to Ja- 
cinto, and was in severe skirmish, and entered 
luka ; thence the battery was transferred to the 
Army of the Tennessee, going to Ea.stport, 




Miss., subsequently went to Murfree.sboro,Tenn., 
and from there to Nashville. The next move- 
ment was to Bowling CJreen, Ky., and thence 
to Louisville to return to Nashville. From 
there he went to take part in the battle of Stone 
River and assisted in shelling the rebels from 
their position at Lancaster on the same day. 
He was next in battle at Chickamauga, taking 
position later in the trenches at Chattanooga, 
and in the assault that was no man's responsi- 
bilitj', but which resulted in the capture of 
Mission Ridge. Returning to Nashville, the 
command was equipped with new armament 
and reassigned to the 2nd Division, Artillery 
Reserve. In .Januar}', 1865, he \vas remus- 
tered as a veteran, took his furlough and went 
to Murfreesboro in April to make connection 
with the nonveterans. The battery occupied 
Fort Rosecrans and performed garrison duty 
until ordered to Wisconsin to be mustered out 
at Milwaukee, Aug. lOth. 

In the fall of 1866, while stationed at Camp 
Etheridge, he received a severe injury while 
drilling on his gun, and passed some time at 
the hospital at Bowling Green ; a week later he 
went to the fight at Munfordsville, his Irish 
blood not permitting him to lose the chance of 
so lovely a scrimmage. He remained with the 
command, proceeding with it to the chase of 
General Bragg. ()n the return march to Nash- 
ville he was in the field ho.spital and arrived 
just in time to miss the thickest of the fight at 
Stone River, which was the responsibility of 
the authorities of the hospital. He returned 
to Wausau with a permanently injured shoul- 
der and arm, both being paralyzed, and he 
has since resumed his former occupation as a 
lumberman. He has a valuable larm, which 
is in the hands a tenant, he being incapaci- 
tated from its personal management. 

He is the son of William and Elizabeth 
(Deane) McLean, the former being a sea cap- 
tain by profession. The latter was a farmer's 
daughter. 



OHN J. QUICK of Merrill, Wis., and a 
member of Lincoln Post, No. 1"31, was 
born .Jan. 10, 1840, in Steuben Co., New 
York. He w'as sixteen years old when 
he left his native Stale to come to Madison, 
Wis., in 1856. He had acquired a good com- 



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mon school education and obtained a position 
in the Jacques hotel in the capital city of Wis- 
consin, where he remained that fall and winter. 
In the spring of 1858 he came north to Grand 
Rapids and was occupied as a sawmill hand 
during the summer. In the winter he went 
into the woods at Eagle to work for Timothy 
Hurley and passed two years in his employ in 
various capacities His next employ was " run- 
ning the river " until he determined to enlist. 
Oct. 5, 1861, he enlisted at Grand Rapids in G 
Company, 18th Wisconsin Infantry, for three 
years. He received honorable discharge at 
Madison Sept. 18, 1862, for disability incurred 
in the service of his country. The men of the 
regiment formed one of the finest bodies that 
was sent to the war from any State, the quota 
being made up almost wholly of lumbermen 
and their average weight a little less than 
200 pounds. They were, unfortunately, exposed 
to inclement weather which, as many of them 
had the measles while in camp, caused much 
.serious illness. ^Ir. Quick contracted rheum- 
atism and went into hospital with eight com- 
panions as soon as the regiment reached Pitts- 
burg Landing, whither the command had been 
ordered. From there they were sent to New- 
berg, Ind. The rebels crossed from the Ken- 
tucky side of the Ohio River, captured the 
Union soldiers stationed there anil put them 
under parole. This exceedingly sharp piece of 
work was accomplished by Morgan's guerrillas 
and they called themselves "Texan Rangers." 
From Newberg the soldiers who had been 
paroled went to Saltwell Barracks. There the 
authorities desired to put them on duty, but 
they honored their parole and took leave in 
their own behalf for Madison. There they 
lived in barracks and Mr. Quick was assigned 
to duty in the ration department of the rebel 
prisoners there for some time and finally re- 
turned to Grand Rapids for a time. He went 
back to Madison to receive his discharge from 
his army obligations. The entire squad from 
the 18th were among tlie captured and paroled 
men at Newberg, Ind. At Grand Rapids he 
resumed his former occupation of running the 
river and logging. Later, in company with 
his brother Charles, he opened a butcher shoj) 
which they managed eight years. In 1880 he 
came to Merrill where he embarked in the 
business of keeping a saloon in wliich he is 
still interested. 

His marriage to Maria Parker took place in 




1861 and they have three children — Lillian A., 
Gladys A., and Irene. The first is the wife of 
Cliarles ( )dell. The .second daughter is mar- 
ried to Henry Larry and they have two chil- 
dren. Mr. Quick is tlie son of .John H. Quick, 
a native of New York. His mother died when 
he was nine years old. The father was of 
Mohawk Dutch stock and the mother of Scotch 
descent. Mrs. (^uick traces her origin to the 
Puritan stock of Massachu.setts who were prom- 
inent in the Revolution. Richard Quick, 
brother of John, was a soldier of the Sord New 
York and was taken prisoner at Lookout 
Mountain and sent to Andersonville stockade 
prison. Samuel Parker, the brother of Mrs. 
Quick, was a soldier with " Pap Thomas." 



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NDREW J. MCHENRY, Menominee, 
^ Mich., was born Nov. 11, 1827, in 
Almon, Alleghany Co., New York. 
He is a member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 266, and is the son of William and Emily 
(Steadman) McHenry. (The latter died on the 
day on which this sketch was prepared, March 
6th, 1888.) His father was the Hr.st white child 
born in Alleghany county, being the son of a 
man who removed to America fi-om Ireland 
when 19, and who immediately enlisted in the 
colonial military service to aid in the attempt 
to remove the burden of British tyranny. Mr. 
McHenry was reared on a farm and also be- 
came familiar with the avenues of the lumber 
biisiness, in wliich his father was interested. 
\Vhen he was 22 he came west to Muskegon, 
Mich., and commenced operations as a scaler 
and looker up of pine lands, buying logs, etc., 
and passed bis time in that varied manner un- 
til the first year of the war. When the first 
call for troops was followed by a second, his 
sense that he was needed became strong and he 
enrolled as a soldier in 1st Michigan Cavalry in 
Company C, Aug. 26, 1861, at Detroit for three 
years, and was discharged at Washington in 
June, 1862, for disaljility. He was in camp at 
Detroit until the command was sent forward to 
Washington to be assigned to Banks' division. 
The regiment was separated into detachments 
and variously disposed, Compau)^ C, being at- 
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McTTeiiry was made a messenger on the j)er- 
sonal start oftliecomman<ling otficoraiid served 
in thateajiacily from Dee. 25tli to Ajiril 1st, ISti'i. 
At that date the company rejoined the regiment. 
At tlie last date, the battaUon went to the com- 
mand of Oeneral (Jeary, and Mr. McHenry 
fought at Warrenton .Junction and was a par- 
ticipant in the first Ijattle of Winchester in 
1862. He was next in a skirmish at Warren- 
ton and with Banl<s in the retreat from the 
valley of the Shenandoah. The battalion was 
in the action at Aldie's Gap, at Centerville and 
at Manassas (Jap. While stationed at Rector- 
town in I'^autpiier county, Va., Mr. McHenry 
was detailed to command a squad of six men, 
sent by General Geary to General Banks to 
Staunton with a message. On his return, his 
hor.se stumbled into a hole filled with water, 
where the rider received an injury which re- 
sulted in hernia. Not aware of tlie serious 
nature of the hurt, he fultilled his duty, return- 
ing to Rectortown, keeping the saddle in the 
retreat. After Manassas Gap the battalion was 
ordered to Washington to recruit and to await 
an opportunity to make connection with the 
regiment. He was suffering intense pain with- 
out knowing the cause, supposing it to be a 
saddle bruise. On consultmg a surgeon, he 
was informed of the real trouble and received 
his discharge by order of General Wadsworth, 
and he returned to Detroit. 

He went, as soon as sufficiently recovered, to 
Muskegon again, where he resumed his former 
occupation of log scaler and also secured a 
position as Superintendent of a sawmill, in 
which latter capacity he operated winters. In 
Dect-mber, 18S5, he removed to Menominee 
to accept a situation with Doherty & Baar, a 
prominent lumber firm, where he has since 
conducted the interests of him,self and employ- 
ers with satisfaction to them and credit to 
himself. It should have been stated that Mr. 
McHenry had had the training of a soldier 
from his father from early youth, the senior 
McHenry being one of the finest tacticians and 
drill masters in civil life and a complete master 
of the saber, although never in military life. 
Mr. McHenry was married Juiy 9, 1856, to 
Sarah Walden, and they have a son and a 
daughter — George W. and Arabella. The for- 
mer married Lizzie Murphy. Mrs. McHenry 
was born in Detroit, and her parents were re- 
presentatives of the old stock of the settlement 
of New York State. 



A. McHenry, uncle of Mr. McHenry, resided 
on the .Jerse\' shore of Pennsylvania and dur- 
ing the war raised two companies of cavalry 
and reported with them at Washington, offi- 
ciating as captain in one. He afterwards mus- 
tered recruits in the service. His son, Andrew 
J. McHenry, was killed at the battle of Fred- 
erick, Md. 



OSHUA DIGKERMAN, Plover, Wis., 
member of G. A. R. Past No. 149, was 
born Sept. 5, 1837, in Morris county. New 
.Jersey. He is the sou of Nathaniel 
(Losaw) Dickerman, the former a native of Ver- 
mont, who died about 1860, in Passaic, New 
.Jersey. The mother died in Morris county in 
that State 30 years earlier. The son was about 
three years old when he lost his mother, and 
he was placed by his father in the care of an 
uncle and aunt, with whom he remained until 
he was about 18 years old. He engaged in 
farming in the county in which he was born, 
and wlien 25 years old determined to come 
West. He located at Plymouth, Sheboygan Co., 
Wis., and engaged in farming. In the fall of 
I860 he removed to Union, Waupaca Co., Wis., 
and in 1861 to the town of Lind in the same 
county. Nov. Ki, 1864, he enlisted from Dale, 
Outagamie county. Wis., in the 1st Battery, 
Wisconsin Light Artillery, and was mustered 
in at Green Bay. Ten days later he went to 
Madison and performed guard duty at Camp 
Randall until the 5th of December, when he 
proceeded to New Orleans to join his command. 
His liattery took a position in front of Alexan- 
dria, La., in April, and went thence to Morgan- 
zia, returning to New Orleans in June. In 
August they went to Baton Rouge, thence to 
Clinton, and in November went to Mobile and 
returned to Baton Rouge where Mr. Dickerman 
was mustered out, and returned to Milwaukee, 
and he was discharged July 16, 1865. He en- 
gaged in farming in Lind, where he operated 
three years, removing thence to Sherman, Clark 
county. Wis., where he operated as a farmer 
until his removal to Portage county, where he 
located March 24, 1885. He is still engaged iu 
farming. 

March 30, 1854, he was married in Sheboy- 
gan county to Lydia A. Coon. She was born in 



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Sandy Creek, Oswego Co., New York, Nov. 12, 
1834. Her parents, .James and Susanna (Baker) 
Coon, were both natives of the town of Hoosick, 
Rensselaer county, New York. 'I'hey became 
residents of Oswego county about 1826, and re- 
moved thence to Sliel)oygan county where her 
father bought a farm; lie died May 23, 1879, 
aged 89 years. Her motlier died Dec. 23, 1883, 
when slie was nearly 82 years old. Mr. and 
Mrs. Dickerman have eight living children. 
•John W. was born March 28, 18r)5 ; George A., 
April 29, 18.57 ; Jessie F., .\Larch 22, 1859 ; Ben- 
jamin 0., Dec. 30, 1862 ; Louis M., May 20, 1864 ; 
Cynthia R., June 29, 1868; Amy L., .\,ay 10, 
1871; Clark E. May 2, 1874; Alba E., August 
2, 1877. Louis M. died May 25, 1865, when 
five days past one year old. 

During the war experience of Mr. Dickerman 
he received serious nijury at Baton Rouge. He 
took the horses of the battery to water, and on 
the way to the river they became unmanagable. 
He was thrown and struck a piece of sharp 
edged timber, falling on his back and left iiip, 
and rendered insensible. He was assisted to 
to the camp by his comrades, and he was able 
to perform no labor for a period of three months 
subsequent to his discharge. He has been a 
sufferer from the effects of the injury received 
in the war ever since. 



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^R.^NK FOX, at Chilton, Wis., and for- 
^. merly a soldier in the civil war, was 
[iv£i- born Aug. 26, 1843, in Cambridge- 
shire, England, and he is the son of 
Jonathan and Elizabeth (Tombleson) Fox. The 
mother died in 1853, and in 1854, the family 
removed to this country and locatetl the same 
year in East Troy, Walworth Co., Wis. In 1859, 
the father removed to Waupaca count}' but the 
son, who was then 13 years old, commenced an 
independent struggle with the world; he found 
a home on the farm of A. R. Hinkley in the 
town of Eagle, Waukesha county, and operated 
as a farm assistant until the date of the war. 
He was an enlisted man in the first organization 
raised in Wisconsin and he enrolled April 18, 
1861, in Company A, 1st Wisconsin Infantry. 
This organization was originally the Milwaukee 
Light Guards which had been the pride and 



boast of that.city. Tiie first enrollment of Mr. 
Fox was !or three months and he was in the ac- 
tion at Falling Waters, Va., where the first Wis- 
consin soldier, George C. Drake, was killed in 
battle; he was a comrade of Mr. I'^ox. The ac- 
tion was slight compared with tiiose of a later 
date, but it was one that tested the quality of 
the regiment. On the expiration of the term, 
Aug. 21, 1861, Mr. Fox was mustered out of ser- 
vice and returned to Wisconsin. Sep. 5, 1861, 
a few days after his return he again enlisted at 
Eagle, in the 7th Battery, Wisconsin Light Ar- 
tillery for tiiree years and was the first man of 
that command to be sworn into service. Soon 
after he was made "gun-sergeant," and received 
a commission as 2nd Lieutenant to date from 
•Jan. 19, 1863; Oct. 24th following he was mus- 
tered out as Supernumerary Officer, the battery 
having been so reduced in numbers as to man 
only four guns. The batterv left the State 
March 15, 1862, and on arrival at St. Louis re- 
ceived orders to report to General Pope, at New 
Madrid preparatory to participating in the siege 
of Island No. 10. After being stationed at sev- 
eral forts on the river, they went to t. e island 
and thence to Union City, where they were at- 
tacliedto Mitchell's brigade. Mr. Fox performed 
guard duty at Trenton and Humboldt and in 
December when Forrest made an assault on 
Jackson, the battery proceeded to connect with 
the forces of Sullivan, leaving everything but 
artiller}- equipment at Humboldt in charge of 
30 men. In their absence everything left be- 
hind including the men, was captured by the 
rebels. In the same month Mr. Fox was in the 
fight at Parker's Cross Roads where the battery 
conducted the action for several liours alone and 
he afterwards went to Jackson and afterwards 
to Corinth and Memphis where he was mustered 
out. He reached home on the eve of the No- 
vember State election. Dec. 8, 1863, a month 
after his return home he again enlisted in the 
13th Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery for 
three years. When the battery was organized 
he was made Sergeant and Oct. 22, 1864, was 
commissioned 2nd Lieutenant and served in 
that capacity with the battery until he was mus- 
tered out July 20, 1865. They left Wisconsin 
Jan. 22, 1864, for New Orleans where they re- 
ceived orders to report at Baton Rouge and were 
assigned to garrison duty at Fort Williams and 
there Mr. Fox was drilled in infantry and heavy 
artillery tactics. In March the command was 
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Baton Rouge on provost duty and returned to 
the fort wliere they manned the six heavy guns 
constituting the armament. In July, they went 
into camp near the fort with light artillery 
eijuipments and performed skirmish <luty 
against the infesting bands of guerrillas in that 
vicinity. After he was mustered out, Mr. Fox 
went to Pennsylvania to the oil regions where 
he remained two years and in 18(37, he returned 
to Wisconsin. He reside<l at Hartford, Wash- 
ington county, until 187o, when he went to Ply- 
mouth, Sheboygan county, where he was en- 
gaged in the pump business until his removal 
to Chilton in 1876. Since that time he has 
been occupied principally as travelling agent in 
the interest of manufacturers of agricultural 
machinery and, since 1882, has operated for the 
Minnesota Thresher tt Ma nufacturing Com- 
pany. In 1881, he was appointed special Dep- 
uty U. S. Marshal and discharged the duties of 
the position about a j^ear but resigned on find- 
ing that it interfered materially with other busi- 
ness connections. 

He was married Dec. 1,1879, to Sarah Breed, 
of Chilton. 



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NDREW JACKSON, of Oconto, Wis., 
^ menil)er of G. A. 11. Post, No. 74, was 
born March 10, 1842, at Peru, Clinton 
Co., New York. He was raised on a 
farm in his native State and, a few months 
after he was 21 years old, he enlisted in Com- 
pany F, 91st New York Infantry at Plattslxirg. 
The regiment went to Baltimore and was a.s- 
signed to the Army of the Potomac, and at 
Petersburg Mr. Jackson was transferred to the 
Pioneer Corps. This organization was made up 
from a detail from the companies and was in 
command of Colonel Tarbell. The force was 
organized for the purpose of advancing before 
the army to remove obstructions and make all 
possible arrangements for swift movement of 
the army of Grant in following up the rebels 
until they surrendered at Appomattox. Mr. 
Jackson was engaged nearly every day in 
skirmishing and hard labor and after the end 
of the rebellion he was in the Review at Wash- 
ington and returned to Albany, New York, 
where he received honorable discharge in June, 
1865. During his military service he con- 



tracted rheumatism and is still a suflFerer from 
that disease. 

Soon after his discluirge he came to Ciiicago, 
and in 1866 located at Oconto where he has 
since operated as a lumberman. He is in the 
employ of the Oconto Lumber Company and 
has charge of the saws and mill machinery. 
He is the son of James and Phoebe (Anson) 
Jackson, both natives of Peru, New York. He 
has three sisters living, named Helen, Louisa 
and Eliza. Mary Ann and Elizabeth are de- 
ceased. March 8, 1867, Mr. Jackson was mar- 
ried to Emma Newton of Oconto, and their sur- 
viving children are named James Franklin, 
Althea, Arthur and Robert Hough. Two chil- 
dren, William and an unnamed child, are de- 
ceased. 



OSEPH T. DREES, of Peshtigo, Wis., 
and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 207, 
at Marinette, was born Aug. 15, 1841, in 
Aix-la-Cliapelle, on the Rhine in Ger- 
many, and is the son of Joseph and .lane Cath- 
erine (Gerard) Drees. He is of French lineage 
and his forbears served in the continental wars. 
His grandfather was in the army of Napoleon. 
Mr. Drees was 15 years old when he came 
from " Der Faderland " to America and reached 
Chicago, 111., in 1856, whence he came to 
Peshtigo the same year. Since residing ni this 
country he has operated as a lumberman. He 
has been twice married. Elizabeth Kracts 
Drees, his first wife, died in 1872 from the ef- 
fects of the suffering and exposure she under- 
went in the great fire at Peshtigo in the previ- 
ous year. In 1873, Vlr. Drees was again mar- 
ried to Augusta Sachs, f'rom the first mar- 
riage there are two children— John B. and 
Edward A. Henry is deceased. From the 
second marriage there are seven cliildren — 
Amelia, William G., Charles H., Martha, 
Bertha K., Augusta and Ida H. The oldest 
daughter is married to Einil Martin. 

April 14, 1864, Mr. Drees enlisted in Com- 
pany F, 12th Wisconsin Infantry at Green Bay 
for three years, and received honorable discharge 
at Louisville, Ky., July 12, 1865, the regiment 
being mustered out at the close of the war. 
He joined the regiment as a recruit, going to 
Cairo with the veteran of the regiment, re- 



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turning to war from their veterans furlougii 
and went successively to Clinton, Tenn., Huuts- 
ville and Decatur, Ala., and to Rome, Georgia, 
marching nearly oOO miles as an introduction 
to army pleasures. He was in the several fights 
known as Ivenesaw Mountain where all tlie 
chances of active warfare were made known to 
him. For a month the fighting was carried on 
with little interruption and throughout July 
the regiment was in active service, and in the 
fights of the 19th and 22nd of July at Atlanta 
where he lost his left eye by falling on a sharp 
stick. In August Mr. D.rees was engaged in 
tearing up railroads and in Septeinljer was in 
the fight at Jonesboro. 

He was in all the activities through the fall 
and marched to Savannah. In January he 
went to Beaufort, fought at Pocotaligo and on 
the Salkahatchie and at Fayettville, was pres- 
ent at the close of affairs at Bentonville, went 
thence to Goldsboro and Raleigh and joined in 
the pursuit of Johnston, and went to Wasiiing- 
ton after the surrender to take part in the 
closing scenes at the National Capital and came 
to Louisville as stated. He was in hospital a 
short time at Marietta. The crowning troul)le 
of the historj' of Mr. Drees was the fire at Pesli- 
tigo, in 1871, when he lost all of his property, 
having an insurance of $1,500 dollars which 
was not paid. 



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"ASON C. HODGE, formerly a soldier of 
the civil war, and a resident on section 
4, in Douglas township, Marquette 
county. Wis., was born in Carbon county, 
Pennsylvania, March 27, 1846, and is the son 
of Miller H. and Phebe (Miller) Hodge. Both 
his grandsires were soldiers in the Revolution, 
and his grandfather Miller fought in 1812. In 
1850 the family removed to Marquette county, 
where Mr. Hodge has lived all his life. His 
father was one of the first settlers in the 
county where he located in the the pioneer 
period before any improvements were made 
or roads built, and the son remained on his 
father's farm until he was IG years old, when 
he learned the cooper's trade, in which he 
was employed until he entered the army. 
He enlisted when he was 18 years old, and 
was mustered into the army March, 30, 18G4, 



as private in Company G, 3rd Wisconsin Cav- 
aliy, at Montello, for three years ; he received 
honorable discharge Oct. 27, 1865, at Fort 
Leavenworth, on account of General Order, 
number 102. He joined his command in the 
Army of the Frontier under Blunt, and started 
for Little Rock, Ark. After reaching Kansas 
City they were ordered back to the plains and 
arrived at Fort Zarali in March, 1865 ; from 
there they went to the Little Arkansas and 
performed escort duty and scouting and were 
ordered to join the command to make a raid 
in New Mexico, whence they returned to Fort 
Larned and went next to Fort Lyon, Col., and 
remained until mustered out. The regiment 
was on duty at nearly every point from the 
western borders of Mexico to the Rocky Moun- 
tains. 

After his return home he attended sclu)ol 
through the winter, and has since operated as a 
farmer in the prosecution of his agricultural 
pursuits; he has ojierated successfully and is 
owner of a farm of 160 acres, which consti- 
tutes his homestead, and he also owns 40 
acres on .section 33 in the town of Oxford. 
His abilities and character have secured for 
him the confidence of the community and he 
is serving as School Director and Justice of 
the Peace in his township. He was married 
to .Jane Sevey and they have six children 
named Kred, Nelly, Chauncy, Gertie, Pearl 
and Merlin ; Susie, Lottie and Robert are de- 
ceased. John Sevey, father of Mrs. Hodge, 
was a soldier in the war and died at Cairo, 111., 
of disease contracted in the army. 

During his military service Mr. Hodge was 
ill with scurvy and rheumatism, and was in 
hospital at Fort Howard, Colorado. During 
the second year he was in the war, his service 
was on the plains in Kansas and Colorado, 
where he was engaged in protecting the mails 
from the Indians, performing escort dut}' and 
carrying dispatches. 



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UFUS KING, the first brigadier gen- 
eral appointed to the command of 
Wisconsin troops during the war, 
was of old and distinguished family. 
He was born in New York city, January 26th, 
1813, the eldest son of Charles King, LL. D., 




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wlio was for years President of Columbia Col- 
lege, and grandson of Rufus King, twice min- 
ister to England and United States Senator 
from New York. The latter was the son of 
Riciiard King, a wealthy ship owner of Scar- 
borough, Maine, and reuioved to Massachusetts 
shortly before the revolatioiuiry war; was 
delegate of that commonwealth at the ratiti- 
cation of the constitution at Philadelphia, sub- 
sequently removed to New York and purchased 
the homestead at Jamaica, Long Island, where 
his descendants still reside. 

General King's mother was Eliza Grade of 
Elizidjethtown, New Jersey, a woman of rare 
accomplishment and worth. His early educa- 
tion was at the hands of an old French soldier- 
scholar, who had emigrated to New York after 
Waterloo, but, when only fourteen years of age 
King was prepared for West Point, where he 
was graduated in iSoo at the age of nineteen, 
standing fourth in rank in a large and brilliant 
class, and was commissioned in the Corps of 
Engineers. As Lieutenant King his first duty 
was in coiniection with the building of Fortress 
Monroe — his associate being Lieutenant Robert 
E. Lee, with whom he was soon after-wards sent 
to surve}' the boundary line between Ohio and 
Michigan, in 1S35. This was his first look at 
the wilderness of the West, and one he bore in 
mind. In September, 1836, he resigned from 
the army to take the position of Assistant 
i']ngineer of the New York and Erie railwa}-, 
and lieKl it until nearly 183H when the new 
enterprise became crippled in its finances and 
King returned to Albany, N. Y. Governor 
William H. Seward was just entering on his 
first term, and King received at his hands the 
appointment of Adjutant-General of the State, 
which, despite his youth, he filled with marked 
credit for four years, through both of Seward's 
terms. During this period he was brought 
frequently under the notice of Thurlow Weed, 
who detected the inherent editorial stutt' in him 
(Charles King had been for years editor of the 
New York American) and he became associate 
editor of the Albany Evening Journal under 
Weed's tutelage. In 1844, the i>roprietors of 
the SeiUinel, an infant paper, in the infant town 
of Milwaukee, Territory of Wisconsin, sought 
Thurlow Weed's advice as to the selection of 
an editor to take entire charge, and Rufus King 
in the fall of 1845 moved to Milwaukee with 
his young wife and baby boy and took the 
helm, lie threw himself heart and soul into 



every enterprise that promoted the growth and 
welfare of his adopted home. He was member 
of the convention that framed the final con- 
stitution of Wisconsin ; first (and, for all 
the years there were no emoluments attached to 
the office, onb/) Superintendent of public schools; 
a leader in every meeting; an authority on 
many a question in the growing State, and all 
the time be labored at his paper until in a few 
years the Milwaukee Sentinel had no rival in 
the Northwest. With the defeat of Winfield 
Scott and the dissolution of the Whig party, 
General King devoted himself to the task of 
building up the new Republican and Anti- 
Slav.ery organization that was fostering in the 
East. There are many to-day who call him the 
father of the Republican party in the Badger 
State, Imt he was the last man to think it him- 
self or to seek personal reward. His whole 
career was an example of tireless effort for 
principle, party and progress utterly to the ex- 
clusion of any thought of self. 

Naturally, General King warmly advocated 
the nomination of Mr. Seward for the Presiden- 
cy in 1860, but wlien Abraham Lincoln became 
tfie choice of the party, the Sentinel was his 
staunch supporter. Soon after the inaugura- 
tion on the 4tli of March, 1861, King was ap- 
pointed Minister to Rome, as delightful a berth 
as the new President could tender him. 
All Milwaukee seemed to rejoice in his good 
fortune, for no man had done more to win the 
atfection and esteem of his fellow-citizens, and 
the farewell banquet was something long re- 
membered. The new diplomat's baggage was 
aboard the steamer at the New York pier when 
the boom of Sumter's guns startled the nation. 
King speeded to Washington and asked 
for service with the army ; was directed 
to return at once to Wisconsin to organize the 
brigade required from the Badger State ; was 
commissioned Brigadier General of Wisconsin 
Volunteers on May 7th, and to the same rank 
in the United States service, May 17th, 1861, 
being summoned at once to the defen.ses of 
Washington, where in the summer of 1861, in 
camp at Kalorama Heights, he orga,nizcd the 
command of Wisconsin and Indiana troops 
destined to win in fiercest battle the proud title 
of "the Iron Brigade." A month was spent in 
drill and preparation ; then in September the 
brigade was ordered up the Potomac to Chain 
Britlge, where one of his favorite regiments — 
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General Hancock an equal command, but it 
was immediately replaced bj^ the aiTiving 7tli, 
and in the winter of 18()1, King's Brigade went 
into camp around Arlington House and the 
General occupied rooms under the roof tree of his 
old friend Lee. Early in the spring he was pro- 
moted to the command of as Hue a Division as 
tlie Army of the Potomat- contained, consisting of 
liis old brigade and those of Generals Hatch, 
Doubleday and Patrick, and it was King's Di- 
vision that first entered the works of Manassas, 
where Mc('lellan made his tardy advance. 
Being in McDowell's Corps, the division was 
detained in front of Washington during Mc- 
Clellan's operations on the Peninsula, and 
its first sharp service was along the 
line of the . Rapidan when Lee, Long- 
street and .Lackson leaped forward to 
crush Pope before McCIellan could re-inforce 
him. Tlie evening of August 2Sth King's 
Division — all alone on the Warrenton turnpike 
— was suddenly and fiercely assaulted by 
Jackson's corps between Gainesville and Grove- 
ton. The attack fell mainly on the Wisconsin 
l)rigade which for over an Lour stood like a rock 
against the charges of an overwlielming force 
from Ewell's and Taliaferro's Divisions. Dark- 
ness put an end to the fight, and late at night, 
after being urgently advised by three of his 
brigade commanders that it was his only 
ciiance of saving the division from being sur- 
I'ounded by Jackson's corps with the coming 
morn. King ordered a withdrawal towards 
Manassas. He had inflicted fearful loss to the 
enemy, but the Iron Brigade had lost 40 per 
cent. Doubleday had suffered severely. It was 
impossible to find McDowell, the Corps Com- 
mander, or Pope, and, all ignorant that Sigel's 
men were not far di.siant on his right, King 
fell back. No orders of any kind — from any 
quarter, reached him that night, but in his 
official report General Pope made it appear 
that he had sent King repeated orders to hold 
his ground, and inferentially it was reasoned 
that he received them and disobeyed. Although 
Pope has since publicly admitted that he never 
even sent orders to King, but that all were sent 
to McDowell, and though letters from the War 
Department fully exonerated him, both in 
Wisconsin and in Congress the affair was 
utterly misrepresented and by many ignorant, 
and a few designing people, King was 
accused of having, again.st orders, aban- 
doned the field. Some such report, with 



evident design, was brought to the ears of Mc- 
CIellan as the division was about moving in to 
the attack at South Mountain, and he directed 
that King be relieved and granted leave of ab- 
sence on the ground of . evident ill health. 
Though speedily restored to duty and given 
important command at Yorktown he never I'e- 
gained his health or spirits. Our diplomatic 
affairs were becoming entangled abroad. Gov- 
ernor Randall, who was occupying King's post 
at Rome, desired to return, and in the fall of 
1863 tiie President called on his minister to 
proceed to his station at the Papal court. Here 
King remained rendering important and faith- 
ful service to the Nation, returning to the 
United States in 1867 and receiving a cordial 
welcome from his Milwaukee friends. After 
serving a year or two as Deputy Collector of 
the port of New York City, he there died of 
pneumonia October 13, 1<S()7, and was buried 
among five generations of his race in the old 
church yard at Jamaica, Long Island. 

General King left a wife, son and daughter 
to survive him. Of his character it is recorded 
by a contemporary who knew him well that as 
engineer, editor, soldier and diplomatist, lie did 
honor to them all, but his chief title to reniem- 
brance was his own noble manhood, fervent 
patriotism and affectionate disposition which 
enshrined his image in the heart niches of 
hosts of ardent admirers. In writing he had an 
easy, graceful style of great purity and ele- 
gance; was just, generous and honorable in all 
he expressed; and though often wielding a 
partisan pen, his vigorous blows were given 
with the mace of a templar knight. It was not 
within the possibilities of his noble nature to 
willingly wound a friend, and even for the 
bitterest foe he always had Christian charity. 
Captain Charles King, U. S. A. 



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Jf^ ABRIEL W. CORNISH, of New Lon- 
W t |\ don. Wis., and a member of G. A. R. 
\v^^4 Vosi No. 46, was born in Bangor, 
Franklin Co., New York, Oct. 13, 
1833. He is the son of Adin and Miriam 
(Needham) Cornish, and the parents were na- 
tives of Vermont. Their children were named 
Adin, Truman, Aimer, Charles, Martha M. and 
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at New London. Aimer was wounded while 
lighting in the civil war at Corinth. He was a 
soldier in Company A, 14th Wisconsin Infan- 
try and died in tiie barracks at St. Louis, Mo., 
and was buried there. After receiving parole, 
Mr. Cornish of tliis sketch went there to find the 
grave of his brotlier but did not succeed in lo- 
cating it. Charles died in New York. Adin 
married Mary Wood and they have one cliild — 
Wallace, lie was a soldier ni the same com- 
panj' and regiment as his deceased brother. 

Mr. Cornish came from his native State to 
Wisconsin in 1849, and passed tliree years in 
Winnebago county locating in tlie fall of 1852, 
near Hortonville, in Outagamie county. He 
enlisted at Oshkosh in August, 1861, and Oct. 
8, 1861, lie was mustered into Company D, 1st 
Wisconsin Infantry at Milwaukee for three 
years. He became a soldier in that regiment 
after its three montlis term was ended and tlie 
command was reconstructed. Mr. Cornish left 
the State within a week after his "muster;" and 
the roster of ins battles includes 20 names and 
he tasted all the persecutions and hardships of 
rebel prison in a bondage of two months at 
Libby. He was in the movements in which his 
regiment was involved in October, November, 
December, January and February, proceeding 
from place to place on the Ohio River and South 
into Kentucky, and in March was again with 
his regiment at Nashville, Tenn. He was in 
the Hrst heavy battle at Perryville, just a year 
to a day after being mustered in. He was 
\younded on that day, a minie ball striking his 
head near his left ear and passing out near the 
center of the back of his neck. He went to hos- 
pital No. 9 at Louisville, where he remained 
nearly three months and reported for duty just 
in time in December to tiglit at Stone River. 
He was with the command on Jefferson Pike 
when attacked by Wheeler's cavalry, December 
30th, and was taken pri.soner. With 66 others 
of the regiment he was sent to Libby prison at 
Richmond, Va., where he .saw every form of 
hardship and privation which rebel ingenuity 
could inflict on a Union man. Food was dis- 
tributed once a day and every variety of disease 
was prevalent. The cornmeal on which the 
prisoners sub.sisted was mixed with something 
that looked like mule meat. Feb. 28, 1863, Mr. 
Cornish was paroled and went to Annapolis, 
Md., and thence to Benton Barracks, St. Louis, 
where he was exchanged and rejoined liis regi- 
ment at Murfreesboro. He was next in action 



at Hoover's Gap and TuUahoma and went 
thence to the Cumberland Mountains and was 
with his command in the skirmishing at Dug 
Gap. He was in the line of battle formed near 
Stevens Gap, where he remained some days 
and went by way of Owen's (Jap and Crawhsh 
Springs to fight at Chickamauga. After the 
action of two days, only 82 of his command 
stacked arms. He went next to Chattanooga 
and was next in the charge at Mission Ridge 
and afterwards pursued the rebels to Stevens 
Gap, reluming to Chattanooga. When the 
plans of Grant and Sherman were arranged and 
the army reorganized in 1864 the 1st Wiscon- 
sin, whicli had been attached from reorganiza- 
tion to the command of Sherman moved in the 
Atlanta campaign. Mr. Cornish was in the 
fight at Pumpkin Vine Cr^ek and in all the ex- 
posure to which his command was subjected at 
Kene.saw Mountain and fought at Peach Tree 
Creek, July 2()th. He was in the charge at At- 
lanta two days later and was in constant skir- 
mishing until the capitulation of Atlanta. He 
was in the fight at .Jone.stwro and his division 
with the 2nd Division, captured 700 prisoners. 
The regiment returned to Atlanta where Mr. 
Cornisli remained until the expiration of his 
period of enlistment and he was mustered out 
September 21st, and returned to Wisconsin, 
where he was finall}' discharged at Milwaukee 
Oct. 14, 1864. 

He returned to Hortonia, Outagamie county, 
where he resided about 12 j^ears occupied in 
farming. About 1875, he sold his place his 
disabilities resulting from army life unfitting 
him for heavy labor. Pie located at New Lon- 
don, where he has since been occupied with light 
work. Jan. 18, 1857, he was married to Mary 
Waite at Hortonville; their only child, Mary 
E., was born June 12, 1873. 



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SIDNEY B. CARPENTER, Stevens 
Point, Wis., member G. A. R. Post 
No. 149, at Plover, was born Novem- 
ber, 2, 1836, in Ischua, Catteraugus 
Co., New York. His grandfather was a native 
of England and removed in early life to Mas- 
sachusetts, and located near Lowell, where iiis 
son, Frederick W., the father of Sidney B., 
was born. Mr. Carpenter, senior, went to the 



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State of New York while a young man and is 
still living on his homestead and is more than 
80 years old. He married Elsie, daughter of 
David Hihner, wlio died in New York in LS82. 
Mr. Carpenter remained on father's farm until 
he was 1 'J years old, and came to Wisconsin in 
1856, locating at Plover, where he was engaged 
in lumbering until the war. 

Sept. 12, 1861, he enlisted in Combany B, 
14th Wisconsin Infantry. The regiment went 
to St. Louis in Marcii, and Mr. Carpenter was 
in his first battle at Pittsburg Landing. He 
was made 5th Corporal on the field ; after the 
action was promoted to 3rd Sergeant, and he 
performed guard duty until the fall of 1862, 
and was afterwards promoted to Orderly Ser- 
geant. Late in the same season the regiment 
moved to Savannah, and Mr. Carpenter partic- 
ipated in the 2nd battle of Corinth and was 
promoted to 2nd Lieutenant of Company B, 
Oct. 3, 1862, "for conspicuous bravery on the 
field." He was next in action at luka and 
went with his regiment and company through 
all the engagements in which the command 
participarted in the vicinity of Vicksburg and, 
afterward to Natchez, remaining in that place 
until the fall of 1863, when he went to Vicks- 
burg- The winter of 1863-4, he passed at 
home as a recruiting oHicer. Dec. 9, 1864, he 
received jiromotion as (Jajitain of Company B. 
On his return to the front he was too late for 
the Red River expedition and, with " Worden's 
Battalion," joined the army of Sherman at 
Ackworth, proceeding on the Atlanta campaign. 
He was in the several fights of that move- 
ment and fought at Lovejoy's and at Jones- 
boro. After the fall of Atlanta, the battalion 
was ordered to return to Nashville to connect 
with 'Ihomas. 

The command was under Captain Cari)en- 
ter on the route and did fighting at Colum- 
bia and at Nashville, and was in the chase af- 
ter Hood to Clifton, where the soldiers were on 
rations of half a pint of corn a day. The 
command was again in battle at Corinth, and 
afterwards moved down the Tennessee River 
to Cairo, 111., and after camping for a time pro- 
ceeded to New Orleans, where it remained un- 
til ordered to take part in the operations against 
Mobile. Lake Ponchartrain was crossed and 
a position taken on Dauphin Island, and it pre- 
pared to move to the siege of the city. After 
a passage of 12 miles up Fish River the troops 
landed at Spanish Fort, where the rebels had 



prepared^ for their arrival and their progress to 
tlie fortifications was made over felled trees, 
and interwoven telegraph wire, a pioneer force 
going in advance to clear away ob.structions. 
Tlie troul)lc, delay and hardship were com[)en- 
sated by the capitulation and afterwards the 
command moved to Blakely, where the siege 
tliere was just over. Thence Captain Carpenter 
moved witii his command to Montgomery, Ala., 
where tliey performed guard and garrison 
duty until September, when orders were re- 
ceived to move to Mobile, where he was mus- 
tered out Oct. 9, 1865 ; he had sustained his 
honorable record, and on leaving the army had 
been recommended for Major. 

He returned to Plover, resumed his former 
occupation and continued his residence at that 
place until the spring of 1888, when he re- 
moved to Stevens Point. He is an employe of 
the Wisconsin Central railroad corporation. 
He was Commander of the G. A. R. Post at 
Plover at the date of his removal and resigned 
the position. 

He was married Dec. 26, 1870, to Ellen, 
daughter of John and Ellen (Golden) Osborn, 
both of whom are deceased. They have four 
sons. Fred was born Sept. 20, 1871 ; John, 
July 5, 1873 ; Roscoe C, Nov. 24, 1878 ; Mat- 
the'w H., April 17, 1885. 



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T^TLONZO L. WILLIAMS, of Appleton, 
/*/ \v Wis., and a member of G. A. R. Post 
^^^^ No. 133, was born May 22, 1839, in 
Winfield, Herkimer Co., New York. 
His father, for whom lie was named, married 
Alice C. Herron. The former was born in Yer- 
mont, and was the son of a native of Rhode 
Island, who was a lineal descendant of Roger 
Williams. His mother was born in 1814, in 
Rome, New York. The grandfather on the 
mother's side was named Cook, and o)ie of the 
same generation was a prominent lawyer in 
Chenango county in the same State. The Her- 
rons were of Scotch extraction. When he was 
in childhood, Mr. Williams went with his par- 
ents to Vermont, and afterwards returned with 
them to his native State. He received his 
primary education in the public schools of Jeff- 
erson county, whither he had been taken by 
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county, and back to Union academy in Bell- 
ville, Jeffei'son county, to prepare for college, 
where ho was a student at the date of the rebel- 
lion and the same spirit wiiich decimated the 
educational institutions all over the North, sent 
him to the recruiting oilice to answer to what 
he considered the call of duty. Aug. 22, 1SG2, 
he enlisted at Geneva in Company G, 50th New 
York Engineers. The regiment went to Elmira 
to the camp of rendezvous, and in September 
he went to the Army of the Potomac. He was 
in various details in the service during that fall 
and performed the duties connected with the 
command to which he was attached in the 
capacity of engineer. He fought in the regular 
service in the interims, and was present at 
Chancellorsville, and underwent all the vicissi- 
tudes of that bloody and useless conflict, was at 
Gettysburg and fared better, fought in the sev- 
eral engagements of the second Wilderness, in- 
cluding Spottsylvania, North and South Anna 
and Cold Harlior, and was attached to the army 
and performed the a.ixluous duty pertaining to 
the special service in which he enlisted until 
the close of the war. After Grant took com- 
mand of the Army of the Potomac, Companies 
I, G and D. were assigned to the 2nd Corps 
under Hancock. Mr. Williams received honora- 
l)le discharge -July, 1865, under the (Jeneral 
Order disbanding the regiments at Elmire. 

After the war, he again went to .Jefferson 
county and, soon after, to Seneca county where 
he enjgaged in teaching. In 1866, he went 
W^est and located at Waukesha to accept a situ- 
ation as a teacher and afterwards became Prin- 
cipal of the public schools at Jefferson, Wis. 
In 1874, he came to Appleton and assumed the 
management of one of the city .schools and offi- 
ciated six years. At the end of that time, he 
commenced business as an accountant and has 
been employed in various places in the city 
since. 

He was married April 6, 1865, to Sarah 
Francis Herron. Their children are named 
Alice and Mary Frances. The mother of Mr. 
Wiliams belonged to Connecticut stock, and 
the early generations removed to Addison, 
New York. .John C. Herron, the brother of 
Mrs. Williams, was an enli.sted man in the war 
and died at Harjier's Ferry of disal)iliues con- 
tracted in the service. He and anotiier 
brother, David, were in the 50th New York 
and the latter returned in safety. The grand- 
father of Mr. Williams, Pardon Williams, 




fought in the war of 1812. He died in 1855. 
The grand mother of Mr. Williams was born 
in 1762 and died in 1840. His maternal 
grandmother died when more than a centiuw 
old, having passed the line by a year or two. 
She was a relative of the general of that name 
(Herron). Mrs. Williams is the daughter of a 
lawyer who was for many years the partner of 
the famous attorney, Charles G. Folger, of 
Geneva, New York, Secretary of the Treasury 
under President Arthur. 



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HARl.ES SHELTON, Winneconne, 
Wis., formerly a soldier in the civil 
war, was born July 10, 1840, in Me- 
dina, Ohio, and he is the son of Jere- 
miah and C'larissa (^tastin) Shelton. His pat- 
ernal grandfather was a native of Germany and 
the father of his mother was a prominent sol- 
dier in the war of the Revolution. When he 
was five yeai"S old his parents removed to Wis- 
consin and located in a part of the State which 
was then un.settled. He has passed his life as 
a farmer and is now occupied in the business 
of an agriculturist. He is a member of the 
G. A. R. Post, No. 7, at Omro, and removed to 
Winneconne in 1881. 

Nov. 17, 1863, he enli.sted in Company I), 
o2nd Wisconsin Infantry at Oshko.sh for three 
years or during the war, and he was honorably 
discharged July 12, 1865, at Louisville, Ky. 
In June previous he was transferred to the 16tli 
Wisconsin Infantry and was discharged as 
stated. He joined the regiment as a recruit 
and made connection with his company near 
Memphis, Tenn., and left the city with the 17th 
Army Corps to move in the marcli to the sea. 
He went with his command throughout Cxeorgia 
and was in the actions before Savannah and 
after the occupation of the city went to the 
Savannah River, and thence to Purisburg 
where the command was detained two weeks 
by floods. Mr. Shelton was with his regiment 
in the march through South Carolina and was 
engaged in all the varied duty o/ that move- 
ment. He was engaped in the work of destruc- 
tion, foraged and performed guard duty and 
was in countless skirmishes. He was engaged 
in the advance through the rain to Chesterfield 
in the pursuit of rebels and was under fire for 



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six hours in the battle of Averysboro. He was 
in the heat of the action at Bentonville and 
went thence to Goldsboro and after the surren- 
der of Johnston went to Wasliington. After 
liis transfer to tiie 16th Wisconsin he peiformed 
duty with that command and returned to Wis- 
consin at the date mentionech One of the inci- 
dents which Mr. Shelton ruhites toolc place at 
Tliompson's Creek where he got a chance to fire 
at the Tear guard of the rebels; he fired three 
shots but, in his haste forgot to remove the 
ramrod from liis gun and tlie aflair was a stand- 
ing joke in his command tlirough the remain- 
der of his service. He has never recovered 
from the illness from which he suffered during 
his service and with which he was sick in the 
hospital at Marietta, Ga. Mr. Shelton is a 
respected and honorable citizen of Winnecenne 
and enjoys the confidence of the community in 
which lie resides. He was married in March, 
ISGl, at Medina, Wis., to Sophronia Khoads 
and their children are named Bessie, Adelaide 
and Edna. 



AJOR LEVI ROWLAND, resident 
at Fort Howard, Wis., and a 
member of (i. A. R. Post No. 124 
at Green Bay, was born May 15, 
1839, in Kenosha, Wis. He is the son of 
Thomas and Elizabeth (Davis) Howland. His 
fatlier was born in New Bradford, Mass., and 
was descended from a race of farmers who were 
soldiers in the two wars with Great Britain. 
The mother was born near AVinchester, West 
Va., and belonged to old Virginia stock ; she 
was reared in Kentucky whither her parents 
went when she was a child. Major Howland 
received a good education and was at the thres- 
hold of manhood, when the civil war engaged 
his attention. Within 48 hours after the U. S. 
flag went down at Sumter he was enrolled as 
a soldier. He enlisted April 17, 1861, in Com- 
pany G, 1st Wisconsin Infantry for the three 
months service. The regiment left the state 
June !)th, an(4 made connection with the forces 
of Patterson at Chambersburg whence the com- 
mand proceeded to Hagerstown, Md., where it 
was attached to the brigade of Abercrombie. 
July 2nd, the 1st Wisconsin led the advance of 
Patterson's troops towards Martinsburg and, on 




the same daj', was in the battle of Falling 
Waters, the first engagement of Wisconsin 
troops with the rebels, three men of Company 
G being wounded ; Geo. Drake was killed, the 
first Wisconsin soldier that died for the Union. 
On the organization of Company G, young 
Howland was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant 
and was mustered out with the regiment, 
August 21, 1861. 

Aug. 20, 1861, Lieutenant Howland enlisted 
in Company A 1st Wisconsin Cavalry. On the 
organization of the regiment, he was assigned 
to the command of Company C, was made 
Major of the regiment Jan. 6, 1865, and was 
mustered out July 19, 1865 as such. The 
regiment left the State March 17, 1862, and 
in April went to Cape Girardeau. Miijor How- 
land was in the skirmish near Bloomfield, going 
thence to Chalk Bluffs, was in anotlier action at 
i Scatterville, aid fought at L'Anguilie Ferry, 
going thence again to Cape Girardeau, where 
he was in a sharp action. In May, 1803, the 
regiment went to Tennessee to make connection 
with the Union army at Triune, and becoming 
a part of tlie Army of the Cumberland. The 
regiment performed picket duty until June, 
meanwhile engaging in a skirmish at Middle- 
town. Major Howland was next in a figlit at 
Shelbyville, and soon after, was in a detail to 
interfere with the retreat of Bragg. He was next 
engaged with the rebels near CrawHsii Springs 
and on the following day fought at Chicka- 
mauga, being on the skirmish line all tlje 
next day, and going on the morning of the 
next to Chattanooga. He was in the fight at 
Anderson's Cross Roads, and was in the action 
at Maysville, going thence to Winchester and 
fighting again at New Market, which action 
was succeeded by the fighting at Mossy Creek, 
Varnell's Station, Dandridge, Cassville, Resaca, 
Burnt Hickory, Ack worth, Big Shanty, Lost 
Mountain, Campbelltown, Hopkinsvilie, Eliza- 
bethtown, Centervilie, Montgomery, Ala., Tus- 
kegee and West Point, Ga. The last men- 
tioned engagement was his final battle,and was 
fought April 16, 1865. This presents a dim 
outline of the work accomplished by the 1st 
Wisconsin Cavalry, but of cavalry iiardsliips, 
it is impossible for the historian to speak in ad- 
equate terms. 

After the war. Major Howland returned to 
Kenosha, and went thence to western Kansas, 
where he became connected with the Kansas 
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to Wisconsin, locating at Fort Howard, where 
he engaged in lumber business, in wliieli he 
lias since been interested. He is a man of 
prominent executive ability and has officiated 
as a member of the Common Council of Fort 
Howard, has been a member of the School 
Board six years and President of the latter four 
years, and has officiated ten years on the 
County Board of Supervisors. In 1884 he was 
Republican nominee for Congress in the 5th 
District of Wisconsin, running against Joseph 
Rankin. Major Howland was married August 
1867, to Edith Louise Sykes. Their chil- 
dren are named Eben W. and Maud A. Mar- 
ion T. died wlien eight j'ears old. Mrs. How- 
land was born at Oswego, New York, and came 
to Kenosha in childhood. 

Major Howland's brother, Alfred, enlisted in 
tlie 1st Wisconsin Infantry, re-enlisted in tlie 
1st Wisconsin Cavalry. Company A was trans- 
ferred to Company C, September 1st, 1863, and 
served througli the war. Ichabod Howland, twin 
brother of Major Howland, .served with him 
in both regiments and was killed May 9, 1864. 
In this action near Dalton, which is designated 
Varnell's Station, the 1st Wiscon.sin Cavalry 
suffered heavily. The two brothersin-law, 
John Sauber and Thomas Dyche, fought in the 
war; the former in a Wisconsin regiment and 
the latter as a Lieutenant in a Missouri com- 
mand. 



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[f^HOMAS J. BURDICK, of Black Creek, 
Wis., and a member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 116, was born Sept. 8, 1832, in 
Old Fort Dearborn, (now Chicago) 
Cook Co., 111. In 1835 his parents removed to 
Wisconsin, locating at Milwaukee, where he was 
reared to manhood. A short time previous to 
the war he settled for a permanency at Eureka, 
where he engaged in farming. In .January, 
1864, he enlisted as a recruit in M Company, 
1st Wisconsin Cavalry, and, with 400 other re- 
cruits, joined the command at Cleveland, Ten- 
nessee. May 3rd, the regiment .started to make 
connection with Sherman's army, and three 
days after attacked a rebel force near Var- 
nell's Station. The battle was waged alternately 
on foot and on horses. Colonel LaGrange lead- 
ing the charge in person. Mr. Burdick had 
two ribs broken by being thrown from his horse, 



the animal stumbling and rolling over him. 
In March they made connection with Wilson's 
cavalry expedition, and Mr. Burdick took part 
in the actions at Selma and Montgomery. He 
was in the capture of Fort Tyler, where the 
command dismounted for the assault. This 
transpireil after the fall of the confederacy, and 
two days after the assassination of President 
Lincoln, but no intelligence of either event had 
reached the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry. Mr. Bur- 
dick also sustained a perminent injury to his 
right eye from a blow from a piece of a bush 
striking it, while he was engaged with a squad 
trying to capture a bushwhacker. The indivi- 
dual was taken, but there is doubt to this day 
as to the sex, as it was suspected that the rebel 
was a woman. "Boys," said he (or she) "you 
have got me now, but 1 will show you a Yankee 
trick yet." And so it proved, for he or she was 
non est in the morning, having escaped on the 
horse of Colonel LaGrange. The regnnent went 
from Georgia to Tennessee,'and were discharged 
at Edgefield July 25, 1865.' 

Mr. Burdick returned to his family at Eureka 
and again became interested in farming, in 
which he is still operating. He has served his 
generation in several civil offices, and has acted 
as Constable and Road Master. He is a relia- 
ble and respected citizen. He was married at 
Eureka, Wis., to Lucy Warden from New York, 
and they had five children — George Washing- 
ton, Abraham Lincoln, William, Frederick and 
Ellsistia. In 1866 he was again married to 
Adeline Chamberlain of Bradford Co., Pennsyl- 
vania. 

Mr. Burdick is the son of Paul and Rebecca 
Burdick, both of Dunkirk, New York. He 
is a genuine Yankee in the paternal line, and 
German on the mother's side, and is the Com- 
mander of Post 116. (1888). 

AMES A. FARR, Oshkosh, Wis., tneniber 
of G. A. R. Post No. 10, was born May 
12, 1842, in Weldon, in the county of 
the same name in Canada. He enlisted 
as a soldier Oct. 28, 1863, for a terra of three 
years. He continued in the service until the 
close of the war, and received honorable dis- 
charge Aug. 25, 1865, at Macon, Ga. 

He enrolled at Corunna, Mich., in Company 
C, 2nd Michigan Cavalry, as a recruit and ' 



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made connection with the regiment at Cleve- 
land, E. Tenn., Jan. 3, 1864. (Colonel Benja- 
min Smitli was the superior officer of die regi- 
ment, which was assigned to tlie hrigade of 
General Barrows and the division of Gen. 
Daniel McCook.) Mr. Farr was in the action at 
Chattanooga and in every subsequent skirmish 
and battle in which his command took part. 
A portion of the summer of 18()4 the regiment 
fought as infantry, then- hoi'ses being required 
elsewhere. In the winter the conceited plans 
of Grant and Sherman were matured and, in 
May, the movements were commenced. May 
lotli the great tiglit with .lohnston took place 
and at Allatoona Puss, whither he fled, Mr. Farr 
received a wound in his right leg. He p)assed 
three days in the Hold hospital at Burnt Hick- 
ory Church and went thence to Cumberland 
hospital at Nashville. From there he went to 
the floating hospital at New Albany, (an old 
transport) and was again removed to hospital 
No. 6 at iSTew Albany, rejoining his regiment at 
Carter's Creek near Franklin, Tenn., about the 
1st of September. Sept. 10th he was in a fight 
with Wheeler's cavalry when their raid on the 
Nashville & Chattanooga, railroad was made 
between Franklin and Carter's Creek. Mr. Farr 
was in another fight with Wheeler on the Leba- 
non Pike, three miles from Nashville, on the 
McEwen farm. The rebels wei-e followed and 
Nov. oth, a fight occurred at Muscle Shoals on 
the Tennessee River. Tlie command fell back 
to Columbus and joined tlie army of Thomas. 
The rebels were drawn into the meshes 
which were their destruction, and a battle 
took place at Franklin. This was one of 
the sharjjest engagements of the war, was the 
first in which Mr. Farr took part after his 
return and one of the most decisive. December 
15th, the command were at Edgefield, opposite 
Nashville, where matters were concentrating, 
and the battle of Nashville was the keynote of 
the end of the war in the West. Hood was chased 
to Franklin, and in January the regiment went 
into winter quarters at Brush Creek, near 
Waterloo, Ala. In March, 1865, the cavahT 
under Wilson were ordered to raid Alabama 
and Georgia and join Sherman at Macon, Ga. 
The forces left Waterloo and, in accordance 
with orders. General Croxson and a detail 
which included the 2nd Michigan Cavalry, 
started for the western j)art of Alabama to des- 
troy factories and mills along the route of the 
. Big and Little Tombigby Rivers. On the sec- 



ond day out, Mr. Farr, while crossing the Bla(^k 
Warrior River, took cold which settled in his 
eyes and, owing to lack of medical treatment 
which it was impossible to obtain, contracted a 
disease which eventually rendered him luially 
blind. After the duty on which they were des- 
patched was accomplished, the regiment pushed 
on through Georgia. At Iron Mountain Sta- 
tion, they had their last fight, May 14, 1865. 
They captured a rebel mail there in wliich was 
found a paper from which tiiey first learned of 
the assas.sination of Lincoln and the fall of 
Richmond. The march towards Macon com- 
menced and rebels returning to their home 
were met in large numbers. The forces of 
General Croxson were being searched for to 
learn that their work had ended. 

On being mustered out, Mr. Farr [iroceeded 
to Jackson, Mich., where he placed himself un- 
der treatment, to no purpose, the sight of his 
right eye soon being extinguished, and he 
became totally blind in the fall of 186(). Dec. 
26, 1875, he came to Wisconsin, locating at 
Omro. He came thence to Oshkosh in 1875. 
He was married Feb. 5, 1 873, to Sarah I irown, 
and they have two children — Reljecca Jessie 
Florence and Ralph Albert Layton. 

The father of Mr. Farr was named John 
Layton Farr, and his mother before marriage 
was Mary McEntee. The former was born in 
Canada and was Engli.sh by descent. His pro- 
genitors were natives of the State of New York, 
and liis great grandfather was a .soldier of 1812. 
On his mother's side, the stock was origuially 
Irish, and her grandfather was in tlie war of 
1812. Rebecca McEntee, the grandmother of 
Mr. Farr, died at 108. In. 1861, she com- 
menced drawing a pension, receiving arrearages 
for 85 years. Her husband was a soldier of the 
Revolution, and she died in 1865. 

William Farr, a brother of Mr. Farr, was a 
soldier in the 8th Michigan Cavalry. Aaron F., 
another brother, enlisted in Company F, 3rd 
Michigan Infantry. 

ONORABLE JOSEPH RANKIN, 
deceased, formerly a resident of 
Manitowoc, Wis., and prominent in 
his military service during tlie civil 
war, was born at Passaic, New Jersey, Sep. 25, 
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1886, during the session of the 49th Congress. 

In his childhood his family removed to Cort- 
land county, New York, and he received a thor- 
ough education at Homer Academy. He came 
West in 1854 and settled at Mishicot, Manito- 
woc Co., Wis., where he was engaged a few years 
in the business of a merchant. His character 
aud ability secured recognition and he was made 
the recipient of the honors of local otticial pre- 
ferrment for several successive years. He was 
elected to the Assembly of Wisconsin in 1860 
and served in the State Legislature with con- 
spicuous ability. 

The advent of civil war monopolized his at- 
tention to the exclusion of local interests and, 
in 1862, he raised a company for the 27th Wis- 
consin Infantry and, on its organization, was 
commissioned its captain. It was assigned to 
the 27th Wisconsin Infantry as Company I) and 
he served as first line officer of the organization 
until the end of the war. He enlisted Oct. 23, 
1862, and was mustered out August 29, 1865. 
The roster of his battles and skirmishes includes 
the siege of Vicksburg, .Jenkins Ferry, Poison 
Springs, Sabine River, Camden, Prairie d'Ane, 
Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Terre Noir Creek, 
April 2, 1864, Little Missouri River, April 4th, 
White Oak Creek, April 15, 1864. The later 
history of the regiment in 1865 includes the 
movement of the regiment to New Orleans and 
Mobile and the command occupied trenches at 
Spanish Fort through the siege. After the sur- 
render of the defenses of Mobile the regiment 
went up the Tombigby River and proceeded 
next to Mobile and thence across the Gulf of 
Mexico to Bi-azos Santiago, Texas, and moved 
successively to Clarksville and Browiasville 
where they were discharged on the day stated. 
The characteristics of Mr. Rankin as a soldier 
were coolness and bravery in danger and a 
solicitude for the well-being and comfort of his 
men. He was the friend and adviser of the 
menibers of his command and received from 
them implicit confidence on all occasions. He 
was peculiarly modest and unassuming in char- 
acter, always avoiding anything like a parade 
of his own actions and in deference to his well 
known trait, his biograpical sketch is devoid of 
the elaboration it justly deserves. He was once 
asked to supply the necessary data for his biog- 
raphy for the Congressional directory and era- 
braced his militaiy record in .seven words: 
"Served in the Union army three years." 

He remained in Louisiana after the close of 



the war, engaging in the management of a plan- 
tation until 1868, when he returned to Manito- 
woc count}', and, soon after was again elected to 
the Assembly of Wisconsin, in which he served 
four years. (1871, 1872, 1873, 1874.) In 1876 
he was elected to the State Senate ' and .served 
three successive terms, the last of which expired 
in 1882. His career as a legislator was distin- 
guished by the same traits of character which had 
made his record as a soldier and citizen promi- 
nent. He was versed in Parliamentary law and 
( po.ssessed perceptive faculties which enabled him 
to .secure advantage even when in the minority. 
He was conscientious in the discharge of duty 
and commanded the respect and esteem of his 
political opponents as he did the confidence aud 
aftection of his own party. He wa.s always a 
Democrat, and was an able manager in the in- 
terests of his party and served several years as 
Chairman of the State Central Committee. 
When named for office, his character or integ- 
rity were never assailed by his political adver- 
saries. In 1882 he was elected to Congress and 
was re-elected in 1884, receiving in both in- 
stances a large majority. His record in the 
council halls of the Nation was consistent with 
that he had made in Wisconsin, and he was 
a prominent member of Committee on Rivers 
and Harbors, a work in which the 5th District, 
which he represented, was greath' interested. 
In the later years of his life he was stricken by 
incurable disease. Notwithstanding his feeble 
state, he decided to take his seat at the opening 
of tlie session in December, 1885, and accom- 
plished his determination. He was tenderlj' 
cared for by his family and friends, and a few 
weeks later was " mustered out." An instance 
of his last days delineates his character. Not 
long before his death lie was visited by his col- 
leagues and political associates, and he left with 
them a piece of work he had been unable to 
finish. One of his old soldiers was entitled to 
a pension which he sorely needed, but the 
proofs were not all complete and he requested 
tiiat the work be finished for him, and it was 
done. To Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin, on 
whom he supposed it would devolve to men- 
tion his death in the Senate Chamber, he said : 
" If you ever mention me, talk of me as I am." 
His memory received the usual tribute of re- 
spect by both Congressional bodies, and com- 
mittees from both acompanied his i-emains to 
Manitowoc. He was buried there and his obse- 
quies were honored by the attendance of a con- 



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course of people to whom he had been for 
many years the object of sincere admiration. 

He was married Sept. 18, 1862, to Ameha S. 
Borcherdt of Manitowoc. A daughter, Jemiie, 
and a son, Joseph, survive him. His family 
reside at Manitowoc. 



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OSEPH ROBB ANDERSON, of Merrill, 
Wis., and a member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 131, was born Sep. 12, 1826, in 
Hickman Co., Tenn. He was taken by 
his parents to Illinois when he was two years 
old and lived successively in Bond, Montgom- 
eiy and St. Clair counties. In 18o5 tiie family 
removed to a place near the present site of the 
city of Burlington, Iowa, and which was then 
Michigan Territory and afterwards Wisconsin. 
Being subjected to the circumstances of frontier 
life through his boyhood, his advantages for 
education were limited and lie was 14 l)efore 
he attended school a day. When he was 16 
years old his father died. (Aug. 22, 1842.) 
The latter was the first warden of the State 
prison at Fort Madison, having been appointed 
in 1840 and after his death the son lived with 
William Knapp, a fanner, until he reached 
manhood and was, meanwhile occupied in 
farming. In the spring of that year, 18 17, Mr. 
Knapp sold his farm and removed to Chicago, 
young Anderson accompanying him. During 
that fall and winter he drove a team and March 
lo, 1848, he enli.sted for the service of the Mex- 
ican war. He enrolled in the 2nd Illinois In- 
fantry as a recruit, tlie command being sta- 
tioned at Pueblo. He made connection with 
the regiment 80 miles from the Citj'^ of Mexico 
and served four months, receiving discharge 
.July 25, 1848, at Alton, Ills. He was assigned 
to Company I, Captain Smith. The experiences 
were novel and involved as much hardship as 
he thought agreeable. The recruits left Chi- 
cago April 4tli and landed at Vera Cruz on the 
28tli. The weather was cold when they set out 
and at Vera Cruz the temperature was tropical. 
The change was terrible in effect; Mr. Anderson, 
weighing 185 at enlistment tipped the scales at 
120 when discharged. He had suffered with- 
out intermission from chronic bowel complaint 
but did not miss a day of duty. He engaged 
in farming in Lee Co., Iowa, where he has pa.ss- 



ed 28 j'ears of his life. He was offered many 
positions of trust in the local management of 
affairs Ijut had no taste for tlie emoluments of 
office. In the spring of 1863 he came to Wis- 
consin and passed the summer in Vernon coun- 
ty. In the fall he went to LaCrosse and en- 
listed in that city in the 1st Wisconsin Heavy 
Artillery, Aug. 20, 1864, and was credited to 
the town of Bayfield, Lake Superior county. 
Four companies had been previously organized 
and Mr. Ander.son was assigned to Battery L of 
the other eight which were organized later. 
The iKittery rendezvoused at Madison and pro- 
ceeded to Alexandria. It was stationed at Fort 
Willard and drilled in infantry tactics, and 
heavy and light artillery practice and repaired 
fortifications and performed guard and garrison 
duty, holding itself in readiness for the "foe 
who dared not come." Mr. Ander.son was dis- 
charged July 15th, 1865, and, arriving at Mil- 
waukee on the morning of the 4th, was permit- 
ted to go to LaCrosse where he passed 10 days 
and returned to Milwaukee fur final release as 
stated. He has since operated in lumber at 
LaCrosse and in Iowa and later on the Wiscon- 
sin River, witli headquarters at Merrill. Aug. 
15, 1882, he became a resident of Merrill. 

He was married Feb. 5, 1850, to Susan Shirk 
and their surviving children are Edward L., 
William J., Anna E., Marv E. and Eliza I. 
Marcli 18, 1870, they lost twin daughters. The 
second son is married to AnnaCayton and they 
have seven children — Minnie, Gertrude, Joseph, 
Edward, Susie, Bertie and Catherine Ellen. 
The second daughter is the wife of A. A. Bock 
and their children are Grace, Arlie and Marie. 

William and Anna (Robb) Anderson, the 
parents of Mr. yVnderson, were born respectively 
in North and South Carolina. In the line of 
descent the former was Scotch-Irish. The 
motlier was a descendant of Scotch ancestors. 
Mrs. Anderson was born in Ohio and is the 
daughter of a Virginian of SwLss origin. 



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ENRY HAYTER, a prominent citi- 
zen of Shawano, Wis., and a mem- 
ber of G. A. R. Post No. 81, was 
born November 30, 1826, in Clinton, 
Oneida Co., New York, and is the son of Henry 
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came from England and after residing for a 
time in tlie State of New York they removed to 
Michigan and afterwards to Oslikosli, where 
tlie parents both died. Three brothers of Mr. 
Ilaj'ter were enlisted men in the army ; Thomas 
F. lives in Dakota, .lolin in Minnesota and 
James died in Micliigan in 1877. A sister 
lives in Ohio ; another in Osliko.'^h, who is a 
widow, and another is the wife of John Glass of 
Oshkosh ; another is the wife of F. M. Lull of 
Oshkosh and another is the widow of F. Marden. 
Thomas Ilayter was captured b}' the rebels and 
taken to Libby prison. He made his escape 
from there ancl was retaken and sent to Castle 
Thunder. He again escaped and was then re- 
moved to Andersonville and was finallj' ex- 
changed. (See sketches of J. H. Jenkins and 
C. C. Mitchell.) 

Mr. Hayter received a common school edu- 
cation and, after coming to Wisconsin, he be- 
came interested in lumbering. He is one who 
can be called a self-made man, having sup- 
plemented his lack of education bj^ observation 
and the exercise of good judgment. April 21, 
1861, he eidisted in Company 1>, 3rd Wisconsin 
Infantry, at Oshkosh for three years or the war 
and went with his command to ^'^irginia in the 
capacity of Sergeant. He received honorable 
discharge June 19, 18()"2, at Camp Front Royal 
on surgeon's certificate of disability from her- 
nia and was in the medical college hospital at 
Winchester, Va. The company to which he 
belonged was known as Scott's Volunteers and 
left their camp at Fond du Lac July 12, 1861, 
to go to Hagerstown, Md., and their passage 
through the country to the seat of war was an 
affair to be remembered, the appearance of the 
men and their good behavior attracting much 
admiration. One of the first pieces of active 
service was the arrest of the secession legisla- 
ture of Marjdand at Frederick and in October 
the company to which Mr. Hayter belonged 
went to Bolivar to seize a quantity of grain and 
were attacked by a force under Colonel Ashby, 
driving 1,600 men and holding them until re- 
inforcements arrived. In the spring the regi- 
ment was attaclied to tlie corps of General 
Banks and went to the valley of Shenandoah, 
and Mr. Hayter was in the battle at Winchester 
and in the famous retreat of Banks which 
occupied from Friday until Sunday night, June 
6th. Soon after Mr. Hayter received his dis- 
charge. On one occasion, while in the service, 
he alone captured three rebels, including a gen- 



eral, a colonel and another officer who were in 
disguise. His bravery in this affair was recog- 
nized and acknowledged by Colonel Ruger and 
other otticers. After receiving his discharge, 
he returned to Wisconsin and located at Osh- 
kosh where he resided eight years and removed 
to Shawano in 187o, where he engaged in lum- 
bering. He has served two terms as Mayor of 
Shawano and is on the retired list, the injury 
he sustained in the army preventing his engag- 
ing in active labor. 

He was married to Rebecca Craig in 1862 at 
Oshkosh and their two children are named 
Harry C. and Hattie S. The former is a clerk 
and the latter a teacher. Grace, Nellie and 
William are dead. Mr. Hayter was formerly 
married in Detroit, Mich., to Harriett Finnej^ 
^ho died in 1854, and about the same time 
their only child, Seymour, also died. Mr. 
Hayter is an upright man of genial character 
and is highly esteemed in his generation. 



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lp3\ETER BERG, a prominent cit 
^I r^ . Wausau, Wis., was born Se 



citizen of 

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]^p" 1832, in Nittel, Rhine Province, Prus- 
sia, of ])arents who belonged to the 
better classes, the family of his mother being 
connected with commercial interests there and 
his father being a gentleman of leisure with 
landed privileges common to the class of which 
he was a member. The son was educated in 
the schools of his country, and in 1849 he came 
to America with his mother and a brother, 
(William,) having already two brothers and a 
sister in this country. He spent a year with 
his brother John ui Buffiilo and came to Wis- 
consin to visit relatives who had located on 
farms in Fond du Lac county in the fall of 
1846. He returned to Buffalo, and in the au- 
tumn of 1852, he set out for California on the 
overland route. He remained there, mining 
until November, 1855 and started to return on 
the Pacific. The vessel ran into port at Cape 
St. Lucas to take water. The crew and pas- 
sengers were taken prisoners, (126 in number) 
by myrmidons of the contending factions, 
stripped to shirt and drawers and taken to La 
Paz, where they were held six weeks. They 
were put aboard their own vessels, taken across 



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the gulf to Sail Bias and, two daj's after 
marched sixty miles to Tepee, the capital of 
Xalisco. Tliere the Spanish ladies brought 
them shoes, but thej^ were too small and the 
native shoemakers made sandals for them from 
hides. The trip across the Californiaii gulf was 
onlj' 72 miles but a calm extended the time of 
passage to 25 days, and they suffered from want 
of food, living part of the time on soup made 
from dried beef, thickened with the maggots 
which had taken up tiieir abode therein. They 
marched to the city of Mexico and were thrown 
into prison. John Forsyth, American minister, 
exerted every means to secure their liberty, but 
for months, their hardships were indescribable 
and only 56 survived to return to the States in 
February, 1857. Mr. Berg again set his feet on 
the soil of the United States in New Orleans, 
and proceeded to St. Louis to enlist in the 
United States army, Feb. 23, 1857. He en- 
rolled in C Troop, 1st Cavalry and was assigned 
to the civil engineering expedition under Joe. 
F. Johnston, (afterwards in the rebel service) 
for the survey of the southern boundary of 
Kansas, the line being establisiied from the 
southeast to the southwest corner, commenc- 
ing at Spring River Valley in Missouri, and 
terminating at the Raccoon Mountains at the 
southwest. On the return, the Indian coun- 
try, now Oklaluima, was explored for the 
first time and Company Q\ went to Fort 
Leavenworth and scouted on the border, camp- 
ing in the field nearly all the time. In early 
spring they started for Utah, where Sidney 
Johnston was military governor, the cavalry 
commanded Ijy General Harnej^ and the 6th 
cohimn, to which C Troop was assigned, being 
under Major Emery. They went to Cotton- 
wood Creek, a small tributary of the Platte, 100 
miles from Fort Kearney in Nebraska, whence 
they scouted through the Indian Territory and 
south to the Arkansas River, until a return to 
Fort Leavenworth was ordered. Before setting 
out, a council was held with the Indians at 
Walnut Creek, in which the Comanches took part. 
The troops left the council and started for Tur- 
key creek after water and soon after the In- 
dians captured a party of traders. A scout re- 
calling the cavalry, they returned and an In- 
dian chief called Pawnee, was shot by Lieuten- 
ant Bayard (killed at Chancellorsville), and the 
first overland mail came up. An escort was 
sent to Pawnee Fork, where it was ascertained 
an Indian slaughter had been committed, and 



Indian depredations through New Mexico com- 
menced in earnest. All that could be done Ijy 
the troops through the winter was to escort the 
overland mails, no forage being obtainable. 
The summer of 1859 was passed in scouting 
after Indians. In the winter Company C built 
Fort Wise, (named for the Governor of Virgi- 
nia of John Brown notoriety) in Kansas, and 
scouted as usual. When the war with the 
South had been inaugurated, the United 
States troops were ordered home and, they 
started in winter for a- march of 660 miles 
for Fort Leavenworth. The route through 
drifted snow with scanty provisions was a 
severe experience and connection with the fort 
was made Dec. 24, 1861, where new ecjuip- 
ments were received by the worn out and 
half famished soldiers. Company C started 
for Washington and there Mr. Berg re-enlisted, not 
taking his veteran's privilege of a furlougli. 
The regular service being entirely reorganized, 
his regiment became 4th United States Cav- 
alry and was assigned to the Army of the 
Ohio. The regiment fought at Shiloh and 
went thence to Huntsville, Ala., marched 
thence to Louisville and back to Perry ville. 
The regiment being newly .assigned to the 
Army of the Cumberland, it was in the battle 
of Stone River and in the chase after rebels at 
TuUahoma and at Winchester, afterwards at 
Chickamauaga, Mission Ri<lge, Resaca, Buz- 
zard's Roost, and in the desultory fighting 
around Atlanta, after which the regiment went 
to Nashville to participate in the victory there 
with "Pap" Thoma.s, after which they fol- 
lowed Hood to Gravelly Spring, Miss., taking 
many prisoners. Mr. Berg received his dis- 
charge tliere Feb. 23, 1865, having been in 
the continuous military service of the United 
States eight years. His second enlistment took 
place at Washington, Cantonment Holt. He 
was well and strong with one exception and 
received only slight flesh wounds. After Shi- 
loh he was ill for six weeks and went to a 
hotel, pa^'ing his own expenses. 

After his discharge he came to Fond du Lac 
and passed a year of ill health tliere, going 
next to Grand Rapids, Wis., remaining until 
1871, the year of his location at Wausau, where 
he engaged in trade in paint and oil and after- 
wards in mining operations. 

He is the son of John and Gertrude (Blas- 
ius) Berg, and the former died in 1839. He 
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Grand Rapids, and they have three surviving 
cliildren : — Agnes, Clara and Anna. Hattie 



died at the age of four. 



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1. EWLS LEROY, Marinette, Wis., and a 
Sx|^ member of G. A. R. Post No. 207, 
^v was born Sept. 11, 1834, in the State 
~~^ ot New York. He grew to manhood 
in his native state, and on attaining a suitable 
age was engaged in the capacity of captain of a 
canal boat plying between Oswego and the city 
of New York. When he was 22 he came to 
Wisconsin and located at Egg Harbor, Door 
county, and engaged in agriculturial pursuits in 
his own interest. While there he enlisted in 
the military service of the United States, en- 
rolling at Green Bay, March 31, 18G5, in Com- 
pany B, .~)2nd Wisconsin Infantry, for one year 
or durnig the war, Roswell H. Lee, Captain, 
Dwight .Jackson and Andi'ew J. Adams, 1st and 
2nd Lieutenants. He had a wife and three 
children, and he left them alone in the woods 
in an uncultivated section of country. The re- 
giment went out under the Lieutenant Colonel, 
Hiram J. Lewis, as the quota was not tilled, and 
the colonel did not muster. The battalion of 
five companies was sent to Holden,on the Paci- 
fic railroad, in Missouri, in the vicinity of War- 
rensburg, to act in tlie interests of the United 
States while the first adjustment following close 
on the termination of active hostilities, were in 
progress, the condition of the inhabitants and 
the lawlessness of the bushwhacking fraternity 
making the presence of armed forces a necessity. 
A portion of their duty was the protection of 
the workmen on the Union Pacific railroad from 
the desperadoes of the times. The command 
performed guard, picket and fatigue duty at 
Leavenwortli, Kansas, from June until the 2Sth 
of July, when a return to Madison was made, 
and Mr. Leroy received honorable discharge, 
August 2nd, lS(i5. He returned to Egg Harbor 
and acted in the capacity of a farmer until 1807, 
when he sold his farm and became a citizen of 
Marinette. For six years he operated as a lum- 
ber loader, and at the expiration of that time 
bought a scow and went into the same business 
on his own account. Aiter two seasons he took 
up a soldier's homestead claim in Menominee 
county, and began the work of clearing a farm. 




which he sold in 1879, and removed to Menom- 
inee, where he operated as a carpenter until 
1884. In that year he became janitor of the 
¥A\-A Court school house, Marinette. Wlule at 
Egg Harbor he was Justice of the Peace one 
year. 

Mr. Leroy is the son of John and Adelia 
(Blonda) Leroy, both Canadians by birth and 
training. Charles Leroy, a brother, was a sol- 
dier in the war. Mr. Leroy was married July 
3rd, 1856, to Adeline LaValie, and tliey have 
four surviving children named Philemau Henry, 
Adelia Jane, Eva and Ida. Elizabeth died at 
16, and Elmer at the same age. Mrs. Leroy was 
born in the State of New York, and her parents 
were Canadians. Mrs. Leroy's brother, Cliarles, 
was in the service, in a Wisconsin regiment. 



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ORLANDO D. KELLEY, of Anti- 
go, Wis., and a member of G. A. 
^ R. Post No. 78, was born Oct. 14, 
1830, in Mt. Holly, Rutland, Co., 
Vt. He attended the common school and was 
bred to the vocation of a blacksmith. He 
came to Wisconsin in August, 1857, and settled 
in Brandon, Fond du Lac county. In Novem- 
ber he went to Nebraska and located near 
Brownville, in Nemaha county. Dec. 25, 1860, 
he started for Indiana and worked at his trade 
in Greentown, Howard county until he became 
a soldier. He enrolled July 20, 1862, in Com- 
pany C, 75th Indiana Infantry at Kokomo, en- 
listing for three years or during the war. He 
was mustered into service on the same day of 
the company. May 1, 1863, he was made 
Sergeant and was discharged as such. He was 
mustured out near Washington, D. C, and the 
regiment went to Indianapolis wliere Mr. 
Kelley was paid and discharged June 10, 1865. 
I he command was assigned to the lorces of 
General G. W. Morgan and Mr. Kelley first saw 
actual battle at Hartsville, Tenn. He was with 
his regiment in the actions at Hoover's Gap, 
Tullahoma, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, 
Taylor's Ridge, (near Ringgold, Ga.,) Tunnel 
Hill, Rocky Face,(P"eb.25-27,j Rocky Face Ridge 
(May 5-9,) Buzzard Roost, Resaca, New Hope 
Church, Kenesaw Mountain, Big Shanty, Pine 
Mountain, at Smyrna, the Chattachoochie 



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River, Peach Tree Creek, Siege of Atlanta, 
Jonesboro and Lovejoy Station, and he went 
with Sliernian ihrougliout tlie inarch to the 
sea, engaging in tlie siege of Snvaiuiali and in tlie 
fight at IJentonville, and was a participant in 
numberless affairs of minor importance, but all 
adding to tiie splendid total of the remarkable 
progress of triumph. He was shgiitly wounded 
by a mime ball at Chickamauga and at Mis- 
sionary Ridge was hit in the. arm by a piece of 
shell. lie was at Raleigh during the negotia- 
tions with the rebel chief whom they had been 
pursuing, and at the time of his surrender. 
The regiment proceeded to Washington by way 
of Richmond, \"a. 

Mr. Ivelley returned to his former liome at 
Greentown, Ind., and remained there about a 
year, then removing to Brandon, Wis. He left 
that place in September, 1878, and located at 
Antigo, which has since been the place of his 
abode. He has lioen connected witli the muni- 
cipal government of the places where he has 
lived and iias acted in the capacity of a magis- 
trate 18 years. He has been Town Treasurer 
two terms and has held other offices of import- 
ance and trust. He was married March 27, 
1859, in Nebraska to Mrs. Ellen H. Perry. 



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r-TS;^ AMUEL C. ALBAN, Plover, Wis., mem- 
^S^4 ber of G. A. R. Post No. 149, was 
born June 3, 1838, at Canal Fulton, 
Stark county, Ohio. The first ances- 
tors of the Alban family in America came to 
tliis country about the year 1700 and located 
in Winchester county, Virginia. The great 
grandfatlier of Mr. Alban, George Alban, re- 
moved from Virginia to Jefferson county, Oliio, 
in 1798, his son William, being 11 years old at 
the time. Tlie latter passed the early years of 
his life in Jefferson county and wlien 23 years 
old, in 1>)18, was married to Elizabeth Shane. 
He was a soldier in 1812, serving as captain of 
a company of Ohio militia. He went to Stark 
county, Ohio, in 1815 where he died June 1st, 
1845. William R. Alban, his son, father of 
Samuel Alban, was born June 8, 1814, and was 
reared to manhood on his father's farm. He 
was married Sep. 5, 1837, to Rachel, daughter 
of Stephen Harris, a pioneer settler of Stark 
county, Ohio. After his marriage he engaged 



in the business of a tanner and currier in which 
he_was interested until 1853, when he removed 
to Hancock county, Ohio. He turned his at- 
tention to educational matters and during his 
remaining residence in Ohio he operated as a 
teacher. In April 18()1, he removed to Plover, 
Wis. He was Superintendent of schools in 
Portage county, Wis., and officiated a number of 
years as County Judge. 

Mr. Alban of tiiis sketch accompanied his par- 
ents to Wisconsin. When he was 17 years old he 
engaged in teaching in Ohio and with the ex- 
ception of several intervals was engaged in that 
occupation until 1882. He was interested in 
the progress of the war throughout the first 
months of its existence and enlisted July 15, 
1861, in Company H, Gtli Wisconsin Infantry at 
Madison. His command proceeded to Wash- 
ington where it was assigned to the command 
of General Rufus King. (See sketch.) By or- 
der of General King he was transferred in Sep- 
tember following to Company G, 5th Wisconsin 
and December 31st was transferred to Company 
I, 18th Wisconsin Infantry. While in the 18th 
he was in the battle of Pittsburg Landing, Jack- 
son, Cbami)ion's Hill, Big Black River and 
Vicksburg. In September he went to Chatta- 
nooga and was in the action at MLssion Ridge. 
He was stationed with his regiment at AUa- 
toona Pass and was in the Atlanta campaign 
with Sherman until August 4, 1804, when he 
was discharged on account of the expiration of 
his term. He was wounded at Pittsburg Land- 
ing and taken prisoner. He was captured on 
the field April 6, 1862, and was held prisoner 
of war at Mobile, Tuscaloosa, Montgomery and 
Macon until October 19th following. May 22, 
1863, he was wounded at Vicksburg. He had 
two brothers in the service. William H. Alban 
enlisted in 1871 in Company G, 5tli Wisconsin 
Infantry and was transferred to Company G, 
18tli Wisconsin; was made 1st Lieutenant Nov. 
24, 1862, and was mortally wounded May 22nd 
at Vicksburg and died from his wounds, June 
1, 1863, at Mempliis, Tenn. Milton L. Alban 
enlisted in the 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry and 
served his terra. He died May 16, 1879, of 
consumption. 

Since 1882 Mr. Alban has not been engaged 
as a teacher. He was married Sep. 22, 1872, to 
Mrs. Lina E. Steward, of Buena Vista, Portage 
county. Wis. Her father, Jacob Steward, was 
born in Bradford, Penn., October 17, 1827 ; he 
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Bueua Vista. His wife, Phoebe Maria (Mid- 
daugh) Steward, was born Nov. 28, 1830, at 
Ithaca, New York, and is still living. Mr. Al- 
ban's father is 74 years old and resides at 
Plover, where his mother died .Jan. I'.i, 1888. 
Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. 
All)an as follows:— Ray M., May 16, 1873; Earl 
C, March 14, 1875; Charles H., Jan. 23, 1877, 
Floyd L., Oct. 6, 1878; Sibyl L. C, July 8, 1882. 



HARLES H. JONES, of Menominee, 
Mich., a member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 2(;6, is a veritable Green Moun- 
tain bo}'', having been born at East 
Randolph, Orange Co., Vermont, April 13, 1845. 
His parents, Daniel and Clari-ssa (Hibbard) 
Jones, were born in Vermont and of old fami- 
lies in the State. The father of the senior Jones 
was a captain in the State militia and /ti,s father 
was interested in lumber business in the earliest 
history of New England. George Hibbard, one 
of the ancestors of the mother was a judge, and 
lived at Chelsea, Vt. A brother of hers, Ezekiel 
Hibbard, was a soldier in the Mexican war and 
enlisted from Vermont. He was never heard 
from alter proceeding to the scene of activities. 
Mr. Jones was six years old when he accom- 
panied his parents to Wisconsin and was a resi- 
dent at Menasha, Wis., and enlisted from there. 
He had received a good education and pa.ssed a 
year at Lawrence University at Appleton He 
taught school a year before going to the war, 
which change ni his educational plans was 
caused by impaired health. When he w^as 19 
he determined to enlist, as recruiting was slow 
and the pressing need of men to protect what 
progress had been made and to permit skilled 
soldiers to leave unimportant points was appar- 
ent. Mr. Jones enrolled in I Company, 41st 
Wisconsin Infantry, hundred days men, and 
was made Corporal on the organization of the 
regiment. The command went to Memphis to 
camp and was assigned to the 3rd Brigade to 
perform railroad and picket guard duty to re- 
lieve veterans for more active business. The 
active work in which Mr. Jones had a taste of 
the true meaning of warfare, was in the dash 
made by Forrest on Memphis when some mis- 
chief was done to another regiment also sta- 
tioned there. The 41st returned to Wisconsin 



on the expiration of its term and soon after was 
mustered out. The hundred days men each 
received from the President a certihcate of 
appreciation of their prompt response to his 
call for the special duty on which tliey were 
detailed. Mr. Jones received one of these from 
the authorities of the United States. 

On his return to his home, he was placed in 
charge of the sawing department in the spoke 
and hub factory of his father in which position 
he operated one year. At the end of that time, 
he commenced a year of study at Ripon Col- 
lege, and his health again became impaired, 
necessitating a trip to the North of Wisconsin; 
he proceeded afterwards to Minneapolis 
wliere he passed one summer. He returned 
home and again assumed charge of the same 
department in his father's business, which poor 
health again compelled him to abandon. In 
1868, he went to Menominee and engaged with 
Hewitt, Buel & Porter, taking charge of their 
sawmill relations and interests, remaining as a 
paid operator for a year. At the expiration of 
that time, he entered into an arrangement to 
run the property by the thousand. The style 
of the business then became C. H. Jones & Co. 
In 1873, the following year, the firm became 
embarrassed and business was suspended. He 
had labored five years in Menominee in the 
hardest manner, and he went thence to Dexter- 
ville with $26 in bis possession, as representing 
all he bad. At Dexterville, he went to work 
for Hewitt & Syme, managers and owners of a 
barrell stave factory. He remained with them 
at a salary of $700 a year for a period of seven 
months and, announcing Ins intention to with- 
draw from their service, he was offered a quar- 
ter interest to remain, Ijut declined. He re- 
turned to his old home at Menasha and for two 
years operated an old sawmill with water 
power. He then went back to Menominee and 
contracted witli the Kirby Carpenter (Jo. to fur- 
nish them 3,500,000 feet of logs and afterwards 
he was associated witli Burton Ramsay of Men- 
asha, for whom he had transacted business pre- 
viously. A year later, the firm of Ramsay & 
Jones was formed and they secured the mill of 
the first company in which he was concerned 
at Menominee, and he again found himself on 
the tide of active business life as a manufac- 
turer of lumber. The firm has been in exis- 
tence since 1879 and is considered one of the 
most substantial and reliable in this section of 
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15,000,000 feet. They now have a fine steam 
mill with all the best and latest appliances, a 
large store with a fine stock of goods suited to 
their trade and are carrying on a general busi- 
ness in lumber and sale of lumber and mer- 
chandise. 

Mr. Jones was married June 25, 1872, to 
Frances M. Tobey, a lady from the State of 
New York. Her parents, Gibbs and Harriet 
(Finch) Tobey, were also natives of the same 
State to whicii the}' belonged as well by ances- 
tral descent as by birth. 



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2SAAC H. GRIFFITH, of New London, 
Wis., a member of G. A. R. Post No.46, 
was born in Silver Lake, Susquehanna 
Co., Pennsylvania, Oct. 24, 1845. He is 
tiie son of -lonatlian S. and Mercy Ann (How- 
ard) Griffith, and both parents were born in 
Susquehanna county. Pbilip, a brother, died 
in infancy. A sister, Sarah, married Milain 
Steadwell, and died in 1872, leaving a son 
and a daughter. Another sister was named 
Catherine. Mr. Griffith pa.s.sed his boyhood in 
his native place, and when he was 18 years old 
he went to Binghamton, New York, and en- 
listed in the SDth New York Infantry, in 
K Company, enrolling Jan. 4, 1864, for three 
years. He was discharged Aug. 3, 1865, at 
Richmond, Va. He joined the regiment as a 
recruit soon after enlisting, and was at Folly 
Island, S. C, in winter quarters. He was at- 
tacked with diarrhea and was sent to the hos- 
pital at Hilton Head, April 16th, to remain 
four days. On the 26th he went with the 
command on board the "Blackstone" for Vir- 
ginia and landed at Gloucester Point, returning 
thence to West Point. He was engaged in 
skirmishing and raiding for some time and, 
later, went up the James River to City Point. 
On the 6th of May he marched five miles and 
three on the next, and his regiment commenced 
throwing up fortifications at Bermuda Hun- 
dred. In tlie action of tbat day on the Wel- 
don railroad the division (18tli Corps) lost 200 
in killed and wounded. The movement was 
repeated several days in succession, and on the 
9tli of May 50 men were lost. On the next daj' 
the same number were lost in an attack on a 
masked battery. May 11th another skirmish 



took place; May 13 another skirmish with loss 
occurred and tlie command arrived within 
seven miles of Richmond. On the 14tli they 
captured 60 prisoners and the company 
passed tliat niglit on picket. May 15th 
they supported a battery and were driven 
from their trendies by the rebels. May 
30th the regiment went down the river and 
their vessel went aground at Jamestown, Va., 
the site of the first church built by the colo- 
nists in the New World. On the next day the 
command was transferred to Fortress Monroe 
on ferry boats and thence to White House 
Landing. June 1st orders were received to 
march on the following day to Cold Harbor. 
At 12 o'clock that night they left their train 
of ambulances on which the trip had been 
made and passed the 4th in the trenches, where 
four men were wounded. On the 5th the firing 
was heavy and Charles Lawson, the cousin of 
Mr. Griffith, was wounded in his forehead. 
Mr. Griffith was beside aud rolled him over ex- 
pecting to find him dead, but he was only in- 
sensible and was taken to the hospital. Tlie 
same ball glanced and struck Henry Aldrich, 
the half brother of Mr. Griffith, in the breast, 
who thought himself wounded but was mistaken. 
The bullet, whicii was recovered, was covered 
with the hair of the man who was first hit and 
the missile was given to Mr. Lawson, who now 
has it. June 11th Mr. Griffith was on picket 
at Cold Harbor, stationed 30 rods from the 
rebel lines, with incessant firing, but no bad re- 
sults. On the 12th the place was evacuated and 
the regiment maclied to White House Lauding 
on the 13th. June 15th they went up tlie Ap- 
pommattox River aud were detailed to skirmish 
in front of Petersburg. They captured a fort 
with five guns. Two days after one man was 
killed and five wounded, and the command 
was within three miles of the city. On the 
17tii they went to the rear and on the next were 
in a heavy action. The heat was inten.se and 
Mr. Griffiith nearly suffered sunstroke. The 
Lieut.-Colonel, England, was killed that day. 
June 20th a return to Bermuda Hundred was 
made and on the next they went again to Pe- 
tersburg. Marching to the front, the dead were 
found lying in great numbers in front of the 
line and as the burials could not take place before 
the night of the 23rd after dark, the stench was 
dreadful. About that time the companies wei"e 
consolidated and the regiment was assigned to 
the 24tli Corps, 1st Brigade and 1st Division. 



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From that time Mr. Griffiitli was engaged 
in duty of a varied character. Sept 5th he 
went to Fort Powhatton on the .James River 
and in the fight at Cliajiin's Farm on the '2'.)th 
the regiment lost tlien- standard. Elson How- 
ard, a cousin of Mr. Grittith was captured and 
died at Andersonville stockade prison. Tlie 
battle.s and skirmishes in which Mr. G. was in 
action numbered about twenty and included 
Wierbottom Church, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, 
Chapin's Farm, Hatclier's Run, Rices' Station, 
Appomattox Court House, surrender of Lee and 
all the movements preceding the fall of Rich- 
mond and tlie concluding scenes at Wash- 
ington. 

Returning to Binghamton Mr. Griffith en- 
gaged in the business of a millwright there for 
seven years and removed thence to Ripon, Wis., 
and thence to Eureka, where he remained two 
years. From there he went to Manawa, Wau- 
paca county, and remained four years. He 
went to New London, and has operated prosper- 
ously ever since at that place. He is present 
Quartermaster of the Post at New London. 
(188.S.) He was married in New York in 1868, 
to Mary Decker, and they became the parents 
of two" daughters, Nellie and Ollie. The 
mother died of consumption in 1879. Mr. 
Griffith married Emma, sister of his first wife, 
and they have one son, Verdi. 



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•>T OHN UTTER, of Peshtigo, Wis., formerly 
a soldier in the civil war, was born Aug. 
4, 1844, in Canada, and he is the son of 
John and Eliza Ann (Bowen) Utter. 
He went from the Dominion to Michigan and 
enlisted at Elkhart Aug. 7, 1862, for three 
years in Company K, 22nd Michigan Lifan- 
try. The regiment was assigned to the 
Army of the Cumberland alid Mr. Utter 
was in several actions in which his regiment 
was engaged and in the battle of Chickamauga. 
Sep. 20, 1863, he was taken prisoner. It is 
acknowledged that Chickamauga was the hard- 
est fought and bloodiest battle of the Rebellion, 
all things considered. He was conveyed with- 
out food or comfort of any kind to Virginia and 
confined consecutively in the Pemberton ware- 
house in the city of Richmond and went to 
Danville, to Andersonville, Charleston and 



Florence. He endured the indignities, the 
cruelties, the hunger and all the privations and 
miseries infiicted by the outlaws of the rebel- 
lion on the Union soldiers "and, when he had 
been a prisoner of war 15 months, he was 
paroled Dec. 13, 1864, and received final dis- 
charge from the service .June 26, 1865, at Nash- 
ville, Teiin. At the time of his capture, he 
weighed 150 pounds and when he left Florence 
and reached the Union lines, his weight was 
92 pounds ; while in prison he suHered from 
gangrene in the third toe, received treatment 
from a physician twice and, finally, to save his 
life, amputated his toe himself with a dull and 
rusty jackknife. 

Mr. Utter married Ada Elmira Phillips, and 
they resided at Peshtigo at the time of the fire, 
in which Mrs. Utter and her two children were 
burned to death. The children were named 
John and Eliza Ann, the former being a little 
less than two years old and the latter two 
months old at the time of their deaths. Mr. 
Utter married for his second wife Sylvia C. 
Phillips, aunt of his first wife, and she died 
April 3(J, 1883, leaving one child named Clif- 
ford Stanley. In January, 1887, Mr. Utter was 
married to Lovinia (Didinan) Pettitt. The 
father of the mother of Mr. Utter was a soldier 
in the war of 1812; his grandmother, Mrs. 
Bowen, was the niece of General Andrew Jack- 



son. 






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li^HOMAS GREENE. This name will 
1^ represent for many generations one 
' I who fullilled to the letter every re- 
lation to his fellow-men. He is a 
retired clergyman of the Episcopal Church, re- 
sident at Wausau, Wis. 

Mr. Greene was lioru at Atherstone, War- 
wickshire, England, and came to America with 
his parents when 14 years old. He had atten- 
ded the grammar school in his native place 
and studied Latin. His father located in Belle- 
ville, New Jersey, where he pursued the avo- 
cations common to a gentleman of means and 
leisure and educated his sons. He was more 
than 40 years old when, through the advice 
and assistance of Bishop Doane, the celebrated 
divine of the Episcopal Church, located at Bur- 
lington, New Jersey, he came to the mission 



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school at Neshota, Wis., and studied theology, 
with the intention of spending his life in the 
advancement of his Church interests in the 
West. He was graduated as Bachelor of Divin- 
ity in 1853 and within the same year was or- 
dained deacon hy Bishop Kemper. In the year 
following, he took priestly orders. He passed 
three months in mission work in Green Lake 
county and managed seven stations under 
direction of Bishop Kemper. He went next to 
Stevens Point and from there acted as a mis- 
sionary in the Wisconsin pineries until IS.')"), 
when he was made rector of the Church of In- 
tercession at Stevens Point. There he estab- 
lished a parish school and spent week days in 
the distribution of prayer-books and Testa- 
ments, holding mission services at various 
points in the county, contending with all the 
difficulties pertaining to a pioneer condition of 
the country wliich was infested with wolves 
and traversed by wandering Indians. He en- 
countered the vicissitudes incident to the pio- 
neer condition, rising at night to go long dis- 
tances :o administer to the sick and dying, and 
frequently baj^tising in the midst of the night. 
He officiated as a clergyman in the various 
settlements which were reached by trails and, 
after his removal to Wausau in 1858, repeated 
his experiences. On the Fourth of July, 1853, 
he was to have delivered a patriotic oration on 
the banks of Green Lake and started to travel 
to that place, when he lost his path and was 
obliged to climb a tree in which he passed the 
night to prevent the wolves taking more than 
a wholesome interest in his forlorn state. He 
resumed his journey the next morning and 
arrived at Green Lake "a day too late." 

At Wausau he was instrumental in erecting 
a large frame building for a church, which was 
blown to the ground in 1863. In 1860 Mr. 
Greene became rector of Trinity Church in 
Monroe, Mich., where he became prominent in 
the good works pertaining to his priesthood, 
and ills labors among the suffering and desti- 
tute in the vicinity of the city made him a sub- 
ject of popularity that resulted in his appoint- 
ment as Chaplain of the 7th Michigan Infan- 
tr}', his commission bearing date, April 18, 
1864, at Lansing and being signed by Governor 
Austin Blair of Jackson. The regiment had 
won distinguished honors at South Mountain, 
where the title of " Stonew'all Regiment" was 
earned. Mr. Greene made connection with the 
Wilderness and was in all the actions from 



May 9th, including the wilderness battles, 
Spotsylvania, the movement on the Rapidan, 
at Chancellorsville, Weldon railroad, Pegram's 
Farm, North Anna, Bethesda Church, Cold 
Harbor, at the Crater at Petersburg, Reams' 
Station, Poplar Spring Church, Hatchers' Run, 
and Fort Steadman. At Cold Harl)or he was 
hit by a minie ball in the left hip from the ef- 
fects of which the limb is wasted. He was dis- 
charged June 3, 1865. 

He went from Wasliington to Newark, New 
Jersey in impaired health and he was under 
surgeon's care until the following fall. In 
October he was appointed as missionary to Se- 
dalia and Fayette, Mo., by Bishop Hawks of 
Missouri and he discharged his duties there 
until March, 1807. Returning in that month 
to Wausau, be became Superintendent of 
Schools for the county, retaining the position 
until 1884. He was also rector of his old par- 
ish of St. John in the Wilderness during that 
period and was a factor in the erection of the 
church edifice. He presented a set of windows 
and for tiiat ])urpose sacrificed several valuable 
paintings and he also supplied the carpets and 
chandeliers. The Society is the only one of its 
denomination at Wausau and is composed of 
substantial and reliable members. Mr. Greene 
has been the father in the church, has bap- 
tized the communicants and their children 
.and performed tlieir marriage and burial rites. 

Samuel Greene and his wife Sarah (Cole) 
Greene belonged to prominent and well-to-do 
families in their native land. The former was 
in the " Fensibles " of wliich the Prince of Wales 
was the Colonel. The mother is connected 
with noted families of this country, among 
them the distinguished Clinton houses of New 
York and Horatio Seymour. 

Mr. Greene is one of a family of four sons and 
four daughters. He has a surviving sister, Mrs. 
Margaret Youles, a lady prominent in active 
religious interests at Wausau. She was mar- 
ried in 1858 to Thomas Youles, a native of 
England, and related to prominent families at 
Wausau where he was one of the early settlers. 
William Greene, a brother, was a clergyman of 
the Episcopal Church and officiated as tutor in 
the Warren family at Troy, and also in the 
same capacity in that of the McKeans of Phil- 
adelphia. He was rector of a church in Troy 
and was noted for the benevolent distribution 
of his am])le means among impoverished 
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service 



Aurora, 111., which received its outfit of carpets 
and its furnace from the friends in Troy. 

Mr. Greene is passing a green old age 
\n retirement and ilevotes his energies to tlori- 
culture, in which he lias the success his ettbrts 
merit. Afler his life of active Christian work 
he is enjoying its sunset season in the fixed 
assurance of a future to which he will boar the 
record of a wellspent and unselfish life. His 
portrait appears on page 4;32. 



EV. B. F. ROGERS, pastor of the Uni- 
versalist Church at Eastville, III., 
foi-mer Chaplain of the l")th Illinois 
Volunteer Infantry, entered the 
from Wauconda, Lake Co., Illinois. 
He was commissioned Dec. 17, 1802, by Gov- 
ernor Richard Yates to fill a vacancy, join- 
ing his command soon after at LaFayette, Tenn. 
During May and June, 18(j3, he was on detach- 
ed duty, acting as Chaplain of the officer's hos- 
pital at Memphis, Tenn., by order of Major- 
General Hurlburt, as Department Chaplain, 
U. S. general hospital at Rome, Ga., and from 
July 1st to Oct. 29th, 1864, by order of General 
McPherson, as Chuplain of 17th Army Corps 
hospital. Savannah, Ga., from January 24th, to 
May 4th, 1805, by order of General Frank P. 
Blair. Witli the exception of a few days of 
duty at Nashville, he passed the remainder of 
his time with his regiment, and was mustered 
out with the command at Springfield, 111., Sep. 
30, 1865. 

He early noted the unoccupied leisure of sol- 
diers in camp and and proposed to the mem- 
bers of his regiment to establish a Lyceum 
which proved a complete success and in se- 
(^uence, followed a Normal school for the re- 
view of higher English and a well-equipped 
reading-room, with appendages for correspond- 
ence, both being well sustauied and popular. 
Also, an efficient choir was organized in the 
regiment which was supported by a good string 
band, both assisting in religious services. (The 
Mempliis Bulletin of ^lay 8, 1863, gave a full ac- 
count of this work of Mr. Rogers.) It was the 
only instance recorded when similar work was 
accomplished and could be done only when the 
command was in winter (quarters. 
• The 15th Illinois was mustered into United 



States service May 24, 18G1, and was tlie first 
regiment sworn in for the three years service. 
The aggregate of its marches was 4,209 miles 
travel by rail and l;y steamer 6,713 miles. It par- 
ticif)ated in a number of hotly contested actions 
and is accredited by history with being one of 
the first military organizations to reach the 
field at Pittsburg Landing and participated in 
the final charge of the close of that bloody bat- 
tle. More "known" dead were buried after the 
action from the 15tli than from any other. 
Mr. Rogers was with the regiment through the 
engagements at Vicksburg and Fort Harrison, 
La., also at Champion's Hill, Miss. In each he 
discharged the duties pertaining to his office, 
sharing the dangers of the heat of action, and 
assisting in the removal of the wounded, midst 
whistling balls and bursting shells. At AUa- 
toona Pass he aided in collecting the wounded, 
caring for their injuries and burying the dead. 
Every phase of army life became familiar to 
him through personal experience; camp, march, 
lios])ital. battle field, sick, wounded and dying 
men and the last rites over their places of en- 
tombment in the soil where they fought and 
died for the integrity of the Nation — all this 
became daily routine. Weariness, cold, hunger, 
thir-st and disease were common to himself and 
those to whom he niinistered. He advised and 
encouraged frugality with their hard earnings 
and he sent North in their behalf about $25,- 
000. The Savannah Daily Herald (Ga.) issued 
March 23, 1865, mentioned the work of Dr. 
Rogers iu liiat city concluding thus:— Mr. Rogers 
in known in the army as "the working Chap- 
lain." 

Mr. Rogers brought home with him many in- 
teresting relics of army life and experience 
among which are a letter written by President 
Pierce to Jeft' Davis, dated May 21, 1858; a letter 
from Jim Pemberton, a slave of Davis, written 
to his master Dec. 26, 1858; several letters writ- 
ten by a merchant of New York to Mason 
of "Slidell and Mason" fame, dated during the 
winter of 1852-3, urging luin to make a move 
in Congress for tiie purchase of Cuba for a slave 
State and a bill of sale of a slave dated Rome, Ga., 
Dec. 26, 1858. It declares the girl Harriet, 25 
years old, of dark complexion, to be warranted 
a slave for life. She brought |800. The letters 
were taken from the private library of Davis, 
chief of the confederacy, and presented to Mr. 
Rogers. 

He was born July 23, 1831, iu Pierraont, 



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Grafton Co., N. H. His father, Caj^t. Charles 
Rogers, came of old New England stock and 
was able to trace his lineage to John Rogers, 
the martyr. His mother was Permelia Ramsey, 
descended in the maternal line from Hannah 
Dustin, famed in Anierican history for escape 
from the Indians, one night in 1693, near Haver- 
hill, Mass., killing several and escaping torture 
and deatli herself. The son obtained a common 
school education in his native place and at Brad- 
ford Academy, ^'^t. 

After teaching several terms of public school 
and in academies East, he came, in the fall of 
1855, to Illinois, where he successively man- 
aged academies at Crystal Lakeaiid Wauconda. 
In May, 1857, he settled as pastor of the Univer- 
salist Society at Fox Lake, Wis., where he was 
regularly ordained Aug. 26, 1858. He has 
officiated as a minister at Jefferson, Ft. Atkin- 
son, Whitewater and Oshkosh in Wisconsin ; 
at Cedar Rapids and Marshalltown, Iowa, and 
was tliree years Superintendent of Universalist 
churclies in that State. The first Universalist 
church erected at Fort Atkinson, those at 
Whitewater, Oshkosh, Wausau and Lodi, Wis., 
and at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, were built under 
the administration of Mr. Rogers, and at Mar- 
shalltown, Iowa, the society to wJiich he min- 
istered purchased a church structure of the 
Episcopalians. He became pastor of the Uni- 
versalist Church at Wuusau in 1886, and is 
now (1888) officiating as such at Earlville, Ills. 
Mr. Rogers is one of six brothers who wore 
regimental blue in the rebellion. Two brothers 
enlisted in the Kansas State Militia and three 
in the " 15th Illinois." Five survivors re- 
turned in safeuy. George C. was made Colonel 
of the " 15th " after the battle of Pittsburg 
Landing, for meritorious conduct on the field, 
and, when commissioned, was the youngest 
Colonel in the service. He is now (1888) Chair- 
man of the Pension Appeals Commission at 
Washington, D. C. William H. was a private 
in the 15th and is practicing law at Fort Atkin- 
son, Wis. Charles served two years in the 2nd 
Wiscousin Cavalry and afterwards enlisted in 
a Vermont regiment. James was in the Kan- 
sas Home Guards and aided in driving Quan- 
trell from the State. Thomas was in the 2iid 
Kansas Mounted Infantry and lost his life in 
Arkansas. 

The marriage of Mr. Rogers to Elizabetli C. 
Vedder of Berlin, Wis., took place Oct. 11, 
1860. Their children are Anna A., Ellis E., 



William W., Mary M. and Grace G. The 
mother was born in Saratoga Co., New York, 
and came to Wisconsin in childhood with her 
paients. She was a teacher previous to mar- 
riage. After the close of the war Mr. Rogers 
located at Jefferson, Wis., where he established 
the " Jefferson Liberal Institute ", which was in 
successful operations some yciu's. Lombard 
University at Galesburg, 111., conferred on Mr. 
Rogers the honorary degree of Master of Arts 
in 1872. His portrait appears on page 432. 



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RTHUR JAMES ^^AN ANDA, Me- 
nominee, Mich., and a member of 

f6^V ^'- -^^ ^- P°^^ N"- '•^*^*^' ^^'^^ ^°^'^^ 
Sept. 13, 1847, at Howard Junction, 

McHenry Co., Illinois. His parents, Aaron H. 
and Anna Eliza (Newell) Van Anda, were born 
near Williamsport, Pa., and the former was a 
descendant of the Hollanders, who were con- 
nected with the earliest history of the Keystone 
State. His grandfather, Peter W. ^'an Anda, 
was an early settler of Kentucky, and was a 
comrade of Daniel Boone. The parents of the 
mother died when she was three years old. 
When the son was two years old the household 
removed from Illinois to Epworth, Dubuque 
Co., Iowa, where lie was reared on a farm, and 
where he resided until he enlisted in the mili- 
tary service of the United States. He enrolled 
at that place April 18, 1864, when he was 16 
years old, enlisting in company C, 44th Iowa 
Infantry, 100 day men, for special service. He 
received honorable discharge Sept. 1, 1864, at 
Davenport, Iowa. The regiment went to camp 
at Davenport, and was sent to the rear of Mem- 
phis, and later performed guard duty at 
LaGrange, relieving veterans for more impor- 
tant service, and tiie command, with others of 
similar character, discharged the duties for 
which they were enlisted with credit to them- 
selves and eftectiveness in the service, for which 
they received the personal acknowledgement of 
the President. 

Mr. Van Anda was in Memphis when Forrest 
made the raid tliere. He was in the command 
of Sturgis who made a search for the same un- 
reliable individual with little results save in the 
sufferings of his men, th^ camj)aign being mis- 
managed to an extent that proved more, disas- 



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437 



trous to the troops than actual battle could have 
been to the soldiers in bis command. This was 
in June previous to Forrest's raid on Mem- 
phis where the latter was, when he was 
searched for elsewhere. At LaGrange, Mr. Van 
Anda was in the hospital with intermittent 
fever. After his return to Iowa be wont to Cor- 
nell College to linish the education, which, it 
should have been stated, he bad well Ijegun by 
two years in an academy previous to enlistment. 
He was graduated thence with honor after four 
years continuous stud}'. He then engaged as a 
teacher in Iowa for a time, going later to Michi- 
gan. He held the position of Superintendent 
of the graded school at Cascade, Iowa, and at 
Iron Mountain, Mich. After a period of six 
years as an educator, he entered-the service of 
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad as a civil 
engineer with headquarters at Chicago, and re- 
mained in that connection one year. His next 
business was as an operator in real estate at 
Menominee, and he is now manipulating the 
lands of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail- 
road corporation. He has acted in that con- 
nection, with others of similar character for cor- 
porations and private individuals, for three 
years. 

Mr. Van Anda belongs to a race of people 
who inherited the spirit of their ancestors, the 
Hollanders. Several of his cousins bearing the 
same name enlisted in tlie civil war, one of 
whom, S. G. Van Anda, served as Lieut-Colonel 
of the 21st Iowa. John A. enlisted in the 12th 
Iowa, and later in the 44th with his cousin of 
this narration. James A. Fields, a cousin in 
the maternal line of descent, enlisted as a re- 
cruit in the 3rd, and in lS64it was consolidated 
with the 2nd Iowa, and be served throughout 
the entire course of the conflict. 

The portrait of Mr. Van Anda appears on 
page 432. 



UGUST F. DUMKE, Manitowoc, Wis., 
H and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
L^^V. IS' "^^^ '^o™ Dec. 8, 1824, at Ros- 
tin, Prussia. He came to America 
^n 1853 and remained in Milwaukee a few 
months after reaching that place, to which he 
came direct from New York. He went thence 
to Manitowoc which has been his home since. 
He was married in 1851 to Wilbelmina Guhr 



and brought his family with him to the New 
World. 

He enlisted Sept. 21), 1801, in Company B, 
9th Wisconsin Infantry at Manitowoc for three 
years. On the organization of the company he 
was made its 1st Lieutenant and went to the 
field as such with the regiment. He was made 
Captain, May loth following, on the resignation 
of the former line officer, Frederick Becker, 
whose career as a civilian and soldier appears 
on another page. He accompanied his com- 
mand to Kansas and took part in the fight at 
Newtonia. Previously he was in several skir- 
mishes and in actions to disperse Indians who 
had espoused the relael side. He was once 
jjlaced under arrest because some of his com- 
mand had shot several sheep while on a forced 
march, but his request for a trial by court 
martial was unheeded and the charge dropped. 
At Newtonia, where he commanded the com- 
pany, the regiment was drawn into ambush 
and suffered severely. A rebel officer was cap- 
tured and became a warm friend of Captain 
Dumke, the two whiling away the tedium of 
camp life by playing chess. Captain Dumke 
became partially deaf and contracted rheuma- 
tism from the exposure to which he was sub- 
jected and his health otherwise becoming so 
much impaired as to unfit him for active duty 
in the field, lie tendered bis resignation Nov. 
i 27, 1862, and received honorable discharge in 

December. 
] He returned to Manitowoc and, as soon as 
I recruited in health resumed connection with 
active business life. He is in the employ of 
the Richards Iron Works as accountant and 
draughtsman. His portrait may be found on 
page 432. 

:7,^^-^ ARL H. SCHMIDT, deceased, for- 
merly a resident at Manitowoc, Wis., 
and a soldier of the civil war, was 
born September 30, 1835, in Lueb- 
becke, Westphalia, Germany. On coming to 
America in 1854, he located at Manitowoc, and 
in 1855 established Der Nord- Westen, a German 
weekly newspaper, which he conducted until 
he entered the army for the Union. He en- 
listed September 6, 1861, in Company B, 9th 
Wisconsin Infantry, at Manitowoc, ajid was 
made 1st Sergeant on the organization of his 
company. Jan. 1, 1863, he was commissioned 




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2iid Ijieutenant of Company G and was after- 
wards transferred to Company F. May 1 1, 
1864, he was made 1st Lieutenant of ('ompany 
F and, August 31st following, was made Cap- 
tain and was discharged Dec. o, 1864, on the 
expiration of his period of service. Captain 
Schmidt was engaged with his regnnent in 
all its experiences throughout three years of 
service, and was in the fights at Newtonia, 
Cane Hill, Prairie Grove, and in numherle.ss 
other varieties of .service which receive neither 
recognition nor mention in history or dis- 
l)atclies. At the time of the Red River ex- 
pedition he was acting as quartermaster and 
was in charge of the supply depot at Little 
Rock, Ark. When the news of the retreat and 
the starved condition of the troops was received, 
Capt. Schmidt started out with a supply train 
and met the regiment to relieve the wants of 
the men just after the battle at Jenkins Ferry. 
On his return to Manitowoc, he resumed his 
connection with journalism and was actively 
engaged in pushing the interests of the 
German newspaper which he had founded. 
In 1869, he was elected member of the As- 
sembly of Wisconsin from his District, and in 
1870 and 1872 was elected to the State Senate. 
He served in both capacities with distinction 
to himself and credit to the judgment of his 
constituency. In 1885, he was elected County 
Judge of Manitowoc county in which he served 
until his death, Jan. 7, 1888. 

He is survived by his wife and five children 
— Emil, C. Otto, Carl, Arthur and Walter. 

The record of Judge Schmidt is one that 
supplies an evidence of the i|uality of the spirit 
with which he sustained his relations to the 
affairs of his adopted country in peace and war. 
He was liberally educated in his native country 
and broitght to tliis country his abilities ami 
ambitions, which he exercised in the avenues 
best calculated to incorporate him with our in- 
-stitutions and the element to which he was 
allied by birth and kinship. His portrait is 
presented on page 432. 



USTAVUS A. CHANDLER, of Me- 
^ nominee, Mich., member of G. A. 
R. Post No. 266, (Lyon) was born in 
Freedom, Penobscot Co., Maine, Sep. 
1840, and is the son of Alden and Mary 




(Sinclair) Chandler, both of whom were natives 
of the Pine Tree State with ancestral stock of 
Revolutionary renown. The son was seven 
years old when he was brought to Wiscon- 
sin l)y his father, his motiier being deceased. 
They resided in Racine two years, removing 
thence to Escanaba, where Mr. Chandler was a 
resident until 1857, when he went to Menomi- 
nee for the first time, remaining there a year 
and removing thence to Manistee, Mich. He 
had been occupied, after arriving at a suitable 
age, in saw mill work until 185'J. In tliat year 
he was employed on a tug on the lake and 
filled the situation two years. On the first call 
for troops for the suppression of the rebellion 
he resolved to enlist, lieing just of age. In Au- 
gust, 1861, he enrolled in a regiment that made 
a record second to none that fought in the 
civil war — the 37th Illinois. He enlLsted in I) 
Company and rendezvoused at Camp Fry, go- 
ing thence to Benton Barracks, St. Louis, pre- 
paratory to joining the command of Fremont. 
That general was conducting operations in 
Missouri and the soldiers of the 37th were in 
the actions in the vicinity of Booneville and 
Sedalia, and went to take part in the action at 
Springfield, making forced marches which 
tested the endurance of the regiment. The 
regiment, it should have been stated, went 
out under C'olonel, afterwards, General -Julius 
White, who was succeeded by General Barnes. 
The captain of D Company was Jolin Lambier, 
and the Major of the command was Charles 
Black, who succeeded Colonel Barnes, the lat- 
ter having been placed under arrest for refus- 
ing to obey an inhuman order to march the 
regiment back after a forced march to Cass- 
ville of unmitigated hardship, when the men 
were too exhausted to even stand. The com- 
mand passed the winter of 1861-2 on the flats 
of the Lamine, and in the spring went to 
Springfield to find that Price had evacuated 
the place and the 37th was constantly on forced 
marches and skirmishing with the rear-guard 
of the wily rebel chief. Preparations were 
soon after in progress for the battle known to 
history as Pea Ridge. The 37th was in the 
first line of battle when' the attack was made 
by Van Dorn and the company lost 22 men in 
the first broadside. After the fight was over,* 
the command went to Cassville and passed the 
summer, December 7th the regiment again 
distinguished itself in the fight at Prairie Grove 
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with as achieving renown at the former battle. 
Tlie 37tli with tive others, three batteries and a 
cavalry regiment, with one company of another 
cavalry regiment, made a forced march that 
should of itself occupy a conspicuous page of 
history. Only the 37th Illinois and 2Gth In- 
diana preserved their organization and came 
to their destination in regular military order, 
the men composing the others arriving in 
squads, singly, and as they could that night 
and in the day following. (Another forced 
march in which the oTtli was conspicuous was 
in July following, when they wont 35 miles in 
seven hours to relieve Major Hubbard, hemmed 
in and confined in the court house at Neosho, Mo. 
They accomplished their work and returned to 
the brigade.) In April Mr. Chandler was in a 
fight at Cape Girardeau and went thence with 
his regiment to Vicksburg, skirmishing all the 
the way there and in July Avent to the capture 
of Yazoo City, the command going on the gun- 
boats under Lieutenant Walker and had the 
satisfaction again of participating in a com- 
plete success. The next movement of import- 
ance was to New Orleans on transports and 
in September they went to Morganzia Bend, 
where the detachment sustained a sharp attack^ 
from the rebels and returned to New Orleans, 
[n March, 1864, the regiment went to Texas 
and at Eagle Pass on the Rio Grande engaged 
in a skirmish with the rebels. They returned 
to Brownsville and remained until the expira- 
tion of their terra of service when they went 
to Chicago to be released from military obliga- 
tions. 

On returning to Menominee Mr. Chandler 
became connected with his former business on 
a tug and is now captain of the Menomi- 
nee, connected with the fire service of the 
city. The machine is a most efficient branch 
of the department and throws five streams of 
water. 

Frederick, a brother of Mr. Chandler, was an 
enlisted man of the 3rd Michigan Infantry ; he 
died in the summer of 1888. Another, Thomas 
Jefferson, belonged to the Missouri militia and 
afterwards to the Missouri Home Guards, who 
saw as much service in the reconstruction oi 
his State as in other variety of warfare. Ed- 
win, another brother, went into the service from 
Maine and served at the head of a company. 
Mr. Chandler was married Jan. 6, 1870, to Liz- 
zie Smith and their only child is named War- 
ren Raymond. The mother died in 18S0. She 




was a native of Wisconsin. Her brothers, 
John and Henry, enlisted in Wisconsin regi- 
ments, and the latter was killed in action. 

Mr. Chandler's portrait appears on page 
432. 



y^Y^ HARLES T. PENDLETON, of Oconto, 
Wis., capitalist, was born Marcli 5, 
1829, near St. Andrews, New Bruns- 
wick, and is the son of Joshua and 
Rosannah Pendleton. His fatlier was born in 
New Brunswick and died at the age of 77 years. 
His grandfather, Thomas Pendleton, was born 
in Maine. The mother was a native of Belfast, 
Maine, and died when 66 years old. She was 
the daughter of Stephen Pendleton, who was 
born also in Belfast and married Dorcas Dodge. 
She represented ancestors who fought in the 
Revolution and in 1812. Four of the sisters of 
Mr. Pendleton are living. Prudence married 
Charles Ellis of Boston, who died about 1873. 
Emily married John McPherson of Boston, a 
ship builder, who died in 1862. Annie mar- 
ried William Miles of Boston and resides at 
Whitewater, Wis. Rosannah married Captain 
•John Holmes of Denver, Colorado. Two 
brothers are deceased. James Franklin died in 
infancy. Joshua Brooks was lost on the Oconto 
River Oct. 8th, 1856, at the age of 21 years. 
He started from the Falls to go to town, a 
distance of 12 miles, and was never again heard 
from. 

Mr. Pendleton was educated in the common 
schools of his native province and was engaged 
in farming until he became interested in the 
coast fishing business, which he followed on the 
coast of Maine until he decided to try his fate 
and fortune in the West. He came to Wiscon- 
sin in 1849 and landed at Milwaukee, Septem- 
ber 20th. After a few days of delay there he 
went to Berlin and worked about two months 
on the Fox River. He then engaged in service 
on the Wolf River in wliich he was occupied 
two years. He then came to Oconto where he 
was employed a year and engaged in lumber- 
ing in his own behalf and has pursued it in all 
its varied relations since that date. In 1859 he 
constructed his present elegant and commodious 
home in one of the best locations in the city. 

He was married Sept. 13, 1855, to Almeda 
Lindsay of Oconto. She was born in Maine 



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and removed to Mendota, 111., w'ith her parents 
in childhood. There are eight children be- 
longing to the Pendleton liousehold. Their 
names are Ira B., diaries Irving, Nettie, Frank 
R., Clara, Curtis, Harley J. and Laura Alineda. 
Nettie is the wife of John Sheridan, who is 
associated with lier father in business, and is 
also a merchant. 

Ira B. married Jennie Tiiompson and is the 
business associate of his fatlier; their son is 
named Charles T. C. Irving married TilUe 
Grunert and tlieir daughter is named Edith ; 
he is also in partnership with liis father. 

The portrait of Mr. Pendleton is on page 432. 



ILLIAM J. EMPEY, resident pro- 
prietor of the " Empey House " 
at Wausau, Wis., and a member 
of G. A. R. Post, Lysander Cutr 
ler, No. 55, at the same place, was born Feb. 
20, 1817, in Cornwall, Canada. His parents, 
Adam and Nancy (Putnam) Empey, left Can- 
ada for the State of New York when he was in 
early childhood and he passed the years of his 
minority in the Empire State. On attaining 
his majority he went to Ohio where he remain- 
ed about one year. At the expiration of that 
time he came to Wisconsin and located at or 
near Janesville. He acted as teamster for his 
brother-in-law, Charles McMillan, and drove a 
team of horses from tlie Buckeye State to Wis- 
consin, the family accompanying him in their 
permanent reihoval hence. He was occupied 
in that vicinity at his business — that of a slioe- 
maker — until the country was convulsed by 
civil war and business relations in a disturbed 
condition. 

He enlisted Dec. 20, 1861, in H Company, 
ord Wisconsin Cavalry at Stevens Point, Wis., 
for three years. On the organization of his 
command, Feb. 15, 1862, he was made Ser- 
geant. He remained in the service until the full 
expiration of his term of enlistment and, with 
the non-veterans went to Madison where he was 
discharged Feb. 14, 1865. 

On arrival at Leavenworth where it was or- 
dered to report after being mustered in, the 3rd 
Cavalry was di.stributed at various points in 
Kansas, on provost duty. Companies H and B 
were left for the defense of Fort Leavenworth 



and performed much valuable service there in 
ridding the surrounding country of bush- 
whackers, and in the protection of Union 
families. Tlie company remained there 
until May, 1863, when, with four other com- 
panies of the same regiment, the command 
proceeded to Fort Blunt, the detail being 
under C'aptain Stout of H Company, to act 
as escort for the post supply train. Four 
miles from their destination a force of Texans 
and renegade Indians attacked them and were 
repulsed. In June the experience was repeated 
witliout similar results. In June and July 
there was more of the same kind of business and 
in every encounter with thereliels save one tiie 
cavalry were conquerors. Company H fought 
at Honey Springs, July ITtli, at Newtonia, Sep- 
tember 30th and at Cane Hill, Nov. 27th. In 
October, 1864, tlie company went into winter 
quarters at Little Rock, Arkansas, and in Feb- 
ruary, Mr. Empey returned to Wisconsin. He 
mentions the engagements of Camp Springs 
and at Dardanelle, in Arkansas as among those 
in which he was a participant, wiiere there was 
good service accomplished in dispersing bush- 
wliackers and guerrillas. 

After the war he worked at his trade as a 
shoemaker in various places until 1881, when 
he took possession of the hotel in which he is 
now (1888) operating. He is still suffering 
from the effects of an injury received in the 
war from the fall of a bale of hay on his 
shoulder. 

He was married in 1847 to Amelia Black- 
man in Union, Wis. Three of their children 
are living. Two of the sons are members of 
the Order of the "Sons of Veterans." 

The names of his living children are Adel- 
bert J.; William Harry and Emily Maria. 
Tliese are the children of Amelia (Blackmail) 
Empey, who died in 1859. 

Mr. Empey was again married Feb. 22, 1860, 
to Cornelia Bond and their surviving children 
are named Alexander F., Lottie P., Albert Otis, 
and Adam De Forrest. The mother was born 
in Broome Co., New York, and is the daughter 
of Thomas and Charlotte (Brown) Bond. Her 
only brother, F. S. Bond, was a Wisconsin sol- 
dier. Her maternal great uncles, Jacob and 
Ellis Conklin, fouglit in the Revolution and in 
1812. Roscoe Conklin belonged to the same 
family connection. Emily married James Has- 
kin of Wausau and they are the proud parents 
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and Madge, the second Hallie and Harry. 
Their otlier cliildren are named William,. James 
and Myrtle. Adelbert J. is married to Florence 
Bump. Alexander married Florence Streeter 
and their children are named Edith and 
Harold .Jerome. Lottie P. married E. D. Neff 
and their son is named Harley J. 

The portrait of Mr. Empey appears on page 
432. 

NDREW A. KERN, of lCaukauna,Wis., 
^ was born December 10, 1S44, in the 
city of New York. He is the son of 
Barnard Kern, a German by birth, 
who removed to Wisconsin with his family in 
1846. The first residence of the little house- 
hold was at Milwaukee, and soon after, a re- 
moval to Germantown, Waslungton county, was 
effected, and there the father entered upon the 
occupation of a farmer. Later he sold his prop- 
erty there and bought a farm at Herman, Dodge 
county, on which he is still a resident. The 
son was bred to the calling of his father and 
continued in that avenue of lousiness until the 
date of the civil war, when he felt impelled to 
enter military life, like so many of the race -of 
which he is a descendant and who made so im- 
portant a part of the military body in the time 
of the National danger. He enlisted Oct. 11, 
1861, when approaching his 17th birthday, in 
G Company, 9tli Wisconsin Infantry, for three 
years, enrolling at Milwaukee. He was ten- 
dered a position as a noncommissioned staff of- 
ficer, but declined and was discharged with 
honor Dec. 3, 18()4, his term of service having 
expired. 

The 9th Wisconsin was essentially a German 
regiment and was organized at Camp Sigel, 
Milwaukee. Late in .January, 1862, the regi- 
ment went to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to pro- 
ceed thence to take part in the "Southwestern 
Expedition" which, came to naught after the 
regiment had made a march of 160 miles to Fort 
Scott. The command was then transferred to 
the Army of Arkansas and in June moved to 
the neighborhood of Baxter's Springs in Mis- 
souri. In tlie last days of the same month an 
expedition into the Indian country was contem- 
plated, when the command was again trans- 
ferred to the Army of the Frontier. September 
29, 1862, G Company, witli D, E and H, a de- 



tachment of artillery and a squad of cavalry 
made tlie charge which is named in history as 
the battle of Newtonia. November 28, Mr. Kern 
was in the ac;tion at Cane Hill, in Arkan.sas, and 
returned from there with his company to Rheas' 
Mills of which they had taken possession pre- 
viously and were running for the benefit of the 
soldiers and their animals. December 7th he 
was again in service of active character at 
Prairie Grove. March 23, 1864, the command 
left their camp at Little Rock to connect with 
General Banks' projected Red River expedition. 
Early in April, Mr. Kern was successively iu 
the skirmishes at Terre Noire (Witherspoon- 
ville), Elkins Ferry, Poison Springs (April 15th), 
Prairie d'Ane (April 17th), and at Jenkins 
Ferry on the last day of tlie month. In the 
last named encounter, Mr. Kern was wounded 
and was mentioned in the dispatches. He was 
hit in tlie left thigh l)y a l)ullet and was taken 
to the field hospital. Thence he was removed 
to Pine Bluff, Ark., and later, was transferred to 
the general hospital at Little Rock, where he 
continued under treatment until the expiration 
of his time. He returned to Wisconsin hope- 
lessly lamed. At Witherspoonville, he was 
slightly injured in his right shoulder but did 
not quit the ranks. When leaving Fort fiCaven- 
worth for the frontier he was attacked with a 
lung difliculty which disabled him for six 
weeks. He then rejoined his regiment and went 
to Fort Scott, thence to Fort Gibson and on the 
return was ill for six weeks with typhoid fever. 
With these exceptions he was at his post of duty 
continuously. 

He returned to Herman, Wis., and was en- 
gaged in the occupation of a farmer for a year. 
He then engaged in the business of manufac- 
turing flour which he pursued until 1878, the 
date of his removal to Kaukauna. He has been 
operating there in real estate and in other ave- 
nues. On the organization of the village of 
Ledyard he was made a member of the Village 
Board and when the place became the city of 
Kaukauna he was elected Alderman of the 3d 
Ward. In 1886 he represented the municipal- 
ity on the Board of Supervisors. 

In 1860 Mr. Kern was married to Barbara 
Beck, who died March 22, 1876. Sep. 12, 1878, 
he was again married at Appleton to Matilda 
Mmkner. Frank Andrew, their only child, was 
born in 1880. Mrs. Kern was born in Sheboy- 
gan Co., Wis., and her parents were natives of 
Hanover, Germany. The grandfather of Mr. 



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Kern was a soldier in the Array of the Allies 
and fouglit under Napoleon. At Waterloo he 
was with the forces that fought against tlie 
would he-conqueror of the world. Being a sol- 
dier in the Bavarian army, he was subject to 
such changes as were made by his government, 
without reference to his opinions. The brother 
of the mother of Mr. Kern, Christian Wendell, 
was a soldier in the Bavarian Army 18 years 
and was with Napoleon in the campaign in 
Russia. 
The portrait of Mr. Kern appears on-page 432. 



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OHN MILTON READ, deceased, form- 
erly a citizen of Kewaunee, Wis., and a 
soldier of the civil war in whose honor 
G. A. R. Post No. 155 is named, was born 
in Louisville, Kentucky, November 3, 1842. 
In the same year his parents, Martin and Cath- 
erine (Divens) Read, went to St. Louis and from 
there, in 1847, to Milwaukee, Wis. In 1848 
they went to Manitowoc. Mr. Read received a 
common school education and entered a print- 
ing otHce at Manitowoc and acquired a knowl- 
edge of the printing lousiness in whicli he was 
occupied until he became a soldier. He enlisted 
at Manitowoc October 16, 1801, in Company E, 
14th Wisconsin Infantry. In tlie same year he 
was made Sergeant and was promoted to Ser- 
geant Major of the regiment May 6, 1862. Sept. 
27, 1863, he was made Adjutant of his regiment 
with the rank of 1st Lieutenant. March 9, 
1864, he was promoted to Assistant Adjutant 
General on the staff of his brigade commander 
and served in that position to the end of the 
war. He served as Adjutant General of tlie 
2nd Brigade of the 3rd Division of the 17th 
Army Corps until Dec. 7, 1864, when he was 
transferred to the 1st Brigade of the same corps. 
He was in action at Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg, 
Fort de Russey, Pleasant Hill Landing, Clouter- 
ville, Marksville, Yellow Bayou and the skir- 
ni'shes and river service of the Red River 
campaign and returned to Vicksburg and went 
thence to Nashville. He was in tiie tight at 
Tupelo and in the severe movements and 
marches that preceeded Nashville and after 
that battle was in the operations again at 
Mobile. October 3, 1862, he was captured at 



Corinth and held a prisoner 12 days, when he 
was paroled and, soon afterwards, exchanged. 
He was wounded at Vicksburg and again at 
Spanish Fort April 5, 1865, and he was finally 
mustered out October 9th of the same year 
with his regiment. 

He went to Warsaw, Mo., where he engaged 
for a short time in the publication of a paper, 
but returned to Manitowoc within the same 
year. In December, 1868, he located at Kewau- 
nee and became by purchase the proprietor of 
the Kewaunee Ent&rprm which he published 
until his death in 1881. In 1870 he was elected 
County Superintendent of Schools and held the 
office nine years. In 1874 he was elected State 
Senator from the district comprising Brown, 
Door and Kewaunee counties, serving in the 
position ill a manner in accordance with his 
character and career. In 1880 he was elected 
to the Assembly but did not take his seat be- 
cause of impaired health. He had been suf- 
fering from the disease of which the seeds were 
sown during his army life and, finding that he 
was unable to encounter the fatigue of a legis- 
lative session, he determined to pass the winter 
in a warmer climate. He went to Georgia but 
failed to find the benefit for which lie had 
hoped and, after a few weeks, was advised to 
return home. He started for the North but 
grew rapidly worse on tiie journey and died 
March 9, 1881, on the cars at Louisville, Ky., 
the place of his birth. His body was brought 
to Kewaunee and buried March 13th following. 

Mr. Read was a man of conspicuous popu- 
larity in his community. He was a successful 
journalist, wielding a facile, vigorous and con- 
vincing pen. In character he was candid, out- 
spoken and independent in expression and 
this trait, cou|)led with his integrity and nobil- 
ity of character, won for him the confidence of 
all classes. He was always a leader among 
those who urged and promoted public enter- 
prises and in every manner honored his citizen- 
ship and manhood. 

He was always the representative of the good 
comradeship of the army and remained to his 
death the declared friend and advocate of the 
old soldiers. He died at 39 in the full flush of 
manhood, when the field of his usefulness was 
just opening before him. His portrait appears 
on page 432. 

He was married August 10, 1872, to Caroline 
W. .Johannes of Kewaunee, and is survived by 
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ense and Hattie. The two latter are twins. 
Mrs. Read is proprietor and manager of the 
John M. Read House at Kewaunee. 



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OHN TOWNS END, a resident of Stevens 
Point, Wis., and a memher of G. A. R. 
Post No. 196, at Plainfield, was born Dec. 
5, 1841, in Collins, Erie county, New York. 
Aden Townsend, his father, was a farmer in 
Erie county, and he died in 1843, at Collins, 
aged S3 years. His wife, who was Electa 
Mitchell before marriage, was born March 12, 
1816, at Collins, where she was married to Mr. 
Townsend. In 1846 she married Leonardo 
Hutchinson, and in 185o removed to Dell 
Prairie, Wisconsin. Mr. Hutchinson died at 
that place in 1863, and the mother died on the 
morning of .July 9, 1888, aged 72 years. She 
left five sons and two daughters. One daugh- 
ter died many years ago. Mr. Townsend of 
this sketch was little more than a year old when 
his father died, and he accompanied his mother 
to Wisconsin, and resided in Ids step-father's 
family until 1856. He was 15 years old when 
lie took the management of liis fortunes into 
his own hands, and engaged as a farm assistant 
and was occupied in agriculture and lumbering 
until he enrolled as a soldier. Aug. 19, 1864, 
he enlisted in Company K, 38th Wisconsin Li- 
fantry, at Kilbourn City, and after remaining in 
Madison about five weeks joined tlie regiment 
on the Weldon railroad. Two daj'S after the 
fight at Hatcher's Run, the regiment built 
earthworks, and remained in their intrench- 
inents until November, and during that time 
were engaged in a raid near llatclier's Run. In 
November, Mr. Townsend went with tlie regi- 
ment to their former position opposite Peters- 
burg, and remained through the winter. He 
was in the capture of Fort Morgan, and after- 
wards in all the movements witli whicii his re- 
giment was connected, and entered Petersburg 
after the evacuation. He went afterwards to 
the South Side raih-oad where he assisted in 
capturing prisoners, and afterwards returned to 
Petersburg, and thence Northward to Washing- 
ton, where his regiment was in the front of the 
colunui down Pennsylvania Avenue in the 
Grand Parade. He was mustered out June 2, 
1865. 



Mr. Townsend came back to Madison for final 
discharge, and returned to Dell Prairie, Ailams 
county, where he engaged in lumbering, and 
was also occupied in farming in that town until 
1880, when he went to Plainfield. He resided 
there until 1886, engaged in tiie business of a 
carpenter, and in that j'ear he located in 
Stevens Point where he is similar!}^ occupied. 

He was married Dec. 25, 1865, to Mary Jane 
Jones, of Plainville, Adams county. She was 
born in Rock county. Wis., March 17, 1846, and 
was the daughter of Edmond L. and Clarissa E. 
(Gotf) Jones. She died Jan. 13, 1884, at Plain- 
field, leaving three children ; — Theodore J. was 
born April 2, 1869; J. D. L. was born Aug. 22, 
1875; Cleo May was born Nov. 21, 1881. Mr. 
Townsend is a first-class mechanic and an up- 
right and reliable citizen. B. R. Hutchinson, 
his half brother, was a soldier in the civil war, 
and a member of Stevens Point Post No. 156. 



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Tc^yENRY CLARK, of Oconto, Wis. 
^ 1 X in member of G. A. R. Post No. 74 
^'^^^^jJL "''IS bo'''^ September 26, 1837, a 



Wis., 
4, 
at 
Watkins, Schuyler Co., New York. 
His father, Henry Scott Clark, was born in 
England, and was the son of Henry Clark, a 
captain of marines in the English navy, who 
was lost at sea. H. S. Clark married Mary 
Newlove, a native of Hull, England, wliose par- 
ents came to America in 1808 and her father 
fought in 1812, surviving that struggle but a 
short time. The senior Clark came to America 
in 1808. Mr. Clark was raised on a farm, and 
in 1842 came to Wisconsin and located at Hart- 
ford, Washington County, wliere he acted as a 
carpenter until the war. He enlisted Septem- 
ber 14, 1861, at Hartford, in Company E, 10th 
Wisconsin Infantry for three years. Tlie regi- 
ment left tlie State in November for Louisville 
and proceeded to Nashville and thence to Mur- 
freesboro and to Huntsville, Ala. During a 
period of five months the 10th was engaged in 
military duty, destroying important railroad 
lines and succeeded in cutting off Beauregard's 
re-enforcement of 40,000 men. He was in a 
warm skirmish at Bowling Green and another 
at Bridgeport and went to Nashville and to 
Louisville, performing important service all 
along tlie route. Tie w,is next in the battle of 



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Perryville and was wounded by a minie ball in 
his left wrist. He fought at Stone River, where 
he was in action live days and remained there 
until April, when he was discharged and re- 
turned lo Wisconsin. November 17, ISfio, lie 
enlisted again in Company B, 35th Wisconsin 
Infantry, and went to St. Louis. The regiment 
moved to Red River and thence to New Orleans 
and from there to Port Hudson, where they re- 
mained six weeks. The next movement was 
to Morganzia, La., and in October tlie command 
joined an expedition to the Atchafalaya River, 
where tliey had daily skirmishes with the 
rebels. Mr. Clark was one day pre]>aring for a 
snug sleep in a nest he had constructed of 
boards and his gun blanket, when he was sud- 
denh' ordered out on picket. The rebels dis- 
covered his snuggery- and riddled it with balls, 
when he suddenly acijuiied a respect for picket 
duty. On one occasion, on a former march in 
the course of a skirmish with Bragg's troops, 
Mr. Clark is certain his own aim was sure as he 
saw the man drop, and he remorsefully gave 
the rebels a blanket to bury the man in. He 
went from Simmsport to Duvall's Bluff and 
thence to Brownsville,and later to New Orleans. 
The next movement was to Mobile Point and 
to Spanish Fort, and the command hauled 
their guns bj' hand over corduroy roads 
which thej' built. Tliey were 14 da^-s under I 
fire at Spanish Fort and there Mr. Clark re- 
ceived a wound in the shoulder. In the rifle 
pits there they were charged by the Mississippi 
" Tigers," but repulsed them. They went next 
to Blakely in time for the surrender there and 
returned to Mobile. From Mobile they went to ! 
Mcintosh Bluffs and there Dick Taybr surren- 
dered to them 28 rebel transports. They went 
again to Mobile and to Brazos Santiago, Texas, 
thence to Brownsville and were mustered out 
March 15, 1866. During his service Mr. Clark 
was made Corporal and a year later Color Ser- 
geant and carried the regimental flag two years 
and a half. He was in a skirmish in Texas in 
which his command captured 300 prisoners. Wil- 
liam C. Clark, his brother, enlisted in the same 
regiment with himself, was captured and taken 
to Libby, Belle Isle and afterwards to Anderson- 
ville, where he starved to death. Their mother 
went out with them as regimental nurse, kept 
with her iier own revolver and was in an 
action at Scottsboro, Ala. In September, 1863, 
she was taken sick and returned home and 




.soon died. Mr. Clark has four sisters — Attie, 
Sai'ah, Caroline and Cornelia. 

Mr. Clark was married to Marion Waterman 
of Ruliicon, Dodge Co., Wis., and their surviv- 
ing children are Rudolph F., Lucius A., Cora 
A., Clara L, Mildred and Charles A. During 
the last 15 years Mr. Clark has carried on his 
business as a carpenter and builder. 



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ILAS DUSTAN PEARSON, of Grand 
Rapids, Wis., was born in Gardner, 
Worcester Co., Mass., Sep. 30, 1832. 
He was taken by his parents to Ot- 
sego count}' in the State of New York when an 
infant, and he lived in the town of East Wor- 
cester until he was fifteen years of age. He at- 
tended the common schools and, after removal 
to Sun Prairie, Wis., was a pupil in the same 
class of schools. Later he went to Madison and 
attended high school. There he learned the 
business of a carpenter and niiliwright which 
he has since followed. In 185G he came to Ap- 
pleton and went later successively to Iowa, 
Indiana and Chicago. In the latter place he 
joined the organization known as Ellsworth 
Zouaves and acquired a practical knowledge of 
military drill which was of value to him at a 
later period. He enlisted at Chicago, Aug. 4, 
1862, in C Company, 72nd Illinois Volunteers 
for tlu'ee years. His regiment went to Carlo 
and thence to Paducah, Ivy., and successively 
to Columbus, where he passed two months in 
the camp of instruction as a drill master. He 
was sent on detached duty to Carlo and, four 
days later, he was seriously injured by the fall- 
ing of a heavy box of supplies wliich he was 
helping to unload on the wharf, and which in- 
jured his spine, making him so lame that he 
was sent to Columbus Post hospital where he 
remained six weeks. He went tlience to the 
general hospital at Mound City, where he was 
discharged in January, 1863. He was obliged 
to use crutches for a long time and during a 
period of seven years had recurrences of 
hemorrhage of the lungs. While at Columbus 
his hearing was permanently impaired by con- 
cussion of the air from bursting shells. A com- 
missaiy boat, loaded with army supplies, was 
tied at the commissary depot on the river and 
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her sotliatthe depot would not also be destroyed 
and received the injury from the shells with 
whicli she was partly loaded and which burst 
after slie was loosened and lloating down the 
river. Two of the fragments struck him, caus- 
ing flesh wounds in his leg which had to be 
stitched, but he did not leave his post of duty 
in consequence. 

Mr. Pearson is the son of Richmond and Sil- 
via (Crawford) Pearson. His father is a descen- 
dant from one of two brothers, .John and Wil- 
liam Pearson, who came from England to this 
country and settled in Massachusetts. They 
were the sons of the younger son of a noble 
English house. His great grandfather was a 
soldier in the battle of Breed's Hill, commonly 
called Bunker Hill, and he has the pocket-book 
which his ancestor had in his pocket and which 
was pierced bj' a British bayonet. The mother 
of Mr. Pearson was the daughter of ancestors 
who won fame in the war of the Revolution. 
His brothers, Foster and All)ert, were soldiers in 
the rebellion. The formerenlistedin the Slst Wis- 
consin and died in the regimental hospital at 
Murfreesboro from sickness resulting from ex- 
posure. The latter was chief musician in a 
Wisconsin regiment and was discharged as such 
by general order, after which he was commis- 
sioned Second Lieutenant in the 1st Arkansas 
Cavalry, afterwards being promoted to Captain. 
He returned in safety. 

The marriage of Mr. Pearson to Sarah .J. 
Hamilton took place at Madison, Wis., Aug. 11, 
185G. Their living children are .John H., 
Charles L., Francis E., Harry E., Frederick U., 
Walter L., Alfred and a daughter, Lulu May. 
Wilfred, Delavan and Lillian Bell died in in- 
fancy. Mrs. Pearson is the daughter of John 
Hamilton, a native of Vicksburg, Miss. The 
family was originally from Penn.sylvania but 
had lived manv vears in the South. 



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^RUMAN S. WOOD, of Winneconne, 
c) Wis., formerly a soldier of tiie Union, 
J was born August 5, 1829, in Sutton, 
Dominion of Canada. He is the son 
of David and Eurena (Chappell) Wood, and his 
paternal grandfatlier was a soldier at Lexing- 
ton and in the battle in which General Pitcairn 
was killed. He was very young and was prin- 



cipally engaged in melting pewter plates and 
running bullets for the Colonial troops. His 
mother's ancestors lived at Stonmgton, Conn., 
and his maternal grandfather Steele was a poet 
and wrote religious verses, which are preserved 
in several hynui books. Mr. Wood is one of 
a family of six children — four boys and two 
girls. All the sons were soldiers in the civil 
war. Rufus was in the Kansas Home Guards 
and was in several actions with the guerilla 
chief Quantrell ; Hiram enlisted in the 44tli 
New York Lifantry, the Zouave regiment 
known as Ellsworth's Avengers ; Willard en- 
listed in the 14th Wisconsin Infantry and 
served tlu'oughout the war. 

Mr. Wood was carefully educated in his na- 
tive State and is a graduate in surveying and 
a civil engineer. He removed to Winneconne 
in 1855. He went to Fond du Lac in 1861 and 
enlisted in July in Company G, 3rd Wisconsin 
Infantry. He was the first soldier from the 
village of Winnecoime, and the day he started 
to enlist, the ladies of Winneconne escorted 
him to tlie boat on which he went to Oshkosh. 
The regiment was in rendezvous at Fond du 
Lac until July 12th, when it left the State and 
went to Hagerstown, Md., and canrped on the 
same spot where Washington encamped in the 
war of the Revolution. 4\vo days later, they 
went to Harper's Ferry and performed guard 
duty and drilled about a month. The regi- 
ment helped to build the road up Maryland 
Heights preparatory to the construction of the 
fortifications and moved successively to Dames- 
town and Frederick where the regiment re- 
mained holding Maryland in the United States 
until the spring of 1862. He was in the action 
at Bolivar in October, 1861, where he did his 
first severe fighting, and in March, the regiment 
moved with Bank's Army Corps up the Shen- 
andoah, and Mr. Wood was in all the actions 
including Charleston, Winchester and in the 
retreat. In July, they went to Culpepper, and 
he was in the battle of Cedar Mountain ; the 
regiment went back to Culpepper and Mr. 
Wood was sent to Emery Barracks where he 
was sick and was under the care of the sur- 
geons, and he went next to the hospital where 
he was treated 18 months and was discharged 
for disal)ility in 1864. He returned to Winne- 
conne. 

He was married Aug. 23, 1854, to Prudence, 
daughter of Augustus and Rosalie (Chaplin) 
Sayre. They have two children living. Sew 



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arfl married Ella Bobier, ami tlieir children are 
named Leon and Willie. Fremont, A. lives 
with his parents. 

Mr. Wood is one of the most prominent and 
public spirited of the citizens of Winneconne. 
He lias made a gift to the village of a pleasant 
park, tlie trees in which are grown from seeds 
he planted when lie first came to Winneconne. 
He has been active in all projects for the gen- 
eral welfare of the community Iw whom he is 
highly esteemed. He still suffers from injuries 
received in military service and is a Democrat 
in political connection. He has a number of 
war relics, among which are a Zouave bayonet, 
flecked with blood on the battle field at Manas- 
sas. He has a knife which he took from a 
rebel, the blade of whicti is about eight inches 
in length. During the battle of Antietam, he 
was in charge of Emory liospital and at Cedar 
Mountain was detailed to care for the wounded. 
He still retains a vivid I'ecol lection of the scenes 
of suffering of which he was a witness. 



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T^(^r ENRY PETER 1 
^1 .., . "K Howard, Wis., 
J[?gL Huffman Hou.s 



HUFFMAN, of Fort 
proprietor of the 
ise in that city, was 
liorn Sept. 2, 1820, at Bruderdorf, 
and is the son of Michael and Agnes 
(Nevvyear) Huffman. The mother was a native 
of Lorraine, then a French province. The 
father was a native of Alsace and was born 
in the same town as his son. The paternal 
grandfaiher was one of the guards of Napo- 
leon and was pensioned by the government. 
The family came to America in 1832, in the 
winter, and were shipwrecked on the pas- 
sage and carried from their course to St. Hel- 
ena, whence they started for New Orleans 
and, losing the rudder and foremast, drifted 
into Cuba. From there they sailed to New Or- 
leans, where they arrived in February, 1833. 
They went thence to Cincinnati, where they 
passed 18 months. The next six months 
they lived at Dayton, removing thence to 
Columbus, Ohio, where they resided about a 
year. They went to Clinton in the same 
State and thence to Bristol, Wayne county, 
where they continued to reside about two years. 
Their next removal was to Chippewa valley, 
and they went a few months later to Manches- 



ter, where they lived 16 j^ears. When the son 
was 12 years old he went to work for a farmer 
with whom he remained three years. He 
was then apprenticed to learn the business 
of a shoemaker, operating in that relation 
two years. In 1845 he went to Cleveland 
and in the next year drove a team from that 
city to Chicago. The man for whom he 
was driving became tired of slow progress 
and took the .steamboat, Boston, for Milwaukee, 
putting the horses aboard the boat. Their ar- 
rival was dated May 1(J, 1846, and they re- 
mained there three days. They drove thence 
to Lilierty Prairie, 12 miles from Madison, Wis. 
He remained there a month assisting his em- 
ployer to build a pioneer's shanty. He went 
then to Madison, where he tried to get work at 
his trade but, there being no stock m the city, 
he engaged as an ox-driver and continued in 
that operation three weeks, engaged in break- 
ing burr oak opening eight miles from Madi- 
son. Later, he spent about 14 weeks harvest- 
ing and went next to .Janesville, where lie ob- 
tained employ at his trade. 

In February, 1847, he enlisted in Company 
K, 6th U. S. Infantry, under Lieutenant Hen- 
drickson, acting captain. He was the first man 
to enlist from .Janesville for the Mexican war. 
He went to Milwaukee, where he remained 
until May 5th, and went thence to New Or- 
leans on a United States mail steamer. Three 
weeks .were passed there waiting tor accouter- 
ments, arul the}' proceeded to Brazos Santiago, 
Texas,onthesteamer,JamesL. Day. After receiv- 
inga detail for Taylor's command thej' proceeded 
to V^era Cruzand went into Camp Washington 
on the beach. Three weeks later, under Gen- 
eral Pillow, they started for the interior and 
within the first seven miles they lo.st eight men 
by sunsti'oke. They were buried at Santa Fe, 
and the detail went eight miles further the same 
day to wait for the remainder of tli^ commaud. 
The main arm}' was stationed at Pueblo. On 
the route they skirmished night and day with 
hardly an hour's intermission. Remaining two 
months at Pueblo they started to cross the 
mountains and had their first regular fight 
Aug. 18tli, at Saint Angeles, and they fought 
next day at Contreras, and Cherebusco followed 
on the 20th. They went ne.xt on the 21st to 
Tacubaya, wliere they remained until Septem- 
ber 7tli, when the arinstice was recalled. He 
was in the battle at Moline del Rey 
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in the United States was killed,"* and they lost 
more than one halt' their entire foi"ce hnt were 
the vietors. They returned to Tacubaya and, 
removing their hospital seven miles on their 
reserve, they began the bomljardment of Che- 
pultepee on the 12th. Mr. Huffman fought in 
a forlorn hope on the loth of September and 
stormed the fortifications of the castle. The 
victory was a complete one and the division of 
General Worth entered the city by the Santa 
Cosmos road. Entering the City of Mexico at 
10 p. M. the soldiers lay on their arms until 
three in the morning, when messengers from 
the Mexican commanders came with Hag of 
truce with instructions to deliver the city to 
(ieneral Scott. The delegation was sent to the 
headquarters of the commanding general and 
the soldiers waited until seven in the morning for 
instructions, when "Fuss and Feathers" appear- 
ed with his band and body-guard. Cheering 
him, the command marched to take formal 
po.ssession of the "halls of the Montezumas." 
Scott was approaching the Almeda, a large 
public square, when his columns were fired 
on by the Mexicans and a street fight com- 
menced, which lasted nearly three days. Scott 
Hnally issued orders that if any more firing 
was done, blocks loaded with powder should be 
hurled into the streets and the city should be 
given over to the infuriated soldiery for pillage. 
Three months later, under command of Gen- 
eral Cadwalader, the command was dissolveii 
and parties were sent to Toluca to collect ar- 
rearages of taxes. They remained there two 
months and returned to Tacubaya where Gen- 
eral Worth resumed command of the Division 
again, General Cadwalader remaining at Toluca. 
The 6th and 8th Regulars returned to Worth as 
stated and remained until peace was declared, 
then moved into the city. As an honor they 
were the last to leave, as they were the first to 
enter, until all the United States troops had 
been sent homeward. The division to which 
Mr. Huffman belonged paid the Mexican gov- 
ernment the stipulated |15,000,U00 for the an- 
nexed territory and the Government assumed 
$3,500,000 of private debts due to citizens of the 
United States. Then they marched to Jalapa 
where they remained until all the United 
States troops had pa.ssed again. They proceed- 
ed to New Orleans where they were not per- 
mitted to land, on account of yellow fever but 
they were sent up the IMississippi River to Jef- 



ferson Barracks at St. Louis, where Mr. Huff- 
man received discharge. 

After wailing two weeks for his pay, Mr. 
Huffman went to Peoria, 111., and thence to 
Chicago by team. During his absence his 
parents had removed from Ohio to Wisconsin 
and he went from Chicago to Milwaukee. At 
Milwaukee he employed a lawyer to obtain a 
land warrant for him and went to work at his 
trade. He went back to his former employ in 
.Janesville, returning to Milwaukee to see about 
his land warrant. He obtained it soon after 
and started to look up a claim. He located in 
Ellington, Outagamie county, and, 10 years 
later, sold to Peter Prunty, the present proprie- 
tor. He transacted his business at Green Bay 
land office and has since made the locality his 
home. He has been for many years engaged 
in the management of the Huffman house, at 
Fort Howard, a well-kept hostelry which en- 
joys a good degree of the public patronage. 
He served on the County Board two years and 
on the City Council of Fort Howard two years. 
He was married Aug. 13, 1849, to Catherine 
McGinniss and their daughter is named Cath- 
erine Agnes and is the wife of Albert Platen, 
of Fort Howard. j\Ir. and Mrs. Huffman have 
buried eight children. A married daughter, 
Mary MagadalinHanrahan, died April 26, 1888, 
aged 34 years, and leaving four children, named 
Henry George, William Joseph, Rosa Maria 
ami James Edward. 



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ip^^RANK YOUNG, Cicero, Outagamie 
1^, Co., Wis., was born July 10, 1848, in 
^ New York. He passed his youth and 
childhood in his native place and was 
not 13 years old when the excitement of civil 
war attracted his notice antl interest and he 
determined to enlist as soon as he was old 
enougli. Aug. 16, 1863, he enlisted in Com- 
panj^ H, 61st New York Lifantry, at Potsdam, 
for three years, enrolling as a recruit. July 16, 
1864, he was made Corporal and June, 1865, he 
was discharged in the city of New York, the 
termination of the war making his military 
services no longer necessary. The following 
roster of his battles gives a full statement of 
the character of the fighting in which he par- 
ticipated, his regiment being connected with 



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the Army of tliu L'oLuiuuc. He was in iho 
action at Newport News, Deep Bottom, Wel- 
don Railroad, Ream's Station, iratclier's Run, 
Wliite House J^anding, I'etorsliurg, Kort bisliur. 
High Chain Bridge, Kamiville, and ]*atrid< 
Station, and witnessed Lee's surrender, Appa- 
mattox being 20 miles from Farmville. Mr. 
Young sustained two injuries. He was 
wounded at Hatcher's Run by a piece of shell, 
but did not leave Uie ennmiand. In the fight 
at Ream's Station lie was wounded and was 
taken to the hospital at City Point and from 
there went to Pleasant Hospital in Maryland. 

He came to Wisconsin after the war and 
located at Aj)pleton, working on a farm sum- 
mers and in the woods winters until the spring 
of 1867, when he went to Minnesota and was 
in the einplo) of the (lovernment a year as 
teamster. He then entered the regular army, 
enlisting under General Slidell and served 
three years, receiving honorable dischai'ge at 
Fort 'Aberei-onibie, Dakota. From there he 
went to Texas, where he engaged as a drover 
five years. In 1875, he returned to Wiscon.sin 
and located where he at present resides on a 
farm on section 34, Cicero Township. 

His marriage to Joseiihine Rice look place 
Oct. 20, 187(). She was horn at Shell Rock, 
Minn., and died May 1, 187<S, leaving one clnld, 
Frank B., born March 13, 1878. July 27, 
1880, Mr. Young was married to Mary Gallick- 
son, born in Winchester Co., Wis., .lune 13, 
1863. Their children were born as follows: — 
Ina May, Nov. 28, 18S2, and Henry Leander, 
June 26, 1884. 






r^(gT ar\T':y warrfn leach, of Osh- 

kosh. Wis., was i>orn April 7, 1837, 
Oswego, N. Y. He is the son of 

Warren and Lucy ((Jarlick) Leach, 
and lie represents the fourth generation from 
English ancestry who located in America. His 
great grandfallier on his mother's side was a 
minister of the Ciiurch of England and others 
of her lorbears belonged in the army, navy 
and merchant service of England. The father 
of his mother was a soldier in the 2nd war 
with (h'cat Britain and was in Captain Forsyth's 
company of I'iHemen at Ogdenshurg when the 
British and their Indian allies captured the 



fort, l-eh. 22, 1813. She was born al I'nderhill, 
Chittenden Co., Vermont, June 28, 1805, and 
died in Wisconsin Dec. 19, 1874. She was a 
l)rilliant and cultivated woman and, after she 
came to the Badger State where her husbantl 
located at Waukau and kept a hotel, she was 
the center of attraction to all distinguished 
travelers who stopped at that hostelry. She 
was first married to William Halsey Graham, 
who was a graduate of West Point and who be- 
came a distinguished officer in the service of 
his country. The father of Captain Leach is 
still living at Waukau; he is a gentleman of 
the old school and, although his life com- 
menced with the century, he is still in posses- 
sion of all his faculties. The family removed 
to Wisconsin in 1850 and located at Waukau, 
Winnebago county. After Captain Leach fin- 
ished his attendance on common schools he 
fitted himself for the business of a civil en- 
gineer and surveyor and stands at the head of 
that profession in his locality. When lie was 
20 years old be was practicing his pro- 
fession in Minnesota and was a witness of the 
first massacre by the Sioux Indians in 1857 and 
became cognisant of all its horrors. He eidisted 
in the local service and assisted in the expulsion 
of the Indians after the settlers had Hed from 
their homes, leaving their horses in their stalls, 
their cattle in the fields and other domestic 
arrangements unattended. 

Captain Ijeach has been prominent in his 
section of Wisconsin in civil engineering affiiirs 
since he became a proficient in that business. 
He has served four or five terms as County Sur- 
veyor, making an aggregate of aljout 10 years 
service in that position. He has been City Sur- 
veyor of Oshkosh 16 years. In 1866 he was As- 
sessor of the township of Rushtord. At the 
jn-esent writing (1887) he is serving as County 
Surveyor of Winnebago county and as Notary 
Public. 

March 25, 1885, Captain Leach entered the 
State military service as a member of Company 
B, Oshkosh Guards, 2nd Wisconsin, National 
Guard. March 26, 1876, the company was re- 
organized under Captain Gabe Bouek and Cap- 
tain J^each was then made Orderly Sergeant. 
In the spring of 1876, after five years connec- 
tion witli the organization, he was discharged 
at his own request. He immediately re-enlisted 
and, May 10, 1881, was commissioned by Wm. 
E. Smith, Oiovernor of Wisconsin as 1st Lieu- 
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commissioned Captain of the Oshkosli Guards 
by Governor J. M. Rusk. Tlic papers were ac- 
companied by a letter from Adjutant General 
Chandler P. Cliapman. He resigned his com- 
mand as captain of Company l'>, 2nd Wisconsin 
National Guards, Dec. "i-"i, JSSti, after a service 
in the school of the soldier of more than iU 
years. Captain Leach has two brothers and 
three sisters — Reuben, Franklin Pierce, Lydia 
Young, Mrs. Permelia E. Rickson and Lucelia 
L. He is the oldest of the f;imilv. 



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OBERT SHERIFF, of Antigo, Wis., 
and a member of Post No. 78, was 
born April 24, 1826, in Lincolnshire, 
England, and came thence to 
America when twenty years of age. The first 
months of his residence here were passed in 
farming in Belmont, Lid., and in a distillery, 
and he came thence to Wisconsin and pa.ssed a 
number of years in various localities until he 
settled in Freedom in Outagamie county. He 
pursued his business as a mason and worked at 
farming until the time of his enrollment in 
the service of his adopted country. He enlisted 
as a recruit in the 5th Wisconsin Infantry in 
Company E, August 28, 1804, enrolling at 
Appleton for a year or during the war. The 
legiment was in the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 
(jtli Coips stationed in the Shenandoah Valley 
at Winchester, and Mr. Sheriff was detailed as 
guard lor a private house in the city. About 
the 1st of December, he found his command 
had orders to move and he resolved to go 
also, which caused him to be unjustly reported 
as a' deserter. He went to Stevens Station, 
Washington, City Point and joined the army of 
Grant at Petersburg, the regiment taking posi- 
tion in the left wing. He was in tlie action at 
Hatcher's Run and pas.sed most of the remain- 
der of the winter on picket duty. He was in 
the front of the charge at Petersburg, April 
2nd, and after the evacuation he was in the 
pursuit of Lee and in the fight at Little Sailor's 
Creek, one of the most gallant actions of the 
gallant 5th, and at F^ort Fisher. Allen K. 
Augur was shot immediately aftei', and J. D. 
Gurney received a mortal wound on his re- 
turn to aid Augur. These were neighbors and 
comrades. After Lee surrendered, the regi- 



ment received orders to proceed to the assis- 
tance of Sherman and went to Danville, where 
intelligence of Johnston's surrender caused their 
return to Wilson's Station. On the route Mr. 
Sheriff was sun-struck and was sent in an am- 
bulance to the station ami tiiunce lo Petersburg 
and Manchester, opposite Richmond, thence to 
City Point, where he remained about 10 days 
without medical advice. He went next to 
Washington where he witnessed and partici- 
jiated in the Grand Review and received his 
discharge in .June. 

He returned to Freedom and after a short 
time went to Appleton and worked as a mason 
until 1878, when he removed to Antigo and 
took up a homestead in that vicinity on which 
he resided six years. In 1884 he sold his place 
and located in the village. 

His father and mother, Robert and Mary 
Ann (Brooks) Sheriff, were born, lived and died 
and are buried in Lincolnshire, England, the 
former dying at four days past 99 years of age. 
The mother died at 84 years of age. 

Mrs. Sheriff is the daughter of Ciiarles and 
Sophie Green, natives of Wellsville, Ohio. She 
is the mother of nine children, of whom Mary, 
John, Sophie R., George and Charles are not 
living. Josejjh R., Phebe Ann, Minnie and 
Frank still live in Antigo. The elder daughter 
is married to Peter O'Connor, of Antigo. 



I^^ERDINAND OSTENFLDT, of Man- 

> I J j ^ itowoc, Wis., member of G. A. R. 

J[(^ Post No. 18, was born July 18, 1829, 
in Schleswig, Germany. He grew 
to manhood in his native country and came to 
the United States in August, 1851. Soon after 
landing he came to Wisconsin and located 
at New Holstein, Calumet county. He re- 
mained there untd he enrolled as a soldier in 
the United States service, enlisting in the fall of 
1802, at Chilton, in Company E, 21st Wisconsin 
Infantry, for three years. When the company 
was organized he was made its 1st Lieutenant 
and proceeded to the field as such. Two weeks 
later, Oct. 8th, the regiment was in the battle 
of Perryville and encountered disaster at the 
outset, being placed bj' somebody's blunder in 
a position where it received the fire from 
both armies. The captain of Company E was 



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killed and Lieutenant Ostenfeldt succeeded by 
grade to his position, although severely 
wounded. He remained in the field hospital 
with a wound in his right elbow several days 
and went later to the hospital at Lebanon, Ky. 
In the action at Perryville, 13 of his company 
were kilkd and the aggregate of the wounded 
Ijrought the loss up to ."JU. Soon after reach- 
ing the hospital at Lebanon he received leave 
of absence and came back to Wisconsin and re- 
joined his regiment in January, 1863, reaching 
his command just after the battle of Stone 
River, and resumed connection with his com- 
pany at Murfreesboro, and endeavored to en- 
gage in active duty. The wound in his arm 
had left it in such a condition that he was un- 
able to perform the duty of a soldier and he 
was dischargeil Feb. "21, 1863. 

In August, 18()2, eight days before he en- 
listed, he was married to iVTaria Fredericksen, of 
New Holstein. They have two son just merging 
into manhood, the elder of whom, Charles L., 
aged 24, is a civil engineer and resides in the 
city of Chicago. William A., aged 22, is a stu- 
dent in the State University at Madison. 

OHM R. WHEELER, of Neenah, Wis., 
a farmer on section 35 and a member of 
G. A. R. Post No. 129, was born in New 
York, April 25, 1832. He came to Wis- 
consin with his parents, Alanson and Electa 
Wheeler in 1847. They located in Auburn, 
Fond du Lac county, where he lived nearly 
two years. He returned to his native State and 
remained two years. He then returned to 
Auburn, was married and located in Washing- 
ton count)', where he resided when the draft of 
1862 was ordered and he was conscripted for 
nine months service. On reaching Milwaukee 
he found he had the privilege of enlisting and 
enrolled for three years in Company I, 27th 
Wisconsin Infantry. He went with the regi- 
ment to Cairo and thence toColumbu.s, Ky. He 
was in the actions on the Yazoo River and went 
thence to the investment of V'icksburg and, 
after the capitulation of the city, went to He- 
lena, Ark. There Mr. Wheeler passed some 
time in the hospital and went, later, to Mem- 
phis and was. transferred to Jefferson Barracks, 
near St. Louis, where he received honorable 
discharge for disability, May 9, 1864. 



He returned to Wasliington where he re- 
sumed farming until 1866, when he removed 
to Neenah and located on the farm on which 
he has since resided. His place is in good and 
valuable condition, but he is disabled from in- 
firmities incurred in the war and performs little 
labor. He was married Aug. 25, 1855, to 
Nancy E., daughter of William ami Margaret 
Ellis, wlio came from New York to Wisconsin 
in 1846. Mrs. Wheeler's brother, Benjamin 
Ellis, was a soldier in the 5th Wisconsin. He 
was captured at the Battle of the Wilderness, 
taken to Libby and Andersonville prisons 
where he passed 11 months. He was one of 
those who mined under the stockade and es- 
caped only to be run down by bloodhounds 
and brought hack to renewed and added suffer- 
ings. His father died in Neenah Nov. 5, 1887 ; 
he was a native of Ireland and came to Amer- 
ica when a lad. He was one of the pioneers of 
Neenah and lived in the enjoyment of the 
respect and the esteem of the community. Tlie 
mother is still living. Eldredge Wheeler was a 
soldier in the 37th Wisconsin Infantry and re- 
sides in Dakota. Jason was an enlisted man in 
the 12th Wisconsin, Companj' D, and was 
wounded in his arm, losing its use entirely. 
He lives at Concord, Dodge Co., Minn. Frank 
enlisted in Company D, 12th Wisconsin, and 
died at Memphis, Tenn., in 1863 of small pox. 
These were brothers of Air. Wheeler. His 
uncle, Silas Wheeler, was in the war of 1812 
and is still living, aged 93 years. (First sol- 
dier of 1812 on record in this book as still liv- 
ing in 1888.) 

Following is the record of the children of 
Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler: — Ellen married Louis 
La Grange of ^hirshfiold and they have three 
chililrun. Colista married Isaac E. Klock, a 
soldier in the Union army in tlie rebellion. He 
died in 1886, leaving a wife and one child. 
William married Katie Isenberg and lives in 
Iowa. Mr. Wheeler is a Republican in political 
sentiment. 



"Jp<J ENRY W. WRIGH 
> I ^' \ y Wis , is a citizen 
llijl State, pure and simj 

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WRIGHT, of Merrill, 
of the Badger 
iple, having been 
born March 10, 1844, at Racine, in 
the county of the same name. Hs has been 
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one of its factors in business. He is of Eng- 
lish extraction in tlie paternal line of descent, 
and from the earlier settlers of the Mohawk 
valley in New York, on the side of his uKjther. 
His parents, Tliomas W. and Angelina 
(Knowles) Wright, were born respectively at 
Manchester, in England, and in Onondaga IIol- 
low, near Syracuse, New York. The family 
came to Wisconsin and located at Racine in 
183S. When he was nearly IS years old his 
uncle, Albert Knowles, 2nd jjieutenant of 
Company K, 7th Missouri Cavalry, came to Ra- 
cine and enlisted him as a recruit for the same 
regiment. He made connection therewith soon 
after his enrollment, (Feb. 15, 1S62,) at Mason 
City, Mo., where he went into a camp of instruc- 
tion. Three months later, tiie command went 
to Independence, in that State, and thence to 
Kansas City, remaining until the fall of 1862. 
Thence to Sedalia, and to SpringKeld, Major- 
General Herron commanding, to Prairie Grove 
to participate in llie sharp encounter with 
rebels there, thence to Fort Smith, Ark., to 
capture the fortifications in hot battle, back to 
Iron Mountain, forward to Helena, Ark., and 
to Little Rock, where another important 
holding was gained after fierce fighting, 
from there to Camden, in the same 
State, again to risk war's chances in a 
hand to hand conflict with the foe and to camp 
at Pine liluti for the winter of 1863-4 is the 
history of his experiences for that period, in 
brief. The command remained in tliat vicin- 
ity engaged in tlie same species of warfare 
until discliarged. At Pine Bluff he was made 
Sergeant Major and commissioned by H. P. 
Spellman, Major commanding the regiment. 
His commission as 2nd Lieutenant of Company 
H was dated from Feb. 22, 186.3, and he 
received liis discharge as Sergeant Major the 
next day. Herewith is a copy of tlie General 
Order regulating his discharge as stated : — 
Headquarters of the Army, Adjutant Gen'l's 
Office, Washington, July 10, 1876. Special 
(Jnler No. 138. By direction of the Secretary 
of War under joint resolution approved July 
11, 1870, (amendatory of the jonit resolution 
approved July 26, 1866), and to complete his 
record the discharge of Sergeant Major Henry 
W. Wright, 7tli Missouri Cavalry to date Feb'y 
23, 1865, is hereby amended to date Feb'y 21, 
1865 ; he is mustered into service as 2nd Lieu- 
tenant, 1st Regiment Missouri Cavalry (with 
which the 7th Regiment Missouri Cavalry was 



consolidated) to date Feb'y 22, 1865, and mus- 
tered out and honorably discharged as 2nd 
Lieutenant to date May 30, 1865, the date he 
ceased to do duty and he is mustered for pay 
in said grade during the period embraced be- 
tween the aforesaid dates. The amount of pay 
and allowances received by him as an enlisted 
man subsequent to Feb'y 21, 1865, and to 
which he is not entitled as 2nd Lieutenant will 
be deducted in making j)aymt;nt to him under 
this order. By Command of General Sherman. 
E. I). Townsend, Adjutant General." And 
under this order he was paid Dec. 14, 1876. 

Previous to enlistment Mr. Wright was en- 
gaged in obtaining a common scliool educa- 
tion. He returned from tlie army to Racine 
and soon after was employed on the Western 
Union railway. Afterward, he was employed in 
the freight department and after three years of 
service became the accountant of Chauncey 
Lathrop & Co., with whom he remained two 
years. His next situation was with the J. I. 
Case T. M. Company as bookkeeper and three 
years after he commenced business on his own 
account, engaging in the manufacture of sash, 
doors and blinds at Racine. April 5, 1877, he 
received from President Hayes an appointment 
as Postmaster at Racine and resigned the posi- 
tion at the end of five years, to remove to Mer- 
rill in October, 1880, where the business part- 
nership of McCord & Wright was formed and 
operated about one year. The senior partner 
retired and the H. W. Wright Lumber (Jo. was 
organized with Mr. Wright as President. This 
body is one of the most prominent and exten- 
sive organizations in Nortiiern Wisconsin, their 
plant including 25 acres and producing a large 
variety of manufiictures. The sawmill has a 
capacity of 125,000 feet per day, the modus 
operandi exhibiting the most perfect system 
known to that brancli of manufacture. Tlie 
establishment also includes a sash, door and 
blind factory of huge capacity and every variety 
of boards is proiluced for market. The motive is 
furnished by a 300-lior.se power steam engine 
in the sawmill, and one of iialf that capacity 
operates the other factery named ; 200 men 
and 12 teams are engaged about the works, 
in adilition to which number is the force in the 
woods, including large numbers of men and 
teams in the winter season operating on the 
landed tracts of the company. 

Prior to the appointment of Mr. Wriglit as 
postmaster at Racine he served tw'O terms as 



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with Carrie 
Nov. 1, 1S7-2. 
the names of 



Supervisor and two years as Alderman of that 
city. He was Secretary of the Building Com- 
mittee in the construction of the Court House, 
auditing the expenditures and managing the 
work generally. He has been Sujjervisor at 
Merrill two terms. 

He was united in marriagt; 
Buchan of Union Grove, VVi.s., 
James A., Fred and Nettie are 
their children. On his mother's side hisgreat- 
grandsire was a soklier in the Revolution and 
two of her brothers fought in 1812. Mrs. 
Wright was born in Dover, Racine county, of 
pure Scotch lineage, and is descended from 
stock which has l^een noted in medical circles 
for two centuries and the only brani li of the 
name in this country who are known to this 
generation. One of tiie brothers of Mr. Wright 
was a special aid of Gen. W. S. Rosecrans and 
was in the employ of the Government as a 
dealer in .store sujijjlies at Mobile, Ala. Mr. 
Wright's uncle, Lieutenant Stephen Knowlesof 
the 2-2nd Wisconsin Infantry, was captured at 
Stone River, imprisoned at Andersonville and 
afterwards transferred to Libby. 

The mother of Mrs. Wright, Jane (Tilley) 
Buchan, was born in New York and went to 
Scotland when live years old. She was mar- 
ried there and returned to America with her 
husband, locating at first in Canada and after- 
wards at Yorkville, Racine Co., Wis. 



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OHN MILLS, Shawano, Wis., and a 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 81, was 
born May 25, 1833, in Steuben county. 
New York, and Ins parents, Philo and 
Polly (Emory) Mills, were members of families 
of long standing in the Empire State. His 
father died when he was three years old and 
his mother, who is still living, aged 77 years, 
has always been his special care and is a mem- 
ber of his family. He was married in the 
State of New York to Sally B. Wilkes, and nine 
of their children are living, named Elizabeth, 
Annie, Polly, George, Fred, Fanny, Eddie, 
Nellie and Mary. Charley, John, Will and 
Hattie are dead ; the two last named died of 
diphtheria and were buried in the same coffin. 
Mr. Mills came to Wisconsin in 1853 and in 
185G locFted at Shawano, where he enlisted ni 



August, 1864, in Company B, 42nd Wisconsin 
Infantry for three years or during the war. 
The recruits for this regiment were enlisted for 
one, two and three years as each man chose 
and, in (October, five companies proceeded to 
Springfield, 111., where Company B was assigned 
to provost duty in quelling the disturbances of 
the .secession sentiment in that locality and, 
soon after Christmas they rejoined the regi- 
ment at Cairo where the command performed 
provost ;ind guard duty until discharged. In 
January, 1864, he was taken sick and was sent 
to the hospital at Cairo and was ill with chronic 
diarrhoea when he was dischargijd with the 
command. During his period of .service, the 
regiment was summoned to defend Colum])Us 
against Forrest's guerrillas, luit was engaged in 
no heavy action. 

On his return to Wisconsin he rejoined his 
family at Shawano, which has since been his 
place of residence. He is a farmer of substan- 
tial type and, although he has been a constant 
sufferer from the disease he contracted in the 
army, he has preserved his genial nature and 
is known and respected for the pluck and per- 
severance he has displayed tiiroughout his 
difficulties. His success and prosperity ranks 
fairly with that of strong and able men, and he 
accords to his wife the credit of what he has 
accomplished. Mr. Mills is a Republican and 
votes in every way as he shot. 



/f^ EORGE W. REAY, of Wau.-^au, Wis., 
rj' \ was born Dec. 8,1836, in.Statlbrd- 
^^^^ shire, England, seven miles from 
^"^^ Birmingham, and is the son of John 
and Mary (Sonimerfield) Reay, botli natives of 
the same country. They came thence to Balti- 
more, Md., in 1844, and the son was educated 
in the common schools of that city and resided 
there until the outbreak of the Rebellion. He 
had ac(iun-ed a knowledge of the decorative art 
and was managing a successful busniess on 
North Gay street, when the first soldiers for the 
war for the Union passed through Baltimore. 
Mr. Reay had been brought up by a father who 
comprehended all the portent of the gathering 
storm, and the sight of a rebel Hag in the city 
roused him to uncontiollable fury. While the 
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troops April 19, 1861, he, with three others, 
Thomas McGuire, Wesley Turner and another 
wliose name he does not remember, tore down 
the sliameful ensign of a deluded rabble. With 
his companions he became the object of tlie 
rage of the mob and with the others fought his 
way through, one of the men being seriously 
injured. Mr. Reay had only time to pack a 
"grip" and left Baltimore for Harrisburg on 
foot, the railroad bridges being destroyed, 
taking a train to Philadelphia and a steamer 
thence to Haver-de-Grace and thence back to 
Baltimore. The political condition of Mary- 
land precluded the raising of volunteer troops, 
but under special orders of the Secretary of 
War, Colonel Cornell recruited the 3rd Mary- 
land Infantry. 

Mr. Reay applied to thisofhcer, who secured 
his commission as 1st liieutenant of Company 
G and he took the field with the command. The 
regiment was assigned to the army of Virginia 
under General Banks and was in its first action 
on the heights above Harper's Ferry, where an 
engagement between Jackson and Banks seemed 
the next thing in order. Company G assisted 
in placing a Dahlgren hundred pound gun on 
Maryland Heights commanding the rebel posi- 
tion and, later, were in the van of the Federal 
troops on picket. Not being relieved in the 
morning, it was found that both armies had 
taken advantage of the darkness of the night to 
leave their position. The Federal troops had 
abandoned their tents and camp equipage to de- 
ceive the rebels, who probably, not fancying the 
appearance of the disturber on the iieights above 
had not waited to be deluded, but proved the 
quality of their discretion. Lieutenant Reay 
tlien withdrew his men and had consider- 
able difficulty in finding the army of General 
Banks. The comniiind was in constant skir- 
mishing until the battle of Cedar Mountain in 
which the 3rd Maryland occupied the extreme 
left as flanking regiment and lost 120 men in 
killed and wounded. In tlie same month the 
retreat conmenced and the 3rd Maryland, pick- 
eted at Freeman's Ford were attacked and 
driven back. Lieutenant Reay had been per- 
manently injured by the hardships of the ser- 
vi('e and had been obliged to receive treatment 
to enable him to remain with his company, 
having been swathed in bandages to reduce 
hernia and varicose veins and in September he 
went to the hospital at Alexandria, where he re- 
mained until October 2nd, when he was mus- 



tered out at Washington by command of Gen- 
eral Halleck, his injuries having been exam- 
ined by Surgeon General 15arnes. He went to 
Baltimore and soon after to Danville, Pa. The 
invasion of Lee alarmed tlie entire country and 
President Lincoln issued a call on tlie adjacent 
States for troops, including 50,000 from Penn- 
sylvania. Mr. Reay received from Governor 
Andrew G. Curtin a commission as 1st Lieuten- 
ant in Company E, 41st Regiment Pennsylvania 
Militia which was dated July 2, 1863. He went 
with the command to Greencastle, Md., where 
service of important character was accomplished 
and July 4tli Lieutenant Reay was commis- 
sioned Captain of E Company by the Governor. 
August 3rd the regiment was discharged at 
Harrisburg. 

Captain Reay returned to Danville, estab- 
lished himself as a painter and conducted a 
prosperous business for seven years, when he 
became interested in other relations. On the 
organization of tlie Danville Fire Zouaves he 
was commissioned Captain b}' Governor John 
W. Geary, his papers bearing date of Nov. 4, 
1870. In 1874 he decided to make the West 
his home and he traveled extensively, owning 
lands in Indiana, Kansas and Michigan which 
he visited. Aug. 10, 1876, he located at VVau- 
sau. He entered a liomestead claim in Eagle, 
Oneida county. (Town 39, Range 10, East.) 
This is his fixed home but his business as a 
decorator engages his attention in the various 
places in the vicinity. 

He was married in 1858 to Jospliine Deady 
and they have had eight children, five of whom 
survive. They are named Lucy, Henry S., 
Helen, William and Mary. The second daugh- 
ter is married and has three children. Tlie 
fiither and mother of Mr. Reay died respectively 
in 1872 and in 1887. 

Mr. Reay is a representative of tiie sort of for- 
eign blood which has been incorporated into the 
the life of the American Nation to the advan- 
tage of both. Fully realizing what American 
citizenship means in its best and highe.st sense 
he has fulfilled his convictions and at tlie time 
when his hopes were threatened with those of the 
country, responded to the summons of true loy- 
alty to his adopted country, when to do so in- 
volved a peril and risk not experienced by the 
majority of the soldiers of the North. He had 
been bred in a State which was essentially 
Southern in its proclivities and was surrounded 
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in gi-eat and immediate personal danger. He 
Wiis also confronted witli tiie possible issne as to 
which s^ide would conquer, but be lost no time 
ill deciding as to the right course for him and 
made iiis assault on tiie rebel Hag in Baltimore 
with ail the determination of "One who knows 
where there's a work to do, Man's honest wili 
must Heaven's good grace command." 



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RLIN REEVE, of Marinette, Wis., and 
a member of G. A. R. Po.st No. 207, 
was born Dec. 20, 1841, in the town- 
ship of Hopkinton, St. Lawrence Co., 
New York. He is tlic son of Stephen Decatur 
and Uoseile (Lunt) Reeve, both natives of \'er- 
mont, the former l>orn in the vicinity of Mont- 
pelier, and the latter at Tunbridge. A brother 
of Erastus Reeve, the grandfather of Mr. Reeve, 
was Judge Tapping Reeve, a .soldier of the 
Revolution. On the maternal side the lineage 
is Scotcii and on tlie paternal, English. The 
ancestors of the mother were soldiers in both 
wars with Great Britain. The progenitors of 
Betsey Peck, the maternal grandmother of Mr. 
Reeve, were soldiers of tiie Revolution and one 
of tliem, Nathan Peck, is known in the history 
of that period. 

Ml'. Reeve was about 20 years old, when the 
proclamation of the President, calling for assist- 
ance to check armed rebellion was promulgated 
and as .soon as possible he went to Salem, Wis., 
to enlist in Company G, 1st \Vi.scousin \^olun- 
teer Iiifantiy and enrolled for the required 
period — three nioiiths. The command pro- 
ceeded from the State to what was then the 
" front " and was the first of the Wisconsin 
troops to taste rebel powder. Tiie engagement 
at Falling Waters resulted in the death of one 
man on the battle field and several others 
wounded, among them two from company G. 
The mililaiy conduct of tiie undisciplined and 
raw troops was the subject of commendation. 
In August orders wei'e received for the muster- 
ing out of the regiment and Mr. Reeve re- 
turned to Kenosha to recruit for the 1st and 
2nd Wisconsin Infantry and 1st Wisconsin 
Cavalry, with the expectation of returning to the 
army but impaired health decided against the 
project, rheumatism having followed his expos- 
ure and hnrHshipo in his first experience. 



After completing his business in connection 
with war matters, he engaged in farming for a 
year and afterwards he became interested in 
the construction of the railroad with D. L. 
Wells a contractor, between Milwaukee and 
Brookfield Junction and between Portage City 
and Columbia. He operated in the interests of 
the Chicago and Northwestern railway corpora- 
tion for 21 years as trackman and road master, 
serving in the last fifteen years. In the course 
of the summer of 1887 he laid 56 miles of track 
for the Milwaukee & Northern railway com- 
pany. Mr. Reeve is one of the sort of Republi- 
cans who desires to be placed, on record as be- 
ing a faithful adherent of his party without be- 
ing desirous to serve selfish ends. He was 
married Nov. 27, 1802 to Lucinda Bundy and 
their ciiildren are named Minnie Esther, 
Cliarles Snnford, Kittie Roselle and Claud 
Orlin. The husband of the oldest daughter, 
Frank Silman, is the Assistant Superintendent 
of the Marinette and Menominee paper mill. 
Horatio and Catherine (Taylor) Bundy, parents 
of Mrs Reeve were born in Hardwick, Vt. In 
1865 at a Fourth of July celebration Mr. Reeve 
sustained the loss of his right eye by a prema- 
ture explosion of a gun. 




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ICHOLAS GROSS, Plover, Wis., mem- 
ber of G. A. R. Post No. 149, was born 
Jan. 8, 1840, in Boehl, Bavaria, Ger- 
raau}', and is the son of Henry and 
Elizabeth (Remle) Gross. The former was a 
farmer in Bavaria and died in 1885 aged 78 
years. The mother died in June, 1865, at the 
age of 55 years. Their family included five 
sons and a daughter and, when he was 17 years 
old, Nicholas came to America, leaving the 
other members of the family in Bavaria and 
none but iiimself ever came to this country. 
An uncle resided in Lee county, Iowa, and the 
nephew proceeded there and engaged in farm_ 
ing in which he was occupied until he entered 
the army. He enlisted in June, 1861, in Com- 
pany I), 7th Iowa Infantry, at Fort Madison, 
Iowa. The regiment was in rendezvous at 
Burlington, Iowa, and was assigned at St. Louis, 
to duty in Missouri. The command performed 
duty on the Iron Mountain railroad and in 
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side. He received a furlough and returned to 
Lee county where tlie ball was extracted. Dec. 
18, 1861, he joined his regiment at St. Louis 
and after several • movements to Cairo and 
tlieiice up the Ohio River and in Kentucky 
and Tennessee, the regiment was assigned to 
the command of General (Jrant preliminary to 
operations in Kentucky. Tiie regiment had 
already made a splendid record in the action at 
Belmont, in which Mr. Gross was wounded and 
in which the 7th Iowa suffered most severely 
of all. He was next in action at Fort Henry 
and went thence to the action at Fort Donelson 
where the regiment was conspicuous in the 
attack and charge in which the garrison was 
driven to shelter. He was next in the action 
at Pittsburg Landing and went thence to the 
investment of Corintli. Tlie bravery of the 
regiment in connection witli the 2nd Iowa in 
Wallace' Division, led by Colonel Tuttle, is 
specially mentioned fqr conspicuous bravery. 
He was in the fight at Corinth and, after the 
plans of Grant and Sherman were arranged, 
the regiment was assigned to the command of 
the latter, and Mr. Gross was in the actions 
that proceeded the fall of Atlanta and continued 
in the service in the march to the sea, witnes- 
sing the surrender of Johnston and afterwards 
marching through to Washington where he 
was in the Grand Review and proceeded thence 
to Louisville, Ky., and from tliere to Daven- 
port, Iowa, whei'e he was discharged about the 
15th of July, 1865. In December 1863 he vet- 
eranized at Pula.ski, Tenn., and took his vet- 
eran's furlough. He was a brave soldier in a 
regiment that made a conspicuous record and 
after Belmont he returned to his regiment, 
though entitled to discharge, having lost the 
sight of his left eye. 

He was married August 24, 1865, in Frank- 
lin, Lee Co., Iowa, to Maggie Weile. Mrs. 
Gross was born in Spaer, Bavaria, within six 
miles of the place where her husband was 
born and she came to America when six years 
old. Mr. and Mrs. Gross have eight children, 
as follows : — Henry, John, Louis, George, Nicli- 
olas, Willie, Rosa and Charles. 

^Ir. Gross remained in Iowa until bSTU when 
he purchased a farm in Lincoln, Buffalo Co., 
Wis., on which he lived 12 years. In 1882 he 
moved to Plover where he is resident proprie- 
tor on a splendid farm of 225 acres. The 
quality of citizenship represented by Mr. Gross 
is that which underlies and renders substantial. 



the structure of the government of the United 
States. Born and bred in a foreign land, lie 
brought to this country the industry and thrift 
of his forefathers and now rejoices in the re- 
sults of their application as well as in that of 
the patriotism with which he defended the in- 
tegrity of his native land. 



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T^^r ENRY TRC 
^1 ., -^ l ^^ was born '. 
JJyJL His par( 



"ROUTWINE, Peshtigo,Wis., 
Dec. 1 7, 1824, in Germany, 
■ents, L. and Catherine 
Troutwine, removed from Germany 
to America in 1851, landing in Canada whence 
they removed to \'ermont. Tlie son went from 
the Green Mountain Slate to Cinc'innati, Ohio, 
and thence to the State of New York. He en- 
listed Dec. 28, 1861, in Company E, 92nd New 
York Infantry at Norfolk, New York, for three 
years. He received honorable discharge Jan. 
8, 1865, at Albany, on account of the expiration 
of his term of re-enlislment as a veteran. In 
May, I860, lie was transferred to Company D 
of the same regnnent at the time he veteran- 
ized. The regiment remained in rendezvous 
in the State where it enrolled and mustered, 
and in tiie spring of 1862 Mr. Troutwine found 
himself at the front connected with the Army 
of the Potomac, jireparing for the campaign of 
the Peninsula. lie was in the siege of York- 
town and was next under rebel fire at Fair 
Oaks in the same campaign and proceeded 
soon after to participate in the " Seven Days 
Battles " or the fights in the swamjis of the 
Chickahominy. He fougiit at Malvern Hill 
and was again in action at Fortress Monroe, 
which was followed by the action at Suffolk. 
He was in the scrimmages of the Dismal 
Swamp in North Carolina later. In December 
the 92nd was .sent with General Foster to parti- 
cipate in the movements in North Carolina, 
which had Goldsboro for an objective point. 
He was in the fight at Kingston, in the skirm- 
ish at Whitehall and in the termination at 
Goldsboro. He was in the retreat to Newburn 
and the 92nd returned thence to take part in 
the operations of the Army of the Potomac. 
Mr. Troutwine was in the greater portion of the 
decisive actions of 1864 and was in the last 
battle of Cold Harbor in that year and in the 
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plans in connection with the taking of that 
city. He was wounded there Sept. 28, 1864, 
when on duty and was terribly injured. He 
received one shot in the right thigh, another in 
the left leg, and his slioulders were raked by a 
minie ball, and, in addition to this, he was hit 
in the breast by a sj)ent Vmll. He was cared 
for as well as possible in the field hospital and 
was sent thence to Davis Island in New York 
Harbor and received his final disciiarge at 
Albany. 

In 1860 he removed from the State of New 
York to Peshtigo, where he has since resided. 
He married Elenor Vandyke, and their chil- 
dren are Lucinda C, Mary Jane, Frederick J. 
and Lydia. The two older daughters are mar- 
ried. Mrs. Troutwine had three brothers who 
served through the war. The grandfather of 
Mr. Troutwine wa.s a soldier in the war between 
his native country and France. 



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ARL EDMUND BENTZ, practicing 
physician at Oconto, Wis., member 
of (i. A. R. Po.st No. 74, was born in 
Potsdam, Prussia, Dec. 6, 1820. His 
parents, Carl Henry and Julia (Wagner) Bentz, 
were born in the same country and the former 
was a tailor by vocation. His grandfather was 
a vine grower and had extensive interests. 
Dr. Bentz is one of five children of whom one 
brother and one sister survive — Adolphus and 
Julia. The sister is married to an officer con- 
nected with the Department of State in Prussia. 
Dr. Bentz remained in his native country until 
he was about 24 years old and received the 
meager advantages of tlie school system of 
Prussia. He left school when 12 years old but 
was gifted with natural ability which has stood 
in the place of intellectual training. He learn- 
ed the vocation of wagon-maker which he fol- 
lowed until 21 and was then conscripted ac- 
cording to the law of his country which sends 
every male to the army at a certain age. His 
regiment, the 8th Artillery, was stationed at 
Luxemburg, near the French line, and while 
there he had a difficulty with an officer and 
deserted to the French army. His command 
was sent to Algiers, Africa, where he remained 
three years and was in several fights with 
Arabs. The latter were in the comniand of 




Abd-el-Kader who afterwards surrendered to 
the French. Dr. Bentz was wounded and re- 
ceiving his discharge went to France and en- 
tered the hospital. He remained there two 
years with an injured foot and studied lor his 
profession ni one of the best institutions on the 
continent — a Sisters' hospital. He longed to 
get away from French life and went back to 
Germany and was imprisoned six months as 
punishment for desertion. He lost only his 
liberty, as he was supplied with food and 
tobacco. He went to Potsdam and was em- 
ployed there as a hospital steward and contin- 
ued his studies. While there he contracted 
Asiatic cholera and went home. His wife took 
the disease and died the nrorning alter his ar- 
rival. He barely recovered and was assigned 
as Government guide to the places of note in 
his native city and was engaged in tiiis busi- 
ness seven years. He was married again 
meanwhile, and his wife had relatives in 
America who wrote to her to come to the 
United States, "married or single," and they 
came to Suamico, Wisconsin, where Dr. Bentz 
remained in the employ of Mr. Grose as a car- 
penter and practiced his profession some time. 
He came thence to Oconto, where he practiced 
surgery until the date of the civil war. 

As soon as tiie re([uisition for troops for Wis- 
consin was issued, he commenced the work of 
recruiting and enlisted in the 4th Wisconsin 
Infantry, Company H. The regiment went to 
Baltimore and remained sevei'al months at the 
Relay House, and Dr. Bentz was in an expedi- 
tion to drive the rebels from West Virginia and 
during this expedition he suffered from expo- 
sure and severe marching tli rough swamps, 
wading in water waist deep. This caused a 
trouble which was originated by the cholera, 
hernia, to become threatening and he applied 
for his discharge in February, 1862. VVhen 
the call wiis made for 100-day men, he again 
raised recruits-and started for Memphis to ob- 
tain the position of a surgeon, but was appoint- 
ed Commissary. During the time, the regi- 
ment was attacked by Forrest at Memphis, who 
made the assault to release rebel prisoners from 
Fort Pickering. 

He was first married while in Potsdam and 
lost his wife as stated. He was again married 
and lost the second wife and two children with 
diphtheria after his return from Memphis. In 
18()8 he was again married to Anna Heiman, 
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line Francis. Dr. Bentz has been Coroner of 
Oconto twenty years. (1888.) He has lield 
many ofticcs, among tliem Poormaster, Deputy 
fSheritf, .^hlrshal and others. He is Surgeon of 
the Post to which he belongs. Dr. Bentz has 
in his possession a collection of curiosities and 
relics of great value and rarit)'. He has con- 
structed his chairs, tables and other articles 
with his own hands and has, as reminiscences, 
his old country arms, including his hunting 
knife, his gun and powder iiorn and, also may 
be mentioned a petrifaction of lioney in- the 
cells, as natural as the recent production of the 
bees. 



RLANDO F. HARKNESS, Marshfield, 
Wis., member of G. A. R. Post No. 
110, was born June 1, 1841, in 
Springfield, Bradford Co., Pennsyl- 
vania, and is the son of George and Alvira 
(Fisk) Harkness, the former being a native of 
Peruisylvania and dying in September, 1874, at 
Koyalton, Waupaca Co., Wis. The latter is the 
cousin of "Jim Fisk", the noted railroad man 
of New York. Her father fought through the 
war of the Revolution and was 99 years old 
he died. He had a full set of double teeth, 
every one perfectly .sound at his death in 1846. 
Mr. Harkness came to Wisconsin in early 
childhood and lived in Forest, Fond du Lac 
county, until he was 15 years old, when he 
went to Northport, Waupaca county, where he 
was residing in 1861. He enlisted October 
16th of that year in Company B, 14th Wis- 
consin Infantry, at Weyauwega, for three years, 
and received honorable discharge at Vicksburg, 
Miss., to re-enlist next day. He received final 
discharge October 9, 1865, at Mobile, to assume 
charge of the relations of the Freedmen's 
Bureau in that city. He remained with his 
regiment and fought at Pittsburg Landing. 
After the fight he was detached and operated as 
a teamster with his regiment in Tennessee, 
prior to the \'^icksburg campaign, and rejoined 
liis command at Memphis, with which he re- 
mained in the ranks until his re-enli.stment. 
He was in the trenches at Mcksburg through 
the 47 days siege and, in the attack of May 
22nd, his only brother, Howard Harkness, was 
killed. After Vicksburg, Mr. Harkness served 



three months in a variety of military duty 
when he returned to \'icksburg and was en- 
gaged about the same length of time in the 
same when he returned to Wisconsin on 
veteran furlough. When he returned to the 
South, a considerable part of his regiment had 
gone on the Red River expedition. The re- 
mainder, which did not reach the front in 
time, were formed into an organization known 
as Worden's Battalion, and joined Sherman's 
command at Ackworth, Ga., June 18, 1864. 
After the Atlanta campaign, the battalion went 
to Nasliville where the regiment was re-united 
and assisted in the repulse of Hood and in the 
l)ursuit of the rebels to the Tennessee River. 
The regiment crossed at Pittsburg Landing 
and had no provisions for seven days, during 
which time they lived on shelled corn. Mak- 
ing a raid towards Corinth, as they approached 
the city they broke ranks and made a rush, 
obtaining plenty of meat and flour. They 
went back to Pittsburg Landing where they 
took transports and proceeded to Lake Provi- 
dence, and after the transports had run the 
blockade, they marched through the country to 
Champion's Hill, the brigade under General 
McArthur being held in tlie rear until they 
reached Vicksburg. Mr. Harkness was in the 
movements in Louisiana on the way to Mobile, 
where he was in the siege of Spanish Fort, 
went thence to Blakely and afterwards marched 
to Montgomery, Ala. He was in the pine forests 
in Southern Alabama, when he received intel- 
ligence of the surrender of Lee and the murder 
of the President. He served as chief master of 
the forage division and was in Alabama about 
three months, when he returned to Mobile and, 
after his service of two months in the Freed- 
men's Bureau he returned to Wisconsin. He 
was married March 3, 1866, to Mary E., daughter 
of Dyer D. Kendrick. Her deceased mother's 
name before marriage was Caroline C. Cliftbrd. 
She was born Nov. 13, 1815, in Corinth, 
Orange Co., Vt, and died Augu.st 19, 1874, at 
Appleton, Wis. The grandfather of Mrs. Hark- 
ness, David Kendrick, died at 92 ; her great 
grandfather's n^inie was Downing Kendrick. 
Her sister Melinda was born Dec. 30, 1838, and 
married George vStanley. Thusy J. was born 
Dec. 8, 1845, and died Aug. 7, 1845. Casten- 
dana C. was born April 4, 1847, and died July 
13, 1848 ; Sabrina L was born July 27, 1851, 
and died March 31, 1854. Lemuel was born 
August 15, 1840, and died Sept. 15th. Ezra D. 



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was bora May 6, 1849, and died July 11, 1850. 
Geo. W. was born Aug. 8, 1853, and is living. 
Frank was born January 24, 1856, and died 
.Jan. 19, 1857. Following is the record of the 
children of Mr. and Mrs. Harkness. Frank 
was born Nov. 27, 1872, Fred W., June 27, 
1876; James N., June 16, 1878. Reginald was 
born Nov. 15, 1868, and died Oct. 13,1869; 
George was born Nov. 18, 1870, and died June 
26, 1880 ; Mary I. was born Oct. 15, 1880, and 
died Feb. 11, 1881 ; Leonard D. was born in 
1882 and lived but a lew days. 

Mr. Harkness resided in Waupaca County 
three years after the war and in 1872 went to 
Des Moines, Iowa. In 1875 he returned to Ap- 
pleton and went thence to Marshtield, where he 
operated some years in the business of con- 
structing artesian wells and, in 1887, entered 
the employ of the Marshfield Manufacturing 
Company as engineer. Mr. Harkness was a 
charter member of the G. A. R. Post at Marsh- 
field and has held several official positions. 



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ARON P. RITTER of New London, 
u Wis., member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 40, was born August 15, 1823, in 
Cattaraugus, New York, and he is 
the son of Hugh M. and Anna (Post) Ritter. 
His brothers and sisters were named Mary, 
Hiram, David, William, Zeruah, George and 
Joel. Only the oldest daughter and the second 
youngest son are living. Mary married John 
McNally in 1848 and they have three children. 
George Ritter was an enlisted man in Company 
A, 27th Wisconsin Infantry, and his brother- 
in-law, John McNally, belonged to the same 
company, enlisted the same day and was mus- 
tered out the same day, after three years ser- 
vice. Mr. Ritter enlisted August 22, 1862, at 
Two Rivers in Company D, 27th Wisconsin In- 
fantry for three years and was mustered out 
August 21, 1865, at Milwaukee. Oct. 3, 1863, 
he was transferred to the Veteran Reserve 
Corps, and was made Quartermaster's Sergeant 
of the 23rd regiment of that organization. 
After enlisting he went to Milwaukee and was 
first at Camp Washburn and afterwards at 
Camp Reno. On the night of New Years, 
1863, a rebel fired the camp and at 10 the next 
morning the regiment returned to Camp Wash- 




burn. Mr. Ritter was just recovering from the 
measles and was sent to Madison with about 80 
men when the regiment left the State. Tlie 
hospital at Madison was full and about tiO went 
to the l)arracks where Mr. Ritter was placed in 
charge by Dr. Hoyt, Surgeon of the 30th, with 
orders to report men as fast as they became fit 
for service. When all but six were gone, the 
remainder went to hospital. 

Wiiile at Camp Randall the hospital steward 
reported him fit for duty but the doctor in charge 
of the hospital countermanded the report. Mr. 
Ritter was detailed as Postmaster by order of 
Lieutenant-Colonel Chapman in command and 
reported to Camp Sigel which was called Camp 
Reno after the fire. He acted as Quartermas- 
ter's Sergeant until June 1st, when he went to 
Milwaukee and received his commission as Quar- 
termaster's Sergeant dated Maj' 1, 1864, and he 
remained at Milwaukee in that service until 
mustered out. He was permanently disabled 
in liis limbs and back as a result of measles. 

After the war Mr. Ritter engaged in farming 
two years at Waupun, after which he worked 
as a carpenter two years, when he became a res- 
ident of New London. (1871). He is Officer of 
the Day of Henry Turner Post. He was mar- 
ried by the Rev. Gate, pastor of the Congrega- 
tional Church at Huron, Ohio, in the year 
1846, Aug. 22, to Francis E. Burwell and they 
have a son and two daughters. Marion P. 
died in 1855 at Saginaw, Mich.; -Melville E. 
was born in the year 1851, at Newport, Mich., 
married Angle Myers and is a carpenter and 
joiner at Colfax, W. T. Their childicn are 
named Clara, Grace, Eugene, Ethel and Esther, 
the two latter being twins. Mary F. was born 
at Ausalile, Mich., in 1854, and married George 
Jillson of New London. He is telegraph oper- 
ator at the Lake Shore depot. Their daughter 
is named Winnifred. 



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LRJC C. ST. AMOUR, Centralia, Wis., 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 22, was 
born August 20, 1836, at St. Paul, 
Province of Quebec, Canada. He is 
the son of Joseph and Marguerite (La Counte) 
St. Amour. Both were natives of Canada and 
the children of parents born in France. When 
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1855 to the United States, having obtained a 
good uomuion school education in Canada, and 
attended the Jesuit College in the Dominion 
three years. He reached Detroit in 1855, and 
went to St. Paul, where he spent a year, and in 

1856 located his residence at Centralia. He is 
at present the proj)rietor of the Commercial 
House, the leading hotel at Centralia. When 
Mr. St. Amour arrived at Centralia it contained 
one log house and Grand Rapids had a few 
buildings. He has been the proprietor of the 
Commercial House six years, and previous to 
that he was engaged in mercantile business as 
clerk at Grand Rapids with his brother, T. C. 
St. Amour, and at Centralia for E. B. Rossier. 
He was married Dec. 13, 1857, to Christie Cor- 
mier and they have three surviving children. 
They are named Delia, Albert C, and Oswald 
C. Arthur died when six inonths old. Delia 
is married to W. B. St. Cyr, of Minneapolis, 
and their four daughters are named Pearl, 
Alhe, Dora and Jeanette. Albert married Lil- 
lian Sparr and resides at Streator, 111. They 
have three sons and a daughter. 

Mr. St. Amour enlisted Feb. 5, 1865, in the 
46th Wisconsin Infantry, Company B, at Cen- 
tralia, for one year, and passed through the 
routine of organization, nnistering and going 
to service on tlie Nashville and Decatur rail- 
road with headquarters at Atlanta, Ala. He 
performed guanl duty on the line of railroad 
until Septemljer, when the command went to 
be mustered out and arrived in Wisconsin in 
October. At department headquarters, Mr. St. 
Amour was detailed Ordnance Clerk and served 
in that capacity until he was mustered out. 



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Stevens Point, Wis., 
iber of G. A. R. Post No. 
born Aug. 14, 1840, in 
"and Co., New York, and 
is the son of Alfred and Hannah (Whiting) 
Gee. His fother was the youngest of a family 
of 15 children and was descended from one of 
three brothers who came to America from Eng- 
land in an early period of the history of the 
country, and who were named Moses, William 
and .Joshua Gee. The fir.st was represented in 
successive generations by his son De Rozelle, 
and from the latter the descent was transmitted 




through his son .John, and thence through 
Alfred. .John was a soldier in the Revolution 
and was present at the surrender of Cornwallis 
at Vorktown. The mother of Mr. Gee was of 
English extraction and daughter of Rev. Caleb 
and Phebe (Crumb) Wiiiting, and her ancestors 
were early settlers in \'ermont. It is supposed 
that "Whiting" in the Green Mountain State 
was named from the family from which the 
parents of Mr. Gee's mother was descended. 
They settled in the vicinity of Bennington, 
and were connected in some manner witli 
General Washington. The mother was born in 
New York and married to Alfred Gee about 
September, 1831. They reared five sons and 
five daughters. Helen A. is dead ; Mary C. is 
the widow of Nelson Gee and resides at Plover, 
Wis.; Mrs. Phebe R. Wakely resides at Stevens 
Point; Charles H. enlisted in the ord Wiscon- 
sin Infantry and re-enlisted in the 5th Wiscon- 
sin and was killed at Sailor's Creek, Va.; George 
A. lives in Washington Territory ; Mrs. Jose- 
phine Winn lives at Waupun, Wis.; John L. 
lives at Winnebago, Mnm.; Isadoi'e Bennett 
resides at San Jose, Cal. Mr. Gee is the fourth 
in order of birth and was only 7 years old when 
his parents removed to Wisconsin and located 
in Fond du Lac county, and removed thence in 
1851 to Portage county where the father died 
in 1866, aged 56 vears. The mother is 73 years 
old. 

Mr. Gee enlisted at Waupun August 15, 1861, 
in Company B, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry for three 
years. In March, 1862, he was transferred to 
to Company I and remained in that connection 
through his period of service. The regiment 
was in rendezvous at Ripon and Kenosha and 
went to St. Louis in March where it received 
cavalry equipments. During the first year of 
his connection with army life, Mr. Gee was a 
participant in the marching, skirmishing and 
other service in Missouri and Arkansas, and in 
August, 1862, was in a detail of 22 men under 
Lieutenant Porter to carry dispatches and, when 
at .Jonesboro, Ark., unexpectedly encountered 
300 rebels. They were unable to retreat and 
made a charge, capturing 16 men and 21 stands 
of arms witli a considerable number of horses, 
mules and wagons and, riot being strong enough 
to repeat the attack, took refuge in a court 
house at Jonesboro and in the morning, were 
assaulted by the rebels whom they had held at 
bay about an hour and were forced to surrender 
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were immediately paroled according to terms , 
stipulated and the rebels were astonished when 
they filed out of the courthouse to find that sev- 
eral hundred of them had been contending with 
about a score of men. Mr. Gee joined his com- 
mand in March, 1863, after his exchange. He 
was in the campaign through Tennsssee, fought 
through the Atlanta campaign and returned to 
Nashville, where he was in the repulse of Hood 
whom he followed to Eastjiort and returned to 
Nashville, where he was discliarged March 8, 
1865. During his service he passed through 
many thrilling incidents and had many narrow 
escapes. Three horses were shot from under 
him and his clothing was cut to pieces by bul- 
lets. He was in the actions and skirmishes at 
Chalk Bluff", Bloomfield, Cape Girardeau, Scat- 
terville, Greenboro, Jonesboro, Harrisburg, Tay- 
lor's Creek, Madison, L'Anguille Ferry, Gren- 
ville, Patterson, Pocahontas, Centerville and • 
Boonesville,Fredericktown and at Chickamauga. 
He was also in the actions of the Atlanta cam- [ 
paign, Resaca, Big Shanty, Campbelltown and 
Nashville. 

After his discharge Mr. Gee returned to Wau- 
pun where he was engaged as a marble cutter 
until 1876, when he removed :o Stevens Point 
and established his business as a marble cutter. 
He was married June 1, 1870, at Waupun to 
Flora, daughter of John and Ann (\'^aux) Viall. 
Her parents came to America aljovit 18.")0 from 
their native county of Somerset, England, where 
their children were born. Mr. and Mrs. Gee 
have three children. Mabel was born Aug. 15, 
1872; Charlotte was born May 10, 1874; William 
was born August 10, 1876. Mr. Gee is a charter 
member of the Grand Army Post at Stevens 
Ponit. 



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'(-GT;;^ EYMOUR H. BEACH, of Kaukauna, 
^S^ak Wis., a former soldier in the civil war, 
was born Aug. 10, 1839, in Sparta, 
Sussex Co., New Jersey. He is the 
son of Elias and Margaret (Morrow) Beach, and 
in the paternal of descent is of English extrac- 
tion. His father and grandfather were born 
in New Jersey, and the latter was a soldier in 
1812. 

In 1849 Mr. Beach left his native place and 
came with his parents to Wisconsin. The 



family passed one summer at Green Bay and 
removed in the fall to Calumet county, where 
they settled in the wilderness, locating on the 
old military road then indicated by the blazing 
on the trees. The sou received such educa- 
tion as circumstances permitted and remained 
in Calumet county, in the town of Woodville, 
until he enlisted and was occupied in farming. 
He enrolled May 28, 1861, at Neenah, in Com- 
pany G, 3rd Wisconsin Infantry, for three 
months, and in June re-enlisted for three years. 
He received honorable discharge July 2, 1864, 
at Madison, his term having expired. 

The first important service in which he j>ar- 
ticipated after going to Maryland, where the 
regiment was assigned, was the duty performed 
at Frederick, where tlie bogus legislature was 
convened for the purpose of passing the se- 
cession ordinance, and Mr. Beach remained in 
Frederick until spring, when his command was 
assigned to the arnij' of Banks and went to 
the Shenandoah Valley. In May, Company G, 
then guarding a bridge on the Manassas rail- 
road, was attacked by a rebel cavalry regiment 
and held the position. 

Mr- Beach was next in the fight at Winches- 
ter, and was in the rear on the retreat. He was 
in the fight at Cedar Mountain, was next in 
action at Antietam, and was inactive until the 
battle of Chancellorsville, where he was 
wounded May 3rd in the left foot by a ball 
which passed through it. He was sent to Car- 
ver hospital at Washington, where he re- 
mained three months, and received a 60-day 
furlougli. He rejoined his regiment at New 
York, where it had been sent to assist in the 
suppression of the riot and left immediately for 
the seat of war in \'irginia. The regiment, 
with the 12th corps, had been transferred to the 
Army of the Cumberland, and they proceeded 
from Bealton Station, Va., to join the command 
of " Fighting Joe Hooker." Mr. Beach started 
for Chattanooga and, on his route was taken 
sick with a fever and was sent back to College 
hospital at Nasiiville, where he passed through 
a terrible sickness, his first attack being fol- 
lowed by a relapse. When sutticiently re- 
covered he was detailed as general clerk of the 
hospital and remained in that service six 
months, wiiolly incapacitated from joming his 
regiment. He was discharged June 29th from 
the ho.spital and came to Wisconsin. 

During his service Mr. Beach was detailed 
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Chas. S. Hamilton, and in that capacity en- 
countered many perilous adventures. His 
father o.nd his commanding officer had been 
early friends and General Hamilton ivuew the 
stock from which he came and that he could 
be relied on. 

He first engaged as a traveling salesman j 
in the interest of F. F. Adams cfe Co., of Mil- 
waukee, and continued in that relation about 
a year, when he was sufficiently recovered 
to engage in farming and managed his 
property in Woodville, Calumet county, three 
years. In 1869 he sold his farm and entered 
the employ of the U. S. Government on the 
Fox River improvement in the capacity of 
contractor. He afterwards engaged as book- 
keeper for a paper establishment but was un- 
able to endure the confinement and commenced 
operations as a carpenter and joiner and 
painter. He has officiated two terms as Jus- 
tice of the Peace and has been a member of the 
school board of Kaukauna for years. He 
is at present (1S8S) Supervi.sor of the city. 
He was married March 18, 18G5, to Mattie E., 
daughter of SamueL Robinson, a pioneer of 
Milwaukee, who removed later to Menasha, 
Wis., where he died. 

The children of Mr. and Mrs. Beach are 
named Stella and J. De Witt. Mrs. Beach is 
a descendant of Scotch ancestors, who lived for 
several generations in New York. 



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OHN MASON BAER, of Appleton, Wis., 
is a representative self-made man and 
citizen of Wisconsin and a volunteer 
soldier of the war of the rebellion. 
He was born in Tiffin, Seneca Co., Ohio, Oct. 
14, 1845, and became a soldier when less tlian 
16 years old. Four years earlier he had made 
acquaintance witli tlie privilege of sustaining 
himself and had laid the foundations of a life 
of independence and effort. The current of 
events transjiiring at that period interested his 
awakening mind and he early came into the 
understanding of tlie resiionsibiiities incumbent 
on him in relation to his prospective citizen- 
ship. A disru[)ted country was a condition 
that threatened to undermine all he hoped for 



or could desire and, under the pressure of 
affairs in April and May, 1862, he decided to 
cast liis fate into the balance. May 12th of 
the latter year, he enlisted in Company I, 86tii 
Oliio Infantry, enrolling at Columbus, in a 
three months regiment, A. V. P. Day of Mas- 
sillon, Captain, Barney Burns of Mansfield, 
Colonel. From Columbus the command went 
to Grafton, W. Va., and thence to Clarksburg, 
the base of supplies. Company I, with tliree 
others, was detailed to guard duty on the B. & 
O. railroad and elsewhere during the period of 
affairs of the settlement between West Virginia 
and the " Mother of Presidents." Mr. Baer was 
in unremitting service during the entire period 
for which be was enrolled and was mustered 
out September 28th. Oct. 11th, he re-enlisted 
in H Company, 120tli Ohio Infantry and on 
the formation of the company was made 
2nd Sergant. Dec. 28th he was made Order- 
ly Sergeant. .June 14, 1863, he was commis- 
sioned 2nd Lieutenant by special recommend 
of General Morgan and was promoted to 1st 
Lieutenant, August 8tli of the same year and 
was commissioned Captain of Company E, 48tii 
Ohio Infantry, to date from May, 1865. Mr. 
Baer enlisted the second time at Mansfield, 
Ohio, and, soon after, his regiment was assigned 
to the loth Army Corps, which was created 
Oct. 24, 1862, and organized December 18th of 
the same year. General McClernand command- 
ing. His division was under General Morgan. 
At Chickasaw Blutt's Mr. Baer was in command 
of a detail of 26 men under peremptory orders 
to hold a gap. Part of the detail fell back and 
he, with eight others, stood to their guns until 
tliey received orders to abandon a forlorn hope 
and with his own hand he pulled the lanyards 
of the last gun fired in the rejiulse at the 
Bluffs. The little party was the last squad to 
board the transport in the river and, for his 
record of Dec. 2Sth, 1862, he received his first 
commission. Jan. 11, 1863, his regiment was 
engaged in the assault on Arkansas Post and 
was in one of the most exposed positions. At 
the surrender, Sergeant Bob Wallace, color- 
bearer, placed the regimental flag on tjie cap- 
tured fort. (This is inserted here to substan- 
tiate a disputed point.) The regiment pro- 
ceeded next to Young's Point, nine miles from 
Vicksburg, to assist in the famous canal dig- 
ging, their allotment being 188 feet long and 
60 feet wide, and to be three feet in depth. 
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tion was issued, and one-third of the field offi- 
cers of the regiment resigned their commis- 
sions. Hardships increased with the severe 
duty of canal digging and, as Hour had been 
substituted for hard tack and "slapjacks" had 
become the staple article of diet, much sickness 
resulted. The decimation of tlie regiment was 
frightful and wlien Ca|)tain Phelan of H Com- 
pany died, of the detail of eight men for ditch 
digging, only four were able to report for busi- 
ness and the additional duty of the burial. 
The work on the canal was pressed on, the men 
standing in water between two and three feet 
deep and .shoveling mud into wlieelbarrows. 
Their allotment was completed and the regi- 
ment assigned to the 9th division under Gen. 
P. J. Osterhaus. They went next to Milliken's 
Bend and were the first to cross the peninsula 
below Vicksburg to New Carthage. An en- 
counter with the rebels took place on the way 
and the next movement was to Perkins' planta- 
tion, a march of 12 miles, where supplies were 
received by transports which ran the rebel 
blockade at imminent peril. April 29th, the 
movement to Grand Gulf was made, and the 
regiment was held in readiness through the 
day to complete the action of the bombarding 
gunboats. They were withdrawn, ran the 
blockade the same night, the division debark- 
ing and again crossing t e peninsula. Re- 
embarking, the regiment (May 1, IStiS) went to 
Hard Times Landing, La., and taking three 
days' rations on their own responsibility, they 
started for Port Gibson. Between two and three 
in the afternoon. Company H was placed on the 
skirmish line and, 12 hours later, received the 
rebel fire. The division of Osterhaus was on 
the left in one of the most difficult positions 
and could only hold the ground for a time, but 
at four in the afternoon, reinforcements arrived 
and the day was won by the division. May 3rd 
the regiment marclied towards Raymond and 
saw the rebels trying to conceal their dead by 
covering them with trees chopped down for 
that purpose. Osterhaus' division performed 
provost duty at Raymond until May 
13th, when an order was received to 
proceed on the double quick to support the 
attack at Champion's Hill. They joined in the 
pursuit of the Hying rebels and made a charge 
at Black River, the men anticipating orders 
and achieving another Mission Ridge victory. 
On the 18th, the regiment moved to the invest- 
ment of Vicksburg and captured many strag- 



gling rebels on the way. On the 19th, Mr. 
Baer was detailed to go to the Yazoo River to 
open communications for supplies for the army 
which had subsisted 20 days on five days ra- 
tions. Arrangements being complete, on the 
morning of the 22nd the assault on \^icksburg 
was made. Mr. Baer was wounded in his 
shoulder by tlie explosion of a shell, carried his 
arm in a sling about six weeks and remained 
at his post. On the day of the attack on Vicks- 
burg the regiment fell back to the former posi- 
tion, which was occupied until -June IStli, when 
orders were received to fall back to Black River 
to protect the rear of Grant's army from an at- 
tack by Johnston. A week later another move- 
ment to Willow Springs took place and a stay 
of some days followed. Jul}' 5th, orders were 
received to take a position in the advance line 
of attack on the ;irray of Johnston who was 
driven to Jackson, Miss. During the seven 
days siege there, the regiment had only roasted 
corn to eat and the result was the prostration 
of nearly every man in the regiment, and Cap- 
tains McKinley and Baer were the only ones 
not in the ambulances on sick leave. While 
the siege was in progress the color bearer of the 
regiment and seven officers were simultaneousl}' 
injured by tlie explosion of a shell from their 
own gun. The portion of the regiment fit for 
for duty were consolidated into two com- 
panies and returned to Vicksburg and com- 
posed that portion of the loth Army L'orps 
sent to the Department of the Gulf, which 
accompanied tlie reinforcement of General 
Banks who had supei-seded Butler in tiie De- 
partment of tlie Gulf. The latter reviewed tliem, 
pronouncing them an invalid corps, but Grant 
declared them the best troops in the Amei'ican 
army and, to use his own expression, "worth 
their weight in wildcats." Arrived at Algiers, 
La., the members of the re-inforcing party 
made a dress jiarade and were reviewed by 
Col. Philip Kuschner. As lie was taking his 
position, Capt. Baer fell senseless and was taken 
to the Marine hospital, where he remained 
unconscious six weeks. He joined his regi- 
ment at Opelousas, La. The expedition to 
Texas had failed and, November 1st, the return 
of tlie troops commenced. Captain Baer was 
sent home on a 30 days furlough and passed 
28 of them in reaching Appleton. (His family 
had removed to Wisconsin during his absence.) 
His weight was 95 pounds when he arrived in 
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that being only draft headquarters, there was 
no autliority to extend his leave, and he went 
to Madison and secured an extension. During 
his stay at home, he purchased a farm in the 
town of Black Creek, Outagamie county, wliich 
is still in his possession. On the expiration of 
his leave, he went to Madison, where he was 
held for four weeks in order to be available for 
special duty as escort for recruits. He set 
forth with 700, whom he surrendered as in- 
structed and, while on the Mississippi River, 
en route to Plaquemine, La., with a considerable 
number in charge without equijmients and un- 
skilled in war usages, he observed an indi- 
vidual engaged in sly movements. He was 
leaning against a stanchion and, slipping down 
it, he halted the person who proved to be a 
rebel, having in his possession 300 letters, a 
quantity of jihotographs and a parole. A pay- 
master wlio was on board, interfered in the 
case and, under pretense of his rank as Major, 
denied the authority of Captain Baer to discip- 
line the rascal, the latter demanding immunity 
until he reached tlie Provost Marsiial at New 
Orleans. Nothing could be done until the 
Crescent City was reached, where he was de- 
livered to the officials. The photographs were 
afterwards of good service in detecting rebel 
spies. Another notorious personage on the 
same trip was Dr. Tibbetts wlio figured in the 
New York riots. Captain Baer rejoined his 
regiment at Plaquemine and was in the detail 
in the construction of the fort at that place. 
April IS, 1S64, the brigade was ordered to 
Baton Rouge and camped until May 1st. On 
the second day of the month, the regiment em- 
barked on the "City Belle" to participate in the 
Red River expedition as river patrol. As the 
boat was without the customary defenses for 
blockade running and guerillas abundant, at 
noon on the 3rd, Captain Baer's company was 
detailed to keep lookout for the land sharp- 
shooters who lined the banks and the boat had 
reached Snaggy Point when a sudden assault 
was made from the shore. The vessel was soon 
disabled and the disasters to the men so serious 
that abandonment of the boat was the only re- 
sort. The colonel was killed and tlie pilot and, 
as the shattered boat approached the shore, 
drifting and disabled, the men jumped and ran 
for their lives. They were under unremitting 
fire and many fell. Captain Baer made good 
his landing and was scrambling up the bank 
when a minie balls truck him in the back, 



severing the strap of the buckle on his pants. 
He made a leap and fell unconscious and 
when he recovered, he saw Colonel Slocum 
rushing past and called to him for aid. 
Several men soon came to him notwith- 
standing the murderous fire on the opposite 
shore and, at the risk of their lives, carried him 
into the woods. He protected himself behind 
a log and a tree afterwards. Regular retreat 
was soon organized by Colonel Slocum, and 
Captain Baer was a.ssisted in keeping up by his 
comrades. There were 126 in all, poor fellows, 
as was stated, with " nothing left but their 
colors, guns and grit." Colonels Spiegel, Mudd 
and Barrett were among the killed. Seven 
miles from the start Captain Baer begged his 
comrades to leave him, the rattle of the sabers 
of pursuing cavalry being distinctly heard and, 
with two men of his company who refused to 
leave him — Ike Miller and Andy Manhart — he 
hid in a swamp. . In the morning, after a night 
of indescribable horror, a house was discovered. 
Investigation proved it the abode of rebels but 
people with human feelings, and they permitted 
the three to go to the house-loft. Food was 
provided them and a lookout kept ; about the 
middle of the afternoon a whistle from a boat 
was heard. A Hag was waved by Manhart and 
the steamer, .John Warner, .stopped on seeing 
the signal and took the party aboard. Captain 
Baer being carried in the barber's chair. The 
5()tli Ohio was aboard, going home on veteran 
furlough and their surgeon attended to the in- 
juries of Captain Baer. Three gunboats and an 
ironclad were included in the little fleet. Hear- 
ing of the disaster to the City Belle, the men 
and officers of the 56th smi ed significantly and 
declared their ability to settle the account, in- 
timating that fright had caused tlie misfortunes 
recounted to them. A plan to rout the bat- 
teries and forces of General Major's division of 
Te.xans was arranged and the route to the spot 
was taken in the morning. Disaster of the most 
positive character followed the ill-advised move- 
ment. The little fleet wac knocked into fragments 
and the .John Warnei', designed to make a grand 
denouement at the proper moment, was sent 
drifting into the current wholly disabled by a 
solid shot through her wheelhouse. Instead of 
shouting victory the colonel of the 56th yelled 
for help. In a short time, the experience on 
the City Belle was repeated on the -Joiin War- 
ner and all able to run, took to the shore; Cap- 
tain Baer, bidding farewell to his faithful com- 



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rades was, soon after, prisoner of war. He was 
robbed of his small supply of money and his 
clothes, bat finally, a humane fellow took him 
in charge and dressed him in a pair of woolen 
socks, a Texas hat, a pair of gray pants and a 
blue blouse in which he was equipped with the 
aid and observation of the largest retinue of 
l)ody servants he ever had in tow. The wounded 
were taken in wagons to Cheney ville, La. Little 
could be done for the multitude of prisoners for 
obvious reasons, and many of them died with 
no help of any account. Captain Baer made the 
acquaintance of a confederate officer named 
Hodge, who was so shocked at the condition of 
the poor wretches that he expressed his willing- 
ness to connive at anything for their relief. 
(John Null, a comrade of Cajstain Baer, was one 
of the guard of the guerrilla, John Morgan, 
when he was held at Columbus, Ohio, and the 
two became good friends. When Null informed 
Morgan that he was about to be sent to the 
front the latter gave him the following letter 
dated at Columbus, Sept. 21, 1863: — Any con- 
federate officer or soldier who may at any time 
during this war capture John Null, private in 
Company H, 120th Ohio, will confer a favor 
upon me by treating him in the kindest raan- 
ner,as he was one of our guards at this prison and 
treated my officers and myself with great courtesy 
and kindness. (Signed) John H. Morgan, Brig.- 
Gen. C. S. A.) Captain Baer and John Null 
had determined to escape, as several others had 
done and, on representation to Capt-iin Hodge 
by Baer that if he could get to the federal lines 
he would have necessaries sent under ttig of 
truce, that officer arranged a plan of escape. He 
outlined a special route and provided them with 
five pounds of red pepper to prevent tlieir being 
traced by bloodhounds. Hobbling on crutclies, 
Baer and his companion were several days in 
reaching a point a mile from the Union lines, 
when they were treed by hounds and re- 
captured. They were compelled to retrace 
their step and Captain Baer's hands be- 
coming raw from friction with iiis crutches, 
he tlu-ew himself on the ground, begging 
to be shot. He persistently refused to proceed 
and was carried back on a horse. In Julj', 
1864, he was paroled and sent to Camp Chase 
where he was in command of 1,700 paroled mea 
from August to December. When declared ex- 
changed he went to Carleton, La., to rejoin his 
regiment, which he found recruited to an ex- 
tent that restored the organization. His rank- 



ing officer being still a prisoner of war, tiie [»> 
sition devolved on himself and his command 
consisted of the remnants of G, I, H and K 
Companies of the r20th (Jhio and constituted 
Company K, of the 114tli Ohio Infantry. The 
regiment went to Brancos, Fla., on transports and 
connected with the Department under General 
Steele and marched to Pensacola, and thence 
to the operations on the Mobile & Montgomery 
railroad Their next service was in the right 
wing in the siege of Spanish Fort and Fort 
Blakely, (April 8tli) 80 volunteers from the reg- 
iment forming a skirmish line of the assaulting 
brigade at Fort Blakely. The outposts had 
been fortified with fallen trees and every third 
man was provided with an ax to remove ob- 
structions. The deploy moved a mile and a 
half, guided bj- the bugle and took in the rebel 
skirmish line three quarters of a mile from the 
redoudt. Then they encountered fallen timber 
with the limbs lopped and sharpened and 
spaces filled to make a solid barricade. Three 
quarters of an hour were consumed in proceed- 
ing 80 rods, hard labor being performed by the 
ax-meu in removing the rubbish. The next 
obstruction was a network of telegraph wires 
stretched six inches from the ground, which 
the}' cut and next, torpedoes were found 
placed in their way, composed of 60-pound 
shells })laced in the ground and so dis- 
posed as to explode by pressure of six pounds. 
One of them exploded a short distance from Mi-. 
Baer, tearing a man to fragments, and 
striking him in the right hip, ecjualizing his 
disabilities and relieving him from permanent 
lameness by a sort of compensatory arrange- 
ment, so to speak. He hobbled to the rebel 
redoubt before Fort Blakely, where he lay for 
half an hour, the feds charging on the fort 
which was found to be evacuated. The skir- 
mish line making the advance was the first to 
leap the parapets. One of the sergeants of Mr. 
Baer's command shot a major who stood so near 
him that his own face was singed by ihe pow- 
der. The experience of the man at the hands 
of the rebels while escaping from Tyler, 
Texas, and being recaptured, undergoing the 
mo.st frightful mutilation, liad made him 
swear he would never take a rebel alive. When 
the troops of General Steele took possession of 
Mobile, they were ignorant of the events which 
had closed the war and they there learned of 
the assassination of the President. Captain 
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and thence to Mobile where he went into camp. 
June 14, 1865, orders were received for a 
change of ba.se to (ialveston, Texas, and thence 
to Houston. From there anotlier movement 
to MilHken was made where tlie companies of 
the 12()th Ohio were con.solidated into two, 
forming a part of the 48tli Oliio RattaUon, and 
Captain Baer was assigned to the staff of Gen. 
C. C. Andrews as Ordnance Officer of the Dis- 
trict of Texas. General Joseph Mower replaced 
the former commander and Mr. Baer contin- 
ued to serve in tlie same capacity, receiving the 
ordnance of the troops as they were mustered 
out and turning tlie same over to the proper 
authorities. The munitions of war belonging 
to Kirby Smith also came into his hands and 
were similarly disposed of. Captain Baer was 
mu.stered out Oct. 16, 1865, and returned to the 
quiet of civil life. 

He engaged in farming on his place in Black 
Creek and became prominent in the municipal 
affairs in that section, officiating 15 years as a 
Magistrate and Supervisor and Chairman of 
the County Board four years. In 1880 he 
acted under General Allen of Oshkosh as cen- 
sus officer, and in 1887 (current year) he was 
elected Register of Deeds for Outagamie 
county ; he was re-elected in 1888. 

In December, 1887, Captain Baer with Cap- 
tain J. D. Brothers (see sketch) and Jacob Ko- 
ber were appointed a commission for the relief 
of indigent soldiers of Outagamie County by 
Judge J. F. Harriman. In 1888, Mr. Baer 
received the appointment of Aidede-Camp on 
the staff of Commander A. H. Weissert. 

Mr. Baer is descended from ancestral .stock 
of Prussian origin. His grandfather emigrated 
to the Buckeye State. John J. Baer, his father, 
was born in Pennsjdvania and married Nancy 
Palmer, a native of Maryland and the battle of 
Antietam was fought on the farm of her father. 
She was of German extraction. November 18, 
1867, Mr. Baer was married to Libbie C. Riley. 
Her father was a native of Ohio and a captain 
in the 50th Ohio Infantry. Her grandfather 
was born in South Carolina and was a soldier 
of 1812. Her mother, Sarah Blair before mar- 
riage, was cousin to Frank P. Blair. Four 
children belong to the household of Mr. and 
Mrs. Baer— Attie M., C. Otho, Eddie S., and 
John M. Mrs. Baer is deeply intei-ested in all 
matters pertaining to the welfare of the soldiers, 
and is active in effort in their interest. She is 




born Nov. 



gifted with genius and a writer of j)oetry of 
rare merit. 

ICHARD R. CROWE, JR., of Winne- 
conne. Wis., formerly a soldier of the 
Union army in the rebellion, pub- 
lisher of the Winneconne Local, was 
3, 183'J, in Nova Scotia, and is the 
son of Richard R. and Mary Ann (Cogswell) 
Crowe. His parents were married Jan. 9, 
1830, and had nine children. They were 
named in the order of their birth tThdeon C, 
William E., Mary A., Thompson P., Richard 
R., Adaline A., Harriet R., George W. and 
Burton I. Harriet died in 1863, and George 
W. in 1867. Richard was married July 10, 
1867, at Plainfield, to Esther Weymoutli, who 
was born in Maine. She is the daughter of 
Israel and Emily Weymouth. Their chil- 
dren are named Arthur W., Cora and Ethel 
M. 

In 1850 Mr. Crowe came to Wisconsin with 
his parents, being then 11 years old, and lo- 
cated at Fond du Lac, where he was em- 
ployed as a farm assistant until 1855, when he 
moved to Waushara county, which has since 
been the residence of '^is parents. When he 
was 21 years old he learned the carpenter's 
trade and operated as a mechanic until he 
went into the army. He enlisted Oct. 15, 
1863, in Company F, 32nd Wi.sconsin Infantry, 
at Madison, for three years. He left the State 
with his regiment Oct. oOth, and was as- 
signed to the army of Grant, and his first 
service was in the movement called the Ox- 
ford raid. Under countermanding orders he 
went back to Holly Springs and was in the 
severe march to Grand Junction and thence 
in pursuit of Price and Xan Dorn. Until Janu- 
ary, 1864, he was engaged princi])ally in looking 
after Forrest and then went to \'icksburg and 
started on the Meridian expedition. 

It was successful and the command re- 
turned to Vicksburg, and he afterwards went 
to Columbus and Paducah, and was with his 
command in all the skirmishes and movements 
until he went to the siege of Atlanta, after 
which he was in the fight at Jonesboro ; 
he went then with Sherman's army in the 
march through Georgia and remained with 
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Golumbiii, S. C. As they marched through the 
city, tlie Union soldiers were assaulted in the 
vilest way by the women and children who 
hurled every conceivable thing from the win- 
dows and many were severely injured, but 
there was no retaliation until tliey camped 
about a mile from tlie city. At evening tlie 
soldiers went back and tired the city in a num- 
ber of places. General Sherman made his 
headquarters there, but was compelled to 
cliange tliree times in the night, and in the 
morning occupied a tent in the field, not a 
building being left standing in Columbia, and 
those who had done the dirty work of the pre- 
vious day were compelled to appeal to tiie Union 
soldiers for food and shelter. Mr. Crowe was 
injuried at Columbia and was sent to tlie rear 
and to the iiospital at Beaufort, S. C, and came 
thence to Madison, Wis., where he was dis- 
charged on surgeon's certificate of disabil- 
ity, May 80, 1865. He lost his health en- 
tirely. 

He returned to \Vau.shara, where lie re- 
mained until February, 1887. He conducted a 
hutel al Plain Held for five years and, at the 
date mentioned, sold his place and removed to 
Winneconne, where he purchased the plant of 
the Winneconne Local, of which he is editor 
and proprietor; he is puslunghis interests in a 
careful business manner, is securing for 
his jouriud the conlidence of his patrons, and 
the circulation is increasing. His establish- 
ment is centrally located and in every appoint- 
ment is a credit to the place. Mr. Crowe is a 
prominent member of the Plainfield Masonic 
Lodge and of G. A. R. Post No. 194, of tliat 
place. His oldest son is engaged as a jeweler 
at Merrill. Cora is a teacher at Malcolm, 
Wis. 



X-g;)^ AMUEL GIRARD, of Clintonville, Wis., 
^?^4 a member of G. A. R. Po'st No. 32, 
was born Oct. 27, 1816, in Rome, 
Oneida Co., New York. He is the 
son of Samuel and Margaret (Perry) Girard and 
his father was a soldier in 1812. His patei'nal 
grandfather, Peter Girard, was a patriot of the 
Revolution and was in the command of Gen- 
eral LaFayette, his son Samuel being born on 
the ocean while his i)arents were coming to 
America. Stephen Girard, the Philadeljjhia 



philanthropist, was the brother of Peter Girard. 

On the second day of March, 1835, Mr. 
Girard was married to Esther Davis and six of 
their children are living. Tliey were born in 
the following order: — Esther, McGuire, Emily, 
•Jane, Ambro.se and Albert. Emily married 
Harvey Bridge, now a resident of Grand 
Rapids, Mich. Twelve of tlie children of Sam- 
uel Girard are deceased. They were Louisa, 
Samuel William, Mar\', Napoleon Woodford, 
James, Amelia, George William, Margaret, 
William Henry, Peter, Cynthia and Albert. 
Samuel enlisted in October, 1861, in the 15th 
Kentucky, U. S. Regulars, commanded by 
Capt. Petterson, and died March 7, 1862. Mc- 
Guire enlisted with Samuel to be rejected on 
account of his eyes; he made several subse- 
quent efforts to enlist without success and 
when he was drafted was rejected. He determ- 
ined to fight in another capacity, and per- 
formed effective service in the second of election 
his hero and ideal man — Abraham Lincoln. 

Mrs. Girard's father, Peter Davis, was a sol- 
dier in the war of the Revolution and was in 
command of a fort in the second war with 
Great Britain. Mr. Girard continued to reside 
in his native State until 1845, when he re- 
moved to Oshkosh, Wis., and was residing 
there when he determined to enlist, which he 
did at Oshkosh May 4, 1864, in Cbmpany E, 
38tli Wisconsin Infantry for three years. The 
enlistment and organization of the regiment 
was irregular from the ces.sation of bounties 
about the time four companies were mustered 
in and ordered to. the field, and Com[)any E 
joined the battalion in front of Petersburg 
where active operations were going on.. Mr. 
Girard went into service immediately and four 
days after his arrival the mine was exploded, 
and the regiment, scai-cely 100 strong, consist- 
ing of Companies B and E, led the charge after 
the explosion, holding the })il until four o'clock 
in the alternoon. On the .second day the com- 
mand retired to the second line and resumed 
their former position on the following day. 
Mr. Girard was in constant activity there until 
August 19th when he accompanied the regi- 
ment to the a.ssault on the VVeldon railroad. 
On the 20tli he was wounded and went to Lin- 
coln hospital at Washington whence he was 
transferred to Philadelphia and there remained 
in hospital until his discharge June 2, 1865. 
He returned to his home at Embarass, whither 
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has never recovered from tlie effects of his in- 
jury. He was engaged in lumbering at the 
date of his enhstment and since leaving mili- 
tary life has not performed any labor. He has 
been a resident ot ('Hntonville, since 1883. 



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DWARD OWENS, of Oshko.sh, Wis., 
^ and -a member of (i. A. K. Post No. 
'','0^ 10, was born in Montgomeryshire, 
North Wales, March 18, 184t>. He 
is the son of Evan and Sarah ( )wens, who now 
live in the town of Algoma, Winnebago Co., 
Wis., and they came to America in 1849 and 
located near Neenah, Wis. The son was reared 
on a farm and was a few months past 17 when 
he enlisted as a soldier. He enrolled at Nee- 
nah, Wis., in Battery C, 1st Wisconsin Heavy 
Artillery for three years. The battery was 
attached to the command of General Thomas, 
Army of the Cumberland, and, in the fall of 
1863, took position at Fort Wood, Chattanooga. 
The battery supported the troojjs of the com- 
mand during the contests which made that 
location famous and was, afterwards, at Mission 
Ridge and in the capture of Lookout Mountain. 
Afterwards, Battery C was stationed at Fort 
Creighton and, later, at Fort Sherman, in 
whicii holdings they were occupied until March 
1865, when the batteiy was transferred to 
Athens, East Tennessee, and successively to 
Mouse Creek and Strawberry Planis, in Jeffer- 
son Co., Tenn. The close of the war did not 
immediately relieve the forces holding positions 
in the demoralized portions of the South, as 
the new conditions were misapprehended and 
matters were, consequently, in a state that 
necessitated protection during the adjustment 
to follow. Mr. Owens was not relieved until 
November and was finally discharged at Madi- 
son, Wis., on the 3Uth day of November, 1865. 
He endured all the laborious service of an 
artilleryman, acquiring a practical knowledge 
of heavy and light artillery tactics and of 
infantry drill as well, it always being immi- 
nent to artillerymen to be called into action 
in the capacity of infantry. The hard work 
incident can hardly be estimated. The 
service during the first weeks at Chattanooga 
were especially severe. Tlie rebel battei'ies 
were planted on the surrounding hills and 



there was no opportunity for the Union army 
to forage. The suffering for food was, in con- 
sequence, very great, and for months they 
received only part rations. Every morning 
the line was formed and each man in turn 
received one hard tack and a tin cup of coffee. 
For the noonday meal one hardtack, a piece of 
bacon an inch S(iuare, and another tin cup of 
coffee was served. The supper was a repetition 
of tlie breakfast. The men went to bed to 
dream of abundance of the most palatable food 
the earth afforded and waked to hunger agaui. 
Mr. Owens, with his comrades, frequently for- 
aged for the corn which had been scattered by 
accident in the mud, washed the pi'oceeds of 
their labor and cooked and ate it, wishing it 
were more with all their souls. The desidera- 
tum of existence seemed the end of the war 
and an opportunity to go home and " fill them- 
selves full with food." One of the members of 
the battery wrote home just before Christmas, 
1864, " 1 wish you all a meriy Christmas ; I 
wish 1 had a bully breakfa.st; I'd let your 
Christmas dances go and eat and drink like 
fun, you know." But at last. Grant came and 
orders were issued to take the surrounding 
hills and after that hunger was soon a thing of 
the past. During the first days at Chattanooga, 
the rebel guns were planted on Lookout. At 
intervals the shot and shell would pass over 
the Union soldiers, the rebels being unable to 
defiect the guns to fire into the town. Mr. 
Owens and a comrade were walking idly about 
the outskirts of the place when the}' observed 
a ]Hiff of white smoke, heard the roll of the 
report like distant thunder and wondered 
where that shell would strike. He was startled 
an instant after by seeing his companion whirl 
a summersault in the air and felt him.self 
dazed. The shell had burst in their immediate 
vicinity and stunned them. This teemed his 
narrowest escape, and being the first fire to 
which he was subjected, it still seems most 
vivid although a ([uarter of a century has 
elapsed. Tlie first day of January, 1864, was 
remarkable all over the country for excessive 
cold, but he relates that he came nearer freez- 
ing to death on the last night of 1863 in East 
Tennessee than he ever did in Northern Wis- 
consin. After the battle of Mission Ridge, 
passing by a dead rebel, he picked up a Testa- 
ment that lay near him. It seemed to have 
been taken from his pocket and he probably 
read it after being mortally wounded, knowing 



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tluil he could not live. On the side of the 
hook, whicli iw still in the possession of Mr. 
Owens, is a bullet murk. He has also the belt 
of a rebel officer whicli he picked uj) on the 
same field. 

A short j)eriod of his service was passed in 
the hospitals at Chattanooga, Nashville and St. 
Louis. While at the latter he was ill with 
snudl-pox and was on an island in the river. 
The terrible scenes lie there saw are burned 
into his recollection. His case was of the con- 
fluent type and he was, consequently in the 
wards appropriated to such, and he lay on an 
inflated rubber bed peculiarly adapted to the 
comfort of "sore humanity." One of the 
patients became delirious and suddenly jumped 
through a window, carrying away the sash. 
He was found tiie next morning in a clump of 
willows, sitting on a log as if meditating; he 
ilied the next day. Another, a middle-aged 
man, broke through a door, ran through the 
woods, and in some manner crossed the river to 
the Missouri side. He .afterwards recovered. 
Mr. Owens became a member of Philip H. 
Sheridan Post, No. 10, G. A. R., of Oshkosh in 
1882 and was Adjutant in 1885 and S(), and in 
1887 served as Vice-Commander, and is now 
Commander. 

He was still a very young man when the 
war was ended and after he returned to Osh- 
kosh he ])assi'd thn^e years in .school and has 
been engaged in the lumlier bu.sinees most of 
the time since he left school after the war. 



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ILLIAM ZICKERICK, Neenah, 
Wis., and a member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 129, was born Sept. 8, 
182.1, at Greenrade, Province of 
Briindenburg, Prussia. His parents, Michael 
and Charlotte (Walgart) Zickerick, were Prus- 
sians by birth. The government controlled 
the destinies of the sons of Mr. Zickerick's 
grandfather, two of whom were in military 
service. His uncle, William, belonged to the 
Prusiiiin guards, " Alexander's Regiment", and 
was in the battle of Leipsic ; his uncle, Charles, 
was a Prussian soldier and fought in the Ger- 
man army against Napoleon. His father was 
exempt from military service, being the son of 
a civil official, the grandfather holding a posi- 



tion as town clerk. In 1848 his parents came 
to America with all the members of their family 
excepting himself. He was educated according 
to the law of his country and when he was at 
the age of conscription he was assigned to the 
artillery service in the Prussian army. He 
was trained in a school of instruction and 
learned the profession of artilleryman ; he was 
a non-commissioned officer in the " flying artil- 
lery " and served three years. After his family 
came to America he determined to follow and 
reached New York, May 1, 1848, and went im- 
mediately to the farm of his father in Lomira, 
Dodge county, Wisconsin. The next winter he 
engaged in lumbering and built a sawmill on 
one of the water courses and continued his 
operations in that line of business until 1854, 
when he determined to follow his inclina- 
tion and entered the i.^inistrv. He took the 
necessary steps to connect himself with the 
Evangelical Association of North America 
and entered upon active ministerial life 
which has been his profession and in which 
he has operated actively for 34 years with the 
exception of the time pas.sediii the army. Nov. 
25, 1861, he received from Governor Randall a 
recruiting conamission and recruited men for 
the 12tli Battery, Wisconsin Light Artillery and 
was mustered March 1, 1802, as Senior 1st Lieu- 
tenant. July 18, 1862, he was made captain 
and was mustered out as such June 12, 1865. 
The command left the State for St Louis where 
they received their equipments, consisting of 
two 24-pound howitzers and two 20-pouiid Par- 
rots. May 7th the command started for Pitts- 
burg Landing and went via Cairo and Padueah 
and up the Tennessee River to Hamburg and 
thence to Farmington where they were detailed 
to the 1st Missouri Light Artillery for which 
the organization was recruited. The battery 
was in action at Farmington and went tlience 
to the siege of Corinth where Lieutenant Zick- 
erick was in command of his section in a heavy 
artillery fight and afterwards pursued tlie fiy- 
ing rebels to Booneville, and Ripley, Mi.ss., 
marching back to Clear Creek. June 15th they 
went backjto Ripley and returned to Clear Creek. 
August 14th they wem to Jacinto and thence 
to fight at luka September 12th. Capt;iin Zick- 
erick was there taken sick with fever and sent 
to the hospital at Corinth; on the 24th he re- 
ceived sick furlough for 20 days which was after- 
wards extended and he came home to Wiscon- 
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mand at Davis Mills and entered upon his duty 
as chief officer. The battery was assigned to 
the Army of the Tennessee and Captain Zick- 
erick was with the troops of Grant on the Ox- 
ford raid to Holly Springs and went to the 
Oriskany Swamp, rejoining tlie body of Grant's 
command between Germantown and CoUiers- 
ville. His battery acted as railroad guard until 
February 7, 1863, wlien the command started 
for Mempliis and was stationed near that city 
until March 1st when tlie battery went alioard 
the transport Campbell and started on the Yazoo 
expedition, the transport leading the fleet and 
the 12tii battery shelling the right side of the 
river to protect the otlier vessels. They disem- 
barked near Green Lake Station, Ark., and after 
two days resumed their course on the river. 
March 8th they debarked five miles below Helena 
and camped on a sand bank until Marcli 24th 
when thej' cut the levee at Moon l^ake and they 
were on the Yazoo pass expedition 10 days. 
They were on that stream and run their boat 
through dense woods, tiie riyer being so ob- 
structed that they could sometimes see the place 
at evening which they had left in the morning. 
Friday, April 3rd, they landed above Yazoo City 
and opened fire on the fort the next day. On 
that night they went on Ijoard the boat and 
started back, arriving on the santl bank near 
Helena, April 10th. April IGth they went 
aboard the steamer Blackhawk and reached 
Milliken's Bend the next day. They were there 
when the naval force under Commodore Porter 
sailed past ^'icksburg. April 25th Captain Zick- 
erick left Milliken's Bend to go to Richmond in 
the rear of \^icksburg and was stationed at 
Holmes' Plantation and in the soft eartli the 
gun carriages sunk to the hubs, the men being 
obliged to help the horses. They crossed tlie 
Mississippi below Grand Gulf and at tlie battle 
of Port Gibson were in a sharp fight May 1st 
and 2nd. May 4th the command went to the 
Black River and May 12th, Captain Zickerick 
was in the battle at Raymond. Two days after 
he fouglit at .Jackson and on the 16th at Cham- 
pion's Hill. In that fight. Captain Zickerick 
formed 42 pieces of artillery in line of battle 
and Grant gave him personal orders to iiold the 
position at all hazards. On the morning of the 
17th the force moved to Vicksburg with a large 
number of prisoners and on tlie 20th the siege 
of Mcksburg began. Cai^tain Zickerick was 
stationed with his battery 300 yards from one 
of the strongest outposts of the city on the Jack- 



son Road. On the morning of the 24th, witli 
Lieutenants Harlow and Amsden,with whom he 
had served his battery all night, were lying 
near their guns when they received a volley 
from tlie rebels. Captain Zickerick had six 
holes in his blanket. The confederate battery 
whicii assaulted them was very annoying to the 
Federal infantry and Captain Zickerick re- 
moved a gun to an elevation from which he 
could secure sufficient depression and sent them 
a spherical case shot which silenced tiiem and, 
afterwards, when the reliels hung out their Hag 
of truce found that the shot killed 12 men and 
woanded 16. (This- was the rebel statement of 
the case to the gunner of Captain Zickerick's 
section.) After the surreiKLr of July 4th the 
battery went into the breastworks. September 
11th they went on the steamer John Roe, to 
Helena into camp. September 26 tliey started 
for Mempliis and went thence to Corinth. (After 
the siege of Viclcsburg Captain Zickerick served 
as Chief of Artillerv on tlie staff of General J. 
E. Smith.) 

The battery marched to Chattanooga to the 
relief of General Thomas and Captain Zicker- 
ick commanded his men during the battle of 
Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge and 
went into camp at Huutsville. He received 
orders to return to Wisconsin on recruiting ser- 
vice and opened his office at Janesville, wiiere 
he remained until March 2, 1864, and enlisted 
43 men for his batter}', going to Huntsvilleand 
resuming command of his battery, March 16th. 
In June, his command went to King.ston and 
guarded the railway and in July moved to Al- 
laloona to garrison that place. Captain Zick- 
erick was engaged in the work of rendering the 
forts effective and was in the fight witii General 
French October 5, KS64. Half his horses and 
•seven men were killed. Fifteen men were 
wounded and they fired 400 rounds of cannister 
and from morning until 2 r. m. the rebels were 
repulsed five times. November 12th they 
made connection with Sherman's army and 
marched through Georgia to Savannah. The 
battery was in heavy action there and for 
about 10 days carried on an artillery duel with 
the rebels. Captain Zickerick lost the hearing 
of his left ear from the explosion of the shells 
and is still deaf. December 21st his command 
entered Savannah and after two weeks went to 
Beaufort and thence to Columbia and Fayette- 
ville and Bentonville and at the latter place 
was in a three days fight. The battery jiro- 



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ceeded with tlie columns of Sherman to Peters- 
burg, Richmond and Wasliington and his bat- 
tery lired the signal gun for the cohimns of 
troops to start in Review. He reached Wiscon- 
sin June 7tli and was mustered out of military 
service. During the whole of his service he 
was only slightly injured, receiving small 
wounds in his foot, right ankle and right side 
at Vicksburg, and in. the back of his head at 
Savannah. His brother, Frederick D., was a 
soldier in the ord Wisconsin Infantry and his 
l)rother Charles is a resident of Fnnd du Lac 
After tlie war was over Cai)tain Zickcrick was 
offered a captaincy in ibe 'Aid U. S. Artillery 
but he had taken a solemn pledge to return to 
the ministry and lie did so. 

He was married Af)ri! 20, 1853, to Henrietta 
Zimmermann and they have two surviving 
children named Emma Rebecca and Silas Ben- 
jamin. Anna Lydia and Sarah Esther died in 
infancy. The daughter is married to Rufus C. 
Reed of Oshkosh ; their son is named Leon. 
Silas B. is in the emploj' of the Milwaukee 
Northern railroad company. 




AVID JOHNSTON RYAN, Appleton, 
Wis., was born at Fort Howard, 
June 20, 1840, and came to Aj)i)le- 
ton in the fall of 1853, locating at 
Menasha in the summer of 1854. The record 
of iiis )>arents appears in connection with tlie 
sketch of his brother, Hon. Sam. Ryan. He 
was a loyal hearted boy and felt his obligations 
to his parents, and when the civil war came on 
strove to quiet his inclinations and to remain 
at home, but finally yielded to tlie spirit that 
po.ssessed him and enlisted at Menasha, August 
5, 1862, in Company I, 21st Wisconsin Infantry, 
for three years. In less than a montii after lie 
left Wisconsin, he was sliot on the held of 
Perryville and left for dead. Twenty-four 
hours afterwards, he was discovered by Rev. 0. 
P. Clinton, of Appleton, Chaplain of the regi- 
ment, and properly cared for. March 21, 1SG3, 
as soon as lie was able to travel, he was dis- 
charged and sent home, jjartially disabled for 
life.- When the 100-day regiments were formed, 
he enlisted in Company D, 41st Wisconsin 
Infantry, (May 19, 1864) and went with the 
command to perform post duty in Tennessee 




and served until mustered out in September 
following. He returned to Menasha where he 
performed clerical duty in the Land Office, 
serving a short time as receiver ; he also =erved 
a short time as Town and Villago Clerk, 
although adverse to holding public oltice. He 
became a ja-ominent Free Mason l)efore the 
war and is a Knight Templar ; he has also 
belonged to the Odd Fellows for many years. 
Soon after the death of his father, he removed 
with his mother to Ap])letou where he has 
since resided. He is an influential member of 
the G. A. R. and has filled various offices in 
the local jiost; and, so far as his health per- 
mits, is an active business man. He has never 
married. 



UMNER LEROY FERGUSON, of An- 
tigo, Wis., and a member of Post No. 
78, was born May 1 0, 1833, at Daltou, 
Berkshire, Co., Mass. He went to 
the State of New York with his parents when 
seven years old and was 13 when the family 
removed to Sheboygan, Wis. His father was 
a farmer and was one of the early settlers in 
that locality, building the second sawmill in 
that county at a place called Glenbeulah, where 
the son passed the years of his youth until he 
learned the business of a mason, in 1S49. This 
has been his occupation through life, and in it he 
has earned a substantial reputation as a man 
and artisan. He was, in early manhood, also 
interested in current events and the assault on 
the National flag in Charleston harbor bore to 
him a special message. He enlisted April 27, 
1861, in Company K, 4th Wisconsin Infantry, 
at Chilton, Calumet county, for tliree years, 
and was discharged at New Orleans, Sept. 26th, 
1865, at the termination of the war. The 
Wisconsin 4th was in the service a longer pe- 
riod than any other from the State. 

Mr. Ferguson was in the detail that seized 
and attached a locomotive at Corning to the 
regimental train, the authorities having re- 
fused to run it to Elmira. At Harrisburg, the 
colonel borrowed muskets to be in readiness for 
action, as the spirit roused by the defeat at Bull 
Run was rife. The fall was passed in a tri- 
umphant march through the counties of the 
" Eastern Shore " and after considerable service 
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by ship transportation. He saw tiie bombard- 
ment of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, and the 
extinction of the rebel fleet engaged. The 
detailed account of his experiences would 
make a volume and half that transpired in 
the regimental roster has never been told. 
He was in the command when it marched, in 
May, to the St. Charles, led by the national 
music, and suri'ounded by infuriated rebels. 
He was on provost guard in the city until sent 
to the destruction of the Jaek.son & Mississippi 
railroad, and all the mouth ot May was 
passed after leaving New (Orleans, "in decisive 
warfare. On the last days of the month they 
went to Baton Rouge and on the way were in a 
sharp encounter. In June he went to Vicks- 
burg and was engaged in the dispersion of a 
rebel battery at Bayou Black at Grand Gulf, 
where he aidetl in tiring the buildings and he 
was in the detachment which assisted in the 
construction of one of the canals at Vicksburg. 
August 5th, he was in the tight with Brecken- 
ridge and helped teach him tliat "God was not 
dead, if the 4th Wisconsin was badly broken 
by disease." He was among those who pre- 
pared to destroy Baton Rouge, which was 
saved by the intervention of the colonel, Hal- 
bert E. Paine. In September he fought at 
Bonne Carre Point, and was ni the subsequent 
work between that and the siege of Port Hud- 
son, in which he jiarticipated from May 2Gth 
to July 8th, 1SG3. Four liays after he went 
again to Baton Rouge. (He was in the action 
known as Camp Bisland previous to the siege.) 
On arrival at that place the regiment was 
equipped and made the "4th AVisconsin Cavalry" 
and passed many months in all manner of desul- 
tory warfare conducive to peace. In October 
he was in a detail for duty along the left 
bank of the Mississippi River from Baton 
Rouge to Donaldsonville, :ind in January he 
veteranised. He went with the command to 
Mobile and was in the reserve until the surren- 
der, when he went to Spanish Fort and P'ort 
Blakely after the surrenders there, and then on 
to Georgia, arriving at A^ickslnirg after sev- 
enty days in the saddle with little intermis- 
sion. Thence he went to Texa.s, where he op- 
erated in the protection of the people, the feel- 
ing being very bitter and troops being required 
to aid in the readjustment of affairs. Mr. Fer- 
guson acted as Quarter-Master's Sergeant at 
New Orleans, passing the grades of promotion 
from Corporal. 



After discharge he returned to Chilton, and 
removed to Merrill in 1877, remaining two 
years, when he went to Antigo, then in its wil- 
derness days. He has since been identitied with 
its growth and progress and has been prominent 
in the construction of its buildings. He is 
also a farmer, his landed property lying in the 
township of \'das. In the town of Rolling, 
Langlade county, he officiated as Town Treas- 
urer two years. 

His parents, William and Electa (Abbey) 
Ferguson, were natives of Mas.sachu.setts. The 
forbears of the latter were among the first set- 
tlers of the Bay State, and those of the former 
were from Scotland. Mr. Ferguson was mar- 
ried Oct. 30,-1852, to Mary S. Pettis, and their 
children are Mary Jane, Eugene N., Matilda A. 
and Nellie B. Tiiree children are deceased. 
Ada Belle died at 2(j, Frank when aged one 
year and Francesca when six months old. The 
oldest daughter is Mrs. Edward Pratt. The 
oldest son married Rose Pettis and they have 
a daughter named Florence. Matilda is the 
wife of George Remington. The deceased 
daughter was the wife of Edward Teipner, and 
left three children — Maud M., Oscar M. and 
Mabel. 

Hiram K. Pettis, the l)rothcr of Mrs. Fergu- 
son, was an enlisted man in Company K., 4th 
Wisconsin, and died while in the service from 
disease contracted in the malarial swamps. Mr. 
Ferguson was wounded in both shoulders at 
Port Hudson, but remained in camp until fit 
for duty. He was ill at Baton Rouge and in 
liospital there with typhoid pneumonia in the 
spring of 1864, for two months, just escaping 
with life. He was in the regimental hospital 
in 1862, ■ while in front of Vicksburg, with 
chronic bowel troubles from which he has suf- 
fered since. 



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TLLTAMJOHN MYERS HALL, 

of Menominee, Mich., a member 
of Lyon G. A. R. Post, No. 266. 
was born Sep. 16, 1887, in Hun- 
tington Co., Pa. He is the son of John Wesley 
and Sarah (Stewart) Hall, his father being a 
soldier in two wars of his country. He fought 
with distinction in the war with Mexico and 
enlisted in one of the first three-months regi- 
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expiration of that term he immediately re-en- 
listed in a New York Cavalry regiment, after- 
wards veteranized, and survived the war tu be 
killed by the explosion of a well in Virginia. 
The family removed from Huntington to Iowa 
City, when the son was a small cbild and the 
father engaged in locating government land 
and remained two years, returning at the end 
of that time to Meadvil!e, Crawford Co., Pa. 
The son was there educated and lived until he 
enlisted as a soldier of the civil war — Sep. 13, 
18(j4. He enrolled in lottery H, Pittsburg 
Jjight Artillery, in the city of smoke, for one 
year. He received honoralile discharge at 
\'^ienna, Va., June 30th, 1865, the war being at 
an end. His discbarge papers make the show- 
ing of his release from military service from 
1) Compau}', oth Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, 
his battery having become so decimated by 
losses in action as to lose its organization, when 
it was assigned to the battery mentioned. Not 
only did he serve in the war himself, 
but, prior to his enlistment, when his 
l)usiness prevented his going he sent a 
substitute. He enlisteil as a recruit and 
on reporting, he was sent Ijy mistake to the 
2nd Penn.sylvania regiment of infantry and, 
fought with that command in the trenches in 
front of Petersburg under Meade, where he re- 
ceived a wound on the left knee-cap, but did 
not leave the ranks. After the battle he made 
connection with his battery in the rear of 
Arlington Heights, where the command was 
stationed to receive recruits and went thence to 
the valley of the Shenandoah, two days after 
making connection therewith. The battery 
was assigned to the command of Slieridan and 
joined in tlie pursuit of Early in bis attempt to 
reach Washington. He was in the threat of 
disaster at Winchester and rallied to return 
with his commander to " lick the rebels out of 
their boots " and helped to do it. He was 
afterwards in the skirmisldng with the guer- 
rilla bands of Mosby and Kinslow. Returning 
by the same route, the battery wintered on the 
line of the railway at a fort. The command 
built two block houses for the defense of that 
portion of the road, and in the spring went 
thence to Vienna, Va., where the battery to 
wliich they had been transferred remained 
until the surrender of Lee at Appomattox. 

Mr. Hall returned home via Washington and 
was mustered out at Camp Reynolds, July 11, 
1865, 12 miles from Pittsburg. He was made 



Corporal by appointment and was discharged 
as such. An incident in which he was much 
interested while in the service was one in 
which, with several others, he was gathering 
chesnuts a few miles from camp, when Mjsby's 
men suddenly appeared on the .scene and cap- 
tured all of the party save two, Mr. Hall being 
one of the fortunates. Prior to enlistment, Mr. 
Hall was a miner in the coal beds of his native 
State and returned to Meadville, where he 
lived two years. He next opened a grocer's 
business at Oil City and, three years later, went 
to DeWitt, Clinton Co., Iowa, and remained 
four years, operating as a carpenter. In 1873 
he came to Menominee, Mich., which has since 
been his place of abode. He operated as a con- 
tractor and builder until 1882 when he erected 
a skating rink and has since devoted his ener- 
gies to its management. He was married Dec. 
25, 1867, to Susan Jane Hunter. They have 
one daughter — Rosa Mina, the wife of George 
A. Dorn. She is the mother of a daughter 
named Cornelia and she has two step-children 
— Gracie and Nellie. Mrs. Hall was born in 
Armstrong Co., Pa., and represents an old fam- 
ily there, as does Mr. Hall in both lines of his 
descent. His wife is of Scotch and Scotch-Irish 
ancestry, the original stock of her parents being 
of those races, and she also inherits a strain of 
German blood from her paternal grandfather. 



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ILLIAM HENRY BEYER, of 
Marsh field, and a member of G. 
A. R. Post No. 110, was born 
April 27, 1841, in Cold Spring, 
New York. He is the son of Peter 
and Martha (Eldridge) Beyer and the latter was 
a daughter of William Eldridge, a farmer of 
Queens county and a soldier of the war of 1812. 
The paternal grandfather, Jabez Beyer, was a 
native of Pennsylvania and was a soldier in the 
Patriot war in Canada. The father of Mr. 
Beyer was also in the war of 1812. 

The son was reared in his father's family 
until the age of 13 years. When he was 12 
they removed to Dodge county, Wisconsin, and 
after two years they removed again to Waushara 
county. The son went to Green county where 
he remained until he entered the army. He 
enlisted in July, 1862, in the United States 




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Navy, entering the service as a landsman and 
was afterwards promoted to able seaman on 
the " Hastings." The transports on the White 
River in Arkansas were in constant need of 
protection and the " Hastings", commanded by 
Captain J. R. Grace of New York, was detailed 
for the service. Mr. Beyer was connected with 
her a year and a month when he received iion- 
orable discharge at Memphis, Tenn., Jnly 5, 
1863. He was in several skirmishes with the 
rebels on the shores of the White River be- 
tween its mouth and Duvall's Bluff. Aug. 20, 
1863, he enlisted in Con:pany I, 1st Wisconsin 
Heavy Artillery and was finally discharged at 
Fort Farnsworth, Washington, June 27, 1865, 
at the termination of hostilities. He reached 
Milwaukee July 3, 1865. During his connec- 
tion with the " Hastings " the boat alternated 
in patroling the White River with the " Queen 
City." The latter was captured and everything 
on her taken off, preparatory to sinking her 
opposite Clarendon, where her heavy guns 
were mounted as a battery and operated against 
the " Hastings " the next day. The gunboat 
" Tyler ", a double-decker, came to their relief, 
opened on the shore batteries and silenced them 
and the rebels retreated. This intervention 
saved the remnant of the crew of the " Hast- 
ings " which lost 13 killed and 21 wounded from 
a complement of 85 seamen ; no officers were 
killed. The pilot (Bartlett of Missouri) was the 
first man killed. The " Hastings " was towed 
down the White River and up the Mississippi 
River to Memphis for repairs ; her smoke-stack 
was shot away and other damage was inflicted. 
After three weeks she was fit for duty and re- 
turned to her station. Mr. Beyer was after- 
wards engaged almost daily in shelling the 
banks of the river in behalf of concealed guer- 
rillas. At Fort Farnsworth he was in garrison 
and was instructed in artillery and infantry 
drill and performed severe labor while stationed 
for the defense of the National Capital. 

After his return he went to Minnesota and 
settled in LeSoeur county. He was married 
there March 14, 1869, to Emma A. Heath of 
Elysian, LeSoeur county. He returned after 
seven years to Wisconsin and located at She- 
boygan, where he was a resident 12 years, 
coming thence to Marsh field. His first home 
there was burned in the great fire of June 27, 
1887. He has been employed at Marsh field in 
a furniture factory and has since acted in the 



capacity of watchman in the establishment of 
Wm. H. Upham. 

The children of the familiy were born as 
follows:— Ida L., May 30, 1870; Mabel, Oct. 
23, 1873; George, Jan. 27, 1877 ; Grace. April 
6, 1879; Earl, Jan. 18, 1883. 

Two Ijrothers of Mr. Beyer, Townsend and 
Jacob, were in the service. The former enlisted 
in the 6th Minnesota Lifantry and died of 
disease at Napoleon on the Arkansas River ; 
the latter died in Tennessee. A sister, Mary 
Elizabeth, married John H. Cole of Tulare, 
Cal. Another sister, named Martha, died at 
16 years of age. George Beyer, a half-brother, 
lives in Marshfield. 






ENRY ENSIGN WELCH, of Marion, 
Waupaca, Co., Wis., a member of 
G. A. R. Post, No. 79, is a citizen of 
Wi.sconsin by adoption, having 
bt;en born in Marshal, Calhoun Co., Mich., 
Sept. 1, 1839. When he was in early childhood 
his father removed his family to Union City, 
Ind., where they remained about five j^ears. A 
transfer to South Bend, Ind., was made and 
later to Niles, Michigan. He had then attained 
to manhood and was in the employ of the To- 
ledo, Wabash & Western railroad as an assis- 
tant in their shops. In 1873 he located at 
Marion for a permanent I'esidence. 

He was brought up with an understanding 
of his ol)ligations as a citizen of the Republic 
and was just past the date of legal manhood 
when the rebellion struck at the vitality of the 
Nation. The first call for assistance came from 
the Government three days after the echoing 
gun at Sumter had awakened the interest of the 
civilized world. Three days after that, April 
18, 1861, he enlisted as a private in E Com- 
pany, 9th Regiment Indiana Infantry for three 
montiis, at Fort Wayne, Ind. He served dur- 
ing that time and was discharged honorably 
with his command at the expiration of his time 
of enlistment, July 30, 1861. Dec. 27, 1861, he 
re-enlisted in the same command on its recon- 
struction, for three years or the war. He vet- 
eranized in December, 1863, was made Corj^oral 
in April, 1864, and afterwards was promoted to 
3i'd Sergeant. He was with his company in a 
great number of skirmishes of greater or less 
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Shiloh, Stone River, Chickainauga and in the 
siege of Corinth. He was disabled from disease 
for a time and was in the hospital at Indianapo- 
lis. He received his final discharge Dec. 2, 1.SB5, 
at Marietta, Ga. 

Mr. Welch was married to .Vliss Mary B. Long, 
March 3, 1867. Tiif^y had two sons and a 
daughter. Mr. Welch contracted a second mar- 
riage with Mrs. Harriet A. Fenton, Sept. 2'J, 
1881. They have one son. 

Mr. Welch sustains the reputation of a reliable, 
energetic man and is prominent for liis devo- 
tion to patriotic interests. 



,^^^ ZEIvIEL PULFORD, of Oconto, Wis., 
^ j t member of G. A. R. Post, No. 74, was 
.v">>> born in 1834 in Lincoln, Chenango 

son of 



in Lincoln 
Co., New York. He is the 
Samuel and Avis (Maxwell) Pulford. and both 
were natives of Connecticut. They removed 
from the "land of wooden nutmegs" to New 
York, and, later to Wisconsin. They located 
in Oconto county where the son was engaged in 
lumbering. He was occupied in that calling 
until he enlisted in 1861 in Company F, 12th 
Wisconsin Infantry. He left the State with the 
regiment and was with the command in the 
marches and movements until he was taken 
sick and he was discharged as permanently 
disabled July 25, 1862. Subsequent to his re- 
turn to Wisconsin, when precautions about the 
soundness of recruits was relaxed on account of 
scarcity of men, he was drafted and secured his 
release on payment of $300. 

After his return to Wisconsin he again be- 
came a lumberman and is in the employ of the 
Holt Lumber Company of Oconto. He was mar- 
ried in 1862 to Joanna Donovan and they have 
three children — Avis, Ida and Herbert. His 
brother Samuel resides in Tuxton, N. Y.; Wil- 
liam lives in Iowa and Woodward in Juneau 
county in Wisconsin. His sister Caroline lives 
in Ilhnois and Avis resides in Wisconsin. 

'^r0SEPH LAISURE, JR., of Peshtigo, 
Wis., was born Sept. 10, 1838, in Louis- 
ville, St. Lawrence Co., New York. He 
is the son of Joseph and Mary (Mackell) 
Lajsure, and he was a resident of the Empire 



State nearly 30 years. He was a farmer 
and brought up to a knowledge of that busi- 
ness in his native place. Witliin the first few 
months of the war he determined to enlist and 
Aug. 30, '61, he went to Canton in the same 
county where he resided and enlisted in Com- 
pany A, 60th New York Infantry, for three 
years. Oct. 29, 1864, he received honorable 
discharge as "Joseph Lasier," at Atlanta, Ga., his 
term liaving expired. April 1, 1865, he en- 
listed as a substitute in the 96th New York In- 
fantry. The regiment made connection with 
the Army of the Potomac soon after his enlist- 
ment and was assigned to the forces in the 
Shenandoah valley under Banks and he was in 
the first battle of Winchester. The regiment 
was assigned afterwards to McDowell's corps 
and Mr. Laisure was in the movements on the 
Hapi)ahannock. The attempt of McDowell to 
form connection with McClellan prevented his 
participating in the horroi's of the movements 
in the Chickahominy Swamps. Mr. Laisure 
fougiit attlie 2iul Bull Run, at Antietam.Chan- 
cellorsville, and (Gettysburg and, later, the regi- 
ment was re-assigned and sent to the Army of 
the Tennessee. He was in the fight at Wau- 
hatchie, at Lookout Mountain, at Bald Hill, 
Dallas, Burnt Hickory, and Peach Tree Creek, 
and in tiie actions called liy the general name 
of Kenesaw Mountain. He received final and 
honorable discharge at Bristol, Tenn., in Janu- 
ai"y, 1866. A reminiscence to which Mr. Lais- 
ure refers with the satisfaction of a patriot and 
Union soldier occurred on the field at Chancel- 
lorsville. Darkness had overtaken the fighting 
columns and he was on picket, and standing 
quietly among the leaves. He heard ap- 
proaching footsteps and springing to his feet 
halted sevoj-al men, his bayonet striking the 
breast of a man in the rebel uniform. A con- 
federate captain and sergeant had captured two 
Union soldiers whom they were conducting to 
the rebel lines. Mr. Laisure took tiie two into 
custody and called the Sergeant of the guard 
who conducted the rebels to headquarters as 
prisoners of war. 

In 1867 Mr. Laisure removed to Peshtigo 
where he became interested in farming. He 
was married previously, and had a wife and 
five children when the place was visited by the 
scourge of fire that will forever make one of 
the most pathetic pages in the history of this 
country. Their home and all that they pos- 
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their little accumuhitions, the mother with all 
her children were consumed to death. Her 
name before marriage wa.s .Julia Ann Mackell. 
The children who suffered were named John, 
Florence, Edwin, Herbert and Morrissey. The 
date of the lire was October 8th, 1871. Mr. 
Laisure was again married to Elizabeth Kelly. 
Their children are named William Henry, Or- 
illa Belle, Nancy Elizabeth, .Joseph Merrill and 
Ewen Wesley. Edwin and Eunice are de- 
ceased. The father of Mr. Laisure was a sol- 
dier in the same regiment with his son — the 
60th New York. His grandfather was a soldier 
in 1812. 



"OSIAH FILLER, of Kaukauna, Wis., 
and a former soldier for the Union, 
Vas born Aug. 8, 1834, in Frederick 
City, Md. His parents, John and Mary 
(Tuell) Filler were natives i-espectively of Prus- 
sia and Ireland and, when he was six years of 
age, they became residents of Pickaway Co., 
Ohio, where they belonged to the agricultural 
class. The son was bred to the same calling 
and was actively engaged in farming when he 
decided to enlist. In March, 1864, he enrolled 
in G Company, 46th Ohio Volunteer Inlantry 
at Columbus, Ohio, for three years. July 27, 
1865, he received honorable discharge at Lou- 
isville, Ky. He made two unsuccessful at- 
tempts to enter the military service of his coun- 
try before the date g^ven of his accomplish- 
ment of his desires. In 1861 he offered him- 
self as a recruit of the 30tli Ohio Infantry but 
was rejected on account of a wen on his left hip. 
Subsequently, he made another offer to the 
same effect to be rejected a second time. He 
was permitted to become a member of the 46th 
when it veteranized. The command was at- 
tached to the 15th Army Corps, General John 
A. Logan commanding, being a part of the 
army of General Sherman and at the point of 
advance on the march through Georgia and the 
Carolinas. Mr. Filler joined the regiment at 
Woodville, Ala., and Scottsburg. The route 
was begun and he was soon after attacked with 
measles and was leftatHuntsville, Ala., whence 
he was removed, at his own request to the con- 
valescent camp at the same place. He continued 
there until July, 1864, when he was detailed as 
a clerk in the Christian Commission. Oct. 1st 



he returned to the general hospital, sick with 
chronic diarrhoea. As soon as he was able, he 
was detailed as chief of a command of 40 con- 
valescents, as guard on the Burns Plantation, 
where there were 200 disabled horses belong- 
ing to cavalry and artillery, to lie taken care of, 
and the foi'ce remainiui there until Hood made 
his appearance at Decatur just previous to the 
fight at Nashville, when it became necessary to 
abandon the line of railway extending from 
Stevenson to Nashville via Decatur. The detail 
was ordered to Stevenson with all the govern- 
ment property and reported to Colonel Lyon of 
the 13th Wisconsin. At Paint Rock Bridge 
the rebels assailed the force, including G Com- 
pany of Colonel Lyons' command. The scrim- 
mage was a lively one and the rebs succeeded 
in cutting off the contraband followers of the 
train, but did no damage of much account. 
The detail was assigned to the 10th Indiana 
("avalry, which command, in connection with 
the 2nd Tennessee and 15th Pennsylvania 
Cavalry, and portions of the 12th and 13th In- 
diana Cavalry, commanded b}' Colonel Palmer 
of the Pennsylvania regiment, returned to 
Paint Rock Creek and thence went to Hunts- 
ville. From there they made a sortie to 
Brownsburo and Maysville where sharp fight- 
ing with the 4th Alabama under Colonel Rus- 
sell took place, resulting in a complete rout of 
the rebels. 

The command proceeded to Decatur, where 
there was another encounter with Russell, after 
which they crossed the river three miles below 
Decatur. A start from that point in pursuit of 
Hood's wagon train was made ; it was overtaken 
on the morning of New Year's Day, 1865, and 
they captured 300 wagons and 1,500 mules. 
The day was celebrated by a bonfire in which 
the captured property of a combustible nature 
figured prominently, including muskets and 
ammunition supplies. The rebel General Rod- 
ney was close in the rear, and it became a mat- 
ter of interest that they should put safe dis- 
tance between themselves and his 5,000 cav- 
alry. Accordingly, they pressed guides into 
service and took to the woods, arriving safely 
with a loss of but six killed and a few wounded 
at Huntsville. Mr. Filler was sent thence to 
Richmond and from there to the place where 
he was mustered out as mentioned. 

In 1865 he came to Wisconsin and engaged 
in the operations of lumbering at Watertown, 
in Jefferson county. He removed to Kaukauna 



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in 1867 and first engaged in teaming and in 
other business as opportunity presented. Fi- 
nally, he engaged in the vocation of a grocer 
and is now operating in that line of traffic on 
the island between the two divisions of the 
town. 

He was married Dec. 25, 1856, to Lucinda 
Pratt, and their children are named John C, 
Allen D., Edward W. and George H. Mary 
died at two and Blanche at the age of eleven. 
Mr. Filler is now living with a second wife, 
formerly Miss Eva Price, to whom he was 
married in June, 1883. Their children are 
named Joseph and Grover. Mr. Filler lias 
officiated two years as Clerk of Kaukauna and 
for the same length of time as Assessor. 



OHN C. KROLL, of New London, Wis., 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 46, was 
born Dec. 11, 1831, in Usczneudorf, 
I'ru.ssia. He is the son of Martin and 
Elizabeth (Hardin) Kroll. He came to Wis- 
consin and located in Winnebago county. Feb. 
14, 1865, he enlisted at Oshkosh, in Company 
C, 46th Wisconsin Infantry, for one year, ami 
was (li.scliarged at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 27th 
following. The regiment was in rendezvous at 
Camp Randall, Madison, and left the State in 
March under orders to proceed to Athens, Ala., 
where it was engaged in guarding the Nash- 
ville and Decatur railroad until mustered out. 
Mr. Kroll was attacked with bloody Hux and 
hemorrhoids and passed four weeks in the hos- 
pital at Athens. He was e.\:cu.sed from duty 
after leaving the hospital, being too weak for 
service. After being discharged, the regiment 
returned to Madison and, about the middle of 
October, Mr. Kroll went to Oshkosh, and, after 
becoming strong enough, tried to work, but 
could not do so. In the fall of 1865, he sold 
his place at Oshkosh and moved to a farm near 
New London. He managed the place about 
five years, when he was taken sick with the 
same disease he contracted in the army and 
was obliged to sell his farm. He is at present 
following the business of a carpenter. He was 
married July 23, 1856, to Wilhelmina Fred- 
erich, at Oshkosh. Following is the record of 
their children : Sophie was born October IS, 
1857: Augusta A. 0., July 29, 1859; Henrietta 




M., July 16, 1861 ; William R., June 21, 1863 ; 
Wilhelmina L., Ajml 21, 1865. Augusta A. 0. 
died April 29, 1863, and was buried at Osh- 
kosh, Wis. 



i.. AVID H. HOWE, of Stevens Point, 
?)^l ^is., member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 156, was born August 8, 1835, 
in Norwich, Windsor Co., Vt., and 
he is the son of Joseph F. and Hannah (Miles) 
Howe. His paternal grandfather was a soldier 
in 1812. Mr. Howe resided in his native State 
until he was 13 years old, and in 1848 went 
with his parents to New Hampshire. In 1853 
he went to New York. During the first year 
of the war, he determined to enter the army, 
and he enlisted September 14, 1861, in Com- 
pany K., 60th New York Infantry, at •Parish 
ville,- St. Lawrence Co, New York, for three 
years. He received honorable discharge Oct. 
29, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga. His regiment was 
assigned to service at Harper's Ferry under 
General Banks and went to the valley of the 
Siienandoah. After the fight at Wnichester 
and the famous retreat, he was in the fight at 
Cedar Mountain, and afterwards at Antietam, 
and in May, 1863, fought at Chancellorsville, 
followed Lee in his invasion of the North and was 
the battle of Gettvsburg. The command 



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went to re-enforce Grant under "fighting Joe 
Hooker,"' and after the battle at Wauhatchie 
joined the Army of the West, and he was in the 
battle of Lookout Mountain. November 25th, 
lie was wounded and jjassed some months in the 
hospitals at TuUalioma and Chattanooga. The 
action at Mission Ridge was the last in which 
he participated until the troops were organized 
for the Atlanta campaign, and he was in the 
fights in Georgia preceding the siege of At- 
lanta and including Resaca, Kenesaw Moun- 
tain, Buzzard's Roost, Allatoona, Peach Tree 
Creek and received honorable discharge just 
previous to the movement of the 2Ut]i Corps in 
the march to the .sea. 

He returned to New York and in 1865 went 
to Michigan where he resided eight years and 
removed to Wisconsin in 1873. Since the war, 
he has operated as a carpenter and builder. 
He was married in October, 1872, to Sarah 
Goodale. Their children who are living are 
named Sarah E., Hattie M. and Cora L. Two 



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children, who were named successively John G., 
died in infancy ; Lilly A. is also deceased. 

He was first married Oct. 14, 1858, to 
Matilda Emlaw who died .Jan. 17, 1872, after 
becoming the mother of three children, named 
Ella M., Ida E, and Willie D. 

When Mr. Howe was injured in the war, he 
was charging up the hill at Mission Kidge, 
when a rebel shell struck a rock and threw it 
against his hip, indicting a serious wound ; 
two men were necessary to release him from 
tlie rock under which he was crushed, and also 
in the same action a minie ball pas.sed through 
his left hand, rendering it entirely useless. 



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HARLES H. HILFERT, of Appleton, 
Wis., and a member of G. A. R. Post 
Geo. D. Eggleston, No. 133, was born 
March 29, 184."), in Langenbielan, 
Province of Silesia, Prus.sia. His father, Carl 
Hilfert, died when he was two years old and 
his widowed mother brought him to America 
in 1854. They came direct from New York to 
Mayville, Wis., and, in 1856, went to Menasha. 
He was little more than a lad when the attack 
was made on Fort Sumter in 1861, and within 
the next year he decided to enroll in the regu- 
lar service, and enlisted May 29, 1862, in D 
Company, 1st Battalion, 14th United States 
Regular Lifantry. He joined the command at 
Newport News as soon as possible after enroll- 
ment, and was in the fight at Antietam. At 
the second Bull Run battle the comi)any of 
which he was a member acted as train guard. 
He fell ill and was sent to the hospital at Fred- 
erick in October, 1862, and remained 11 weeks, 
when he was transferred to the Convalescent 
Camp in the vicinity of Washington to be dis- 
charged Jan. 31, 18()3. 

He returned to Menasha where he recruited 
his health, preparatory to a second enlistment, 
- which he made Jan. 8, 1864, at Madison as a 
recruit in the Wisconsin 21st Infantry. He 
joined the regiment at Lookout Mountain 
where it was stationed until May 2, 1864. Mr. 
Hilfert took part in the sj^lendid Hank move- 
ment at Snake Gap and was in the fight at Re- 
saca. May 14th. Pumpkin Vine Creek, Big 
Shant}', and Kenesaw Mountain followed, in 
all of which he participated. At the siege of 



Atlanta he was in active warfare and fought at 
Jonesboro. In November lie set out on the 
march to the sea and was connected with all 
that was done in the way of burning cities, de- 
stroying and building roads, foraging and dri- 
ving rebels. Savannah was taken, after which 
the Carolina campaign commenced in which he 
took part. When the active operations of the 
21st ceased, Mr. Hilfert was mustered out of 
that command and assigned to the Wisconsin 
3d, with which he was connected until July 26, 
1865, when he was finally discharged and was 
mustered out at Louisville, Ky. He was pro- 
moted to the rank of Corporal of D Company. 

He returned to Menasha and passed two 
years in boating on Lake Winnebago, after 
which he was occupied as a laborer in various 
capacities until 1872, when he become a maker 
of spokes and is now foreman of the factory of 
Marston ifc Beveridge at Appleton, with which 
he has been connected 14 years. In 1885 he 
was elected Alderman and still holds that of- 
fice. (1887). 

Oct. 9, 1870, he was married to Caroline 
Morrey and they have six children — Henry 0., 
Clara, Ida, Francis, Albert and Edward. 



rcjr^ V^r H.LIAM E. WHEELER, of Me- 
v(^!KW nasha. Wis., member of G. A. R. 
Post .1^0. 14 was born in Canada 
near Lake Champlain, March 
4, 1842. He is the son of .Jonathan and Mary 
(Scott) Wheeler and the former was a soldier in 
the British service in 1S26-7. Following is the 
record of the brothers and sisters of Mr. Wheel- 
er. Miles H. lives at Neenah. Louisa, wife of Ber- 
nard Mathewson, lives on Doty Island, Me- 
nasha. Margarie married Edward Landing, of 
Alburgh, Vt. Mary is the widow of W. W. 
Freeman, former postmaster of Menasha, 
who died in April, 1881. Joseph R. lives at 
Downing, Wis. Thomas D. lives at Elmwood, 
Wis. Viola married Benjamin Roby, of Web- 
ster City, Iowa. Henry lives at St. Paul, 
Minn. Mr. Wheeler has been a resident of 
Menasha since 1800 and he first worked there 
in a wooden ware factory, and afterwards as a 
teamster. Sept. 18, 1861, he enlisted in Com- 
pany C, 10th Wisconsin Infantry, Captain 
Richardson, for three years or during the war. 



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The regiment was organized at Milwaukee and 
left the State Nov. 9th for Louisville, Ky., 
going thence to Siiepherdsville, Ky., where they 
were stationed as railroad guard ami went to 
winter quarters at Bacon C'reuk. 

In February he went to Bowling (ireen and 
thence to Nashville, from there to Murfrees- 
boro, and marched successively through Ala- 
bama and Tennessee, helping to destroy a rail- 
road bridge near Chattanooga by which act, 40,- 
000 men were prevented reinforcing Beaure- 
gax"d. Mr. Wlieeler was in several skirmishes, 
but saw his first battle at Perrj'ville, where 
Company C lost heavily in killed and 
wounded, among the latter being all the com- 
missioned officers. He was in the pursuit of 
the rebels and went into camp at Nashville. 
December 26th he went to figlit at Stone River, 
where he was in action three days and was next 
in battle at Chickamauga, where he acted as 
Color Sergeant and was captured with 12 oth- 
ers of his company, at the close of tlie second 
day's fight, all the regiment on the field being- 
taken prisoners. Ten days were consumed in 
the journey to Richmond, during which time 
three meals were served to the prisoners, con- 
sisting of meager rations of corn bread and 
something that was politely called beef. He was 
confined in Libby three months, taken thence 
to t)anville and in the latter part of April, 

1864, was transferred to the stockade prison at 
Andersonville, where he remained during the 
summer. He became so reduced by starvation 
and cruelty that he was unable to walk and 
was placed in a convalescent camp outside the 
stockade, where he received a little better treat- 
ment. In November, 1864, he was paroled and 
went to hospital at Annapolis, Md. On the 
date of his capture, Sept. 20, 1863, he weighed 
185 pounds and was considered the most robust 
man in the regiment ; when he reached An- 
napolis his weight was 95 pounds. He had 
lived on the meanest and scantiest food which 
included " nigger pea-soup." (When this was 
made, the boys would squabble for the bugs 
that covered its top, their acid taste relieving the 
parched sensation ni their mouths). Only two 
of his comrades, Hiram Eldridge and Martin 
Hoffman came out alive from the " hell-holes" 
of the South. He went home on a furlough 
and was discharged at Milwaukee, in January, 

1865, and returned to Menasha. (See sketches 
of J. H. Jenkins, Dr. W. H. Chilson and others.) 
He was married Oct. 20, 1866, to Mary, daugh- 



ter of C. C. Taylor, of Menasha. Their cliil- 
dren are Josie, W. L., Bertie, Willie, Cora and 
Bessie. Mr. Wheeler is a radical Republican, a 
man of integrit}- and warmly interested in 
everything jjertainiug to the interests of the 
soldiers. He is an active member of his Post 
and two of his sons belong to the Order of the 
Sous of \'^eterans. The parents of Mr. Wheeler 
came to Wisconsin in 1861 where his father 
died in 1875 and liis mother in 1887. 

^OHN ALYEA, of Winneconne, Wis., 
meml)er of G. A, R. Post No. 7, at Omro, 
a pioneer of Winnebago count}', was 
born in Ohio, in 1817, and was reared on 
a farm. He was married in 1848, to Hannah 
Lumley, a native of England, who came from 
that country with her parents when four vears 
old. 

Mr. Alyea came to Wisconsin in 1849, locat- 
ing in the town of Winneconne, where lie was a 
farmer until he became a .soldier. He enlisted 
August 14, 1862, at Oshkosh, in Company B, 
21st Wisconsin Infantry, for three 3'ears, or 
during the war. Before leaving the State he 
was transferred to the Fond du Lac Company, 
" F," remaining in that organization about six 
months when he was transferred at Mitchels- 
ville, Tenn., serving two years and was 
again transferred to Company I, 1st U. S. 
\^eteran Engineer Corps, in which he served 
through the war. Prior to his exchange, he 
fought at Perryville and in the skirmishes pre- 
ceding the fight at Stone River, and was in the 
action of Dec. 30th, when Wheeler's cavalry 
attacked the brigade train. The command to 
wliich he was transferred was attached to the 
Army of the Cumberland and was in the ac- 
tions at Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission 
Ridge and Lookout Mountain, and he went 
thence to Hoover's Gap, being in the battles of 
Resaca, and others that preceded the siege and 
finally returned to Chattanooga where he was 
discharged June 27, 1865. The work of the 
engineers in the war included repairs and 
building of fortifications, felling trees and con- 
structing and removing obstacles and contribut- 
ing every variety of mechanical skill to the 
general result. 

Mr. Alyea returned to Winneconne where he 
has since resided. He is a decided Republican 



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479 



ill political principles and a citizen who has 
sustained his record as a soldier in his 
subsequent career. Mr. Alyea and his wife 
have several children named as follows: 
— Elizabeth, Mary, Nancy, Louis, Alice, 
.John Franklin, Husan Delia,, Ellen, Ettie 
Melinda and George. Mr. Alyea left his wife 
and nine small children to do duty for his 
country. Mrs. Alyea struggled successfully 
with many obstacles to keep the family to- 
gether, suffering many hardships and priva- 
tions, contingent upon her husband's absence 
and tlie small pittance of depreciated money he 
received as recompense. 



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^OHN HOWARD STEVER, of Oshkosh, 
was boru April 1, 1843, in Farmington, 
Trumbull Co., Ohio. Oct. ■2r^, 1861, he 
enlisted in Company F, 18th Wisconsin 
Infantry, for three years. May 17th, 1863, he 
re-enlisted in the one hundred day service as a 
private in Company C,41fet Wisconsin Infantry. 
In the last year of the war, Feb. 4, 1865, he 
again enlisted, enrolling in Company I, 47th 
Wisconsin Infantry. He received three honor- 
able discharges. The first time he was released 
from the terms of his enrollment at Alexandria, 
on account of disability, Dec. 6, 1862; he was 
discluirged at Milwaukee, Sept. 28, 1864,from the 
41st on the expiration of his time. He received 
final discharge Sept. 4, 1865, at Nashville, 
Tenn. The war experiences of Mr. Stever in- 
clude every variety from which the soldiers 
for the Union suffered. The "18th ' is men- 
tioned as composed of men of more than ordi- 
nary value as soldiers from their occupations, 
most of them being farmers and from the fron- 
tier^settlements. Their Colonel, James S. Al- 
bau, was a man of fine character and more than 
common abilities. He was mortally wounded 
in the first battle in whicli the command was 
involved — Shiloh or Pittsburg Lan<ling. The 
command reported for the field without equip- 
ments of any kind, without rations, and were 
without food from the day preceding the fight 
until the night of April 6th. The ISth was as- 
signed to the command of General Prentiss and 
John H. Stever was, with his commanding of- 
ficer, and 2,000 men in the hands of the rebels, 



a prisoner of war at nightfall of the 6th. The 
rebels took their captives to Montgomery, Ala., 
where Mr. Stever encountered the least of his 
troubles as a prisoner and where he remained 
seven weeks. At the expiration of that time he 
was transferred to Macon, Ga., where he was 
made to undergo the horrors that have been so 
often encomitered on the.se pages. He contracted 
disease of the heart from the exposure, starva- 
tion and privations thei-e, and on being paroled 
six months later, he was discharged from ser- 
vice. He was an inmate of rebel prisons six 
months and thirteen days. The hundred days' 
service was commenced June 15, 1864. In Au- 
gvist he participated in the action in the raid on 
Memphis but as one of the reserve. The 47th 
Infantry was mustered in, in February, 1865. 
They were detailed for guard duty and, hap- 
pily, there was no need of tlieir services in any 
other capacity, as the war w^as practically at an 
end a few months later. 

Five brothers of Mr. Stever were also soldiers 
for the Union. They enlisted in the following 
regiments: — George Henry enrolled in the 46th 
and returned unhurt. Orange W. was in the 
81st and did not sutt'er from the casualties of 
war.; William R. enrolled in the 2 1st, and died 
from disease and was buried near Chattanooga. 
(May 23, 1864.) Robinson W. was in the 2nd 
Wisconsin and was wounded in the seci>nd bat- 
tle of Bull Run, where a bullet shattered the 
shin bone of one of his legs. Robert Wells was 
in the 2nd Wisconsin in the same battle and 
was mortally wounded in the breast. He was 
buried at Georgetown. 

Mr. Stever of this sketch was seven years of 
age when his parents came to Wisconsin. They 
engaged in larming in Algoma and he was oc- 
cupied in that calling when he decided to en- 
list, which he did at the age of eighteen. At 
the end of the war he returned to Algoma and 
interested himself in the same business in which 
his father had reared him and which he has 
since pursued. February 19, 1864, he was mar- 
ried to Miss E. J. Coley. " They have two child- 
ren — George H. and Bessie I. 

Jacob Andrew Stever, the father of Mr. Stever, 
was a native of the State of New York and was 
a descendant of the Mohawk Dutch of that por- 
tion of the country. He married Harriet Henry, 
the daughter of a soldier of the war of 1812. 
They deserve permanent record in the annals 
of Wisconsin soldiers, for the sake of six sons 
who fought in the ranks and for the memory of 



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two of the number who sleep on battle fields. 
The family included twelve children — ten sons 
and two daughters. In 1887 (current year) 
seven sons and the daughters are living. 



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AMES HARLAND HEATH, of Antigo, 
Wis., a member of G. A. R. Post No. 78, 
was born Oct. 19, 1845, in Pewaukee, 
Wis., where his parents, James Nelson 
and Melinda (Otis) Heath, located. His mother 
died when he was three years old and he re- 
ceived such education as he could obtain after 
tiie age of twelve. When he was 14, he engaged 
with the corporation of the LaCrosse railroad 
as a brakeman and, a year later, accompanied 
his father to Appleton, where the senior Heath 
bought an interest in a hub and spoke factory 
and he worked in the establishment until the 
civil war presented greater attractions than the 
life of a civilian and he determined to enlist, 
which he did June 6, 1863, in p] Company, 40th 
Wisconsin \'^olunteers, at Appleton, Wis., for 
three months. He received honorable discharge 
Oct. 3rd in the same year at Madison. The regi- 
ment arrived at Memphis about the middle of 
June and was detaile(l to assist in the defences 
of tiie outposts of the city and to guard trains 
on the railroad. The only action in which the 
command participated was on tiie occasion of 
Forrest's raid on Memphis, when it proceeded 
to the place where tiie rebels made their entry, 
on the double-quick, a distance of three miles, 
and was ordered to support a battery which 
was engaged with the enemy. The sol- 
diers were placed between the two lines of 
firing and maintained them,selves with the 
coolness and discretion of veterans, winning 
the special commendation of one of the best 
soldiers and bravest men of the war, Lieute- 
nant-Colonel Samuel Fallows, now Bishop Fal- 
lows of Chicago (1888). The regiment suffered 
much from illness consequent upon the situa- 
tion of the camp in a marshy location, and 
was mustered out September 16th. 

On his retui'ii froui the army Mr. Heath was 
again employed in a hub and spoke factory by 
Captain J. • H. Marston, of Appleton. He re- 
mained in the situation seven years and in 
1876 he began to operate as a painter, which he 
followed six years in the proper seasons, lumber- 



ing alternate winters. In 18S1 he adopted tlie 
business of a barber which has since occupied 
his attention and he is the proprietor of a 
creditable establishment in a prominent place 
in Antigo, whither he removed in 1884. 

He was married to Anna Starks, May 14, 
1883, and they have one child — Ruby Leon . 
iNirs. Heath was born in Hortonville, Wis. Her 
father was a native of Germany and was a 
Wisconsin soldier in the late war. 



E(_)RGE E. SWEET, of Merrill, a 
I > I ^ member of G. A. R. Post, Ly.sander 
\!S}^ Cutler No. 55 at Wausau, was 
born in Oswego in the county of the 
same name in New York State, May 30, 1849. 
The first event of his life of importance enough 
to note was his enlistment, which took place at 
Palermo, N. Y., June 23rd, after he was 13 
years old. He stated his age to tlie recruiting- 
officer as 16 to secure admi.ssion to the ranks of 
1 Company, 184th New York Infantry. He 
went into camp at Elmira, five days later start- 
ed for Bermuda Hundred and tlie regiment 
was there assigned to the command of General 
Butler. The plans of General Grant to capture 
or disperse the army of Leo were being jiut in 
operation one after another, and Butler had 
returned from the fight at Cold Harbor. In 
August the actions along the line of the Wel- 
don railroad, a part of the same plan, were be- 
gun, in which Mr. Sweet was in contact with 
many of the emergencies of war. In October, 
the operations of Sheridan in the valley of the 
Shenandoah were commenced for which that 
general had been organizing since August. 
Mr. Sweet's regiment was one that contributed 
to tlie force of 30,000 which were arraj'ed to 
control the movements of General Earl)' and lie 
saw all the lively service of that memorable 
campaign, which reflected the highest credit on 
all connected tlierewith, and particularly the 
New York regiments. The march to Perry- 
ville, the dispersion of the rebels and their con- 
sequent flight to the entrenchments at Fisher's 
Hill, the capture of 75 wagons of rebel supplies 
at Port Republic, and the grand encounter at 
Cedar Creek with tlie satisfaction of knowing 
that the movement had been an unequivocal 
success, outlines the experiences of Mr. Sweet 







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as a soldier for tlio Union in the montlis imme- 
diately succeeding his enlistment. He followed 
Sheridan in the subse(juent work in the closing 
scenes of the conquest and surrender of the 
rebel chief at Apponiatto.v and was discharged 
at City Point, Va., June "29, 1865. He was not 
absent from duty during his service, and 
though he suffered at one time with a felon on 
his finger he was only assigned to light duty. 
The Colonel of the lS4th New York was the 
well-known Ward G. Robinson, with W. P. 
McKenley, Lieutenant-Colonel, Geo. Wetmore, 
Captain of I Company and Edgar Morris, 1st 
Lieutenant. 

After leaving the army Mr. Sweet returned 
to Syracuse and, sliortly after went to East 
Saginaw, Mich., where he engaged in the lum- 
ber business and was so occupied until the 
spring of 1SS7, when he removed to Merrill. 
He purchased a 'bus line in the city and is 
prosecuting a successful business. 

He was married Nov. 2, 1869, to Margaret 
Jane Wells, of Fulton, N. Y. Two sons, George 
Henry and Freddie Luther, have since been 
added to the household. Mr. Sweet is the son 
of Benjamin P. and Mary B. (Sparks) Sweet. 
Both parents were born in Oswego and were 
descendants of Hartford, Conn., stock. His 
paternal grandfather was a soldier in the war 
of 1812 and also in the Crimean war in the 
British service. His matei'ual grandfather was 
in the war of 1812, in the ('rimean and in the 
Mexican war. Mrs. Sweet's grandfather, Joshua 
Wells, was a soldier in the Mexican war. ELi- 
ram R., Roland H. and Arvis B. Sweet, broth- 
ers of George, were enlisted men in the 110th 
New York Volunteers. Roland was killed at 
Port Hudson. .John W. and Albert H. Sweet, 
also brothers, were soldiers in the 184lli New 
York. 



>,^ OUIS B. LACOUNT, a leading physi- 
'^ cian of the allopathic school at Mer- 
rill, Wis., and a member and Sur- 
geon of Lincoln Post No. 131, was 
born at Manitowoc, Wis., Feb. 28, 1843. He 
had only the advantages of common schools in 
early youth and had hardly passed that period 
when he decided on a professional career. He 
was just past 18 when his plans were inter- 
rupted by the apjmrent disaster of a disrupted 




country, and he responded to the convictions 
which were the ingrained inheritance of tiie 
young men of that time, and enlisted in June, 
1861, at Manitowoc, ni Company A, Titli Wis- 
consin Infantry, for three years. He .served 
through the term of his enlistment* and re- 
ceived discharge at Washington, in June, 1864. 
The character of the service seen by Dr. La 
Count is shown by the mention of his regiment. 
It was the nucleus of the "Iron Brigade" and 
was the hope and dependence of General Uufus 
King. (See sketch.) But, in September, it 
was transferred to Hancock's Brigade, and in 
March of the next year, the command went to 
Fairfax, C. H., returning to Alexandria to em- 
bark for the Peninsular campaign. Dr. La 
Count was in the advance on the rebels from 
Hampton and Young's Mills, and was in the 
support of a battery near Lee's Mills. In the 
chase after rebels through swamps and over 
rough ground he was in action, and fought at 
the battle of Williamsburg after a day of lieavy 
work. He was in the skirmish line when the 
onset was made and was among those to whom 
McClellan made his only address to soldiers 
during his command. (See sketch of John 1^. 
Leykom.) He fought at Golden's Farm and 
at Malvern Hill, and Antietam and Fredericks- 
burg are on his battle roster. He was a mem- 
ber of the "Light Brigade'' whose styie desig- 
nates the service for which it was intended, 
and he was in the detail wiiich led the charge 
at Marye's Heights. This took place while the 
disastrous engagement at Chancellorsville was 
in progress, and he was hit in the right leg by 
a minie ball which struck three inches below 
the joint of the knee, destroying the bone. An 
ugly reminiscence remains on tiie leg in which 
the generations of to-day may read lUe j)roof of 
the actualities of the period which is now on 
the pages of history. The injury was inflicted 
May 3, 1863, and he remained in Judiciary 
Square ho.si)ital until September 29lh, when he 
came to Wisconsin on a furlough which was 
extended to 90 days. On going again to the 
front, he was made a member of the 144tli Re- 
giment, 2nd Battalion, Invalid Corps, Lieuten- 
ant Wilson commanding, and stationed at 
Georgetown, where he was detailed as clerk at 
Seminary hospital. (Otlicer's.) There he ful- 
hlled his enlisted term. 

At 15, young La Count became an assistant 
in the office of the Chilton Tivies, where he re- 
mained two years, then entering school and 



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.SOLDIERS' ALBUM OP 



studying a ^'ear, meanwhile giving some atten- 
tion to medicine. On his return from the war, 
he resumed medical study in earnest. In 18(Jo 
he was appointed enrolling clerk under the 
Provost Marshal at Green Bay, and on the 
closing of the oHice four months later, 
he obtained a situation in the office 
of the Green Bay Advocate. He was next 
appointed express messenger from Green Bay 
to Marquette, a trip which included 13U miles 
travel on the lake and 72 by rail, and re- 
quired two days time. At the close of navi- 
gation he entered Rush College, Chicago, 
whence he was graduated Feb. 5, 1868. He 
commenced his first active practice as the 
associate of Dr. J. M. Adams of Oconto, and, 
later, located at Shawano. In the sjiring of 
1881, he established liis business at Merrill, 
and has since operated there with satisfac- 
tory results. 

The doctor is the son of Joseph and Jane 
(Wood) La Count. The former was of French 
extraction and born in Canada. The latter 
was born at VVaddington, near Ogdensburg, 
New York, was of Parisian French hneage, 
and had several sisters in America. Dr. La 
Count was married April 12, 186U, to Olive Le 
Claire, a daughter of one of the pioneei's of 
Green Bay, who was born in Canada. He 
came thence to VVisconsin in a canoe, passing 
through the straits of Lake Michigan. He 
became prominent in business in this section 
of the Badger State, owning a line of trans- 
portation vessels on the lakes. He married 
a French lady at Green Bay. Mary (Mrs. Gor- 
ron), Josephine, Emily, Cecilia (Vlrs. Max 
Myers, of Appleton,) Lucy, (Mrs. Porrier) and 
Rose are the sisters ot Mrs. La Count. The 
second is a well-known singer and the tiiird 
also lias a fine reputation in musical 
circles. All are gifted with unconnnon mus- 
ical talents. 

Several brothers of Dr. La Count were in the 
war. David La Count of Chilton was 1st As- 
si.stant Surgeon of the 14th Wisconsin, (see 
sketch); James was 1st Lieutenant in Company 
G, in the same, and he came home disabled; 
after recovery, associated with Captain Myers 
of Stevens Point, he recruited a company and 
went again to the war as Lst Lieutenant of 
Company D, 5th Wisconsin, and fought through 
the remainder of the condict. Joseph Jr., Or- 
derly Sergeant of Company E, 14th Wisconsin, 
was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant and trans- 



ferred to the 21st Wisconsin, was promoted 
to Captain and served through the campaign 
with Sherman. After the war he went to 
Mexico as railroad contractor and died of cli- 
matic disease. Henry enlisted in the 14th 
Wisconsin, was attacked with typhoid fever 
at Camp Randall, Madison, and discharged; 
on recovery he enlisted in the 27th Wisconsin. 
George is a stockman at Livermore, Iowa. 
Eliza is the wife of Amos Hewett, also a stock- 
man in Iowa. The mother died in 1862, aged 83 
yi arSjthe doctor receiving the intelligence on the 
battle field of Antietam. 

To Dr. and Mrs. La Count three children 
have been born. Charles died when three 
years old ; Mary Lsabel at three months and an 
infant unnamed is also deceased. May, adopted 
daughter, is nine years old. She became a 
member of the household at the age of four 
months. The portrait of Dr. La Count appears 
on page 480. 



AMES O. RAYMOND, a pioneer of Por- 
tage county. Wis., resident at Stevens 
Point and member of G. A. R. Post No. 
146, was born May 30, 1881, at Mc- 
Donougli, Chenango county. New York. He is 
descended from ancestral stock in the paternal 
line which dates to the days of the Pilgrim 
fathers of the Massachusetts Bay colony in the 
17th century. Edward Raymond, his grand- 
father, removed from Massachusetts to Chenango 
county about 1810 and died in, New York wlieii 
87 years old. Edward Raymond was born in 
1805 in Atliol, Worcester Co., Mass., and was 
only hve years old when his parents located in 
the State of New York. He was a farmer by 
inheritance and training and was occupied in 
that business until he was 39 years old when he 
was killed in 1844, by a horse. The mother of 
Mr. Raymond, Maria Osborn before marriage, 
was born in Washington Co., New York, in 
1805 and, as nearly as can be ascertained, her 
ancestry was of Holland extraction. In the ma- 
ternal line of descent she belonged to a family 
named Hillebert. She died at the home other 
daughter in Three Rivers, Mich., when 71 years 
old. 

Mr. Raymond is the third child of his parents 
in order of birth and is one of a family of six 



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48^ 



sons and three daughters. After he became old 
enough to labor, he worked on the farm sum- 
mers and went to school winters. On the death 
of Ills father, when he was lo years old, lie as- 
sunietl the management of his own attairs and 
attended school at Newark \'alley in Tioga 
county in his native State and studied and 
taught until he was 22 years old, when he com- 
menced the study of law under the instructions 
of the Hon. John M. I'arker, of Owego, with 
whom he read three years with the exception of 
about three months of eacii year, which he 
spent in teaching in Pennsylvania and New 
York. In 1855, he came to Fond du Lac, Wis., 
and studied with Edward S. Bragg, a name 
that was prominent in military circles during 
the Mexican war and in the civil war and which 
is now known to the general public as that of 
U. S. Minister to Mexico. In the fall of the 
same year he went first to Portage county,where 
he taught a term of school and in the spring of 
185(), he was admitted to practice in the Htate 
courts at Plover, Wis. He formed a partner- 
ship with Luther Hanchett of that place and 
their relations continued to exist until 18G2, 
when they were terminated by the deatii of 
Mr. Hanchett, then a member of Congress. 

Mr. Raymond pursued the practice of his 
profession at Plover until he became a soldier. 
Feb. 1, 1865, he enlisted in Company C, 52nd 
Wisconsin Infantry. As fast as the companies 
of tlie 52iid were enrolled they were mustered 
and sent forward to relieve veteran troops in 
guarding positions which required the presence 
of experienced military organizations. Com- 
pany C went to St. Louis and thence to Pilot 
Knob, Warrensburg, Holden and Fort Leaven- 
worth, and Mr. Raymond officiated as Orderly 
Sergeant of his company, which was engaged 
in guarding railroads and skirmishing with 
guerrillas and bushwackers, who infested the 
country and were destructive to the peace of 
the people and the safety of property. He was 
discharged August 28, 1865, when the situation 
became improved through the system of recon- 
struction. 

In the fall after his return to Wisconsin he 
was elected from his District to the Assembly 
of Wisconsin and served in the session of 1866. 
Prior to his entering the army he was elected 
Pro.secuting Attorney of Portage county in 
1856, and re-elected in 1858, and in 1866, he 
received a tiiird election to the same incumb- 
ency, making an aggregate of six years in 



1873, he localcd at 
lormed a j)arliier- 



that official relation. In 
Stevens Point, where he 
ship with William H. Packard and the law 
firm of Raymond ct Packard continued opera- 
tions until 1875. Mr. Raymond continued liis 
practice about two years alone, when lie formed 
a business relation with W. W. Haseltine 
which continued until the deatli of the latter, 
April 3, 1888. After that date, Mr. Raymond 
conducted his business alone until Sej)t. lOtli, 
when lie formed a partnership with Joiin C. 
Gaveney, as Haymond it Gaveney. In 1881, 
he was appointed Postmaster at Stevens Point 
by President Garfield and served four years. 

Mr. Raymond was married Oct. 15, 1857, to 
Mary E., daughter of Nathaniel and Maria 
(Slanker) Harris, of Canton, Ohio. She died 
Oct. 17, 1864, leaving one surviving son, 
Mitchell Harris Raymond, who is in the em- 
ploy of Brown Brothers at Rliinelander, Wis. 
Two other ciiildren died in infancy. Ajjril 15, 
1867, Mr. Raymond was married to Mrs. Lu- 
cinda Hanchett, widow of Hon. Luther Han- 
chett, his late partner. Mrs. Raymond was 
born in Canton, Ohio, and is the daughter of 
James S. and Amanda (Harris) Alban. Her 
father was the Colonel of the iStii Wisconsin 
Infantry, and was killed in his first battle at 
Pittsburg Landing. (See sketch of R. H. 
Jolmson.) 

Mr. Raymond is an original Republican and 
cast his first vote for president in 1852, for 
General Winfield Scott, and has, since the ex- 
istence of the Republican party, been its firm 
ally and its staunch supporter. He was the 
first Commander of the G. A. R. Post at Stevens 
Point and is a prominent Mason, belonging to 
the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Coinmanclery at 
Stevens Point. He was made a Mason in 1857 
at Plover, Wis. He is a man who commands 
the respect and esteem of the community to 
which he belongs and is second to none in the 
quality of his citizenship and manhood. His 
jiortrait appears on page 480. 



ILLIAM BOAZ JOHNS, a prom- 
inent business man of Antigo, 
Wis., was born in Newport, Mon- 
mouthshire, England, Oct. 15, 
1846. His parents, Daniel and Ann (Davis) 
Johns, were born in the same country and 




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came to America in 1851. They residerl at 
Troy, N. Y., for a sliorl time and came thence 
to Milwaukee, wliere tliey located on a farm for 
a hrief period, removing thence to Meeme, 
Manitowoc Co., Wi.s., where the son remained 
on a farm until he was ten years old. He was 
not destined for an agricultural life and lie went 
into a machine shop at the age of 10 and 
attended to getting such schooling as he hest 
could and retain his place. He obtained a 
comprehensive understanding of all the de- 
tads of the business of a machinist and of 
pattern making. His forefathers in England 
were skilled mechanics and he inherited their 
natural proclivities lor the business which 
requires the best qualities of discretion and 
judgment. He also became a competent 
draughtsman and has the reputation of excel- 
ling in mechanical genius. 

When the war broke out he was determined 
to enlist and applied to the recruiting officer to 
be enrolled in the 39th Wisconsin, 100 days' 
regiment. But lie was small in size and was 
rejected. He renewed the application soon 
after, and on examination, it was found that lie 
was liable to attacks of hernia and was again 
rejected. But he had determined to follow the 
regiment and its members had determined to 
take him to the front, when Captain Patchin of 
G Company made arrangements for his enlist- 
ment. The regiment left the State .June 13, 
18G4. Two days later, the command arrived 
at Memphis and in July tlie regiment sup- 
ported the 7tli Wisconsin Battery in a repulse 
of 5,000 rebels under Forre.st, who made a dash 
into Memphis. The command was mustered 
out at Milwaukee, Sept. 22, 1864, having 
served past its time. G Company was officered 
by A. J. Patchin, Captain, J. G. Meserve, 1st 
Lieutenant, and G. Soule, 2nd Lieutenant, with 
G. F. Barker, Orderly Sergeant. 

On his return from the army Mr. Johns es- 
tablished liis business at Hartland, Shawano 
Co., Wis., and his mill was afterwards burned. 
He entered the service of G. M. Beach as fore- 
man of a mill at Brillion, Wis., where he oper- 
ated four years. In 1884 he located at Antigo, 
and conducted tlie relations of an iron foun- 
dry and machine shop, and built the " Pioneer 
Iron Works." His business includes a general 
machine shop and foundr}^ and Mr. Johns 
gives his personal attention to the details of the 
working department. 

He is a "member of the School Board of An- 



tigo and is considered as a factor in the prog- 
ress of the city to which the whole State refers 
with just pride. In the spring of 1888, Mr. 
Johns was elected to the Common Council of 
Antigo and was also made Chief of the Fire 
Department. In June, 1871, he was married to 
Amanda C. Nellis and their only child is a 
daughter named Florence E. An only son, 
— William — died when three years old. Mrs. 
Johns was born in New York and represents 
an old family tiiere. Her father, William 
Nellis, was a soldier in the Seminole war in 
Florida and lost an eye. Seward and Marvin, 
her brother,s, were soldiers in the late war. The 
latter was in the 27th Wisconsin and both were 
wounded. The portrait of Mr. Johns appears 
on page 480. 




EVI LAY RANDALL, of Appleton, 
Wis , member of G. A. R. Post No. 133, 
'^■j/ was born June 22, 1829, in Sandgate, 
Bennington Co., ^'^t. He is the son 
of Levi and Anna (Hurd) Randall and belongs 
to New P^ngland Puritan stock in both lines of 
descent. His great grandfather in the paternal 
line was Judge William Lay of Connecticut 
and held his office under warrant of George 
HI. of England. '1 he family held honorable 
position and General Washington was their 
guest on one occasion. His father, Levi Ran- 
dall, was born in Saybrook, Conn. The son 
received his education primarily in Vermont 
and attended Troy Conterenee Academy at 
Poultney. He was reared on a farm and when 
he was twenty-one, he came to Appleton to 
enter Lawrence Univei'sity to take a course of 
study. Later, he fitted for the business of a 
carpenter which he followed until he became a 
soldier. When he was seventeen he acquired 
a knowledge of the cornet and at that age was 
the owner of his first instrument, and he was a 
member of various bands prior to enlisting as 
a musician in the 6th Wisconsin Regiment at 
Appleton, July 16, 1861. He was discharged 
Sept. 27th of the same year at Washington on 
account of hemorrhage of the lungs and con- 
sequent disability. He acted as a member of 
tiie regimental band and officiated in hospital 
duty until his discharge. Three of his brothers 
were in the service during the war. A. B. 



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485 



Randall was chaplain of a colored regiment 
and now resides at Claremont, Va. R. H. Ran- 
dall was a soldier and musician in the Gtli Wis- 
consin (see siietch)and R. K. Randall of Grundy 
Center, Iowa, was a soldier in the 1st Wisconsin 
Cavalry througli its entire period of service. 

Mr. Randall returned from the war to Apple- 
ton and engaged in farming. His property 
is situated at the city limits and is separated 
from the corporation by 2nd Avenue. July 8, 
1856, he was married to .Jeanette J. Gridley and 
they had two daughters. Clarissa Anna mar- 
ried A. C. Tucker and her daughter is named 
Coriune. Lillian Harriet has been married 
and has a son — Levi Randall Gridley. Mrs. 
Randall died Dec. 24, 188(J. She was the 
daughter of Rev. Cyprian H. Gridley, who was 
spiritual adviser of two deserters who were shot 
at Plattsburg in the war of 1812. His family 
dated back to Pilgrim .stock and was of Scotch 
lineage. His wife was Clarissa Peck, and 
Bishop Peck of the M. E. Church belonged to 
the same family. " Father " Gridley was one 
of the first ministers of the New York Confer- 
ence and was ordained by Bishop Asbury, who 
arrived in the United States in 1784 and who 
was associated with Rev. Thomas Coke (or- 
dained by Wesley in England) in the organ- 
ization of the Methodist Church in America. 
(Dec. 24th, of the same year.) Mr. Randall's 
middle name perpetuates that of his ancestor, 
.Judge Lay. Mr. Randall returi\ed from the 
war to Appleton and has since been interested 
in farmmg. He is making a specialty of hor- 
ticulture in which he takes an enthusiastic in- 
terest. He is a progressionist in the best 
.sense and has prosecuted such experiments as 
have seemed to him adapted to the conditions 
of the locality. He became convinced of the 
practicability of adapting tlie Russian fruits 
to this climate and in his experiments has 
found the law of propagation which is generally 
admitted as controlling in this climate to be 
inverted, viz : " Nature seems to have provided 
that not one seedling in twenty is ht for proj)- 
agation ; the Russian seedlings have, without 
exception, proved wortliy of general cultiva- 
tion." Mr. Randall's love for the work he has 
been interested in is such as marks the genuine 
child of Nature, and he combines with his fruit 
culture, Horiculture, regarding the beautiful as 
much of a necessity to the proper and complete 
education of the human race as the pursuit of 
the useful and profitable. As stated in his own 



words: "There is an ineffable charm and 
delicacy in watching the growth of fruit and 
flowers that constantly tends towards a higher 
moral and intellectual life for he ' who has no 
inward beauty never perceives, though all 
around is beautiful.'" Pie is justly proud of 
his orchard of Russian seedlings and considers 
it a 1 tetter monument than the most skillfully 
chiseled shaft of marble. 

The portrait of Mr. Randall on jtage 480 was 
copied from a photograph taken in 1888. 



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BRAl^r DENNEY, a resident at Slia- 
-^ wano. Wis., and a member of G. A. R. 
^S^^^Post No. 81, is a native citizen of the 
Badger Slate, having been born in 
Green Bay, Brown county, Feb. 20, 1843. His 
parents, Amos and Maria (Babcock) Denney, 
were natives of New York and are both de- 
ceased. When he was four years old they re- 
moved to Calumet county, where his mother 
died. His fatlier died in Oneida county when 
he was 16 years old and he went to P"'ond du 
Lac, where he lived with his uncle and worked 
in a livery stal)le. He obtained l)ut little edu- 
cation in school, but he has become well quali- 
fied as a business man by association and obser- 
vation and he has learned the .several trades of 
carpenter, tinsmith, blacksmith and machinist, 
and is thoroughly comjietent in all. He en- 
listed at Fond du Lac in the first year of his 
legal manhood, enrolling September 12, 1864, 
in Company H, 5th Wisconsin Infantry lor one 
year and received honorable discharge June 20, 
1865, at Arlington Heights, Ya., the war being 
ended. The 5th Wisconsin regiment is one 
that made its record as one of the best in the 
service both before and after its re-organization. 
Mr. Denney belonged to the re-organized com- 
mand and left the State in less than a month 
after his enrollment. He went to Washington 
about the first of (_^ctober, received equipments 
at Washington and, after a few days stay at 
Alexandria, started for Cedar Creek, Va., to join 
the forces of Sheridan, and in December joined 
Grant in front of Petersburg. He was in the 
action at Hatcher's Run in February and in 
the activities in March. He was in the charge 
at Petersburg on the morning of April 2nd and 
went into Petersburg with his command when 



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SOLDIERS' ALBUM OF 



the United States colors were hoisted over the 
captured rebel works and he was in the skirm- 
ishing on the South Side railroad which fol- 
lowed oji the same day. He was in the pursuit 
the next day and in the fight at Little Sailor's 
Creek on the 7th. He was in the continued 
pursuit of Lee and witnessed tiie surrender at 
Aj)poinatfox C. H. The regiment was detailed 
to move to the assistance of Slierman and the 
troops marched to Burke's Station and to Dan- 
ville, going thence by rail to Wilson's Station, 
whence they marched to Richmond; intelli- 
gence being received of the surrender of .Joims- 
ton they started for the Nortii and marched 
through A'irginia to Washington and, as soon 
as possible afterwards, came to Wisconsin. Mr. 
Denney was sick in Baltimore at Camden hos- 
pital and at the hospital at City Point, Va., 
with fever and mumps and has never recovered 
from the effects of typhoid fever contracted in 
tlie army. He returned to Fond du Lac and 
in 1874 came to Shawano where he has been 
variously employed as a mechanic and has 
operated seven years as a machinist. He was 
married Jul}' 5, 1884, to .lane Stannard, and 
they have two daughters named Maud and 
Lulu Pearl. Mr. Denney is a man of excellent 
character and is serving as Town Constable ; 
he is Senior Vice Commander of Post William 
Hawley at Shawano. He is independent in 
politics. 



^-^Yy^ILLIAM B. PHILBRfCK, of Wau- 
^"Mf// s'^^i> Wis., Adjutant of G. A. R. 
Post No. .5.'), Ly.sander Cutler, 
(18S8) at that place is a native of 
the Empire State. He was born Oct. 7, 1844, in 
Philadelphia, Jefferson county and is tiie son 
of Clawson and Jane (Busbin) Philbrick. When 
he was a lad of six j'cars bis parents settled in 
Sj'camore, Ills., and removed from there to 
Wausau in 1853. There the son grew to an 
age to comprehend the duties of his approach- 
ing citizenship, and, before he was 17 years 
old, he wore the regulation blue of the viilun- 
teer service of his country. War had been in- 
augurated less than half a year, when he felt 
that his manhood's strength and energy be- 
longed to the land of his birth and he enlisted 
Sept. 20, 1861, at Wausau in the 8th Wisconsin 



Battery for three years. He fulfilled the re- 
sponsibilities of his enrollment as a defender of 
the national Hag and received his discharge 
Aug. 10, 1865, at Milwaukee, Wis. He w.is in 
the military service three years and eleven 
months, nearly, having veteranized in January, 
1S64. 

'J'iu' command in which Mr. Philbrick was 
enrolled was known as "Lyon's Pinery Battery" 
and was mustered into service Jan. 8, 1862. 
Tiiey left Wisconsin in March, having received 
orders to report at Leavenworth preparatory to 
participation in the projected southwestern ex- 
pedition which was abandoned in May follow- 
ing. June 9th they were at Corinth and in 
August had a sharp engagement with the 
rebels, Mr. Philbrick making his first acc^uaint- 
ance with rebel pow'der and ball. On the 14th 
day of the same month the}' took possession of 
luka. October 3-4 the battery was in the hot 
action at Corinth where its operations were the 
source of comment of most flattering character. 
On the 8th of the same month at Perryville, 
the command fought in the brilliant action and 
took a prominent part in driving the rebels 
from their position at Lancaster. In a severe 
battle in the vicinity of Greensboro on Stone 
River on the last day of 1862, the battery won 
distinguished mention from the commanding 
general — Woodruff. Mr. Philbrick was in the 
movement to Tullahoma, and fought with the 
battery at Chickamauga, going thence to Chat- 
tanooga. November 24th he was again in bat- 
tle at Mission Ridge removing thence to Nash- 
Anlle. Mr. Philbrick was remustered after vet- 
eranizing Jan. 26, 1864 and, March 12th, came 
to Wisconsin on a veteran's furl(jugh. April 
25th he returned to the scenes of action and 
joiiied his battery at Murfree.sboro, being as- 
signed to Fort Rosecrans, and they remained 
there until mustered out. Mr. Philbrick pass- 
ed through some of the most important por- 
tions of the struggle between the North and the 
South. The batterj' to which he belonged was 
es])ecially effective from the perfection of its 
drill and the spirit of the members composing 
the command. Ha passed a short time in 
each of the hospitals at luka, Louisville and 
Nashville, but managed to be in trim for fight- 
ing whenever it was on hand. At Stone River, 
he was taken prisoner by the rebels and placed 
in a building for safe keeping. He was kept 
there safely just long enough to walk to a win- 
dow and take a flying leave of his captors, for 



PERSONAL RECORDS. 



487 




whom he left the consolation of the vacancy he 
created. 

He returned from the war to Milwaukee, 
where he lived until 1881 when he located at 
Wau.sau. He is engaged in commercial busi- 
ness. In 1856 he married Ahiry Enos. They 
have a .surviving son and daughter: — Fleeta 
and Willie B. Irwin died when three months 
old ; Jessie died at tin? age of six months and 
Gracie at three and a half years of age. 



LONZO Y. HOWE, Marinette, Wis., 
^ and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
207, was born Sept. 12, 1842, in Ma- 
rengo, McHeiHT Co., 111. His fatiier, 
Phineas Howe, was Ijorn in Randolpb, Catta- 
raugus Co., New York, and was a lineal descend- 
ant of the family of the celebrated English 
general who led the British forces in the Revo- 
lution. The mother, Mary Woodford, before 
marriage, was a native of the same place and 
was a granddaughter of Nelson Woodford, a 
captain of 1812. Her l)rother Nelson was a 
soldier in tlie same war. The spirit of his an- 
cestors descended to him by natural heritage 
and before he was 20 he enlisted in the war for 
the Union, 12 days after the attack on Fort 
Sumter in Company D, loth Illinois Infantry 
at Marengo for three years. On the formation 
of his company he was made Corporal and re- 
ceived his discharge at Springfield, III., June 
17, 1864, two months after the expiration of his 
term. The regiment went into rendezvous at 
Alton, Ills., and was assigned to Fremont's 
command, going to make connection with that 
commander at Raleigh, Mo., where they per- 
formed guard duty and skirmished in pursuit 
of bushwhackers. After several very lively 
months, the regiment was transferred to the 
command of Genei-al Grant and went to his 
assistance at Fort Donelson, arriving on the 
morning after the surrender. They went next 
to Pittsburg Landing wliere the regiment was 
a.ssigned to the Division under Colonel N'eatch. 
The suffering was great from insutticient ra- 
tions and exposure of the regiment during the 
fight and 243 were lost in killed and wounded. 
The regiment was at the siege of Corinth and 
went thence to Memphis and Mcksburg and 
participated in the protracted siege of that city. 



After being engaged in the fight at .Jackson, 
Miss., they returned to Natchez and to ^■ ick.s- 
burg, after which the command went with 
Grant on the Meridian campaign and mean- 
while fought at Champion's Hill and Enterpri.se 
and, returning, encountered Wheeler's cavalry 
near Jackson. They went next to Cairo, 111., 
and successively to Clifton, Tenn., and Hunts- 
ville, Ala., where Mr. Howe remained until the 
expiration of his enlistment. During the entire 
time he was never wounded nor in the hospital. 
He returned to Marengo and Feb. 9, 1865, he 
again enlisted in the 9th Illinois Cavalry as a 
recruit and went to Springfield, III., and per- 
formed duty as commander of the barracks for 
three months. He was mustered out May 24th 
of the same year. His brother Malcolm was a 
soldier of the 141st Illinois Infantry, enlisting 
as soon as he was old enough. Martin, Geoi'ge 
and David Howe, cousins, were soldiers of the 
Army of the Potomac. George was killed in 
action; the others died in the service fi-om dis- 
abilities iricurred wliile in military life. 

May 28, 1866, Mr. Howe was married to 
Josepliine Cliatfield. Their onl}^ surviving 
child is named .John Henry. Devillo died at 
two and Lottie at two years and one month. 
Silas, Oliver and Fremont, three brothers of 
Mrs. Howe, were soldiers in the Civil War. 
Mr. Howe's position in the Post is Sergeant- 
Miijor, ami he officiates as janitor of the Gar- 
field high school building. 



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"OSEPH R. BAXTER, 



resident of 



Marshfield, Wis., member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 110, was born Dec. 2, 1839, in 
Province of Ontario, Canada. He is the 
son of David and Olive (Covey) Baxter, who 
were born respectively in Vermont and Mas- 
sachusetts; the parents died in September, 1855, 
on successive days. Asa Baxter, the pater- 
nal grandfather was born in Vermont, and 
died there at there at the age of 97 years. In 
early j'outh Mr. Baxter removed with his pa- 
rents to Milford, 111., where he resided until 
he entered the army. He enlisted Sept. 13, 
1861, in Company F, 45th Illinois Infantry, 
the regiment whicli was called the Washburn 
Lead Mine regiment. He enrolled at Cherry 
Valley, for three years, and was promoted 



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March 21, 1865, to 1st Lieutenant and was dis- 
cliurged on that day at Goldsboro, to be mus- 
tei-ed as such. Ho veteranized Jan. 5, 1864, at 
Black River, Miss. The roster of his battles 
includes Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Pitts- 
burg Tjanding, Meridian, Thompson Hill, 
Jackson, Ciiampion's Hill, Vicksburg, siege of 
Atlanta and Peach Orchard, and every battle in 
which his regiment participated on the march 
to the sea with the command of General 
Sherman. 

After the war Mr. Baxter spent a year with 
his brother in Iowa, after which he traveled 
through Wyoming and Colorado and a large 
portion of the unsettled West, tinally locating 
at Omro, Wis. After a residence there of nine 
years he removed to Marshfield. At that date, 
Marshfield included about two houses and he 
has since been engaged as a general contractor 
and has built and sold several houses. He has 
acted in the capacity of Assessor and, in 1888, 
served as Commander of the Post. 

He was married Dec, 24, 1871, to Daxara 
Jane, daughter of Henry Covey, of Rushfoi-d, 
Wis., at Omro. They have one son named 
Henry Joseph, who was born .luly 81, 1880. 
Sarah died April 3, 1884. Leslie F. Baxter, a 
brother, lives in Marshfield. Natluui C. lives 
in Bremer Co., Iowa. Richard P. resides in 
Fayette Co., Iowa. Mary, a sister, mairied Wil- 
liam Hinckley, of Frederika, Bremer Co., Iowa. 
Harriet Susannah married Jerr}* StuHioljean. 
Richard P. was in the same company and regi- 
ment with his brother. George and Tbos. 
Richards enlisted from New York ; they were 
uncles of Mrs. Baxter. 



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UGUST GROSSTUECK, of Manitowoc, 
Wis., member of G. A. R. Post No. 
18, was born Feb. 16, 1834, in 
the kingdom of Saxe Weimar, 
Germany. He came to America in 18')3 and, 
after passing five years in various places, he 
located in Manitojvoc, which has since been his 
place of abode. 

He enlisted Sept. 6, 1861, in Company B, 
9th Wisconsin Infantry, which was recruited 
wholly from the German population of Wis- 
consin. The first service to which the regi- 
ment was assigned was located in Kansas and 




they marched 160 miles to Fort Scott, and his 
first service was in July, when he was engaged 
in the dispersion of a force of rebel Indians. 
He was engaged in several similar encoun- 
ters and was in all the heavy marches of 
the regiment, including nearly 400 miles, after 
which the army of tlie frontier was re-organ- 
ized and he fought at Newtonia, Camden, 
Jenkin's Ferry, Pea Ridge, Huutsville, Prairie 
Grove, Cane Hill and Spoonsville. The latter 
engagement was fought in April, 1863. April 
30, 1864, Mr. Grosstueck was made captain by 
brevet for bravery at Jenkin's Ferry. Previous 
to that he was acting as sergeant and he was 
mustered out Dec. 3, 1864, with the other 
non-veterans of the regiment, his term of ser- 
vice having expired. 

He was inarried in 1858 to Catherine Ken- 
nedy, and they have two sons and two 
daughters. 

(See sketch of Henry Buhse, a comrade of 
Mr. Grosstueck, whose experiences were sim- 
ilar. 



ILLI AM CHURCHILL, of Marion, 
Wis., and a member of G. A. R. 
Post, I. Ramsdell, No. 79, was 
born at Cortland Corners, Cort- 
land Co., New York, April 17, 1835. He en- 
listed Sept. 10, 1862, as a private in Company 
A, 149th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. 
The regiment is known throughout the history 
of the civil war as "The Bucktail Rangers" 
Mr. Churchill received honorable discharge at 
Washington, Nov. 15, 1864, on account of a 
wound. He joined the regiment, which was 
already in the field, in time to take part in the 
second battle of Bull Run, and fought at South 
Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettys- 
burg, Wilderness and Spottsylvania Court 
House. At the latter he was severely wounded, 
a considerable jjortion of his left hand being 
shot away. He was transferred from the field 
hospital to Washington whence he was dis- 
charged as stated. 

Mr. Churchill is the son of David and Mar- 
tha Churchill, both of whom were natives of 
New York. Aug. 15, 1864, he was joined in 
marriage with Elizabeth Sands. They have 
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Churchill located at Marion and is the owner of 
a farm not far from the village limits. He is 
one of the substantial and reliable citizens of 
Marion. 



HARLES HENRY FORESTAL, of 
Oconto, Wis., and a member of G. A. 
R. Post No. 74, was born May 10, 
1838, in Bellville, Canada West. He 
is the sou of Tobias and Theresa (Bailey) For- 
estal. His father was born in Dublin, Ireland, 
and came to Canada at 20 years of age and en- 
gaged in teaching. His grandfather was a 
captain in the British array and died in that 
service. The former received a land warrant 
from the Government on account of his father's 
military service and, as soon as he could obtain 
leave of absence from liis school, he located a 
farm in the vicinity of Toronto. The mother 
was born at St. Gabrielle, Canada East. Her 
parents died in that place. The surviving 
children of the family are .John, Edward, Mar- 
garet, Adelaide and Susan. Those deceased 
are James, who died at 56, William at 24 and 
Tobias aged 26, who was killed by Indians in 
Minnesota in a massacre. He was engaged in 
building a mill with a gang of men, and all 
were killed. Ellen is also dead. 

Mr. Forestal came to Illinois and enlisted 
Aug. 22, 1862, in Company I, 11th Illinois In- 
fantry, at Lacon, Marshal county, for three 
years. He joined his regiment as a recruit at 
Paducah, Ky., and went thence to fight at Forts 
Henry and Donelson, and afterwards fought at 
Cassville and at Lake Providence in the same 
vicinity. After the surrender of Clarksville, 
the 11th returned to Paducah, fighting on the 
way at Moscow. They were in the movement 
of Grant's forces southward and returned to 
Holly Springs. After a skirmish with a por- 
tion of the troops of Van Dorn, they started on 
the Oxford raid and returned to Memphis, 
fighting at Abbeyville. They returned to 
Memphis to re-enforce General Washburn who 
was fighting Forrest and, three days later, went 
to Lake Providence and to Young's Point, near 
Vicksburg, where they engaged in work on the 
canals. They went on transports a short dis- 
tance up the Mississippi, running the blockade, 
and went to Grand Gulf and took part in an 
engagement at Raymond, Miss. They chased 



the rebels and skirmished to Champion's Hill, 
where a severe fight took place. They went 
next to Black River which they crossed and 
went thence to the rear of Vicksburg where 
they were in the siege 47 days. While there 
Mr. Forestal was made Corporal and Sergeant. 
Their first movement after Vicksburg was to 
the battle of Jackson, and they had another 
fight on their way to Clintonville, whither they 
wore pursued by the rebels. Near that place 
the 11th charged and drove the rebels back. 
They went successively to Vick.sburg and 
Natchez, where the regiment was mounted and 
assigned to skirmish duty and afterwards re- 
turned to Natchez. (After the surrender of 
Vicksburg Mr. Forestal was engaged in a skir- 
mish on the route to Jackson in which the 
rebels suffered heavily. At Black River he 
was wounded in the calf of his right leg and 
remained a month in the hospital at Natchez. 
When the regiment was ordered to Natchez, he 
was left in charge of regimental property which 
he afterwards took to Natchez.) In August, 
1864, he went to Morganzia Bend and in Sep- 
tember to the White River. In October, he 
went to Memphis and in December to Kenners- 
ville. La., and thence to New Orleans and Lake 
Ponchartrain and thence to Fort Gaines in Feb- 
ruary, 1865, and in March to Fort Morgan. 
The next move was made to Spanish Fort 
where the command built seven miles of cor- 
duroy road over a swamp. After the surrender 
of Spanish Fort they went to Fort Blakely and 
on its surrender they proceded to Mobile. Mr. 
Forestal went next 40 miles' up the Alabama 
River and returned to Mobile and was there 
when the arsenal exploded and assisted in the 
removal of the injured. In May, 1865, he 
went to Baton Rouge and thence to Alexandria 
where they received the surrender and arms of 
Price and Kirby Smith and went next to 
Baton Rouge and then to Springfield, 111,, 
where Mr. i^'orestal was discharged in Septem- 
ber, 1865. Among the actions in which ' he 
participated not already named are those of 
Yazoo City, Greenwood and Liverpool. At 
Yazoo City the engagement was sharp and re- 
sulted in a repulse of the rebels after repeated 
demands for the surrender of the "Yanks." 

Mr. Forestal returned to Canada and re- 
sumed farming which he was obliged to quit 
on account of ill health. In 1868 he came to 
Wisconsin and located at Fond du Lac in Nov- 
ember. In 1871 he removed to Oconto where 



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he has since operated as a carpenter and buil- 
der. He is considered a reliable and honorable 
man and has served in the capacity of Alder- 
man of Oconto. He was married Aug. 20, 
1870, to Agnes Franey of Osceola, Fond du Lac 
county. Their children are named William 
Edward and George Wallace. The former was 
born July 18, 1871, and the latter in September, 
1875. 



'ILLIAM MAAS, of New London, 
Wis., member of U. A. R. Post 
No. 46, was born February 12, 
1834, in Stateen, Germany. He 
is the son of John F. and Charlotte (Silbersdorf) 
Maas, and the parents came to America, and 
died at Hortonville, Wis., in 1884. They had 
six sons and three daughters. Cliarles was 
drowned in the Erie Canal, Carolina died at 
Tonawanda, N. Y., and Wilhelmina at New 
London; Ernest enlisted early in the war in a 
Missouri battery and afterwards enrolled in the 
17th Wisconsin Infantry. Christian was also a 
soldier in the civil war. Mr. Maas enlisted at 
Hortonville, October 1, 1864, in Company I, 
32nd Wisconsin Infantry for one year and le- 
ceived honorable discharge Aug. 21, 1865, at 
De Camp hospital for disability. After a stay 
at Madison of a week, he joined his regiment at 
later, started with Sher- 
to the sea. They skir- 
to Savannah, destroying 
near the city found the 
rebels ready to meet them and had a sharp en- 
gagement. The rebels were driven from place 
to place and the 32nd Wisconsin camped eight 
miles from the city until the evacuation, when 
they commenced destroying railroad property 
again and before taking transports to Beaufort 
Island, were three days without rations, except 
a little coffee. From that place the march 
through South Carolina began and they had a 
skirmish at Wallhourville and also on the Sal- 
kahatchia, when the engagement continued 
two days and on the second they took posses- 
sion of the works. The regiment lost heavily 
and among the wounded was August Schultz, 
brother-in-law of Mr. Maas. A minie ball 
passed through his thigh and came out at his 
back, and he was taken back to Beaufort. The 
went to Columbia, marching and 



Atlanta and, a week 
man on the march 
mished all the way 
rebel property and, 



regiment 



skirmishing, and, on arrival there, saw the 
place where the Union prisoners were held. 
After the city had been destroyed, they went to 
Bentonville, where Mr. Maas was taken sick 
and was sent to the brigade hospital and thence 
to Goldsboro, where he was transferred t > the 
hospital at Newbern, N. C, travelling there on 
a flat car. He went from there to David's 
Island, New York Harbor, and remained until 
his discharge. His brother, Ernest, went to 
the hospital and escorted him home. He was 
suffering from anchylosis of the rigiit knee and 
which resulted in disability. On his arrival 
home he was helpless as a child and has been 
entirely disabled ever since. 

He was married in Hortonville, Wis., Feb. 
22, 1858, to Augusta Hiddie; their children are 
Cnarles F., Anna M., Helena M. and Maria L. 
The oldest son was married October 5, 1884, to 
Anna Zieldsdorf and is a merchant at New 
London. Anna married Gustav A. Schultz of 
Milwaukee. 



ICHARD 0. FISHER of Peshtigo, 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 207 at 
Marinette, was born Nov. 1, 1846, at 
Hempstead, Queens Co., New York, 
son of Edward Fisher and grew to 
in his native State, where he lived 
through one of the most important portions of 
the history of the country. In July, 1861, 
when 15 years old, he became interested in the 
service of the sea and determined to become a 
sailor and accordingly enrolled as second-class 
pow.der boy shipping at Cherry street, New 
York, and was assigned to the main top in the 
starboard watch. He enrolled in the harbor of 
New York for three years and served through 
the war on the sailing frigate Potomac, 
Captain Bonnell, afterwards commanded by 
Gil)son and Ijieutenants Marcy and Kemberly, 
and received honorable discharge Sept. 20, 
1864, at the Brooklyn Navy yard, on the expir- 
ation of his term. His vessel was assigned to 
the Gulf Squadron and went South. The boat 
was at Vera Cruz in 1861 when Maxmillian 
landed there to take possession of Mexico as 
Emperor. Mr. Fisher performed duty'in the 
blockade of Mobile, was in the service which 
converted the boat into a hospital vessel, and 




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491 




also when she was assigned to coast service to 
intercept blockade runners loaded with cotton 
or ammunition or otlier supplies for the rebels. 
He also saw service in the riviT and channel 
expeditions and went on board the Swanee as a 
common seaman for two years after the war 
closed. 

In 1868 he removed from New York to Fond 
du Lac and thence to Sheboygan, where he 
found a situation on the lakes and was again a 
seaman for six years. In 1878 he located at 
Peshtigo and has since operated as a farmer. 
He married Emma Pettet and they have five 
children. Their names are fjillian A., Ida, 
Albert O., Effie M. and Walter. 



NDREAS JOHNSON, Stevens Point, 
^ Wis., belonging to G. A. R. Post 
No. 149, (1888), was born Jan. 16, 
1826, in Norway, and came to 
America in 1851. His parents were lifelong 
residents of Norway where he was reared to the 
business of a carpenter. On coming to Amer- 
ica he came to Wisconsin and in 1852, removed 
from Iowa county to Portage county. In 1858, 
he located at lola where he engaged in the 
business to which he had been trained. Nov. 
1, 1864, he was mustered into United States 
service as a recruit in Company C, 11th Wis- 
consin Infantry in which organization he en- 
listed for one year. In company with other 
recruits, he joined his regiment at Brashier 
City and, in February, started for New Orleans 
to be assigned to the troops which were in prep- 
aration to go to the city of Mobile. He 
marched part of the distance and went on a 
transport afterward and was detailed as guard 
in the rear of the column which proceeded to 
the siege of Spanish Fort ; he went thence to 
the assistance of the beseiging forces at Fort 
Blakely, where the 11th Wisconsin was under 
heavy fire and on the day of the surrender, the 
11th Wisconsin led the assault and Mr. John- 
son was with his regiment when the colors of 
the 11th Wisconsin were raised over the fortifi- 
cations. He went next to Montgomery where 
he was on garrison duty, going thence in July 
to Mobile, where he performed guard duty un- 
til sent to Wisconsin to be mustei'ed out. 
While on the way from Blakely to Montgom- 




ery, he learned of the surrender of Lee and the 
assassination of the President. During the 
siege at Blakely, a liullet passed through the top 
of his hat and, on one occasion, when the rebels 
charged, he was very near being captured. He 
returned to his home the last of September, 
having been mustered out at Mobile, Septem- 
ber 4, 1865. After his return from the service 
he was a resident of lola, where he remained 
three years, removing thence to Stevens Point. 
Nov. 19, 1854, he was married to Anna Ander- 
son of Stevens Point; their children are named 
Jolnij Tilly, Sam, Anna, Theodore, Louise, 
Henry, August and Frank. 

EUBEN WHITTIER, of Kaukauna, 
Wis., was born Nov. 22, 1845, in the 
province of New Brunswick. His 
father removed his family to Calais, 
Maine, in his infancy, where he passed the 
years of childhood and youth, receiving a com- 
mon school education. When he was 18 years 
old, he enlisted in an organization in his State 
designed for coast defence, and went to rendez- 
vous at Camp Cbburn, Augusta. When he ar- 
rived there, the complement was filled and he 
returned to (Jalais. He enlisted again in Jan- 
vary, 1864, and went to Augusta as a member 
of tlie unassigned infantry, entered Company 
G on its formation and performed frontier duty 
on the coast and State line. Six weeks before 
receiving his discharge, he was ordered to Au- 
gusta where he did provost duty, acting asSei"- 
geant, until July 8, 1865, when he was dis- 
charged at Augusta. 

Soon after, he came to Oshkosh, where he en- 
tered upon an apprenticeship in the shops of 
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad company 
and remained in the employ of that corpora- 
tion 18 years. At the same time he made a 
thorough study of mechanical drawing and en- 
gineering, and, as time advanced, he passed 
through the pronrotions due to his energy, de- 
termination and industry. He was first made 
wrecking master, and later, gang boss and as- 
sistant foreman of the round house. His next 
position was as foreman of the floor under the 
master meclianic, Geo. H. White, at Escanaba. 
This situation was one requiring first class 
judgment and mechanical skill, and it involved 
the responsibility of engine repairs and rebuild- 



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ing. He passed nine months in the employ of 
the Milwaukee & Northern railway, and at the 
end of that time accepted a position as foreman 
of the round house of the Milwaukee, Lake 
Shore and Western railway at Kaukauna, un- 
der master mechanic, Jolm A. Hickey. His du- 
ties are responsible and laborious, as the build- 
ing has facilities for extensive busmess pertain- 
ing to the motive power of the road. Execu- 
tive abilities and discriminating judgment of 
paramount quality are the necessities in the in- 
dividual who undertakes the management of 
the business with wiiich Mr. Wliittier is in- 
trusted. Another indispensable trait is instant 
perception and decision, in order to be in readi- 
ness for emergencies, seen and unforeseen. 

Mr. Whittier was married Aug. 24, 1868, to 
Annie M. Kenny and they have seven children 
living. Their names are Edward H., Reuben 
W., Catherine, John G., Frank, Maudie and 
Mamie. George Washington died when a little 
past three years of age. Olive Helen was seven 
months old when she died. Henry L. and 
Catherine (McFarland) Wliittier were the par- 
ents of the gentleman whose sketch is presented 
here. The former was a soldier in the 1st 
Maine Battery and died at New Orleans of dis- 
ability incurred in tlie service, "sacrihcing his 
aged life on the altar of his country." He was 
born in New Hampshire, and his wife was a na- 
tive of Glasgow, Scotland. The jiarents of Mrs. 
Whittier were of Irish origin. Mr. Whittier is 
descended from Henry, Samuel and Malcolm 
Whittier, three brotiiersof New England origin 
wlio went from New Hampshire to New Bruns- 
wick and located in a portion of that province 
known as Rolling Dam. They became landed 
proprietors and engaged in all the branches of 
lumbering. Henry, the paternal grandfather 
of Mr. Whittier, was a man of inventive genius 
and on one of his trips to Washinton to attend 
to his interests as a patentee died and was bur- 
ied in the vicinity of New York. Samuel and 
Malcolm Whittier were sea captains in the Brit- 
ish service early in life. 

/^^ EORGE VAN HEUKELOM, of Ap- 
| ' > |V pleton, Wis., a member of G. A. 
\^^J[ R. Post No. 133, was born in Am- 
sterdam, Holland, May 19, 1841. 
His parents, Otto and Cornelia (Van Willagan) 



Van Heukelom, came with five children to 
America in 1844, when George was less than 
three j'ears old. Two children were born to 
them after coming to America. The father 
served five years in his native country asasoldier. 
Proceeding from New York to Milwaukee, the 
family resided there four years. One year 
subsequent was passed on a farm at Neenah 
and, after farming four years at Fort Howard, 
a permanent residence at Appleton was ef- 
fected. At the time the senior Van Heuke- 
lom came to look at Appleton it was almost 
wholly a wilderness. Surveying was just com- 
menced in behalf of Reeder Smith, (still liv- 
ing in 1887) the first settler who had made a 
claim and was cutting brush, and wiio ottered 
him the half of the block now occupied by 
Pettibone's store if he would clear away the 
brush and build and occupy a shanty. This 
seemed so hopeless a task that he returned 
to Neenah and came to Appleton afterwards, 
where he lived until his death. At the date 
of his settlement there, only one house had 
been built, occupied by George Lamphier, and 
two claim shanties, and he purchased a piece 
of land for a homestead. Mr. Van Heukelom 
was 19 3'ears old when he enlisled, Oct. 10,1861, 
in the independentcompany which enrolled with 
Sam Ryan as .captain. (See sketch.) The or- 
ganization went to the camp of rendezvous at 
Fond du Lac, where they remained idle and 
unassigned three months. In January, 1862, 
the I4th Wisconsin was organized and, tired of 
no assignment and no prosjDects of such, the 
company was mustered into that regiment as 
"A" with pay from date of first enlistment, 
Captain Ryan I'esigning, and the first lieutenant 
being made first line officer. In March, the 
command went to St. Louis and thence to 
Pittsburg Landing, where they made a record 
of distinction, receiving the title of "Wisconsin 
Regulars." After the battle they remained at 
the Landing, without tents, fatigued and 
drenched with rain for days. In July, the 
command moved to Hamburg and did recon- 
noitering preparatory to the siege of Corinth, 
and went next to luka. From there the regi- 
ment went to Che walla and next day were in 
the fight at Corinth. They pursued the flj"-- 
ing rebels to Ripley, went later to Grand Junc- 
tion and prepared to move southward, when 
the disaster at Holly Springs sent them to take 
possession of that place. They went to Moscow 
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at Vicksburg. In February, they went to Lake 
Providence and thence to Milliken's Bend. 
Reaching Gi'und Gulf, they set out to join 
the forces in the field and arrived at Raymond 
while the tiglit at Champion's Hill was in pro- 
gress. Next, to the Black River, and thence 
to Vicksburg to take part in the charge of 
June 22nd, and to engage in the siege until 
July 4th, is the history of Mr. Van Heukelom 
in brief. He went next to Natchez and thence 
back to Vicksburg for the winter, where he vet- 
eranized. He took his veteran furlough and, 
after rejoining the command, went with Sher- 
man's grand array to Atlanta. Mr. Van Heu- 
kelom went on the Tupelo expedition and was 
in the arduous service up to the fight at 
Nashville, and after the battle there assisted in 
the pursuit of Price. Thence he went to Mo- 
bile and Spanish Fort and took part in the 
later operations, remaining at Mobile until 
mustered out. He was in the service four 
years, lacking a day. At Vicksburg he was 
wounded in the left arm and remained until or- 
dered to leave the field with more emphasis 
than elegance by his colonel. He went to 
the field hospital, where a surgeon cut the 
ball from his arm, and he remained a month 
in hospital. At Corinth a piece of shell or grape 
shot shattered his cartridge box and knocked 
him senseless. As he thought he must be 
dead lie was proportionately astonished on re- 
covering his understanding. At Mobile he was 
on detached duty, guarding a Union family. 
About the close of the war he was ill, but re- 
fused to go to hospital and was cared for in 
camp. He was reported at home as dead. His 
brother James enlisted in the same company 
and regiment. Jan. 3rd, 1868, Mr. Van Heu- 
kelom was married to Catiierine Jansen, and 
they have four children — John 0., Nellie C, 
Martha Louisa and Willard A. The ances- 
tors of the wife and mother were natives of 
Holland. 



/^^ GBERT MCLEES, of Marshfield, Wis., 
[ ^ and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
\^!^ 110, was born Oct. 8, 1833, at Nor- 
wich, Canada. His parents, Adam 



and Orinda (Emigh) McLees, were both natives 
of Duchess Co., New York. The paternal 
grandfather, Peter McLees, was born in New 



York and moved to the Dominion of Canada. 
George Emigh, maternal grandfather of Mr. 
McLees, was a native of Canada. 

Mr. McLees was reared on a farm in his na- 
tive province until 1853, when he removed to 
Wisconsin and located in Chester, Dodge 
county. He enlisted at Fort Lyon, Va., April 
9, 1865, in Company I, 1st Wisconsin Heavy 
Artillery and there performed garrison and 
guard duty and received thorough drill in artil- 
lery tactics of every variety and also infantry 
drill which entailed a great amount of very 
hard labor. June 26, 1865, Mr. McLees was 
mustered out of service and finally discharged 
at Milwaukee, July 13th following. He resumed 
farming on his return to Wisconsin and after- 
wards engaged in the manufacture of furniture 
in which lie was interested until 1884, when he 
entered the employ of the Upham Manufactur- 
ing Company at Marshfield. He was married 
June 14, 1»62, to Mary, daughter of Alonzo 
Merwin, of Chester, Wis. She was born in the 
city of New York, April 24, 1847, and they have 
four children living — Sarah, married to George 
Lee of Berlin, Clara, John G. and Bert. John 
G., only brother of Mr. McLees, died in Dodge 
county in June, 1866. One sister, Sarah, is 
married to G. W. Barker. Jane, another sister, 
is the wife of C. F. Barker, who was a soldier in 
the same command with Mr. McLees. 



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^RANKLIN M. STOWE, of Winne- 
conne, Wis., formerly a soldier in 
the civil war, was born in Caledonia 
Co., Vermont, March 11, 1844. He 
is the son of Joseph and Priscilla (Page) Stowe 
and came to Wisconsin with his parents when 
seven montlis old. They remained in Milwau- 
kee a year and then removed to Fond du Lac 
where they resided 12 years. The family after- 
wards removed to Appleton, where he resided 
at the time he entered the army. He enlisted 
Aug. 13, 1862, at Appleton, in Company D, 21st 
Wisconsin Infantry. His captain was John 
Jewett of Appleton. The command went to 
rendezvous at Oshkosh and Mr. Stowe was a 
participant in all the vicissitudes of war until 
•July 5, 18G4, when he was assigned to the hos- 
pital at Murfreesboro, Tenn. He went with 
the regiment to Cincinnati, and as it was be- 




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lieved that Covingtou was in danger, the regi- 
ment was assigned to the trenches there, where 
much suffering was undergone tlirough the 
laclc of equipii-ents. Proceeding tlience to the 
same duty at Louisville, the}' were soon put in 
condition for encountering the contingencies of 
war. He was in the battle of Perryville, and 
exposed to the fire of both armies for a time 
and was wounded slightly in his hand. He 
was in the marching and performed guard duty 
in Kentucky and was in the fight at Jefferson 
Pike in the battle of Stone River. He was in 
the action at Stone River and went on the 
march to Atlanta and fought at Resaca and the 
several actions that preceded the siege of At- 
lanta, and went into the actions of that fight 
and fought as long as he could stand. He car- 
ried his musket until he fell exhausted with 
the excessive heat and fatigue and went to the 
hospital at Murfreesboro, July 5th, 1864. He 
received honorable discharge July 22nd follow- 
ing and returned to Wisconsin. 

He came to Appleton and removed thence to 
Winneconne in 1869. He was married Sept. 
30, 1866, to Carrie A. Ashby. Their children 
are named Jessie and Phebe. The former is 
the wife of Julius Ulrich of Winneconne and 
the latter resides at home. Mr. Stowe is a 
Prohibitionist in politics ; he is an excellent 
citizen and much respected. 



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r(_G;s^ AMUEL J. WHITNACK, Neenah, Wis., 
TO^ was born May 12, 1836, in Groton, 
Tompkins Go. New York. He is a 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 129, 
and has permanently recorded himself on the 
list of the defenders of the heritage of his 
fathers, as an American citizen. 

Mr. Whitnack traces his ancestral stock to 
Holland, where Wolfort Webber married An- 
neke Wallis in 1630 and came with his house- 
hold to the New World in 1649. Another 
branch originated with Charles Fontine, who 
married Catherine Cady, liaving come hither 
from Holland in 1658. These were the two 
lines from which sprung his paternal grand- 
father, Peter Whitnack, a soldier in 1812. The 
wife of the latter was Elizabeth, sister of Peter 
Johnson, and a direct descendant of the two 
houses named. The Webber lineage preserve 
the traditions of their progenitors, which re- 



late that the arms of the family transmitted 
through the seals on the will of Wolfert Web- 
ber, consisted of a bunch of grapes, signifying 
plenty and a skull and cross bones, signifying 
the ultimate end of earth, which were on re- 
verse sides. The instrument was dated 1621, 
nine years prior to the marriage of the testator. 

Mr. Whitnack is the son of Henry and Mar- 
garet (Johnson) Whitnack, and was taken by 
them to Mt. Morris, Livingston county in his 
native State when a year old. He was reared 
on a farm and obtained a common school edu- 
cation. At 20, in 1856 he came alone to Wis- 
consin locating at Neenah, then in its first days 
as a municipality. 

His first business was in the capacity of clerk 
in a grocery, and in two years he went again to 
Mt. Morris to pass eight months with friends. 
On his return to Neenah, he engaged in farm- 
ing in his own interest for four years, and 
meantime, watched the progress of the war. 
Becoming satisfied that his duty was to assist in 
settling the difficulties under which the Nation 
was tottering, he determined to enlist and en- 
rolled Aug. 30, 1864, in Company E, 42nd Wis- 
consin Infantry for the war, and received hon- 
orable discharge June 20, 1865, according to 
General Order, May 29th preceding. 

"Prior to this enlistment, he had been elected 
and commissioned 2nd Lieutenant of Company 
I, 11th Wisconsin Infantry, and he held his pa- 
pers a month, waiting to arrange his business 
in order to go with his command, but he was 
unable to do so and resigned, l)eing honorably 
mustered out at Neenah. The 42nd Wisconsin 
was mustered in in September and proceeded to 
Cairo under orders. At Cairo, three days after 
arrival there, he was made Corporal and June 
13, 1865, was made Sergeant. His commission 
in the hrst capacity was signed by the Lieut.- 
Colonel commanding the regiment and the 
Captain, Duncan McGregor, of Company A, 
commanding, affixed his signature to the 
second. 

The soldiers were there assigned to garrison 
duty and in October, the company to which 
Mr. Whitnack belonged, was sent with four 
others to Springfield, 111., for provost duty. The 
proximity of that section to Secessia made mil- 
itary discipline necessary and the time of the 
soldiers thereafter was passed in the duties con- 
tingent upon the period and place until dis- 
charged. 

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after went to Canada (1866) and engaged iu uil 
business for a year, returning to Neenah and iu 
1868 engaged in flour milling business in whicli 
be operated nine years. In 1877 be went to 
tbe Rocky Mountains and passed one year in 
tbe manufacture of lime from wbite spar. Re- 
turning to Neenab, be embarked in general 
trade until January, 1879, wben be went toMt. 
Morris for a year. In bS81, be came back to 
Neenab and lias since been interested in gen- 
eral speculation as a jobber, etc. 

He is prominent bi bis connection witli fine 
stock in liorses, and bas been tbe proprietor of 
some of tbe leading speeders of 8weigert and 
Hambletoniaii stock in Winnebago county. 
His judgment in relation to liorses is consid- 
ered reliable and he bas operated as a medium 
between the markets of tbe East and West to 
considerable extent. 

He was married Nov. 18, 1862, to Mary J. 
Henry. Tlieir onl}' cbild, Cbarles A., is com- 
pleting a course of pre})aratioii for the profes- 
sion of dentist at tbe Nortb Western College of 
Dental Surgery at Cbicago. Albert, anotber 
.son, died before be was a year old. 

Mrs. Wbitnack was born at Honeoye, Ontario 
Co., New York. Her parents, Albert Sraitb 
and Delia (Frink) Henry, were natives of New 
York. Samuel Frink Henry, her brother, was 
a soldier in tbe 21st Wisconsin. Her grand- 
father. Smith Henry, was a Colonel in tlie war 
of the Revolution. 

Mr. Wbitnack is Quartermaster of his Post 
(1888); he is also Senior Vice Commander. 



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EN.JAMIN FRANKLIN DORR, of An- 
tigo. Wis., member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 78, was born Aug. 7, 1833, in 
Lockport, Niagara Co., New York, 

son of Gridley and Roxey (Kimball) 
Dorr, both natives of Cornish, New Hampshire, 
and descendants of John Cotton and Elder 
Brewster and of Bradford, the first governor of 
Massachusetts. (Tbe christening blanket of 
Elder Brewster bas been divided and distributed 
among the branches of the Dorr family.) Wben 
Mr. Dorr was four years old he came to Fre- 
mont, Ohio, with his mother with the expecta- 
tion that his fatlier would very soon join them, 
but be died suddenly. The son received bis 




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is 



primary education in Ohio, after which he went 
to New Hampshire, where be fitted himself for 
the business of a civil engineer, and went to Iowa 
in I8r>;». Prior to that, in tlie fall of 1856, he 
came from Ohio to New London, Wis., where he 
was occupied in the prosecution of his profes- 
sion and in teaching until the summer of 1859, 
when he went to the plains. 

Feb. 20, 1864, he enlisted in G Company, 
2nd Regiment Iowa Cavalry at Davenport, for 
three years, and received honorable discharge 
at Selma, Ala., Sept. 19, 1865. He enrolled as 
a recruit and before joining his regiment was 
assigned to the Quartermaster's Department at 
Davenport. He connected with his command 
July 1st following his enlistment at Memphis 
and was there about two months, engaged mean- 
while in a raid that consumed thirty days. 
From Memphis, tbe regiment went to. La Grange 
and tbence to Tupelo, Miss. At Ripley, Miss., 
in a skirmish, bis regiment drove a body of 
rebels. He fought all day at Tupelo (July 
14tb) returning to Memphis to start for Hollj'^ 
Springs in the pursuit of Forrest and bush- 
wdiackers in which business tbe regiment had 
been occupied about two years. 

During this period Mr. Dorr was detailed to 
the headquarters of tbe 2nd Brigade, Grierson's 
Cavalry Corps, District of West Tennessee by 
order of Datus E. Coon, Colonel, commanding 
the brigade. July 31, 1864, be was detailed by 
special order to the headquarters of tbe 1st Di- 
vision of the same Corps by command of Gen- 
eral Edward Hatcb, where he remained until 
mustered out of the military service of the 
United States. The nature of the service he 
rendered may be understood by tlie following: — 
Head(iuarter's of tbe 5tb Division Military Di- 
vision of tbe Mississippi, Talladega, Sept. 5, 
1865. "To whom it may concern: It gives me 
great pleasure to recommend to your favorable 
notice Frank Dorr of the 2nd Iowa Cavalry. 
No better soldier ever seived in the field or of- 
fice. As Chief Clerk in the District and Divis- 
ion Headquarters office, lie has rendered most 
valuable service. Any favor shown liim will 
be duly appreciated and reciprocated by your 
obedient servant, Edward Hatch, Brevet Major 
General." During the time, he was a partici- 
pant in all the dangers of the battlefields where 
his division fought. He was in tbe detail with 
Sherman in the advance movement to the sea 
and was in the three days fight at Nashville. 
Orders of General Hatch dated at Nashville, 



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Dec. 14, 1854, are held by Mr. Dorr, which di- 
rect the division to fight dismounted, with the 
exception of a single regiment, carrying one 
hundred rounds in cartridge boxes and on their 
persons, their horses to be led at a distance be- 
tween 500 and 1,000 yards in the rear. Section 
V reads "Brigade Commanders will attack vig- 
orously and push the enemy liome whenever 
the attack commences, losing no opportunity 
for throwing their mounted regiments in on 
the charge whenever opportunity offers." In 
the fight of the 14th the division took 12 brass 12- 
pounders from Hood's mud forts. Gen. A. .J. 
Smith said this was the first time he had seen 
cavalry charge fortifications. The rebs were 
in a semicircle and the division turned their 
left back on their center, the result being most 
disastrous and contributing largely to the final 
defeat of Hood. The division was afterward 
left as guard at Eastport, Miss., where supplies 
did not reach them for some time and tliey sub- 
sisted on parched and boiled corn and wished 
they were iiorses or swine in order that they 
might have their craving for food satisfied. 
Their number were here increased by recruits 
to 10,000. In July they went to Montgomery, 
Ala., where General Hatch commanded the de- 
partment, transferring later to Talladega where 
they reuiained until discharged, Selma being a 
few miles from tiiat place. 

Mr. Dorr was married Feb. 28, 1867, to Har- 
riet Chandler. Their children are Roy Kun- 
ball and Ruth Colcord. Lucia died when three 
months old, Winnie at six and a half years, Daisy 
at five, and Ethel at three years old; the last 
three died within two weeks of each other in 
January, 1877, of diphtheria. The mother was 
born in Hanover, N. H., and is a descendant of 
Governor William Slade of Vermont. 

Samuel Chandler was a soldier in the 21st 
Wisconsin. Henry Chandler enlisted in a Wis- 
consin regiment and died in hospital. These 
were brothers of Mrs. Dorr. 

Mr. Dorr went to West Liberty, Iowa, and 
passed the winter after the war, going thence to 
New London, Wis., and prospected two years 
for pine on the Menominee River, after which 
he passed several years on a farm in Linn Co., 
Iowa. Six years subsequent he was in Wau- 
paca and New London and in February, 1882, 
he located at Antigo, where he is engaged in 
the business of a surveyor, land agent and No- 
tary Public. In 1883 iie was Chairman of the 
Board and has been prominent in the progress 




of the fair little city. Mr. Dorr is a leader in 
his profession which he regards as equal to any 
other branch of business and has embodied his 
experience and views in a work called the "Sur- 
veyor's Guide and Pocket Table Book." It is 
unique and prized by purchasers as containing 
information not found in any other work of 
similar charactei*J and not easy accessible. 



NSON M. BRAINERD, a citizen of 
^ Oshkosh, Wis., and a member of 
G. A. R. Post No. 10, was born Oct. 
8, 1833, at Leyden, Lewis Co., New 
York. His father, Asher Brainerd, was a na- 
tive of Haddam, Conn., and represented stock 
that sliared tlie labors and struggles of the 
early settlers in the country, his father, Jesse 
Brainerd, having fought in the war of the Rev- 
olution. Asher Brainerd proved the valor of 
his inherited blood by fighting in 1812 and 
was in the action known to history as Sackett's 
Harbor. Clarissa (Palmer) Brainerd, the mother, 
was born near the city of Albany, New York. 
Her mother was a Xsm Rennselaer and be- 
longed to Holland Dutch ancestry. Her father 
also fought at Sackett's Harl)or. 

Mr. Brainerd passed his youth in his native 
place, and, when 19 years old, went- to Cleve- 
land, Ohio, with his parents. Their removal 
there was effected in 1852. The son was a pu- 
pil in the cowimon schools througii his early 
boyhood and, when 11 years okl, became his 
father's assistant on the homestead. After ar- 
rival at Cleveland he entered the service of the 
well-known journal, tlie Plaindeakr, and worked 
in the press-room of that newspaper vuitil 1855, 
when he came to Oshkosh with his mother, his 
father having died in 1853. He engaged in 
steamboat! ng on the Fox and Wolf Rivers in 
which he was interested until he entered the 
army. He enlisted Nov. 25, 1861, in Company 
B, 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry. He was mustered 
in as a private and was afterwards promoted to 
Corporal, Duty and Quartermaster's and Or- 
derly Sergeant and wiis discharged while act- 
ing in the latter capacity at Fort Leavenworth, 
Kan., Sept. 8, 1865. 

The regiment left the State March 26, 1862, 
to report for duty and assignment at St. Louis, 
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were there supplied with liorses and divided 
into battuHons, Company B heing in the "3rd" 
and stationed at Fort Leavenworth with Com- 
panies D, K and H. Tiie portion of tlie com- 
mand remaining there, performed provost duty 
and were at times engaged in chasing Quan- 
trell's guerriUas and in tigliting busliwhackers 
in endless siiirmishes wliich will never be ade- 
quately recorded from tlie desultory character 
of the service. September 11th, Companies B 
and H were left at Fort Leavenworth and in 
May, 1863, went to Fort Scott and Mr. Brainerd 
was soon after in active service as escort to the 
supply train en route to Fort Blunt. He was 
engaged in repulsing the attacking rebels and 
was again in the same service at Cabin Creek 
in the Cherokee Nation. In both actions he 
had the satisfaction of helping to win victory. 
In .June, with 200 men commanded by Cajitain 
Stout of Company H en route from Fort Scott 
to Fort Gibson, he was escorting fiOO wagon.s, 
and when within 40 miles of the latter place 
Company B took 40 wagons and set out for 
Fort Gibson, making a forced march and re- 
turned to meet the main command 30 miles 
from Fort Gibson. The next morning Mr. 
Brainard took two Cherokee Indians and starteii 
to return with despatches. Within five miles 
of the fort on the Verdigris River, while look- 
ing for the L^nion picket post, they found them- 
selves suddenly among the rebels, commanded 
by Colonel Cooper, who had captured the men 
they were looknig for. He signaled to the In- 
dians to go back, but received signals from 
them to follow, and they crossed the river and 
conducted him in safety to Fort Gibson. 

He was in the fight at Honey Springs July 
17th under the command of General Blunt of 
the Army of the Frontier, and was also in the 
fighting which filled many days with incident 
while following the rebels in the chase to and 
the evacuation of Perryville, and he assisted in 
the destruction of that rebel stronghold. Until 
October he was engaged in scouting with the 
guerrillas as an incentive for activity and went 
next to Fort Scott and thence to Van Buren, 
Ark. He was in countless raids and in driving 
rebel Indians and veteranized at Little Rock. 
Afterwards, he was engaged in duty incident to 
cavalry life on the frontier in connection with 
the 7th Army Corps. In June, 1865, he went 
to St. Louis and thence to Springfield, Mo., 
whence he marched to Fort Leavenworth 
where he remained until September. He was 



there mustered out of the .service of the I'liited 
States and returned to Wisconsin. 

He located at Oshkosh, where he lias since 
been interested in the business of a nurseryman 
and gardener. He is the owner of five acres of 
land in a valuable state of improvement and 
located within the city limits, where he is pur- 
suing his calUng with success. His grounds 
are fitted with every appurtenance for the pros- 
ecution of his business, and he has also a com- 
fortable and pleasant home connected there- 
with. He was married March 1st, 1869, to 
Carrie Hanon, who is now deceased. She left 
a son named Ralph E. Mr. Brainerd was again 
married in February, 1884, to Mrs. Mary E. 
Murray. She was formerly Miss Shortridge. 
Her brother enlisted from Wisconsin and after- 
wards connected himself with the regular ser- 
vice, losing his life in the taking of New Or- 
leans in 1862. Carlos M., a brother of Mr. 
Brainerd, was an enlisted man in the 118th 
New York Infantry. Mr. Brainerd has served 
the city of Oshkosh in the capacity of Alderman 
of the 4tli Ward and has acted as Junior Vice 
Commander of Post 10 and, in the current year, 
1888, was made Officer of the Day. 



r^^RANCIS STIRN, of Manitowoc, Wis., 
p^ member of G. A. R. Post No. 18, 
"^ was born August 17, 1811, in Prague, 
a prominent city of ^Austria. 
When he was 11 j'ears old he came to America 
in 1852, joining his father in New York, with 
his brothers and sisters. His father was a 
prominent man in Austria, and was one of the 
leaders of the rebellion of 1848, and was 
obliged to leave his family and fly to the pro- 
tection of the United States. After six years of 
struggle, the mother with her Hock of children 
started for the New World and died during the 
passage. The father came to Manitowoc with 
his family. 

Just one week after the assault on the forts 
in Charleston Harbor, April 19, 1861, Mr. Stirii 
enlisted in Company A, 5th Wisconsin Infan- 
try, for three years, and on the organization of 
his company was made Corporal. Ths regi- 
ment was assigned to the brigade of General 
Rufus King (see sketch), and soon after was 
ti'ansferred to Hancock's brigade and he per- 



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formed camp duty until March, 1862, when he 
was in tlie advance against Manassas and went 
with the command to Alexandria, preparatory 
to the Peninsula Campaign. He was in the 
action at Young's Mills and Williamsburg, 
fouglit at Golden's Farm, at Savage Station 
and White Oak Swamp. He was in the action 
at Malvern Hill and participated later in the 
tight at Crampton's Gap and was present at 
Antietam and at Fredericksburg. May 3rd, 
1863, lie was in the storming of Marye's 
Heights under Colonel Allen (see sketch) and 
was wounded in the charge. He went to the 
field hospital with a severe wound in his leg 
and was mentioned in the dispatches. He was 
wholly disabled for field service and was trans- 
ferred Sept. 1, 1863, to the Veteran Reserve 
Corps at Washington and remained on duty 
until tlie expiration of his term of service, July 
13, 1864. He was on duty at the Capital dur- 
ing Early's raid ni t^ e defense of the city. 

IVIr. Slirn was married Oct. 8, 1865, to Ber- 
tha Eckardt, of Manitowoc. They are child- 
less, but have the care of three children, or- 
phaned by the death of a brother of Mr. Stirn, 
and a fourth, wlio is the" orphan child of Mrs. 
Stirn's sister. 

Mr. Stirn is the City Treasurer of Manito- 
owoc (1888) and has held various other posi- 
tions of responsibility and tru.st. 



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:RMAN WALTHER, of Merrill, 
Wis., and a member of G. A. R. 
Post Lincoln, No. 131, was born 
Feb. 5, 1838, in the capital city of 
Prussia — l^erlin. He is the son of Julius and 
and Louisa (Von Kochendorfer) Walther. On 
the mother's side he is of princely extraction, 
his maternal house being of the same rank as 
that of Bismarck with whose wife his mother 
was a schoolmate. His father was a manufac- 
turer and prominent in the upper circles of his 
native country. He was active in the disturb- 
ances in Europe in the spring of 1848 and for 
his prominence in the affairs of that period was 
compelled to fly for safety in 1849. He died at 
Fond du Lac wiiere he is buried and where his 
wife is still living. Tlie son was 10 years old 
when the removal to America was effected. 
His parents lived a year in Chicago and went 




thence to Sheboygan, Wis., removing thence to 
Fond du Lac in the fall of 1852. Mr. Walther 
lived there until he came to Merrill in 1880. 
After reaching a suitable age, he engaged in 
tiie sawmill business there and on coming to 
Merrill was engaged in a sash and door factory 
for a year, after which he began hotel business 
as tiie proprietor of the Park Hou.se on the 
west side of the river, in which lie is still oper- 
ating as landlond. Ai Fond du Lac he offi- 
ciated three years in a municipal office and has 
served as Alderman for one year. 

He was married Dec. 25, 1863, to Kate 
Blasius. Their children are named Lizzie, 
Annie, Mary, Herman, Theodore and Kate. 
Tlie wife is a native of Luxemburg, where her 
father was a grower of grapes and a manufac- 
turer of wine. Her mother's name was Leid- 
wein and her brother was a General in the 
French Army. She was brought to America 
in infancy. 

Mr. Waltiier was one of the first to respond 
to the requisition made on the State of Wiscon- 
sin, April 16, 1861, and enlisted in the 1st Wis- 
consin regiment that organized at Camp Scott, 
Milwaukee, and reported as ready for duty on 
the 22nd of the same month. He was enrolled 
in Company I and was with the command 
through its experiences in the transportation to 
Maryland where it was attached to the brigade 
of General Abercrombie. He was in the first 
action in which Wisconsin troops were engaged 
and where the first Wisconsin blood was spilled 
in defence of the flag — Falling Waters, July 2, 
1861. In August, the command returned to 
Wisconsin to be. re organized, and Mr. Walther 
re-enlisted in K Company. In October, the 
command was once more on tlie way to the 
scene of active warfare and arrived at Louis- 
ville two days after. Tiience to tbe moutii of 
Salt River, to Elizabethlown on the Ohio, to 
Bacon Creek, to Nasiiville, and to Edgeville com- 
prised the immediate movements of the regi- 
ment. In April, 1862, the captain of K Com- 
pany was made Provost Marshal of Columbia 
and the company assigned to guard duty. In 
May the company was one of four sent to 
attempt an attack on Chattanooga, which was 
unsuccessful and the regiment was again 
reached at Huntsville, Ala. There was a skir- 
mish in July, and in August the regiment was 
sent to Nasiiville. In September the command 
was again moving towards active warfare in 
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Walther was in tlie battle at Chaplin iliUs 
(Perryville) and at Stone River, Dec. 31st and 
Jan. 1st. ' In the summer of 1SG3, he was seized 
with dropsy and was finally .sent on sick leave 
to the hospital at Munfordsville, Ky., where lie 
lemained Hve montlis and was discharged 
thence after a comiection of two years and ten 
months with the army. 




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OSHE FREDERICK SCHWEERS, 
Shawano, Wis., and a member of (i. 
A. R. Post No. 81, was born March 
2, 1837, in Germany, and is the son 
of Cliristian and Anna Schweers, who removed 
with their family to America in 18G1 and 
located at Shawano where they both died. (See 
sketch of John M. Schweers.) 

Mr. Schweers came to Wisconsin with iiis 
parents, having received his education and 
training as a blacksmith in his native country 
and he worked at that business until he entered 
the army. He enlisted August 19, 1862, in 
Company I, 32nd Wisconsin Infantry at Sha- 
wano for three years and received honorable 
discharge at Washington, June 14, 1865. He 
went with his command from the rendezvous 
at Oshkosh to West Tennessee where the regi- 
ment was assigned to the command of Sher- 
man and was attached to the forces of Grant in 
readiness to move in the operations against 
Vicksburg, which were brought to a sudden 
termination by the disaster at Holly Springs, 
and Mr. Schweers was a participant in the 
heavy and exhaustive marching consequent 
upon the change of base and afterwards to the 
relief of Colonel Hatch. He was on scout duty 
in looking after Forrest and in the operations 
of the Meridian Expedition, returning to 
Vicksburg. He was in the movements against 
General Forrest afterward and performed guard 
and garrison duty at Decatur and was in tl;e 
skirmishes in the vicinity of Courtland which 
were several times repeated. He was in the 
continuous siege of Atlanta for more than a 
week and was in the raids on tiie Macon Rail- 
road and followed the rebels to Lovejoy Station 
and was afterwards at Atlanta preparing for the 
march through the heart of rebeldom with 
Sherman and was engaged in the activities witli 
which his regiment was connected in Georgia 




and the Carolinas and in the Hnal long marcli 
through Virginia to Washington. 

He returned from tlu; war to Sliawano where 
he has .since followed iiis trade. He was mar- 
ried September 20, iSfJC), to Augusta Healat 
and their children are named William, Emma, 
Lucelia and Alma. Mr. Schweers is of the 
Democratic persuasion in politics and is a re- 
spected citizen of Shawano. 



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ENSON S. PHILBRICK, of Wausau, 
Wis., and a member of Lysander 
Cutler Post, G. A. R., No. 55, was 
born in Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., 
New York, and is the son o! Clawson and Jane 
Philbrick. He is a brother of William Phil- 
brick whose war record appears on anotlier 
page. He was 11 years old when his father 
removed his family from the Empire State to 
Illinois and two years later they settled at Wau- 
sau. In 1857, Mr. Pliilbrick became a student 
at Lawrence University at Appleton and stud- 
ied there two years, going in 1859, to Michigan, 
where he remained until the advent of Civil 
War. Aug. 15, 1862, he enlisted in B Com- 
jtany, 27th Michigan Volunteer Infantry at 
Hancock, Mich., for tliree years. Oct. 7, 1862, 
on the organization of his company he was 
made Corporal, and later was promoted suc- 
cessively to the positions of 2nd and 1st Ser- 
geant. July 25, 1865, he received honorable dis- 
charge at VVashington, D. C, after tiie termina- 
tion of the war. His regiment was assigned to 
the central division of the army of the North 
and he fought with little interruption in the 
various battles in which his regiment was en- 
gaged. He was in the siege of A'icksburg, at 
Jackson, Miss., at Kno.xville, Teini., in tlie bat- 
tles of the Wilderness, at S])otsyIvania, Peters- 
burg, Fort Mahone, and in the continuous skir- 
mishing and guarding of the Weldon railroad. 
At Spotsylvania he was captured, (May 13, 
1864) and, like his brother, remained in the 
custody of his captors until an opportunity pre- 
sented, when he leaped from the window of the 
building in which he had been shut up for 
safe keeping. He was slightly wounded the 
same day. When the assault was made on 
Fort Malione in front of Petersburg, Iiis regi- 
ment was in tiie assaulting column, and he was 



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the first man to enter the earthworks. His 

position was in front and he was impelled by 
the force of the charge into the very front. 
But tlie fact that the quality of his bravery in 
the assault was beyond question and that it was 
appreciated by bis commanding ofticers is 
demonstrated by his having received a Lieuten- 
ant's commission for special gallantry in front 
of Petersburg. 

In 1853, Mr. Philbrick settled at Wausau, 
where he has since pursued his business as a 
contractor and builder. He was married in 
June, 186G, to Mary M. Atkinson and. they 
have five sons and a daughter, named Clarence 
E., Ralph L., Benson S. P., Edgar A.. Arthur 
G. and Pearl. Ralph L., sixteen years old in 
1888, was Captain of the U. S. Grant Light 
Guards and took first prize in the manual of 
arms at Iron Mountain, Mich., July 4, 1886, 
three companies competing. The membership 
of tiie company were lads of from 12 to 15 
years old. He is known as the " Boy Orator " 
from his uncommon natural gift in that dii-ec- 
tion. Mr. Philbrick is one of the honored and 
respected citizens of Wausau and he has estab- 
lished his record as a citizen, a man and pa- 
triot. 




MCDONALD, 

was born Sept. 



Menominee, 
Midi., was born Sept. 17, 1830, in 
Armstrong Co., Pennsylvania. He 
was brought up in that State and 
moved to Ohio after marriage. He had very 
little advantage for olitaining an education, as 
lie belonged to the laboring class in early lile, 
and the schools in an unsettled country partook 
of the character usual in such localities. In 
the course of his life in Ohio, he enlisted Oct. 
27, 1861, in A Company, 56th Ohio Infantry, 
at Portsmoutli for three years. He received 
honorable discharge at New Orleans, Dec. 27, 
1864. He was 32 years old when he enlisted 
and fully realized the importance of the work 
in which he proposed to assist. His regiment 
was assigned to the command of General Grant, 
13th Army Corps, 12tli Division and 2nd 
Brigade, the corps commander being General 
McClernand, Division, General Hovey and 
Brigade, General Slack. The regiment made 
connection with the army of Grant and was 
assigned to service in the plans for the capture 
of Vicksbnrg. The 56th Ohio was in the 



action at Port Gibson where it lost a consider- 
able number of men. At Champion's Hill the 
regiment again suffered severely and was 
engaged in the 47-days siege of Vicksburg. 
After the occupation of that city by Grant, the 
56th Ohio went to Jackson, Miss., to participate 
in that battle, meeting with heavy loss a tliird 
time. From there the command went to Cor- 
inth and in the spring of 1864 was assigned to 
the Red River expedition and Mr. McDonald 
was in the action at Sabine Cross Road.s, in 
Louisiana, and fought the following day at 
Pleasant Hill. Later, the command proceeded 
to New Orleans where Mr. McDonald was re- 
leased from military obligations and returned 
to Ohio. In 1873 he came to Marinette, arriv- 
ing May 10th. He found employment as a 
laborer in the lumber mills at a dollar a day, 
working one summer. In the fall he took up 
a homestead claim at Stevenson, 22 miles dis- 
tant, on which he was a resident five years ; in 
1879 he sold his propertj', comprising 160 acres 
of good and valuable land and moved to Marin- 
ette. After a summer there he returned to 
Stevenson and purchased two lots and built a 
house. He was a resident of that place 12 
years, then sold out and went back to Marinette 
for a three-years stay when he settled in Me- 
nominee and resides in the 3rd Ward. (French- 
town.) 

He is the son of John McDonald, a native of 
Scotland and who lived to be more than a 
hundred years old ; he married Mary Gould 
a native of Pennsylvania. Of eight children 
born to them four are not living. Tlie mater- 
nal grandfather, Daniel Gould, was 94 years of 
age when his life ended. He was a German. 
The father is buried in Ohio and the mother in 
Pennsylvania. 

April 12, 1855, Mr. McDonald was married 
to Susan Gould and eight of their nine children 
ai'e living — Mary Jane, John Henry, Geo. Isaac, 
Barbara .Jane, Hannah Melissa, Tliomas, Martha 
and James. Sarah is dead. 

ILLIAM S. HALLADAY of 
Plover, Wis., and member of G. 
A. R. Post No. 149, was born 
June 11, 1839, in Manchester, 
Ontario Co., New York. He is the son of Cor- 
nelius and Ursula (Piper) Halladay, and an ac- 




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501 



count of the family of his parents may be 
found on another page. (See sketch lol- 
lowing.) In the first year of his Ufe, his 
parents located in the town of Groton a few 
miles from Sandusky, Ohio and he went with 
them successively to Hudson, Mich., and finally 
located at Plover, Wis. His father was a 
farmer and, in connection with that business, 
was niterested in the improvement of speeding 
horses and in rearing fine stock for racing. 
When Mr. Halladay was 1(5 years old he left 
school and surrendered himself to his natural 
tastes and operated as a rider on running 
horses during the seasons commonly appropri- 
ated to that business. Tlirough the winter 
seasons intervening, he engaged as a clerk and 
followed these vocations until he became a 
family man. He was married Nov. 22, 1863, 
to Augusta, daughter of George and Elmira 
(Camp) Prouty, residents of Oswego county 
New York. Her parents were born and reared 
in the Empire State and were there married in 
1844. Mrs. Plaliaday is their oldest child and 
was born in 1845. Her only sister, Mrs. Mary 
Jane Beach of Plover, was born in 1846. They 
are the only children. Mrs. Halladay removed 
to Wisconsin with her parents in 1856, when 
she was 11 years old and has since lived in 
Plover. Her father died in 1879, aged 60 
years. Her mother resides with her daughters 
and is 68 years old. After marriage Mr. and 
Mrs. Halladay located at Bellevue, Ohio, and a 
year later they went to Pike Creek where they 
resided two years and went tiience to Hudson, 
Mich. These several transfers were made in 
pioneer fashion with teams, the family and 
household effects being removed together. 
Their stay in Michigan was short and they re- 
moved to Plover where they settled perman- 
ently. 

Mr. Halladay engaged in mercantile interests 
until he entered the army. He enlisted in the 
work of raising soldiers as soon as the war 
commenced and continued his active operations 
in that line until his own enlistment August 16, 
1864, at Grand Rapids, Wis., in Company H, 
3rd Wisconsin Cavalry. He was in the rendez- 
vous at Camp Randall, Madison, a few days, 
when he was sent to St. Louis and was in Sco- 
field BaiTacks No. 3 until he joined the com- 
mand at Little Rock, Ark., and went thence 
into camp at Duvall's Bluff. On the way down 
the river, Mr. Halladay made liis first practical 
acquaintance with rebel venom, the confeder- 



ate? firing on the transport from their ambus- 
cades on the banks of the river. The re-organ- 
ized command was equipped at Little Rock and 
their first active duty was the dispersion of the 
forces of Kirby Smith and in skirmishing with 
the guerrillas of Quantrell, with whom they had 
encounters near Fort Smith and at Dardanelles 
and in the spring of 1865 tliey were busily en- 
gaged in all the localities within their reach, 
which were infested with guerrillas and bush- 
whackers. Mr. Halladay enlisted in Company 
H and, when the consolidation took place, he 
was assigned to Company A. He was in a de- 
tail with his captain, Julius Giesler, in a raid 
after guerrillas and they were led by their 
guide into a rebel ambush, when a volley of 
balls flew from an unexpected quarter and 
Caj)tain Giesler was mortally wounded. The 
service in which Mr. Halladay was engaged, 
included almost daily skirmishing in Missouri 
and Arkansas, and he was in numberless en- 
gagements which, like much cavalry service, 
disappears in tlie light of prominent activities 
and some of the most dangerous and most 
ettective service of the civil war has thereby 
been lost to history. He received honorable 
discharge June 19, 1865, at St. Louis, Mo. Re- 
turning to Plover, he resumed connection with 
mercantile life, in which he was interested until 
1868 when he went to Topeka, Kansas, return- 
ing thence after a sojourn of three months. He 
sold his business and located at New Lisbon, 
Juneau Co., Wis., and, after a stay of a year, he 
returned to Plover, where he has since resided 
with the exception of a short stay in Kansas. 
His family includes his wife and two sons. 
William Seward was born Aj^ril 29, 1866, and 
Fred George, Jan. 13, 1871. The oldest is 
in the employ of the United States Express 
Company at Appleton, Wis. Mr. Halladay is 
prosecuting his business as a merchant at 
Plover and is a promment member of the G. 
A. R. Post, in whicii he is serving as Senior 
Vice Commander. 

He is descended from ancestral stock that 
participated in the early struggles of the coun- 
try. His paternal great grandfather fought in 
the Revolution and the old canteen, sliaped 
like a small barrel, is in his posses.sion. 

Mr. Halladay and three brothers, John H., 
Edwin and Eugene were all soldiers in the 
civil war. A detailed account of their service, 
experiences and the death of two of them is 
found in connection with the sketch of Mrs. 



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SOLDIERS' ALBUM OF 




Halladay above referred to. The family is one 
that has' been identified with the history of 
Plover for 40 years, and their record of in- 
tegrity, upriglitness and social standing in the 
community to which they belong is unex- 
celled. 

Mr. Halliday is a staunch Republican in 
politics and cast his first vote for Abraham 
Lincoln. 



RS. URSULA HALLADAY, of 
Plover, Wis., widow of Cornelius 
Halladay, a former citizen of 
that place and mother of two of 
the martyrs of the civil war, was born in 1816 
at Manchester, Ontario Co., New York. She is 
the daughter of Jabez P. and Polly (Sawyer) 
Piper, and her parents were long time residents 
of the Empire State where they reared 10 chil- 
dren on the homestead in Manchester, where 
the daughter resided until her marriage to Mr. 
Cornelius Halladay. With one brother, she is 
the survivor of all the other members of her 
family. Pjdward Piper is a resident at Battle 
Creek, Mich. The deceased brothers and sis- 
ters were named Truman, Nathaniel, Simon, 
Fannie, Rachel, Mary Ann, Elniira and Phil- 
ander. 

Cornelius Halladay was born in 1807. In 
1839, with his wife, he went to a place eight 
miles from Sandusky, Ohio, in the town of 
Groton and located for two years on a farm. 
They went thence to Hudson, Mich., and, a 
year later, in 1842, removed to Plover, Wis. 
Mr. Halladay died on his farm in Plover at the 
age of 77 years. The family included nine 
children. W. S., .John H., Edwin, Eugene, and 
Franklin F. were the names of the sons. Four 
of them became defenders of tlie United States 
flag in the civil war. W. S. Halladay is a 
merchant at Plover and a sketch of his life as 
as civilian and soldier precedes this. John H. 
enlisted and returned in safety. Edwin enlisted 
and his command was sent to the frontier, 
where he was taken sick at Fort Zorali. His 
illness was caused by the exposure to which 
he was subjected, the soldiers of the command 
living in dugouts and all the hospital shelter 
available was that of a tent. He was removed 
to Fort Leavenworth and left that place March 
17, 1865, for home. He reached Omro where 



he died April 1st following, aged 21 years. He 
was buried in the cemetery at Plover. Eugene 
enlisted in Compau}' E, 18th Wisconsin Infan- 
try, Feb. 22, 1862, at Linwood for three years. 
Tlie regiment was in the Department of the 
West and he was in the action at Pittsburg 
Landing, where he was injured and was finallj^ 
sent to the hospital at Washington. It was ap- 
parent that he could not survive long and he 
i-eceived a pass North. He succeeded in reach- 
ing the home of his sister at Collins Center, 
Erie Co., Pa„ where he died Jan. 10, 1865. He 
was 19 years old. 

The widowed mother is a resident of Plover, 
where she is respected and beloved and is the 
center of deep interest and affection. She is 
72 years old. Her daughter, Emoretta, mar- 
ried Ben S. Jackson and is a resident of Cavour, 
Beadle Co., Dak. She is the mother of three 
children. Franklin, another sou, is a resident 
of Plover and is Surveyor of Portage Count}'. 
John H. lives at Beatrice, Gage Co., Neb. 



t£f^^lLLlAM J. BROWN, of Marion, 
" '' Wis., a member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 79, is a citizen of the United 
States b)' adoption. He was born 
Canada, July 21, 1882. He was 
interested from the firing of the first gun of 
the rebellion in the results to the laud of his 
hopes and, under the pressure of events fol- 
lowing the first battle of Bull Rnn, he deter- 
mined to enlist and he enrolled as a soldier for 
the defense of the Union in the State of Penn- 
sylvania, Aug. 26, 1861, in G Company, 46th 
Pennsylvania Infantry, and was discharged on 
account of plij'sical disability, May 22, 1862. 
After his recovery, he again enlisted for a year 
in the 171st Pennsylvania Infantry and on the 
organization of Company B, was made 2nd 
Lieutenant. He came to WLscousin on being 
i-eleased at the expiration of his time, and, 
Sept. 21, 1S64, enlisted in the 42nd Wisconsin 
Volunteer Infantry at Madison, for three years. 
He was made First Lieutenant of G Company 
the day he enlisted. The regiment had been 
mustered in on the 7th of the month and left 
the State the day Mr. Brown enrolled in its 
ranks. He received final discbarge at Madison, 
July 25, 1865, and has since enjoyed the privi- 



ni 



Kingston, 



PERSONAL RECORDS. 



503 



leges of citizenship in a united country, with 
the satisfaction of a true patriot who has risked 
the emergiencies of the battle field to secure 
them. During the period of Ids service in the 
army he fought ut Winchester, Gettysburg, 
Newburn, and Little Washington, N. (J. 

The 46th Pennsylvania was sent to Wil- 
liamsport, Md., and thence to Hancock in the 
same State. Tlie next change of base was to 
Martinsburg, Va., the regiment Ijeing all the 
time on picket guard. 

From there the command went to Winches- 
ter, where Mr. Brown was on guard duty, going 
thence to Strasburg and to Staunton. In both 
the last named places tliere was lieavy skir- 
mishing. While a member of tlie 17th Penn- 
sylvajiia he was in the hot fight at Gettysburg. 
He also participated in the actions at Newbern 
and Little Washington, N. C. The 42nd Wis- 
consin was raised to perform service as re- 
quii'ed at various points and its companies 
were distributed according to emei'gencies. 
Company G was sent to Marshall, 111., on 
the border of Indiana to assist in the enforce- 
ment of the draft, where the soldiers were 
chiefly engaged-in post and guard duty. Later, 
they were sent to Camp Butler, 111., and thence 
to Cairo. The cessation of liostiHties having 
made their services no longer a necessity, the 
company was ordered to report at Madison for 
dischai'ge. 

Since the war, Mr. Brown lias resided in Ma- 
rion. He is a contractor and builder by pro- 
fession and one of the reliable citizens of this 
portion of the Badger State. 

■ AMES A. DON LEVY, of Oconto, Wis., a 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 74, was born 
July 30, 1845, at Waterloo, Seneca Co., 
New York. His father, James Don 
was a native of Ireland and his mother, 
Elizabeth Morton previous to marriage, was 
born in Vermont. The paternal grandfather 
was a soldier in the British army. Mr. Don 
Levy pas.sed a part of his youth in his native 
place and in 1857 came to West Wisconsin and 
located at Oconto, where he enlisted May 16, 
1864, in Company H, 39tli Wisconsin Infantry 
for 100 days. He was in the rendezvous camp 
at Madison, went thence to Milwaukee to be as- 
signed and went to Memphis. The 39th was 



assigned to tlie 3rd Brigade and was stationed 
near the city as guard, and relieved veteran 
troops needed elsewiiere where raw recruits 
were of little avail. Mr. Don Levy was em- 
ployed in picket duty all the time and was in 
line of battle at the time of Forrest's raid on 
Memphis. The pickets on duty at that time 
were of the 39th and were driven in by the 
advance of the rebels. Mr. Don Levy was made 
1st Sergeant on the formation of his company 
and was absent from home four niontlis. He 
was mustered out Sept. 22, 1864, and returned 
to Wisconsin. 

After the war he located again at Oconto and 
is employed by tlie Oconto Lumber Company 
as head bookkeeper. He was married April 
14, 1872, to Ellen Creedon, a ladj' from Boston, 
Mass. 

Mr. Don Levy has been most prominent in 
the afi'airs pertaining to Ramsay Post at Oconto 
and has been largely instrumental in j^reserv- 
ing its continuance. He is present Comman- 
der. (1888.) Three of his brothers were sol- 
diers for the Union in the civil war. William 
and Homer were enlisted men in the 11th 
Wisconsin Battery and Peter enlisted in Com- 
pany H, ."Jitth Wisconsin Infantry. The only 
sister, Mrs. William Wagner, resides at Green 
Bay. Mr. Don Levy is a man who has sus- 
tained his record as a patriot in the affairs of 
every day life since his return from the army. 
He enjo3's the confidence and esteem of all who 
know him and in all his relations to business 
and society, reflects credit on his career as a 
man and citizen. 



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It^-) ENJAMIN F. SHIPLEY, of New Lon- 
don, Wis., member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 40, was born June 17, 1835, at 
Troy, Waldo Co., Maine. 
He came from his native State to Waupaca 
county, where he owned a farm. He enlisted 
Aug. 15, 1862, in Company G, 21st Wisconsin 
Infantry, for three years. In February, 1864, 
he was made Corporal and received honorable 
discharge June 8, 1865, at Washington, D. C. 
The roster of his battles and skirmishes in- 
cludes 20 names and among them are Perry- 
ville. Stone River (Jefferson Pike), Tullahoma, 
Hoover's Gap, Dug Gap, Chickamauga, Mission 
Ridge, Lookout Alountain, Rocky Face Ridge, 



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SOLDIERS' ALBUM OF 



Snake Creek Gap, Resaca, Pumpkin Vine 
Creek, Big Shanty, Atlanta, Jonesboro and 
Benton ville. The regiment left the State Sep- 
tember 11, 1862, and was first in action at 
Perryville, October 8tli, and was constantly in 
active military duty, fighting, marching, scout- 
ing and skirmishing until the winter of 1863 — 
64 which was passed on Lookout Mountain. 
The regiment remained there until the 2nd 
day of May. Mr. Shipley was a witness of the 
destruction of Atlanta and participated in the 
fighting, skirmishing, destruction and con- 
struction of roads, and in the marching through 
Georgia, South and North Carolina, going to 
Goldsboro and thence to Raleigh after the sur- 
render of Johnston. He discussed the cjuestiou 
of the surrender with many rebels who stated 
that they were glad that the war was over, 
although most of them supposed their homes 
were destroyed. The 21st experienced some of 
its hardest marching through Virginia to 
Washington, and in the Grand Review Mr. 
Shipley saw Andrew Johnson, Generals Grant 
and Sherman and other prominent men. He 
saw the doors of the Capitol ojiened for the m- 
spection of the soldiers of Sherman's army and 
passed a whole day in the Government build- 
ings. After their muster rolls were made out, 
the regiment had its first ride from Washing- 
ton to Milwaukee. Mr. Shipley reached home 
the day after his oOth birthday. In tiie fall of 
1865, he went to a farm five miles from New 
London which he managed four years. Sell- 
ing the place, he went to New London in 1870 
and has since been occupied as a mason. He 
was married at New London in 1858 to Olive 
Benedict. Their children were born as fol- 
lows: — Franklin B., May 7, 1860; Isaac W., 
June 30, 1862; Mary A., Aug. 16, 1866; 
Ernest F., Feb. 8, 1869; John L., Nov. 13, 
1871; George W., Sept. 9, 1875. Isaac died 
March 15, 1863, at Kenosha, Wis. 



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AMES ISAAC JONES, dental surgeon at 
Kaukauna, Wis., was born Dec. 25, 1847, 
in Cassopolis, Cass Co., Mich. To the age 
of 15 years he lived in his native place 
with his parents, attending the common schools 
and growing up with all the inherent patriot- 
ism and spirit that characterised the boys of his 



generation. He was but a lad when the hor- 
rors of the civil war engaged his attention and 
he did not rest until he succeeded in entering 
the army for the Union. His parents had the 
natural objection to a son's taking such a step 
while in immature years and steadily opposed 
his dtclared determination to enlist. He was 
14 on Christmas Day, 1861, and, on the third 
of January, following, he enrolled as a soldier. 
Immediately after the attack on the forts in 
Charleston harbor he ran away with two com- 
panions and went to Kalamazoo, Mich., with 
the intention of enlisting in the lltii Michigan 
Infantry. But his watchful father intercepted 
and brought him home. On the day men- 
tioned, which followed his failure, he started 
for Indiana. On reaching La Porte he enlisted 
under the name of Duncan Proctor, in I Com- 
pany, Ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. By 
that name he is recorded on the archives of the 
Hoosier State as a defender of the Union, and, 
by it will be honored, when the future historian 
shall register that cognomen as one inscribed 
on the roll of honor of Indiana. The regiment 
in which he enrolled had served a three months 
term, and in January, 1861, was reorganizing 
for the war. From La Porte, the command 
went to Cincinnati, Ohio, and was assigned to 
the Army of the Tennessee, commanded by 
General Grant. Mr. Jones first acquaintance 
with rebel powder and shot was at Sliiloh, and 
he was a participant in the actions in which his 
regiment was involved until his health failed. 
They included the important engagements at 
Memphis, siege of Knoxville and many skir- 
mishes, and he also performed the laborious 
duties pertaining to the progress of affairs in 
Western Tennessee. He was finally sent to the 
hospital at Memphis, whence he was discharged 
for disabilities incurred in the service, Juue 7, 
1863. 

He returned to the home of his parents and, 
after recruiting his health, he obtained employ 
in a furniture factory at Cassopolis, in which 
situation lie remained untii 1872. At that date 
he entered upon the study of dental surgery, 
finishing his preparation for his practice at the 
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He 
commenced his business as a dentist at Cassopo- 
lis and continued to operate there until his re- 
moval to Wisconsin in August, 1883, when he 
he located, for an experiment at Neenah. A 
little more than a year later, he settled at Kau- 
kauna. 



PERSONAL RECORDS. 



r,or, 




He was married April 25, 1867, to Annette 
Emily Morse, and they are the parents of four 
children. 

^\■ ni. Byron, Sidney (leorge and Edith are 
living; Ella died at the age of three weeks. 
Daniel Smitli Jones, the father of Dr. Jones was 
born in Butler Co., Ohio., and was the descen- 
dant in the third remove from Welsh ancestors. 
Selina (Miller) Jones, the motlier, was a native 
of Genesee Co., New York, and of lineage tiiat 
dates back for several generations in the Empire 
State. 



DWARD MCGLACHLIN, one of tlie 
editors and proprietors of the Stevens 
Point Journal, (Wis.,) and a member of 
G. A. R. Post No. 15G, was born Dec. 
19, 1840, in Watson, Lewis Co., New York. He 
is the son of Ephraim and Eunice (Fenton) 
McGlachlin, and his fatlier was a native of the 
Empire State, born of lineage which came from 
Scotland in the earlj' history of the country. 
His great grandfather was captured by the In- 
dians in the war of the Revolution and was 
drowned while being taken across the St. Law- 
rence River. The mother was born in the 
State of New York and was the daughter of a 
sire who was born in Massachusetts and con- 
nected with the stock from which Governor 
Fenton of New York descended. 

Previous to his 17th year, Mr. McGlachlin 

in Watson and in 
He entered the 
prominent dairy- 
whose employ lie 
part of the time 



year, 
attended the common school 
1857, came to Wisconsin, 
employ of Hiram Smith, a 
man at Sheboygan Falls, in 
remained nearly two years, 
doing chores for his board and going to school. 
He went next to Elmwood in the vicinity of 
Peoria, 111., where lie entered the coal mines. 
The country was overstocked with laborers of all 
classes, the panic of 1857 having closed many 
avenues of labor, and it was almost impossible 
to obtain work. Mr. McGlachlin was glad to be 
employed even in digging coal and, part of the 
winter of 1859-60, he paid for his board by 
husking corn. In the following spring he went 
to Fond du Lac and entered the office of the 
Commonwealth, to learn the ijusiness of a printer 
and was occupied there IS months when he 
determined to enter the army. He enlisted at 
Fond du Lac Sept. 21, 1861, in Company K, 1st 



Wisconsin Infantry, on the re-organization of 
the lirst regiment which went from Wisconsin 
to the war. He enrolled for three years and in 
June, 18(!.'), was made Corporal and later was pro- 
moted to Sergeant. His term of service ex- 
pired in September, 1864, but he was not able 
to be mustered out at that date, nor when the 
regiment w-as discharged, as he was a prisoner of 
war and held by the rebels in the prison pen at 
Florence, S. C, and he was not mustered out 
until December following. From the rendez- 
vous at Camp Scott, .\jilwaukee, the regiment 
went to Jefferson ville, Ind., and thence to West 
Point and Green River, where Mr. McGlachlin 
worked on fortifications, fought guerrillas and 
bushwhackers and helped to build bridges, the 
command having been assigned to the Army of 
the Ohio. He marched from Green River to 
Nashville, and thence to Mount Pleasant, Tenn., 
Company K being stationed on provost duty at 
Columbia and, when the company rejoined the 
regiment lie went with three other companies on 
a 16-day march to Chattanooga and the small 
force bombarded the now historic city, the key 
of the situation, wrested afterwards from 
the possession of the confederates. It was an 
idle attempt and the companies marched back 
to Stevenson and liridgeport and Mr. McGlach- 
lin was on duty as guard at the ford at Muscle 
Shoals. He went back to Nashville to perform 
provost duty there, after which he was in the 
famous pursuit of Bragg between the line of 
the rebel march and that of Buell. At Louis- 
ville he was for several weeks, confined in 
a hospital, rejoining his regiment at Mitchels- 
ville. He went thence to Nashville and 
was next in action in the battle of Stone 
River, assisting in the expulsion of the 
rebels from tlie rifle pits and in the capture of 
Murfreesboro. He was occupied on the fortifi- 
cations there until the advance to Tullahoma 
when he was in the fight at Hoover's Gap. He 
was in the fight near Dug Gap, and was next 
in action at Chickamauga, September 19th and 
20tli. Between sundown and dark of the 
second day he was taken prisoner by the rebels 
and taken to Dalton whence he was conveyed 
on the cars to Atlanta. He passed a night 
there and proceeded thence to Richmond 
where he was confined a week on Belle Island 
in the James River. He was then placed in 
Smith's Building, near Libby and in December 
was removed to Danville, Va., and in April fol- 
lowing to the stockade prison at Andersonville, 



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SOLDIERS' ALBUM OF 



Ga., where he was confined until September 
and went to Ciiarlestoa, wliere the prisoners 
whom the rebels were transferring from point 
to point, in the endeavor to anticipate Sher- 
man's operations, were turned onto the race 
track. The}' occupied the delectable quarters 
about one month and went next to Florence 
where, on the 9th of December, 1864, he was 
paroled. He was taken to Cbarleston where 
the federal transport lay in the harbor 
about a mile from Fort Sumter, to which the 
paroled prisoners were transferred by rebel 
transports. Mr. McGlachlin was conveyed to 
to Annapolis, where he received a 30-day fur- 
lough, when he reported to Columbus, Ohio, 
and received orders to go to Milwaukee for 
final discharge, where his regiment had been 
mustered out five months before. He 
had endured the horrors of prison life 
in the South ten days less than 15 
months. The circumstances of his receiving 
parole were these: — Arrangements were in 
progress to parole 10,000 sick and wounded 
and, as his health was comparatively good, he 
feared he would not be passed. When he was 
was examined by the rebel surgeon he was 
asked how long he had been a prisoner. He 
answered that he had been confined nearly 15 
months. " Where are you from?" asked the 
surgeon. " From Wisconsin," was the reply. 
" You are a long way from home and I guess 
you had better go," said the surgeon. Mr. Mc- 
Glachlin says this was the happiest moment 
he ever experienced and he took a seat with 
those who had been passed. One of his com- 
rades called to him, " Ed, did you pass?" and 
on his reply in the affirmative an officer named 
Butler, every whit as brutal as Wirz, came to 
him and enquired what surgeon had passed 
him and Butler started towards tlie surgeon, 
the hopes of Mr. McGlachlin falling like lead, 
as he moved away, but they were ordered to 
fall in and were marched out of the stockade 
just in time to prevent his being remanded to 
further bondage. 

On his return to Wisconsin he resumed liis 
position in the Gommonivealth office, where he 
acquired a complete knowledge of all details 
connected with the profession and afterwards 
he occupied the position of local editor until 
1869, when he became associated in the man- 
agement with Col. A. J. Watrous and T. B. 
Reid. A year later he sold his interest to his 
partners and went to Clinton, Iowa, to assume 



the duties of foreman of the Herald ; 18 months 
later he went to Oshkosh where he became 
foreman of the Northwestern and discharged the 
duties of the situation until August, 1873, 
when he became proprietary owner of the jour- 
nal which he is now conducting. In 1875 he 
sold a half interest to T. J. Simons, with whom 
he is still associated. The journal is a Repub- 
lican organ and is the leading paper of Portage 
county. The office is in complete condition as 
to fixtures and facilities and is well equipped 
for first-class job work. 

Mr. McGlachlin was married August 21, 1867, ■ 
to Mary F. Lawrence and they have three chil- 
dren named Edward Fenton, Lucy K., and 
Thomas L. The oldest son is a student in the 
United States Military Academy at West Point, 
where he is a member of the 1st class and ex- 
pects to graduate in June, 1889. William Law- 
rence, the father of Mrs. McGlachlin, was an 
old line Whig and an abolitionist and was an 
enlisted man in Company H, 10th Wisconsin 
Infantry. Her brother, James, enlisted in Com- 
pany E, 6th Wisconsin Infantry, and was 
wounded at the second battle of Bull Run. Os- 
car was in Company C, 29th Wisconsin Infan- 
try. Mr. McGlachlin has served on the Scliool 
Board at Stevens Point and in several official 
positions in the Post. His brotlier, Alexander, 
was a soldier in the 8th Wisconsin Infantry 
and Dighton was an enlisted man in an Iowa 
regiment. 

YER HURD RANDALL, of Apple- 
ton, Wis., member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 133, is a pioneer citizen of Out- 
agamie county. He was born Aug. 
11, 1825, in Sandgate, Bennington Co., Ver- 
mont, and is the son of Levi and Anna (Hurd) 
Randall. The original ancestry on the father's 
side belonged to the number who settled at Say- 
brook in Connecticut,in 1635, whither the grand- 
father of Mr. Randall removed to Sandgate. 
On the maternal side his grandmother belonged 
to the old aristocracy of New England, wiio 
were slaveholders in Connecticut. Mr. Randall 
was brought up on a farm and was employed 
in a sawmill located on his father's place 
where, and when about 18 he was injured in the 
head and has never entirely recovered. He came 
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and tlience on the lakes to Milwaukee, then 
in an undeveloped state. He lived in that 
county four year.s and engaged in farming. 
In June, 1849, he came to Appleton. arriving 
before the first framed building was completed. 
With his wife and several men he started from 
Milwaukee with a team and arrived at Fond 
du Lac, the rain falling in torrents on the way 
and his wife walking 20 miles of the distance, 
resting when the team was stuck in the mud. 
At Fond du Lac, they took a boat to cross Lake 
Winnebago and, on the first day tacked back 
and forth, only making seven miles. There 
were seven men and one woman and they went 
ashore and cooked their dinner. They 
reached Menasha and took an Indian canoe to 
cross Lake Buttes Des Mortes to Craft's Land- 
ing, two miles from Menasha, whence, with his 
wife, Mr. Randall walked to Appleton — four 
miles. He had 50 cents as capital wherewith to 
begin the world. They traced th«ir ways about 
Appleton all that summer by blazed trees. 
They had nothing to eat but pork and bread, 
varied with bread and pork. Mr. Randall ob- 
tained employ on the claims in the vicinity 
which the owners were clearing and, in tlie 
fall he made a claim on which he built a log 
cabin, which was his habitation six years. The 
first night in Appleton they slept in a log pen 
without a roof and had no covering. His claim 
included 60 acres and it has since been his 
property and is separated by 2nd Avenue from 
the city limits. The place is known as " The 
Pines." Mr. Randall has seen the growth of 
Appleton from a wooded tract to a city of 
thousands of inhabitants, and has been a fac- 
tor in its progress. He operated on his farm 
until July 11, 1861, when he enrolled as a mu- 
sician in the 6th Wisconsin Infantry at Apple- 
ton, for three years. He was discharged Sep- 
tember 27th following at Washington, on ac- 
count of vertigo, incident to the injury al- 
ready mentioned. October 1, 1864, he again 
enlisted in the 22nd Wisconsin Infantry, and 
was unassigned, being placed on detached 
duty at Madison, and served on provost 
guard, in which he was occupied until the 
close of the war, receiving his second discharge 
May 7, 1865. 

He was married Jan. 1, 1845, at Sandgate, 
Vermont, to Sarah Ann Prindle. Their daugh- 
ter is now Mrs. Viola Fox, and is a resident of 
Appleton. Her children are named George 
Ra,ndall and Eugene. Mrs. Randall is the 



daughter of Zenas Prindle and Hannah (Cogs- 
well) Prindle. The former was a native of Sand- 
gate. The Prindles were ])rorainent in the 
early history of the country and fought in the 
Revolution. The Ilurd family from which the 
present generation of Randalls descended be- 
longed to the Scotch-Irish, and in the other 
line are English. Mr. Randall has been con- 
nected with the municipal management of his 
township and is considered one of the substan- 
tial and reliable citizens of the county. He 
was accompanied to Appleton by a brother, Asa 
Bronson Randall, who was a chaplain of a reg- 
iment of colored troops, and lives in Clare- 
mont, Virginia, engaged in farming and rais- 
ing fruit. Rosvvell Kelley Randall, another 
brother, enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry, 
with which he served three years. He resides 
in Iowa and is a carpenter. (See sketch of 
Levi Lay Randall.) 



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C-t3?^ TEPHEN E. PLATT, Marshfield, Wis., 
^^ member of G. A. R. Post No. 48 at 
Nielsville, was born March 2, 1845, in 
Fort Ann, Wasbington Co., New 
York. He was about eight years old when he 
removed with his father and mother, Philo and 
Polly (Grant) Piatt, to Wisconsin. The latter 
is living in Loyal, Wis.; the mother was hofn 
in Vermont and died in June, 1884. Otis 
Piatt, an only brother, died in Clark Co., Wis. 
Mr. Piatt has one sister named Myra who re- 
sides in Wisconsin. When he was 19 years old 
Mr. Piatt enlisted Feb. 8, 1864, in Company I, 
29th Wisconsin Infantry at Hartford for three 
years. He received honorable discharge Oct. 
9, 1865, at Madison. July 1, 1865, he was 
transferred to Company C, 14th Wisconsin In- 
fantry, the greater part of the regiment having 
l>een discharged. He joined his regiment at 
Berwick C'ity, and went thence on the Red 
River expedition. He was in the skirmishes 
previous to the heavy engagement at Sabine 
Cross Roads and afterwards was in frequent 
skirmishes until May, when the regiment joined 
the command of Colonel Bailey, who was con- 
structing the famous dam across the Red River. 
Mr. Piatt was in the battle at Simmsport and 
accompanied the regiment in the subsequent 
movements in Ix)uisiana, Mississippi and Ar- 



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SOLDIERS' ALBUM OF 



kansas. The command went to New Orleans 
and thence to Mobile where they built roads 
across the swani}) and acted as guard for a 
supply train. After the surrender of Mo])ile, 
the '29th was the second regiment which entered 
the city where they performed provost duty 
until discharged. After he was transferred to 
the 14th, Mr. Piatt performed the same duty in 
the same place. He has since suffered from 
rheumatism which he contracted in the service. 
Mr. Piatt was married Oct. 9, 1862, to Mary 
Fletcher of Ohio, who died Jan. 6, 1881, at 
Colby, Wis. He was again married in Febru- 
ary, 1884, to Julia Rhodes of Wythee, Clark Co. 
When he came to Wisconsin, his first residence 
was at Oak Grove in Dodge county, and he was 
employed there as a woodsman until 1870, 
when he removed to Clark county. He has 
been a resident of Marshfield since 1887. 



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OHN BERCH, resident at Winneconne, 
Wis., and a former soldier of the civil 
war, was born Jan. 11, 1837, in Ger- 
many. He is the son of John and 
Elizabeth (Engert) Berch and his parents re- 
moved from their native country to the New 
York World when he was 14 years old. 

He is an unmarried man and has passed all 
his life with his father and mother who are 
both living on their fine farm. Mr. Berch has one 
brother named Nicholas, who was an enlisted 
man in the 24th Wisconsin Infantry. Mr. 
Berch enlisted May 18, 1861, at Oslikosii in a 
company which was being recruited for three 
months service and, when the order was issued 
from the War Department to muster no more 
three mouths men, he re-enrolled June 11th in 
the three years service in Companj' E, 2ud 
Wisconsin Infantiy for three years or during 
the war. He was mustered out with the non- 
veterans of his regiment at the expiration of 
his period of service, and was discharged in 
October, 1864, at Philadelphia under the provi- 
sions of an order from the War Department re- 
lating to incurable cases. Mr. Berch was in 
rendezvous with his regiment and went to the 
front where the command was assigned to the 
Army of Virginia and passed about a month in 
moving from place to place and in the per- 



formance of camp duty until the commence- 
ment of active hostilities. He was in the skir- 
mish at Blackburn's Ford thi'ee days previous 
to the battle of Bull Run and was in tlie light 
and rout of the first Virginia battle field. In 
September, the organization of the Iron Brigade 
was completed and the services of that organi- 
zation for two years forms the history of Mr. 
Berch. During the winter following Bull Run, 
he was in quarters near Arlington and was in 
the vain marcii to Manassas in the spring. He 
fought in the skirmish at Beverly Ford in July 
and went next to Sulphur Springs where he 
was in a skirmish and soon after was in one of 
the bloodiest battles of the war which was 
fought by his brigade alone at Gainesville. He 
was in all the movements connected with the 
second battle at Bull Run, fought at South 
Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Fitz- 
hugh's Crossing, and Chancellorsville and af- 
terwards marched nearly 200 miles to the bat- 
tle field of Gettj'sburg. He had hitherto 
escaped injury and on the first daj' of the fight, 
his command moved to position on the double- 
quick, loading as they ran. In the first fire of 
the rebels Mr.~ Berch was severely wounded 
and his name leads the list of privates from his 
company reported from that day's fight. Mr. 
Berch had fired seven shots to his own satisfac- 
tion, when he received a bullet which passed 
through his left lung and out of his body near 
his spine. He was carried to a house in the 
vicinity where he lay four days bleeding and 
unattended. He was then carried to the town 
where he remained three days and was then 
conveyed to Summit House hospital at Phila- 
delphia, where he was mustered out 15 months 
later. The wound he received has never 
healed and has since remained open and dis- 
charges, and he is frequently called to experi- 
ence violent hemorrhages. He owes his life to 
his splendid constitution and his powerful will 
without which he would have died on the field 
of battle. Mr. Berch returned to the home of 
his parents and has since been a resident of 
Winneconne. 

Mr. Berch belongs to the class which forms 
a large proportion of the nationality of America 
who honor their citizensliip in every phase of 
tlieir cai'eors. He has been called to suffer 
more than even most of soldiers and has borne 
the trials of an incurable wound for 25 years 
with the patience and fortitude of a man made 
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York. 



His character and resignation have won for him 
the permanent respect and esteem of the com- 
munity to whicli he belongs and he has tlie 
earnest s^yrapathy of all who know him. He is 
a Republican in politics and rejoices in tiie re- 
sumption of the reins of government by the 
party in whose_ interests he fought. 



OLUMBUS CALDWELL, Waupaca, 
Wis., belonging to G; A. R. Post No. 
21, was born September 25, 1830, in 
Charlotte, Chautauqua -Co., New 
He came to Wisconsin with his parents, 
Tyler and Mary (Warner) Caldwell in the spring 
of 1836, and they located in Kenosha county. 
\ little later his father removed to the western 
part of Racine county, where he was a promi- 
nent farmer and the local postofhce at Caldwell's 
Prairie received its name from him. When he 
was 19 years old, Mr. Caldwell removed to 
Waupaca and in 1852, he crossed the plains to 
California where he remained until 1859, and 
returned to Waupaca. He was interested in 
the course of the civil war and determined soon 
after it commenced to unite his fortunes with 
those of his country and he enlisted December 
6, 1861, at Waupaca in Company M, 1st Wis- 
consin Cavalry for three years. On the forma- 
tion of his company Mr. Caldwell was made Ser- 
geant and he pas.sed the various grades of non- 
commissioned othces and was made 2iid Lieu- 
tenant Nov. 20, 1862. In December, 1862, he 
was appointed acting regimental Quartermaster 
and Commissary, which was tiie hardest part of 
his whole service. He was afterwards promoted 
to 1st Lieutenant and Captain, but did not mus- 
ter under the last as his commission did not 
reach the regiment until the day following that 
on which he was made prisoner of war. Up to 
the date of his capture he had acted most of 
the time in command of his company and in 
one instance was at the head of a detachment 
including details from several companies. He 
was in the actions at Cape Girardeau, three in 
number, and in the scouting and skirmishing 
in Missouri and Arkansas, and he was in the 
action at Chalk Bluff in the early days of his 
service and his roster includes several expedi- 
tions of guerrilla warfare, in that locality, until 
the regiment was attached to the Arms' of the 



Cumberland and was afterwards in much of the 
same service. The scouting, skirmishing and 
raiding after crossing the Cumberland River 
was of very active character and Lieutenant 
Caldwell was in the movement which resulted 
in the capture of Shelbyville and afterwards 
chased Bragg and fought at Chickaraauga 
Creek, going on the next day to fight in the 
battle of Chickamauga. He was at Chattanooga 
during the stay there and fought Wheeler's 
cavalry at Anderson's Gap, about the 1st of Oc- 
tober. Later he was in the pursuit of the rebel 
cavalry and was in the actions at Maysville, 
Strawberry Plains and Mossy Creek. He was 
sick and sent tohospitalat Nashville, and joined 
his regiment afterwards. In one of the scout- 
ing expeditions in the vicinity of Cleveland he 
was captured April 13, 1861. He was in com- 
mand of a detachment of 25 men, 19 of whom 
were taken prisoners by three brigades of cav- 
alry under VN'heeler, and only three survived 
Andersonville. They were 12 miles in advance 
of the Union lines and had not the slighest 
chance against such a force. Lieutenant Cald- 
well and his squad had just relieved 150 men 
of the regiment under Col. Brownlow, son of 
Parson Brownlow, and General Wheeler after- 
wards told him that he had received informa- 
tion that Brownlow's regiment was stationed 
at that place and he came thither with 
three brigades to capture the command of the 
fiery Tennessee parson. Lieutenant Caldwell 
rode five miles by the side of Wheeler, who 
asked many questions. At the first point of en- 
camj>njent, Wheeler and liis three brigades 
started for Tunnel Hill, leaving a detail of 25 
men to conduct the men to Dalton. Soon after, 
Wheeler's adjutant rode back and demanded 
the surrender of Lieutenant Caldwell's rubber 
coat and enforced the order at the muzzle of a 
revolver. Caldwell was obliged to surrender 
the article, but assured tiie rebel that he would 
remember him. He was a prisoner nearly 11 
months and was confined one night at Ander- 
sonville and went thence to Macon, where he 
passed four weeks in jail and went thence to the 
stockade prison at that place whence he was re- 
moved in July, to Savannah. He went next to 
Charleston where the federal officers were taken 
and placed immediately under the fire of the 
batteries which were shelling Charleston at in- 
tervals. (See sketch of N. M. Edwards.) Lieu- 
tenant Caldwell was in Charleston three weeks 
and went afterwards successively to Columbia, 



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Charlotte, Raleigh and Goldsboro and was ex- 
changed March 1, 1865. He received a fur- 
longh and returned to Wisconsin and he was 
mustered out, May 15th following at Camp 
Chase, Ohio. 

Lieutenant Caldwell has been a resident in 
Waupaca county since the war. In 1867, lie 
was elected Register of Deeds and in 1872 and 
1873, was elected member of the Legislature of 
Wisconsin and served in the sessions ot 1873-4, 
and was a member of the Assembly at the tine 
of the passage of the Potter Railroad Bill. In 
1882, he assumed charge of the Waupaca county 
poorhouse and farm which he managed until 
1887, and on the 1st day of December of that 
year he was made Superintendent of the Wis- 
consin ^"eteran's Home at Waupaca and he is 
still (1888), the incumbent of that position. 

He was married just before he enlisted Nov. 
21, 1861, to Mary L. Taggarl who died in Jan- 
uary, 1866, leaving two daughters. Their names 
are Minnie L. and Ida S. Mr. Caldwell was 
married May 11, 1868, to Ida .J. Taggart, sister 
of his first wife and their three sons and two 
daugiiters are named Geo. T., Warner ¥., Otis 
L., Beatrice and Eunice; these are at home. 
Minnie L. teaches in Appletou and Ida S. is a 
telegraph operator at Chicago. 



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'OSEPH STAUDENRAUS, one of the 
substantial citizens of Oshkosh, Wis., 
and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 241, 
was born in Lanpheim, Germany. When 
he was 20 years old he came to America. The 
customs of his native country had awakened 
the .sense of justice which was his due and he 
left his Fatherland to become the possessor of a 
manhood for which he could afford to struggle 
and, when rebellion uprose to destroy his hopes 
he felt that he had a personal interest in aiding 
in the preservation of the Union. When the 
call for 75,000 men was made April 15, 1861, 
he went to St. Louis, where he enlisted in the 
2nd Missouri Regiment. He was still enough 
of a German to affiliate with his countrymen 
and enrolled for three months in Company C 
of the organization mentioned. He was mus- 
tered in as a Sergeant and his command was 
sent to the front in Missouri to be in action 
May 10th in the capture of Camp .Jackson. He 



was a participant in the taking of Jetlerson 
City, June 15th and was present at the raising 
of the National Hag. June 17th, two days la- 
ter, he was in the fight at Booneville. He was 
with tile command of the brave Lyon and was 
in his last fight under his first enlistment at 
Wilson's Creek. Aug. 10th, in that action he 
endured the brunt of heav}' battle in which 
Lyon, one of the best beloved commanders of 
the war, fell. On the last day of the same 
month Mr. Staudenraus received honorable 
discharge and returned to Wisconsin. .Jan. 29, 
1862, he again enlisted in Company F, 19th 
Wisconsin Infantry, and on the organization 
was made Orderly Sergeant. Aug. 31, 1864, 
he was discharged to muster as 2nd Lieutenant 
of his company at Chapin's Farm. His papers 
of promotion to 1st Lieutenant bear date of No- 
vember 28, 1864, but he was in the field and 
unable to receive them and, when that obstacle 
was removed, the end of the war was so close 
at hand as to make such action practically un- 
necessary'. He was finallj' mustered out April 
29, 1865. 

The 19th Wisconsin was mustered in and 
left the State June 2nd, having performed 
guard duty over the reliel prisoners that were 
transferred to Chicago and Mr. Staudenraus was 
in service as provost guard at Norfolk, Va., and 
assisted in the construction of foitifications on 
the Elizabeth River. He went thence with the 
command to Suffolk where he was in equally 
laborious duty for weeks, exposed to inclement 
weather and working in mud and rain. He 
was in the varied movements afterward and 
was with his company at Havelock Station, N. 
C. Afterwards he went to Fort Spinola, going 
thence to Plymouth. He returned to Newbern 
and, afterwartls joined the command of Butler 
and again built fortifications at Point of Rocks 
and performed duty in the destruction of the 
railroad. He was in the skirmish line at Fort 
Darling and in the furious action of May 16th. 
He was in the trendies in front of Petersburg 
and also at New Market Race Course. After 
veteran's furlough, the command was in the 
action known as the Wilderness and Mr. Stau- 
denraus was in the reconnoissance of Oct. 27th. 
He was in the fight on the old battle field of 
Fair Oaks where his ranking officer. Lieutenant 
Spiegel berg was wounded. Captain Scerffof F 
and Bates of K Couapanies were captured 
and, under his first commission. Lieutenant 
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named organizations. Thenceforward the com- 
mand was engaged in picket duty in front of 
Richmond. April 3rd the regiment led the ad- 
vance into the city and it was the first to enter 
the confederate cajjitol, and to raise the regi- 
mental colors over tlie conquered citadel of .lett" 
Davis. Ijieutenant Staudenraus passed one 
week in hospital while in front of Petersburg 
but was not injured in action. He was a brave 
soldier and while with the 2nd Missouri, Captain 
Hiram Bendell especially mentioned his ser- 
vices. In December, 1864, he was furlougbed 
at Havelock Station for two months and passed 
the time in recruiting, returning in February 
with his company of recruits, most of whom 
enrolled in Company F. 

On receiving his discharge Mr. Staudenraus 
returned to Oshkosh and went, soon alter, to 
his native country where he was married Aug. 
26, 1865, to Mary Denzel. They are the par- 
ents of four children — Lena, Albert A., Bertha 
J., and Emma. Ignatz and Magdalena (Aich) 
Staudenraus, his parents, were Gernrans of un- 
mixed descent and died in their native coun- 
try where the father was, at one time, a soldier 
in the national army. Two of their sons be- 
sides Mr. Staudenraus of this account are in 
America. Roman S. is a citizen of Oshkosh. 
Jacob lives in Dakota. Mr. Staudenraus came 
to New York in May, 1854, and thence to Tole- 
do, Ohio, where he operated as a shoemaker 
until June 26th, when he came to Oshkosh and 
passed several years in varied business rela- 
tions. Returning to Oshkosh in the autumn 
of 1865 he engaged in the hotel business and 
is the owner of tlie Tremont, a leading hotel of 
that city. He leases the house and is living in 
retirement. 



"OHN A. LIEBERT, Manitowoc, Wis., 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 18, was 
born August 18, 1842, in Posen, Ger- 
many. His parents, Mathias and Anna 
Rosina (Kurtzmann) Liebert, came with their 
family to America in 1861 and located at 
Manitowoc. March 22, 1863, he enlisted in 
Company L, 4th Wisconsin Infantry, at Madi- 
son, for three years. He joined the regiment 
in time to participate in both attacks on Port 
Hudson and was with it when it was converted 



into a cavalry command. He was in all the 
variety of service, which included the fights at 
Baton Rouge and Port Hudson previous to 
being mounted, and afterwards was engaged in 
scouting, picket duty and foraging and was in 
many skirmishes in whicli supplies were cap- 
tured, rebels dispensed and taken prisoners 
and, August 20, 1865, was transfen-ed to Com- 
pany E of the same regiment, the command 
serving in Texas, where he was discharged at 
Brownsville, May 28, 1866, two months after 
his term of service had expired. The regiment 
performed much heavy marching and, on one 
occasion, he was in a forced march from Mobile 
to Memphis. Before reaching that place they 
received orders to go to Vicksburg and for four 
weeks had only corn meal for food. When 
General Grierson received orders to move from 
Port Hudson to Mobile, he sent 1,800 men, in- 
cluding the 4th Wisconsin, with a train of 
wagons to obtain forage for the horses. One 
night, during a heavy rain, they camped in 
the vicinity of 5,000 rebels. One of the Union 
scouts entered the rebel cainp'and obtained his 
supper and heard tlie discussion of plans to 
capture the entire Yankee force during the 
night, but the attack was prevented by the 
rain. The next day a train of wagons which 
went out for corn was captured by the rebels, 
but the escort all escaped. It was composed of 
the 2nd Texas regiment, and the rebels cap- 
tured the surgeon of the 4th Wisconsin. They 
were about to hang him on the suposition that 
he was a Texan, but he claimed to belong to 
the 4th Wisconsin, and they held him two 
weeks until he could prove his identity, when 
he was released. On the same trip, in an en- 
counter with the rebels, the Union force cap- 
tured as many prisoners as they themselves 
numbered. After the close of the war, the re- 
giment marched through to Texas and sj)ent 
some time in watching the borders during the 
process of reconstruction. Previous to this, 
after the virtual close of hostilities, the column 
encountered a rebel force that showed fight, 
although Lee had surrendered, but, in view of 
tiie superior numbers of the Union troo).s, they 
changed their minds. At this place, the regi- 
ment obtained rations for the first time after a 
long and heavy march. While the regiment 
was passing tlirough Alabama, endeavoring to 
find Jeff Davis, they encountered a body of 
Confederates who shouted to them, "hello 
Yanks, you have got to keep on marching 



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until you get home, but we are through." 
The reply "Yes, that is all right, but our 
money is good, and yours ain't,'' was not appre- 
ciated. On one occasion when Mr. Liebert was 
on picket, a lady and a little girl came along 
on a pony. They had to cross a slough and 
the undertaking was a dangerous one; Mr. 
Liebert left his jwst, contrary to orders, took 
the child and the lady across on his horse, 
leading the pony. Although the lady was a 
rebel, she thanked him cordially for his cour- 
tesy and promised him entertainment, if he 
would call at her residence. Mr. Liebert en- 
listed in 1862 in the 27th Wisconsin Infantry, 
but was rejected on account of iiis .size. Of his 
company of 112 men but 28 came back at the 
close of the war. He returned from tlie war to 
Manitowoc, where he is engaged in the busi- 
ness of a merchant tailor. He was married in 
1869 to Amelia Rietz. His parents reside near 
Manitowoc, his fatlier being 78 years old, yet 
he walks frequently from his residence to Mani- 
towoc, three miles. His mother is 76 years of 
age. 



JEFFERSON F. CANON, of Merrill, Wis., 
a member of Lincoln Post, No. 131, at 
that place, was born Maich G, 1843, in 
Callacoon, Sullivan Co., New York. 
When he was six years old. his parents removed 
from the Empire State to Walworth Co., Wis. 
They returned tliree years later to Callacoon 
and the next year the father died. The mother 
and her children came in 1857 to Portage Co., 
Wis., where Mr. Canon lived at Kilbourne City 
until the challenge of war echoed from the 
Walls of Fort Sumter. In August, 1861, he en- 
listed in the Gth Wisconsin Infantry in Com- 
pany H for three years. He was discbarged 
•lune 6, 1865, after a continuous service of 
nearly four years, during which time he was 
absent from his company but four mouths. 
He was wounded in the right foot at the battle 
of Hatcher's Run and went to the general hos- 
pital in Philadelphia. 

August 29th the regiment made connection 
with the organization known to history as the 
" Iron Brigade." Early in September they were 
assigned to a position. Mr. Canon was in the 
actions at Gainesville, second Bull Run, South 



Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancel- 
lorsville, Gettysliurg, the battles of the Wilder- 
ness, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Cold Harbor, 
Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Hatcher's Run, 
and at the second battle at Hatcher's Run, in 
February, 1865, he received his wound in the 
intrenchments. He passed the remainder of 
the time in tlie hospital. This is one of the 
most complete records of action and endurance 
in this volume, where those of similar character 
are to be counted by hundreds. Mr. Canon 
was also engaged in the heavy and unremitting 
skirmishing before the Ijattle of Gettysliurg and 
encountered the risks of war in ever}' variety of 
service pertaining to the struggle whicii, in 
most particulars, eclipses any of ancient or 
modern times. Mr. Canon was 18 when he 
became a soldier. 

After his discharge lie returned to Wisconsin 
and located at Plainfield, where he engaged in 
blacksmithing, of which he had a little knowl- 
edge before going to the war. He followed it 
as a vocation until 1871, when he went to 
Washbutn, Clark county, and engaged in lum- 
bering and logging for three years. In the fall 
of 1874 he was elected Clerk of Chirk county 
and held the position eight years. Prior to 
that time he had officiated two years as Chair- 
man of the Board of the town of Washburn. 
He was also active in the affairs of the County 
Agricultural Society and served one year in 
each of the positions of Secretary, Treasurer 
and President of the organization. In April, 
1883, he came to Merrill, where he has been 
connected with municipal affairs ever since. 
He has acted as Supervisor from his Ward one 
year, two }ears as a member of tlie Common 
Council, and tliree years as City Treasurer, in 
which he is still officiating. He is also Deputy 
Rostmaster under his brother, Wm. H. Canon. 

He is the son of Henry and Catherine 
(Schermerhorn) Canon. The former was born 
in Massachusetts of Puritan descent. His father 
James Canon, is still living in Oliio, aged 
ninety-five, (Dec, 1887.) He was a soldier in 
1812. The motlier belonged to the famous 
Schermerhorn family and her father was a sol- 
dier of 1812, and was wounded at Plattsburg. 
He was a son of a Revolutionary soldier. Two 
brothers of Mr. Canon were in the late war. 
John R. enlisted in Company K, 25th Wiscon- 
sin, and was promoted to 1st Lieutenant. Solo- 
mon R. was in the 6th and 8th Wi-sconsin Bat- 
teries, Light Artillery. Charles, George, Henry, 



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Orlando, James and Alvertius Rozell, brothers 
of Mrs. Canon, wero soldiers in the war for the 
Union. The latter, after a service of two years 
and ten niontlis, was killed on the Held of 
battle. 

.leiierson F. Canon and Catherine Rozell were 
joined in marriage April 5, ISOT, and they have 
seven eliiidron — Mary ■}., Henry A., Libbie, 
Nellie, I'rankie, Dora and Joe Jefferson. The 
father of Mrs. Canon was born in Brooklyn, N. 
Y., and was of French descent. 



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y!^ USHEL R. SMITH, Shawano, Wis., 
and member of G. A. R. Post No. 81, 
was born August 15, 1840, in the 
State of New York. He is the son 
of Hile D. and Mary Smith, who are both de- 
ceased. His mother died when he was five 
years old and when he was still young he 
went from his native State to Michigan. His 
brother, Andros B., enlisted in the service from 
Illinois. Mr. Smith enlisted in September, 
18G3, in Grand Rapids, Mich, in Company B, 
10th Michigan Cavalry, for three years or 
during the war and received honorable dis- 
charge at Memphis, Tenn., in September, lSiiC>. 
He joined his regiment in Tennessee and among 
the first actions in which be participated was 
Wheeler's movement against Burnside with the 
command of Long.street at Knoxville, where he 




was one of 100 who made a charge on Wheeler's 



cavalry. After the battle of Kno.xville, he was 
engaged in skirmish and picket duty and 



_ ^ m 

raiding and foraging and in other varieties of 
cavalry service until the battle of Strawberry 
Plains. At that battle, which took place Jan. 
10, 1SG4, he was wounded by a minie ball 
which struck him in the left shoulder and still 
remains as a reminder of the reljels. He was 
taken to the field hospital where he remained 
two or three months and as soon as able he as- 
sisted in hospital duty and after 60 days fur- 
lough rejoined his command and performed 
cavalry service, being frequently detailed to do 
blacksmithing which was his trade. After he 
was discharged, he went to Grand Rapids, Mich., 
and afterwards to Vermont, whence he returned 
to Michigan and thence to Omro, Wis. In 187G 
he removed to Shawano, where he has since 
been engaged at his trade. He was married to 



Mary L. Lewis of Grand Rapids, April 1, 1867, 
and they have six children living. Hattie May 
married Samuel Howard of Shawano. (Jlarissa 
A. married William Riley of Shawano. Francis 
N. is a farmer in Dakota. Russel, Andrew G., 
and Flora live at home. William H., the 
oldest son, died in 1879. Mr. Smith is a Demo- 
crat in jiolitics and is a citizen of good repute. 



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OSEPH SUSOR, of Wausau, Wis., and 
a member of G. A. R. Post No. 55, Ly- 
sander Cutler, at the same place, was 
born Aug. 6, 1840, at Monroe, Mich, 
parents, Lewis and Agnes Su,sor, were of 
American birth and natives of the same State 
in which their son was born. The latter pa.ssed 
the years of youth in the city of his nativity, 
and there he was educated in the avenues 
which trained his perceptions in the line of pa- 
triotic duty. He was thoroughly aroused by 
the events of April 12tli, ISUl, and wiieii the 
fall of Fort Sumter was announced he obeyed 
the summons that followed the ne.Kt day. 
April 15, 1861, he enlisted in Company A, 
4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry, at Monroe, 
and was in active service until he received a 
disabling wound, in June, 1862. lie was in the 
hospital until his discharge, April 14, 1863, 
enrolled in defense of the 
His regiment was in the 
Bull Run, at Yorktown, 
New Bridge, Fair (^aks. 
White 



two years after ne 

stars and stripes. 

action at the battle of 

White House Point, iNew Driuge, 

Culpepjier Court House, Gaines' Mill, 



Oak Swamp, Malvern Hill, Second Bull Run 
and Antietam. Tiie roster of the battles given, 
marks the period and character of the service 
througli which he passed. A soldier who en- 
listed in the first days of the war and endured 
the uncertainty of the first Bull Run, the 
movements down the Potomac and survived 
the horrors of the swamps of the Chickahom- 
iny, participating in half a dozen or more of 
the active engagements within that mepliitic 
region has a record that recjuires no comment 
from the historian's pen. After he was 
wounded, Mr. Susor was sent to the hospital 
at Crany Island and rejoined his regiment in 
time for the action at the Second Bull 
Run. After the fight at Antietam, he suc- 
cumbed to disease and he was discharged with 



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honor at Stouemaii's Switch, Va., April 14, 
1863. 

After the war, Mr. Susor returned home 
for a short time and then removed to Wood Co., 
Ohio. Soon after lie returned to Monroe, whence 
lie went to Wyandotte, Mich. Six year.s la- 
ter lie went to Prince yVrthur's Landing on 
Lake Superior, where he was interested two 
years. He went back in 1878 to Monroe and a 
year later went to Marquette, Mich., where he 
remained four years in the iron mines at Re- 
pulilic. He came to Wisconsin in 1883, and 
loc'ated at Commonwealth, Florence county. 
He operated in the same manner there as 
at the mines in Marquette count}', wliere he 
managed a diamond drill. In 1886 he was 
employed by the State government of Nebraska 
to drill for salt at Lincoln. He made a drilled 
well 2,000 feet deep, in the exploration for salt 
at that place. April 14, 1887, he returned to 
Commonwealth and continued to reside there 
until June of the same year when he removed 
to Wausau. 

He was married Oct.l7,18G4, to Miss .Jane GafF- 
ney, and they have six children living named 
Sarah Jane, Bridget Annie, Elizabeth Agnes, 
Louis Michael, Katie Melissa, Albert Charles. 
Joseph Alexander died at the age of eleven 
months ; Mary Frances died at the age of six 
years and eight months. 

AMES O'CONNELL, of Marinette, Wis., 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 207, was 
born Nov. 8, 1845, in Limerick, Ireland. 
His parents, Dennis and Mary (Ryan) 
O'Connell were natives of the land of Erin and 
belonged to the agricultural class. The latter is 
still living at Marinette. When the son was three 
years old they came to America, landing at the 
port of Boston and locating at Chicopee, Mass., 
where their home was located from 1848 to 
1852, in which year they came to Dodge coun- 
ty, Wisconsin, and the children were reared on 
a farm and received a common school educa- 
cation. He was only 16 when the civil war 
commenced and, belonging to an enthusiastic 
and warm-hearted people with a natural pro- 
clivity to aid an aggrieved party, he was determ- 
ined to throw what strength and understand- 
ing he had into this business, whose monstros- 
ity he clearly comprehended. He enli.sted by 



stealth in November, 1861, in the 17th Wiscon- 
sin Infantry, Company D, at Watertown, run- 
ning away to accomplish his purpose. But he 
received a decisive visit from the ruler of his 
destiny in the shape of his father and decided 
that it was wholesome to return to his home. 
But he did not ciiange his purpose and after 
five days escaped and returned to Camp Ran- 
dal, to be again sought and found by his par- 
ent. He remained at home until November, 
1864, and on the 1 1th day of that month en- 
rolled in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry as a 
recruit in Company B. He made connec- 
tion with the command at Louisville, Ky., 
and was assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Divi- 
sion of Wilson's Cavalry, Army of the Cumber- 
land, the entire brigade receiving fresh equip- 
ments. The brigade comprised the 1st Wis- 
consin, 2nd and 4tli Indiana and 7th Kentucky 
regiments commanded b}' the old colonel of the 
first — 0. H. La Grange, one of the best and 
most popular officers of the war. Louisville 
was left December 4th and the rebel Lyon was 
encountered at Hoskinsville, Ky., and the com- 
mand was on the move contiuaally until the 
29tii when the brigade arrived at Nashville. 
Thence a start was made for the Tennessee 
River and the regiment remained in winter 
quarters at Waterloo, Ciiickasaw and Eastport 
until March 22nd, wlien they set forth for Mo- 
bile, and soon after taking up the line of 
march, the order was countermanded. They 
went to take Selma which they captured, and 
went thence to Montgomery. Five miles from 
tiie city the surrender was made by the city 
officials. A charge was made on the forces of 
General Buford and his command was either 
dispersed or captured. From there the regi- 
ment went to West Point, Ga., and, on April 
16th, were engaged in an action which lasted 
all the afternoon. Fort Taylor was reduced 
and the rebel commander. General Tyler, was 
killed. On the 18lh, the regiment crossed the 
Chattahoochie river, destroyed the bridges and 
left four locomotives in the river. From 
there they went to LaGrange and thence to 
Griffin, a days' march southeast of Atlanta. At 
that place. General McCook, commanding the 
division, called for 80 volunteers to follow the 
line of tlie Macon railwaj-, Mr. O'Connell being 
one ; they destroyed tracks, telegraph lines 
and did all the mischief that suggested itself. 
They proceeded to Forsyth, the county seat of 
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were placed under orders to saddle at a mo- 
ment's notice. They loosened girths, took out 
bridles and, within 15 minutes, heard a loco- 
motive whistle and formed a line to receive the 
incoming train, literally coven^d with the 
emblem of surrender — the white flag, iuiving 
on board Howell (!obb, who came out 
to meet them. Twelve men were detailed to 
conduct the abominable rebel to the custody of 
General Wilson. At nine the next morning 
the connnand started to meet their general and 
outside of the city heard tiie bugler on the 
commander's personal staff, calling to water. 
The detachment joined the command and went 
into Macon April 19th, remaining there until 
May 24, 1865. They turned their mount over 
to a regiment that was to remain tliere and 
mounted on mules, returned b)' way of Atlanta, 
Resaca, Memphis, Chattanooga and other places 
to Nashville. . They camped at Edgefield across 
the river and July 19th, 1865, were mustered 
out, received discharge on the '23rd and 
started for home. 

In 1869, Mr. O'Connell went to Kansas to en- 
gage as a foreman of a section on the St. .Joe tt 
Denver City road. He operated in all the 
branches of practical railroad construction and 
remained through the years 187U-1-2. In 
the fall of the latter year he went to Marinette, 
where he was occupied two years as track fore- 
man between that place and Escanaba, and in 
June, 1874, went to work for the Whitbeck 
Company, remaining ni their employ 13 years. 
In March, 1887, he took the position of under 
Sheritf to which he lunl been appointed in Jan- 
uary. On the 12th of April he received the 
election of City Marshal and holds both offices 
and is, cx-offido, Chief of Police of the city. 

He was married May 7, 1881, to Margaret T. 
Cox and their surviving children are James 
Matthew and David Joseph. A daughter, 
Mary Ellen, died at the age of five weeks. The 
younger brother of Mr. O'Connell, Charles, 
served in the 43rd Wisconsin Infantry. (See 
sketch.) Mrs. O'Connell's brother, John Cox, 
was a soldier in the civil war. (See sketch.) 

"OSEPH CHARLES BRAHIER, mem- 
ber of I. Ramsdell Post, No. 79, at Mar- 
ion, Wis., of which place he is a citizen, 
was born Jan. 10, 1834, in Autsaune, 
France. He came to America when he was 20 



years of age, in 1854, and after a residence of 
short duration in the city of New York he went 
successively to Newark, N. J., Fort Wayne, Ind., 
Chicago, Detroit and Portage Lake, Mich., 
where he lived at the date of tlie rebellious 
action of the authorities of South Carolina in 
Charleston iiarbor. He decided to enlist in 
defense of the country he had adopted as his 
own and which he already loved with the true 
devotion of her own sons, and enlisted Aug. 15, 
1S02, as a private in B Company, 27th Michigan 
Infantry, at Portage Lake. He received honor- 
able discharge May 1, 1865, at Camp Nelson, 
Ky., on account of disabilities from wounds, 
and other infirnrities acquired in the army. A 
considerable portion of the time he passed in 
military life, he was on detail in the construc- 
tion of forts and also acted as wagon master, 
meanwhile discharging the duties of 2nd Lieu- 
tenant of his company. Later lie was dbtailed 
to carry the mail from Cumberland Gap to 
Kno.Kville, Tenn. Among tiie hard fought 
battles, in which he was a participant, were 
Shiloh, \'icksburg and the battles of the Wilder- 
ness. He was wounded in July, 1863, and 
was removed to the hospital at Cincin- 
nati, Ohio. While his regiment was at Jack- 
son, Miss., he received injuries to his eyes which 
have proved incurable. One day, in the spring 
of 1863, while on detailed duty, carrying water 
for the sick, he slipped on an icy road and in- 
jured one of his knees. From this he is also 
permanently a sufferer. 

Mr. Brahier was married Sept. 28, 1865, in 
Antwerp, Ohio, to Miss Sallie B. Shoop and 
they have five sons and five daughters. One 
boy and one girl are deceased. 

In 1879 Mr. Brahier located at Marion, Wau- 
paca Co., Wis., where he lias since resided and 
lias enjoyed the respect and confidence of the 
community of which he is a member. 

/^^^ DWIN HART, of Oconto, Wis., was 
r'' Y born May 5, 1807, in Norwich, Con- 
^^^^ necticut. He grew up there to the 
age of 16 years, a lad without I'e- 
sources save his energies, and his understand- 
ing that his future depended on himself and 
with a New England con.science in his bosom. 
He received the barest common school educa- 
tion, and removed in 1824 to Brownhelm, Ohio, 



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and worked on a farm. His parents died in 
August, 1824, and in the montli of January 
following, he gathered his small possessions, 
tied them up in a handkerchief and started for 
(Cleveland. He traveled a distance of 36 miles 
and arrived there the same night. He made 
arrangements witii a builder, Pliilo Scoville, to 
become an apprentice, and remained in that 
connection until 1829. In the spring of that 
year he went to Mackinaw for the purpose of 
building a light-house and dwelling for the U. 
S. Government on Bois Blanc Island, and Sept. 
2nd returned to Mackinaw and built a church 
for the benefit of the Chippewa Indians. His 
next employ was in the garrison in the Govern- 
ment interests and in November he returned to 
Cleveland. In the spring of 1830 lie went to 
Green Bay, Wis., on a schooner, where he ar- 
rived April 17th and built the first Catholic 
Church at Shantytown. In the fall he went to 
Navarino (Green Bay) and took a contract to 
erect a wareliouse. AVhen it was partially built 
the earth settled and the walls fell. Mr. Hart 
was standing on a staj' lath on the top and, as 
he fell, struck against a timlier which tore the 
fie.sh from the breast bone, cut his chin, broke 
his jaw and knocked out several teeth. The 
plank tipped and tilted him into the air and in 
his descent he jtas.sed from al>ove the building 
to tln' cellar, and was taken out for dead. A 
friend removed a blood clot from his mouth 
and he recovered breath but not consciousness. 
In a few weeks he was sufliciently recovered 
to work. About a dozen workmen were in- 
jured at the same time and five were taken to 
the house of the fatJier of the present wife of 
Mr. Hart, himself among them. April 19,1832, 
he was marr'ed at Green Bay to Eliza Jane 
Glass. In 1833 he assumed charge of the re- 
building of Fort Howard, originally con- 
structed of logs and hewn timbers, which he 
rei)laced with a frame structure. At that date, 
the 5th Regiment U. S. A. was stationed 
there, General Brooks commanding. He spent 
three years in the fortifications and cut a 
road from Green Bay to Manitowoc. He was 
afterwards engaged in the business of a builder 
until 1851, at Green Bay, and then engaged in 
the vocation of a lumberman. He was associ- 
ated in that interest with Richard Huckerbone. 
At the time named they sold out and bought 
a mill-site at Oconto Falls, which they managed 
two years. During this period he removed his 
family to the place where they still reside. He 



sold his interests in the mill to his partner and 
transferred all his transactions to Oconto. He 
erected and established the first general store 
at Oconto, and in his bouse, the first Sunday 
School was convened, and through the efforts 
of Mr. Hart the first sermon was preached in 
the place. In 1855 he took the census of the 
county and found there were 1,500 whites 
therein. In 1858 he was instrumental in secur- 
ing the running of a steamboat " The Pioneer " 
from Green Bay. Her successor was the "Mor- 
gan L. Martin," which ran one season and was 
succeded by the "Fann)^ Fiske." About the 
same time John B. Jacobs, of Marinette, bought 
the "Queen City" and placed her on the route, 
which was extended to Menominee, Mich., in 
1860. Mr. Hart built the "May Queen" and 
run her one season, removing her after that 
rebilding and enlarging her, after which she 
was called "The Northwest." The advent of 
the railroad (C. & N. W.) spoiled the steamboat 
business and Mr. Hart engaged in real estate 
interests. He was at one time the owner of the 
bulk of real estate of the East Ward of the 
city. 

When the family removed hither from 
Green Bay, they came on a schooner-rigged 
scow, on which was loaded all their household 
effects and also pigs, horses and a cow and 
chickens. They encountered all the peculiar 
features of pioneer life, having to eat from an 
improvised table, and tea and potatoes were 
boiled alternately in the teakettle. Tiiej' had 
no dishes and all drank from the same dipper. 
The household included eiglit children and a 
servant gii'l. Mr. Hart cut the meat wilii his 
pocket knife. (Their dishes bad not arrived 
on Saturday night and they would not break 
the Sabbath b}' sending for them.) The ser- 
vant wept continually for several days from 
homesickness and, when she was gone, Mrs. 
Hart supplied her place, tears and all. Just a 
week alter locating thej' established a school. 
But the staple of Wisconsin was there before 
them — a saloon. 

Mr. Hart has been identified with the settle- 
ment and jtrogress of Oconto and has officiated 
in most of the municipal positions. He was 
Justice at Green Bay and, during the war for 
the Union, he was at the head of affairs gen- 
erally I'elating to the raising of troops under 
the various calls. He was Justice at that time 
at Oconto and served in that capacity from 
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instrumental in the establishment of a bank at 
Oconto, procured the drawing of a document to 
present to the Comptroller at Madison, petition- 
ing lor a charter for a bank with a capital of 
|5U,000. He operated until he secured the 
necessary subscriptions and completed the busi- 
ness of the establishment of the "Bank of 
Oconto." He was made President and J. F. 
Wood worth, cashier. Arrangements were pres- 
sed for the printing and signing of the bills, 
and a little more than a month elapsed from 
the inception of the project before they were in 
circulation. xVt the end of five years, the 
stockholders withdrew their stock and it was 
discontinued. 

Mr. Hart is the son of Judah and Abigail 
(Belden) Hart. The former, with four lirothers, 
came to this country from England and settled 
in Jefferson county, Connecticut. The mar- 
riage of the parents took place at Saybrook and 
soon after they located at Norwich. There the 
father carried on bis business as a watch-maker 
and silversmith. The father of Mrs. Hart, 
Bildad Belden, was a ship builder. William 
Hart, the oidy brother of Mr. Hart, lives in 
Bradford, Pa. The eight children before re- 
ferred to comprised the whole number. George 
E. lives in California; ("lilford B. lives at Green 
Bay ; William H. is a resident at the same 
place and is the owner of the well known Hart 
steamboat line in business on Lake Michigan 
and others in the chain of great lakes. The 
sketch of Cyrus S. appears in another place. 
Levi W. was killed in the Ashtabula disaster. 
He was a soldier for the Union in the civil war 
and enlisted at Chicago, 111., in ISOI, with a 
number of young friends in the organization 
known as Taylor's Battery. On the formation 
of his company he was made "2nd Lieutenant 
and was promoted to Lst Lieutenant afterwards, 
and later to Captain. He was transferred to 
"Silverspear" Battery. He was in 12 of tlie 
hardest fought actions of the war, begiiuiing 
with Fort Henry, and at Vicksburg he was in 
command of a battery of siege guns and was 
promoted for effective service and bravery. 
Franklin died at Oconto. Mary A. is the wife 
of S. A. Coleman, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Eliza 
.Jane married B. .J. Brown, of Menominee, 
Mich. 

In 1885 the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hart was 
destroyed by fire and most of its contents. No 
help could be obtained as the neighbors were 
in the woods. He and his wife are aged re- 




spectively 81 and 72 years. They preserve all 
the freshness of api)earance and spirit of per- 
sons of le.ss years and are enjoying the reminis- 
censes of lives of well-directed and earnest 
efforts. 



OBERT L. BAILEY, a citizen of 
Plover, Wis., was born Oct. 20, ISOd, 
in Tiverton, Newport Co., Rhode 
Island. His parents, Howard and 
Eliza Bailey, went to the State of New York 
when he was in extreme youth, and he was 
brought up on his father's farm in Seneca 
county, remaining in that vicinity until the 
period of the war. He was in the prime of 
manhood when he enlisted October, 1, 1861, at 
Seneca Falls in Company G, 8th New York 
Cavalry for three years. When McClellan ar- 
ranged his plan o f operation to be put into 
elf'ect in the early spring of 18G2, the 8th New 
York Cavalry was assigned to the 5th Corps 
under Banks to operate in the Valley of the 
Shenandoah and Mr. Bailey was in the 
actions in that locality in the operations against 
•Jackson. He was in the retreat from the val- 
ley, participating in the lieav}' skirmishing dur- 
ing its progress and fought in the battle of Cedar 
Mountain, after which he was in the command 
of McClellan in defense of Wasliington and 
went thence in the brigade of General Pleasan- 
ton to fight at Antietam, after South Mountain 
and Sharpsburg, He was in the battle of Fred- 
ericksburg and fought in 1863 at Gettysburg. 
He was in the action at Brandy Station August 
1, 1862, wliere he was wounded. He was taken 
prisoner at Warrentun Junction Jan. 1, 1863, 
and sent to Libby Prison at Richmond and was 
paroled after 12 days and sent to Annapolis, 
where he was exchanged May 12, 1863, in time 
for the operations in the Army of the Potomac 
previous to the invasion of Lee, after Chancel- 
lorsville. The roster of his battles includes 64 
names of greater or less importance and he re- 
ceived honorable discharge in January, 1864, 
at Rochester, New York, his term of service 
having expired. He returned to the home- 
stead in Seneca county where his parents died 
at advanced age. He remained in his native 
State engaged in farming two years and re- 
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purchased a farm in the vicinity of Plover on 
wliich he has since resided. 

Jrle was married Feb. 5, 1867, to Sarah Mc- 
Gowan and they have three children. Eddie 
was born August 20, 1868; Jennie is 17 and 
Eva is 12 years of age. (1888). Mr. Bailey is 
a prominent member of Plover Post and a citi- 
zen who sustains in liis private career the char- 
acter and principles which led him to the de- 
fense of his country. Pie is faithfully remem- 
liered at the rate of eight dollars a montli from 
the government whioli lie served. 



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YRUS S. HART, of the "Rei>orter Pub- 
lishing Company" at Oconto, Wis., 
and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
74, was born Aug. 31, 1844, at Green 
Bay. Mr. Hart is to "the manor born" and 
may be considered essentially a factor in the 
growth and substantial progress of the section 
of the Badger State where he is connected witli 
business interests and the general welfare of 
the community. 

He is the son of Edwin Hart, of whom a full 
account is presented on another page. He was 
reared amid pioneer influence and early adopted 
the principles of his father in relation to adding 
all in his power to the advancement of the 
place of which he has been a resident since its 
earliest days. He was sent to school at Cleve- 
land and entered the office of the "Pioneer" at 
Oconto to prepare for the life of a publisher. 
He afterwards became the owner of the journal 
by purchase which he continued about three 
years. He sold the business at that date and 
engaged in the steamboat business in connec- 
tion with his brothers. In 1S73 he bought the 
"Reporter" at Oconto. It was worth hardly a 
thousand dollars at tliat time in toto and he ad- 
vanced its value until it now, in its several re- 
lations, represents $20,000. He managed it for 
nine years, when he disposed of his interest and 
was released from its affairs four and a half 
years, when he became owner again by repur- 
chase in 1885. It had been, meanwhile, con- 
verted into a stock company and he bought a 
half interest. At the first time he owned it, he 
employed two men and at present (1888) he has 
13 assistants. The establishment in every item 
is one of the finest and foremost in the North- 



west. He has several salesmen on the road 
and is transacting a heavy business. 

He was married in 1871 to Kittie E. Snover, 
of Oconto. Their daugliter, Mabel E., was born 
in 1880. 



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^^ AMUEL W. STOWE, a prominent citi- 
" zen of Oxford, Wis., and a member 
of G. A. R. Po.st No. 143, was born 
November 14, 1836, in Grafton, 
Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and he is the son 
of Sumner and Nancy (Fay) Stowe. Wiien he 
was 14 years old his parents removed to the 
Stale of New York and Mr. Stowe located at 
Oxford ni 1860, of which place he has since 
been a resident. His grandfather Stowe was a 
soldier in 1812, and was a Lieutenant ; his ma- 
ternal grandfather was a soldier in the war of 
the Revolution. The active life of Mr. Stowe 
until 1886 was passed in farming and in that 
year he began operations as a hotel keeper at 
Oxford. 

He enlisted May 7, 1861, at Kilbourn City, 
in Company D, 4th Wisconsin Infantry for 
tliree years. He was promoted to Corporal in 
1863, and was ' discharged Feb. 9, 1865, his 
tprm of service having expired. The regiment 
was in rendezvous at Racine and, before reach- 
ing Baltimore where it was ordered, it com- 
menced its historical record. At Corning the 
colonel, H. E. Paine, was obliged to provide for 
the transportation of the command, and took 
possession of a locomotive whicli was run to 
Elmira by an engineer from the regiment 
whose sketch is on another page of this work. 
At Harrisburg, the command was equipped as 
it was apprehended they might be called into 
immediate service, the disaster at Bull Run, 
having occurred. Mr. Stowe was engaged in 
guard duty near Baltimore vuitil November, 
when he was in an expedition in Virginia and 
in February joined the cummand of Butler to 
go to Ship Island. The transport run the 
gauntlet of fire at Sewell's Point and suffered 
all the horrors of the passage on the transport 
from confinement. He was on Ship Island 
until April, when he embarked on the Great 
Republic and afterwards went to the city of 
New Orleans. He was next engaged in the de- 
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Baton Rouge with the command not long af- 
ter, and a week later started for Vicksburg. He 
was in a skirmish at Warrenton and on the re- 
turn was in the attack on Grand Gulf. He was 
in another expedition to Vicksburg and assist- 
ed in the destruction of Grand Gulf and was 
also employed in digging the canal. He re- 
turned again to Baton Rouge wiiere he was in 
a tight and went next to Carroilton and was in 
a guerilla tight at Bonne Carre Point. He was 
in tlie movement to Plaquemine, in a recon- 
noissance afterwards and went next to the 
attack on Port Hudson. He was in tiie Teche 
expedition, including the battle of Bisiand, af- 
ter which the regiment was mounted and fol- 
lowed the rebels. He again went to Port Hud- 
son where he was in battle, after which the 
command was reorganized as the 4th Wiscon- 
sin Cavalry. After the reorganization as cav- 
alry, Mr. Stowe was on scout and picket duty 
until .January, 1864. Tlie closing activities of 
Mr. Stowe's life in tlie war were in immediate 
connection with the command of Lieutenant 
Earl, who was in charge of the special scouts of 
whom Mr. Stowe was one. January 10, 1864, 
a scouting expedition left the camp and after 
riding all night and swimming a river near 
which a party of rebels were known to be, they 
met a negro who advised them not to proceed, 
as the rebels were there in large numbers but 
they pressed forward and soon came upon tlieir 
videttes. One of them fired, which alarmed 
the horse Mr. Stowe rode and he ran forward 
and Mr. Stowe overtook and captured tliree 
rebels. Soon after, three other rebels appeared 
in the road in front and both parties tried their 
best to shoot each other but their guns were 
damp from a rain in the night and Mr. Stowe 
tried to club them ; two of them started to run ; 
one of them stood his ground until Mr. Stowe 
came up to him and took away his gun and, 
while fastening it to his saddle tlie rebel started 
over the hill witli Mr. Stowe after him. He 
found himself surrounded and ran back al>out 
three miles when the command was overtaken 
by a large force of rebel cavalry and Lieuten- 
ant Earl gave the order to his men to cut their 
way out ; 15 of the command, with tlie Lieu- 
tenant, were captured and taken to the camp of 
Wirt Adams, commander of the rebel cavalry. 
Mr. Stowe was searched and robbed of his 
blanket, rubber overcoat, hat, watch and $52.50 
in good currency and they also took from him 
the picture of his " best girl." The prisoners 



were taken about three-quarters of a mile to 
the " Olive Branch," where they were made to 
wade the stream instead of crossing the bridge, 
the water being up to the middle of their 
liodies, after which they were taken to Clinton, 
La., and confined in a shed where they were 
nearly frozen. They were hastened forward to 
Cahawba, Ala., whence they were sent to the 
stockade prison at Andersonville and finally to 
Florence to another stockade prison where Mr. 
Stowe was paroled December 10, 1864, and was 
sent home and discharged as stated. A full ac- 
count of the sufferings incident to all phases 
of prison experience in the South, may be 
found in the sketches of J. H. Jenkins and C. 
C. Mitchell and on many other pages of this 
work. 

Mr. Stowe was fir.st married to Mary E. Gar- 
net from New York. Their children are Flor- 
ence, Etta, Harriet B., and Alice. His second 
marriage to Georgiette Garvey occurred July 
11, 1874, and their children are named Maud 
and Sylvia. Albert is decea.sed. Mr. Stowe is 
a Republican of decided stamp ; he has served 
on the Town Board and as Treasurer. 



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ATHAN MCCASLIN, of New Lon- 
don, Wis., was born Sept. 25, 1833, 
at Rockport, Genesee Co., New York. 
He enlisted Aug. 25, 1862, in Com- 
pany G., 1st Regiment U. S. Sharpshooters at 
Madison, for three years. He received honor- 
able discharge Sept. 5, 1864, at Lincoln hos- 
pital, Washington, D. C. The roster of his 
battles includes Jones Bridge, Sulphur Springs, 
and Manassas Gap, Fredericksburg, Antietam, 
Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spott- 
sylvania, North Anna, Cold Harlior, Petersburg 
and numberless skirmishes in which lie was 
equally exposed to the chances of war. He 
went from Madison on the day of his enlist- 
ment and arrived at Washington, whence he 
went to Alexandria where Ellsworth was shot 
and was first in action at Jones Bridge and was 
in the skirmishes that preceded the fight at 
Fredericksburg. A full account of the work 
accomplished by sharpshooters, cavalrymen and 
artillerymen cannot be given because of its 
nature and, save through pensonal remini- 




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scences, much of the most valuable Jiistory of 
the war must be lost. The sharpshooters were 
always in the posts of danger and always relied 
on tliemsclves for protection, as their service 
was, so to speak, indej)Ciident and detached. 
In one of the skirmishes in which Mr. McCasliii 
was engaged wlule pursuing Lee from Mary- 
land to Pennsylvania, he was lying down to 
aim, when the bullet of a rebel sharpshooter 
shivered his gunstock and destroyed the barrel 
in order that it might be of no service to the 
rebels. After the first day's hght iu the Wil- 
derness, the rebels and "Yanks" umused them- 
selves by shooting ramrods back and forth to 
hear the peculiar sound they made. This was 
a sample of the spirit of fraternity between the 
common soldiers in both armies. After the 
actions in the Wilderness, the Union soldiers 
were not permitted for 18 days to make a fire. 
At Sulphur Springs Mr. McCaslin observed a 
comrade trying in vain to fire his rifle and 
went to his assistance, receiving a caution as to 
the tree behind which he shielded himself, as 
it was the mark for the rebel sharpshooters and 
as the caution was given a bullet whistled 
through the whiskers of Mr. McCaslin. He re- 
turned another bullet politely and as no other 
leaden message came back, he concluded the 
one he sent was decisive. After that, the}' 
skirmished all the way to Petersburg, wdiere he 
was in constant action in the rifle pits until 
June 18, 1864, when he determined to have 
some coffee. He left his pit and went a little 
distance where he could obtain the twigs of 
trees for a fire which he built and made a pail 
of coffee. He started back, walking upright 
and answering to a comrade who remonstrated 
that the " bullet to shoot him was not made," 
when a rifle ball struck his right side, cut his 
vest through and cut the "8" hom tlie dial of 
his watch. (The watch is still in his posses- 
sion.) At tlie same time a bullet struck his left 
elbow and shattered it to fragments. He was 
taken to the field hospital, where his arm was 
amputated and he was transferred to Lincoln 
Hospital at Washington and, three months 
later, I'eceived his tiischarge. He returned to 
his home in Albany, Green Co., Wis., and was 
occupied there in farming until 1874, when he 
removed to a farm in Green county, on which 
he resided until 1884, when he located at New 
London. 

He married Cordelia Gilbert and she died in 
October, 1865, leaving three sons and three 



daughters — Frank, George, Leon, Lillie, Flor- 
ence and Rhoda. Mr. McCaslin married Mary 
O'Conners in -lanuary, 1866, and they have one 
son and two daughter.s — -Cora, Rhoda and Ste- 
phen. 



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/a\ NDREW J. BROWER, of Kaukauna, 
/M\^ Wis., was born Feb. 17, 1842, in 
Broadalbin, Fulton Co., New York. 
He was reared to manhood in his 
native State and educated in the common 
schools. His first important step was to enroll 
as a soldier for the Union when he was three 
years under his majority. He enlisted in 
bctoljer, 1861, at Troy, New Y^ork, in the 7th 
Northern New York Cavalry, in F Company. 
The regiment was an independent organization 
and at that time the cavalry was in a wholly 
disorganized condition, the influence of General 
Scott, who repudiated that In'anch of the mili-" 
tary, still governing to a certain extent the 
action of the War Department. The 7th New 
York proceeded to Washington and remained 
through tlie winter without assignment, engaged 
in drill and preparation for active service when 
good fortune should favor them. In April, 

1862, they were discharged at the Capital of 
the United. States, it being decided that the 
assigned cavalry was adequate to the emergency. 
Mr. Brower returned to his home in Fulton 
county and remained in his accustomed em- 
ployment until the autumn of the .same year, 
when he again- determined to become a .soldier. 
He then enlisted in Company H, 95th New 
Y^ork Infantry, and the command went to the 
scene of action on the Potomac. They joined 
that Ijody at Alexandria and proceeded to Cul- 
pepper which was the first action in which Mr. 
Brower was introduced to all the variety and 
excitement, as well as other contingencies of 
warfare. He was in the actions of the Wilder- 
ness, covering the included period of May 1-5, 

1863, at Mine Run, at Hatcher's Run, Kelley's 
Ford, Poplar Springs Church, Weldon Rail- 
road, Laurel Hill, in the siege and fighting at 
Petersburg and in the fall of Richmond; his 
service included all the military record of his 
regiment which presented a roster of battles 
and skirmishes second to none. He had the 
extraordinary experience of being in excellent 
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from his command. He passed through liis 
almost three years of iniHtary Hfe, without 
encountering any of the exigencies of exposure 
to hardship, disease or injury from ball or 
shell. He received honorable discharge at 
Washington just after the Grand Review in 
which he was present in the ranks with his 
command. 

He returned to Broadalbin and in 1866 came 
to Wisconsin. He made his first location at 
Sparta, where he operated five years and 
acquired a familiarity with the trade of a paper 
maker. He went thence to Fond du Lac, where 
he was similarly occupied and remained there 
five years. In 1876 he came to Kaukauna and 
entered the emploj^ of Colonel Frambach of the 
" Badger Miil." (See sketch.) He was employed 
in that establishment three years as a workman, 
when he was made foreman and is still officiat- 
ing in that capacity. 

Mr. Brower was married Dec. 1, 1865, to 
Sarah Lucas, and they have five surviving chil- 
dren — Mary, Rosa, William, Abraham and Bell. 
Bertha died when four years and Lilly when 
five months old. William H. Brower, the 
father of Mr. Brower, was a native of New York 
and married Mary Ann Peck. His remoter 
ancestor in the paternal line was a soldier in 
the Revolution. The mother was also born in 
the State of New York. Two of her brothers 
were soldiers in the Civil War — Abraham, a 
private in the 115tli New York Infantry, and 
David, a soldier unassigned on account of sick- 
ness. Moses Peck, the father of Mrs. Brower, 
was a descendant from Yankee stock of New 
England. 



Lry^^ILLIAM HENRY CHILSON, 
I'^W dentist at Appleton, Wis., and a 
member of Post (Jeo. D. Eggles- 
ton, No. 133, G. A. R., was born 
in Esperence, Schoharie Co., New York, April 
1, 1884. His parents, William and Rachel 
(Westfall) Chilson, represented families of long 
standing in this country and are still in Illinois. 
When the son was five years old they trans- 
ferred their residence and interests to Darien, 
Walworth Co., Wisconsin, and removed succes- 
sively to Lake Co., Illinois, to tiie old home in 
New York and to their present residence in 
Lawrence, McHenry Co., Illinois. 



Dr. Chilson was educated in the public schools 
of the several places where his fatiier located and 
was just at manhood's dawn when the civil war 
in America engaged the attention of the civil- 
ized world. Political events had for years been 
the subject of daily discussion in his hearing 
and the feeling that "this was too good a coun- 
try to be lost in fraternal discord and conflict" 
was then, as now, his absorbing conviction. The 
most interesting book in the world would be a 
history of the peculiar emotions which sent so 
many mere boys into the ranks to re-establish 
this Republic. The war was a little more than 
a year old when he decided to become a soldier. 
It was not a movement of enthusiasm; he had 
viewed every contingency and weighed every 
consideration and acted from sober conviction. 
He enlisted Aug. 6, 1862, at Big Foot, McHenry 
county, in C Company for three years, enrolling 
in the 95th Illinois Infantry. Tlie regiment 
went into rendezvous at Rockford, and left the 
State under orders to report at the "front" in 
the Army of the Tennessee, and was assigned 
to Dietzler's Brigade, in McArthur's division. 
(Grant's command.) Army headquarters were 
at Grand .function, Tenn., and the troops were 
stationed there or in the vicinity to await de- 
velopments. The 95th went to Grand Junction 
and prepared to take part in the expedition to 
Vicksburg. They were engaged in a scrim- 
mage on the Tallahatchie River while en route 
and, a few days later, pressed forward in the 
southward movement upon Vicksburg. The 
unexpected intelligence of the surrender of 
Murphy at Holly Springs changed the plans 
of Grant and he fell back to his base — Holly 
Springs, and the 95th went to Ripley to engage 
in the pursuit of Van Dorn, who was having 
his own way with things generall3^ Dr. Chil- 
son became ill and was carried in an ambulance 
two days, proceeding with his regiment to Col- 
lierville, Tenn., on tlie way to Memphis, where 
he went to Adams hospital and underwent a 
siege of sickness, lying in.sensible for a consid- 
erable time and passing the period between 
January and March under treatment. April 
1st he joined his regiment at Lake Providence, 
and soon after was stricken with remitting fever 
and went to the regimental hospital. He re- 
covered in time to join his regiment for the final 
expedition against Vicksburg and, May 7th his 
regiment was assigned to Ransom's Brigade at 
Milliken's Bend, crossing the "peninsula" to 
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12th of May, crossed the Mississippi River at 
Grand Gulf, moving to join the command of 
McPherson near Jackson. The regiment pushed 
forward, and arrived at Raymond the niglit he- 
fore the hattle of Champion's Hill. Orders uexf 
morning sent them on the douhle quick to re- 
inforce General McPherson who was hotly en- 
gaged at Champion's Hill, and they went thence 
to Bhvck River Bridge, crossed to the rear of 
Vicksburg and took position under the guns of 
the fortifications, bivouacking in the ravine on 
the night of the 18th. In the charge of the 
next day, the fruitless 19th, Dr. Cliilson, by 
chance was in a detail to the "left" and being 
on the extreme outpost of the advance skirmish 
line, the orders were not clearly understood 
and he and several comrades going forward 
close to the fortifications, commenced the firing 
in the assault. He was wounded, losing the first 
joint of the index finger of his left hand, but 
passed no time in the hospital save such as was 
necessary on the field to be properly cared for. 
The regiment was in the assault on the 22nd 
where Ransom with his "95th" led the advance 
and where the gallant commander siezed the 
regimental flag (after seeing four stalwart color 
bearers go down successively,) and himself led 
for his men to follow. When ^'icksburg sur- 
rendered, the 95th had the post of honor as re- 
ward for not Hinching under a hail storm of 
grape and cannister, such as few regiments ever 
confronted. After a spirited engagement, 
Natchez fell and 6,000 cattle, in transit to Lee's 
army were taken. July 14th, Ransom's brig- 
ade went to Natchez and thence back to Vicks- 
burg in October and performed camp and guard 
duty until March, when the regiment was as- 
signed to the command of General A. J. Smith, 
and moved to join the Red River expedition. 
Dr. Ghilson was present at the capture of Fort 
De Russy, marching all the night before, and 
accomplishing 45 miles, to fight the next day 
without rest. He aided in the work of de- 
struction that followed, and went thence to join 
Banks above Alexandria, on a reconnoitering 
expedition, which brought them in close quar- 
ters with the famous military academy of 
which General Sherman was principal when 
the war came on. From Alexandria he went 
to Bayou Clotile, and Grand Ecore to start for 
Shreveport on the transports, and to undergo 
the most harassing experience of the ill-fated 
adventure, the banks of the river being lined 
with rebels with every available means of war- 



fare, who constantly sent missiles upon the 
boats loaded with soldiers. While removing 
a sunken transport in the river, news c ime of 
the disaster at Sabine Cross Roads and the re- 
turn to Grand Ecore was a repetition of the 
same experiences on the river. At Pleasant 
Hill Landing, Dr. Chilson fought on the gunboat 
which captured the body of Greene, the rebel 
leader, in that bloody encounter. He went to 
Alexandria, witnessed Bailey's successful com- 
pletion of the historic dam, and skirmished all 
the way to Simmsport, participated in the 
scrimmages at Clouterville, Marksville and 
Yellow Bayou, and went to Vicksburg. Dur- 
ing much of this period he was in the skir- 
mish business every day and marched nearly 
every night. 

He arrived with his regiment a few days 
after the middle of May at Vicksburg while the 
blood of everybody was still boiling over the 
atrocities at Fort Pillow. At Memphis the 
95th was attached to the forces under General 
Sturgis sent to figiit Forrest and Dr. Chilson 
was among the victims of the shameful mis- 
management of that expedition. He was 
captured on the retreat from Guntowii by 
Forrest's cavalry and, was stripped of every- 
thing valuable. Negro troops who were cajv 
tured were shot down and their bodies placed 
in the roads over which the force traveled. 
Dr. Chilson was three days without food, save 
one hardtack given him by the rebels. With 
the hundreds who that day set their faces to- 
wards the South and t^he atrocities of rebel 
prisons, he started for Andersonville. All he 
suffered and saw there would fill a large vol- 
ume and no single story has yet covered the 
whole history of that place which will scar the 
South until the judgment day. On one occa- 
sion he saw a negro outside of the stockade laid 
across a log and whipped to death. He saw 
78 blows laid on his body with a "cat" and the 
castigation still went on after he could look no 
longer. Several hundred colored men were in 
the stockade when he went there but long be- 
fore he left the prison they had disappeared and 
nobody knew whither they had gone. They 
were principally from Foster's command and 
were for the most pait free men who refused to 
work on the fortifications. The doctor was an 
eye witness of the hanging of six men who had 
operated among the prisoners as pirates, and 
even committing murder to enable them to 
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boys held a court-martial and with regular pro- 
ceedings sentenced and hung the depredators, 
sendnig a report of tlie finding of their court to 
the War Department at Wasliington through 
General Sherman who returned it approved 
witliout sending it to the Department. General 
Sherman mentions the case in his memoirs. 

Among his reminiscences are papers which 
he has preserved, which are historical in view 
of their significance at the time of their issu- 
ance. Mr. Chilson, although a boj', was elected 
Sergeant of a division of 5U0 in which capacity 
he attended to such duties as pertained to the 
distribution of food and reports of the numbers 
under his care in those particulars. He was 
one of those who devised the scheme of an- 
swering at roll-call to the names of such as had 
died, thereby securing about SO rations in ex- 
cess of the actual number for which he receiv- 
ed supplies, receiving 20 per cent more rations 
than intended. For this offence, when it was 
discovered, he was" bucked and gagged." Na- 
ture was more merciful than his captors for be 
became insensible and remained so from ex- 
haustion, until his release in . the morning, 
when he recovered as best he could. Here is a 
copy of a paper which tells its own .story : 
"H'd Qrs. C. S. M. Prisons, Camp Sumter, Ga., 
March 3, 1865, Special Order No. 8.— I. All 
sutlers' stores kept by Prisoners inside tiie 
Stockade are hereby abolished. Twenty-four 
hours time is given to those engaged in 
sutling to dispose of their provisions, 
goods, &c. Anything exhibited for sale 
after the expiration of that time will 
be seized and the tran.sgressor punislied. 
II. Anyone wishing to keep a sutler's store in 
future will make application to these head- 
quarters through the sutler of the prison. III. 
No permit to keep a sutler's store will be 
granted unless the one wlio intends to keep it, 
makes his purchases from the Sutler of the 
prison, and from no one else will he be allowed 
to buy anything under penality of having his 
permit cancelled and his goods cancelled. H. 
Wirz, Capt. Commanding Prison." Exactly 
what is meant by the tin-eat to "cancel goods" 
is not clear. Here is another copy of "speak- 
ing significance." "Hdqrs. C. S. Military 
Prisons, West of Savannah River, Augusta, Ga., 
Feb. 15, -1865. General Order No. 2—1. In 
consequence of a recent meeting and attempted 
escape of prisoners from the Military Prisons at 
Cahawba, Ala., it is ordered that if any prisoner 



or prisoners of war confined in any of the Mili- 
tary prisons in the States of Georgia, Alabama 
and Mis'si.ssippi shall engage in such meetmg, 
or attempt to escape, the guard shall instantly 
lire upon the mutineers and, if necessary, upon 
the wliole body of prisoners until perfect order 
is restoi'ed, and every prisoner found with arms 
in liis iiands at the time of ai;y meeting or 
forcible attempt to escape shall be instantly 
shot to death, and this j)ena]ty will in no case 
be remitted when such armed prisoners are 
overpowered by or surrendered to the guard on 
the suppression of a mutiny. II. The briga- 
dier general commanding directs that all pris- 
oners of war who conduct themselves in an 
orderly manner shall be treated with tiiat 
liumanity becoming the Christian people of 
these Confederate States, who, notwithstand- 
ing the barbarous atrocities infiicted upon 
them by a cruel and merciless foe, 
have not yet learned to forget their own 
high civilization. But he is resolved that 
ruffianism shall not be tolerated among the 
prisoners under his control. HI. This order 
will be published to those confined in the pris- 
ons of this Department and their own conduct 
will then determine whether their lives shall 
be spared or not. By order of Brig-Gen'l J. 
D. Imboden. (Signed) G. W. Mc Phail, A. D. 
C. & A. A. A. G. Official. (Signed) R. B. 
Thomas, A. A. D. H'd Qrs. C. S. Military 
Prison, Camp Sumter, Ga., Feb. 22, 1865. The 
roll-call Sergeant will turn over to each Divis- 
ion Sergeant one of these orders to be read to 
each division. By order of H. Wirz, Capt. 
Commanding Prison." These papers are wa- 
ter — -and time-stained, and were carried in an 
inner pocket of the blouse worn throughout 
his imprisonment by Dr. Chilson. Once he 
was absolutely mns culotte and a pair of pants 
was an imperative necessity. Rations were 
delivered to him in sacks and their amplitude 
suggested the feasibility of obtaining two of 
them from which to construct the required 
garment. He devised a scheme to cut off a 
piece from successive sacks that fell into his 
hands, until he had enough to piece together 
to make a sack of bona fide appearance, when 
he passed it in and received in its place 
one that was whole. Repeating the per- 
formance, he obtained a second sack and a 
sailor made the trowsers, receiving two days' 
rations as payment, the doctor sacrificing his 
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a pair of pants. He wore them until lie was 
within the Union lines, where the United 
States flag floated over their aslies and witnessed 
the holocaust of Southern greybacks that 
constituted his body-guard during his visit to 
rebeldom. Dr. Chilson was a personal witness 
of the Special Order of Providence which es- 
tablished Providence Springs on the hillside 
above the stockade quarters. Who but a pity- 
ing God sent a torrent of water from the 
heavens that cleansed every nook from its ac- 
cumulated filth and cut another channel 
through the grounds through which was to flow 
a never failing stream of pui'e water? For a 
few days the stream from the hill was not ob- 
served, the prisoners thinking it the I'esult of 
the flood, but as the days passed and it con- 
tinued to flow, it gradually dawned upon their 
understandings that it was a perennial foun- 
tain, and to-day its crystal purity sparkles on 
the hillside near the National Cemetery at An- 
dersonville. Dr. Chilson saw four soldiers 
sleeping near the dead line, when the guard 
fired upon tliein, blowing off' the head ot one 
of them. The reward for such an act was a 
furlough for the man who did it. How gentle 
sisters, sweethearts and mothers must have wel- 
comed the privilege bought at such a price. 
One morning he was bathing, when a distur- 
bance attracted his notice and he saw a man 
fly across the dead line, delirious with fever, 
and approach the guard, holding up his wasted 
and shivering hanfls. His companions shouted 
to the guard tbat the man had become crazed 
and not to shoot. A higher authority was sum- 
moned and called a higher official, who de- 
cided that the man's condition did not exempt 
him and he was shot. New prisoners were 
never instructed about regulations and, in one 
case, when, after Atlanta, the prisoners from 
Sherman's command were brought in, Dr. Chil- 
son saw a ruddy, vigorous, Saxon-faced man 
stoop across the dead line to dip a cup of 
water and the next instant his blood was 
mingled with the glidmg water, while his life- 
less body toppled over into the stream. 

In September, a detail of pri.soners, including 
Dr. Chilson, was sent to Savannah, thence to 
Milan, to the stockade prison, in October back 
to Savannah and to Blackshire, thence to 
Savannah again, back to Thompson ville, thence 
to Albany and finally, to Andersonville again. 
He was taken from there in the last days of 
March and, with thousands of others, was sent 



through Georgia and Alabama to .Jackson, 
Miss., on cars and marched from there to Vicks- 
burg. When streams were crossed those who 
could not swim were left to di-own. At Cham- 
pion's Hill Dr. Chilson and several comrades 
stopped at a negro cabin and asked for food. 
An old aunty with tears answered their appeal 
with " Laws a massy, bless ye chile, r,se not a 
thing for ye." Over their heads was a string 
of red pepi)ers and Dr. Chilson asked her for 
one which he boiled in an old tin can over the 
fire that blazed in the fireplace, and he and the 
others drank the decoction — one of the best 
po.ssible things in their condition. Then they 
went to a cotton gin in the vicinity and crawled 
into the soft white cotton, where he .slept for the 
first time in 11 months under a cover of any 
description. The sleep seemed to him short as 
a flip of his fingers. He saw the ensign of 
of liberty again for the first time on 
the day he reached legal manhood — 
April 1st, 18()5. A fact not mentioned 
in Wisconsin history is related by Dr. Chil- 
son. Mrs. Cornelia Harvey was at Vicks- 
burg and carried to the hospital in her arms 
the poor emaciated bodies of the soldiers who 
fell exhausted to the ground as they came into 
the Union lines. He was sent North 
on the Henry Ames, the consort of the 
Sultana whose true story was told fur 
the first time about the date of this 
writing, (1888.) He went to Springfield 
where he was discharged in August un- 
der the regulations of the telegram of 
the President dated June 12, 1865. 

Dr. Chilson returned to his father's house in 
May, and, as soon as recruited, began his 
preparatory preparations for his profession. 
He commenced active practice in 1866, in 
Jefferson, Wisconsin, and in 1874, located his 
business and interests at Appleton, where he 
is a leader in his calling. He has attained 
to the highest position in the estimation of 
his fellow-citizens, and discharges the obliga- 
tions of manliood and citizen-jhip in a manner 
becoming the record he made in the defense of 
the Union. 

His marriage to Grace E. Winans occurred 
Nov. 7, 1867, and they have four sturdy, intel- 
ligent and active children, named respectively, 
Thaddeus Stevens, Henry Lee, Blanche and 
Luella. For tiieir sakes, Dr. Chilson tells the 
abbreviated story of what he has confronted to 
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public, in which they will, in the days to come, 
take an active interest. 



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ANIEL A. KENYOX, of Seymour, 
Wisconsin, was born in Hartland, 
Niagara Co., New York, Dec. 31 
1834. He moved with his parents' 
to Wisconsin in childhood and is practically a 
son of the Badger State, identified with her self- 
made citizens and with the record of her heroes 
in the suppression of the rebellion. 

Mr. Kenyon was nearly 27 years of age when 
the rebellion lifted its hateful liead to sting to 
deatli the Government of tlie Union. He was 
actuated by no enthusiasm or influence, but by 
hard conviction of the enormity of tlie crime of 
the Soutli and tlie imperative necessity of sup- 
pressing it and its train of consequences, with 
all possible haste. Mr. Kenyon enlisted April 
23, 1861, at Sparta, Monroe Co., Wis., in tlie 
Monroe County Volunteers for three months, but 
re-enlisted when the proclamation abolishing 
three months regiments was issued, and in June 
following, his company mustered as Company I. 
The well known experiences of the 4th Wis- 
consin, to which Companj' I was assigned, need 
no elaboration here. Detained while en route, 
its commander exhibited the stuff in him b}' 
taking control of the railroad over which the^' 
must pass, supplying the equipment of a train 
from his ranks, proceeding to Harrisburg to 
hear of the disaster at Bull Run, borrowing 
smooth bore riHesas armament and pushing on 
to Baltimore July 22nd, the roiled Ijlood of the 
command beingatfeverlieatand eagertoget into 
tiie imbroglio. August, September and October 
were passed in guard duty between Baltimore 
and Washington and about tlie first of Novem- 
ber the command was connected with the 
Eastern Shore expedition to Virginia. Decem- 
ber 2iul they were on their return and remained 
in Baltimore until tlie last of January-, 1862. 
About the middle of February the command 
started for Newport News to join the expedition 
of Butler to New Orleans. March 5tli they 
started for Ship Island, where they remained 
from the 12th ol the month until April 16tli, 
the men succumbing to the malaria to which 
they were exposed. On that day, with num- 
bers lessened by about 150, the regiment set out 



on the ship Great Republic, to the Southwest 
Pass of the Mississippi River to await results of 
tlie attack on Forts Jackson and Philips, United 
States property in the possession of rebels. The 
work accomplished by the 4th Wisconsin in the 
preliminaries to the occupation of New Orleans 
would fill a volume in detail and its severity 
and tlie manner of the achievement won hearty 
commendation from all authorities. The com- 
mand took possession of the Crescent City April 
30, 1862, to the tune of Yankee Doodle. In the 
first week in May the regiment started to as- 
cend the Mississippi River, accomplishing a 
vast labor in marches througli cypress swamps 
and in the destruction of transportation facili- 
ties. May 12th they reached Baton Rouge and 
went to Natchez three days later. On tlie 19th 
they were skirmishing with rebels near Vicks- 
burg where they remained a week and returned 
without accomplisliing anything. While on their 
way, the action at Grand Gulf was fought and 
repeated witli success in June. Mr. Kenyon 
was with his company at the sacking of New 
Orleans in July, at Carrolton doing garrison 
duty in August, and in the expedition to Bonne 
Carre Point in September. In December he re- 
turned to Baton Rouge, and in February, 1863, 
went to Bayou Plaquemine. In March he re- 
turned to Baton Rouge and was in the attack 
on Port Hudson. The Teclie expedition was 
commenced in April. Mr. Kenyon accompan- 
ied it and was in the pursuit of the rebels. On 
reaching Ojielousas the regiment took possession 
of rebel horses and converted themselves into 
cavalry to continue the chase. Six days later 
they abandoned their mount and joined their 
brigade. May 27th Mr. Kenyon was in the as- 
sault on Port Hudson. Tiie 4th Wisconsin 
silenced the guns of the rebel batteries, but at 
terrible cost. Mr. Kenyon was detailed as Or- 
derly on the personal start of Colonel Bean and, 
under his orders. May 29th, crept from his po- 
sition to one on a fallen tree which slanted up- 
wards, to obtain knowledge of the location of 
a battery which was giving trouble. A ball in 
close proximity to his head warned him that 
he was seen by the sharpshooters, and he re- 
tired to report tlie results of his observation to 
his officer. Colonel Bean desired to see for him- 
self and repeated the action of Mr. Kenyon. 
In a few minutes he was instantly killed by a 
sharpshooter. The action continued until June 
14th, when a second assault was made. In 
September, the coi:.mand was converted into a 



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cavalry regimeut, receiving equipments at Baton 
Rouge. 

At the camp of instruction at the Relay 
House Mr. Kenyon was made Corporal, (July 
8, 1861.) At Carrollton, La., he was promoted 
to Orderly Sergeant, (Nov. 20, 1862) and, at the 
close of the siege of Port Hudson, he was made 
Sergeant Major of his regiment, (June 24, 1863.) 
In the latter part of December, 1863, he was 
detailed on recruiting service and returned to 
Wisconsin. He opened his office at Tomah, 
Monroe county, and later transferred his opera- 
tions to Hartford, Washington county. He re- 
cruited lialf a hundred men, a part of whom he 
sent forward in charge of Sergeant Peck and 
conducted a considerable number himself on 
his return to his command in June, 1864. He 
received special orders to report to the Colonel, 
afterwards General Bailey at Vicksburg, whei-e 
the latter was in service as Department Engi- 
neer. He was placed in charge of two saw 
mills in that vicinity and was there mustered 
out, his term having expired, (July 4, 1864.) 
At the last assault on Port Hudson the regiment 
was without officers, everyone having been 
killed or wounded. Mr. Kenyon, iiolding the 
rank of Orderly' Sergeant, found himself the 
senior in the field and took charge as superior 
officer, filling the position, preserving the or- 
ganization and attending to the necessities of 
the remaining men as he best could do, until 
midnight of that day. The regiment went into 
the action of June 14th with about 400 men 
and at roll call 36 answered to their names. 
For a period of about 10 days he remained 
ranking officer, and at the expiration of tliat 
time the 1st Lieutenant rejoined the regiment 
and assumed charge. 

When he was 10 years old the parents of Mr. 
Kenyon removed to Spring Prairie, Racine 
County. He obtained such education as he 
could, and when 17 he engaged with Colonel 
Wlielpley in a surveying expedition in Michi- 
gan, (1851) and received no compCiisation 
through the failui-e of his employer to fulfill 
his contract. He learned the business of a car- 
penter at Hartford and passed the years 1854-5 
in the employ of the old Milwaukee & La 
Crosse railroad company. He went then to the 
employ of the Hannibal & St. Joseph R. R. Co., 
and worked for that corporation two years. He 
went next to Nebraska City where he was one 
of the first carpenters, and remained eight 
months. In 1857 he went to Memphis to work 



for Maxwell, Salpan & Co., bridge builders, by 
whom he was employed until the outbreak of 
the war. 

Reiurning from the war he established his 
business at Tomah, where he operated as a car- 
penter eight years. He served there as Town 
Treasurer and three terms as Deputy Sheriff. 
In 1872 he entered the employ of the American 
vSewing Machine Company of Philadelpliia as 
traveling salesman, in whose interests he tra- 
versed the entire United States and part of 
Mexico. In 1878 he established a mercantile 
business at Seymour, which he has since prose- 
cuted with satisfactory results. He has been a 
member of the Council three terms. 

He was married June 4, 1865, to Mercy Ann 
Kneeland, and they had three children of 
whom William survives. Augustus died when 
eight years old, and Lottie at four months. 
The mother died and Mr. Kenyon was married 
in August, 1878, to Mahala V. Woodward. His 
parents, Daniel and Eleanor (Van Aken) 
Kenyon were born in New York, where tlieir 
progenitors settled in the early history of the 
State. The mother was of Mohawk Dutch line- 
age and both were descended from patriots of 
the Revolution. 



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UBBARD TREFETEN, of Winne- 
conne. Wis., formerly a soldier of 
be civil war, was born August 2, 
1836, in Rye, Rockingliam Co., New 
Hampshire. He is the son of Sebastian and 
Elizabetii Trefeten and has very little recollec- 
tion of either, as his motlier died when he was 
still young and his father went to the far West 
wiiile he was still a boy and disappeared from 
the knowledge of his friends. Mr. Trefeten 
was brought up in his native State and ob- 
tained such education as a country school af- 
forded. Hi acquired a knowledge of the busi- 
ness of an engineer and blacksmith which he 
followed until he became a soldier. He was in 
Illinois during the first months of the war and 
he enlisted August 8, 1862, at Fulton, in Com- 
pany I, 75th Illinois Infantry for three years or 
during the war, and received honorable dis- 
charge June 22, 1865, at Quincy, 111. Prior to 
his discharge he was transferred to the Pioneer 
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in active hostilities the regiment was assigned 
to the 3d Brigade under General J. C. Davis 
and to the 20th Army Corps of the Army of 
the Cumberland and was attached to the riglit 
wing of Rosecrans' command under McCook. 
The first battle in which Mr. Trefeten was en- 
gaged was at Perryvillc, where the regiment 
lost 314 men. He was afterwards stationed at 
Crab Orchard and was in his next battle at 
Stone River where he fought in water and ice 
knee deep throughout the action. He was in 
all the subsequent actions in which the Army 
of the Cumberland was engaged, was in camp 
at Murfreesboro, went to Tullahoma and was 
taken sick and sent to general hospital until 
after the battle of Chattanooga and Chicka- 
mauga. Wliile there he was stung in his left 
eye by a scorpion which caused intense suffer- 
ing and finally the loss of the eye and his sight 
is now almo.st totally destroyed. His constitution 
was permanently injured by the calomel ad- 
ministered to him. He was also in the hospital 
at Mound City, III. After his recovery he re- 
joined his regiment in season to participate in 
the battles in which the Army of the Cumber- 
land was engaged and fought at Resaca and 
Kenesaw. 

After the vvar he came to Wisconsin and lo- 
cated at Fond du Lac whence he came to Win- 
neconne. He was married there to Teah Olson 
and their only child, Bessie, is six years old. 

His army experience wholly unfitted him for 
work at his trade and he has since been other- 
wise occupied. In political sentiment he is a 
Republican of decided type and has fixed 
Abraham Lincoln in his remembrance as a 
model hero and President. 

UDOLPH .J. WELSBROD, member of 
Oshkosh Post No. 241, was born 
Aug. 21, 1837, in Simmern, Province 
of the Rhine, Prussia. He became 
a resident of Oshkosh in 1851, in which year 
his parents came with their family to America, 
Rudolph being then 14 years of age. In 1859, 
he went to the city of New York and was still 
there when the Civil War was inaugurated. 
Eleven days after the attack on Sumter, he en- 
listed for two years, enrolling in Company D, 
8th New York Infantry. He was made Ser- 
geant on the organization of his company and 
served in that capacity during the extent of his 




connection with the "8th." September 14, 

1862, he was honorably dischargad at Halls' 
Hill, Va., in order tliat he might accept a com- 
mission as 2nd Lieutenant in Company E, 21st 
Wisconsin Infantry. October 11th he was pro- 
moted to 1st Lieutenant and, February 20, 

1863, he received a commission as Captain of 
his Company. He was finally di.scharged Jan. 
1, 1865, at Savannah, Ga., for disability. 

Mr. Weisbrod was a member of the 8th New 
York, a year and five months, and, during that 
time, \vas in active service. The regiment was 
assigned to the Army of the Potomac and was 
commanded by Colonel, afterwards General 
Blenker, a Division Connnander. Among the 
battles in which Mr. Weisbrod fought was the 
first Bull Run, Republic or Cross Keys, Port 
Republic and Culpepper Court-House. He par- 
ticipated in the fights and skirmishes on the 
Rapidan and at the 2nd battle of BilU Run. 
After receiving his discharge he remained with 
the New York regiment two weeks, as he saw 
no opportunity to detach himself, so active was 
tlie fighting. Among the principal engage- 
ments in which he took part after his discharge 
papers were in his pocket, was Antietam. Sep- 
tember 28th, he reported to the regiment to 
which he was transferred at Louisville, Ky., 
where the command was in camp. The first 
battle in which the regiment was engaged was 
that of Perryville. Tlirough mistake, it was 
assigned to a wrong position and occupied a 
place in front of the main line, thus receiving 
the fire of both armies. It was therefore driven 
to the rear in a short time, having sustained 
great loss. In December following the regi- 
ment went to Nashville and thence to Stone 
River. The 14th Corps to which it belonged, 
commanded by General Thomas, occupied the 
center of the line of attack in that battle and 
the fighting of the 21st was specially mentioned 
in the brigade dispatches. June 24, 1863, the 
regiment participated in a heavy skirmish at 
Tullahoma and drove the rebels from their 
position. September 19th and 20th, were two of 
the most eventful days in the history of the 21st. 

The regiment was in arms from early morn- 
ing until midnight of the 19th, and it was one 
of the first in the advance line of battle on the 
following morning. The last engagement he 
was in before going into winter quarters was at 
Mission Ridge and Lookout Mountain. 

In May, 1864, the 21st Wisconsin joined the 
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planed to "break the heart of the Confederacy." 
In the actions at Snake Creek Gap and Resaca 
the regiment sustained its record, being the last 
to retire at the close of the latter action. It 
was the same story at Pumpkin Vine Creek and 
there the action of Company E was a small 
edition of the charge at Mission Ridge. At 
Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, Peacli Tree 
Creek, Atlanta and Jonesboro, the regiment 
was in action of the severest kind. For four 
months the regiment had been continously in 
arms and only a third of its original number 
was left when the command went into the 
action at Atlanta. In November tiie regiment 
joined the legion organized for "splitting the 
Confederacj' in the middle." In the march to 
the sea, there was labor such as no troops ever 
before encountered. They burned cities and 
towns, and they saved others from the flames. 
They destroyed railroads and bridges and they 
swept from their route, like dew from the grass, 
the i-ebels who attempted to obstruct their pro- 
gress. The 21st Wisconsin was engaged in the 
siege of Savannah from first to last and, after 
the evacuation of the city, enc. imped within 
the corporation limits. Here Captain Weisbrod 
received honorable discharge. During his 
period of service, he received four wounds, 
but not sufficientl}' severe to interfere with his 
operations as a soldier. 

After his return to Oshkosb he engaged in 
the furniture business in which he was inter- 
ested about 15 years. At the end of that time 
his business was destroyed by fire with total 
loss. He acted seven years as Chief of tlie Fire 
Department and, in 1887 was appointed Chief 
of Police of Oshkosh, a position for which he is 
fitted by nature and character. He is of stal- 
wart build and ot prompt, energetic action in 
emergency. 

He was married at Oshkosh, April 5, 1865, 
to Sophia Arnold and they are the parents of 
two children, named Clara and Edward W. 
The parents of Mr. Weisbrod, P. W. and Cath- 
erine Weisbrod, are both deceased and are 
buried at Oshkosh. 

LE R. OLESON, of Waupaca, Wis., 
. , ^^J dealer in real estate and member of 
W'''>>y J. A. Garfield Post No. 21, was born 
October 20, 1841, in Skjoldrup on 
Island Falster, kingdom of Denmarck. He 




came to America in 1862, arriving on the last 
day of May, and was followed, 16 years later, 
by his parents, Rasmus and Bodel (Hanson) 
Oleson. They reached America in .June, 1878, 
and both are still living with tlieir daughter, 
Mrs. Maria Anderson. The senior Oleson was 
a farmer in his native country and a man of 
prominent position, serving in tiie Danish Par- 
liament a quarter of a century. The mother of 
Mr. Oleson belonged to a family of prominent 
social standing; she is 73 years old and the 
mother of six children, four of whom died in 
infancy. Mr. Oleson was reared on his fatlier's 
farm in Denmark and attended school ni accor- 
dance with the law of his country, spending 
every otlier day in study to the age of 14, and, 
as soon as released from school, he shipped as 
a sailor on a vessel with tbe intention of 
making that his profession. At the end of a 
year he returned home and passed two years 
on the homestead. He then entered an insti- 
tution called the Farmer's Agricultural High 
School, where he studied two years and was 
graduated in April, 1862, and, soon after, sailed 
for America. He landed at New York and 
came to Waupaca, Wis., as .stated. August 12, 
1862, he enlisted in Company G, 21st Wiscon- 
sin Infantry. He was not able to speak Eng- 
lish and was betrayed into becoming a soldier 
by a renegade countryman who assured him 
and several others equally unsopiiisticated, 
that they would receive $100 and 160 acres of 
land, if they would enlist. They acceded to 
tbe scheme and they afterwards learned that 
tlieir adviser, rvho did not enlist, received $5.00 
for each one whom he induced to enroll. But 
Mr. Oleson was not made of material that 
shirked duty under any circumstances and 
ciieerfully marched away to fight for the flag 
which protected him as much as its sons to" the 
manor born. The regiment went from Osh- 
kosii to Louisville, Ky., and Mr. Oleson passed 
through the entire period for which he enlisted. 
(See sketch of Charles F. Constance.) During 
the march to the sea, he and two comrades, 
John Harkness and Orville A. Rice, were de- 
tailed on a foraging trip and, straying from the 
command, were lost three weeks. Tiiey secured 
several mules and, in foraging for themselves, 
obtained a quantity of food wbich was of good 
service. They came to a dismantled rebel 
house where were four ladies in distress for 
food. One was a secessionist of the darkest 
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North. The rangers told them, if they would 
cook them a meal they should have food 
enough for a week, and they complied. The 
Union soldiers went to sleep in an old granaiy, 
and about midniglit their Union friend awoke 
them, saying their lives were not safe, as her 
sister had given rebel bushwhackers informa- 
tion of their presence. They rushed out and 
overtook Kilpatrick's troops the next evening. 
The camp was on a high knoll and be- 
fore morning they were sur})rised by the 
rebels who murdered many in their sleep. 
Those who escaped did so without shoes or 
blankets and retreated under sharp fire to 
the protection of a lull. There they formed in 
line of battle under Kilpatrick who came to 
join them in scant attire and they charged the 
rebs, whom they drove out of the way. After 
the surrender of Johnston, Mr. Oleson went to 
the Grand Review at Washington and on arri- 
val at Raleigh, N. C, received the intelligence 
of the assassination of the President. He was 
discharged with his regiment at Washington in 
June, 1865, and thence proceeded to Milwaukee 
where he was mustered out. He went to Wood 
county, where he was employed as a lumber- 
man at Port Edwards until the middle of Octo- 
ber, 18G5, when he returned to Denmark to 
visit his family. In May, 1866, he returned to 
America and on the passage about 400 on 
board died from disease. The remainder were 
detained nine weeks in quarantine. He en- 
gaged with the same firm at Port Edwards on 
his return to Wisconsin and, in the winter fol- 
lowing, in the business of a miller in which he 
was occupied until the fall of 1867. He went 
back again to Denmark and again returned to 
America in May, 1868. He was employed in 
the mills and as a clerk until October, 1869, 
when he was married to Maren Christina Behm, 
who lived in Lind, Waupaca count}', and he 
remained in the employ of Mr. Nordwi, until 
the fall of 1870 when he was engaged with 
N. Miller in the same capacity and remained 
with him until the following fall. At that 
date he was elected Register of Deeds of Wau- 
paca county and filled the position two terms. 
In January, 1876, he again visited the old 
country, taking with him his wife and son. 
He returned in July of the same year and 
opened an abstract office, associated with Charles 
Churchill, Clerk of the Court. Their relation 
continued until April 1st, 1880, when Mr. Ole- 
son was appointed corresponding clerk in the 



State Land Office under H. B. Warner, Secre- 
tary of State. He filled the position seven 
years and resigned and returned to Waupaca, 
being appointed by Governor Rusk as State 
Timber Agent for the 6th Distric-t of Wisconsin 
and he still holds holds the position. 

Mr. and Mrs. Oleson have one son, Louis, 
born Aug. 26, 1870, who is connected with the 
drug business of H. B. B. Boppe of Waupaca. 
Mr. Oleson is one of the class who constitute 
an important element of the Nationality of 
America. He brought to this country the 
sturdy honesty and trained capacity for which 
the better classes of his native land are con- 
spicuous and fought through the bitter strug- 
gle in which the land was ahead}' involved 
when he came to the shores of the New World. 
He has discharged his obligatioiis as a citizen 
in a manner in every way creditable to his 
manhood and citizenship. 



DOLPH F. R. WITTMANN, Manifo- 
ld woe. Wis., publisher of the Pod and 




member of G. A. R. Post No. 18, was 
born March 31, 1825, at Berlin, 
Prussia. He emigated to America in 1843, 
and landed at the port of New York on the 15th 
day of October. He made no tarry, but pro- 
ceedeil to Wisconsin, which had just been ad- 
mitted as a State, and located at Manitowoc. 
He established his business tiiere and, at the 
outbreak of the rebellion in 1861, was conduct- 
ing the relations of a large drug business, 
which he could not leave, but a number of his 
relatives made haste to enlist, leaving their 
families in his care. Finally, one of his 
brother.s-in-law returned and Mr. Wittmann 
placed his business in his care and reported 
for service. He was commissioned 2nd Lieu- 
tenant of Company F, 48th Wisconsin Infantry, 
by Governor J. T. Lewis, Jan. 26, 1865. Feb. 
23rd following, he was made C'aptain, and on the 
organization of the regiment, his company was 
assigned to the 4th place and went to the field 
as Company D. When eight companies were 
organized they received marching orders and 
they left Camp Washburn early in March, un- 
der Lieutenant-Colonel Siiears with orders for 
St. Louis. Orders were there received for the 
command to march to Fort Scott, Kansas, and, 



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on the route, the information of Lee's sur- 
render and the murder of Lincohi was re- 
ceived. About the last of April tlie regiment 
reached Fort Scott. May lltli, Captain Witt- 
mann, commanding Companies I and D, was 
ordered to Humboldt, ivansas, wliere they re- 
mained until August 17tli, when they went to 
Mound City and afterwards joined the regi- 
ment at Lawrence. Tlie war was over and the 
command expected discharge, but was ordered 
to proceed to the plains, where the Lidians 
were holding high carnival along the Sante 
Fe road, under the supposition, that the whites 
were at war among themselves and the Presi- 
dent being dead, that their opportunity had 
come, and they were killing all the whites 
who fell into their hands. Captain Witt- 
mann, commanding Companies 1) and F, was 
sent to Fort Aubrey, 570 miles distant. He 
marched there with his command, the distance 
mentioned being greatly increased by the ne- 
cessity of keeping in ttie vicinity of the Ar- 
kansas River, a crooked water course. The 
smaller streams being dry and there being no 
shade or water, the command suffered much on 
account of spoiled provisions. They reached 
their destination t ; find a dilapidated company 
of Kansas cavalry, which was replaced soon 
after by a company of U. S. Cavalry. The 
winter quarters consisted of holes in the ground, 
each of whicii sheltered six or eight men and, 
before enough of these dugouts could be con- 
structed for the use of the command, winter 
was upon them and Captain Wittmann be- 
came very ill, but a good constitution and com- 
petent medical care pulled him through. The 
Indians held themselves at a safe distance and 
the duty of the garrison consisted in the pro- 
tection of the road and the mail coaches and 
the care of travelers. The hardships may be 
illustrated by a single case. About the middle 
of December a train of 64 wagons, each drawn 
drawn by six mules or eight oxen, passed the 
fort going west. 

Two feet of snow lay on the ground and, 
soon after, a furious snow storm set in and 
about the first of January, four men came to 
the fort and asked for supplies suflicient to take 
them to the next fort and stating that their 
party, a pony and a young steer, which they 
brought with them, were all that was left of the 
train, the escort and teams having all been lost 
in the storm. January 19th, a company of 
U. S. Infantry reached Fort Aubrey and Cap- 



tain Wittmann was told that two companies 
sent previously to relieve him had frozen in 
near Fort Zarah, and had lost about half their 
number, and the present relief had been ordered 
there first. 

Captain Wittmann left Fort Aubrey for home 
soon after and tlie command was obliged to 
carry wood along to make their coffee, other 
cooking being done only when they reached a 
fort and took a day of rest. They suffered on 
going out from heat, drouth and spoiled provis- 

j ion and, returning, endured as much from cold, 
storm and want of wood for cooking and 

! warmth. However, the command was in toler- 
able condition on arrival at Fort Leavenworth, 
whence Companies D and F were sent to Mad- 
ison by rail and Captain Wittmann was mus- 
tered out March 10, 1866. 

He was married Nov. 4, 1850, to Anna Chris- 
tina Heinemann, of Chicago. They have 
four sons and a daughter. Herman resides at 
Rudolph, Wis.; Walter is the editor of two pa- 
pers at West Bend, Wis., where he publishes 
the BeohacJiter in German, and the Democrat. 
Adolpli is a practicing physician at St. Wen- 
dels, Manitowoc county, and Rudolph is a 
traveling salesman for a Milwaukee house. 

The three oldest sons are married. Ottilie, 
the only daughter, remains with her parents! 
Mr. Wittmann has been engaged since 1881 in 
publication of the Manitowoc Pod, a German 
weeklj' newspaper. His portrait appears on 
page 528. 



OBERT BRAND, of Oshkosh, and a 
former soldier and sailor in the ser- 
vice of the United Stntes during the 
civil war, was born Jan. 12, 1840, in 
Dundee, Scotland. His parents, Robert and 
Cecilia (Fenton) Brand, were natives of "anld 
Scotia" and belonged to the seafaring class. His 
father was a boat builder and had a wide repu- 
tation in his business. When their son was 
seven years old, in 1847, they removed to Amer- 
ica. They landed at the port of New York and 
came thence to Milwaukee. The senior Brand 
was a practical mechanic and a skilled worker 
in wood and, after his arrival in Milwaukee, 
engaged in the manufacture of ornamental 
wood work and operated at that point until 




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531 



1854, when the family traiifcferred their resi- 
dence to Janesville. 

Mr. Brand was a pupil in the schools of Scot- 
land until he crossed the sea to become identi- 
fied witli the interests and progress of an 
adopted country. Pie was at school in Milwau- 
kee attending Buck's aciideniy after completing 
a primary course of education. As lie grew to 
manhood, he acquired a complete knowledge 
of his father's trade and was engaged in his of- 
iice until lie determined to enter the arm}'. He 
enlisted in May, 1861, in tlie oLJi Wisconsin In- 
fantry at Janesville, and he was in rendezvous 
with the regiment at Camp Randall at Madison. 
I'he organization of the "5th'" was completed in 
the place of rendezvous in aljout a montli and, 
in the latter days of July Mr. Brand found him- 
self en route for the front at Washington. In 
September, the regiment was placed under the 
command of General Smith and, soon after, 
was transferred from King's brigade (who had 
designed the 5tli for the nucleus of the organi- 
zation afterwards known as the Iron Brigade), 
to the command of Hancock and Mr. Brand en- 
countered most varieties of military service ex- 
cept heavy battle while at Camp Griffin 
in the vicinity of Lewinsville. On the histori- 
cal March 10,1862, he was in^ McClellan's ad- 
vance to Manassas and endured wearisome and 
fruitless marching. He was in the reconnois- 
sance and fought in the action opposite Fortress 
Monroe, enjoying the satisfaction of winning in 
the contest which expelled the rebels from their 
position. April 4th he was in another action 
at Young's Mills and continued in tlie activities 
that followed, known as the siege of Yorktown. 
He fought at Williamsburg where the regiment 
distinguished itself as a fighting body in a con- 
spicuous manner. He was with the command 
in the movement at Ciiickahominy and the bat- 
tle at Golden's Farm was opened by the driving 
in of the pickets of the 5tli Wisqonsin and Mr. 
Brand was in the successive actions known as 
the "Seven Days' Fight." He was in the rear 
during the movement of McClellan's troops and 
exposed to lebel shot and shell at Savage Sta- 
tion, White Oak Swamp Bridge and Malvern 
Hill. He enlisted as a musician and, on the 
order which abolished regimental bands, re- 
ceived honorable discharge Aug. 12, 1862, at 
Harrison's Landing where the regiment was in 
camp. He returned to Janesville and a year 
later yielded to the inlierited inclination to try 
naval experience and he went to Brooklyn to 



enlist in the sea service. He enrolled at the 
navy j'ard as acting carpenter and was as- 
signed to the receiving ship, North Carolina, 
to await assignment. He remained there until 
October, 1864, when he was detailed to make 
connection with tlie "Aphrodite," a supply 
ship, whicli was disjiatclied to the Gulf Squad- 
ron. She was wrecked on the passage just 
.south of Cape Hatteras on the coast of North 
Carolina on Cedar Bank. It was a terrific ex- 
perience, 500 souls being aboard, 50 of whom 
were lost. Those who saved their lives did so 
by the merest chance, the life boats swamping 
in the surf. Three days were passed by, the 
forlorn party on the sandy shoals, without food, 
and clad only in shirts and trowsers. At the 
end of that time they were reached by boats 
called " turj)entine fiats " sent to their relief by 
Admiral Porter and conveyed to Beaufort, N. 
C. The sailors were variously disposed of and 
Mr. Brand was assigned to the " Mercedita." 
She was a wooden vessel and liad been in an 
engagement in Charleston Harbor the last day 
of January, 1864. She was under condemna- 
tion and, after a sail of a short distance, a gale 
came on in which her boiler braces gave way 
and .she was compelled to make Charleston har- 
bor. Mr. Brand was transferred to the U. S. 
sloop, " Pawnee," which was assigned to the 
South Atlantic Squadron. Later, Mr. Brand 
was assigned to the " New Hampshire," a sail- 
ing frigate carrying 74 guns. (She is incorrectly 
designated in reports as a steamer). The pe- 
culiar abilities of Mr. Brand as a carpenter 
were in demand, the supply being far short of 
I the necessities in various quarters and Mr. 
Brand was subjected to frequent transfers to 
places where his services were in immediate de- 
mand. He was then assigned to the "Acacia " 
which became famous for the capture of the 
"Julia," a rebel steamer wliich sought the pro- 
tection of the rebel guns at the mouth of Alli- 
gator Creek. She was a blockade runner and 
was cut out from the protection of the rebel 
battery Oct. 23rd, 1864, by six boat loads of 
men under Captain Barrymore, of Hartford, 
Conn. The work was accomplished under a 
storm of grape and canister and the steamer 
was taken while broadside aground, where she 
had been chased by the "Acacia." The injur- 
ies she had received were disabling and Mr. 
Brand, with the cnief engineer, proceeded to 
repair her steam pipes and fit her for move- 
ment. Her load of sea-island cotton was made 



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SOLDIERS' ALBUM OF 



into embrasures as defense and preparations 
were made for steam to be raised as soon as tide 
served. Tlie capture was made at one o'clock 
on the afternoon of the '23rd and about 10 in I 
the evening a turmoil on the beach led tliemto 
believe that an attempt to recapture would be 
made. A private signal was made to the "Aca- 
cia " to be in readiness to assist if necessary and 
the prize crew heard plainly the approach of 
tiie rebel boats. Their boat howitzers were 
loaded to the muzzle with canister and the men 
stood armed with muskets to repel an attack. 
No response was made to the advances of the 
rebels who, finding themselves unable to draw 
the fire of the ja'ize crew on the "JuIIm," with- 
drew. She lay three-fourths of a mile from the 
fort and, after she had moved a little distance, 
the battery opened fire on the spot she had just 
left. The "Acacia " responded in her best man- 
ner, which entertained the rebels firing from 
the fort, until the ".Julia" was out of range of 
her guns. She was taken alongside the "^Vca- 
cia" and the cheering of her crew could be 
plainly heard at the fort She sold for $285,- 

000, Mr. Brand's share being $998. She was 
delivered at Charleston harbor Dec. 25th, as a 
Christmas present to Admiral Dahlgren whose 
share of the prize money was a considerable 
sum. Mr. Brand assisted in the final scenes in 
the taking of Charleston Harbor harbor and 
aided in the capture of the " Wren " and " Sy- 
ren," Feb. 18, 18(i4. He was present at the cer- 
emonies of April 14, 1865, when the United 
States fiag was raised over the battlements of 
Sumter. (See sketch of Captain N. M. Ed- 
wards). He heard the speech of Henry \\'^ard 
Beecher and has a photograph of the scene. 
Sumter was brilliant with roses and the festivi- 
ties were under the management of Major An- 
derson, who saluted the ensign of his country 
for the last time on Soutiiern soil exactly four 
years before, as he and his little band submit- 
ted to superior, but not braver might. Mr. 
Brand was in the service during the remainder 
of the spring along the coast, and received hon- 
orable discharge Aug. 10, 1865, at the navy 
yard at Philadelphia. 

He returned to Janesville and, a year later, 
removed to Oshkosh, where he located March 

1, 1867. He established the business interests 
in which he has since been engaged and his 
factoi-y is located on Ceape street. He has be- 
come conspicuous in the manufacture of finely 
carved and designed furniture of which he is 



the maker and designer. His orders are for 
the furnishing of church chancels, club rooms, 
offices, hotels and saloons and other places 
where artistic wood ornamentation is a desider- 
atum. He is no less noted as a boat builder 
and the fruits of his industrj-, genius and en- 
ergy are to be found on all the inland lakes 
and include both steam and sailing craft. His 
boats have long carried the palm for speed. 
Congressman Clark of Neenah is the owner of 
a fine yacht of his building. 

Mr. Brand has officiated for four years as Al- 
derman at Oshkosh. He was married Feb. 18, 
1860, to Ann Thompson and their surviving 
children ai'e named William and Robert. Ed- 
die died when a year old. Mrs. Brand is the 
daughter of Robert and Janet (Laurie) Thomp- 
son, and was born on Loch Leven, between the 
counties of Inverness and Argyle, and near the 
castle where Mary, Queen of Scots, was impris- 
oned on her arrival from France, located on an 
island in the middle of the channel. Robert 
Thompson was a musician and played " the 
pipes ; " he was a weaver by profe.ssion and 
manufactured the beautiful carpets used only 
in the homes of aristocracy, known as Wiltons. 



A. SHEPHERD, a resident of Fond 
du Lac, Wis., was born Feb. 8, 
f 1837, at Newsted, Erie Co., N. Y., 
and he is the son of Abraham and 
Maria (Bennett) Shepherd. La 1858 he com- 
menced to operate in the capacity of wagoner 
and carried supplies by wagon trains between 
Leavenworth, Kas., and Santa Fe, N. M. He 
came to Wisconsin in 1844 when seven years 
old and enlisted about the last of May, 1861, at 
Ripon, in Company B, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry 
for three j^ears. He was in camp at Kenosha 
until the fall, when ho went to St. Louis, and 
moved thence to Cape Girardeau, Mo. Two 
days after arrival, the command commenced 
active operations and Mr. Shepherd captured a 
live rebel in the action at Gii'ai'deau. Skirmish- 
ing continued without intermission 15 days, 
which resulted in driving the rebels into Ar- 
kansas. Mr. Shepherd was assigned to the 
position of wagon and forage master and run 
trains from the Cape to Bloomfield, where a 
portion of the regiment was stationed. One 




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533 



morning he was captured by bushwhackers 
near West Prairie. He dismounted under 
orders from liis captors, but iiis horse " being a 
new recruit," ran back to the camp. Three 
rebels took him to a log house, occupied by 
three women, who engaged the attentions of 
the rebels, who neglected their guns as well as 
their prisoner. He threw away a rifle and 
started for camp with two shotguns and, 
when his absence was noticed, he had scaled a 
seven-rail fence around the clearing. The 
rebels commenced to climb the fence regardless 
of his order to bait, and he tired twice, two of 
the rebels dismounting with liaste, totally dis- 
abled from farther use to the confederacy. The 
third went in a opposite direction to Mr. Shep- 
herd who soon overtook a party looking for 
him, who had been informed of something 
wrong by the arrival of his horse. On another 
occasion he received orders from Captain Hyde, 
Post Commander at Bloonifield, to remove a 
sick camp from West Prairie thence. He 
started with 10 trusty men besides the drivers 
and skirmished all the way. "Rebs" were 
nearly in possession of the situation when he 
arrived, endeavoring to bring about the capitu- 
lation of the camp. A small cannon, captured 
at Bloomfield, was loaded and their return to 
Bloonifield entered upon. Skirmishing took 
place on the way and two brave soldiers were 
killed. The two months following were passed 
in foraging for the stock and the sick while the 
remainder went on the "wild goose chase" to 
Helena under Colonel Daniels. The force 
under Mr. Shepherd rigged up the old cannon 
with which they practiced every morning, and 
they were finally made safe by the arrival of 
two pieces of artillery from the Cape. A squad 
of convalescents were detailed to escort 200 
contraband horses to the Cape and, accom- 
panied by a few well men, a start was made 
and .j'2 miles traversed in 24: hours. Bloom- 
field was attacked the night after, one of the 
guns captured and several convalescents killed. 
Captain Hyde evacuated the place Sept. lltli 
and went to Greenville. The party who were 
out heard of the move and a lieuttuant whose 
name is not considered suited to these annals, 
was detailed to reconnoiter and learn of the 
whereabouts of the commandant. He dis- 
covered a negro in tiie woods and his magni- 
fying discernment multiplied the single darkey 
until he filled the woods with rebels, and the 
squad was ordered to return to the Cape. A 



call was made for volunteers to proceed, and 20 
marched on to meet a negro who told them 
where the commandant was, and tiiey .slej)! 
that night in Bloomfield. Tlie regiment re- 
assembled at the Ca})e and, soon after, the raid 
of Price and Marmaduke commenced. Mr. 
Sheplierd relates tliat the 1st Wisconsin set out 
to harass their flank (\'hich resulted in a sudden 
movement of the rebels southward, the 1st IVis- 
co'>isin leading. Reaching Cape Girardeau, he 
proceeds to say "there was a royal fight." Gen- 
eral McNeill was in their rear, and reinforce- 
ments and arms arriving, the tables turned 
and Price's army led the retrograde movement. 
At the Whitewater Mr. Sheplierd was detailed 
to ascertain the location of the rebels and, be- 
fore he reached the river at nightfall, he lound 
himself in the rebel camp, which he had sup- 
posed to be at Bloomfield. He answei'ed in 
reply to questions that he was sick and was 
ordered to dismount, as he had a valuable 
horse. Everything in his posession, save 
pants, boots and shirt, were taken from him 
and he was tnken to where several "Yanks" 
were held i)risoners. They were in charge of 
a detail of Texas Rangers who were tired 
and one rebel slept in a road that led to 
the river. One of the "Yanks" was a former 
driver for Mr. Shepherd and he remarked 
" Shep, if I had a knife, I could fix that fellow 
so we could get away. " The rebels had over- 
looked a knife in the cavalry boot of Mr. S. 
which he quietly gave to the man and the 
rebel went on a far journey, where he did not 
intercept the file of prisoners who forded the 
river immediately after, one being drowned in 
crossing. Mr. Siiepherd received the acknowl- 
edgments of General McNeill. The 1st Wis- 
consin continued the raid nearly to Batesville, 
Ark., and, after recruiting at Genevieve for a 
few weeks, the work of clearing that section of 
rebels was completed. Many skirmishes took 
place. In the spring of 1863, the regiment 
joined the Army of the Cumberland at Triune, 
Tenn. From Missouri through Kentucky, Mr. 
Shepherd was in charge of the wagon train and 
on one occasion stopped at a house to obtain 
food, having no idea of finding rebels. The 
train moved on and left him to take his lunch. 
Al)out three score rebels appeared and took him 
and his equipments. He asked the officer to 
permit a guard to go with him on a necessary 
errand to a field in the rear of the house and, 
as the guard loitered, he obtained a start and 



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struck out for the woods. He met a negro wlio 
told him there were Union people in the vicin- 
ity and found them a mile away. Arrange- 
ments were made for his Ijeing conducted dur- 
ing the night to his regiment and a young wo- 
man appeared about seven oV^lock with two 
nuiles which she had borrowed (?) from a rebel 
planter. Camp was reached about midnigiitand 
the girl received in exchange for the mules an 
elegant saddle horse with equijiments and $30 
in cash from C'olonel LaUrange for her bravery 
and Union j)riuciples. 

After making connection with General Ed. 
McCook's brigade, the experiences of the com- 
mand changed. Confronting veteran cavalry- 
men was another matter than skirmishing with 
buskwhackers and that ilk, and Wheeler, one 
of the bravest and most skillful officers in the 
rebel service, was making things entertaining. 
Mr. Shepherd's first action was on the Shelby- 
ville Pike and he Avas in action two hours. He 
had been ill with chronic diarrhcea from drink- 
ing cypress swamp water and, although he had 
controlled the 'difficulty with dover powders 
and morphine to avoid going to the hospital, 
he was compelled to go to Murfreesboro. After 
passing some time at Camp hospital he went to 
lios])ital No. 3 at Nashville and remained a, 
month, rejoining the command in time to start 
on a raid after Wheeler. The rebel was chased 
through Tennessee into Kentucky and back 
again, and for six weeks there was skirmishing 
every day. Mr. Shepherd instances the cap- 
ture of a connnissary train in the Sequatchie 
Valley as "one of the finest small fights" of the 
war. It was a "red hot" hand-to-hand action; 
his horse was shot and he was clubbed with a 
reversed musket and carries the depression in 
his skull to this date. After recovering his 
senses, he took the horse of a rCbel officer and 
engaged in a hand-to-hand saber fight with 
one of Wheeler's staff. He would have been 
"downed" but for what the rebel characterized 
a " damned Yankee trick." Mr. Shepherd car- 
ries the scar of the saber wound he received but 
he "got there all the same." Mr. Shepherd 
was in the fights previous to and at Cbicka- 
mauga Creek, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain 
and Missionary Ridge, where he fought for the 
first time with a Spencer carbine. In this 
action, a rebel charge was met by the command 
in such a manner that the " butternuts " re- 
ported two corps of " Yanks ". At Murfrees- 
boro he had his first rest after joining the Army 



of the Cumberland and his first full rations. 
The regiment went next to Knoxvilleand skir- 
mished there and at Strawberry Plains. Soon 
afterwards, the command was ordered across 
the Tennessee and he forded the stream with 
them, the water mingled with ice, reaching his 
horse's side, and three times afterwards with 
dispatches. His horse had to he abandoned, 
but he took one from the stable of a rebel the 
same day. The command found themselves in 
a pocket and their progress was strongly con- 
tested. A hot action followed and the rebels 
were driven to Newmarket and aci'oss Mossy 
Creek. Headquarters were, as usual on the 
skirmish line and at midnight the rebels at- 
tacked. The asi5aulting force was checked until 
the arrival of the bulk of the command, in- 
cluding the 1st Wisconsin and the '2nd Indiana, 
when a repulse followed. In the morning an 
artillery duel commenced, and Mr. Shepherd 
was sent with dispatches and his horse was 
shot under him by a rebel cannon ball. He 
mounted his mare " Lucky " and was in action 
all day, carrying orders on the skirmish line. 
For man}' days afterwards, hot work was en- 
countered within the rebel lines in pursuit of 
forage for the stock. The command lived on 
corn and coffee, as nothing else could be 
obtained. Once, Mr. Shepherd obtained an 
old goose — so old that she was repudiated by 
the rebels. His cuok and stable boy. Darky 
Tom, advised him to take oft' his hat in respect 
for the age of the bird, which was boiled all 
night and for successive days, without becoming 
fit to eat, but furnished good material for soup. 
About the seventh day after arriving at Mossy 
Creek, a part of the command was ordered to 
go to Dandridge to reconnoiter. Finding that 
the force was divided the rebels attacked the 
camp in charge of the artillery, and the 
charge was met by defensive fighting, not sur- 
passed in quality during the war. They were 
finally relieved by the return of their comrades. 
The following night, while encamped in the 
woods, Hinraan, a scout, informed LaGrange 
that there was a rebel picket post in an old 
church in the vicinity. Colonel LaGrange 
took Mr. Shepherd and started to examine for 
himself. Hinman captured and killed the 
vidette and the church was found to contain 
45 sleeping rebels. They were awakened by 
the clarion voice of LaGrange, who ordered 
them to surrender, while the two others 
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535 



with great rapidity and with the guard of three, 
the 4") rebels marched within the Union hnes, 
mad enougli to find the}' had svn-rendered under 
?uch conditions. Hinman started to find tlieir 
command and discovered a regiment, which 
was charged by the 1st Wisconsin and 4th In- 
diana, and nearly 700. were captured and safely 
corralled before breakfast. Mr. Sliepberd was 
in a "rattling" skirmish of four hours that 
day. He was next in action at Dandridge, 
where the combined forces of Longstreet and 
Wheeler were to be met. The first of the 
action occurred on Monday, Jan. "15tb, 
1864, and on the 17th, the 1st Wisconsin 
and the 2nd Indiana were preparing to go 
after a barn full of corn that had been discov- 
ered by a scout there. Mr. Shepherd was sent 
to hurrj' the command and LaGrange was, 
meanwhile, surrounded. His staff and officers 
held the position until aid arrived, LaGrange 
having a horse shot under him which Mr. 
Shepherd immediately replaced with one which 
had been ridden to the field by a rebel officer. 
After the Indiana troops came up " the rebel 
saddles were emjitied fast " and the Union com- 
mands were able to retire. The action was in 
progress in another portion of the field and 
continued until dark, when. Mr. Shepherd was 
sent to withdraw a Kentucky regiment, but 
found the place occupied by rebel Kentuckians 
and he withdrew without discovery. Retreat 
was ordered at midnight, and the 1st Wisconsin 
guarded the rear of 15,000 infantry. Daylight 
found them 15 miles from their former position 
and, as the rebels had gone the same distance 
in an opposite direction, 30 miles la}' between 
the contending forces of the previous day. 
Captain LaGrange, the brother of the General, 
was mortally wounded at Dandridge and was 
conveyed to Knoxville. Mr. Shepherd spent 
most of the nights foraging for the sick man, 
after skirmishing through the day. But he 
was materially assisted by a new variety of 
bushwhackers in that country who being for 
"we 'uns" afforded much help in obtaining sup- 
plies. 

While there the 1st Wisconsin engaged in 
several skirmishes and one battle in which a 
number of rebels and a half dozen pieces of 
artillery were captured. During the action, 
Mr. Shepherd was sent by Colonel I;a Grange 
to the company nearest the rebel artillery with 
orders to charge the cannon and to remain 
while the movement progressed, and it resulted 



in the capture of the pieces referred to. The 
guard attempted to escape through a cut 
and Mr. Shepherd shot one of the horses 
and a sergeant shot the rider and the 
cut was blocked. Soon after, the com- 
mand went to the Little Tennessee River. While 
there, Mr. Shepherd was one of a scouting party 
in North Carolina and be took back a noted 
stallion, "Copper Bottom," and another equally 
well known, "War Eagle" and a running mare. 
He kept the latter. Colonel La Grange taking 
Copper Bottom, and General McCook, War 
Eagle. March 12, 1864, the command went 
into camp at Cleveland, where the regiment re- 
cruited and skirmishing and scouting was again 
resumed. April 11th, 20 men were captured 
bj' the rebels. In May the regiment started on 
the Atlanta campaign and skirmished every 
day until arrival on the 7th at Varnell's Sta- 
tion. On the ijth, the regiment with the 2nd 
Brigade commanded by Colonel LaGrange, de- 
veloped the position ol Wheeler who was sup- 
ported by a division of infiintry. During the 
advance Mr. Shepherd was detailed to go to 
Major Torrey with orders instructing that offi- 
cer to advance rajiidly. On the route he dis- 
covered rebel artillery, infantry and cav- 
alry which seemed to him to comprise 
the whole confederate army. He deliv- 
ered the dispatches to Major Torre)-, report- 
ing what he had seen and returned to La Grange, 
who ordered a retieat. The rebels immediatel}' 
charged and in a few minutes Colonel La 
Grange was a prisoner in the hands of the rebeks, 
Mr. Shepherd being about 20 rods from him, 
but his excellent horse bore him to safety. She 
got a bullet in her foot and he received one in 
his leg, which he has carried ever since. La 
Grange saved the brigade from capture, by as- 
suring Wheeler that a large infantry force was 
in the adjacent woods. On the accession of 
Major Torrey, Mr. Shepherd acted on his staff 
as he had done on that of the former chief, 
'i'lie regiment moved next to Buzzard's Roost 
and thence to Resaca, skirmishing all the way. 
May 21st, he was in a liot action and was in the 
charge five days later at Burnt Hickory. June 
4th, he was in action at Ackworth and, two 
days later, at Big Shanty and .soon after came to 
Wisconsin with the horses of Colonel La Grange 
and another officer, who had been captured and 
he rejoined the regiment 12 days later at Lost 
Mountain. He was in constant skirmishes un- 
til the march to Howell's Ferry, July 1st. In 



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the action at Marietta he was on the top of Keii- 
esaw Mountain and witnessed the entire course 
of the tight. Ke was in tlie siege of Atlanta 
and in almost daily skirmishes. July '27th, a 
movement was made to the rear of Atlanta and 
the command was engaged in an action at 
Campbelltown. July 30th,|the regiment was in 
the raid on the Macon railrod near Jonesboro 
and in the rebel charge, Torrey, who liad been 
promoted to Lieutenant Colonel was killed. Mr. 
Shepherd says of him, "a braver soldier never 
rode a horse than Colonel Torrey; he was one 
of the best cavalry officers that went from Wis- 
consin and should have been a corps com- 
mander. No more reckless rider nor a rasher 
than General La Grange ever led his men to 
action." From Jonesboro the comand returned 
to Marietta and went thence to Cartersville, 
where Mr. Shepherd was mustered out Sept. 1, 
1864. 

He was married May 13, 1874, to Martlia A. 
Phelps, and their children are Lulu L. and 
Lenox A. Mr. Shepherd is the General Land 
Agent of tlie Chicago & Northwestern railway 
corporation. (1888). His portrait appears on 
page 528. 



/f^ EORGE CROSBY, Fond du Lac, 

fy ^1. Wis., member of G. A. R. Post No. 

>^^1 130, was born Dec. 13, 1847, in Os- 
^"—"^^ wego. New York, and is the son of 

Jeremiah and Eliza (Green) Crosby. He came 
to Wisconsin with his parents when he was 
eight years old and the family located on a 
farm in Fond du Lac county until the spring 
of 1857, when they moved into the city. 

He was only 14 years old when the South 
opened the war of the rebellion and he was 
two months over 16 years old when he enlisted 
at Fond du Lac. He enrolled Feb. 19, 1864, 
in Company A, 14th Wisconsin Infantry, as a 
recruit, entering the service for three years. 
About the 1st of April, he joined the regi- 
ment at Vicksburg, after the main portion of 
the command had gone on the Red River ex- 
pedition, and he belonged to the organization 
known as "Worden's Battalion." The two por- 
tions of the regiment were not reunited until 
after the Atlanta campaign. Mr. Crosby was 
in the actions of that movement, and 



was in the several repulses of the rebels at 
Bald Hill on July 22nd, under General Leg- 
gett, by whose name the hill is now known. 
Towards night of that day he was one of a de- 
tail who moved a 12-pound howitzer iir.o the 
rebel infantry line and routed the rebels in 
their last charge. On the 28tli of July, at 
Ezra Church, he was in the movement of the 
battalion when they "doubled quicked" to as- 
sist the 15th Corps in repelling an expected 
charge of the rebels, which did not take place. 
He was also engaged in the destruction of the 
West Point railroad to cut off communications 
of the rebels from Atlanta. After the fall of 
that city the 14tli returned to assist in expell- 
nig Hood after the battle of Nashville, from 
Tennessee, and the regiment moved next to 
Clifton and thence to Eastport. During this 
period, recruits without equipments were con- 
stantly arriving, and the veterans who were 
sent back were required to surrender their arms 
to the new arrivals and await new supplies un- 
til they returned to Nashville, and "Worden's 
Battalion," with detachments from other regi- 
ments numbering several hundred, went back 
without arms. In the battle of Franklin, they 
narrowly escaped capture as they were un- 
armed, but they received new equipments be- 
fore the battle of Nashville. On the first day 
of the fight there, the battalion was under or- 
ders to charge a rebel fort, but was superseded 
by a cavalry force who made better time and 
made the charge, sup})orted by the battalion. 
From Eastport, Mr. Crosby went down the 
river to Vicksburg, having been engaged in a 
raid to Corinth in pursuit of guerrillas. On 
tliis raid great haste was made in order to re- 
turn to Eastport the same night, and the march 
was kept up until midnight, when the 72nd 
Illinois, connected with the command, began a 
musketry fire and the leaders, appi'ehensive of 
an attack along on the column, halted the com- 
mand and went into camp, after throwing out 
strong picket guards. By this stratagem a 
night's rest was obtained and march was re- 
sumed on the following morning. The bat- 
talion went from Vicksburg to New Orleans, 
and thence to take part in the reduction of Mo- 
bile, and Mr. Crosby was in the siege of Spanish 
Fort and at the evacuation of Mobile, when he 
went to Montgomery and was with the subse- 
quent movements of the regiment. He was 
mustered out Oct. 9, 1865, at Mobile, and re- 
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connected with the fire department of that city 
and is Captain of Hose Company No. 1. (1888). 
His portrait is presented on page 528. 



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HARLES G. ODELL, a resident of 
Eagle Bend, Todd Co., Minn., is a 
member of Wood Post No. 100, De- 
partment of Minnesota and belongs 
to the Camp of Sons of Veterans of the same 
Department. He is also a member of the Order 
of Masonry, belonging to Federal Lodge, No. 1, 
at Washington, D. C, since 1861. He is Presi- 
dent of the Association of Crippled Union Sol- 
diers of the United States and a member of the 
Union Veteran's Union. 

He was born Nov. 25, 1836, in Cleveland, 
Ohio, and his deceased father, Jacob G. Odell, 
was a soldier in the Mexican war and, previous 
to that, was in the Seminole war in Florida ; he 
was afterwards a soldier of the Union in the 
war of the rebellion, being an enlisted man in 
Company E, 19th Wisconsin Infantry. He had 
two brothers who were pensioners of the war of 
1812. 

The paternal ancestry of Mr. Odell dates 
back to the Mayflower and to two representa- 
tives of the family from the North of L'eland 
who came to America, one settling in Vermont 
and the other in Connecticut. The mother of 
Mr. Odell was Margaret Haskins before her 
marriage, and was of Welch descent. The sub- 
ject of this sketch came to Wisconsin in 1862. 
He enlisted in Company G, Berdan's Sharp- 
shooters and went to Washington where he was 
transferred to Company F, the Vermont com- 
pany. He remained in camp of instruction at 
Washington until March, 1862, when he went 
to Fortress Monroe, Va., and proceeded thence 
to Little Bethel, Big Bethel, and Siege of York- 
town and was there wounded, April 5, 1862, 
sustaining concussion of the brain from a blow 
on the head by a ball or shell, which felled him 
senseless to the ground. As he fell, his foot 
caught under the rails in a fence resulting in a 
strain which cracked the right femur. After- 
wards he caught cold while lying on the ground 
at White House, Va., and from this the cords 
of the right leg are permanently contracted, 
making it shorter than the other. He was 
conveyed first to the field hospital at Yorktown, 



May 4th ; upon the evacuation of that place, he 
went on a gunboat to West Point, Va. Wlien 
Franklin's division was engaged with tlie rel> 
els he left tlie boat and took a iiosition behind 
a stump and tired at the rebels until they were 
in retreat. He returned to the river to find the 
gunboat gone, and he went to White House 
Landing on foot and lay upon the ground 
througli a storm. He was discovered by Dr. 
Marshall, surgeon of his regiment, who exam- 
ined his case and, on finding the leg badly 
swollen, ordered him to go to the Landing 
whence he was sent to the general hospital on 
the corner of Broad and Cherry streets, Phila- 
delphia. The resulting condition of his leg was 
equal to its loss, and he was discharged from 
the last named hospital Aug. 2, 1862, on sur- 
geon's certificate of permanent disabilit\^ He 
is now drawing a pension. During the period 
of his service, be was adventurous and reckless 
and was in the habit of going into rebeldom 
with Truman Head, (California Joe), an old 
scout, with whom he often investigated the 
state of affairs in his vicinity among the con- 
federates. This was the cause of the only rep- 
rimand he ever received from the authorities, 
Colonel, (now General) Berdan once disapprov- 
ing his temerity. He was an independent vol- 
unteer and not amenable to surveillance and 
often ventured beyond the limits of prudence. 
After' receiving ilischarge he went to Wau- 
pun. Wis., and, wliile still on crutches, he kept 
a set of books for Starkweather & Elmore, hard- 
ware merchants, until appointed station agent 
at Kaukauna, on the line of the Chicago & 
Northwestern railway, and he also had charge 
of all goods shipped to and from Little Chute, 
there being no station house there at that date. 
While there he took the enrollment and served 
the notices upon those liable to draft in the 
105th sub-district of Wisconsin. His next busi- 
ness was in tlie capacity of fireman and loco- 
motive engineer ou the Milwaukee & St. Paul 
railway. His wife became uneasy about the 
dangerous ri.sks in that position and he aban- 
doned it, receiving testimonials as to his effi- 
ciency from Dwight Goodrich, Superintendent 
of Motive Power, and P. M. Plumb, foreman of 
the shops at LaCrosse, Wis. He went to Eagle 
Bend, Minn., and engaged in general merchan- 
dising and, after two years servmg in the 
capacity of Notary Public in Todd county, he 
was commissioned as such for seven years. He 
was the first postmaster at Eagle Bend. Dur- 



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ing his residence in Wisconsin he acted for 
seven years as Justice of the Peace in Modena, 
and was also Town Clerk; he also taught 
school there and worked in tlie printing office 
of the Alma Journal as foreman for George W. 
Gilkey. He learned the printing business in 
the Whig office at Saratoga Springs, New York, 
in the employ of F. J. Huling. Mr. Odell was 
accepted in the F. & A. M. Lodge at West Ran- 
dolph, Vermont, but could not receive the de- 
grees as he left the place before thej' could be 
given and he received them under dispensation 
in Federal Lodge, No. 1, at Washington. He 
was afterwards a charter member of Lodge No. 
148 at Alma, Wis. 

He was married to Mariva A. Rice in 1862, 
and they have had nine ciiildren, of wliom six 
are deceased. Lilly M. is the wife of Henry 
Lowrey of Melrose, Mmn. Hiram and Am- 
brose are the names of the two youngest chil- 
dren. Mi's. Odell is of Irish descent in remote 
degree, her parents having lieen of that nation- 
ality and born in St. Lawrence Co., New York. 

Mr. Odell is in favor of the Union and Amer- 
ica against all parties and foreign nations. His 
portrait may be seen on page 528. 



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, TEPHEN DURKEE, of Wausau, Wis., 
and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
55, was born Nov. 6, 1830, in the 
town of Jackson, Washington Co., 
New York. He is the son of John and the 
grandson of Moses Durkee, and the latter was 
a soldier in the Revolution. He used to relate 
an incident in which he was brought in per- 
sonal contact with the Commander-in-Chief 
which illustrates the character of Washington. 
He was in a mess in which it was- the custom 
to distribute the effects of a comrade who went 
out on detached service from which he did not 
return and, on one occasion, on which a dispute 
arose, Washington was called as arbitrator. He 
enquired as to the custom in such instances 
and remarked, "Gentlemen, your custom is my 
law." The grandmother's name was Eunice 
Perigo. Their family included six children — 
three sons and three daughters. They were 
named Moses J., John, Joseph, Sarah, Nancy 
and Catherine. When he was eight years old, 
his parents removed to Clay, Onondaga Co., 




New York, and, eight years later, to the town 
of Taylor, Cortland county, where lie grew to 
manliood and resided tliere until August, 1855, 
when he emigrated to Wisconsin and located at 
Little Bull Falls, now Mosinee, on the Wiscon- 
sin River, in Marathon county. He was occu- 
pied in the calling of a lumberman in the var- 
ious avenues of that vocation until the spring 
of 1861. At that date he located at Big Eau 
Claire, now Scotield, and entered into a contract 
with Dickey cfe Daniels to pile lumber. He 
was occupied with tliat firm until he entered 
the army. Aug. 14, 1861, he enlisted in Com- 
pany G, 7tli Wisconsin Infantry, at Grand 
Rapids, Captain Samuel Stephens. The organ- 
ization was lirst known as the "Grand Rapids 
Union Guards." Mr. Durkee received honor- 
able discharge June 6, 1864, on account of 
wounds. He shared the fortunes and mis- 
fortunes of the Iron Brigade through its cam- 
paigns until the 1st day of July, 1863. About 
4 o'clock p. M. he- received a musket shot in the 
left leg which caused a compound, comminuted 
fracture of the tibia. ' He was assisted from the 
field by his tentmate, Lyman Carpenter, who 
was killed June 18, 1864, in the trenches at 
Petersburg. Mr. Durkee was sent to the Theo- 
logical Seminary liospital, which was within 
the rebel lines during the remainder of the 
battle, and he has many pleasant memories of 
the kind and excellent treatment he received 
at the hands of his foes. He mentions tiiis in 
direct contrast to the conduct of Dr. Loring, 
of New York, who was in charge of the hos- 
pital. When the rebels took possession of the 
seminary, one of the surgeons ordered the 
wounded men to throw their cartridge boxes 
out of the window, but Mr. Durkee placed his 
under his rubber Ijlanket to make sure that it 
did not fall into the hands of the reljels. He 
received no surgical treatment until July 18th, 
when his leg was bandaged and lie was placed 
on the cars and transferred to York, Pa., for 
treatment and was cared for faithfully by Dr. 
Henry L. Palmer, of Janesville, Wis., 1st Sur- 
geon of the 7th Wisconsin Infantry. July 2ist 
the ball, which was compressed between the 
bones, was removed. He lay on his cot four 
months and a part of the time he was unable 
to assist himself. Dec. 10, 1863, he was trans- 
ferred to Harvey hospital at Madison, being 
still on crutches. During the journey to Mad- 
ison, Major General Couch took his papers to 
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tation, although Mr. Durkee was unaware of 
the rank and identity of liis henefactor. The 
hospital corps consisted of Howard Culbertson, 
Drs. Faville and Brown, hospital steward 
Brooks, head clerk, T. D. Kanouse of Appleton, 
afterwards G. W. C. T. of the I. 0. of G. T. of 
Wisconsin, and Edward Kanouse, ward master, 
and to the special care of the latter Mr. Durkee 
attributes much advantage in his wounded 
condition. He is a resident of Wausau and a 
sketch of his life may bo found elsewhere in 
this volume. 

Mr. Durkee returned to his home in Wiscon- 
sin where he has since been a private citizen 
and has sustained his record in the field by his 
blameless career. He has otticiated three j'ears 
as Assessor, as Town Clerk four years, and has 
served continuously as .Justice of the Peace, 
since May, 1872. In 1887 he was made Town 
Treasurer and re-elected in 1888. He was 
married August 27, 1851, to Lydia, daughter of 
Benjamin and Rosannah Alexander, of Taylor, 
Cortland Co., New York. His family has in- 
cluded 14 children — Lydia, .John A., Harriet I, 
Albert C, Harriet (2nd), Hannah R., Mary E., 
Edgar A., Hattie J., Hiram B., Delbert J., 
Leroy S., Ella S., Ida M. The first Harriet and 
Albert died in infancy. The second child of 
that name died when a girl of 16 years. 
Hiram Alexander, brother of Mrs. Durkee, 
was a soldier in an Iowa regiment; he died of 
fever on the Yazoo River about the date of the 
wound of Mr. Durkee, the wife and sister re- 
ceiving information of the two events at the 
same time. James H., brother of Mr. Durkee, 
was a soldier in the 32nd Wisconsin. James 
D. Miller, a brother-in-law, enlisted in the 14th 
Wisconsin Infantry. Alonzo Priest, a cousin, 
belonged to the 6tli Wisconsin, Company H, 
and was transferred to Battery B, 4th U. S. 
Artillery. Mr. Durkee's portrait appears on 
page 528. 



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:;v^^r HARLES FERGUSON, of Antigo, Wis., 
and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
78, was born at Holderman, Canada, 
Feb. 18, 1850. He remained in the 
Dominion until December, 1863, when he came 
thence to Sheboygan, Wis., coming to the 




United States for the purpose of enlisting, and 
was 14 years and six days old, when his name 
was placed on the muster roll of E Company, 
35th Wisconsin Infantry. He enrolled Feb. 
24, 1864, at Port Washington for three years or 
during the war, and was discharged April 3, 
186<), at Madison. He joined his regiment at 
Milwaukee, and went thence to St. Louis and 
to Port Hudson, La. In June he went to 
Morganizia Bend and was detailed for skirmish- 
ing on tlie Atchafalaya River. From Morgan- 
zia, after the return there, he went to New 
Orleans and later, was on guard duty to inter- 
cept rebels between Duvall's Bluff and Little 
Rock, Price being more active than interesting. 
In February, 1865, he went to New Orleans to 
prepare to join in the attack on Mobile. Late 
i in the month, he landed at Mobile Point and, 
a month later, went into position in front of 
Spanish Fort, and was in the siege until the 
evacuation, April 8tli. Fort Blakely surren- 
dered the day of tlieir arrival there, and they 
crossed the bay to Mobile, drove the rebels out 
of that city and I'roui Cold Springs and per- 
formed garrison duty at Mobile. While there 
the magazine explosion occuiTcd which was so 
disastrous to the soldiers and sunk the boats in 
the bay. In August, he went to Brownsville, 
Texas, where his regiment was mustered out 
March 15, 1866. During his stay there he was 
employed in guard duty in and around the 
town and made several trips on government 
business to Brazos Santiago. 

Mr. Ferguson returned to Sheboygan county 
and engaged in farming. In 1885 he bought 
a farm in Langlade county and lives at Antigo. 

He is the son of Richard and Emma (Preston) 
Ferguson, both natives of the Dominion. They 
had eight sons and six daughters. Mr. Fergu- 
son was married to Amanda Seeraann Oct. 23, 
1883, and they have two children — Dora Ida 
May and Hattie Elonora. They have lost an 
infant son named Charles. Mrs. Ferguson is a 
native of Milwaukee; her parents were born in 
Prussia. 

At the siege of Spanish Fort, the 35th Wis- 
consin was supporting the 7th Massachusetts 
Battery, having for protection earthworks sur- 
mounted with logs. Mr. Ferguson was watch- 
ing the maneuvers of the rebel batteries, and 
seeing a solid, shot aimed at their position, he 
called out to his comrades and threw himself to 
the ground. The shot struck the logs down, 
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and breaking both wrists. This accident to a 
boy, enlisted s^nnpathy at once and witliout 
delay the surgeon of the Bay State batteiy per- 
formed the necessary operations of setting the 
dislocations and fractures. The bones of the 
left wrist were imperfectly set and still protrude 
and occasion suftering, requiring bandaging 
for active labor. His portrait appears on page 
528. 



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NDREW TURNBULL, of Grand Rap- 
^ ids, Wis., member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 22, was born April 1, 1828, at 
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, and he is 
the son of Daniel and Margaret (Mitchell) Turn- 
bull. His father wasof Scotch'extraction and his 
mother was born in Ireland. His maternal 
grandfather was a British soldier in the Revo- 
lution. He lived in his native province and 
bad good school advantages until he was 12 
years old, when he engaged on a fishing vessel 
and was occupied in that business two years. 
At 14 he want to the Gulf of St. Lawrence to 
fit for the position of a pilot and, after spend- 
ing a season under competent instruction, he 
abandoned the business and engaged in the 
manufacture of anchoi-s and chains at Pictou, 
on the St. Lawrence River, for three years, when 
he engaged in farming and was occupied with 
agriculture until 1855, when he came to Wis- 
consin, and located at Grand Rapids, where he 
engaged in the saloon and grocery business, asso- 
ciated with his brother-in-law, Samuel Hingley. 
In 1853, while living at Tatamagouche, N. S., 
he was billeted to report at Halifax as a recruit 
for the Crimean service but was not mustered. 
Two yeai"s later he changed his business for 
that of a carpenter and, after a year, engaged 
in rafting on the Wisconsin River. He enlisted 
May 9, 1861, in Company D, 5th Wisconsin In- 
fantry at Grand Rapids for three years and, on 
the formation of his company was made Cor- 
poral under Captain Tlieodore B. Catlin. Dur- 
ing his service he was made Color Corporal. 
The regiment was in rendezvous at Camp Ran- 
dall and left the State in the last week in July 
for Washington, and in September was trans- 
ferred from the command which became the 
Iron Brigade, to that of General Hancock. In 
April, 1862, he was in a .skirmish at Young's 



Mills and supported a battery in the attack at 
Lee's Mills, participating in the siege of York- 
town and pursuing the rebels to fight at Wil- 
liamsburg. He was under fire at Savage Sta- 
tion, at White Oak Swamp Bridge and Malvern 
Hill. He was on the field at Antietani and in 
the battle of Fredericksburg, was wounded. A 
ball from a bursting shell killed a dru-nmer 
boy beside him and struck him over the heart, 
penetrating his clothing and making a bruised 
wound. It was too far spent to penetrate his 
body which would have been certain death. 
He was in the terrific charge at Marye's Heights 
in the battle of .Chancellors ville and went 
thence in pursuit of Lee and fought at Gettys- 
burg. He went North with his regiment to 
New York City to assist in quelling the riot and 
in enforcing the draft and returned to figlit at 
Rappahannock Station. He was in the engage- 
ment at Locust Grove and was next in battle in 
the Wilderness and May 5th he was wounded. 
It should have been stated previously, that he 
was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant May 9, 1863, 
and had been conspicuous on every field in 
which he had participated. In the attack on 
the rebel flank in which Companies D and G 
captured the 25tb Virginia with its colors, he 
was wounded by a rifle ball from a sharpshooter 
which passed through his right shoulder, tear- 
ing the cords and muscles; he was conveyed to 
the rear where it was ascertained that his blue 
overcoat had been pierced by 27 bullets. His 
wounds were dressed by Dr. Crane who sent 
him from the field hospital to report to Dr. 
Davis at Spottsylvania C. H., and he rode thither 
on his horse, wiiich chanced to be at the front. 
Dr. Davis sent him by transport to Washington 
and, as he was not wholly disabled, he was fur- 
loughed and allowed to return to Grand Rapids, 
where he remained until the expiration of his 
term of service, when lie went to Madison and 
was mustered out with his regiment Aug. 2, 
1864. Up to the time of receiving his wound 
he was not absent a day from his regiment. 
After recovering, he resumed carpenter work 
in which he was occupied until 1885, when he 
was made City Marshal and is still filling the 
position. (1888.) Bj' his first wife, nee Margaret 
Hingley, he had four children. Bethiah is the 
only one living, who is married and lives in 
Columbus, Neb. Mary, Samuel and Sarah are 
deceased. Mr. TurnbuU was married in 1880 
to Mary Davis. Her parents, John and Eliza- 
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vaiiia. She was born in Cayuga Co., N. Y. 
The portrait of Mr. Turnbull is presented on 
page 528. 



OHN HENRY ELKINS, deceased, for- 
merty a citizen of Waupun, Wis., and a 
charter member of G. A. R. Post No. 
114, was born Dec. 2G, 1841, in Bur- 
nett, Dodge Co., Wis. He was the son of H. H. 
and Emil}^ (Rollins) Elkins and was a descend- 
ant of ancestral stock which fought in the 
Revolution. His father was born jMarch 31, 
1813, in Grafton Co., N. H., and was the son of 
Josiah and Nancy Elkins. In 1834 he removed 
to White Pigeon, Mich., and, in May following, 
went to Milwaukee, where he was engaged in 
the service of the Government in the State 
survey and returned to White Pigeon in 1837 
and was married Feb. Pith of that year. His 
wife was born Dec. 5, 1819, in Haverhill, N. 
H., and was the daughter of David and Emily 
Rollins. Not long after that event he removed 
to Chicago and thence to Wisconsin in 1842, 
when he located in the town of Burnett. At 
that date there were but four houses in the 
township and he was among the earliest set- 
tlers there. He attended the first political cau- 
cus held in Dodge county, which assembled at 
Highland Prairie. In 1851 he engaged in 
mercantile business, operating at the same time 
as a wheat buyer and also managed his farm. 
He continued his joint operations there until 
1863. 

Mr. Elkins passed his early youth under the 
authority of his parents and received a common 
school education. He was at home on the 
farm until the date of the war, his father desir- 
ing tliat he should make agriculture his calling 
in life. He was a boy of unusual promise 
and the hope and pride of his parents, 
and they believed that he 
his best interest subserved in 
a farmer. He grew dissatisfied 



would find 
tiie life of 
and restless 
and determined to enter the army. He was 
only 18 wlien he did so, much against the 
wishes of his friends. He enlisted Aug. 21, 
1862, in Company K, 29th Wisconsin Infantry 
for three years or during the war at Rolling 
Prairie. He was made Corporal of his com- 
pany Feb. 4, 1863, and, July 13th following. 



was made Sergeant. July 22, 1864, he was 
promoted to Oixlerly Sergeant for valor on the 
field and for manliness of character and con- 
spicuous abilities, receiving his promotion from 
Col. Wm. A. Green with words of high com- 
mendation. 

Mr. Elkins left the State with his regiment 
Nov. 2, 1862, moved to Cairo and thence to 
Helena, Ark. In January he was in an expe- 
dition up the White River and was in a skir- 
mish at Duvall's Bluff. He returned to Hele- 
na and started in February on another expedi- 
tion to the Yazoo River, returning agaui to 
Helena in Marcii. In April he went with a 
detail commanded by the captain of his com- 
pany to a conquering expedition against the 
rebels on the St. Francis River, just m time to 
accompany the brigade to join Grant at Vicks- 
burg. He was in the skirmish at Magnolia 
Church and fought the next day at Port Gib- 
son. This was a sharp action and the first 
heavy battle in which the " 29th " was engaged. 
Company K particularly distinguished itself. 
Mr. Elkins fought at Champion's Hill and in 
the siege of Vicksburg. He was in the battle 
of Jackson and, after the transfer of the regi- 
ment to the Gulf Department, was in the 
Teche expedition and went, afterwards 
to Texas. He was in the Red River 
expedition and fought at Sabine Cross Roads. 
He aided in the construction of the famous 
Bailey's dam and, afterwards, went to Morgan- 
zia. He was seized with illness about the last 
of 1864, the result of exposure to cold and hard- 
ship and, after passing some time in the hos- 
pital at Mound City, 111., he returned home on 
sick furlough. After recuperating to some ex- 
tent, he rejoined his regiment and was soon 
after discharged from the service at the general 
hospital at Mound City, receiving his release 
from military allegiance to his country, April 
28, 1865. 

He left the army in impaired health but 
with unabated energy and ambition and went, 
soon after, to Racine to learn the chosen busi- 
ness of his boyisii ambitions, with his uncle, 
John Elkins, a jeweler. Having acquired a 
comprehensive understanding of the trade, he 
located at Waupun in the autumn of 1867 and 
was engaged in that avocation until his death. 

May 6, 1868, he was married to Miss ^I. E. 
Collier, who died Jan. 9, 1875. March 15, 1876, 
he was married to Miss Eva Heath, who, with 
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first wife, and Emily by the latter, survive him. 

Tliroughout liis life Mr. Elkins sustained the 
character he earned as a soldier. He possessed 
a brave, true, indomitable spirit, which kept 
him in active life long after his health was 
hopelessly undermined. He was honored and 
esteemed in liis business associations, beloved 
b}' his friends and a prominent and popular 
"comrade" among army as.sociates. During the 
two last years of bis lite lie was deeply inter- 
ested in his connection with Company L, 2nd 
Regiment, Wisconsin National Guards, and to 
that organization he devoted all tlie ability and 
knowledge of military tactics he had acquired 
in tlie army until tlie regimen and drill of the 
company was sucli as to reflect the greatest 
credit on liimself and his comrades. He was 
prominent also in the Orders of Masonry and 
Odd Fellows and his obsequies were conducted 
according to the rituals of tlie several organiza- 
tions to which he belonged. 

The portrait which may be found on page 
528 of Mr. Elkins was copied from a photo- 
graph taken in 1878. 



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^^T-'ILLIAM H. TEAL, of Weyauwega, 
Wis., and a soldier of the Mexi- 
can war, was born at Matilda, 
Canada, Feb. 18, 1828. His pa- 
ternal grandfather, Cyrus Teal, came from 
England to America, arriving in time to fight 
in the war ot the Revolution, and died wben 
97 years of age, his wife dying two years later, 
aged 99 years. The maternal great grandpa- 
I'ents, were natives of Prussia and came to 
America about 1780, and located at Stone 
" Rubbie," Montgomery Co., New York. Ma- 
thias Link was a soldier of the Revolution and 
lie and his wife were murdered by Indians con- 
nected with the British army, who made sor- 
ties from the British fortifications among the 
people. Mar}' M. Link, the mother of Mr. 
Teal was born in Canada, and was the grand 
daughter of Mathias Link. She married Cyrus 
Teal in January, 1827, still living at Stevens 
Point, and is 81 years old, (1888.) She is in 
full possesion of her faculties and is the object 
of devoted affection for her fine traits of char- 
acter. Cyrus Teal was born in New York in 
1786, and was a cabinet maker and millwright. 




He removed fi'om the Empire State to Canada, 
and was married to Matilda Link in 183<1 
On the advent of the struggle called the Pa- 
triot or McKenzie's war in the Dominion, he 
went tlience to Clyde, Wayne Co., New York, 
and removed lo Wisconsin in the fall of 1845, 
locating at .Janesville. In 1855, he located at 
Weyauwega and died, aged 69 years, in 1878. 
His family included nine children and all are 
living excejit a son wlio fell on the battle field. 
Mr. Teal was eight years old when his parents 
removed to New York. He passed his j'outh 
at scliool and in clerking and endeavored to 
fulfil a desire to enter the ministry of 
the Episcopal Church by studying two 
years, but the illness of his mother pre- 
vented. He was 17 when he came to Wiscon- 
sin and in the following year he enlisted as a 
recruit for the Mexican war in tlie loth U. S. 
Infantry and was assigned to the division of 
Worth in Scott's command as a musician. He 
went to Vera Cruz witli the regiment and fol- 
lowed the fortunes of the command until he 
received honorable discharge at Cincinnati, 
Ohio, Aug. 4, 1848. After his release lie was 
ill from malarial disease, contracted in Mexico 
while in the line of duty. The illness cost him 
ail he had earned and his land warrant also. 
He was treated in Mdwaukee, and went thence 
to Fond du Lac, Wis., where he learned the 
trade of a tinner. In 1850 he went to Chicago 
and worked until 1856 when lie was obliged to 
change bis vocation I'or one better adapted to 
liis state of health, as he was still suft'ering from 
tlie effects of sunstroke received in Mexico. He 
came to Weyauwega in March of the year men- 
tioned and embarked in the hardware business 
and has continued to prosecute his interests in 
that direction ever since. When intelligence 
of the attack on the Star of the West in Charles- 
ton harbor reached Chicago, Mr. Teal was there 
purchasing goods and enlisted, under the first 
impulse, for three months. On examination 
be was rejected on account of disability. Dur- 
ing the civil war lie enlisted four times, to be 
rejected. He was drafted twice and twice re- 
jected. His desire to enlist awakened a spirit 
among enlisting men and he was elected 1st 
Lieutenant of Company B, 14th Wisconsin In- 
fantry, but was discovered by the captain who 
defeated his purpose by expo.sing his disability. 
Mr. Teal had four brothers in the service. 
L. E. Teal enlisted in the 20th Wisconsin In- 
fantry and was killed in action at Prairie Grove, 



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Ark., in the same battle with Gen. Lyon. L. D. 
Teal was a soldier in the 8th Missouri. Peter 
and George Teal enlisted in the 14th Wisconsin 
and were in the campaigri with Grant follow- 
ing "Unconditional Surrender" to the collapse 
of the rebellion. 

Mr. Teal of this sketch married Lelia Landon, 
daughter of A. W. S. T. Lavinia, a prominent 
lawyer of Chicago. The union took place in 
1853 and they have had seven children, three 
of whom died in infancy. Thi'ee of the sur- 
vivors are married and have families. Mr. 
Teal is one of the most enthusiastic patriots in 
his locality. Disappointed in his desire to 
enroll as a soldier for the Union, he aided in 
every other way which lay in his power. He 
reflects the spirit of the Union army which 
made victory in that awful struggle possible 
to the North. 



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ENRY SCHMIDT, Manitowoc, Wis., 
and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
18, was born Feb. 20, 1840, at Halle, 
Braunschweig, Germany. He was 
17 years of age when, in 1857, he came to 
America and located at the place in which he 
has since been a resident. He was married 
Jan. 7, 1859, to Julia Zinns at Manitowoc. 
Their children are named Josephine, Matilda, 
Albert, Rosa and Willie. Mr. Schmidt has 
been prosecuting the business of a liveryman 
at Manitowoc since 1876. 

He enlisted Sept. 23, 18G1, in Company B, 
9th Wisconsin Infantry at Manitowoc for tliree 
years. He was made Cor})oral in the course of 
his service and received honorable discharge 
Dec. 4, 1864, at Milwaukee, the period of his 
enlistment having expired. Following is the 
roster of his principal battles : Pine Bluff, Lit- 
tle Rock, Jenkins Ferry, Prairie d'Ane, Cam- 
den, Newtonia, Prairie Grove, Rheas' Mills, Pea 
Ridge and many others. At Camden and 
again at Jenkins Ferry he was nearly captured 
by the rebels. At the former place, the regi- 
ment was guarding the rear in the retreat and 
was harassed by Texan rangers. Mr. Schmidt 
was struggling to assist a wounded comrade to 
keep up when the rebels came upon them and 
they escaped with great difficulty. His rubber 
blanket was folded and strapped to his knap- 





sack and a shot cut 32 holes in it. At Jenkins 
Ferry the comj)any was detailed as skirmishers 
and the whole squad narrowlj' escaped capture 
in a fierce onset by the rebels. They had to 
cross an open field under fire, closely pursued 
by the butterments. After the capture of Cam- 
den the command of Steele was attacked by the 
rebels who had brought disaster on the expedi- 
tion of Banks and for a month, wliile getting 
back to Little Rock the fighting continued 
every day. Tlie engagement at Jenkins Ferry 
closed the chase, the rebels being repulsed. 
Their repeated charges throughout the pursuit 
were repulsed in every instance until they re- 
ceived a satisfactory thrashing. 



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HARLES J. ELLIS, of Marinette, Wis., 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 207, 
was born Jan. 31, 1838, in Old Town, 
Penobscot Co., Maine. He came of 
New England stock, of the quality that estab- 
lished the Government on a permanent basis 
and has in his veins the blood of ancestors who 
participated in the struggle for independent 
existence as a Nation. His father, William 
Ellis, was the son of a Revolutionary patriot, 
and was born in Topsham, Maine ; lie married 
Miranda Pattee, a daughter of a family whose 
history was incorporated with that of the Pine 
Tree State in its earliest period. 

Mr. Ellis was 23 years old when the war of 
the rebellion monopolized the attention of the 
civilized world, and answered to the first sum- 
mons of his country. April 25th, 1861, 10 days 
after the first call of President Lincoln for 
troops, he enlisted at Old Town in Company K, 
2nd Maine Volunteers. He enrolled for three 
months and was mustered into the State ser- 
vice, the regiment being the finst to leave the 
State. Wliile on the way to New York to be 
connected with the military service of the 
United States, the measles broke out in the 
regiment and the command was sent to Wil- 
lett's Point, into quarantine, where they re- 
mained until after the quota of troops was 
filled. Three-months men were no longer 
needed and the regiment re-enlisted for three 
years or during the war. May 27th they pro- 
ceeded to Washington and went into camp at 
Meriden Hill, where the 2nd Wisconsin was 



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stationed. Soon after, the command was as- 
signed to the brigade of General Keyes, Army 
of the Potomac, and fought in the battle of Bull 
Run. It suffered heavily in killed and wounded 
in that conflict, and in the retreat, fell back to 
Washington, going into camp afterwards at 
Arlington Heights, where it remained through- 
out the whiter of 1S61-2, moving to Hall's Hill 
in the spring, prior to the Peninsular campaign. 
The regiment was connected with the move- 
ments known to history as belonging to that 
fruitless series of operations and Mr. Ellis was in 
active service at the Siege of Yorktown and 
Hanover C. H. In the latter action he re- 
ceived a severe wound, a bullet striking him in 
the left side of his face posterior to the left jaw, 
passing under and shattering the bone, break- 
nig out several of his teeth and cutting off an 
inch of his tongue and passing out of the right 
side of his mouth. He was taken to a tempo- 
rary hospital and after 30 days received a fur- 
lough from Fitz .John Porter, 'commanding the 
Provisional Corps to which the 2nd Maine Reg- 
iment had been assigned. (His brigade was. 
commanded by General Martindale.) Arriving 
at New York, he was unable to proceed and 
went to the Ladies' Home Hospital, on the 
corner of 21st street and Lexington avenue, 
where he remained about a month. He then 
applied for a discharge and went home, his 
papers releasing liim from military service, fol- 
lowing in due course of time. On the for- 
mation of his company lie was made Corporal, 
was promoted to Sergeant, afterwards to Ser- 
geant-Major and was discharged as such. Oak- 
man E. Ellis, his brother, was a soldier ni the 
28th Maine Infantry, and served in a nine- 
months regiment. 

Mr. Ellis was bred in his native State to in- 
dustry as the only basis of manhood and citi- 
zenship, and to this theory and practice of "New 
England can be directly traced the prosperity 
and permanence of the Republic. In early 
youth he was sent to the common school and, 
as soon as he had attained to the requisite de- 
gree of size and strength, he began life as a 
laborer, finding employ in the lumber industry 
of Maine. He was so engaged to the date of 
his enlistment, and after his return home and 
recovery, he resumed his occupation in the 
mills where he had formerly worked. In the 
autumn of 1863 he came West to Peshtigo, Wis., 
and passed the succeeding winter in the woods 
as a scaler of logs. In the next year he came 



to Marinette and entered the employ of the N. 
Ludington Lumber Companj' as a clerk, re- 
maining in tliat connection until the spring of 
1866, when he became book-keeper in the in- 
terests of the Kirby, Carpenter Co., occupying 
the position three years. In the spring of 1869 
he accepted a situation with the business or- 
ganization known as the Menominee River 
Boom Company, and was elected its Secretary 
and Treasurer, and discharged the duties of his 
trust for 16 years. Since 1875 he has been 
pressing his individual interest in the manufac- 
ture of cedar posts and ties. 

The abilities and reliable character of Mr. 
Ellis have been recognized and utilized in 
various public capacities. In 1871 he was 
made Treasurer of the town of Marinette and 
operated in that capacitj^ five years. During 
that time he served a year on the School 
Board. He is present (1888) Poor Commissioner 
of Marinette. In 1877 he was commissioned 
Poistmaster of Marinette by Presi'ient Hayes 
and was reappointed by President Arthur, serv- 
ing through his term until 1886, serving nine 
successive years and discharging the obligations 
of the position in a manner creditable to him- 
self and satisfactory to the public. He was 
made first Commander of the Grand Army Post 
at Marinette and is its present AdjutiUit. 

The marriage of Mr. Ellis to uartha J. Oakes 
took place Oct. 1, 1864, and they have four 
surviving chiKlreii — Fannie 0., l^luirles Oak- 
mpii, Sidney C. and Howard. Helen 0. died 
at six months old. William Oakes, tlie father 
of Mrs. Ellis, was a citizen of Maine, and be- 
longed to one of tht^ early families who settled 
there. 

The career and character of Mr. Ellis may 
be considered representative. Lii this country, 
which is founded on personal effort and where 
every resource has been developed by labor of 
head or hand, every man who has contributed 
ijy muscle or brain to the grand result which is 
manifest in all sections and in all business con- 
nections, is a fixctor in the sum total of achieve- 
ment whose relations command recognition. 
While no man of the several classes referred to 
may take precedence, his successes are no less 
prominent and his life-work stand forth as in- 
estimably valuable and influential. Hence, 
the records of tlie laborer, the soldier, the busi- 
ness man and honorable citizen form an addi- 
tion to the solidity and stability of American 
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Ellis and thousands of, others of similar char- 
acter hold to the history of the past and the 
promise of the future. 



AMES K. POLK COON, of Merrill, Wis., 
Commander of Lincoln Post No. 131, G. 
A. R. in 1880, was born at West Edmes- 
ton, Otsego Co., New York, Sept. 27, 1844. 
When he was four years old he went to De- 
posit, N. Y., and, five j'ears later, to Nile, in 
Allegany County in that State. At 17 he 
made his entrance into active life as a defender 
of the flag, under which he was born to man- 
hood's highest privileges. When he became 
convinced that the rebellion of the South was 
not an event of a moment, he resolved to risk 
the fate of war and became a soldier. He en- 
listed at Friendship in Allegany county, in 
Company C, 85th New York Volunteer Infan- 
try, Oct. 14, 1861, for three years. He received 
lionorable discharge at Elmira, New York, 
April 24, 1865, his term of service having ex- 
pired and the end of the war being at hand. 

The quality of the service experienced by 
Mr. Coon included every variety afforded bj'^ 
the civil war. He was not spared one feature 
of its severity, and can tell the story of rebel 
diabolism from personal acquaintance with 
every detail. He went from the camp of ren- 
dezvous at Elmira to Washington where the 
command was assigned to the Casey Division. 
With little delay Mr. Coon was in active war- 
fare. He was in the siege of Yorktown in Ma\', 
1862, and, on the evacuation of that place, fol- 
lowed the rebels to Williamsburg. Thence he 
went to Fair Oaks and participated in the seven 
days fights in the swamps of the Chickahominy 
in the early summer of 1862. He accompa- 
nied McClellan's Arraj' on the retreat to Harri- 
son's Landing and fought and skirmished all 
along the route to Fortress Monroe. Thence 
the command proceeded to Suffolk where the 
85th New York was detailed to aid in the de- 
fense of the advanUiges gained in the capture 
of the navy yard at Norfolk and in that por- 
tion of Virginia. The command camped for a 
time on the Blackwater River and in Novem- 
ber, 1862, went from Suffolk to Newbern, N. C, 
on transports, leaving all baggage and Mr. 
Coon was two months without change of cloth- 



ing. He was in the campaign along the Une 
of railroad between Newbern and Goldsboro, 
engaged in its destruction and was under rebel 
hi'e seven successive days. From there the reg- 
iment went to Roanoke Island about Maj', 1, 
1863, and thence to Plymouth, the northern 
outpo.st of the U. S. forces, where they remained 
until April 17th, engaged in skirmishing and 
outpost duty. Sunday, April 17, 1865, late in 
the daj', the Union pickets were driven in and 
soon after tlie attack on Fort Gray commenced. 
On the following day, hot war was at hand and 
the rebel iron-clad ram, "Albemarle " taking a 
hand in the contest, prevented reinforcements 
and rendered the fleet of Union gunboats use- 
less. 

On the third day, Brigadier-General H. W. 
Wessels, one of the bravest of the Union offi- 
cers, surrendered with his whole force. At noon 
of the 2Lst the soldiers started for the " interior 
of Secessia," througli Foster's Mills, .lamesville, 
to Williamston, tlience to Hamilton and toTar- 
boro. There the prisoners, 2,197 in number, 
started for Goldsboro in the worst possible de- 
scription of cars, traveling like cattle and worse. 
From Goldsboro, they went to Wilmington and 
thence to Charleston, Savannali, Macon, Ga., 
and Andersonville, which had been, since the 
preceding fall, tlie Gehenna of Southern pris- 
ons. (Sumter Co., Ga.) For a full account of 
the experiences there, the reader can see the 
story written by Sergeant-Major Kellogg, of the 
16th Connecticut, who, in " Life and Death in 
Rebel Prisons" has given full details of all 
that was suffered and endured l)y Mr. Coon 
and others. Sept. 6, 1864, the news came to 
the prisoners that they were to be exchanged 
and, three days later, the detachment to which 
Mr. Coon was assigned, started for Charles- 
ton, where they were undeceived and learned 
that their removal had been caused by the 
lively and entertaining movements and appar- 
ent intentions of General Sherman, (Uncle 
Billy). For a month they occupied the race- 
course,witli all the horrors that had accompanied 
them from Andersonville, while the stockade 
prison at Florence was being prepared for them. 
About the 8th of October, Mr. Coon found him- 
.self there and the horrors of the route of travel 
eclipsed everything previously undergone. Mr. 
Coon determined to escape at the hrst opportun- 
ity that presented a reasonable chance of suc- 
cess, and he succeeded in the ettort Jan. 3, 1805. 
He, with four others, set out on his way North 



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hut his ahseiice was soon discovered and he was 
tracked hy bloodhounds to be taken on the 
banks of the Little Pedee River seven days af- 
ter flight. The squad of captured men, Mr. 
Coon, Billy Fay, John Moore, Alvia Jordan and 
George Benjamin of the same regiment were 
taken to Wilmington and while they were 
there the fall of Fort Fisher occurred, the guns 
being distinctly heard 25 miles distant. From 
Wilmington they went to Goldsboro and Ral- 
eigh and thence to the stockade prison at Sali.s- 
bury, short stops being made at either place on 
account of the exceedingly uncertain opera- 
tions of "Uncle Billy." Feb. 2G, 1865, a change 
came which was preliminary to the end. On 
that day the prisoners left Salisl)Ui-y for a 
march of 52 miles to Greenboro, where they 
were " carred " for Goldsboro, to be paroled. 
There the host of emaciated, ragged, starved 
men were turned loose to make their way to 
Wilmington where Mr. Goon arrived March 
1st. (See sketch of J. H. Jenkins and C. C. 
Mitchell). History is still eloquent over the 
sufferings of Valley Forge and reeks with In- 
dian horrors but on recorded pages of ancient 
or modern annals of barbarities or endurance 
of humanity, nowhere is there a parallel for 
all that was borne by Union soldiers at the 
hands of the rebels of the South. The proces- 
sion that staggered, crawled, run, walked and 
limped its way to the shelter of the Stars and 
Stripes at Wilmington will, we trust in God, 
never again be duplicated in the history of in- 
humanity. From Wilmington, Mr. Coon went 
to the Parole Camp at Annapolis, where he was 
ill with fever. He had passed the period of 
delirium and the first rays of his consciousness 
were illumined with the intelligence of the 
surrender of the rebel chief at Appomattox. 
The soldiers tore down their barracks and ap- 
propriated every combustible they could lay 
their hands on to swell the blaze of the bon- 
fires, which sent towards the heavens their ex- 
pression of delight. Mr. Coon received a fur- 
lough and started " for home and mother." 
Until he wrote to her from Annapolis she had 
supposed him dead. He reached home the 
night that the President was assassinated — 
April 14th. 

Mr. Coon did not attempt any business until 
the expiration of a year. In 1866 he com- 
menced the manufactiu-e of cheese in which he 
was occupied for 12 years. In 1878 he became 
a citizen of "Jenney," now Merrill, and was at 



first in the employ of P. B. Champagne. In 
the spring of 1879 he went to Illinois where he 
made cheese in the vicinity of Peoria two years, 
retaining his residence in Wisconsin. In 1880 
he became a permanent resident in the Badger 
State and again entered the employ of Mr. 
Champagne in November. June 7, 1881, that 
gentleman opened a general mercantile busi- 
ness which was placed under the management 
of Mr. Coon. Dec. 10, 1884, the P. B. Cham- 
pagne Lumber Co. was formed with Mr. Coon 
as its Secretary and Treasurer. He acted in 
that capacity until July 1, 1886, when he rested 
from active labor and attended the 20th anni- 
versary of the G. A. R. at San Francisco, Cal. 
Feb. 1, 1887, he became associated with Mr. J. 
W. Bruce, (see sketch), in real estate and insur- 
ance business and they are at present writing 
(1888) engaged in a popular and prosperous 
business. Mr. Coon has been prominent in the 
interests of the Grand Army organization and 
in 1886 and 1887 acted as Aide-de-Camp on the 
staff of General Lucius Fairchild by appoint- 
ment. 

He was married Dec. 5, 1865, to Alice V. 
Withey and their children are Mamie G. and 
Georgia Prue. Mr. Coon is the .son of Elijah 
H. and Prudence C. (Bowler) Coon, natives of 
Rhode Island. Two brothers of Mr. Coon were 
in the service during the war. Morgan was in 
the 52nd Pennsylvania and returned in safety. 
Courtland J. was in the navy and was with 
General Terry at Fort Fisher. Mr. Coon was an 
alternate delegate at large to represent the G. 
A. R. of the State of Wisconsin in the 22d Na- 
tional encampment held at Columbus, Ohio, 
the second week in September of the current 
year (1888). 



OHN M. SCHWEERS, Shawano, Wis., 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 81, was 
born in Germany, Dec. 13, 1835, and is 
the son of Christian and Anna(Krauger) 
Schweers, who removed with their family to 
America in 1860, and made a location at Sha- 
wano, where they lived until their respective 
deaths. Mr. Schweers was 19 years old wlien 
he came to America, and had received a good 
education in his native country. Four of his 
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the 32iicl Wisconsin, and his sketch ;n.i)cars on 
another page. August was a sailor on a trans- 
port connected with the command of Butler, 
and is a resident of Shawano. Peter is en- 
gaged in the real estate business at the same 
place. William Schweers was a lieutenant of 
light artillery in Charleston, and fought in the 
confederate army. He died in Charleston, Au- 
gust 16, 1865, of cholera. The sister of Mr. 
Schweers married H. Naber, of Shawano. 

When Mr. Schweers came to America in 
1855, he located in Wisconsin and was in 
Dodge county when the war came on. He was 
among the first to enlist and enrolled April 22, 
1861, under the tirst call for three months vol- 
unteers, the company expecting to be enrolled 
in the first regiment that left the State, but 
companies reported so fast that the Dodge 
county organization was enrolled for the 3rd 
regiment as Company H, and befoi-e the com- 
mand left tlie State it was mustered into the 
three years service. Mr. Schweers went to the 
war as a private, and was made 2nd Sergeant 
soon after ; after the battle of Cedar Mountain 
he was made Orderly Sergeant. After the bat- 
tle of Chancellorsville, he was promoted to 2nd 
Lieutenant, and in 1863 he was made 1st Lieu- 
tenant. After the battle of Atlanta he was pro- 
moted to Captain of his company, of which he 
had been in command for some time. His promo- 
tions were for bravery on the field, and he was 
with the regiment from the time it left the State 
in .June, 1861, to his discharge, July 25, 1865, 
and was in the hard fought battles in which 
it was engaged witliout exception, and 
was never sick a day or had a day's leave 
of absence during the whole period. He was 
with his company when on an expedition to 
Bolivar, near Harper's Ferry, to take possession 
of a quantity of grain, and was in the actions 
during the progress of the regiment to Western 
Virginia, in the fight at Cedar Mountain, at 
Antietam, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, and 
was transferred to the Army of the Cumljer- 
land and went to Tennessee, where he veteran- 
ized. He was in the battle of Re.saca, and in 
the actions which followed the rebel retreat, 
fighting at Dallas and Pine Knob, and was in 
the action at Peach Tree Creek. After the cap- 
ture of Atlanta, he went to the sea with Sher- 
man, having fought at Lookout Mountain. 
While in the front of Atlanta, he was sitting in 
his tent writing, when a shell fell in their 
midst and killed Captain Orton. Mr. Schweers 



was in all the varied service in the march to 
the sea, and fought near Blufi' Church, N. C, 
and afterwards at Averysboro and Bentonviile. 
He was in the closing marches and in tlie 
(irand Review before he returned to Louisville, 
to be mustered out as stated. After the war he 
returned to Shawano and engaged in the hard- 
ware business, which he has pursued with suc- 
cess. He is a man of prominent ability and 
has won his position in civil life, as in military, 
by liis own efforts. He was one of the first to 
move in the establishment of a local post, and 
was the first commander of '"81." He has 
been on the staff' of the State Commander. He 
has been prominent in the progress and pros- 
perity of Sliawano, served six years as County 
Clerk, has officiated as Sheriff and Treasurer, 
and is Supervisor of Shawano. (1888.) 

He was married Jan. 10, 1864, to Theresa 
Koger, while at home on veteran furlough. 
Three' children are living named John F., 
Frank S. and Mary. 



•^T AMES J. PERRY, of Wausau, Wis., a 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 55„ is a 
native of (Jonstable, Franklin Co., New 
York, where he was born Feb. 20, 
1828. He was a resident of that place until he 
was five years of age, when his parents removed 
with their family to Orville, Ashtabula Co., 
Ohio. Six years after they made another 
transfer of their interests to Illinois, where the 
son remained until 1851, when he became a 
citizen of Wisconsin, locating at Wausau. 
There and at Stevens' Point, he has since lived. 
His business, with the exception of his army 
service and five years passed in varied engage- 
ments, has been rafting and piloting on the 
river. 

Dec. 25. 1861, he enlisted in tlie 8th Wiscon- 
sin Battery, for three years, enrolling at Wau- 
sau. The rendezvous of the battery was at 
Camp Utley, Racine, which they lelt Marcli 
18th of the next year for St. Louis, and remain- 
ed at Benton Barracks until the first of April, 
when the command went up the Missouri 
River to Fort Leavenworth, whence they 
marched to Fort Scott and thence to Fort Riley 
to take part in the New Mexico Expedition, 
which was abandoned and the battery returned 



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to Leaven wortli City. From there they went 
to Cohimbns, Ky., and marched to Huml)oldt, 
where tliey performed guard duty on the rail- 
road until the first day of July. Thence to 
Corinth, and luka, encountering a considerable 
body of rebels who gave them their first taste 
of rebel powder, transfer to the Army of the 
Tennessee, marching to Nashville whence they 
went to i)artici])ate in the battle of Perryville, 
were the succeeding experiences. After the ac- 
tion and during the same day, the battery fol- 
lowed the rebels to Crab Orchard and, on 
the way, shelled them from their position 
at Lancaster, whence they returned to 
Nashville. In I)eceml)er they went to con- 
nect themselves with the force g ithering 
for the light at Stone River, where they 
made a famous record in a special action on the 
second day. They were assigned to the com- 
mand of Rosecrans, whom they accompanicHl to 
Tullahonia and moved with the cor})s of Mc- 
('ook, taking jiart in the light at Chickamauga, 
retiring to Chattanooga and crossing the Ten- 
nes.see at Moccasin Point with Turchin's brig- 
ade to aid in the most glorious fight of the 
West at Mission Ridge. Returning to Nash- 
ville, Mr. Perry veteranized Jan. 20, 1804, and 
passed his furlough at home. He rejoined his 
battery at Murfreesl)oro, wliicli was assigned to 
the garrison of Fort Rosecrans, wliere the com- 
mand remained until the termination of the 
war. He received honorable discharge Aug. 
10, imr>, at Milwaukee. 

He is the son of l*]benezer and Sarah ^Canlp- 
Ijell) Perry, his father being a native of New 
Hampshire and second cousin of Commodore 
Perry, with whom he fought in the battle on 
Lake I]rie in 1812 and was wounded. He was 
carrying the trail of_a gun when the piece was 
struck by a cannon ball and himself ])aralyzed 
l)y the shock. He had been a .soldier oi the 
Revolution and held the rank of captain in the 
United States navy. Asa Perry, his brother, 
uncle of Mr. Perry of this account, was a cap- 
tain of infantry in 1812 and died at Troy, 
Walworth Co., Wis. Alfred, a brother of M"r. 
Perry, was an enlisted man of the 8tli Wiscon- 
sin Battery and died of pneumonia at Camp 
Utley. He is buried at Wausau, Wis. One of 
tlie incidents of Mr. Perry's ex})erience is a 
.samj)le of the narrow chances of the battle field. 
At the Stone River fight, he and a comrade 
were carrying the wounded fronr the Held and 
placing them in ambulances, when they lifted a 



wounded man, whose hands were closely locked. 
His cap fell to the ground and Mr. Perry stoop- 
ed to recover it. As he did so his assistant was 
hit in his head by a .shot and his brains were 
distributed over the person of Mr. Perry, who 
was saved by his bent position to pick up the 
caj). Mr. Perry is unmarried. 



-^Yy#"ASHINGTON IRVING RAMS- 
J'l^j// DELL, deceased, formerly a resi- 
^\y dent of Marion, Waupaca Co., 
Wis., whose memory is perpetu- 
ated in the name of Post I. Ramsdell, No. 79, 
was born Jan. 26, 1835, at Sboreham, Addison 
Co., Vt. He is the son of Erastus Ramsdell, of 
whom a sketch appears on another page. He 
came with the family' of his father to Wiscon- 
sin and at the date of the precipation of the 
rel)ellion was engaged in the transportation 
service on Lake Michigan. He owned a 
vessel in company with his brotlier, Daniel A., 
of whom a sketch is presented elsewhere. At 
the termination of a trip in the summer of 
18(il, they learned at Manitowoc of the disaster 
at Bull Run. They had discussed the chances 
of the war and had determined to enter the 
United States navy. But on talking the matter 
over at home, their mother remarked that " if 
she were a man she should enlist in the army." 
That settleil the matter and the day following, 
Daniel enlisted in the 14th W'isconsin Volun- 
teer Infantry. It was impossible for both to go 
until their business was arranged and Irving 
returned to the transportation traffic on the 
lake until he could arrange to make the desired 
change. As soon as the vessel was in winter 
quarters he hastened to Fond du Lac where the 
regiment had rendezvoused and arrived there 
on the day the inspections were being made. 
The work had just begun and Daniel A. Rams- 
dell was the first to pass the necessary exam- 
ination. Irving was the second and he pa.ssed 
examination previous to enlistment. He im- 
mediately after enrolled in B Company (Dec. 
20, 1862.) He was made Second Lieutenant 
and March 18, 1864, resigned to re-enlist as a 
veteran. June 10, 1805, he was made First 
Lieutenant. He was in the actions at Shiloh, 
April 7, 1802 at luka, September 19, Corinth, 
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July 4th, 1863, and in the siege of Atlanta., in 
1864. He mtirched through tlie Carolinas with 
Sherman's army and received honorable dis- 
charge at Mobile, Ala., Oct. !), 1865, after a .ser- 
vice of four years and ten months. At Shiloh 
a bullet passed through his hat and tvvQ 
through his blouse. At Vicksburg, May 2, 
1863, a bullet passed into his head below his 
left eye, went arovmd his head and lodged in 
his right ear. None of these sent him from the 
field and in all his military experience he did 
not once go to the hospital for treatment. His 
brother was severely wounded in the same 
cliarge, but Irving only waited long enough to 
say "good-bye." Tlie action of that day was 
one of the severest to which they were subjected. 
The charge mentioned was made with 32 men 
and but 16 responded to their names at roll- 
call. 

Mr. Ramsdell returned to Wisconsin after the 
war and in 1869, located at Marion. He died 
there of consumption -June (i, 1873. He left a 
wife and two children. Pearl is now an inter- 
esting young lady. The oldest is a son named 
Charles. Mrs. Ramsdell is now the wife of 
John Seigert of Marion. 



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RSEMUS MORRIS SIMONDS, of 
Plover, Wis., member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 149, was born August 1, 
1827, at Wyoming, N. Y. He is a 
descendant of Yankee stock, his maternal grand- 
father, Joseph Bnttrig, removing in the early 
history of the country from Connecticut to New 
York. His father, Shubael Simonds, was born 
at Cooperstown, Otsego Co., New York, in 1796. 
His mother, Polly (Buttrig) Siniond.?, was born 
in Connecticut and went to the State of New 
York with her father. She is survived by six 
children: — Pamelia, Sarah, Morris, Adeline, 
Harriet and Ciiauncy. Mr. Simonds of this 
sketch was born in Wyoming county. New York, 
and, until he was 24 years old, lie was variously 
engaged in his native State, removing in 1851, 
to Ionia, Mich., where he became interested in 
lumbering. In 1856 he came to Plover where he 
was a I'esident until the period of the civil war. 
He enlisted August 12, 1862, in Company E, 
32nd Wisconsin Infantry. Ho joined the regi- 




ment at Oshkosh and accompanied the com- 
mand to Memphis. He was first in action 
at Colliersville, 30 miles east of Memphis, and 
he afterwards was a participant in several en- 
gagements with the rebel Forrest. After partici- 
pating in the siege of Vicksburg, he went on the 
Meridian expedition and assistc^d in the desti'uc;- 
tion of an arsenal and railroads and other rebel 
property and returned to X'lcksburg. On their 
way there they camped overnight at Hdlsboro 
and several men who were not well dropped in 
the rear of the command just in front of tin; 
rear guard. Not long after posses of citizens 
rode out of the woods into the road and began 
to fire on the helpless men, killing several of 
them; one boy 18 years old received five wounds. 
The affair was reported to General Sherman 
and, by his express order, the town of Hillsboro 
was burned in retaliation. The regiment went 
from \'ieksburg to Cairo iind moved thence to Pa- 
ducah to assist in the repulse of Forrest. Mr. 
Simonds and a detail of his comrades were or- 
dered to the relief of the fort and they went 
thither on a steamboat and got inside without 
the knowledge of the rebels. On the following 
morning Forre.st sent a flag of truce and a de- 
mand to surrender and the officer in charge, 
General Matthias, sent word to- him to come 
along and bring some boards for coffins as he 
did not propose to surrender and it was probii- 
ble some of the rebels would be killed. After 
Forrest retired, they went to Decatur and were 
sent next to Atlanta. Mr. Simonds was in con- 
stant action in the siege of Atlanta 55 days and, 
after the occupation of the city, he was in tiie 
fight at .lonesboro. After pursuing the enemy 
he returned to Atlanta and a few weeks later, 
started on the campaign to Savannah. He was 
in the skirmishes near that city and went thence 
to Beaufort on Port Royal Island and thence to 
Pocotahgo. He was in the skirmish at that 
place and fought a day or two afterwards at 
River's Bridge on the Salkahatchie, in whicli 
his captain, Irving Kckl(?s, and several comrades 
were killed. Feb. 9th they reached Orange- 
burg and alter another fight captured the rebel 
ilag at headquarters. (This action is called 
Binnaker's Bridge and South Edisto.) They 
were again in action near Columbia and went 
thence and fought at Bentonvilleand proceeded 
to Goldsboro and thence to Raleigh where they 
remained until after the surrender of Johnston. 
Mr. Simonds was with his command in their 
subsequent movement, and returned to Wiscon- 



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SOLDIERS' ALBUM OF 



sin and was mustered out at Milwaukee June 12, 
1865. 

He returned after the war to Plover and en- 
gaged in fanning. He was married May 8, 
1853, to Cynthia Baxter, who survived her 
marriage less than two years. Mr. Simonds 
Wii.s again married to Jane, daugliter of John 
and Chloe (Seovill) James, who resided at that 
time in Waukesha county. His parents were 
both natives of New York and removed to Wis- 
consin about 1840. They are botii living in 
the vicinity of Plover. Mr. and Mrs. Simonds 
have had seven children born in the following 
order: — John M., Oct. 20, 1868; Frank L., April 
30, 1871; Cynthia May, June 25, 1873; Cora 
Ann, May 8, 1876, Ira H., July 27, 1878, Mary, 
March 1, 1886. One child died in infancy. 
Mr. Simonds is a man of strong Republican 
principles. 



■JLLIAM LUCK, of Oconto, Wis., 
and a member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 74, was born in 1840, in 
Beekmantown, Clinton Co., New 
York. He is the son of Samuel and Sallie 
(Lucia) Luck and his ])arents were natives re- 
spectively of Beekmantown and Moorestovvn, 
New York. Mr. Luck has one brother named 
George Nelson Luck. Addison Samuel is dead. 
The parents reside with the brother at Prescott, 
New York. Lucella is the only daughter. 

Mr. Luck removed to Wisconsin before the 
civil war and enlisted Sep. 28, 1861, when he 
was at legal manhood. He enrolled in Com- 
pany F, 12th Wisconsin Infantry, at (!)conto for 
three years. He received honorable discharge 
at Natchez, Miss., Jan. 3, 1864, to enable him 
to re-enlist as a veteran which he did the fol- 
lowing day. He received final discharge at 
Louisville, Ky., with the regiment after the 
close of the war. Mr. Luck left the State Jan. 
11, 1862, and was first in action in guerrilla 
warfare after endless marching and exposure 
and repeated assignments to expeditions which 
never materialized. Among them were the 
"Southwest" and after that they went to Kan- 
sas and there received orders to go to Tennesse. 
Again their orders were countermanded and 
they entered upon the work of repairing rail- 
roads and sconting after bushwhackers. Again 




they started for the south to assist in the plans 
of Grant, but were again frustrated by the sur- 
render of Murphy at Holly Springs. Mr. Luck 
was in first regular battle at Coldwater when 
Grierson was entering upon his raid and after- 
wards moved with his regiment to take part 
ill the siege of Vicksburg. He was there until 
the surrender of the city and went thence to 
Jackson. After re-enlisting, he was in the 
Meridian expedition and fought in the several 
actions of that movement. He fought at Bol- 
ton's Station, Baker's Creek, Brandon, Decatur, 
Enterprise and went back to Vicksburg. He 
was in another skirmish near Canton and after- 
wards took his veteran's furlough. On rejoin- 
ing his regiment Mr. Luck again had the pleas- 
ure of a long march, after which the command 
became a part of the army of Sherman and 
went to fight in the actions at Kenesaw. At 
Bald Hill Mr. Luck was wounded in the left 
elbow and went to the hospital where he was 
held on sick leave a month and 10 days. He 
was furloughed and went home for two months 
when he rejoined his regiment and recom- 
menced his business of marching. He was in 
many skirmishes, performed a large amount of 
guard, fatigue and forage duty, destroyed rail- 
roads, waded swamps and scouted and skir- 
mished until the engagements at Salkahatchie 
and Orangeburg. He was in another action at 
Cheraw and at Faj'etteville and was in line of 
battle at Bentonville. He went to Goldsboro 
and after the surrender of Johnston went to 
Raleigh and went thence to Washington for 
the final scenes. 

He returned to Oconto and in 1866 engaged 
in the business of a drayman in which he is 
still interested. He was married April 1, 1866, 
to Helen Donovan, of Oconto, and they have 
two children named Willie and Veronica. Mr. 
Luck is a reliable and honorable man and en- 
joys the confidence of his fellow men where he 
resides. 



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ELVIN BARNES PATCHEN, at- 
torney at New London, Wis., and 
^:^^y^i^a member of G. A. R. Post No. 46, 
was born Sept. 1, 1824, at Platts- 
burg, Clinton Co., New York. His father, 
Isaac H. Patchen, was born in North Adams, 



PERSONAL RECORDS. 



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Mass., and was the son of Stephen Francis 
Hutinac. Tlie latter clianged the patronymic 
to that by wliicli the branch of the family to 
which he belongs has since been known. The 
grandfather of Mr. Patchen of this sketch was 
born on the boundary of France and Switzer- 
land and was one of the organization of the 
Swiss Body Guards of Die King of France, 
which was broken up in the revolution in 
Paris. He was afterwards connected with an- 
other military organization which was sent to 
Canada at the time of the contest for territory 
between the English and French. He went 
thence to Connecticut, where he was married to 
a Miss Patchen and was employed as a teacher 
for many years and resided there until his 
death. The grandfather of Lieutenant PatcVien 
was a soldier of the Revolution, which he 
entered when he was 16 years old and in wliich 
he served three years. I. H. Patchen partici- 
pated as a volunteer in the battle of Plattsburg, 
Sept. 11, 1814. He married Abigal Hilliard, a 
native of Plattsljurg and the daughter of a 
New England seaman, who was a marine in 
the navy during the Revolution and was cap- 
tured and confined on the jirison ship in New 
York harbor. 

Mr. Patchen was educated in the schools at 
Plattsburg and finished his i)rimary education 
at an academy in the .same place. After teach- 
ing for a time, he .studied law under tiie direc- 
tion of Gardner Stowe at Keeseville. He was 
admitted to practice at the general terra of the 
Supreme Court at Canton, St. Lawrence Co., 
New York, in September, 1852, entered upon 
tlie practice of his profession and operated at 
the same time as a surveyor. In -July, 1857, he 
started westward and landed at Milwaukee, 
whence he proceeded to Fremont and while 
there platted a 40-acre addition to the town. 
He returned to Milwaukee and went thence to 
Minnesota, returning to the Cream City. He 
formed a purpose to locate at Waupaca, but 
was pursuaded to fix his residence in Fremont, 
where he practiced his profession from Novem- 
ber, 1857, until the civil war absorbed all other 
interests and questions. A war meeting was 
held at Fremont and a large number of enroll- 
ments took place. A similar meeting was held 
at Waupaca with similar results, and it was de- 
cided to unite these forces, and a captain's com- 
mission was issued to Josiah Redfield by Gov- 
ernor Randall and that of 1st lieutenant to 
Mr. Patchen and to K. -J. Baker that of 2nd 



Lieutenant. The company having been organ- 
ized, its services were placed at the disposal of 
the State about the 1st of .June. Much excite- 
ment was at that time prevalent and, as men of 
wider influence were raising companies, the one 
under consideration failed to receive assign- 
ment. In their eagerness to go to the front 
many of the members offered themselves to 
other regiments and became connected with the 
first seven regiments enlisted in Wisconsin. 
The remainder of the company were ordered 
into cjuarters at Waupaca about the middle 
of Augu.st, its officers retaining their rela- 
tions to the organization. Recruiting was 
entered into with vigor and the ranks 
filled speedily. September 1st they were 
ordered to Madison and were mustered 
in September 4th as Company A, 8th 
Wisconsin Infantry. (The Eagle regiment.) 
Prior to this they had been known as the Wau- 
paca Union Rirtes. They left the State Octo- 
ber 12th and reached Benton Barracks on the 
14th. On the following day, the right wing of 
the command went on the Iron Mountain rail- 
road to De Soto. .leff Thompson had burned 
the bridge just south of that place and on the 
following day, the remainder of the regiment, 
with the Colonel, joined the detail under the 
lieutenant-colonel, bringing the camp equipage, 
when the regiment marched to tlie river and 
crossed. Lieutenant Patchen was sent forward 
in command of a platoon of his company to olj- 
tain teams to move the necessary supplies and 
went as far as Blackwell Station, obtaining 
many teams, which he sent to the rear under 
guard to his regiment. The situation l)ecame 
dangerous for Lieutenant Patchen, as -Jeff 
Thomp.son was reported in his neighborhood 
and his force was reduced by sending men to 
guard the teams, and he was re-enforced by 
Captain Green who reached Blackwell Station 
with his company. The regimental supplies 
had been taken acro.ss the river and were 
placed under guard of a company ; and the re- 
maining companies boarded a train which 
came from Pilot Knob. Company F and Lieu- 
tenant Patchen returned to the bridge in time 
to go to Pilot Knob, where they arrived at 
midnight and remained until Sunday, Octo- 
ber 20th, when they marched in searcli of Jeff 
Thompson to Frederickton. (Colonel Corlin 
was in command of the post at Pilot Knob.) 
At Frederickton the force included .3,000 men 
and a battery and, on learning that Thompson 



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SOLDIERS ALBUM OF 



had retreated towards Gainesville, they stack- 
ed arms in the street preparatory to obtaining 
their breakfast. The had been on the marcli 
all night and after their meal sought rest 
under trees and in other places and slept until 
noon. Colonel Plumr._er, stationed at Cape 
Girardeau, reached Fredericktou and proposed 
to pursue Thompson. His column led the ad- 
vance and he had proceeded al)Out a quarter of 
a mile westward when the column halted and 
an aide rode back to inform Colonel Plummer 
that Thompson was in his front. It was a fact 
that tile rebel was tliere su{)porting a masked 
battery in a cornfield. Plununer ordered a 
gun into position wliicli was fired, and the po- 
sition of tlie battery disclosed by the response. 
The Sth Wisconsin was held in reserve by 
Plummer until Tliompson was driven from the 
field and pursued until sunset. He was fol- 
lowed 12 miles on the following day by the 
infantry who left the cavalry to continue the 
chase and returned to Frederickton and to 
Pilot Knob. Mr. Patchen was next in an ex- 
pedition to Indian Ford on the St. Francis 
River in search of Thompson, spending 10 
days in a vain pursuit. He afterwards per- 
formed camp duty at Pilot Knob until Novem- 
ber 25tli when the regiment went to Sulj)hur 
Springs, Mo., where he was on camp and guard 
duty until .jaiuiary 20, 18()2, wlien the regi- 
ment went to Cairo and in February started 
on an expedition to besiege Columbus, 
Ky. The confederate commander sent a flag 
of truce and a proposition to evacuate the 
place and not a shot was fired. A fleet of gun- 
boats had moved down the river under com- 
mand of Commodore Foote to co operate with 
the land force. They returned to Cairo and 
crossed on March 4th to Bird's Point and 
moved to a location beyond Charleston, where 
the railroad track had been destroyed by 
Thompson. Lieutenant Patchen was sent with 
a detail to look up and locate a route for a 
wagon road to Sykestown which was opened 
while his regiment was repairing the track, af- 
ter which they marched to Sykestown and 
moved to New Madrid. A detour was made 
around New Madrid to Point Plea.sant 12 miles 
below for the purpose of blockading the 
Mississippi. Here they built and occupied 
rifle pits until the evacuation of Island No. 10, 
being frequently under fire from the enemy's 
batteries across the river. The sound of the 
fight in progress at Pittsburg Landing on the 



6th of April was heard at Point Pleasant and 

tlie next day the regiment marched to New 
Madrid and boarded a transport and went to 
Riddel's Point where Company A was detailed 
for picket duty during the balanceof tlie night. 
The next da}' a small squad of the company 
brought in a brass howitzer which the enemy 
had abandoned. The command returned to 
New Madrid where they received their pay and 
General Pope obtained transportation for Mem- 
phis. Lieutenant Patchen was ordered to head- 
quarters and was placed in command of the 
teams left behind belonging to the division. 
He removed them as soon as he could obtain 
tran.sportation to Hamburg, Tenn., and re- 
joined his regiment. He marched to Corinth 
to participate in the siege and on the Sth of 
May his command made a reconnoissance 
across a swamp toward the outworks and on the 
.same evening Company A was stationed on 
picket on one of the main roads leading to Cor- 
inth and received the first fire in the battle of 
Farmington about 10 o'clock on the 9th of 
May. They were under constant fire until 
after four o'clock in the alternoon when they 
fell back across the swamp. They built roads 
a few days on which Pope's command crossed 
the swamp to Farmington and entrenched. On 
the 28th day of June they advanced to a posi- 
tion near the enemy's works at Corinth and as- 
sisted in repulsing the charge of tlie rebels in 
their endeavors to capture the Union batteries. 
The next night they dug rifle pits and passed 
the following day in an artillery battle and 
found the next morning, that Corinth was evac- 
uated. The rebels were pursued to Booneville, 
where the command remained until June 12, 
when they marched back to camp at Clear 
Creek, six miles south of Corinth. This was a 
very severe experience. August 17, 1862, the 
regiment was ordered to Tuscumbia and, on the 
same day Lieutenant Patchen went to the hos- 
pital at luka, suff'ering with a complication of 
diseases and remained until September 12th 
when he and all others able to be removed went 
to Jackson, Tenn., and were placed under treat- 
ment. Two weeks later he went to Columbus 
where he remained until October 6th. On that 
day he started to rejoin his regiment and at 
Jackson he went to the hospital, being unable 
i to proceed further. An acceptation of his resig- 
nation which he had oSered in August awaited 
him, and he started for the North, remaining 
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PERSONAL RECORDS. 



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He returned to Fremont and in August, 1864, 
he connected liimself with the quartermaster's 
department of the Army of Arkansas under 
General Steele at Little Rock and sustained his 
relations with that organization until March, 
1865, when he retui'ued to his home at Fre- 
mont. In January, 1871, he removed to New 
London. 

Mr. Patchen has been prominent throughout 
his public life in local office. In Clinton coun- 
ty. New York, he was clerk of the Board of 
Supervisors where he also officiated as inspector 
of elections. He was also Assistant Postmaster 
at Schuyler Falls, New York. He represented 
his county in the LegLslative Assembly in 1860 
and has .served two terms as School Superinten- 
dent in Weyauwega, has acted in the capacities 
of Justice of the Peace, Town Clerk and Supei'- 
visor, and has been Notary Public nearly every 
year since he came to the State. In January, 
1853, he was married to Frances E. Parsons of 
Saranac, New York. Two of their children, 
GJeorge M. and Mary E. are living. Frances died 
at seven years of age. Mary E. married Leslie 
Signer of Plattsburg, New York. George M. 
Patchen is the publisher of the New London 
Times. He married Marion Bownam who is 
deceased. His .son, George M., is still living. 
Harry died at the age of two years. Mr. 
Patchen was married in June, 1863, to Hannah 
B. Taggart and their only child is named 
Melvin T. 



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^HOMAS HLAWACEK, a resident of 
q) Kewaunee, Wis., and a member of 
' G. A. R. Post No. 155, was born in 
1848 in Bohemia. He is the son of 
Wenzel and Magdalena (Albrecht) Hlawacek, 
and was 11 years of age when his father and 
mother came to America. The family located 
in Kewaunee Co., Wis., on a farm in the town 
of Carlton, where was the home of the son until 
his removal to Kewaunee in 1885. Mr. Hlawa- 
cek was a youth of observant liabits and be- 
came interested in the course of the war as soon 
as the calls for troops to defend his adopted 
country were made, but he remained at home 
until his majority. He enlisted May 28, 1864, 
in Company G, 39th Wisconsin Infantry, for 
100 days and went to the front with the regi- 



ment at Memphis where he was an active par- 
ticipant in the action when Forrest made his 
celebrated dash through the city. He returned 
to his home to take an active stand in local 
affairs and has been mo.st of the time since in 
official positions. He has served six years as 
Town Clerk and as Justice of the Peace 12 
years. He acted one year as Chairman of the 
Board of Supervisors and held other situations 
of responsibility and trust in Carlton. In 1885 
he was made Clerk of tbe Circuit Court of Ke- 
waunee county and removed to the place where 
he is now a resident. He established his busi- 
ness in the sale of agricultural implements 
which lie is still prosecuting. 

He was married June 27, 1866, to Mary Stef- 
fel of Franklin, Kewaunee county, and they 
liave two sons and seven daughters — Annie, 
Mary, Sofie, Vincent, Emil, Antonie, Fannie, 
Lucy, Celestine. 



VERY CHRISTOPHER GRANT, of 
^ Kaukauna, Wis., and a former sol- 
dier of the war, was born May 26, 
1823, in Attica, Genesee Co., New 
York. He resided in the place of his nativity 
until he was 15 years old and in the fall of 
1838 he came to Milwaukee, Wis., and was oc- 
cupied in the vicinity of that city for 11 years 
in fanning, in wlijcli vocation he has passed his 
life. In 1850 he came to Ellington, Outagamie 
county, where he remained until 1875, when 
he effected his removal to the place where he 
now lives. Aug. 19, 1862, he enlisted in Com- 
pany I, 32nd Wisconsin Infantry for three years, 
enrolling at Appleton. Feb. 16, 1863, he wasdis- 
charged at Memphis, Tenn., on account of dis- 
abilities incurred in the service. His regiment 
was mustered in September 25th and left the 
State the last of October. The first of Novem- 
ber, the command went into camp at Memphis 
and were assigned to the 5th Brigade, 1st Di- 
vision, 16th Army Corps of Sherman's com- 
mand. They proceeded successively towards 
Jackson and Holly Springs and December 6th 
found them at Hurricane Creek. December 
20tli, they arrived at Oxford where Mr. Grant 
succumbed to illness and was sent to the gen- 
eral hospital. He was there about 10 days and 
went thence to Holly Springs, whence word had 




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SOLDIERS' ALBUM OF 



come from General Grant of terrible disaster, 
VanDorn having captured all supplies at Holly 
Springs. He was in hosjjital there about a 
week and went next to Overton hospital at 
Memphis, where he remained until discliarged. 
He returned to his farm and, for a time, gave 
his entire attention to recruiting liis health. He 
was married in Milwaukee Dec. 31, 1845, to Ann 
W. Wickware. Nine of their children are living. 
They are named Mazilla M., Lorenzo Perry, 
Julius A , Adelbert R., Estella E., Frank A., 
Anna Mabel, Marlon Wesley and Leon Lester. 
George Washington died in infancy; Llewellyn 
Marshal died when 24 years old. Lana Alice 
was a babe when she died; Elizabeth Albertina 
had reached the age of five years and four 
months when she died. John Grant, the father 
of Mr. Grant, was born in Stonington, Conn., 
and married Sarah Osgood, a native of Wash- 
ington county, New York. The former was of 
Scotch extraction and his ancestors were early 
settlers iti Connecticut. The latter was of 
mixed English and Irish lineage. Mrs. Grant 
was born in Horton, Kings Co., Nova Scotia. 
Her people were orginally settlers in Massachu- 
setts and were among those who abandoned 
their property for opinion's sake and found a 
home in the Bristish provinces. The father of 
Mr. Grant was a soldier in the war of 1812 and 
his grandfather fought in the Revolution, as 
did one of the brotiiers of the latter. The 
brother of his grandmother, Nathaniel Lewis, 
was on the personal staif of General Washing- 
ton. William C. O. Grant, his brother, fell at 
Buena Vista, Feb. 23, 1847. Sanford Spencer 
Grant, another brother, served in the Mexican 
war one year and, afterwards entered the United 
States Navy; he is a resident of Chicago. 



ANIEL A. RAMSDELL, Commander 
of G. A. R. Post I. Ram.sdell No. 
79, at Marion (1887) was born May 
2, 1838, in Pan ton, Addison Co., Vt. 
He enlisted at Manitowoc, Wis., in the fall of 
1861, as a private in E Company, 14th Wis- 
consin Infanry. The regiment was organized 
in November of that year, and mustered into 
service January 30th. The company to whicli 
Mr. Ramsdell belonged was organized as "Man- 
itowoc and Kewaunee County Guards." The 




month of February he passed at Camp Fond 
du Lac, drilling and obtaining practical knowl- 
edge of military life and, early in March, accom- 
panied the command to Savannah,Ten n.,to report 
to General Grant. Ain-il (3th, he went to Pitts- 
burgh Landing (Sliiloh) and was in the ac- 
tion there. He was one of the color guards 
and was in the assault on the rebel battery, 
which gave the regiment its distinctive title of 
"Wisconsin Regulars." He carried the State 
flag and participated in the capture of a battery 
of seven pieces. Four separate charges were 
made, the last of which was successful. 
In the excitement of the attack Mr. 
Ramsdell sprang on one of the guns while 
the air was blue with rebel bullets, tlie in- 
fantry in the rear pouring a storm of shot 
into the attacking pai'ty. The flag he carried 
was pierced several times, two balls passing 
through his blouse and one through his pant- 
aloons, drawing blood and cooling his ardor 
materially. He brouglit off his - colors and 
soon after the Major (Hancock, afterwards Col- 
olonel of the regiment) halted the squad witli 
the colors on their way to the rear. Hancock 
rode in front of them and drawing his revol- 
ver ordered "Plant those colors." He was 
instantly obeyed, and the next second his order 
"Forward 14th Wisconsin," rang out. Their 
rations were exhausted before their arrival at 
Pittsburg Landing, and they went into the 
figlit without food, remaining on guard all 
night, and the next daj' were assigned to pro- 
vost duty there, remaining until the last of 
July, 18G2. Mr. Rimsdell was in the siege of 
Corinth and, Oct. 3rd, was in the deploy of 
skirmishers. The first captain of the companj' 
had been killed at Shiloh, and here his succes- 
sor met his death. Mr. Ramsdell was created 
2nd Lieutenant on that day and continued in 
that capacity until his discharge in September, 
1864, at Vicksburg, on account of wounds 
there received during the long and bloody 
siege. May 22nd, 1864, the 14th Wisconsin 
in.scribed further honors on its banners and 
made a prominent record for courage in a con- 
spicuous position. Mr. Ramsdell was wounded 
by a minie ball in his left hip, which weighed 
an ounce and fifteen grains. He was taken to the 
hospital at Vicksburg, and remained there on de- 
tached duty as Assistant Quartermaster about a 
year, when he was discharged. The ball re- 
mained in his body six years, baffling all ef- 
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three separate Ofterations, suffering indescrib- 
ably during that time. In 1870, while on 
a vessel on Lake Michigan he received a blow 
from the fore-boom, wliicli fell directly upon 
the place of the wound, and the imbedded 
bullet was thrown out of its resting place and 
was aftei'wai'ds removed, from which time per- 
manent improvement began. The blow from 
the mast was sufficiently sharj) to throw him 
into the water. He has been a staunch Repub- 
lican since 1861, and has put in solid work 
for his party. 

In 1875 Mr. Ramsdell located in Marion, 
Wis., where he is operating as a lumberman 
and merchant. He is also interested in min- 
ing stock in Gogebic range in Northern Wis- 
consin. He has a wife and one son. The lat- 
ter, Edward Ramsdell, is a prosperous busi- 
ness man at Keshena, Wis., where he has 
charge of the Government trading-post. 



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EORGE W. STALKER, a resident at 
I > 1 1 Oxford, Wis., member of G. A. R. 
\^^^ Post No. 143, was born in Berne, 
Albany Co., New York, August 6, 
1843. In 1857 his parents removed from the 
State of New York to Oxford, where he has 
since resided. (An account of his father and 
mother is to be found in corniection with the 
])ersonal sketches of his brothers Eugene a)id 
Theodore.) During the first months of tlie 
war he resolved to enter the army, and as soon 
as he was 18 years old he decided to enlist. He 
enrolled Sep. 10, 1861, in Company G, 2nd 
Wisconsin Infantry, at Portage, and accom- 
panied his command from the rendezvous at 
Camp Randall to Washington, where he joined 
the regiment and passed the winter in quarters 
at Arlington Heights. He was in the move- 
ment in the spring to Manassas, the organiza- 
tion having been formed previously, which 



afterwards became the Iron Brigade, and he 
was in the fight at Beverly Ford and Gaines- 
ville, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, An- 
tietam, Fredericksburg, Fitz Hugh's Crossing 
and Chancellorsville. When the regiment was 
about a mile from Gainesville, Mr. Stalker and 
a comrade started to go to the wagon train for 
supplies, but did not reach it in time to returri 
the same night on account of storm and dark- 



ness. During the night, Stewart's cavalry 
camped in their vicinity and, when the rebels 
discovered their proximity, they made a charge 
which was repulsed by the escort and the train 
was saved, although defended by only 30 men. 
Wlien the rebels fell back, Mr. Stalker was a 
prisoner in their hands, but he escaped in the 
darkness and returned to the train which was 
joined by the forces of McClellan in the morn- 
ing. After Antietam, the regiment spent the 
winter at Smoky Hollow near Alexandria and 
in the spring went with Burnside to the Wil- 
derness, having previously been in the "Mud 
Campaign." Among the important actions in 
whicii he participated was the charge at 
Marye's Heights and after Chancellorsville he 
was in the march to Gettysburg, where the 
Iron Brigade opened the battle of July 1st, and 
Mr. Stalker was among the wounded of the first 
day's action and is mentioned in the dispatches. 
This terminated his active .service on the field. 
He pa.ssed the winter of 1S63-4 at Acquia 
Creek on the Potomac, and in the spring the 
Veteran Reserve Corps to which he had been 
transferred March 15th, went down the river 
on a foraging expedition and secured grain, 
hay and provisions enough to load six canal 
boats, and also about 200 horses and mules. 
Mr. Stalker was .sent to Washington soon after 
his transfer to the 24th V. R. C. and was dis- 
charged October 12, 1864. 

After his release from military service he 
went to Filmont, Columbia Co., New York, 
where he worked as a painter and carpenter 
until 1883, when he removed to Oxford. He 
was married July 24, 1866, to Sarah M. Degoe, 
of Hillsdale, New York. Their children are 
named Frank L., Carrie E., Fred, Floyd, 
Georgia and Emma. 



/^^UGENE E. STALKER and THEO- 
r^^^ i DOPE F. STALKER, deceased, sol- 
\v^^f^^ diers in the civil war who lo.st their 
lives in the service, were sons of 
Gresham and Hannah (Robbins) Stalker. 
Eugene was born in Berne, New York, March 
19, 1841, and when he was 16 years of age 
removed to Wisconsin with his parents and 
located at Oxford, where he was ai'esident until 
he became a soldier. About six months after 



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he was 19 years old, he enlisted in Company K, 
10th Wisconsin Infantry, enrolling Sept. 10, 
1861, at Montello, Wis. He was with his regi- 
ment in rendezvous at Camp Holton, Milwau- 
kee, and went to Louisville, Ky., in November. 
The regiment left the State under orders to 
report to General 0. M. Mitchell and young 
Stalker passed the first months of his connec- 
tion with army life in guard duty, went with 
his command to Bowling Green and thence to 
Nashville and afterwards was on duty as pro- 
vost guard until April, when he was with a 
detail from his regiment and engaged in destroy- 
ing rebel railroad communication, which pre- 
vented Beauregard's reinforcements reaching 
him at Corinth. Mr. Stalker was with his com- 
mand at Bridgeport and afterwards was on a 
train which was tired on bj' rebels, after which 
he went to Nashville and Louisville and was 
assigned to Rousseau's command preparatory to 
the battle of Perryville. He was in the battle 
of Stone River and in the bloody action at 
Chickamauga and was killed in that battle on 
the 19th of September, 1863. After the battle, 
his parents received a letter from the chaplain 
of the regiment which stated that he was mis- 
sing and was supposed to be a prisoner, but it 
was afterwards learned that he was killed. 

Theodore F. Stalker was born in Berne, New 
York, February 25, 1847, and was only 10 years 
old when his parents removed to Wisconsin. 
He lived at home through his boyhood and 
youth until he entered the army. His older 
brothers enlisted and he was anxious from the 
first to become old enough to enroll as a soldier 
and he enlisted February 15, 1864, a few days 
before he was 17 years old under the name of 
John E. Burnhara, in order to prevent his 
parents' interference, enrolling in Company I, 
35th Wisconsin Infantry. The regiment was 
in rendezvous at Camp Washburn, Milwaukee, 
and left the State under orders to report to 
General Steele at Alexandria to go to the Red 
River, but was obliged to go to New Orleans 
and went thence to Port Hudson, after which 
another movement was made to Morganzia, La. 
The command to which Theodore Stalker be- 
longed was engaged in guard duty and he was 
frequently assigned to scout duty until August 
when he went to Morganzia. He was there 
seized with disease and died September 22, 
1864. 

The parents of these young martyrs to the 
Union were born in the State of New York 



respectively February 10, 1810, and September 
5, 1805. Four of their sons were in the late 
war and two are still living. Horace was born 
May 11, 184.5, and George W, August 6, 1843; 
a sketch of the latter appears on another page. 
The mother and father still survive and reside 
at Oxford, where they have lived for more than 
30 years. 



OHN S. STRATTON, of Marinette, Wis., 
a member of G. A. R. Post No. 207, was 
born March 29, 1846, in Fort Wayne, 
Allen Co., Indiana. His father and 
mother, .Joseph and Margaret (Sheay) Stratton, 
were born respectively in New York and Ire- 
land. The former belonged to a family who 
were early settlers in the Empire State. The 
son received his education in the common 
schools and he was brought up in the city of 
Fort Wayne and learned the business of a 
bricklayer, in which he was trained by his 
father, who was a practical mechanic in that 
line and operated later in life as a contractor. 
Mr. Stratton enlisted Nov. 25, 1863, in the 
11th Indiana Battery at Fort Wayne for three 
years or during the war, enlisting as a recruit 
and joining his battery at Chattanooga, Tenn. 
He received honorable discharge July 3, 1865, 
at Indianapolis, Ind. The winter of 1863-4 
was passed in camp, and in the spring the com- 
mand was attaclied to the army of Sherman 
and started on the campaign to the sea. The 
battery was unassigned, but was immediately 
connected with Sherman's personal movements, 
always unlimbering an<] parking at headquar- 
ters. It would be impossible, within the limits 
of a personal sketch, to do justice to the opera- 
tions of a battery in the field throughout its 
entire service, and on no page of history is the 
subject treated with justice. Tiie battery of 
Mr. Stratton was in action at Ringgold, Resaca, 
Ror'key Face Ridge, Buzzard Roost, New Hope 
Church, in the movements along the Chatta- 
hoochie, and was among those that are signal- 
ised as stationed on the mountain covering 
Marietta and was in that action and in two 
sharp engagements at Atlanta, in one of which 
McPherson was killed. The terms of those who 
had enlisted earlier expiring, the organization 
of the battery proper was destroyed and the 
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States, were assigned to the 18th Indiana. That 
organization being already overflowing, several 
of them were assigned to the command of Gen- 
eral Miner at Edgefield opposite Nashville, 
where they remained in guard and other duty 
until their time expired or the war was ended. 
After the surrender of Lee they went to Louis- 
ville, and a week later moved slowly to Indian- 
apolis to be discharged as related. Mr. Stratton 
was still comparatively a boy when he enlisted, 
being but 17, but he was of large physical 
structure and manifestly a man and that se- 
cured his enlistment without ditticully. 

Mr. Stratton's natural traits made him a 
valuable man in the service in more than one 
respect and he was frequently detailed for duty 
in the .secret service. In one instance he was 
associated with G. D. Huff, a member of the 
force on that service, and aided him in the cap- 
ture of the notorious desperado, Moran, who 
murdered many Union soldiers and who was 
convicted and hung at Edgefield. The capture 
was made in the suburbs of Nashville, the 
scamp being asleep and the handcuff's being 
placed on him before he could make his escape, 
although, he sprang to defend himself on being 
aroused. Mr. Stratton summoned a detail of 14 
soldiers under a lieutenant, as a guard through 
the streets of Nashville. At Edgefield Moran was 
placed in a bull-pen and guarded until his trial 
and execution. Mr. Stratton was also engaged, 
in conjunction with Hull, in the recovery of 
Government property stolen by the rebels and 
others. 

On his return to private life he resumed his 
business as bricklayer, working at Fort Wayne 
with his lather and obtaining a complete prac- 
tical understanding of that business. In 1868 
he went to Chicago and was busy with his 
tr^ide until 1873, passing througli the great fire 
and assisting in tlie rebuilding after its devas- 
tating work. He operated as foreman on the 
construction of several large buildings and 
prior to that had acted in the same capacity 
in the interests of the Mullen Bros., and 
for Fred Morse. In the spring of 1873 he 
went to Logansport, Ind., and took charge of 
the erection of a schoolhouse, going next to 
Mishawaukee, Indiana. From there he went 
to Elkhart and back to Fort Wayne in the fall. 
In the spring he went to Moline, 111., to engage 
with his brother Walter in the construction of 
the building connected with the gas plant in 
that city. His next removal was to Milwaukee 



where he remained until the fall of 1877, em- 
ployed by the gas company on their buildings 
on brick work. He then went to Marinette 
where he made a permanent settlement. He 
commenced working at his business and fol- 
lowed it as a vocation until the spring of 1880, 
when he accepted a position on the police force 
and was one of the first three appointed for the 
protection of the municipal interests of Mari- 
nette. He was connected therewith IS months. 
He resumed his business and operated as a con- 
tractor until 1SS4, when he received the ap- 
pointment of under-Sherift'of Marinette county. 
He was nominated in 1887 by the Republican 
element for tlie position of Sheriff, but was 
"knocked out" by a concerted movement of the 
Democrats and the so-called "Labor Party" 
whose fusion defeated the party of equal rights. 

Mr. Stratton was married Aug. 11, 1881, to 
Emma S. Schatz and their children are named 
Lulu Lilian, Walter C. and John L. Mrs. Strat- 
ton was born at Oshkosh of parents descended 
from German stock. Two of the brothers of 
Mr. Stratton served in the war of the rebellion. 
Walter C. was in the 1 1th Battery and was Ser- 
geant of No. 4 gun. Louis was in the 15th In- 
diana Infantry, enlisting in 1861; he was 
wounded at Stone River, died and was buried 
at Murfreesboro, and was removed after the war 
to Fort Wayne. .John Sheay, his uncle, was a 
soldier from Indiana and was murdered and 
robbed after the troops were paid; his murderer 
was never discovered. Henry Newcome, a scout, 
who was also a member of the ilth Battery, 
was twice caught and strung up by the rebels 
while on special duty, but escaped death in a 
manner that was little short of miraculous. 

Mr. Stratton is present Officer of the Day of 
Marinette Post. (1888.) In the year previous 
he was Quarter Master's Sergeant. He has held 
all offices by appointment up to that of Junior 
Vice-Commander. 

SPENCER WILEY, member of G. A. R. 
Post 131, at Merrill, where he is a 
resident, was born June 25, 1842, in 
Schoharie Co., New York. When he 
was a child of three years, his parents re- 
moved to the West. They located at a point 
south of Walworth, in McHenry Co., Ills., 
which is now near Sharon, and which was then 



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in the depths of the primeval wilderness. 
When he was 17 years old he went to Shawano, 
Wis., to engage in the lumher busine.ss in 
which he was interested for 10 years. At tlie 
the expiration of that time he embarked in the 
vocation of a liverjanan, in which he was oc- 
cupied three years. In 1877 he removed to 
Merrill, where his first occupation was that of 
lumbering, which he exchanged for the grocer's 
vocation in 1885, and which he is still mana- 
ging with profit. 

He was only 19 when the message from Fort 
Sumter sent its fiery warning of danger to the 
Union. Under the pressure of events early in 
1862, he decided to enlist and, accordingly, en- 
rolled at Shawano, in Company I, 32nd Wis- 
consin Volunteer Infantry, for three years. On 
the formation of his company he was made 
Corporal. His captain was Geo. E. Wood, and 
later, David J. Brothers, of whom a sketch 
will be found elsewhere. The regiment was 
mustered in, in Septenaber, and left the State 
about the close of the following month. In 
November the command joined an expedition, 
which came to nought, and the march ingtlie men 
did was of the severest character under the 
most disastrous circumstances. Returning to 
Memphis, the regiment remained on provost 
duty 10 months. Late in November, they had 
another severe march to Moscow, where they 
did excellent service, in saving the cavalry 
under Col. Hatch. Early in 1804 they took 
part in the Meridian expedition under Sher- 
man, their Colonel commanding the brigade 
to which they belonged. At Jackson they 
preserved the pontoon bridge until the Federal 
troops had passed and then destroyed it, prevent- 
ing its further use by the rebels. In the first month 
of that year, they successffully resisted an as- 
sault of a rebel brigade. In the spring they 
returned to Memphis, whence they did some 
heavy marclnng to Paducah, and thence to 
Decatur, Ala. In May, they were again in 
heavy skirmishing and marching. All tiirough 
the months of June and July, 1864, a vast 
amount of labor was performed in picket duty, 
work on fortifications, skirmishing near Court- 
land, (where they repulsed a rebel force and 
captured prisoners, camp equipage and sup- 
plies without the loss of a man,) guarding 
wagon trains and in other skirmishes, where 
they did not escape as in the instance men- 
tioned — all this con.stituting one of the unre- 
mitting periods of service which is often over- 



looked in history fi-om lack of brilliancy, per- 
haps, but is of far greater importance. Aug. 
7th,the command madeconnection with thearmy 
of Sherman, and took position in the line of 
battle in the siege of Atlanta. From the 0th 
until the 24th they were constantly under rebel 
fire, although not in the assault. They were 
in the fighting at Jonesboro and, Dec. 5th, 
the regiment was involved in an action at the 
Little Ogeechee River, and on the 9th, the 
10th and 13th they were in important skir- 
mishes. On the day last named they marclied 
50 miles. On the 18th they returned to their 
army connection, after destroying the Savannah 
and Gulf railroad between the Ogeechee and 
Altamaha Rivers. Six days later they were at 
Savannah. In February, 1865, they were in 
important service of similar character, and 
March 20th, fought at Bentonville. They were 
in the Grand Review at Washington, May 
24th, and were discharged at Milwaukee, Wis., 
in June, 1865. Mr. Wiley was not absent 
from his duty a single day, when the command 
was in activity. In 1863 he was ill with lung 
fever and was in the hospital at Memphis 
about two months. At the close of his ill- 
ness he was in ths general hospital, which was 
under the charge of his brother Martin. The 
latter went out with the 14th Illinois Regi- 
ment in the capacity of surgeon and was on 
the staff" of the general in command. Jacob 
Henry Wile}' was surgeon in a regiment of 
United States Regulars, and was in the Army 
of the Tennes.see. 

After the war Mr. Wiley returned to Sha- 
wano as has been stated. He was appointed 
Postmaster there by President Jolinson and re- 
signed after a service of one year. He served 
as Sheriff of Shawano two j'cars, and was its 
Town Clerk when the place was a village. 
When it took on municipal dignity he was 
made first City Treasurer and served two years. 

In 1881 he was commissioned route agent 
between Merrill and Wausau and held the po- 
ition nine months. He was re-appointed by 
Postmaster General Howe and, four months la- 
ter, was made Prudential Ofticer, in which ca- 
pacity he officiated four years by appoint- 
ment of President Garfield. His connection 
with the place expired by the law of limitation, 
which President Cleveland enforced. 

He was married Aug. 25, 1866, to Rhoda A. 
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Kittie, Warren E., and Florence. Charles was 
drowned in the Wisconsin River at 16. 

Mr. Wiley is the son of Daniel and Marga- 
ret (Christianson) Wiley. On both sides they 
were descendants of the Dutcli of the Mohawk 
Valley in New York. Mrs. Wiley was born in 
Pennsylvania, and her parents were Myron and 
Ann Eliza (Ackerman) McCord, of old Pennsyl- 
vania stock. 



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^^^DWIN R. SMITH, principal of the 
I ^ high school at Manitowoc (1888) and 

K.'IQ:^ a member of G. A. R. Post No. 18, 



was born March 27, 1844, at Spring 
Prairie, Walworth Co., Wisconsin. To the age 
of 18 he was engaged in attendance at school, 
preparing for the pi-ofession of a teacher and 
engaged in teaching several terms before the 
Government had need of his services as one of 
her sons in the defense of the National integ- 
rity. The attack on the forts in Charleston 
harbor and the surge of public sentiment, 
awakened in him a spirit that demanded ex- 
pression and he enlisted in April, 1861, in 
Company F, 2nd Wisconsin Infantry. He was 
under age and still within paternal jurisdiction 
and was refused muster on account of the de- 
termined opposition of his father. He did not 
relinquish iiis purpose and, August 14, 1862, 
he enlisted in an organization at that date 
called the 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Artillery 
but which became Battery A, 1st Regiment 
Wisconsin Heavy Artillery. The command 
was sent to Washington where it was engaged 
in garrison duty during its entire period of 
service. (See sketch of Henry Van Valken- 
burg.) Mr. Smith received honorable discharge 
July 13, 1865, at Milwaukee, after a most cred- 
itable service in behalf of the protection of the 
National Capital. The battery to which he be- 
longed became so efficient in duty and so pro- 
ficient in drill, as to attract much attention and 
was inspected by two British military officers 
who had been sent to this country to take ob- 
servations and they reported Battery A, one of 
the best that had fallen under their notice as 
Foot Artillery. The commendation of English 
military officials at that date had a peculiar 
weight. 

On his return from the army after the close 




of the war, he resumed teaching. In 1868 he 
assumed charge of the public schools of East 
Troy, Walworth county, and discharged the 
duties of tliat trust three years. His next en- 
gagement was in the same capacity in Burling- 
ton, Racine county, where he was occupied 11 
years. In 1883 he became connected with 
his present ))Osition, in which he is discharging 
his obligiitions with the same quality of credit 
to himself and satisfaction to his patrons that 
has characterized his entire career as an in- 
structor. He was married in 1871 to Harriet 
May Dickerman and they have three children — 
Oliver Edwin, born Aug. 26, 1872, Florence 
May, born Aug. 21, 1874, and an infant born 
Nov. 26, 1887. 



ILLIAM W. HOLLISTER, a cit- 
izen of Shawano, Wis., and a 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 81, 
was born November 26, 1844, in 
Racine county. Wis. He is the son of Asa and 
Sarah Ann (Toombs) HoUister, both of whom 
are living at Oshkosh. His paternal grand- 
father was a soldier in the Mexican war and 
was the descendant of Major Hollister who was 
in the British service during the Revolution. 
Mr. HollLster has three brotiiers; Phillip W., 
and Guy reside at Marinette, Wis., and are en- 
gaged in the lumber business and in the manu- 
facture of sash, doors and blinds. (!. \V. Hol- 
lister is engaged in lumbering and milling in 
Canada and was a soldier in the 3rd Wisconsin 
Cavalry. Mr. Hollister of this sketch grew to 
manhood in Wisconsin and he enlisted Augu.st 
30, 1864, in Company E, 2nd Wisconsin Cav- 
alry for one year or during the war, and made 
connection with the command at Memphis, 
Tenn., where he was engaged in scouting duty 
and in all other relations pertaining to cavalry 
service, in which he was engaged until the reg- 
iment was disbanded. In the spring of 1865 
he was engaged in protecting Union citizens 
from rebels and bushwhackers and in June of 
that year was discharged as stated. Among the 
expeditions in which he took part was the sec- 
ond raid under Grierson m Mississippi. He es- 
caped without serious injury or illness and he 
acted in the capacity of Orderly Sergeant in 
which he was engaged in the parole and ex- 



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change of rebel soldiers. On his return from 
the army he came to Oshkosh and engaged in 
lumbering, which has since formed his business 
connection and where he lias also operated as a 
contractor. In 1882 he removed to Sliawano 
where he has since been similarly engaged. He 
has held the office of Town Clerk, is a stanch 
Republican and is proud to belong to a political 
organization of such noble record. In youtii 
he received a limited education and belongs to 
the best class of self-made men and his busi- 
ness has become large and prosperous through 
his own efforts. 

He was married to Frederica B. Schooley of 
Neenah and their three children, Anna E., 
Ethel and Myron W., have been carefully 
reared and educated and the elder daughter is 
a student at Ripon college. 



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ARREN J. FROST, a prominent 
citizen of Plover, Wis, member of 
G. A. R. Post No. 149, was born 
in Wells, Tioga county. Pa., April 
1832. His father and mother, John U. and 
Phoebe (Hubbeli) Frost, were born respectively 
of Scotch and English parentage and the former 
died at the homestead in Tioga county in 1844, 
when a little less than 49 years of age. The 
latter was about 52 years old when she died on 
the homestead in Pennsylvania in 1851. Mr. 
Frost was reared in his native State and was 
occupied in farming until the second year of 
the war, when he entered the araiy. He en- 
listed Sept. 20, 1862, in Company D, 16th 
Pennsylvania Cavalry for three years. The 
complement of the regiment was made at 
Harrisburg and it was assigned to the command 
of Buruside, with which it made connection at 
Fredericksburg, where it went into winter 
quarters. In the spring of 1863, the com- 
mander was superseded by General Hooker and 
Mr. Frost was in the fight at Chancellorsville, 
followed Lee into Pennsylvania and was in the 
activities of May and June with the Army of 
the Potomac and fought at Gettysburg. He 
was taken sick after the battle and was sent 
from his regiment to the hospital at Frederick, 
Md., where he remained from July 8, 1863, 
until about the 1st of November following, 




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when he was sufficiently recovered to go home 
on a furlough ; he returned to his regiment the 
last of November and renewed connection 
with military .service in the Army of the 
Potomac on the Rappahannock. He was 
in the unfortunate actions of the late fall 
and early winter of 1863 which terminated the 
connection of Meade with the army, and the 
latter was superseded by Grant, who made pre- 
parations for the campaign in Virginia, com- 
mencing early in 1864. He was in Kilpatrick's 
command in the raid against Richmond, soon 
after rejoining the army, and was afterwards in 
that of Sheridan and moved with his command 
in May, 1864. He was in the battles of tiie 
Wilderness, at Spotsylvania Court House, Cold 
Harbor and Malvern Hill and in the latter was 
wounded in the foot. He reported at the field 
hospital for treatment and returned to his regi- 
ment, l)ut the heat, dust and exjiosure induced 
gangrene of his wound, and on the Kith daj' of 
August he was sent to the hospital. He was 
transferred to a hospital at Philadelphia, where 
he remained until the spring of 1865, when lie 
again joined his regiment on the Appomatox 
and participated in the activities all the way 
alter the surrender of Petersburg and Rich- 
mond, until he saw the command of Lee stack 
arms and yield up their bullet-riddled battle 
flags at Appomatox. His regiment was sent 
to Lynchburg, Va., during the reconstruction 
jieriod, and he was di.seharged there June 17, 
1805. 

After the war, he returned to Pennsylvania 
and was occupied in farming on his father's 
property three years. He removed with his 
family in 1868 to Adair Co., Missouri, and re- 
mained in that State, occupied in farming, five 
years. In 1873 he came to Wisconsin and 
located at Elm Lake in Wood county, where he 
pas.sed three years in lumbering. In 1876 he 
located on his farm in Plover, which has since 
been his home. 

He was married in 1858 to Julia A. Adams 
in Waushara county, Wis. The parents of 
Mrs. Frost were formerly residents of Pennsyl- 
vania and her mother was decended from Hol- 
land ancestors, who represented the best class 
in that country. Mr. and Mrs. Frost have had 
three children, the oldest and youngest of 
whom died in infanc}'. Myrtle H. married Mr. 
Fox, a farmer in Plover. She has three chil- 
dren named Fred, Eva and Frank. Mr. Frost 
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ii citizen whose private career has been in 
every way compatible with his record as a de- 
fender of the National iiag. 



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OPfN J. L. ROHDE, of Weyanwega, Wis., 
formerly a soldier of the war for the 
Union, was born in Hesse Cassel, Ger- 
many, Oct. 20, 1831. John Peter Rohde, 
his father, was a farmer in that province and 
died in 1854 in Germany while his .son was a 
soldier in the army of his adopted conntiy. 
Ann Elizabeth (Jennermann) Rohde, ti e 
mother, was married to her husband in Hesse 
Cassel and died in 1878 when more than 70 
years of age. Of their children, the first died 
in infancy. Frederick Wilhelm died at 55 in 
Germany. Henry died in New .Jersey, aged 
about 50 years. Martha Elizabeth Scholisky, a 
sister, is living at Erie, Pa. Mr. Rohde is the 
fifth in order of birth. Elizabeth Textor lives 
at home in Germany. John Peter resides at 
Manawa, Wis. Mr. Rohde of this sketch came 
to America when 19 years old and remained in 
the city of New York where he landed, about a. 
year and a half. Aug. 13, 1852, he enlisted in 
the regular army of the United States and was 
on Governor's Island in the liarbor about two 
months. His command went thence to Fort 
Arbuckle in the Indian I'erritory (Choctaw Na- 
tion), where he remained, performing garrison 
duty for five years. He went thence to Fort 
Smith, Arkan.sas, and, after four weeks, was 
taken sick and went to Little Rock, and re- 
mained there without much improvement. 
Nov. 3, 1857, he re-enlisted in the .same com- 
mand for five years. He remained at Fort Smith 
until 1858 when the command went by boat to 
Jefterson Barracks in St. Louis, Mo., and re- 
mained through the winter. He went thence 
in the spring of 1859 to Gamp Flagg, in Utah, 
remaining about 18 months, going thence to 
New Mexico and soon after proceeded to Fort 
Buchanan in Arizona Territory. When rebel- 
lion raised its head in the Nation, the command 
was ordered to Fort Craig in the same Terri- 
tory. Here the regiment received oiders to de- 
stroy everything, preparatory to marching, as 
the Texans (Confederates) were in force and the 
emergeiicy was pressing. Seven companies were 
surrounded by Major Lyons and a few men 



billed, the remainder reaching Fort Craig where 
they put themselves in readiness for active 
work. The Union forces were commanded by 
General E. R. S. Canby and they fought tiie 
rebels and lost six guns, meeting disaster from 
an enemy several times their strength. Sept. 
13,"18G2, Mr. Rohde re-enlisted and remained 
in New Mexico until he was transferred to the 
5th U. S. Infantry, Company A. He was pro- 
moted to Corporal in 1858 and to Duty Ser- 
geant later and, to 1st Sergeant by order of 
Captain Ingraham in 1861, at Fort Uinon, New 
Mexico, where he enlisted. He received hon- 
orable discharge at Fort Sumner, N. M., Sept. 3, 
1865. He remained afterwards in the .service 
of the Government two years. 

In 1867 Mr. Rohde was married to Eleanora 
Charlotte Wilhelmine Toelle at Erie, Pa.,whither 
he returned when released from obligation to 
the Government. Within two years they re- 
moved to Weyanwega, since their residence. 
They have two children. William Peter Henry 
is 19 years old and is a miller at Weyanwega. 
John Louis is engaged in the same business. 
Mr. Rohde is a man of more than ordinary 
ability and is officiating in the position of City 
Clerk of Weyanwega. He is Commander of 
Post No. 180, G. A. R., and is also village sex- 
ton. 



LBERT BYRON CLARK, of Oshkosh, 
^ Wis., member of G. A. R. Post No. 
10, was born in Potosi, Grant Co., 
Wis., March 29, 1842. He became 
a soldier about the beginning of the third year 
of the war, enH.sting a few davs before he had 
reached his 22nd birthday. ' March 24, 1864, 
he enrolled as a private in Company C, the 
color Company of the 37th Wisconsin Infantry, 
and entered the military service of his country 
for a term of three years. He went from his 
native soil, the recruiting officer being stationed 
at Mineral Point, Lafayette Co., Wis. He re- 
ceived honorable discharge at Madison, Wis., 
July 26, 18()5, at the close of the war. 

At the time Mr. Clark enlisted, the army 
officials were clamoring for men to take the 
place of those whose terms of enlistment were 
expiring, in order that they might not be com- 
jjelled to substitute inexperienced and uudis- 




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ciplined troops for skilled and trained soldiers, 
and men were also in immediate requisition to 
aid in holding the advantages that had been 
gained. Consequently, those who enlisted at 
this period did so with a full understanding 
that the situation was filled with the mishaps 
of war.* In this particular, the records of our 
soldiers eclipse those of any body of military 
men on liistory's pages. The 37th Wisconsin 
was hurried to the seat of war before its com- 
panies were filled, proceeding direct to Wash- 
ington. May 30, it went to White House, Va., 
then the base of supplies. At that point it was 
placed as guard for rebel prisoners and to pro- 
tect the line of the Richmond Railroad. June 
10th the command guarded a supply train to 
Cold Harbor and, at that time, received its 
army assignment to the First Brigade, General 
Hartranft, Third Division, General Wilcox, and 
Ninth Army Corps, General Burnside. On the 
12th of June, the regiment took place in the 
line, the crossing of the James River was 
accomplished and the 9th Corps commenced its 
record in the terrible experiences in front of 
Petersburg. Juue IGtli it successfully supported 
a charge on the rebel works and assisted in the 
capture of three redans. On the two days fol- 
lowing, it was in the dreadful exposure in the 
" crater " after the explosion of the mine, where 
it had that most cruel experience, eight hours 
exposure to the direct fire of the foe without 
support. But the dangers of the situation were 
such, and the demoralization resulting from 
changes at the last moment in the j)lans of the 
commanders of the white and colored brigades 
was so decided, that support was simply im- 
possible without risks that, it may be surmised, 
commanders did not feel like incurring, by 
issuing what might have been fruitless orders. 
The fact that our soldiers were acting intelli- 
gently in their fighting had an influence on 
officials that has never been candidly estimated. 
The conduct of the command was such that 
General Grant personally complimented its 
soldiers for their pluck and gallantr3^ 
The loss was 160 killed and wounded. The 
regiment returned to its former position. (The 
current number of the Centiury magazine, Sep- 
tember, 1887, has a characteristic article on the 
"Tragedy of the Crater," which, in a remarka- 
ble manner displays the event and the perform- 
ances of officials, with no mention whatever of 
the 37th Wisconsin). 

Among the wounded June 17, were the 



brother and brother-in-law of Mr. Clark. 
Charles Clark held the position of Corporal of 
Company C and was injured in the explosion of 
the mine. He died Jul)' 17tli at Chester Hos- 
pital, Pa. Francis Rasey, the brother of Mrs. 
Clark, was shot through the bowels and sur- 
vived but four hours. 

The next heavy action in which the regiment 
participated was at Poplar Grove Church, or 
Pegram's Farm, where Mr. Clark was slightly 
wounded, September 30th. In passing, it may 
be related that the regimental flag had been 
saved by the merest chance three times. The 
first time the Color Sergeant, Wra. Green, se- 
verely wounded, brought it off the field in his 
teeth, July 30, when the crater blew up. In the 
third instance, the flagstaff was shot away and 
the Adjutant made a sally for it at the risk of 
his life; it was sent to Governor Lewis, who 
placed it in the capitol at Madison. The last 
action in which the 37th was in active fighting, 
was at Fort Mahone, which they reduced, and, 
immediately after, they were rejoiced by the in- 
telligence of the fall of the Confederacy. The 
command made a part of the Grand Review at 
Washington and on the 26th of July was 
mustered out of the service of the United 
States at Madison. 

Mr. Clark rejoined his family at Oshkosh on 
the termination of the war and resumed his 
former occupation. He is at present carrying 
on the business of a builder and contractor, and 
is conducting the construction of the elegant 
church building of the Episcopal Society of 
Oshkosh. 

He was married to Miss Carrie M. Rasey, 
April 27, 1861, a few days alter the attack on 
the fort in Charleston Harbor. Mr Clark is the 
son of Cyrus Clark, a native of Massachusetts. 
His mother, previous to marriage, was Miss Sa- 
ra A. Strickland. On the maternal side he is a 
descendant of a sea captain of Beverly, Mass., 
the mother being also of New Eifgland extrac- 
tion and a member of an infiuential family. 



"OSEPH P. THORNTON, of Neenah, Wis., 
/;jl belonging to Post No. 44, was born 
®l> Oct. 14, 1833, in Erie Co., Pa. When 
he was five years old his parents went 
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they resided two years. In 1850 they located 
in Racine Co., Wis. He made the several re- 
movals with liis parents and, in his youth, be- 
came a miller, which was his business until lie 
enlisted. He is descended from patriotic stock, 
his paternal grandfather having fought in the 
Revolution. He enlisted April 14, 1862, at 
Racine in Company K, Ca]-)tain Bates, 19th 
Wisconsin Infantry for three years. The regi- 
ment went to Camp Utley, Racine and thence 
to Camp Randall, Madison, and from there to- 
Hampton, Va., to maUe connection with the 
Army of the James. From tliere to Norfolk, 
Yorktown, Fortress Monroe, Windsor Station, 
and Suttolk, again to Yorktown, to Newport 
News and to barracks at Newbern, tells the 
story of the experiences of Mr. Thornton for 
some months. He was ill with chronic bowel 
disease and also suffered with sore eyes and 
passed a long time in hospital at Hampton. In 
September, 1864, lie was detailed by Dr. Mc- 
Clellan to dress wounds and in the latter part 
of that month he assumed that duty. Several 
hundred naen who had been wounded at 
Dutch Gap, were brought in after lying on the 
field three days, many of them having gan- 
grened wounds and the whole were conamitted 
to the care of four men who assumed charge 
of 400 and worked 24 hours without rest. Just 
before dinner on the second day Mr. Thornton 
laid down and fell asleep. He bad absorbed 
poi.son irom a wound and, when he awoke bis 
hand had begun to turn tilack. But he re- 
sumed work, instructing otiiers how to care for 
tlieir suffering comrades. After the battle of 
Fair Oaks, Oct. 17th, 1864, the regiment was on 
picket duty in front of Richmond and Mr. 
Thornton was in the as.sault of April 3rd and 
witnessed the planting of the regimental colors 
on the court house in the city of Riciimond. 
He refused promotion, preferi'ing to serve in the 
ranks and received honorable discharge April 
29, 1865. After his return to Wisconsin he was 
employed in a mill uniil the disease in his eyes 
became so troublesome that he could no longer 
pursue that business. His lirother Henr}' was 
an enlisted man in Company E, 19th Wiscon- 
sin and died in 1876 at New London ; he lost 
three sons in the war. William R. enlisted in 
the 26th New York and died at Alexandria. 
Francis served in the 101st New York, was 
taken prisoner and taken to Salisbury prison, 
where he died from hardship and suffering. 
Charles Thornton died at Madison. Leonard 



Thornton was a soldier in the 50th Wi.scuiisin 
and lives at Antigo. 

Mr. Thornton was married Jan. 9, 1853, to 
(!liarlolt(; Dibble and they had three children. 
Henry A. lives in Waukesha Co., Wis. Ellen 
died in 1880. AUie 1). lives in Grand Rapids, 
Mich. The mother died, and Mr. Thornton 
was married July 4, 1873, to iier sister, Amelia 
Dibble; their children were named Sarah E., 
Charles E., Clarence A., Ellen M. and Arthur 
J. Two children are not living. Both wives 
were born in England, the daughters of Rich- 
ard and Charlotte Dibble, who came to this 
country an<l located in Racine, Wis. 



]^\ ETER WALCH, of Seymour, Wis., and 
^| "r^ - '^ member of G. A. R. Post, .John 

hp'' Granzo, No. 198, was born April 3, 

1844, in Widder, Germany, in Wur- 

temburg. He came to America in 184bl and 

located in Sheboygan Co., Wis., where he was 

occupied in farming. 

Jan. 27, 1864, he enlisted in G Company, 8rd 
Wisconsin Infantry at Neenab, Wis., for three 
years. In February, 1865, he was. discharged 
at Keokuk, la., on account of permanent dis- 
ability from the loss of his right arm, which 
was sliot away May 25, 1864, at Allatoona Pass. 
He was sent to the field bosi)ital where he re- 
mained 10 days, and wont thence successively 
to Kingston, Chattanooga, Nashville, Louisville 
and finally to the place mentioned as that from 
which he was discharged. He "spent about 
eight months in the hospitals at the places 
named. 

Mr. Walcb made first connection with the 
regiment while it was in winter quarters at 
Fayetteville. May 15, 1864, he was under fire 
at Resaca, and four days later he was in the 
skirmLsbes in the vicinity of Dallas, Ga. His 
name appears in the official list of wounded in 
the fighting of May 25th. 

Mr. Walch returned from the war lo Wiscon- 
sin. He was married Oct. 2, 1870, to Mary S. 
Vaughan, of Calumet. Their five children are 
all living. They are named in the order of 
birth — Andrew C, Albert W., Amanda L., 
Frank and Fred. The two youngest are twins. 
The father and mother of Mr. Walch were born 
in Germany in the same place where his own 



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nativity is recorded. He received his German 
instruction from his mother and his knowledge 
of Enghsh he has ohtained since the war 
through observation and reading. He is Quar- 
termaster of his Post and was, during six years, 
postmaster at Cahimet. The grandfather of 
Mrs. Walcli fought in 1812. Her brotlier, C. 
L. Vaughan, was in tlie 14th New York Heavy 
Artillery and was taken prisoner by the rebels 
at Cold Harbor. He was taken to Belle Isle 
where he was paroled. He was afterwards cap- 
tured at Fort Steadman, incarcerated at Libby, 
and released at the close of the war. 



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UTHER B. NOYES, of Marinette, 
Wis., was horn Dec. 17, 1830, in Cin- 

j, cinnatus, Courtland Co., New York. 

^ His father, Isaac Noyes, M. D., was a 
physician in the Empire State and in 1842, re- 
moved to Michigan, and thence to Milton 
Wisconsin, where he died in 1880, aged 80 
years. The genealogy of the Noyes family to 
which Mr. Noyes bslongs, traces to Mayflower 
ancestors in 1620. The mother, Minerva Os- 
good before" marriage, was of New England 
stock and died when her son was an infant. 
Samuel, brother of Mr. Noyes, died at St. 
Joseph, Mo., in 1859 ; lie was the founder of the 
Collegiate Institute at that place. Another 
brother, Osgood I., is a Dakota farmer ; he was 
a soldier in the 8th Wisconsin and was in the 
Army of the Pumberland. 

In November, 1801, Mr. Noyes enlisted at 
Sparta, Wis., in Company C, 18th Wisconsin 
Infantry for three years. The regiment was 
organized at Milwaukee and started for St. 
Louis, Marcb 30, 1802. Proceeding thence to 
Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., connection was 
made with Grant's army at dark, April 5th 
and the command was assigned to the Division 
of General Prentiss. The regiment was with- 
out rations and wholly inexperienced in 
actual warfare when it went into the very 
first of the figliting on Sunday. Mr. 
Noyes was left sick at Savannah, was sent 
home later on sick furlough of 30 days, re- 
porting then to the Department of St. Louis to 
be detailed as clerk, in which capacity he of- 
ficiated until discharged in September follow- 
ing. He returned to Monroe county and was 



elected clerk of the Circuit Court and served 
until January, 1864. Meanwhile he assisted G. 
A. Fisk in raising Company D, 30th Wisconsin 
Infantry, the former being commissioned Cap- 
tain and the latter 1st Lieutenant. The win- 
ter (1863-4) was passed at Madison and, May 
19th, the regnnent made connection with the 
Army of the Potomac at Fredericksburg, being 
assigned to the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd 
Army Corps, General Hancock commanding. 
Mr. Noyes was engaged in the activities that 
ibllowed the battle of Fredericksburg, marched, 
skirmished and fought in the heavier engage- 
ments at North Anna and Cold Harbor. At 
Tolopotoray Creek he was in a sharp encounter 
and in a decoy movement, June 1st, was in one 
of the most perilous positions that is possible — 
advancing to draw the fire of an enemy to pro- 
tect another portion of the field. Four com- 
panies in the van lost more than half t,heir 
number. The other six companies lost 50 men. 
June 15th, the 36th reached Petersburg and two 
days after the command made its record of 
glory in the charge in which it was the only 
regiment tliat had advanced over the defenses. 
Company D being the last to withdraw with the 
dead and wounded. Mr. Noyes was severely 
wounded in his leg while in tlie rifle pits and 
was sent to the field hospital at City Point on 
the James River. He was transferred to New 
York City and when able to travel, returned 
home for a 30-day furlough, when he reported 
to the officers' hosjjital at Annapolis, under 
charge of Surgeon B. A. Vandergrift. Mr. 
Noyes was attacked with erysipelas in his 
wound and amputation seemed imminent. Fin- 
ally, General Grant issued an order for tlie ex- 
amination by a commission of the invalid por- 
tion of the army and Mr. Noyes was discharged 
on account of wounds received " while bravely 
fighting at the front." 

On his return to Monroe county he was ap- 
pointed County Judge to fill a vacancy and re- 
mained in office one year until the election of 
his successor. In later years he became travel- 
ing representative for several newspapers suc- 
cessively, among them the Chicago Repnblican, 
now the Inter- Ocean, the Journal, the Milwaukee 
Sentinel and Evening Wisconsin. He was also 
proprietor of the Sheboygan Herald for about 
two years. Iii the spring of 1871 he came to 
Marinette and established the Eagle, issuing the 
first paper in June. He has since been the 
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stock company and styled the Eagle Printing 
Company. His son, Frank E., is the manager. 
Mr. Noyes' marriage to Isabella Woodward 
of Appleton took place April 21, 1855, and they 
have a daughter, Minnie B. Mrs. Noyes' 
father was among the first settlers at that place 
and was, for many years, a prominent mer- 
chant there. She was born in Syracuse, N. Y. 



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W. EVANS, of Waupaca, Wis., 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 21, is a 
pioneer of the county in which he re- 
sides and is the proprietor of the woolen 
mills at that place. He was born in Newton, 
Montgomeryshire, Wales, July 10, 1843, and in 
1846 came to America with his parents, Evan 
and Marj' (Hughes) Evans, and located in 
Oneida Co., New York, where they lived about 
five years. They went from there to Madison 
Co., New York, and thence to Onandaga county 
in the same State, where they pas.sed tlie re- 
maining years of tlieir lives. In their native 
country, the parents were engaged in the 
woolen industry and the son was trained in an 
understanding of that business. He was 18 
•years old when rebellion arose in the land, and 
he attempted to enter the army. Wlien he 
presented himself for the recjuired examination 
his frail appearance caused his rejection. 
Finally, he enlisted Feb. 16, 1804, at Marcellus, 
Onandaga county, in Battery E, 3rd New York 
Light Artillery, for tiiree years. He proved 
the fallacy of the general supposition that only 
those of robust appearance are capable of en- 
durance, for he was not excu.sed from duty 
while in the service. He accompanied his bat- 
tery to Newbern, N. C, and thence to the scene 
of activities in the Army of the Potomac, and 
he passed through the Virginia campaign at 
Petersburg and Ricluuond. He discharged 
the duties of his obligation to the country of 
his adoption with his battery throughout the 
actions in which it was involved, until he 
received discharge at Richmond, .lune 23, 
1865. 

In the action at F'ort Darling (Drury's Bluff) 
the battery was charged by rebels and, alter a 
hot struggle, orders were issued for every man 
to look out for himself. Dread of Southern 
prisons was an impetus to seek safety with least 



possible delay, and Mr. Evans narrowly escaped 
with his life, his clothing and knapsack being 
j)ierced by bullets. Following is an exiract 
from a paper signed by the Colonel of the regi- 
ment to which his battery belonged ; "that, 
rei)osing special trust and confidence in the 
patriotism, valor, fidelity and abilities of pri- 
vate John Evans, I do hereby appoint him cor- 
poral in Light Battery E, 3rd regiment of artil- 
lery N. Y. S. Vols." He was mustei'ed out at 
Syracuse. 

Mr. Evans was one of four children born to 
his parents who survived them. After their 
demise, Mr. Evans and his older sister, Mary, 
now deceased, removed with him in 1867 to 
Wisconsin. Thomas E., the younger brother, 
lives at Plankinton, Dak., where he is a civil 
engineer and farmer. Lizzie (Evans) Smith 
lives in Waupaca. Evan, the older brother, 
died on the liomestead in New York while Mr. 
Evans of this sketch was in the service. The 
latter located in Waupaca in May, 1867, when 
the plucky little city was in its pioneer days, 
and, established the woolen busines,?, wliich he 
has conducted 21 consecutive years. He mar- 
ried Annie Edwards of Marcellus, N, Y., in 1868. 
She was born ni Wales and came to America 
in early youth. Mr. and Mrs. Evans have four 
children. William L. was born June 25, 1870, 
and was graduatetl i'rom the high school of 
Waupaca in June, 1888. M.Grace was born in 
November, 1873; May E. was born in Feln-uary, 
1875; Llewellyn W. was born in July, 1879. 

Mr. Evans holds a leading pcsition as one of 
the enterprising business men of Waupaca, 
where he is enjoying an elegant home and the 
rejiulation of a man of ability, probity and fi- 
delity to the institutions of the Republic. His 
hospitality and goodi'ellowsbip have made him 
popular in the community to which he belongs, 
where he is considered an honorable, high toned 
gentleman. He is a member of the County 
and Sciiool Boards of Waupaca, is present Com- 
mander of J. A. Garfield Post at Waupaca, and 
a man of influence in the Order. 

X AVID HAMMOND, a resident of New- 
"^^ ton Township, Marquette Co., Wis., 
was born June 20, 1852, in Fenner, 
Madison Co., New York, and is the 
son of Joseph and Mary (Chapman) Hammond. 




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In 1841 he removed to Waukesha Go., Wiscon- 
sin, and in 1854 to Marquette county, where he 
still resides on section 7 of tlie township named. 
He lias heen engaged in agriculture throughout 
his civil life and is a suhstantial member of the 
agricultural class in business, owning 110 acres 
of land. 

He enlisted Nov. 24, 1803, at Green Bay, in 
Company D, 1st Wisconsin Infantry for three 
yeais, and remained in the- service until the 
close of the war, receiving iion;)rable discharge 
July IS, 1865, near Louisville, Ky. In Sep- 
tember, 18(i4, he was transferred to the 21st 
Wisconsin Infantry, and afterwards to the 3rd 
Wisconsin Infantry. He joined his regiment 
in the winter of 1863-4 and was with the 
command at Ringgold, Ga., where the forces of 
the 14th Army Corjis, to which the 1st Wiscon- 
sin belonged, were stationed, preparatory to the 
Atlanta campaign. The regnnent was in the 
action at Resaca and in the battle near Dallas, 
known as Pumpkin Vine Greek and moved, 
afterwards, to Ackworth and was in line of bat- 
tle about 20 days. Mr. Hammond was in the 
action at Big Shanty and afterwards at Kene- 
saw Mountain and' was under hre at Peach 
Tree Creek. He was on duty in the trenches 
in the siege of Atlanta and afterwards was in 
the operations on the Macon railroad to destroy 
tlie only railroad communication open to the 
rebels. He was in a tight at .Jonesboro and 
was transferred to the 21st Wisconsin under 
the order to re-assign recruits and veterans to 
that organization. The regiment was assigned 
to the 14th Gori)S, and in November Mr. Plam- 
mond moved on the march to the sea, the 
corps being commanded by .let! G. Davis. He 
was in the work of destruction in burning cities 
and bridges and dispersing rebels and reached 
the coast of Georgia about the middle of De- 
cember to participate in the siege of Savannah. 
After the occupation of that city Mr. Hammond 
was in the work of devastation thi'ough the 
Carolinas and was in the action at Bentonville 
which closed his connection with active warfare 
and he went to Goldsboro and Raleigh and 
thence on the long march northward, where he 
witnessed and participated in the closing scenes 
previous to leaving the army, lie was trans- 
ferred to the 3rd Wisconsin Veteran regiment 
in .June. 

He returned to his home and farm in Mar- 
quette county, where he gave his first attention to 
the recovery of his health. While the regiment 



was stationed at Atlanta, he was relieved from 
duty five weeks on account of illness in the fall 
of 1804 and he was dischaiged while still ill. 
He married Charity Lackey, and their surviv- 
ing children are named Bertha, Abraham, 
Philo, Ellen, Zera, EfRe, Flora and Seraph. 
The oldest daughter is married. Orson, Arthur, 
Elmer and Bennett are deceased. The paternal 
grandfather of Mrs. Hammond was a soldier in 
1812 and was captured by the Indians, remain- 
ing in their custody seven years before he 
could escape. Philo, Athamer, Willis and 
Charles, brotiiers of Mrs. Hammond, were sol- 
diers in the rebellion ; Charles was wounded in 
action and died in the hospital at Washington. 



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OHN D. KLEINER, of New London, 
Wis., and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
•^''1 46, was born Jan. 6, 1828, at Happen- 
bach, Heilbrann, Germany. His parents, 
Charles and Anna. Maria (Frolich) Kleiner,were 
born, lived and died in Germany. They had 
six cliildren — three sons and three daughters, 
and the brothers and sisters of Mr. Kleiner 
were named Christian D., Henry, Sophia, Mar- 
garetha and Carolina. Henry and Sophia died in 
Germany. Christian resides at Mountsville, W. 
Va. Carolina lives in Germany at the old 
home. 

Mr. Kleiner came to America and located in 
WiscoiLsin. He enlisted Aug. 22, 1864, in 
Company F, 5th Wisconsin Infantry, on the re- 
organization of the regiment, at Stevens Point, 
for one year. He received honorable discharge 
June 20, 1865, at Halls' Hill, Va. The regi- 
ment consisted of ten companies and the or- 
ganization went to the Army of the Potomac. 
Mr. Kleiner was first in action at Hatcher's 
Run, next in the skirmish in front of Fort 
Fisher, and went thence to Petersburg and 
fought in the trenches until the surrender, 
and again at Sailor's Creek, after which he en- 
gaged in numbers of skirmishes preceding the 
surrender of Lee at Appomattox. He was 
wounded April 2nd, at Petersburg. His in- 
jury was not severe and he remained with the 
regiment. 

He returned to Wisconsin, where he has 
since been a resident. He was first married at 
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at Pittsburg, Pa. Their children were named 
John W. and Carolina. The son was married 
to Bertha Brenzige, and tlieir sons were named 
Ferdinand and David Leonard. Carolina is 
the- wile of Charles Hchiltler, a merchant tailor 
at Watertown, Wis. Tliey lost their daughter 
Ethna at the age of one year. Mr. Kleiner 
was married to Ins second wife, Mary Miller, at 
Pittslnirg, Pa. Tlieir children were named 
Henry, Einina, Wilhelni, Mary, Frank, and 
Louisa. Emma died in ISSI, at New London. 
Wilhelm died Feb. 4, LSSS. Mary married 
William Wanner, and has two daughters. Mr. 
Kleiner is now living with his third wife, Mag- 
daiena Wanner, before marriage. Their union 
took place Aug. 27, 1879. She had six children 
by her former marriage. 



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ILLIAM HENRY SMITH, of An- 
tigo. Wis., and a member of 
Post John H. Kellogg, No. 78 
G. A. R., was born Eel). 10, 
at Salmon River, Clinton Co., New York. 
He has been a resident of Aiitigo, since 1881, 
when he established his business as a druggist 
at that place. March 23, 1882, he was appoint- 
ed Postmaster by President Hayes and was re- 
apj)ointed April 23, 1884, by President Arthur. 
He has served one term as City Treasurer and 
is at present (1888) Register of Deeds. He is 
the son of Sidney and Julia (McKenney) Smith, 
and represents stock of the State of New York 
of early times and patriotic repute. He was 
reared at home in his native county and when 
he was 22, enlisted as a recruit of the 2nd 
Veteran New York Cavalry, July 20, 1803, at 
Plattsburg, enrolling in H Company. He was 
made Corporal soon after joining the regiment 
and, Aug. 15, 1864, he was promoted to Ser- 
geant and was discharged as Connnissary Ser- 
geant, Nov. 8, 1865, at Talladegha, Ala. 

The 2nd Veteran New York Cavalry was 
enlisted from veterans in response to a call of 
Govei'nor Seymour for two regiments for special 
service. In about 70 days two battalions of 
four companies each were forwarded to Wash- 
ington and camped at Geisboro Point. An- 
other battalion joined them and the organiza- 
tion was completed Dec. 5, 1863, numbering 



1841, 



1,246 men with Morgan H. Chrysler, Colonel, 
and Chas. II. Bentley, Captain of H Company. 
In January the regiment reported to (General 
Banks at New Orleans, arriving Feb. 16tli and 
were assigned to the 5th Brigade of the Cavalry 
Division undc^' (General Lee, and connected 
with the Red River expedition. Only eight com- 
panies were mounted, including H Company, 
March 21st, the forces under General Mower 
surprised the rebels in the night, capturing 500 
prisoners and a 12-pound battery. April 4th, 
a tight at Cam])ti on the Red River, resulted in 
the ex[)ulsion of the reljels from the town wilii 
severe punishment. April 9th, the companies 
from the several battalions of New York Cavalry 
were with Gen. A. J. Smith in the battle at 
Plea.sant Hill, where they were deployed to at- 
tract the attention of rebels and received direct 
fire for an hour during which time batteries 
were placed in position; 14 men and officers 
were wounded, some mortally. April 28th, the 
Union forces retreated from Grand Ecore, tbe 
5th Cavalry P.rigade leading the way and dis- 
puting every inch of the route. April 23d, the 
regiment arrived at Cane River Crossing. A 
heavy detachment of Taylor's (rebel) men, sup- 
ported by artillery, were bent on hindering their 
passage and failed, the [Tiiion soldiers taking 
possession of a bluff and jilanting thereon the 
Ijanner of the United States, driving its former 
possessors seven miles. General Emory's offi- 
cial report made flattering mention of this ac- 
tion, in which Mr. Smith was a participant. 
From April 25th to May 13th, they were con 
stantly in action, raiding and skirmishing, and 
on tlie last date the 2nd New York Cavalry 
acted as rear guard to the Atchafalaya River, 
taking part in two severe skirmishes. They 
went next to Morganzia and thence to New Or- 
leans, proceeding thence to Pensacola, Fla. 
They made their way from tluit point through 
the "pine woods and skirmished to Spanish 
Fort, taking part in theengagement there, and 
proceeding after its reduction to Fort Blakely. 
From there to Selma and thence to Montgom- 
ery, Ala., and to the place of discharge, outlines 
the finale of Mr. Smith's war experience. 

Previous to his enlistment he had been en- 
gaged ill farming and returned to Plattsburg 
after being mustered out at Albany. After two 
weeks stay he came to Butte des Mortes, Wis. 
In 1876 he went to Black Hills and mined for 
several months with indifferent success. Here- 
turned to the East and went to the Centennial 



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celebration at Philadelphia. He passed six 
weeks at Plattsbuig and again engaged in farm- 
ing summers at Buttes des Mortes, Wis., and 
lumbering in the winters, and was thus engaged 
until he went to Antigq. He attended the Na- 
tional Encampment at St. Louis in lcS87. 

Five uncles and a cousin of Mr Smith 
enlisted as follows: — James Smith, 16th New 
York Lifantry; Daniel and Harvey McKinney, 
96th Lifantry; Alexander and Henry Clay 
Smith jn New York Lifantry regiments; Alonzo 
Smith, 16th New York Infantry. Mr. Smith of 
this sketch enlisted as Henry Smith. He is un- 
married. 

In 1887, with W. H. Blinnand A. B.Millard, 
he was appointed Commissioner to disburse 
a fund appropriated by Langlade county for the 
relief of indigent soldiers on which he was ap- 
pointed by .Judge Eli Waste. 



ILLIAM H. BARKER, Stevens 
Point, Wis., member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 156, was born in Wood- 
stock, Vt., September 16, 1826, 
son of Thomas Barker, Jr., and 
Lucy (Washburn) Barker. The family is of un- 
mixed Yankee origin and the father died in 
1880 aged 85 years. The mother is still living 
at (iueechy, Vt., and is 82 years old. The fam- 
ily included five sons, all of whom entered the 
army in the civil war and Mr. Barker of this 
sketcli, the oldest ot the brothers, is the only 
survivor. Seth was killed in the battle of the 
Wilderness and Thomas was wounded in the 
same action and survived only 20 days after he 
reached home. Michael was an enlisted man 
in the 6tli Vermont and was wounded in the 
same tight ; he was also brought home to die. 
Jairus J. was with General Jim Lane in Kan- 
sas and returned home to die in two weeks; his 
condition was such that he was unable to con- 
verse. 

Mr. Barker came to Wisconsin in September, 
1855. Dec. 12, 1861, he enlisted in Comjiany 
B, 14th Wisconsin Infantry at Weyauwega and 
he passed the remainder of the winter in camp 
at Fond du Lac. In the spring the regiment 
went to St. Louis and he was in his first battle 
at Pittsburg Landing and on the way to Cor- 
inth he was in a mounted detail of 50 men to 




and 



chase guerillas and was injured by being 
thrown from his horse. He caught in the stir- 
rup and was so injured as to become perma- 
nentlj'^ an invalid. Not being able to carry a 
gun, he was detailed as Orderly of (Uptain 
Worden to carry dispatches. From Memphis, 
Tenn., he went to Smith's Plantation in Louis- 
iana, where they crossed the river at Hard 
Times Landing, had a fight and on the way to 
the rear of Vicksburg fought at Raymond, 
Champion's Hill and in the siege of Vicksburg 
Mr. Barker was in action 47 successive days, 
acting as Orderly of General T. C. Ransom, 
commander of the 17th Army Corps. After the 
fall of Vicksburg the command went to 
Natchez where Ransom commanded the post 
and Mr. Barker served as his private Orderly 
and accompanied Major Worden on several 
raids to Woodville, Liberty and other places 
where large quantities of provisions, numbers 
of horses and other supplies were captured. Mr. 
Barker went from Natchez to Vicksburg and 
thence to New Orleans where he reported to 
Major General Banks and crossed the Gulf of 
Mexico on the old sliij) " Warrior " an unsea- 
worthy vessel. They were seven days on the 
passage to Brazos, encountering a storm and 
throwing everything overboard. Mr. Barker 
joined the loth Army Corps under Ransom in 
the Banks' Red River expedition and coming 
up the coast tliey captured ^lustang Island. They 
were on the steamer Bagley which went to 
pieces in the night and the troops she carried 
reached shore as best they could. After staying 
there a few weeks, they moved up the coast to 
St. Joseph, crossed to Matagorda Bay where 
Fort Esperanza was captured and went thence 
to Brazos City and marched through the coun- 
try, destroyed Alexandria, and had a fight at 
Sabiue Cross Roads, in which action General 
Ransom was wounded and relieved of his com- 
mand. Mr. Barker was witii the command 
wluch pi'oceeded next to New Orleans and, af- 
ter a sta}'' of 13 days, went to Cairo whence 
General Ransom went to Chicago, leaving his 
headquarters in the care of Mr. Barker, his pri- 
vate Orderly, where he remained until the 
command was ordered to report to General 
Sherman before Atlanta and he was a partici- 
pant in the siege there and afterwards was in 
the fight at Jonesboro. The command moved 
from Atlanta to the vicinity of Rome, Ga., 
where intelligence was received of the death of 
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cago with his personal effects of which he had 
had charge as liis Orderly. The health of Mr. 
Barker was so seriously impaired that he was 
given leave of absence by General Sherman 
which covered his unexpired term t\nd he was 
sent home and discharged at Madison, Dec. 10, 
1864. 

Mr. Barker was married Jan. 25, 1869, at 
Stevens Point to Mary A., daughter of Peter 
and Annie Hiord, natives of Norway. Alice 
M., only child of Mr. and Mrs. Barker, died 
when a few months less than eight years old. 



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EORGE WASHINGTON NOBLE, of 

Appleton, Wis., was born Oct. 7, 
1827, in Hyde Park, Lamoille Co., 
Vt. His parents, Simeon and Mary 
(Coats) Noble, were respectively natives of Mas- 
sachusetts and Connecticut. The former was 
descended from stock of Irish extraction and of 
long standing in the Bay Stale. The ancestors 
of the mother were original settlers of Con- 
necticut and were of German lineage. Mr. 
Noble represents patriotism in both lines, his 
forefathers having been soldiers of the Revolu- 
tion. Charles and Levi Noble, his paternal 
uncles, were soldiers in 1812. Heleft^"ermont 
for New Hampshire m 1844, where he remained 
two years. From there he went to Ohio and 
continued to reside in that State seven years, 
removing thence to Mineral Point, Wis. After 
a stay there of two years he went to Wyota, 
and, between two and three years later, made 
another transfer of his interests to Monroe, Wis. 
After the war closed lie settled at Appleton, 
where he has operated as a painter. 

He was married June 17, 1849, to Mary C. 
Davis and tliey had two children. Acasta G. 
married G. H. Richmond of Appleton. They 
have one child — Fred. The second child of 
Mr. Noble, Jessie F., married Paul Stabrau, and 
lives in St. Paul, Minn. The last was born in 
Wi-sconsin. The older daughter was born in 
Vermont. The second marriage of Mr. Noble 
to Mrs. Cliloe Doucet took place Oct. 28, 1875. 
Mary F. and Cassius M. are her children by 
former marriage. Mrs. Noble is the daughter 
of Perry and Margaret (McAlister) Lovely. The 
name was originally Lovell, but the earliest 
ancestor of the family was one of the regicide 



refugees, who fled from England on account of 
being involved in the beheading of Charles I., 
and the name has since been called Lovely. 
Tlie father of Mrs. Noble was born in Vermont 
and her mother in Connecticut. Their ancestors 
for generations had resided in those two States, 
and were i'es})ectively of English and Scotch 
origin. Tiie father of Mrs. Noble fought in 
1812. She v/as married March 21st, 1857, to 
Joseph D. Doucet. He enlisted in the 14th 
Wisconsin Infantry, Company E, in which he 
was Corporal. He was wounded at Corinth, 
Oct. 7, 1863, by a bayonet thrust through liis 
body and was taken pri-soner and held three 
months at Vicksburg when he was paroled. 
He went to St. Louis, where he was discharged 
and, in February, went home to Manitowoc, 
where he remained until the .spring of 1864. 
He then re-enlisted as a veteran recruit in the 
same company and regiment. He passed 
through the closing scenes of the war with 
Sherman on the march through Georgia and 
the Cai'olinas. After the war he was variously 
engaged for a time and lost his life in the dis- 
aster to the Sea Bird, whicli burned off Wau- 
kegan, April 9, 1867. Horace and Silas Lovely, 
brothers of Mrs. Noble, enlisted respectively in 
in the 30th and 21st Wisconsin regiments. 
The latter died of disease contracted in the 
army. Willis Baker, her nephew, ran away to 
enlist and in a charge made upon the battery 
to which he belonged, was blown to pieces. 

Mr. Noble enlisted Aug. 11, 1862, in Com- 
pany B, 31st Wisconsin Infantry at Monroe, 
Wis., for three years. Soon after the forma- 
tion of the company, lie was made Sergeant 
and received honorable discharge at Madison, 
June 25, 1865. Tlie 31st Wisconsin was irreg- 
ularly raised and the organization was not 
completed until the middle of .January, 1863. 
Meanwhile, Company B passed the time at 
Prairie du Chien, Camp Utley, Racine, and at 
Madison, where the soldiers made themselves 
acquainted with military tactics. The com- 
mand left the State in March, but Mr. Noble 
was ill with inflamatory rheumatism during 
the summer and went to the hospital at 
Columbus, Ky., where he pa.ssed nine 
months. He was considered hopelessly ill and 
was sent to Madison on a furlough permitting 
him to pass three months at Appleton. He re- 
joined his company at Stone River, where they 
passed the winter and Iks operated on detaclied 
(.luty as a mounted scout, patrolling, building 



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fortifications, collecting government propertj', 
and searching for bushwliackers. There were 
60 of these mounted scouts from ihe regiment, 
and the service they performed is specially 
mentioned by the officials. The command 
made connection with the army jjrejjaratory to 
moving on Atlanta, at Peach Tree Creek, July 
21st. At Atlanta, Mr. Noble was among tliose 
in the front line and was a participant in all 
the activity in the vicinity of the city for the 
entire course of tlie siege lasting tliirty days 
and terminating September 1st. The regi- 
ment recrossed the Cliattahoochie Aug. 25tb, to 
entertain the rebels while the 14th Army Corps 
moved on Jonesboro and, Sej)teml)er 4th, the 
skirmishers from the command took possession 
of Atlanta. Tlie work performed during the 
march from Atlanta to Savannali was appalling. 
Once they liad a tight with a chance party of 
rebels, in which they made a charge through a 
swamp regarded as impassible and captured 
the works and camp. In the actions at Savan- 
nah, Tiiompson's Creek, Averysboro, Benton- 
ville, and in the furtiier operations in the Car- 
olinas Mr. Noble was engaged. He was present 
at all the closing scenes after the war and was 
discharged as stated. 



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Ip^RANK STEISKAL, Kewaunee, Wis,. 

'^^-^- member of G. A. R. Post No. 155, 
was born in Bohemia, Dec. 17, 1841. 
He removed from his native country 
to America in 1854, landing at the port of New 
York, Aug. 19th. His parents located with 
their family in the county of Manitowoc, set- 
tling on a farm and the son went in the follow- 
ing year to Green Bay. He obtained a situa- 
tion in a store and also the privilege of attend- 
ing school and remained about two years. He 
divided the time between Two Rivers, Kewau- 
nee, Green Bay and Manitowoc, and in 1860 
went to Chicago, where he was still remaining 
when the war supervened. In August, 1862, 
he enlisted in Company F, 82nd Illinois Infan- 
try. The regiment was assigned to the Army 
of the Potomac, with which it was connected 
until after the battle of Gettysburg, in conjunc- 
tion with the 11th Army Corps. The ccnu- 
mand reached the front in time to participate 
in the disastrous fighting at Chancellorsville 



and Mr. Steiskal was in that action and many 
le.s.ser ones that transpired before it. He re- 
ceived a fiesh wound in his leg at Chancellors- 
ville and was taken prisoner, remaining in 
rebel custody about four weeks, when he re- 
ceived parole. He pa,ssed the time at Libby 
and on Belle Isle in the James River. After 
receiving parole, he went to Annapolis, and 
afterwards, to Camp Chase at Columlnis and 
thence to Benton Barracks, St. Louis, wliere lie 
was exchanged. His eyes were in bad condi- 
tion, as a result of his injury and incompetent 
and brutal usage in the hands of the rebels. 1 he 
medical treatment he received was little better 
than none. After exchange, he was sent to 
his regiment, which had been transferred with 
the corps of Hooker and was located at Chatta- 
nooga. He reached there Justin season to par- 
ticipate in the actions at Mission Ridge and 
Lookout Mountain. He went, after Bragg's 
defeat, to assist in the relief of Burnside at 
Knoxville and next to the siege of Atlanta in 
1864. He was in the battles of Resaca, Pump- 
kin Vine Creek, Culp's Hill, Dallas or New 
Hope Church, Pine Mountain, Peach Tree 
Creek and in the siege proper. At Culp's Hill, 
three separate charges of the rebels were re- 
jnilsed, the dead bodies of many of them being 
found within six feet of the improvised breast- 
works. At New Hope Church and Peach Tree 
Creek the fighting was of similar severity-. 
Besides these battles, Mr. Steiskal was in nu- 
merous skirmishes pertaining to the Atlanta 
campaign and in battle at Averysboro and Ben- 
tonville in Nortii Carolina. He went through 
Georgia and tiie Carolinas to the sea and suffer- 
ed incessantly froiii the trouble with his eyes, 
which grew worse until April, 1865-, near the 
close of the campaign in Nortli Carolina when 
he became totuUy blind. Wiien Raleigh was 
reached after Johnston's surrender he had to be 
led by his comrades. He was sent thence to 
the hospital at Newborn and when the granu- 
lation and intlammation had been somewhat 
reduced, he was sent North and remained at 
the camp convalescent at Alexandria until his 
regiment arrived there preparatorv to the Re- 
view. He could have obtained dischai'ge on 
account of the condition of his eyes when at 
St. Louis, but refused the favor, being deter- 
mined to return to his regiment. He has suf- 
fered much from the disease and has received 
treatment witliout benefit since his return from 
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charge in July, 1865, at Washington after a 
service of nearly three years. 

He was married in 1870 to Mary Chladek, of 
Chicago, and the)' have two children named 
Otto L. and Alhina L. Mr. Steiskal is holding 
the position of cashier of the Bank of Kewau- 
nee which he has occupied seven years. (1888.) 
He has been a resident of Wisconsin since 
1881 when he came to Kewaunee from Chicago, 
where he had resided after his discharge. 



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^AMES JORDAN, of Marion, Wis., is a 
^1 citizen of the United States bj' adoption 
^J| and a veteran of the Civil War. He is a 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 79, (I. 
Ramsdell) and is respected as a man and has 
an honorable record as a soldier. He was born 
Nov. 6, 1838, in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ire- 
land, and came to America in 1863. He landed 
at Quebec, Canada, and went thence direct to 
the State of New York. His first act of im- 
portance in the New World was his enlistment 
Dec. 21, 1863, as a private in I Company, 14th 
New York Heavy Artillery for three years or 
during the war, at Rochester. He received 
honorable discharge at Rochester Sept. 5, 1865, 
after the war. He was in the several battles of 
the Wilderness and passed through the two 
days of fighting in that engagement, which cost 
so much and accomplished so little, without 
being injured. Four days later he was in the 
fight at Spottsylvania Court House, and, June 
3rd, risked the fate of war again at the battle of 
Cold Harbor. June 17th he was also engaged 
in the siege of Petersburg and his regiment 
continued in that vicinity and engaged in the 
frequent skirmishing in which so many soldiers 
suffered loss of life and limb. He received per- 
manent injury 4,0 his sight and hearing March 
25, 1865, by the bursting of a shell in close 
proximity to his head. His left eye is sightless 
and he is totally deaf in his left ear. He re- 
turned to his home a wrecked and broken man, 
destined never to be well again, as he continues 
to suffer from tlie disabilities of chronic diar- 
riioea and rheumatism. 

In the land of his nativity he was brouglit 
up a farmer and followed that occupation prin- 
cipalh', with one exception, when he passed a 
few months in Scotland as a puddler in an iron 




mine. After the war he went to Canada, 
where he married Mary Jane, daugliter of W. 
T. and Jane Rogers. In 1870 he removed to 
Wisconsin where he has resided since. His 
family includes seven children — four sons and 
three daughters — .James Henry, Jane Rebecca, 
Joseph Benjamin, William John, Walter Au- 
gustus, Flora Christina and Annie Laura. 
X'ictoria Ella is not living. The mother is a 
woman of estimable character and is, in every 
sense, a helj^meet for her invalid husband. 



HARLES REPE, a resident at Osh- 
kosh. Wis., member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 10, was born July 22, 1849, in 
Prussia, and he is the son of Fred 
and Caroline Repe. "His parents came to Amer- 
ica in 1855, when he was nine years old and 
the family came direct from the port of land- 
ing at New York to Milwaukee, where Mr. Repe 
resided until he was 16 years old and in the 
spring of 1865, he went to Chicago, where he 
enrolled March 20th as a landsman to be as- 
signed to marine service. He was sent to Cairo, 
where he was put on a receiving ship for drill 
and was afterwards assigned to the stean^ frig- 
ate "Orion" and went down the Mississippi 
River to Natchez where he was stationed about 
60 clays and was sent back to Vicksburg. Mr. 
Refie was there taken ill and placed on the hos- 
pital boat "Red Rover" and sent up the Missis- 
sippi River to Mound City above Cairo, 111., and 
was discharged from that boat for disability in 
September, 1865. His name is recorded in 
naval archives as "Charles Ripp," which was not 
corrected by the person most interested, as he 
was too young to comprehend the nnportance. 
After his discharge he returned to Milwaukee 
and completed his knowledge of the manufac- 
ture of paj)er which he commenced previous to 
his enlistment, and which he aljandoned in op- 
position to the wishes of his parents in his 
anxiety to enter the Union service, which he 
had been prevented from doing on account of 
his youth. He was in the employ of Nune- 
machor & McNab two years before he enlisted 
and remained with them seven years afterward, 
until he again became ill, when he engaged in 
the business of a stone cutter, his physicians 
having advised him to obtain employ in the 



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open air and he has since pursued the avocation 
of a stone cutter. In 1872, he located at Osli- 
kosh and was employed as foreman in the yard 
of Alfred Chappie in whose interest he operated 
14 years. At the death of Mr. Chappie lie be- 
came proprietary owner of the business by pur- 
chase and pursued its relations on his own ac- 
count. He is extensively engaged in the stone 
cutting business at Oshkosh and employs a con- 
siderable, force of assistants. 

He was married June 25, 1873, to Francelia 
Thew. Their children are named Willie Ehner 
and Robert Bja'on. Mr. Repe is of unmixed 
German lineage and his wife of American de- 
scent, but of Prussian and English origin, her 
paternal grandfather having been born in Prus- 
sia and her great grandmother in England. 



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RNOLI) WHEELER, Hunting, Wis., 
L^ a former soldier of the civil war, was 
l)orn Oct. 10, 181o, in Danby, Rut- 
land Co., Vermont, and he is the son 
of Stephen and Sarah Wheeler. He lived in 
his native State until he was 17, when he went 
to New Orleans. He passed seven successive 
winters in the Crescent City, engaged in the 
business of a carpenter and, alternating sum- 
mers, he passed in Ohio in the business of a 
flat-boatman, running on the Ohio and Missis- 
sippi Rivers. He went thence to Massachusetts 
where he passed a year in a manufacturing 
town, engaged in making boxes for a cotton 
factory. From there he went to New York and 
thence to Aspinwall and was interested in rail- 
roading on the Isthmus a little more than five 
months. He returned to Massachusetts and 
worked three years as a carpenter. In 1853 he 
went to Rockford, 111., and worked in a thresh- 
ing machine factory three years. His next re- 
move was to Wau})aca count}', Wisconsin, 
where he remained until the date of the war. 
He was chiefly engaged as a carpenter, but a 
short time before entering the army he engaged 
in farming. 

Nov. 12, 18G3, he enlisted in Company D, 
32nd Wisconsin Infantry, at Oslikosh as a re- 
cruit for three years or during the war. After 
the termination of active hostilities he was 
transferred to the 16th Wisconsin Infantry, 
tlie change being effected at Georgetown. He 



was honorably discharged July 12, 1805, at 
Louisville, Ky., the war being ended. During 
his period of active service, Mr. Wheeler suf- 
fei'ed no wound or illness and did not miss a 
rod of the heavy and laborious marching in 
which his regiment participated. He was a 
part of more than 20 regular engagements 
which have made the gallant 32nd Wisconsin 
a part of history, fought and cha.sed Forrest, 
Roddey and A¥lieeler and went with Sherman 
on the Meridian expedition, returning to Cairo. 
The command there embarked on transports 
and traversed the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers 
to Decatur, Ala. From that point he was one 
who contested every rod of ground to Raleigh, 
N. C, with the rebels and there intelligence of 
the surrender of Lee was received and, later, 
arrangements were made for the same act on 
the part of Joe Johnston, who had stoutly 
opposed their progress through Georgia and 
tlie Carolinas. Mr. Wheeler was in the heavy 
march to the National Capital where he was 
transferred and discharged as stated. 

After the war he went to Montpelier, Vt., 
where he was occupied until 1867 in the busi- 
ness of a confectioner. In that year he came 
to Fremont, Wis., and a year later went to 
Denver, Col., and, six montlis later, returned to 
Fremont. He interested himself in the busi- 
ness of a lumberman there and moved succes- 
sively to Linn and Marion where he operated 
in the same line three-years. He went thence 
to Merrill and to Hunting where he has since 
maintained his residence. He is engaged in 
the prosecution of mercantile interests. 

Mr. Wheeler was married in 1853 to Martha 
Clark and tlieir only child is named Charles 
Wheeler. In 1873 he contracted a second mar- 
riage with Naomi Greenwood. 



AMES ALEXANDER RAPPE, Marin- 
ette, Wis., a member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 207, was born Oct. 13, 1815, in 
Rome, Oneida Co., New York. He is a 
representative of a period which is now almost 
wholly known on the historical page of which he 
is personally no inconsiderable part. His father, 
John Rappe, was born in France, on the Rhine, 
and came to this country in February, 1778, 
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served in the army of Frederick the Great, and 

enrolled with him in time to pivrticipate in the 
sufferings at Valley Forge, lie married Clara 
C. Draper when advanced in life. He was in 
the command of General Schuyler, was in the 
siege at Fort Stunwix and fougiit through tlie 
Revolution, to enlist in the war of 1812, and 
was in the battle of Sacketts' Harbor. 'l"he 
mother was born in East Rome, New York, 
and her parents were settlers of Massachu- 
setts. The family was one of the oldest in 
Oneida county, settling in Whitestown, then 
Wiieelersborough. Her ancestors fought in 
both contests witli Great Britain, and her 
father lost his thumb in an action in which 
a celebrated Indian chief was killed. Mr. 
Rappe was early orphaned, his father being 
killed when he was five years old in a land 
slide on the Erie canal, wiien he was at work 
on the enlargement near (Tcneva. His mother 
was killed by the falling of a joist in a house 
at Geneva, and tliis loss scattered her eight 
children. Mr. Rappe had three brothers, 
Henry, William and Solomon, and four sisters, 
Elizabeth, Mary Ann, Martha and .Julia Belinda. 
In his early youth lieiiad learned the business 
of a gunsmith,serving an apprenticeship of seven 
years. Wlien the "Patriot' or "Mackenzie's" 
war broke out in Canada he interested him- 
self in tliat struggle, and was a participant 
in the scrimmage at Gravelly Bay in 1S37. 
He was one of those who assisted in the escape 
of a party of starving Canadians in the vicinity 
of Lewiston and run them ashore at Oswego. 
He enlisted with General Taylor in the Semi- 
nole war and chased Billy Bowlegs, the chief, 
through the Everglades of Florida. He 
went to Buffalo, and thence to the city of 
New York to engage in the sea service. He 
engaged as a common seaman and sailed in 
the merchant service to Cuba. He made one 
trip and tlie vessel was then taken up the Del- 
aware River to Pliiiadelphia for repairs. While 
there he sustained an injury to his foot wliich 
sent him to the city hospital, where he passed 
the winter. He engaged in driving a furniture 
van in the city in the spring, and was on 
duty in May, 1844, at the time of the 
Know Nothing riots. He was known as 
opposed to that political movement and 
once, when happening to drive into a 
crowd, he found himself obliged to spring from 
his cart, and, leaving his horse, " Old Samp- 
son," crossed the river. Later, he met two 



comrades of the Florida campaign who were 
among the troops sent to Philadelphia to assist 
in the su})i)ression of the riot and protect Gov- 
ernment property. They entreated him to go 
back to New York with them to enlist in the 
service of the United States in the Mexican 
war. He listened and remarked that he would 
be there before them and went at once to Fort 
Columbus, New York harbor, where he enlist- 
ed, his enrolling officer being E. D. Townsend, 
Post Adjutant and was assigned to G Company, 
Cai)tain W. C. DeHart, brother-in-law of Gen- 
eral Scott. Tliis was a picked company of ro- 
bust young men under 25, and Mr. Rappe was 
enrolled as 21 years of age instead of 29, his 
true age. Mr. Rappe, at this writing (1888) is 
over 70, stands straight as a young pine, and 
retains his military bearing and erectness of 
figure, apparently sturdy and strong as his 
stalwart sons. The conapany was assigned to 
the 2nd U. S. Artillery under Colonel Bank- 
liead and he was with the organization until 
midsummer of 1845, when he was one of sev- 
eral picked men from his and other companies 
to make connection with tlie battery of Lieut.- 
Colonel .James IXincan, (" Black .Jimmy," one 
of the bravest of soldiers), stationed at Fort 
Hamilton, Long Island, whence he sailed to 
Corpus Christi, Texas, and, soon after, was as- 
! signed to the construction party engaged in the 
erection of Fort Brown, (now Brownsville). The 
work was carrietl on day and night, the men 
i working in details. He fought at Palo Alto, 
i May 8, 1840, Resaca de la Palma, May 9th, 
{ at the capture of Matamoras, and battle of 
\ Monterev, Sejit. 21st, 22nd and 23rd, at the 
' capture "of Saltillo, and taking of Vera Cruz 
and in all the principal battles under Scott to 
the City of Mexico. To that date he had not 
been in the hospital. In .June, 1848, he was 
injured by a fall from his horse and was sent to 
.Jalapa hospital in the City of Mexico and 
thence to New Orleans to the care of Dr. Craig. 
When he recovered, he joined his battery at 
Governor's Island, New York, and went thence 
to Fort Henry, Baltimore. He was ill with 
cramps and convulsions, and was discharged 
in February, 1859. At that time he was suffer- 
ing from hernia and heart disease and was dis- 
charged on a surgeon's certificatt-. He returned 
to his former home and removed to Wisconsin 
in 1854. 

He located in Dodge county and in Septem- 
ber, 1862 he enlisted at Fond du Lac in H 



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Coinpanj', 32nd Wisconsin Infantry. The reg- 
iment was assigned to the command of Grant 
and went with Sherman on an expedition 
towards Jackson wliich resulted only in suffer- 
ing and exposure. Mr. Rappe served at Mem- 
phis 10 months as provost guard and went with 
his command to relieve Hatch in Decemher. 
In the spring he went to Vicksburg and partic- 
ipated in the Meridian expedition. He fought 
on the line of the Mobile and Ohio railroad 
and, not long after, went to \'^icksburg again, 
whence the command started for a long march 
to Decatur, Ala. In May, he was in a charge 
on tlie rebels and in .June fought at Courtland. 
He was in another fight at that place in July, 
the action continuing several days. In August, 
the regiment became connected with the organ- 
ization of Sherman and Mr. Rappe was in the 
actions all along the line of progress to the sea 
and in the final scrimmages at Atlanta and 
Jonesboro. In February, 1865, he was in a 
battle on the Salkahatcliie and a week 
after at Binnaker's Bridge. He fought at Ben- 
tonville and went thence to Goldsboro, was in 
the final parade at Washington, was mustered 
out June 12th, 1865, and received honorable 
discharge at Milwaukee. 

Returning to Wisconsin he engaged in the 
business of a mill-wright which he has since 
followed. He was married in 1850 to Martha 
Potter who died, leaving one daughter — Juli- 
ette. He was again married in 1853 to Abigail 
Herrington, and their children are named as 
follows: — Martha, Elnora, Loretta J., Lilian, 
Carver J., Clarissa and George. James A. died 
on the day of the battle of Jonesboro, and 
the father received the intelligence at 
Atlanta. Mr. Rappe was again married 
in 1871 to Bertha, daughter of Dr. Sauer- 
herring, a physician of German origin. Mrs. 
Rappe was born in Milwaukee and her chil- 
dren are named Edward J., Lilian, Gracie, 
Maudie and Edna. Gracie has been adopted 
as the daughter of Post Samuel J. Sizer, No. 
207, at Marinette, and in their parades and 
public proceedings is be.side her father, who is 
the color-bearer of the local organization. Two 
of Mr. Rappe's brothers, William and Solomon, 
were enlisted men in the late war, the latter 
also being in the Seminole war. 

Mrs. Rappe had four brothers in the war, one 
of whom died soon after his return home, from 
injuries received in service. Her uncles in the 
maternal line, George, Adam and Harvey 



Ubjrt were in the war. The first was killed in 
action ; the second was a color sergeant in the 
Mexican war and enlisted in the late war in 
a New York regiment; tlie third was in the 
South in A|)ril, 1801, was forced into the rel)el 
army from which he deserted and enlisted in a 
Union cavalry regiment. 

The business connections of Mr. Rappe have 
been varied. He has been foreman of several 
sasli and blind works and has operated in the 
interests of the Chicago & Northwestern rail- 
road in their car shops at Fond du Lac. He 
was for six years superintendent of the e.xten- 
sive works of C.J. L. Myers on the upper penin- 
sula where he was injured by the explosion of 
a boiler. The engineer was sick and the mas- 
ter mechanic detailed another man for the posi- 
tion temporarily. He was incompetent and, 
something evidently being wrong, Mr. Rappe 
investigated and while doing so the boiler ex- 
ploded, hurling him into the air, breaking his 
ribs, legs and jaw and covering his head with 
small wounds from flying fragments. A bolt 
was driven into his skull over his left ear, but 
he recovered in six weeks through his fine con- 
stitution and correct habits. 



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AMES S. ANDERSON, a prominent law- 
yer and citizen of Manitowoc, Wis., and 
a member of G. A. R. Post No. 18, was 
born December 25, 1842, in the vicinity 
of (rlasgow, Scotland. When he was 10 \'ears 
old he came to .\merica with his parents, John 
and Harriet (Sibree) Anderson, landing at the 
port of New York in July, 1852. In Septem- 
ber following, the family removed to Wisconsin, 
locating at Manitowoc, where they have since 
resided. The senior Anderson was a soldier in 
the British service seve.i years, and fought in 
the interest of Great Britain in the contest 
known to history as the Irish rebellion, in which 
he was wounded by a bullet which passed 
through his arm. He always counselled his 
son ajcainst armv life but, when told that he had 
enlisteil in defense of the Union, he e.Kpres.sed 
himself as gratified and stated that he would 
do the same himself if he could lay off 20 years. 
Mr. Anderson was one of the first to enlist 
from Manitowoc, enrolling April 20, 1801, at 
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the State call for troops. The company was 
mustered as Company A, in the 5th Wisconsin 
Infantry, and Mr. Anderson served with tlie 
command through all its campaigns and was 
only absent from the regiment about 48 hours 
when wounded. The roster of liis Imltles in- 
cludes every fight and skirmish in whicii tlie 
"fighting 5th" was engaged and, after passing 
through tlie preUminaries of barrack life at 
Madison, the transfer to the Division of the Po- 
tomac, the experiences in the winter qv;arters, 
the advance against Manas.sas and the subse- 
quent marching, the reconnoissance at Hampton 
and skirmish at Young's Mills, and the heavy 
battle of Williamsburg, he was wounded in the 
part of the battle of Gaines' Mill known as Gol- 
den's Farm aiid his name is on the list of 
wounded from his regiment. He was after- 
wards under rebel tire at Savage Station, White 
Oak Swamp, Malverii Hill, Crampton's Gap, 
Antietam, Fredericksburg, Marye's Heights, 
Chancellorsville and Gettysburg and was on the 
detached service with his regiment at New York 
to aid in the enforcement of the draft. He I'e- 
turned to the seat of war and was next in action 
at Rappahannock Station and afterwards at 
Mine Run, where he was one of two men 
wounded. He was next in the battles of the 
Wilderness, was wounded at Spottsylvania C. 
H., fought at Cold Harbor and Ream's Station, 
and in other actions, while the skirmishes in 
which he participated were twice that numljer. 
At Williatnsburg, May 5, 18G2, he was mounted 
and on vidette duty and was captured by rebel 
cavalry, and hurrie<.l toward their infantry 
lines, but he made a dash for freedom and 
effected his escape under a hot fire from re- 
volvers and carbines. On tlie nigiit of the 5th 
of May, 1864, when the right wing of the 6th 
Corps had been driven in, General Sedgwick 
came to the line held by the regiment just after 
the firing had ceased, and was anxious to ascer- 
tain the exact location of the rebel line, whicii 
was in rifle range in the immediate front. In 
order to determine what he wished to know, it 
was necessary to draw the rebel fire. Mr. An- 
derson, who was then a corporal, was detailed 
by Major Totteu commanding the 5th, with a 
squad of six men, to perform the service; they 
advanced into the darkness where Mr. Ander- 
son placed his men as a thin skirmish line on 
each side of him and advanced cautiouslj' into 
the thicket uutil he could hear the subdued 
murmer of voices. He ordered his men to 



shelter themselves behind trees and to lie close 
to the ground. He advanced a few steps and, 
with a ringing order to charge, he threw him- 
self to tlie ground firing his rifle and making 
all the noise he could. A sharp rebel musketry 
tire followed which soon ceased, not being 
answered. Mr. Aiiderson received honorable 
discharge and was mustered out July 27, 1864, 
at the expiration of his period of his enlistment. 

He returned to Manitowoc when a little more 
than 21 years of age, after serving over three 
years as a soldier. He engaged in business, 
but found himself disabled from active lalwr 
and entered Lawrence University at Appleton, 
where he completed a college course of study 
and afterwards fitted himself for a professional 
career. He was admitted to the Bar m 1872 
and established his business at Manitowoc. He 
is prominent as an advocate and has attained 
a foremost position as an attorney. He was 
married July 17, 1873, to Eva M., daughter of 
Hon. J. T. Mills of Grant county. Wis., and 
their children are named Joseph M. and Jeanie 
Harriet. Mrs. Ander.son is a lady of attainments 
and aViilities and in 1SS2 became joint owner 
and editor of the Lake Shore 'limes. For four 
years they continued its publication, Mrs. An- 
derson doing a part of the editorial work. Mr. 
Anderson found that the care and responsibility 
of a reliable and inlluential journal interfered 
with the duties of his jirofession and their con- 
nection with the publication ceased. 

Mr. Anderson was the moving spirit in the 
establishment of G. A. R. Post 18, which was 
the first instituted on the Lake Shore north of 
Milwaukee. He was its first Commander and 
served three terms. He has officiated as. Alder- 
man, Court Commissioner and City Attorney 
and also served as Police Judge of Manitowoc. 
In addition to the organization of the Post at 
Manitowoc, Mr. Anderson has been instrumen- 
tal in the institution of several others in differ- 
ent jiarts of the State. 



ICHARD S^HTH, city Treasurer of 
Merrill, Wis., and a member of G. 
A. R. Post No. 131, was born April 
8, 1846, at Catlin, Chemung Co., 
New York, and became an orphan in early 
childliood. On the death of his mother when 




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he was four years old, he was taken into the 
family of G. W. Sheardown, and when he was 
seven years old he went with liim to Tioga 
county, Pa., and three years afterwards the 
family removed to Plaintield, Waushara Co., 
Wis., where he was brought up on a farm until 
he entered the army. He enlisted Aug. 25, 
1861, soon after he was 15 years old, at Ripon, 
in Company A, 1st Wisconsin Cavair)', the 
tirst four companies of wliich were in rendez- 
vous at Ripon, and went thence to Kenosha 
wiiere the regiment was completed at Camp 
Harvey. Mr. Smith remained with his com- 
mand until the expiration of his time and was 
discharged Sep. 5, 1864, at Cartersville, Ga. 
After 18 months he was appointed chief bugler 
witii the rank of Sergeant and served in tliat 
capacity during the remainder of his term. 
Before he left the State he was sick with camp 
fever and at Nashville in the summer of 1863 
he was in the hospital witli chronic diarrhea 
and fever; he was in hospital No. 5, a, build- 
ing that had been used as a militmy hospital 
before the war. The roster of his battles in- 
cludes the minor engagements in the vicinity 
of Bloomfield which covered a scouting service 
of some months, and he was in the raid with 
Colonel Daniels into Arkansas. He was in tlie 
action at Scatterville and in the long march 
afterwards to Jonesboro and went afterwards to 
Helena, Ark., and thence to Cape Girardeau, 
engaged all the time in actions pertaiiiing to 
cavalry service, including scouting and skir- 
misliing, breaking up rebel camps of wander- 
ing bu.shwiiackers and was at Cape Girardeau 
when Marmaduke attacked that place; and 
fought through the action. He was at Chicka- 
raauga Creek and at Anderson's Gap and in 
the movements in East Tennessee, including 
the figlits at Mossy Creek and Dandridge, the 
raid in the rear of Atlanta, including the tiglit 
near Campbelltown in which Major Paine was 
killed and was soon after discharged at Carters- 
ville. About the la.st of February 1864, he ob- 
tained a sick furlough of 30 days which was 
extended to 60 days; in order that he might re- 
ceive the benefit of a nortliern climate as he 
was ill from chronic diarrhea, but he rejoined 
his regiment at Kingston, Ga., without being 
materially improved and suffered from the 
disease throughout his entire connection with 
the army. 

The parents of Mr. Smith were natives of the 
State of New York and belonged to families 



who were among the first settlers of the western 
portion of the State. His ancestors on both 
sides belonged to Connecticut famihes of early 
origin and his grandfather, Richard Smith, 
who located in western New York, was a native 
of tiiat State. His maternal grandfather, Wm. 
Ely, was one of the Ely family who was among 
the first settlers of Lyme, Connecticut. Mr. 
Smith was brought up on a farm and followed 
agriculture as a business until he enlisted. 
After the war lie went to Corning, New York, 
where he worked for a few months in a 
grocery store and went thence to Tioga, Pa., 
where lie engaged in the sale of dry goods and 
otlier merchandise. In 1865 he went to 
Raleigh, N. C, where he was in tlie employ of 
his brother, W. H. Smith, in mercantile busi- 
ness until March 1, 1866, when he went to 
Brooklyn, New York, and worked in a shoe 
store two years. Two succeeding years he was 
employed as a clerk in Skaneatelas, New York, 
when he went to Omaha and was engaged 18 
months in insurance business. He passed the 
next year and a half in a dry goods liouse in 
Chicago, when he engaged with Roggenbau & 
Fixen, an extensive business house of Racine, 
Wis., continuing with them two years. He 
went next to Kewaune, Wis., where he re- 
mained nearly five years, operating as general 
business manager in the interest of Slauson, 
Grimmer & Co., and afterwards the business 
connection was changed to Duval & Co., with 
Mr. Smitli as one of the firm. In February, 
1882, lie came to Merrill and engaged in the 
sale of general merchandise until Marcli 9, 
1888, wlien he was elected City Treasurer of 
Merrill. Mr. Smith is a man of fine business 
qualities and of unimpeachalile integrity and 
rectitude. 

He was married August 25, 1857, to Martina 
WilHs Read. Their living children are 
Ricliard Ely and an infant son. Two children 
are deceased ; the oldest died in infancy ; 
Helen Martina died of scarlet fever, Feb. 4, 
1887, when four and a half years old. Mrs. 
Smith was born at Manitowoc, Wis., and is the 



daughter of Martin and Ciatherine Read. Her 
father was born in Ireland and was the son of 
a Presbyterian clergyman, and her mother in 
the city of New York of Irish lineage. Her 
maternal grandfather was a merchant and a 
linen dra|)er in Ireland and in the city of New 
York and both her parents belonged to culti- 
vated and refined families of what is called on 




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the continent the better class. The sketch of 
her brother, Jolin Milton Read, may be found 
on another page. Mr. Smith is popular with 
the members of Lincoln Po.st of which he has 
served ae Adjutant. His only brother, William 
Henry Smith, was an enlisted man in the iJrd 
New York Infantry, serving two years — the 
full time of the regiment, and was honorably 



discharged. 



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/^^ DWARD DASKAM, a prominent citi- 
I * zen of Antigo, Wis., and a member 

\^!^ of G. A. R. Post, .J. A. Kellogg, No. 
78, was born in Canton, Steuben Co., 
New York, March 14, 1843. He was reared to 
the age of 15 in his native town where he re- 
ceived an indifferent education, owing to the 
backward state of the place and m 1858 came 
with his parents to Wisconsin, locating at Chil- 
ton, Calumet County. He was interested from 
the first, in the progress of the war inaugurated 
in Charleston harbor and enlisted Sept. 15, 

1861, in G Company, 14th Wisconsin Infantry, 
for three years. He enlisted again as a veteran, 
Dec. 11, 1863, and was discharged two days 
after, to render his second enrollment accept- 
able to the authorities. He veteranized at 
Vicksburg and received his final discharge 
from military connection, Oct. 9, 1865, at 
Mobile, Ala. 

The regiment went into camp at Fond du 
Lac, where he was ill with typhoid fever, after 
which he took the measles, which left him with 
deafness and he was in the regimental hospital 
(a tent) two weeks at Fond du Lac. He was 
then removed to the American House, where 
he remained until after the departure of his 
command and was under the care of the regi- 
mental surgeon, Dr. David LaCouut, of whom 
a sketch is to be found elsewhere. April 5, 

1862, he joined his regiment at Savannah, 
Tenn. He had paid all liis own expenses and 
had been confined to the bed tiiree months, 
convalescing slowly until spring and suffering 
more than in his subsequent military experi- 
ence. Two days after joining his regiment he 
was in the battle at Pittsburg Landing and, 
being still weak, he was prcjstrated and was 
sent to a Sisters' liospital at St. Louis, Mo. In 
the latter part of June following, he rejoined 
his command. He was in the fight at luka in 



September, at Corinth in October and in the 
campaign in Mississippi in I)ecend)er and -lau- 
uary. He was in the siege of Vicksburg in 
18()3 and in the army of Slierman to Atlanta. 
His command was back again with the Army 
of the Cumberland after the fall of Atlanta, and 
he was in the fight at Nashville in December, 
1864. He took part in the siege of Spanish 
Fort which lasted 10 days.' The command 
went to Fort Blakely to find it had capitulated 
and from there went to Montgomery, Ala. 
Mr. Daskam was in the portion of the 14th 
that was known as " Worden's Battalion," tlie 
other part of the regiment going on the Red 
River expedition. In November the regiment 
was reunited at Nashville under command of 
Colonel L. M. Ward in the division of Gen. A. 
•J. Smith. Dec. 1, 1864, Mr. Daskam was made 
4th Sergeant by order of Col. Ward and the com- 
mission was dated at headquarters at Nashville. 
He was made Orderly Sergeant at the regi- 
mental headquarters near Sj)anish Fort, April 
3, 1865, by order of Major E. E. Ferris, com- 
manding the regiment, both promotions being 
in his company. (G.) 

He returned to Chilton, Wis., where he ar- 
rived Oct. 17, 1865, and engaged in farming, in 
which he was interested two years. He then 
embarked in the real-estate business in which 
he has since been engaged. April 1, 1881, he 
came to Antigo, then a collection of slianties in 
the woods, reaching the place on a trail leading 
to it from Nora. On tlie platting of the town, 
lots could be bought for a few dollars each and 
he purchased many of tliem for five and ten 
dollars apiece. They are now held at a thou- 
sand dollars each, vacant. Antigo now has 
five wards and a population of 3,500 people, 
witli a city government, a Mayor, Police, Board 
of Aldermen and a Fire Department. Mr. Das- 
kam has been a part of and one of the leading 
spirits in its enterprise and growth. Two addi- 
tions to the city are known as " Daskam's Ad- 
ditions." He has been prominent in the admin- 
istration of municipal aft'airs, having represented 
the city in the County Board two years and 
has served as Assessor. 

The parents of Mr. Daskam, Robert and 
Maria A. (Wheeler) Daskam, were born near 
Hartford, Conn. His father represented some 
of the stock that established the prosperity of New 
England. His grandfather, Nathan I)askam, 
was one of the associates in the Hartford Bank- 
ing House, known as Daskam and Barsley'.s, an 



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institution wliicli was one of tlie chief financial 
elements in business in the Eastern part of the 
country. On both sides of the house of Daskam, 
the ancestors supplied resources to the Govern- 
ment in its need, both in the Revolution and in 
1812. Wm. H. Daskam, brother of Mr. Daskam 
of this account, was a soldier in the late war, 
being an enlisted man in K Company, 4th 
Wisconsin Infantry. He died Aug. 17, 1862, 
at New Orleans of disease incurred in the ser- 
vice. John VV. Daskam, another brother, was 
a soldier in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry. 

The marriage of Mr. Daskam to Henriette J. 
McMullen occurred .Ian. 2, 1871. Thomas E. 
and Mary Lillian are their surviving children. 
Pniletus J. died when a little more than four 
years old. Allen died when past two years old 
and another child at 18 months. Sept. 7, 1885, 
Mr. Daskam was again married to Osca Bemis. 
She was born in Outagamie Co., Wis., and her 
parents belonged to an old family at Rome, 
N. Y. CTeo. W. Bemis, her father, was a soldier 
in the late war. 

The portrait of Mr. Daskam is jn-esented on 
page 576. 



ACKUS B. HUNTINGTON, of Sha- 
wano, Wis., a member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 81, was born Augu.st 6,1833, 
in Dresden, Washington Co., New 
York, and is the son of Erastus and Pliebe 
(Folsom) Huntington, both of whom are de- 
ceceased. His paternal grandfather was a sol- 
dier in the Revolution and his father fought in 
1812; his mother was the sister of Bangaman 
Folsom, grandfather of Mrs. Cleveland, wife 
of the President. Three brothers of Mr. Hun- 
tington were soldiers in the civil war,and Wesley 
fell at Gettysburg. His early advantages for 
school were limited, and he went in boyhood 
from his parents to ^■ermont and, six years 
later, to New York State, coming thence to 
Wisconsin, and he has been a resident of Sha- 
wano for 31 years. November 25, 1863, he en- 
listed at Shawano, in Company G, 32nd Wis- 
consin Infantry, for three years, or dunng the 
war, and he received honorable discharge .July 
12, 1865, at Louisville, Ky. June 1, 1865, he 
was transferred to Company D, 16th Wisconsin 
Infantry. He joined the 32nd as a recruit at 
Memphis and, in February, 1864, went with 




the command to Vicksburg, and he was in the 
Meridian Expedition, in which he performed 
duty in the destruction of railroad property 
and in dispersing the rebels. During a con- 
siderable part of the time he was engaged in 
the pursuit of Forrest, and he was taken sick 
at Atlanta and sent to the hospital at Marietta, 
Ga. He moved with the regiment on the 
march through that State, was at Beaufort and 
Pocotaligo, and did heavy tighting on the Sal- 
katchie River. He was at Binnaker's Bridge 
on the South Edisto and in the subsequent 
skirmishing at Fayetteville, and went to Ben- 
tontonville, Goldsboro and Raleigh and, after 
the surrender of Johnston, marched through 
Richmond and Virginia to Washington, where 
he was transferred as stated to the 16th 
Wisconsin Infantry, and returned with that 
command to Louisville. 

He returned from the war to Fond du Lac 
county and, in the spring of 1873 removed to 
Shawano, where he has since resided. In 1851, 
he was married to Lydia E. Nichols, who was 
born in the State of New York, and they have 
six living children. Juliette, ^^married Harry 
A. Bedan, of Shawano. George W. is also a 
resident of that place. . Chauncy B. lives at 
Marinette ; William S., Bertie E., and Rosa 
reside in Shawano. Elmer E. died in 1863. 



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AMAR OLMSTEAD, of Appleton, Wis., 
a member of Post No. 133, G. A. R., 
^ was born Feb. 20, 1812, in Chemung, 
"^ New York. He is the son of Orrin 
L. and Mary Jane (Fuller) Olmstead; the for- 
mer was a native of Connecticut of German ex- 
traction and the son of a man who represented 
successive generations in that State who were 
patriots of the Revolution. The mother was of 
English lineage. When the son was two years 
old, the parents went to Georgia and rennxined 
there and in Alabama until he was nine years 
old, when they went to Waupun, Wis. There 
he was educated and at Ripon College. He 
was 19 when he became awakened by the feel- 
ing that prevailed in every educational insti- 
tution in the State and determined to enlist. 
He enrolled at Waupun Sept. 7, 1861, for three 
years in K Company, 10th Wisconsin Infantry 
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company, afterwards being made Sergeant and 
was discharged as such March 21, 18G5, at Mil- 
waukee. The regiment left the State Novem- 
ber 9th and in Deceml>er were at Elizabeth- 
town and performed guard duty until February 
10th. They then took a position preparatory 
to joining General Mitchell, expecting to fight_ 
at Bowling Green. The place was taken without | 
battle and, after varied experiences, Mr. 01 nistead 
fought in the action at Paint Rock Bridge. ! 
Soon after, he was in another action at Bridge- 
port and for some time after performed guard 
duty on the railroad. In September he was at 
Nashville and went to Louisville, skirmishing 
at Cave City. Li October he fought at Perry- 
ville where the command won special commen- 
dation. Afterwards he went to Nashville where 
the regiment went into camp four miles from 
the city. In December lie went to take part in 
the battle of Stone River. The great experi- 
ence of Mr. Olnistead in the service of his 
country was begun at Cliickamauga, where he 
was captured by the rebels September 20th, 
1863, nearly all the regiment sharing a like 
fate. He was taken to Atlanta, where he was 
held several days and afterwards went to Libby 
for a single day, being removed to the Pember- 
ton building in the same city, where he re- 
mained from September 18th to December 1st. 
On the 2nd he was taken to Danville and re- 
mained until April 20th, 1864. He was trans- 
ferred on the 24th to Andersonville stockade 
prison, where he suffered all tlie horrors in- 
flicted bv Wirz until September lOth following. 
(See sketch of Dr. W. H. Chilson.) On the 15th 
he was taken to Cliarleston, remaining there 
until November 1st, when he was sent to Flor- 
ence and remained there until February 15th, 
1865. After five days traveling he was in 
the city of Goldsboro and, a week later, 
was paroled and sent with the forlornest troop 
that ever wandered over the roads of any 
country on the earth. Their condition rivalled 
that of the destitute, the ragged, the starved, 
the sick and miserable of any age or any clime. 
(See sketch of J. Howard .Jenkins and Curtis 
Mitchell.) With Mr. Olmstead were taken 26 
comrades of Company K and but nine lived to 
participate in the march to Wilmington to 
stand once more under the ensign of liberty 
and equality. Only one is now living besides 
Mr. Olmstead. From Wilmington he went to 
Annapolis and thence to St. Louis, where he 
received furlough for home aud came to Mil- 



waukee to be discharged, his term having 
expired while he was in Andersonville. He 
returned to his home atWaupun and remained 
a year comparatively inactive to fully recruit 
and enjoy the privileges of manhood once more. 
In the ne.vt year he went to Fond du Lac and 
became interested in the business of a flour 
manufacturer for a time, removing to Neenah 
later and finally locating at Appleton in 1879 
to connect liim.self with the Appleton Machine 
Comjiaiiy, and is engaged in tlie manufacture 
of super-calendering rolls for the use of the 
numerous paper mills of Appleton and other 
places. The establi.shment also turns out other 
paper manufacturing machinery and does gen- 
eral job work. 

Mr. Olmstead was married Aug. 16, 1886, to 
Ellen Corbitt of Fox Lake, Wis. Their surviv- 
ing children are Mary C. and .John A. One 
died in infancy. 



(_Q^ AMUEL H. SMART, a prominent cit- 
S^^ izen of Plover, Wis., and member of 
G. A. R. Post No. 149, was born May 
29, 1820, in Chester, Grafton Co., New 
Hampshire and he is the son of Elijah and 
Mitty (Hoyt) Smart, both of whom were na- 
tives of the " Old Granite State " aud moved 
thence to Jefler.son county. New York, in 1828. 
About 1853 the parents with all their children 
except Samuel came to Wisconsin. The father 
died in Juneau county aged 78 years and the 
mother died in 1865 when 68 years of age at 
Stevens Point. 

Samuel H. Smart removed to Wisconsin in 
1865 and located at Stevens Point in the 
month of July. He bought a farm two miles 
from the location of Plover on which he resid- 
ed about five years, when he went to Belmont 
in Portage county and after several changes of 
location he located in 1876 on a farm near Plo- 
ver on which he has since resided. While a 
resident in the State of New York he became 
interested in the issues of the war aud enlisted 
in August, 1864, in Company I, 186th New 
York Infantry at Philadelpha, Jefferson Co., 
New York. He enlisted as a recruit and joined 
his regiment in the vicinity of City Point, Va., 
where he was in the hospital a short time. He 
went next to the scene of activities before Pe- 



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tersburg and served with liis regiment in 
in the various actions until the surrender of 
Lee and tlie end of the rebelHon. He passed 
tlie intervening time until May 24th at Alex- 
andria and after participating in the Grand 
Review at Washington, the regiment went to 
Sackett's Harbor, New York, where he was dis- 
charged June 14, 1865. He returned to his 
home in Jefferson county and removed to Wis- 
consin the following month as stated. He was 
married Feb. 19, 1840, to Lucy Bogart. She 
was born in Canada and is the daughter of 
David G. and Esther (Benedict) Bogart. She 
was 11 j'ears old when her father removed with 
his family to .Jefferson county. Mr. and Mrs. 
Smart have adopted several children, one of 
whom is still a member of the family. 



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.. ANIEL BUCK, Weyauwega, Wis., 
formerly a soldier of the civil war, 
was born in .Jefferson county, New 
York, April 14, 1843. Schuyler 
Buck, his father, was a farmer and came from 
New York to Waupaca county in Wi.sconsin in 
1856 and engaged in the same business. He 
diedat the home of his son in Deer Creek, Wis., 
at the age of 78 years. His marriage to Sarah 
Doty occurred in 1840 in the State of New 
York. She was a lineal de.scendant of the 
" Doty's," who came to this country in the May- 
flower. Mr. Buck was 13 when his parents re- 
moved to the Badger State and he passed liis 
youth in labor on the farm until he became a 
soldier. He enlisted Oct. 11, 1861, at Omro, in 
Company C, 14th, Wisconsin- Infantry and left 
the State with his regiment for St. Louis, going 
to Savannah, and Pittsburg Landing, where he 
was in action in less than a month after leav- 
ing Wisconsin. There the regiment lost more 
tiian "200 members and went thence to Corinth 
and luka where Mr. Buck was again in battle. 
He returned to Corinth and thence to Chewalla, 
where the fight was precipitated b}' the 14tli 
Wisconsin. He accompanied his regiment on 
the route to Holly Springs, going after that 
disastrous action to Memphis, and later to 
Vicksburg and passed several months on de- 
tached service. In the spring of 1863 he was 
transferred to Battery A, 1st Missouri Light Ar- 
tillery and later, he was reassigned to his own 



command and returned to Wisconsin on his 
veteran's furlough of 30 days. When he was 
again ready for the frorit, a portion of the regi- 
ment had gone on the Red River expedition 
and he was connected with the 17tli Army 
Corps in " Worden's Battalion." He partici- 
pated in the Atlanta campaign and rejoined the 
reassembled regiment at Nashville in 1864. He 
accompanied the Tupelo expedition, fought in 
the battle of that name and accompanied the 
regiment in all its subsequent movements until 
his discharge at Mobile in October, 1865. He 
was wounded twice and was ill in the hospital 
with measles, and still suffers from disability 
contracted in the service. Mr. Buck is a loyal 
son of the Republic and his career in life has 
been consistent with the principles which he 
sustained on the battle field for tlie Union. 



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/^^ EORGEAV. NEUMANN, of Oshkosh, 
■ '>' |V Wis., a member of Post No. 241, G. 
\^^A. ^- R-i ^''is born at Rurkershausen, 
Nassau, Prussia, Sept. 2, 1836. He 
came to America with his parents in 1847 and 
after landing at the port of New York, the 
family came to Milwaukee. In 1854, Mr. Neu- 
mann became a resident of Oshkosh, and was 
occupied in the business of a shoemaker until 
he determined to enlist. The regiment of Col. 
H. T. Sanders, of Racine, was in process of con- 
struction, as an independent organization, and 
he enlisted at the recruiting office in Oshkosh 
in Company F. Feb. 1, 1862, President Lin- 
coln issued a general order, abolishing such 
regiments and the men enrolled again, as three 
years' recruits or for the war. Mr. Neumann 
enlisted Jan. 25, 1862, and afterwards re-en- 
listed, as has been stated. The command was 
mustered in as the 19th Wisconsin and went to 
Camp Utley, at Racine. The organization was 
completed at Camp Randall, Madi.son, where 
the regiment remained guarding i-ebel soldiers 
until their transfer to Camp Douglas at Chi- 
cago. About June 1st, the change was made 
and the 19tli remained in Camp Randall until 
tiie 17th of the same month, when the regiment 
proceeded to Washington. It went, success- 
ively, to Alexandria and Fortress Monroe, 
camping at Hampton, Va. In June, the com- 
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and on returning to Fortress Monroe, orders 
awaited to proceed to Norfolk where it arrived 
June 29tli. Colonel Sanders was appointed 
Provost Judge and the regiment performed 
provost duty, acting as guard and patrol of the 
cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth. April 11th, 
1863, the soldiers were sent out in detachments 
for fatigue duty and for two weeks were wliolly 
without protection from the inclemency of the 
weather and employed in severest labor. April 
26th they were ordered to SuHolk and the 17th 
of June, they went to Norfolk, en route to York- 
town. At this time the command was suffering 
from the effects of malaria, contracted in ex})0- 
sure to the poisoned atmospliere without proper 
food or camp equipage already described and, 
from the middle of August to October, the reg- 
iment was at Newport News and principally 
occup)ied in recruiting their sanitary condition. 
October 11th a removal to Newbern, N. C, was 
effected and Company F, was assigned to out- 
post duty, at the farthest point from Newbern 
at Camp Havelock, 20 miles away, with a soli- 
tary piece of artillery. In the attack on New- 
bern, about the 1st of February, Company F 
was driven from its position. At the time of 
the assault Mr. Neumann was at Newport Bar- 
racks to draw rations for his company, as 
Orderly Sergeant. He had obtained the 
supplies and was in readiness to send tliem 
by rail, when the station 'W'bere he was 
waiting, was attacked by rebels. The assault 
was met by the 9th Vermont, a Rhode 
Island Batter}'^ and cavalry but were not equal 
to the work of repulse, and it became necessary 
to burn the commissary and quartermaster's 
stores to prevent their falling into tlie hands of 
tlie rebels. Mr. Neumann was nine miles from 
his company and he was obliged to cross a rail- 
road bridge which was burning and make his 
way to liis command on foot, arriving at twelve 
o'clock to find it under marching orders for 
Fort Spinola. When the company reached the 
fort tlie force in command mistook tliem for 
rebels and fired on them, the disaster being 
made more terrible from an attack on them at 
the same time from the guns of a gunboat in 
the river. In the action at Fort Darling, which 
occurred in May, 1864, the 19th was engaged 
and assisted in the victory, although at con- 
siderable cost in killed and wounded. With 
the exception of three companies, the regiment 
was occupied in picket duty until June 17th, 
when it accompanied an expedition to the 



Petersburg and Richmond Railroad to. destroy 
three miles of the track. June 20th a transfer 
was made to another brigade and the command 
lay in tiie trenches before Petersl)urg until the 
day of the explosion of the mine, when it acted 
as support for the Ninth Corps, tightmg in the 
crater. The next concerted action in which the 
19th Wisconsin was involved, was on tlie old 
field of Fair Oaks, where the casuahties were 
terrific, the command suffering a loss of 136 
men out of 180 and eiglit officers out of nine ; 
90 enlisteil men were rej)orted missing and all 
but 17 were taken pi'isoners. Mr. Neumann 
was captured October 27th and was sent to 
Richmond and confined 10 days in Libby. 
November 4th he was sent to Salisbury, N. C, 
stockade prison. The sufferings endured by 
tho.se confined in tiiis and at Andersonville 
passes description. The details of existence in 
them are such as to thrill with an unutterable 
emotion the biographer who edits these accounts. 
In one instance, a man who had endured them 
was asked how he managed to survive. " I 
swore I would outlive the whole Southern Con- 
federacy," was his answer, and it is probable 
that his determination and the courage which 
made him a soldier of the Union supplied him 
with the strength required to live through the 
most horrible experiences on the records of 
modern warfare. Probably that is true of most 
of those who lived to tell their pitiful stories. 

Slierinan's march to the sea meant deliver- 
ance to the men in the Southern prisons and 
accomplished that work. February 1st, the 
first movement after the capture of Savannah 
was made towards the beginning of the end. 
Simultaneously, tlie rebels commenced the' 
transfer of captives from place to place, and on 
the fourth of March the starved, ragged, and 
altogether wretched creatures at Salisbury were 
taken from its confining walls of timber and 
sent to Wilmington. Can those who read these 
words, written a quarter of a century after all 
their significance was experienced, paint that 
sorrowful procession of humanity, destitute of 
every vestige of anything like a whole gar- 
ment, sick, sore, tired with a weariness that 
was of the soul as of their suffering bodies, 
bareheaded, barefooted, covered with dirt and 
vermin, haggard, grim and emaciated and 
starting for a march of 21 miles to enter Para- 
dise under the folds of a Union flag? 

Mr. Neumann was made Sergeant on the 
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after taking the field, was promoted to First or 
Orderly' Sergeant. He was advanced to the 
position of and commissioned Second Lieuten- 
ant-, but was never mustered in as such, being 
incapacitated for attendance on that ceremony 
by tbe pressing attentions of the rebel authori- 
ties who could not deprive tbeniselves of liis 
society. April 29, 18G5, he received honorable 
discharge at Madison, Wis. 

Tlie parents of Air. Neumann, Peter and 
Henrietta (Crass) Neumann, were natives of 
Prussia. They are deceased and are buried at 
Fillmore, Washington Co., Wis. The fatlier 
was a soldier in the Prussian army and served 
with distinction. Mr. Neumann was married 
in 1859 to Miss Catherine Scherff. Their chil- 
dren are named Ellen, Martin .J., William .J., 
Geoi'ge F., Katie and Annie. 



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LEXANDER SARCiENT, a mechanic 
"* of Seymour, Wis., njember of G. 

A. R.' Post No. 198, was born Feb. 

22, 1819, in Orange, Vermont. He 
passed the first years of his youth in his native 
State and in early manhood went to New York 
State. He was 20 years old, when he was mar- 
ried in 1839, and, some years after, he removed 
his family and interests to Wisconsin. Within 
the first year of the war with tbe Southern sec- 
tion of the country, he determined to become a 
.soldier, and accordingly enlisted in December, 

1861, in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company 
M, at Kenosha for three years. In the fall of 

1862, he was made Sergeant and served in that 
capacity until he received honorable discharge 
in March, 1863, at Ironton, Mo., where he had 
been for some time an inmate of the hospital. 
His record includes the battles of Bloomtield, 
St. Francis and L' Anguille, Ark. This bare 
statement gives an excellent illustration of the 
meed of reward doled out to the volunteer sol- 
diers by the reports, and beyond this he has no 
opportunity to receive even the notice of his 
name if he happened to survive the chances of 
war. After the tight at Bloomtield he did good 
service in scouting and foraging, and in the cap- 
ture of bushwhackers. In the same month the 
action at Chalk Bluff took place. At L' An- 
guille Ferry tbe action was a surprise and the 
command suffered severely in lo.ss by capture 



and death. The work of the cavalrymen will 
never receive full justice from its irregular 
nature. The scouting when the saddles were 
kept for days, when food was scarce and 
nothing could lie ol)tained save the most mea- 
ger results from foraging in the poorest coun- 
try in the world, the exposure to sudden dan- 
ger, the general service in which the mounted 
troops were involved — all this can never be 
adequately depicted. 

Tlie marriage of Mr. Sargent to Louisa San- 
Ijorn took place March 5, 1839, in Chateaugay, 
Franklin Co., New York. Oliver is the only 
son. Clara lives in Chicago. Roxana, Orson, 
Josephine and Martha are the names of the 
children deceased. 

The father of Mr. Sargent was a native of 
New Hampshire and was a carpenter by occu- 
pation. His mother was from the same State 
and of Irish extraction. The forefathers of 
Mrs. Sargent were of American birth and her 
parents were born in New Hampshire. 

Mr. Sargent married Maria Ilaskins of New 
York, Dec. 25, 1875. Their son, 0. D. Wells, 
lives in Minnesota. 



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<f^ FORGE F.PECK,Peshtigo,Wis.,anda 
former soldier of the civil war, was 




born Sep.7,1833, in Mendon, Rutland 
Co., Vermont, and is the son of 
Romanta and Polly (Durgin) Peck. The family 
removed from the Green Mountain State in 1835 
to Mendon, Monroe Co , New York, and the son ac- 
companied his brother-in-law on his removal to 
Wisconsin in 1841 He went to Milwaukee to 
enlist, and enrolled Sept. 22, 1864, in Company 
F, 44th Wisconsin Infantry, for one year, and 
received discharge Aug. 11, 1805, at Milwau- 
kee, the war being ended. During the latter 
part of his service he acted as bass drummer, 
until he went to tbe hospital at Milwaukee, on 
his arrival there with his command after the 
termination of the war. The 44th was sent to 
the front at Nashville as soon as the companies 
could be enrolled and mustered, the situation 
of Thomas requiring re-enforcing, and, during 
the battle at that place in December, the 
liattalion of five companies occupied the trenches 
between the city and Fort Negley. After the 
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command was occupied in post and guard duty 
until March, when it went to Eastporl, Miss., re- 
turning to Nashville and proceeding thence to 
Paducah, Ky., where they performed duty du- 
ing the reconstruction period until August, 
when the regiment returne<l to Wisconsin to be 
disbanded. Mr. Peck was put on duty at the 
hosjiital at Milwaukee a month before his dis- 
charge, he being home on a furlough, and his 
regiment on its way home. He located at his 
present place of aliode in 1868, and in the fire of 
Oct. 8, 1871, lost his entire projierty except his 
land. His adopted son, .loim R. Btish, aged 
20, was burned to death that day, and lie and 
his wife saved their lives by takmg refuge on 
a piece of ])loughed ground sowed to winter 
wheat. Mr. Peck married Rose Ann, daughter 
of James and Jane (Maitland) Elliott, who was 
born in Cou'nty Derry, Ireland. "She was 18 
montlis old when brought to America. Four 
of her brothers were in the service. Matthew 
Elliott enlisted in the lOtli Wi.sconsin, Samuel 
in the 1st Wisconsin, Thomas in the 19th and 
William in the 15th Wisconsin. Samuel was 
killed at Chickamauga, and Thomas was 
wounded before Petersburg and died at Mc- 
Dougal hospital in New York. 



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HARLES E. CONSTANCE, of Wau- 
paca, Wis., and a member of G. A. 
R. Post No. 21, J. A. Garfield, was 
born Oct. 13, 1821, in Longhope, 
Gloucestershire, England, and is the son of Wil- 
liam Constance, who w'as a manufacturer in 
England and reared his son to a knowledge of 
the profession, in which, he followed his 
ancestoi'S. In 1855 he came to America and 
located at Fond du Lac, Wis., where he died the 
following year. His wife, Mary (Lane) Con- 
stance, was the daughter of a Baptist clergyman 
and their marriage took place aljout 1814. They 
had nine children, two of whom died in Eng- 
land. They are named Samuel and Annie, and 
the death of the daughter was the first event of 
the kind in tiie family. The others were named 
William, Martha, Charles, Emma, (Mrs. Hall), 
David, Esther Sweet and Mr. Constance of this 
sketch. While in England ]Mr. Constance 
learned the business of wood turning in his 
fether's factory and was engaged in that occu- 




pation previous to coming to the New World. 
In 1843 became to America, bringing with him 
a younger brother and sister. He passed the 
first Summer in Canada, removing to Troy, New 
York, in the fall and was employed successively 
in the rolling mills of Erastus Corning anil 
Henry Burden. He resided in Troy six years 
and, in the spring of 1850, he came to Wiscon- 
sin, to Lind, Waupaca county, where he resided 
three years, when he removed to Waupaca. He 
is the owner of a fine and valuable farm ad- 
joining the city limits. During the first year 
of the war he decided that the pressing need of 
the country was good men and enlisted Aug. 
12, 1802, in Company G. 21st Wisconsin Infan- 
try. (Captain M. H. Sessions of Minneapolis.) 
The regiment left the State Sept. 11th, and went 
to Cincinnati, crossing the river to Covington, 
Ky., where they went into trenches and suffered 
from want of army equipage. From there the 
command went to Louisville, and thence to 
fight in the battle of Perryville. He fought 
afterwards at Stone River and Chickamauga, 
going next to Chattanooga and Mission Ridge, 
and fought in the several actions called Rocky 
Face Ridge and was in the assault at Resaca. 
He was in the action at Pumpkin Vine Creek, 
at Big Shanty, and in the actions at Kenesaw 
Mountain; he also participated in the siege of 
Atlanta and went to Jonesboro and was present 
at the burning of Marietta in the grand march, 
went to Fayetteville, and was in the action at 
Bentonville, going thence to Goldsboro and Ra- 
leigh. After the surrender of Johnston, Mr. 
Constance was suffering with rheumatism and 
was sent by boat ria Cape tiatteras to .Vlexau- 
drla, where he remained until the Review at 
Washington, where he was discharged June 8, 
1865. New Year's Day, 1863, at Stone River, 
Wheeler's cavalry cut through a train which 
was being guarded by a detail from the brigade, 
and all the panic stricken men fled except Mr. 
Constance, ind as he was about to leave for a 
place of safety, he saw that he was intercepted 
by the Union cavalry and was placed between 
two fires until the rebels were repulsed. While 
engagefl in provost duty at Nashville, he was 
detailed at the headquarters of General Stark- 
weather, with the brigade guarding prisoners 
until the latter part of May, 1864. He was on the 
march to Atlanta, and was afterwards with the 
regiment till Johnston surrendered and to the 
close of the war. Mr. Constance married Marga- 
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six surviving children. Henry C. was born in 
Milwaukee, May 31, 1850. George L. was bom 
in Waupaca, March 24, 1857 ; Caroline L., 
Sept. 24, 1858 ; Meta, March 18, 1864; Frank 
R., Nov. 19, 18(16 ; Louis, April 22, 1869. Six 
children are deceased. \Villiam B., was born 
in Plymouth, Mass., Dec. 22, 1846, and enlLsted 
in Com])any G, 21st Wisconsin Infantry, Dec. 
29, 186;>, was wounded at Resaca and was 
transferred to the 3rd Wisconsin .June 8, 1865. 
(Company G.) He was mustered out July ISth 
afterward and returned home to die in 1875, 
from disease incurred in the army. Louis was 
graduated from tlie High School at Waui)aca 
in 1888 and entered Lawrence University at 
Appleton the same fall. 

Mr. Constance is a man of prominent j)0si- 
tion in Waupaca and represents a class of for- 
eign-born citizens whose record and career 
prove the stability of their devotion to then- 
adopted country. He is a staunch Republican 
and cast his first vote for Taylor. 



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EROME D. TYLER of East Depere, 
Wis., and a member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 91 was born Dec. 1, 1841, in Craw- 
ford Co., Pennsylvania and is the son of 
E. H. and Susan (Holman) Tyler. The fatlier 
was a native of Chautaufjua, New York, and 
the motlier was a native of Boston, Mass., and 
is living in Erie, Pa. The former is deceased. 
His paternal grandfather, Solomon Tyler, was a 
soldier in the war of 1812 and died in Con- 
neautville, Pa., aged 87 years. His maternal 
grandfather and great grandfather were both 
born in Conneautville. Mr. Tyler was reared 
a farmer and enlisted when he was 19 years 
old, Aug. 17, 1861, in Company H, 83rd Penn- 
sylvania Infantry at Conneautville for three 
years. The regiment was assigned to the Army 
of the Potomac and went to Yorkville where 
the command participated in the siege and 
went afterwards to Gaines Mills. Mr. Tyler 
was in both actions and fought at Hanover C. 
H. He was injured while on picket in tlie 
valley of the Ciiickahominy, while assisting a 
detail to carry a boat, which, falling on him, 
produced contusion of the back. (The com- 
mand to which he was assigned was in Porter's 
division in the army of McClellan.) He was 



taken to the hospital at Harrison's Landing and 
tlience to Philadelphia, where he remained in 
a hospital until discharged. He was released 
from military .service Oct. 15, 1862, and re- 
turned to his home. He came to Wiscunsm in 
November, 1863, and, since the war, has oper- 
ated as a carpenter and builder. He was mar- 
ried April 12, 1866, to Emma C. Miller and 
they have two children — Charles J., born Sept. 
27, 1867, and Edna, born May 13, 1871. The 
mother was born in Depere. Mr. Tyler has 
three brothers and a sister. Jonathan M. en- 
listed in the 111th Pennsylvania Infantry. Tlie 
otliers are named William H. and Charles H. 
Clara married W. O. Sutton of Erie, Pa. 



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S^LORENTINE HOTCHKISS, a resi- 
dent on section 12, Packwaukee town- 
ship, Marquette county, Wis., mem- 
ber of G. A. R. Post No. 64, at Mon- 
tello, Wis., was born May 20, 1839, in Greene, 
Chenango Co., New York. His father, Willis 
Hotchkiss, was born Oct. 16, 1806, near Cats- 
kill, New York, and was the son of a Revolu- 
tionary soldier ; in 1850 he removed to Green 
Lake county, Wisconsin, with his family, reach- 
ing that location in June and, in tlie fall of the 
same year went to Packwaukee, where he lo- 
cated on pre-empted land, which he redeemed 
from its primitive condition, and on which he 
was a resident more than 30 years, his death 
occurring on the homestead, April 3, 1881 ; 
about 1830 he married Samantha Mallory. (See 
sketch of Simeon Pond.) Their marriage took 
place in the State of New York, and the wife 
and mother died on the homestead Jan. 11, 
1886, aged 80 years ; four of their five children 
are still living; Frederick died March 9, 1853, 
when 18 years old. Mrs. Mary Jane (Hotch- 
kiss) Weils, lives at Fond du l^ac; Mrs. Pond 
resides at Westfield ; Harriet married Charles 
Richards of Wausau, Wis. 

Mr. Hotchkiss resided with his parents until 
he entered the army. He was brought up on 
the farm subject to all the experiences of the 
son of a pioneer farmer, and was a little more 
than 21 years old when he decided to become a 
soldier; he enlisted Nov. 1, 1861, in Company 
C, 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry, enrolling at Kings- 
ston, where the company was enlisted, and go- 



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ing to the camp of rendezvous at Janesville. 
He went thence with the command to St. Louis, 
where he remained about a month, when or- 
ders were received to proceed to Fort Leaven- 
worth, where he received liis horse, which com- 
pleted his cavalry equipment. Soon after 
reaching that place, tlie battalion to which his 
company was attached, went to Fort ScotL, 
which was headquarters during his period of 
service. Fort Scott was at that time on the ex- 
treme frontier. Mr. Hotchkiss was in the 
charge at "Church in the Woods," and in the 
skirmish at Montevallo, and afterwards was in 
the raid under General Blunt to Van Buren. 
The service which Mr. Hotchkiss performed, 
including skirmishing with bushwhackers and 
guard and garrison duty, and he also acted as 
a scout and escort on emigrant and United 
States mail trains, and he was in considerable 
service in Missouri. In September, 1863, he 
was sent with a detail from his battalion to 
Baxter Springs to reinforce that post and tliey 
were attacked by the rebel guerrillas under 
Quantrell, who rode their horses onto the very 
breastworks of the fortification. When they 
left that place, Quantrell and his guerrillas, dis- 
guised in Federal uniforms, attacked General 
Blunt with an escort of about 100 men, includ- 
ing Company I, who were left to face the rebels 
alone and stood until the rebels advanced to a 
hand-to-hand encounter and after the fight was 
over Mr. Hotchkiss assisted in the burial of 
about 80 of the dead. In Price's raid in Mis- 
souri in September, 1864, he was with his bat- 
talion at Lexington under Rosecrans and when 
Lexington was reached, it was found that Price 
had fled to the Big and Little Blue Rivers and 
he was in the skirmishes there, and at 
Independence and chased Price to Kansas 
City where Curtis's troops made a stand 
and were re-enforced by Pleasanton and 
Price was driven and overtaken at Mine 
Creek, where a large amount of ammunition 
and a considerable number of prisoners were 
captured. On this march the command was 
short of rations until they met the supply 
train and the chief part of the detail went 
with the train to Fort Smith as escort, return- 
ing to Fort Scott to be mustered out. Mr. 
Hotchkiss had his first encounter with the reb- 
els at Montevallo. While doing garrison duty 
at Fort Scott, Aug. 24, 1863, Mr. Hotchkiss 
was attacked with chronic diarrh(jea and was in 
the hospital until the last of the following 




March. Twice during the time he was offered 
a discharge. 

He was discharged at Madison P'eb. 16, 
1865, having served more than his period of 
enlistment by several months. He returned to 
Packwaukee and resumed his occupation as 
farmer on the homestead which his father pre- 
empted and which is still his home. He was 
married July 21. 1869, to Emma Haddon at 
Portage, Wis., and they have four children ; 
Willis E. was born Sept. 3, 1870 ; Flossie, Aug. 
29,1874; Lettie, May 20, 1876; Walter, June 
5, 1880. 



ICHOLAS WEILAND, Appleton,Wis., 
and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
183, was born Nov. 20, 1840, at 
Orenhofen, Trier, Prussia. His 
father, Leonard Weiland, died in 1842 in 
Prussia, and the mother, Elizabeth (Plauses) 
Weiland, came to America with her children in 
1856. They arrived at the port of New York 
May 5th and came at once to Milwaukee, where 
the son was a farmer near the city limits until 
1861, when he located at Appleton and engaged 
in farming until he determined to enter mili- 
tary life. He enlisted Sept. 25th, 1862, in I 
Company, 32nd Wisconsin Infantry at Apple- 
ton for three years. The regiment left the 
State about the last of October and went direct 
to Memphis, Tenn., where it was assigned to 
Sherman's command and proceeded in the 
.southward movement to aid in the prosecution 
of the plans of Grant on Vicksburg. Mr. Wei- 
land was on the Oxford march when the dis- 
aster at Holly Springs occurred, and the regi- 
ment was the first to take possession of the 
place. His health continued unbroken, not- 
withstanding the hardship and exposure and 
the unaccustomed duties to which he was as- 
signed, and he was a participant in the battles 
of Moscow, in the Meridian expedition, patroled 
at Jackson, engaged in the destruction of the 
Moljile & Ohio railroad, fought a detachment 
of cavahy there, and afterwards performed an 
incredible amount of marching. Near Cort- 
land he was in another fight and, when the 
32nd started for the sea under the command of 
General Sherman, he participated in all the 
fights and skirmishes, including Atlanta and 
Jonesboro, and finally went into action at Ben- 



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tonville, to lose his right arm by a gunshot 
wound, wliich necessitated amputation, which 
was performed on the field. He la\' on the 
bodies of two dead soldiers through the night 
after receiving liis wound and was discovered 
at three in the morning. He was placed on a 
mule and taken to Goldsborough, N. C, after 
the operation and thence to Newbern, N. C. 
He was in a hospital well supplied with 
wounded rebels and was the single -Union sol- 
dier in his ward, his cot being placed between 
those of a sergeant of a Virginia regiment and 
a lieutenant-colonel of the 5th South Carolina 
Lifantry. The latter was visited by his sweet- 
heart who waited on him and broughi him 
choice food which he divided with Mr. Wei- 
land. Another rebel in the same ward, belong- 
ing to a North Carolina command, was hit by 
a volley of seven balls. His right arm and 
riglit leg were taken off and his left hand, all 
but the thumb. When Mr. Weiland left the 
hospital he was alive and with every prospect 
of recovery. Mr. Weiland went thence to 
Morehead, N. C, where the LTnion wounded 
took the steamer " Northern Light " for New 
York, and went to Willard's Point iiospital in 
the North River near Fort Schuyler. On tlie 
steamer were 1,200 men wlio arrived in New 
York harbor on the lotli of April following tlie 
assasination of the President, and they heard 
the news as they entered the river from the 
pilot boat. The commotion among the soldiers 
was an awful sight, the exasperated men ex- 
pressing their grief and i-age by every possible 
demonstration, some threatening, others swear- 
ing and some utterlj' prostrated. Li June fol- 
lowing, the wounded Wisconsin soldiers left 
New York on cattle cars for Prairie du Chien. 
The cause of this atrocity has never been 
cleared up and the suffering men, who had 
left beds of long painful and illness, underwent 
their most bitter experience at the hands of 
their own friends alter suffering fi-om 
wounds of the severest character. At Hai'- 
vard Junction a comrade from an Illinois 
regiment standing on the platform recog- 
nized Mr. Weiland as from liis brigade and 
obtained for him a square meal. (Food had 
been placed in their car, but it had become 
spoiled.) This was the only food he received 
on the route fit for a human being to eat. Mr. 
Weiland went to the Jesuit College hospital at 
Old Fort Crawford, remaining until November, 
1865, when he proceeded to Madison and acted 



as Commissary Sergeant for Dr. Greenleaf in 
charge of the hospital, and was there dis- 
charged in September, 1866, and returned to 
Appleton. 

He was married Feb. 1, 1868, to Margaret 
Karn, and they have seven children — Mary E., 
Elizabeth, George H., Henry D., Frank E., 
Charlotte C. and Katie. A son, named John, 
died at the age of 10 months. The mother of 
Mr. Weiland is living with her son, aged 82. 
(1888). Three brothers and a sister came to 
this country with him ; two of the former — 
Adam and Jacob — being enlisted men in the 
service of the Union. The former was in the 
31st Wisconsin and returned in safety. The 
latter was in the 36th Illinois. Peter Iluberty, 
the husband of his sister, was in the detacli- 
ment under Colonel Harnden of the 1st Wis- 
consin Cavalry, to whom belonged t'ne distinc- 
tion of discovering the retreat of Jeff Davis. 



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ENRY 0. FIFIELD, proprietor of the 
Menonainee Herald, the leading Re- 
publican journal of the section of 
his State where he is resident, is a 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 266. (Lyon.) 
His father, Sanmel S. Fifield, was born ni New 
Hampshire in 1801 and was the s'on of Nathan- 
iel Fifield who went from the Granite State in 
1804 and cleared a farm "from the stnni]) " in 
Maine. Samuel S Fifield married Naomi, 
daughter of AUiana Pease, noted as a Millerite 
and a local ])reiicher of repute. Henry O. 
Fifield was born Aug. 7, 1841, in Corinna, Pen- 
obscot Co., Maine. Wlien he was 13 years old 
he accoinj)anied his fatlief and brother, Samuel 
S., to the West, tlie three locating temporarily 
at Rock Island, 111., whence they went in the 
spring of the next year to Prescott, Wis., where 
the senior Fifield engaged in active business. 
His son received a common-school education 
and in 1S58 followed the "bent of his desires" 
and entered the oftice of the Transcript as a 
compositor and remained in that connection 
until enlistments under the first summons of 
President Lincoln, when he enrolled as a soldier 
responsive to the call of the chief whose name 
was to him the slogan of manhood and patriot- 
ism, and to the spirit awakened in him by the 
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W. A. Acker opened an enrolling office at Pres- 
cott and, April 19, 1861, the name of Henry 0. 
Fifield was among tlie first to be recorded from 
Prescott as a defender of tlie integrity of the 
country, (althougli he was less tlian 21) in the 
1st Minnesota Infantry. The regiment rendez- 
voused at Fort Snelling (where re-enlistment as 
three years men took place) and proceeded 
thence to Washington, to be assigned to 
Heintzelman's Brigade at Alexandria and, 
July 17th, started to participate in the battle 
of Bull Run, arriving in time to engage 
in the fight of the 21st. They also en- 
gaged in the finale of that action, but had the 
satisfaction of being mentioned in their chief's 
report as one of the few regiments to leave the 
field in good order. They camped about a 
mile from the Capital and moved thence to 
fight at Ball's Bluif in October and went next 
to Poolesville, Md., where tiie winter was 
passed. In the spring tiie 1st Minnesota 
accompanied General Sliields to the first fight 
at Winchester, proceeding later to the penin- 
sula to make connection with the command of 
McClellan. Mr. Fifield was in action in the 
siege of Yorktown, and his regiment went 
thence to the head of York River where they 
took possession of Delaware Landing. (The 
regiment at this date belonged to Sumner's 
corps and to the division of Sedgwick.) At 
Eltham, an old Virginia town with a historic 
graveyard, they fought for possession and the 
mossy and mouldy old gravestones of the F. F. 
^^'s. toppled to the ground and the mounds 
were torn to pieces by the irrevent bullets of 
both sides. Joining the main army, a move- 
ment was made to Cold Harbor, whence the 
regiment went to the swamps of the Chicka- 
hominy. They were specially detailed to con- 
struct the Sumner Grape Vine River bridge, the 
rebels meanwhile opening a dam above, letting 
a flood of water onto the flats, the soldiers being 
compelled to wade in tlie water to tlieir arm- 
pits to reach higher ground. They fought 
next at Fair Oaks (Seven Pines) where a por- 
tion of the troops were in full retreat when 
they arrived. "Pitching in," the 1st Minnesota 
"snatched victory from defeat." In the con- 
templated movement on Richmond, the regi- 
ment made preparations by throwing up 
breastworks seven miles from the Confederate 
capital and the command were in the midst of 
incessant skirmishing, sleeping on their arms 



and in constant expectation of hearing the 
"long roll." 

On one occasion Mr. Fifield was in a slielter 
tent wholly unprotected from rebel shells and 
proposed to Gus Ellison, a comrade, that they 
protect themselves by getting to the rear of a 
log building used for a hospital. They were 
scarcey placed, before a 32-pound shell hurtled 
through the logs and crushed the head of Elli- 
son to a jelly. Mr. Fifield was thrown ten feet, 
with his head and back injured, his tongue bitten 
through, and his right eye was torn by striking 
on his face on the ground, and he was picked 
up lor dead. He passed a few days in the hos- 
pital and was soon in readiness to pay the 
rebels for a personal as well as National griev- 
ance. He is still a sufferer from the effects of 
the injury, the weather being a faithful moni- 
tor to remind him of his obligations to rebel 
hostility. He joined his regiment in time for 
the Peach Orchard fight and encountered all 
the miseries of the seven days' retreat. He 
was in the fight at Savage Station, at Glendale, 
Allen's farm and, in the last, personally cap- 
tured the colors of a Virginia regiment. He 
also fought at White Oak Swamp, Malvern 
Hill and in others of less importance, and 
afterwards the "1st" went into camp at Harri- 
son's Landing to recruit. From there the 
regiment went again to Malvern Hill and 
thence on transports to Alexandria preparatoiy 
to the second Bull Run. The "1st" covered 
the rear of the retreat and afterwards made a 
inarch via ^'^ienna, fighting the cavaliy of Zeb 
Stuart en roide, using their two pieces of artil- 
lery effectively and killing and wounding 75 
rebels with slight loss to thera.selves. (Sep. 2, 
1862). Soon after nightfall, a regiment clad in 
butternut and wearing badges on their arms 
rode into camp. Responding "1st Maiyland 
Cavalry" to the challenge, they were immedately 
fired on. They had forgotten to say "Union" and 
in the darkness suffered for the omission. Also, 
the firing attracted attention in other regiments 
and it being generally supposed that a night 
attack had been made, dismay po.ssessed the 
camp and a stampede was only prevented by 
the coolness and promptness of officers who 
immediately made the rallying cries which put 
an end to a threatened disorderly flight. The 
"1st" crossed into Maryland by Edwards' Ferry, 
passing over the old camping ground of 1861 
towards Frederick, where an arrival was made 
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Jackson had left the place. (This was on the 
day when Barbara Fritchie brought to tlie 
cheek of the leader "a shade of sadness, a blush 
of shame.") September 14th the regiment 
fought at South Mountain where General Reno 
was killed. The " 1st " was in tlie action at An- 
tietam and lost heavily. The regiment charged 
repeatedly through a cornfield and not a trace 
of the "waving green" was left. They stopped 
only to bury their dead and followed with Burn- 
side's command to Frederick,sburg. (McCleilan 
had been relieved.) Mr. Fifield i-etains hislo}^- 
alty to and his affection for his commanding 
officer, and recalls the emotion manifested by 
the entire command for their fallen chief, many 
of the soldiers weeping and refusing to be com- 
forted for his loss. The 1st Minnesota fought 
at Fredericksburg and camped at Falmouth, 
where they passed the winter. In the spring 
they were again in action there and their next 
battle was the fight at Gettysburg. They ac- 
complished the distance — .305 miles — in 15 day.s, 
arriving in time to engage in the fight late on the 
1st of July. 325 men went into that fight and 
left 224 killed and wounded on the field, in- 
cluding 17 officers, the colonel, lieutenant- 
colonel, adjutant and major being severely 
wounded, and Captain Wilson D. Farrell, mor- 
tally. Tlie loss of the 1st Minnesota at Gettys- 
burg was 80 per cent, of the men engaged and 
is acknowledged to be the heaviest loss in any 
one fight of any troops engaged in any war on 
record. Mr. Fifield placed his captain's body 
in a grave dug by his own hands witli a grub- 
bing hoe, but he now lies in Minnesota, having 
been removed by his friends afterwards. The 
colors fell seven times, another color bearer re- 
placing each as they fell. The 1st Minnesota 
was one of the regiments that repelled the ter- 
rific charge of Pickett, and won the special com- 
mendation of General Hancock, whose pride and 
boa.st it had become for gallantry in the field. It 
was detailed next for duty in the enforcement of 
the draft at New York and suppression of the 
riots there and sustained its record. It was the 
first- regiment to take position on Brooklyn 
Heights and, during the period of its stay there, 
Mr. Fifield was made drum major and was dis- 
charged as such. Returning to the front, the 
1st Minnesota went from Alexandria to Brandy 
Station, passing over their old battle field of 
Bull Run, where the rain liad washed the earth 
from the bodies of their buried comrades leav- 
ing the limbs visible. Mr. Fifield fought at 



Bristowe Station and passed a short time in 
camp near Brandy Station. In November he 
was with his conunand in the Mine Run expe- 
dition which closed the activities of 1863. The 
regiment was ordered to Minnesota to recruit 
and marched to Washington to receive special 
honors from the Minnesotians there resident, 
and the soldiers were feted by a banquet at the 
National hotel at which Senator Zack Chandler, 
Hannibal Hamlin, and others equally dis- 
tinguished, made speeches. From LaCrosseon 
their way to St. Paul, the route was made by 
stage and, arriving at the latter place, the citi- 
zens received their heroes with an ovation. Mr. 
Fifield passed the winter at Fort Snelling and 
was discharged May 19, 1864, his term having 
expired. He fought in 23 regular battles and 
countless skirmishes, the regiment being from 
first to last, always in the post of danger. From 
an enlistment of more tban 1,700 men less than 
500 returned to Minnesota. 

Mr. Fifield has Ijeen connected with the busi- 
ness of printing more than 30 years. In 1870 
he and his brother, Hon. Samuel S. Fifield, en- 
gaged in the publication of tiie Bayfield, (Lake 
Superior) Press and were connected with that 
journal two years, then removing the outfit to 
Ashland where they established tlie Press on a 
permanent basis. In 1873, Mr. Fifield sold his 
interest to his brother and engaged as local edi- 
tor of tlie Polk county Press, (Wis.) and after- 
wards was connected in the same capacity with 
the Stillwater (Minn.) Lvmhcnncm. In the win- 
ter of 1878-9 lie was occupied as proof reader on 
the reports of the Assembly of Wisconsin. 
March 12tli following, he located at Menominee, 
Mich., to assume editorial charge of the Herald, 
then published by James A. Crozer and in June, 
1881, he became ])roprietorby purchase and has 
since managed its business relations and con- 
ducted its editorial and other departments. He 
is a Republican of radical stripe and his paper 
has reached a high standard in popularit}' and 
influence, having the largest circulation in the 
county. The building in which Mr. Fifield 
carries on his business was constructed under 
his direction in 1886 and is, in every particular, 
adjusted to the requirements of his business, 
and arranged with reference to facility and 
completeness of detail. A Hoe cylinder press 
is used, and in the job department the fixtures 
are of the latest and most approved patterns. A 
conijilete stereotyping outfit is included in the 
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fonts contain every variety of material necessary 
to an office of extensive connections. In short, 
the plant is on the same scale with ofRces of 
large interests in the great cities. The proprie- 
tor has invested $2U,000 in the building and 
fixtures, and it is a credit to his taste and judg- 
ment and an honor to Menominee. 

Mr. Fifield was married Sept. 5, 1SG6, to 
Emma Ij. Walker. Their only son, Henry Dana, 
is local solicitor on the Herald. Mrs. Fitield was' 
born in Illinois and is the daughter of Lewis 
and Calphurnia (White) Walker, the former a 
native of the State of New York and the latter 
of Vermont. Her father removed his family to 
Minnesota in 1853. She is the granddaughter 
of Doctor White, who was connected with the 
Morgan excitement and who was obliged to 
leave the State in consequence. 

Hon. Samuel S. Fifield, the brother referred to, 
has been prominent in the political history of 
the Badger State for many years. His local 
connections brought him into prominence and 
in 1874 his district sent him to the lower house 
of the Assembly where he was made Speaker 
and .served in that capacity in the most efficient 
manner. He represented Ashland district three 
terms and in 1877 was elected Senator and again 
in 1880 and 1881. In the autumn of 1881 he 
was elected Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin 
and served in that office by successive re-elec- 
tions to 1887. His other relations in public life 
are numerous and important. 



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y^y^L^ILLIAM H. HEMSCHEMEYER, 

"inJ^// a resident at Manitowoc, Wis., and 
P^ a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
18, was born May 19, 1833, in 
Hanover, Germany. When he was 14 years old 
he came to America with his parents, 0. H. and 
Sophia (Rickmann) Hemschemeyer, and they 
located on a farm in Manitowoc county, Wis., 
where he assisted his father until he was 
19 years old, with the exception of winter 
seasons, when he attended school. In 1852 
he engaged in business, in which he operated 
until the second call of the President for troops 
in the first year of the civil war. August 21, 
1862, he enlisted in Company F, 26th Wiscon- 
sin Infantry, at Manitowoc for three years. He 



passed through the several non-commissioned 
grades and was commissioned 1st Lieutenant of 
Company I of the same command, April 13, 
1864' Oct. 19th of the .same year he was pro- 
moted to tile Captaincy of Company I and was 
mustered out ps such. He was in the first reg- 
iment raised for Sigel's command in Wisconsin 
and left the State for Washington, October 6th. 
He was in tiie movements to Gainesville, and 
afterwards to Falmouth and did not miss the 
"Mud Campaign " at a later date. He was in 
the disastrous battle of Chancellorsville, fought 
afterwards at Gettysburg, and went with the 
command to join the troops in the West and 
was in the action at Wauhatchie on the Ten- 
nessee. He fought at Mission Ridge and went 
thence to Kuoxville and back to Lookout, and 
in May was in the reconnoissance and skir- 
mishing at Buzzard Roost. He was in the 
tight at Re-saca, Pumpkin Vine Creek, in the 
movements at Kenesaw Mountain and in the 
tight at Peach Tree Creek, in the siege of At- 
lanta and started with Sherman in November 
for the march to the sea and traveled through 
Georgia 34 days, engaged in the varied oper- 
ations which marked the jirogress of that 
triumphal march. He was in the fight at 
Averysboro in March and was under fire at 
Bentonville, three days later, going thence to 
Goldsboro and Raleigh, where the command 
delayed until tlie surrender of General John- 
ston, when he again took up the line of marcli 
and journeyed for weary days througli heat 
and dust to Washington, wiiere he was a par- 
ticipant in the Grand Review. The regiment 
left Washington June 13th and reached Mil- 
waukee on the 17th, where it was welcomed by 
the German citizens, and was soon after paid 
off and discharged. 

After his return home Mr. Hemschemeyer 
was engaged in the sale of groceries and after- 
ward in the mangement of a hotel in which lie 
was occupied 10 years. In 1886 he opened a 
hotel at Silver Lake, four miles from Manito- 
woc, at a point which is rapidly becoming noted 
and popular as a summer resort. 

He was married August 20, 1856, to Wil- 
helmina Storch at New Bremen, Ohio. They 
have had three children, a son and two daugh- 
ters, all of whom are deceased. Mr. Hemsche- 
meyer has officiated as City Clerk of Manitowoc 
and as Register of Deeds of the county. He 
has acted in the capacity of Justice of the Peace 
and Deputy Revenue Collector and served his 



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District in the State Assembly in 1879 and 
1880. He is a citizen of recognized ability and 
is esteemed and respected for the quality of his 
service in every public capacity. 



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NTHONY ZERWAS, of Shawano, Wis., 
^ and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
81 at that place, was born Jan. 17, 
1836, at Parole, on the Rhine in 
Prussia. He came to America with his par- 
ents in October, 1842, when he was six years of 
age, going from New York on the Hudson 
River to Albany and proceeding thence to 
(Jtica, Oneida Co., New York. They remained 
in that city until 18-17, when they went to 
Racine, Wisconsin. In 1853, they made an- 
other transfer to Mayville, Dodge Co., Wis., 
and Mr. Zerwas remained there until the death 
of his father. He and his son-in-law were in- 
terested in the sale of agricultural implements 
at that place. Aug. 18, 1859, he transferred 
his business interests to Shawano, where he ar- 
rived while Wisconsin was .still a territory. 
He engaged in shoemaking in which he was 
occupied until enrolled as a soldier in defense 
of the country of his adoption. He enlisted 
Aug. 9, 1862, at Shawano, in Company I, 
32nd Wisconsin Infantry for three years and 
received honorable discharge June 9, 1805, the 
war being at an end. 

The regiment went into rendezvous at Osh- 
kosh and left the State Oct. 30th, to be assigned 
to Sherman's army and was destined to go to 
Jackson to co-operate with the plans of the 
campaign of Grant, but the disaster at Holly 
Springs terminated the movement. They 
were on provost duty at Memphis ten 
months and went thence to LaGrange and 
in the attack on Moscow, Mr. Zerwas had 
an experience of nine miles in two hours on 
the double-quick. He remained with his com- 
mand, watching the movements of Forrest, and 
in January, 1864, went to Vicksburg and in 
February started for Meridian. He was in tlie 
action at Jackson and in the raids of tlie Meri- 
dian expedition and returned to V^icksburg, 
whence he went to Kentucky, expecting to go 
into action at Paducah and was again in lively 
movement endeavoring to intercept Forrest. 



For some months the regiment was in constant 
movement and in May was in the action at 
Cortland. He was in two other actions near 
the same place and in August went to the siege 
of Atlanta and thence, after the surrender, to 
tight at Jonesbnro Wliile at Memphis he was 
ill with chronic diarrhcea and has never re- 
covered from it. Wliile in the rifle pits at 
Atlanta he was wounded in his shoulder by a 
spent ball or piece of shell. He was a member 
of one of the columns which moved on Sher- 
man's march through Georgia and was in a 
tight not far from Savannah. He was engaged 
in destroying one of the Savannah railroads and 
went successively to Beaufort, S. C, and to Poco- 
taligo, and after the march through the Caro- 
linas began was in the fight at River's Bridge, 
(Salkaluitchie.) He fought again at Binnaker's 
bridge, (Edisto) and afterwards at Cheraw. He 
walked barefooted 150 miles after the battle of 
Cheraw and went back to his regiment where 
he remained until his discharge. He returned 
to Shawano and engaged in shoemaking which 
he followed as long as he could endure the 
bench, when he engaged in a saloon and bil- 
liard room. 

He is the son of Jacob and Mary (Klassing) 
Zerwas. His father died in 1873 and is buried 
at Mayville. Mr. Zerwas was married June 10, 
1859, to Mary Fink, and throe of their children 
named Allie, Bertha and William E. C. are liv- 
ing. Ida died Oct. 30, 1874, aged 13 years. 



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^^ STEPHEN MEIDAM, Appleton, Wis., 
^^^ was born May 27, 1848^ in Gelder- 
'^^^/ mallsen, Netherlands, and is the son 
of Jolin and Rijk (Van Smallen) 
Meidam. The fatlier and mother were natives 
of Holland and removed to America in 1851. 
Tiiey resided in Erie county. New York, two 
years and in 1853 came to Wisconsin and set- 
tled in the vicinity of Appleton, at Grand 
Chute, now included in the corporation and 
constituting the 6th Ward. Mr. Meidam was 
a pupil in the public schools until he was 12 
years old, after which he devoted his time and 
strength to the assistance of his father in main- 
taining his family. His first employ was with 
Dunn & Brewster, with whom he remained 
two and a half years, manufacturing staves. 



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He afterwiirds contiimed in the same business 
in the interests of other parties until he entered 
the army. He onUsted Aug. 28, 18G4, as a re- 
cruit in E Company, 5th Wisconsin Infantry 
at Appleton for one year or during tlie war. 
He was honoraljly discliarged Sept. 25, 1805, at 
Stanton hospital, Washington. The reorgan- 
ized 5th left the State October 2nd for Wash- 
ington, were there equipped and did guard 
duty at Alexandria until tlie 20th, wlien they 
went to Winchester in the valley of the Shen- 
andoah and Mr. Meidam was in all tlie engage- 
ments in which the regiment was in action. In 
December, the command went to the trenches 
at Petersburg and were in the extension of the 
lines at Dabney's Mills (Hatcher's Run) in the 
reserve. In March, Mr. Meidam was in the 
assaulton theworks in frontof the city and skirm- 
ished all day on the fir.st day of April. The loss 
of April 2nd was very heavy and Mr. Meidam 
was in the thickest of the action in the assault 
and sustained a wound in the left leg. Ampu- 
tation was necessary and the ojieration was per- 
formed in the Held hospital, whence he was 
conveyed to Judiciary Square hospital at Wash- 
ington April 12tli and remained until June 
20th. On that date he went to Stanton hos- 
pital to be discharged as stated. He returned 
to Appleton with his maimed and sliattered 
bod)', but with the courage and spirit of a man 
undiminished and has since been one of the 
honored citizens of the place. He was vai'iously 
occupied in railroading and in stave factories 
and others working in wood until he was en- 
gaged at Riverside Cemetei'y where he worked 
three years. (See sketch of Dennis Meidam.) 
He then turned his attention to market gar- 
dening which has since occupied his time and 
intere.st. He is present Alderman of the Gtli 
Ward, once a part of his father's farm. 

He was married Sept. 14, 1872, to Julia Van 
Ooyen, a native of New York. Her parenis 
and their family were on the same ship with 
those of her husband and she was born after 
their removal to America. The children of 
Mr. and Mrs. Meidam are John S. and Henry 
M. One died in infancy. John and Peter 
SteenLs, uncles of Mrs. Meidam, fought respect- 
ively in the war in the 14th and 6th Wisconsin 
Infantry. Afterwards the former became a 
member of the 0th and was wounded at Hiitch- 
er's Run in February, 1865. The latter lost a 
leg in the battle of the Wilderness. Cornelius 
Steenis, their brother, fought in a New York 



regiment. Orey Van Ooyen, her brother, en- 
listed in the 14th Wisconsin and afterwards in 
the 32nd. 



EORGE WARNER, a farmer on sec- 
^ tion 13, Plover township. Portage 




county. Wis., formerly a soldier of 
the civil war, was born Oct. 27, 1846, 
in Parishville, St. Lawrence Co., New York. 
His pai'ents, Alvin M. and Lazette (Goodell) 
Warner removed from the Empire State to Wis- 
consin in 1858, and since that date Mr. Warner, 
has been a resident in the township in which 
he now lives. He lived on a farm until he en- 
tered the army and he enlisted Oct. 1, 1864, 
at La Crosse as a recruit in Company I, 12th 
Wisconsin Infantry, for three years. 

He made connection with the regiment soon 
after enrolling, reporting for service at Chatta- 
nooga, and he removed soon, after with the 
command to make connection with the forces 
of Sherman and went to Savannah in the 
march to sea. During his progress he 
was engaged in the heavy work of des- 
troying railroads, and he performed guard 
and forage duty, waded swamps and parti- 
cipated in the varied experiences of the cam- 
paign until he became ill with erysipelas, 
which settled in his left foot, and he was sent 
from the hosjiitai at Savannah to David's 
Island in New York harbor, where he remained 
until discharged in June, 1865, when he re- 
turned to Wisconsin. He is a pi'osperous 
farmer and a man of probity and good stand- 
ing. He married Mr.-;. Mary C. McLeod. Wil- 
liam H. Page, brother of Mrs. Warner, was a 
soldier in the civil war, and was killed in a 
skirmish near Fort Gib.son, Kan. Horace O., 
brother of Mr. Warner, enlisted in the fall of 
1863, and was in Sherman's command until 
the close of the war. 

ORMAN W. LILLIE, a resident of 
Weyauwega, Wis., and a member of 
O. A. R. Post No. 180, was born 
June 30, 1833, in Salem, Wasliing- 
ton Co., New York. He is the son of Aaron 
and Mary (Batchelder) Lillie, both natives of 




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SOLDIERS ALBUM OF 



New York. In 1836 they went to West Dorset, 
Bennington Co., Vt., and tliere engaged in 
farming about 16 years. About 1850 tlie fam- 
ily came to Weyauwega and settled on a Gov- 
ernment claim. The father lives in Kansas 
and is SO years old. The beloved mother died 
in November, 18^9. 

Mr. Lillie is the second of 10 children, and 
when he came to Wisconsin with his parents 
he settled on a claim on which he pursued 
farming until he enrolled as a soldier. He en- 
listed l3ecember 26, 1863, from Wau])aca, for 
three years, in Company K, Wisconsin Infantry, 
and was tinally discharged at Madison in 1865, 
under the General Order disharging all prisoners. 
The 10th Wisconsin rendezvoused at camp Ran- 
dall, Madison, where Mr. Lillie was detailed as 
nurse, contracted erysipelas and his right 
hand became disabled ; he was transferred to 
Harvey Hospital and soon after joined his reg- 
iment at Kenesaw Mountain. The date of his 
first shot at a rebel was June 30, 1864. He took 
a ring from the man's finger and gave it to 
Lieutenant Raffenburg. 

He was in the battle of Peach Tree Creek, 
and during the heat of conflict a rebel officer 
rode between the two fronts crying ■' I am look- 
ing for a place to plant ray battery." He was 
fully exposed to the fire from both lines and was 
instantly killed. After the l)attle wasov^' Mr. 
Lillie saw a dead rebel leaning against a tree 
holding a paper in his hand. " The battle still 
rages— don't call me a coward for I die brave — 
my pulse has ceased to beat," was written on 
the paper. He had bled to death. 

The regiment was assigned to Sherman's 
command and Mr. Lillie was in the Atlanta 
campain. He was almost continually in the 
skirmish line and once a ball pierced his hat, 
and once while standing behind a cotton- 
wood tree, it was splintered to pieces by a 
shell. 

Mr. Lillie was in seven charges and repulses 
at Atlanta, and after the battle he assisted in 
the capture of about 1,700 prisoners and re- 
turned with his regiment to Marietta, where 
they were stationed as guards. At Marietta he 
was transferred to the 21st Wisconsin and joined 
the Grand March to the Sea. In South Caro- 
lina, Mr. Lillie and four companies were lost 
from the command and were chased by rebel 
bloodhounds ; they killed seven and' were 
finally captured within hearing distance of their 
own regiment by Lieutenant Stewart of the 



5th Alabama Cavalry, commanding a detail 
clothed in Federal uniform. Their first order 
to halt was disobeyed. " Halt, you — Yankee " 
arrested his steps and he drew his gun 
to fire, but his captors numbered 32 and 
he surrendered. A rebel drew on him but 
was ordered to desist by Lieutenant Stewart, 
who said "I always treat my prisoners well." 
Mr. Lillie was robbed of everything in his pos- 
session, not excepting a knife which had been 
the property of a dead brother, and which he 
begged to retain. To prevent the rebels ob- 
taining his watch he flung it into the river. 
During the passage through Carthage the people 
wanted to kill them but the lieutenant pre- 
vented. One Dutchman who thought himself 
the equal of a dozen of Sherman's men was 
soundly thrashed by Mr. Lillie, and convinced 
of his mistake. The prisoners were taken to 
Richmond and confined in Libby, 26 days. Mr. 
Lillie was taken to Annapolis to the parole 
camp and, two weeks later, went to St. Louis, 
where he remained two weeks and went home 
on a furlough, and before its expiration was 
discharged as stated. After Marietta, Mr. Lillie 
and a Mexican went on a foraging trip. Tiiey 
found a cow so wild she could only be caught 
by the lasso of the Mexican. They had milk 
in camp about a month and fresh meat when 
slie was killed. At Kenesaw, the rebels charged 
the skirmish line, Company K repelled and 
the)' lost 19 killed, who were not buried for a 
week. 

He resumed his farming interests, which he 
has pursued ever since. His exposure, and 
hardships in battle, marciiing and jirison have 
entirel}' destroyed his healtii. He married 
Eliza Jane Sherman, and they have two daugh- 
ters and three sons. Mr. Ijillie is a Re})ul)lican, 
and votes as he siiot. 



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EORGE W. BRIGGS, of Oshkosh, 
Wis., a member of G. A. R. Post, 
241, was born at Parish ville, St. 
Lawrence Co., N. Y., on the 112th 
anniversary of the birth of the first President of 
the United States for whom he was named, 
Feb. 22, 1844. He was 19 years of age when 
he enlisted to aid in the suppression of armed 
rebellion. He enrolled as a private in Com- 




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pany K, 11th New York Cavalry at Stock- 
holm, ill his native county and was mus- 
tered in by officer Thorndyke at Malone, 
Franklin County, N. Y. He enlisted for three 
j'ears or the war, the commencement of his 
service being Dec. 28, 1863. From Malone, the 
regiment proceeded to New York, where it was 
stationed at Park Barracks for three weeks, and 
sent thence to Fort Schuyler up the East River 
where it remained four weeks. At the end of 
that time the soldiers were placed on a trans- 
port for Alexandria, and their first adventure 
was the grounding of their vessel off Sandy 
Hook, where they were detained twenty-four 
hours. Then were on boai'd an old English 
transport and numl)ered 1,700 men. After a 
tedious voyage of six days, they arrived at 
their destination. The trip was made in Feb- 
ruary, and its delay and general discomfort 
were increased by the continuous snow and 
sleet. The passage should, under ordinary 
circumstances, have been made in 48 hours. 
Reaching Camp Relief at Washington, the cav- 
alry equipments were obtained and the com- 
mand was sent on to the Muddy branch of the 
Potomac River and also to Point Lookout in 
guarding against Mosby and his guerrillas, 
where the regiment operated for four weeks. 
Being relieved from this duty, Company K was 
detailed as escort for President Lincoln to and 
from his summer residence at Arlington 
Heights. Mr. Briggs, by this detail, obtained 
one of the most prized privileges of his life, a 
familiar acquaintance with the most noted man 
of that time, as well as with others of distinc- 
tion. The President was in the liabit of con- 
versing freely with the members of his escort, 
refusing to distinguish them from others on 
whom he relied for assistance. Six months 
passed in this and similar duties and then the 
field of their operations was extended. Leav- 
ing Washington, the command was detailed as 
escort for the protection of the mails and as 
guard in the exchange of rebel prisoners from 
City Point to Annapolis. During the time in 
which it was occupied in the latter service, 350 
Union men were taken to Annapolis and all, 
without exception, in the most pitiful condi- 
tion. They were so reduced and emaciated 
that not one was able to walk, and they were 
carried on stretchers on board the transports. 
The detail of men acting as guard numbered 
20 in command of Mr. Briggs and they 
exerted every possible effort for the alleviation 



of the suffering brought to their notice. It was 
exasperating to carry back to the rebels their 
exchanged men, fat and sleek, with a sum of 
mone}' in the possession of each and receive 
the Union soldiers in a sadly contrasting condi- 
tion. 

About the middle of .June, 1864, General 
Early started towards Wa.shington with 20,000 
men, and the alarm was general. Every avail- 
able man in the city was sent into service 
to be ready for the defense of the Federal capi- 
tal if needed and the cavalr}^ was brought into 
requisition in every capacity. That of which 
Mr. Briggs was a memljer was engaged in the 
pursuit after the rebel invaders of the valley of 
the Shenandoah in the capacity of infantry. 
The pursuit continued until the fight between 
General Wallace and General Early in July, 
and was a series of skirmishes and severe en- 
counters, the regiment suffering severe loss. 
At the second battle of Hatcher's Run, Mr. 
Briggs' horse was shot from under him and he 
was thrown violently to the ground. A rebel 
observed his disaster and plunged forward with 
a bayonet thrust, catching him in the chin and 
inflicting a distressing injury. Mr. Briggs 
drew his navy revolver and shot his assailant. 
He was seriously injured and was sent to the 
hospital at City Point. May 12, 1865, he was 
transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps and 
was 'connected with that organization during 
the remainder of the war. Aug. 21, 1SG5, he 
received honorable discharge at Washington, 
D. C. He was present at the Grand Review of 
troops, May 24th, in Washington, and passed 
the intervening time in camp and elsewhere, 
awaiting the arrangement of the ])reliminaries 
necessary to the disbanding of the United 
States military, at the close of the most remark- 
able war in the annals of the world. 

Mr. Briggs is tlie son of Warren and Louisa 
(Davis) Briggs. His parents were married 
Sept. 30, 1841. The father of Warren Briggs 
died when the son was in childhood. Tlie 
mother survived and lived to the great age of 
108 years. She was in excellent health with 
the exception of blindness from which she suf- 
fered for the last 20 years of her life. Slie 
lived during the latter part of her life in Min- 
nesota and one of her latest experiences was in 
a massacre by the Indians, where her life and 
those of three others were saved by hiding in a 
hole. The Indians made a charge over their 
hiding-place. She was the mother of four 



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SOLDIERS* ALBUM OP 



sons and two daughters and two of the former 
were soldiers in the war of the Rebelhon. War- 
ren Briggs set the example for his sons Ijy en- 
listing and died in September, 1863, at Vienna, 
Va., from wounds received from one of Mosby's 
guerrillas. Warren D. Briggs enlisted in the 
First Connecticut Infantry in 1861. 

Geo. W. Briggs married Charlotte Rogers at 
Oshkosh, May 12, 1867. They have four sons 
and a daughter — George H., Charles, Frank, 
Albert and Nina. He became a resident of 
Oshkosh in 1866 and for a period of years was 
engaged in the business of upholstering in the 
employ of B. H. Soper. In 1880 he embarked 
in the same vocation in his own interest. 



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' OSIAH SMITH, Seymour, Wis., formerly 
a soldier in tiie civil war, was born 
March 24, 1843, in Orange Co., New York. 
He is the son of John and Phoebe Smith, 
who were born respectively in England and in 
New York. He was Ijrought up on a farm and 
was engaged in agricultural pursuits until he 
went mto the army. He enlisted March 8, 1863, 
in the 2nd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillary at 
Towanda. From the rendezvous at Harrisburg, 
the battery went to Fort Ethan Allen where it 
remained until the spring of 1864, when its 
location was transferred to the fi'ont with the 
Army of the Potomac, and Mr. Smith was in 
the battles of the Wilderness of that year, and 
was engaged in the actions in front of Peters- 
burg. In the battle of the Wilderness he was 
wounded in the leg and in front of Petersburg 
lost his right thumb. Later, at Washington, 
liis left arm was broken in two places, and he 
was discharged June 25, 1865, on account of 
disal)ility from gunshot wounds. He was first 
in the hospital at Washington and was next in 
Chestnut Hill hospital in Philadelphia, after- 
wards going to Stone hospital in Washington, 
where he was discharged. 

He returned to his farm in Peinisylvania and 
was married July 5, 1858, at Rome, to Helen 
Chamberlain, and they have one child, Maudie 
May, who was born in Black Creek, Sept. 13, 
1882. Mrs. Smith lost two brothers in the war. 
William C. enlisted in the 14lst Pennsylvania 




Infantry and was killed at Gettysburg. Alonzo 
C. was an enlisted man in the 2nd Pennsjd- 
vania Heavy Artillery, was captured in front of 
Petersburg and died in Andersonville stockade 
prison. Another brother named Oscar, was in 
the service and returned home in safety. 

Mr. Smith removed to Wisconsin in 1882 and 
located in Black Creek, where he was employed 
in a saw mill. He is at present occupied as a 
cheese maker at Shiocton, Wis. He is a Repub- 
lican in political conneciion. 



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R^'ILLE M. BUCK, of Waupaca, Wis., 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 21, was 
born Feb. 13, 1847, in Vinland, 
Winnebago Co., Wis., and is the son 
of Amos P. and Alvira (Pierce) Buck. His 
father was born in Ohio and came thence to 
Wisconsin, where he was married in 1846. 
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Buck are all liv- 
ing and are named Orville, Sarah, Francis, 
Effie, Amos and Etta. All are married but 
the youngest son. The youngest daughter 
married W. H. Ruhl ; Sarah is the wife of 
George M. Chamberlain of Waupaca ; Frances 
married Charles Beadleston of Waupaca ; Effie 
married Dealon Barnhart of Parfreyville; 
Adelbert lives in Denver, Col. 

Mr. Buck of this sketch was married in 
1870, to Lucy Ann Brown and they removed 
in 1871, to Waupaca and, 18 months later, re- 
turned to Minnesota. Nine years later they 
fixed their residence at Waupaca. Their chil- 
dren are named Adelbert, Roy, Dee and Bertha. 
Mr. Buck is a mason by trade. 

September 13, 1863, Mr. Buck enlisted in 
Battery C, 1st Regiment Heavy Artillery at 
Neenah for three years and was discharged 
Sept. 18, 1865, at Nashville, Tenn. Battery C 
left Camp Washburn, Milwaukee, Oct. 30, 1863, 
and went to the front at Chattanooga and took 
position at Camp Wood. They changed loca- 
tion twice while there and in March, 1865, 
went to Athens, Tenn., and afterwards to 
Mouse Creek and Strawberry Plains. Mr. 
Buck was in the action at various points in 
Tennessee and Alabama and during his con- 
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battery was inspected by the Inspector General, 
W. S. Bradford, and received special mention 
for tlieir tine condition and efficiency. 



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T^^TENRY H. MANLEY, a farmer 

^ 1 " 'K section 30, Ellington Towns 

ly^^^HI Outagamie Co., Wis., was form 



fmer on 
isliip, 
rmerly 
a soldier of the Union in the civil 
war. He was born in New York, March 8, 
1825, and is the son of Luke and Charlotte 
(Streeter) Mauley. The latter was a native of 
Vermont. The paternal ancestry was from 
England and the grandfather of Mr. Mauley 
was a soldier in the Revolution, the family 
having become identified with tlie history of 
the country in its earliest days. Li the fall of 
1845 Mr. Manley came West and located in 
Licking Co., Ohio, whence he removed in 1857 
to the town in which they now reside. (1888.) 
In August, 18G4, he enlisted at Green Bay in 
Company F, 43rd Wisconsin Infantry. After 
passing four weeks in rendezvous at Camp 
Washburn, the regiment went to Nasliville, 
Tenn., and thence to Johnsonville, where Mr. 
Manley was in the action in which a large 
quantity of stores belonging to the United 
States were destroyed on the River. The en- 
gagement was one of the most unique in the 
course of the rebellion, consisting of an artillery 
duel with the 43rd Wisconsin in reserve in the 
trenches between the two fires. The United 
States gunboats in the river were burned and 
to the booming of the guns was added the ex- 
plosion of the vast quantities of ammunition on 
board. The casualties in the 43rd were of 
frightful cliaracter and after the engagement 
the command was ordered to Nashville to as- 
sist Thomas and marched to the vicinity to find 
themselves cut off by Hood's skirmisliers and 
troops and reaching tlieir destination too late to 
do any fighting. Mr. Manley was a participant 
in the scouting and skirmishing in the Cumber- 
land Mountains and performed the usual du- 
ties in provost and other varieties of military 
service. In June he returned to Nashville, 
where he was mustered out of the service of the 
United States and returned to Wisconsin. He 
operated as a shoemaker for 20 years of his ac- 
tive life when a young man and in the year 
mentioned became a farmer ou the acres which 



now constitute his homestead. But three acres 
were improved when he made his home there 
and his place is now in well-improved condi- 
tion. He and his wife are members of the 
Baptist Ciiurch. He was married July 4, 1845, 
to Eliza, daughter of Josepii and Elizabeth 
Elkins. The graudfatlier of Mrs. Mauley was 
a soldier of the Revolution and she had a 
brother who was a soldier of the Union in the 
rebellion. Mr. and Mrs. Manley have nine 
living cliildren — Charles O-scar, a soldier in the 
lUO days' service, is a member of Neenah Post 
and married Loretta Cole. They have four 
children — Lida, Mertie, Stillraan and Bessie. 
Orson P. married Emeline Reimer, of Ellington, 
and tliey have one child — Guy. John married 
Harriet Scarboro who died two years after ; he 
lives in Dakota. Martha Jane is the wife of 
Dr. B. F. Strong and has tliree children — 
Sophia, Fred and Ben. They live at Seymour. 
Emma married Walton Cole, of Vinlaiid, and 
they have one child — Harry. Velma married 
Frank Glass, of Kaukauna, and their children 
are named Cora and Blanche. William mar- 
ried Mary Bower and lives in Datoka. Mary- 
ett married C. Pew, of Dakota. Leonard lives 
with the parents. 



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EV. GEORGE OLSEN, a resident of 
De Pere,Wis.,and a member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 91, was born April lU, 1834, 
in Norway. His father, Ole Knud- 
sen Mellum, came to the United States in 1861 
and located at New Denmark, Wis., where he 
died in 1878 aged 71 years. His uncle, Niels, 
was a soldier m the contest between Norway 
and Sweden in 1813 and liis grandfather, Ivnud 
Asklaksen Mellum, was a noted hunter and 
died at the age of 70 years. His mother was 
born on Solberg and died when her son was 19 
years old. Mr. Olsen remained in Norway 
until he was 16 when he decided to become a 
sailor and went to sea, and on his first voyage 
was gone 14 months. The route he traversed 
was to Rio de Janeiro, S. A., to Cape Town, 
Africa, and to Port Adelaide, Australia. The 
brig left the last named port just 10 days before 
tbe discovery of gold in Australia. He re- 
turned home Nov. 14th and started on another 
voyage, about the middle of February, 1852. 



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He sailed on the Oxephia and went to Montevideo 
and tlience to Rio de Janeiro for coffee, tlience 
to New Orleans and there took corn for Belfast, 
Ireland, and went next to Glasgow, Scotland. At 
the latter port, they took a cargo of gas pipe 
for Rio de Janeiro and went thence to Bahia on 
the coast, where they loaded with sugar and 
went thence to Treast, Australia, and thence to 
Liverpool and home, after a voyage of nearly 
27 months. Mr. Olsen then connected himself 
with the Norwegian navy and was assigned to 
a gunboat and drilled in the marine service. 
In this discipline, forts were even built and 
destroyed for practice. He was in that service 
five months and came to New York, Dec. 19, 
1855. On the 6th of January following, he 
shipped again on the brig Lock Loman and went 
to Gardanis, Cuba, and returned to Philadelphia 
with a cargo of syrup. He was on this ship 
three months and acted as ship carpenter. He 
went next to New York and thence to Cliicago, 
working at housebuilding in the latter place 
and attended evening school until his return 
to Europe in September, 1857. He attended a 
Normal school in his native land and was fit- 
ting himself for a teacher. He came back and 
was a student at the State University at Spring- 
field, 111., and also studied for the ministry. 
He was ordained in September, 1801, and com- 
menced preaching at Manitowoc, whence he 
went to New Denmark, Wis., and preached 
there until he was drafted. He had been en- 
rolling officer in 1861, 1863 and 1864, and was 
conscripted Oct. 4, 1864, and went to Madison 
where he was in camp three weeks, after which 
he went to Chattanooga, Tenn., to join the 18th 
Wisconsin Infantry to which ho had been 
assigned. He was a member of Company E, 
and, soon after arrival there, was taken sick 
and was relieved from duty and made Chap- 
lain. He officiated as such until discharged in 
1865, and, meanwhile the portion of the regi- 
ment which had gone to Loudon, Tenn., re- 
turned and the command moved successively 
to Nashville, Madison, Indiana, to Columbus, 
Ky., and to Cincinnati, Ohio, Baltimore and 
Annapolis, Md. At the latter place the com- 
mand embarked on transports to Morehead 
City, N. C. and mnrched to Newbern, where 
tliey built cabins and remained several weeks. 
They went next to Kingston, where they were 
in a three-days fight, took possession of the 
city and two weeks later went to Goldsboro, 
where they arrived previous to Sherman. 



From Goldsboro they went to Raleigh, arriving 
the day Lincoln was shot. They started after 
Johnston and were stopped by intelligence that 
he had surrendered and they went next 
through Virginia to Washington and marched 
an average of 35 miles a day for three weeks, 
until they reached Petersburg. Two successive 
days before their arrival there, Mr. Olsen was 
sun-struck but he reached Washington in time 
for the Grand Review, and lie was again ill and 
returned to Louisville for discharge. At New- 
bern he resigned tiie position of chaplain and 
went into the ranks. Mr. Olsen is a man of 
cultivation and an accomplished linguist; he 
has preached in four languages and can speak 
seven. While at sea he learned Portuguese, 
Italian, German and English. He removed to 
Depere in 1877, and located. He has 80 acres 
of land. He married Marie Christine Jorgen- 
sen, Jan. 17, 1862. Mrs. Olsen was a native 
of Denmark, and left him the 3rd of June, 
1884, after a consistent Christian life. 



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ATHAN H. LAKE, Belle Plain, 
Shawano Co , Wis., and a member of 
G. A. R. Post No. 81, was born June 
30, 1847, in Granville, Milwaukee 
Co., Wis., and he was a resident of that town 
until he became a soldier. He is the son of 
Jesse and Rebecca (Taylor) Lake, and both his 
parents are dead. Four of his brothers were in 
the United States service in the civil war. Ben- 
jamin enlisted in Company C, 14th Wisconsin, 
and, after fighting through the war, died at St. 
Louis. Boyd Lake enlisted in Company H, 
32nd Wisconsin Infantry, and died after the 
war in Milwaukee. Marion is a resident of 
Missouri and John lives in Dakota.- They en- 
listed respectively in Company G, 14th Wiscon- 
sin, and in Company H, 32nd Wisconsin. A 
sister of Mr. Lake, Eliza, is the widow of 
George Snyder. Caroline is the widow of 
Nathan Wheeler and lives in Dakota. Laura 
T. married John Trentlage, of Fond du Lac 
county, who is postmaster at Waucousta. Mr. 
Lake enlisted in February, 1864, at Milwaukee, 
for 100 days in Company F, 41st Wisconsin 
Infantry, and was discharged at Milwaukee. 
He accompanied the command to Memphis 
and was at that place when Forrest made his 




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midnight raid and performed guard duty in 
protecting the hves and property of j)retended 
Unionists who possessed the sort of bravery 
which incited them to shoot men unawares. 
After liis return to Milwaukee, Mr. Lake en- 
listed in Company A, 51st Wisconsin Infantry, 
for one year or during the war. The com- 
panies weie forwarded to St. Louis, where they 
were i5tationed when the events transpired 
which closed the war, and Mr. Lake was en- 
gaged in guarding the construction forces on 
the PaciKc railroad until August, when he was 
mustered out. When he returned to Wisconsin, 
he came to Milwaukee and thence went toP^ond 
du Lac which was his home until 1877 when 
he located on his farm in Shawano county. In 
1867 he was married to Ella Hull, of Ashford, 
Fond du Lac county, and Kve of their seven 
children are living. They are named Minnie, 
Jesse, Clara, Boyd and Daisy. Those deceased 
were named Marion and Alice. Mr. Lake is a 
substantial farmer of Sluiwano countv. 



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"ILLIAM H. MULKINS, a farmer 
in Buena Vista township. Portage 
Co., Wis., and formerly a soldier 
in the civil war, was born May 13, 
1841, in New York, and lie is the son of .Joseph 
Mulkins who was born in the Empire State and 
is still residing in Buena Vista. He married 
Samantha, daughter of John Upthegrove, and 
when tlie son was but three or four years old 
the parents went to Canada. They resided 
there a few years and removed to Fond du Lac, 
Wis. Those were the days of tirst things in 
Wisconsin, and at tliat time there was no rail- 
road in that part of the State. After a resi- 
dence there of two years the family removed to 
Portage county where they iiave since resided. 
Mr. Mulkins has spent his life in farming, with 
the exception of the time he has passed in mili- 
tary service. He enlisted at Buena Vista, 
November 23, ISfil, in Com[)any G, 1st Wiscon- 
sin Infantry at Stockton, and was transferred 
Sept. 20, 18V)4, to Company E, 21st Wisconsin 
Infantry, and was again transferred to Company 
E, 3rd \Visconsin Infantry, .June 8,1865. Mr. 
Mulkins did not serve in the 1st Wisconsin, but 
made connection with the 21st Wisconsin at 
Nashville, and was first in action in the trenches 




at Chattanooga and he remained during the 
following winter at Lookout Mountain. Pie 
went with tiie regiment to the Atlanta cam- 
paign, and was in the battles of Resaca and 
Pumpkin Vine Creek, after which he was in 
the fight at Big Siianty and passed several days 
under fire at Kenesaw Mountain. He was in 
the battle of Peach Tree Creek where McPiier- 
son was killed and was next in the siege of At- 
lanta and in the battle of Jonesboro. He moved 
with his command in Sherman's forces and was 
a participant in the destruction, foraging, 
marching, building bridges, scouting and other 
varieties of experience and fought at Benton- 
ville. After the Grand Review at Washington, 
he went to Louisville where he received honor- 
able discharge July 18, 18'i5. During his en- 
tire period of service he did not lose a day nor 
was he excused from service for any cause. 
After his return to Wisconsin he engaged in 
farming in Buena \'ista and has since been 
occupied in that calling. 

He was married March 24, 1868, to Mary 
Galland, who died Dec. 15, 1874, leaving a son, 
who was born in 1870. His name is Walter. 
In 1877 Mr. Mulkins was married to Anna 
Chesmore, formerly a resident of Walker, Linn 
Co., Iowa. 



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/^^ DWIN B. and CASSIUS M. COOLEY, 
I ' ^ deceased, both gave their lives to 
^^!^^2^ their country in the war of the re- 
bellion. The former was born Aug. 
21, 1841, in Ponipey, Onondaga Co., New York. 
He accompanied his parents to Wisconsin in 
childhood and, a few days after reaching his 
majority, he enlisted, enrolling Sept. 9, 1862, as 
a recruit in Company M, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, 
which was the company and regiment in which 
his brother, three years his junior, was serving. 
He recorded his name at Kenosha, Wis., for 
three years' service and joined the command at 
Cape Girardeau, Mo., and went thence to Patter- 
son where he was siezed with fatal illness. He 
was sent to the regimental hospital when he had 
been connected with the army about two 
months. He died Nov. 13, 1862, and was 
buried at Patterson, Mo. 

Cassius M. Cooley was born Feb. 18, 1844, in 
Porapey, New York, and enlisted at Kenosha in 



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February, 1862, for three years in Company M, 
1st Wisconsin Cavalry. He accompanied his 
regiment in all its experiences until disabled by 
clironic bowel disease in- January, 1864. He 
struggled with the disorder as oi)portunity 
served, and, growing no better and becoming 
so feeble as tu be unable to write for Inmself 
he finally, caused a letter to be sent to his par- 
ents, stating his apparently hopeless condition 
in that climate, and expressing a desire to return 
to his friends in Wisconsin. Tiie communica- 
tion arrived at his falber's home at evening and, 
before day of the following morning, the father 
set fortb to bring his suffering boy to his home 
and mother. Mr. Cooley traveled without in- 
terruption until lie arrived at Nashville, where 
he presented his case to General (irant, wbohas- 
tenfled to give him the prestige and influence 
of passes pro})erly signed by hi m.self to enable 
him to pa.ss Union lines to Knoxville. Ah-. 
Cooley proceeded to Chattanooga where he 
searclied hospital records for traces of his son 
and was there a week. The Medical JMrector 
of the DeiKirtment afforded him everj' facility, 
by sending dispatches from headquarters to find 
him, as it was unsafe for the anxious father to 
go up the river. 1* inally, he took passage on a 
boat to Kingston and experienced much diffi- 
culty in gelting aboard, as civilians were re- 
garded with suspicion. But hispajiers satisfied 
the officers in charge of the boat and he went 
on his waj' and, after arriving at Kingston, was 
oljliged to wait the tardy process of red tape 
management in order to obtain a furlough for 
his son, on whom the fatal disease iiad placed 
its unmistakeable seal. After receiving his cre- 
dentials, Mr. Cooley journeyed from Kingston 
to Knoxville on foot, through the woods to ob- 
tain the signature of the commander of the De- 
partment, General Foster, returning by rail, the 
track having been, meanwhile, put in shape for 
the transportation of passengers. He and his 
sick boy started from Chattanooga by boat, the 
latter being in an alarmingly shattered and 
feeble condition. They travelled days and 
passed successive nights at Nashville, Jefferson 
City and Chicago to enable the invalid to rest 
and gather strength to continue his journey on 
the cars. He reached his home in Syivania, 
Racine county, and remained there until spring, 
when the homestead was sold and the family 
removed to Greenville, Outagamie county. But 
the desired health did not come to him, al- 
though every possible means were tried to re- 



store his wasted energies. Finally, he went to 
New London to place himself under treatment, 
arriving there on Friday and finding a home 
in the household of bis uncle, where he passed 
away on the Tuesday following, Aug. 18, 1864. 
He was taken back to Greenville for burial. 

Lewis Cooley, the father, is a citizen of Ap- ■ 
pleton. He was born in Poiupey, New York, 
Aug. 17, 1817, and married Eunice Benedict 
June 3, 1810. Both were of Massachusetts 
stock, of long connection with the develop- 
ment of this country. The mother died 
Sept. 14, 1878, and lies buried beside her 
martyr boy in the ceraeiery at Greenville. 
They had five children : — Edwin B., C!as- 
sius M., Emmett N., Anna S. and Alice L. 
Emmett Newton Cooley was born at Pompey, 
New York, July 28,1840. He married Eva 
Uumliaugh, of Cortland, Ohio, Oct. 15, 1884. 
Their children are Eunice Esther, born Oct. 20, 
1885, and Byron Rumbaugh, born Jan. 26, 
1887. They reside at Appleton. Aaron B. 
Cooley, brother of Lewis, enlisted in February, 
1862, at the age of 58, as drum major in the 
18th Wi.scon.sin Lifantry, and died in June fol- 
lowing of chronic dysentery. He fought at 
Shiloh in April preceding and was sent to St. 
Louis and thence by boat to De Soto, Wis., 
within three miles of his home. His wife met 
him with a carriage and, when half a mile from 
his own roof tree, he was so feeble that he was 
taken into a house to rest, where he ceased to 
breathe in about a quarter of an hour. Mr. 
Cooley's cousin, Chester Colton, enlisted from 
New York and died in the service. Fletcher 
Coole}', his nephew, also lost his life in the 
Union service. 



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f^^RANK KWAPIL, of Ahnapee, Wis., 
[^ Commander of G. A. R. Post No. 242, 
(1888), was born August 15, 1839, in 
Bohemia. He was 16 years old when 
he came to America and established his place 
of abode at Racine, Wis. He remained in that 
place until he entered the army, and enlisted 
at Racine, August 19, 1862, in Company D, 26th 
Wisconsin Infantry. He belonged to the Ger- 
man regiment of Wisconsin which was as- 
signed to the Arm}' of the Potomac under Sigel 
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in military duty and drill and was stationed at 
various points until the command went into 
winter quarters at Stafford Court House. Tlie 
monotony of the stay there was varied hy the 
"Mud ('amjiaign". In April the summer cam- 
paign began and the regiment marched to take 
part in the battle of Chancellorsville. The 26th 
occupied a position on the extreme flank of the 
army where it received a direct charge and 
was nearly surrounded while supporting a bat- 
tery which the rebels were determined to take. 
A confederate rushed to a cannon a few feet 
from Mr. Kwapil and shouted "tliis is my gun." 
"Not by a — sight", said a brawny German be- 
longing to the battery, and felled the rebel to 
the ground witli a swab. Orders to fall back 
came Justin time to prevent the destruction or 
capture of the whole regiment. Mr. Ivwapil 
was wounded May 3rd in his right leg and he 
was taken to the Held hospital and sent thence 
to Carver hospital at Washington where he re- 
mained until the last day of March, 1864, when 
he was transferred to the \'eteran Reserve Corps 
and remained in that connection until he was 
discharged June 26, 186.T. As soon as his wound 
permitted, he was assigned to the charge of a 
ward in a hospital and remained in attendance 
on typhoid fever patients a long time. In the 
summer of 1864 he was on duty in the vicinity 
of Washington and, during Early's raid in 
.July, was stationed with a detail of 17 men 
about 15 miles north of the city. They bad 
been notified that the rebels were retreating 
and, supposing the trouble was over, most of 
them were in the woods picking blackberries, 
when they heard a noise in the direction of the 
camp and a squad of rebel cavalry was seen 
charging upon it. The guard in charge of the 
camp was captured, with one exception. He 
escaped while the rebel in charge of him was 
giving his attention to a canteen of whiskey. 
The men in the woods were unarmed and 
made all possible haste in the direction of the 
river and reached Washington in safety. On 
the night of the assassination of Lincoln, Mr. 
Kwapil was on picket near Hyattsville, Md., 
when three men passed his post in the night 
and he believes them to have been Booth and 
his party. 

The picket line was watching for large bodies 
of men and had no countersign and as the 
party referred to passed through the village 
there was no suspicion that they should be 
arrested. Mi-. Kwapil was on guard at the 



prison and during the trial of the conspirators 
and says "the hanging of Mrs. Surrat was 
justy deserved." He returned after the war to 
Racine and in 1866 married Fannie .lenista. 
Their children are named Frank W., Bozena, 
Milek, Vojta and .Joseph. In 186S, Mr. 
Kwapil went to Kewaunee county and built a 
pier for boats six miles north of the vdlage of 
Kewaunee. Not long after, a postofhce was es- 
tablished there and called Alaska, after the 
new acquisition of territory from Russia. Mr. 
Kwapil thought himself the first to apjiropriate 
the new name, but found he was the third in 
order. In 1878, he located at Ahna])ee where 
he has since operated as u merchant. In 1886 
lie was appointed postmaster at Ahnapee and 
is .still discharging the duties of the office. 



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/^^ FORCE W. GOULT, resident at 
| [> V ^ Plaintield and member of G. A. R. 
\^pi Po.st No. 197, was born October 11, 
1847, in Norfolk, England. When 
he was two years old he came to America with 
his })arents, William and Charlotte (Catur) 
Goult and they located at Ogdensburg, New 
York, where they remained until 1863, when 
they came to Wisconsin, and located near 
Plainfield. While he was in the State of New 
York the war came on and he made an attempt 
to enlist but was stopped by his parents. He 
was only 14 years old but he was determined to 
witness the scenes of war, but while he was at 
Camp Wheeler, his father discovered him and 
put an end to his plans. August 20, 1864, be- 
fore he was 17, he enlisted as a recruit for 
the 8th Wisconsin Battery and jonied the 
command at Murfreesboro where the battery 
awaited the veterans and recruits. He reached 
Nashville the day before that on wliich "Pap" 
Thomas drove out and dispersed Hood's army, 
was a witness of the hiittle and joined in the 
chase of the flying rebel chief who never again 
had a command, and was connected with the 
pursuit until he reached Murfreesboro. He re- 
mained at Fort Rosecrans until -January, 1865, 
when he was transferred to the 6th Wisconsin 
Battery and served with that command at 
Chattanooga and thereabouts, until instructions 
were received for a return to Wisconsin. While 
at Chattanooga he obtained a view of Jeff 



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Davis when he was being taken through the 
city after his capture. During the months 
wliicli followed the close of the war, he was a 
witness of many singular scenes among the re- 
turning rebel soldiers which displayed their 
character in the same light as others exhited 
in their treatment of Union soldiers. He saw 
one sergeant stabbed to death by his captain 
because he refused to surrender his fine horse 
to his murderer. It was one of the rebel regu- 
lations that privates and non-commissioned of- 
ficers must surrender their horses while their 
superiors were allowed to retain them. The 
sergeant's horse would have become the prop- 
erty of the authorities, but the captain wanted 
it and no notice was taken of the small cir- 
cumstance that he murdered a man to obtain 
it. Mr. Goult was taken at Chattanooga, with 
some trouble with his eyes and with others 
similarly afflicted was in tlie hospital when his 
battery was discharged and he left the hospital 
August 24, 1865. He has very nearly lost the 
sight of his right eye. Since the close of the 
war he has resided at Plainfield. In 1866 he 
married Jane Greenfield who died in 1868, 
leaving two children, who died in infancy. In 
186!), Mr. Goult was married to Huldah Wor- 
den and their children are named Laura, 
Charles, Ella and Ira. Lizzie, their oldest 
child, died when she was 12 years old. 

Mr. Goult has been Supervisor four years 
and still holds the office ; he is an-out and-out 
Rej)ublican in politics. 



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UFUS L. WING, Kewaunee, Wis., a 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 155, 
was born August 1, 1832, in Mar- 
shall, Oneida county. New York. 
He remained in his native State until 1848, 
when he removed to Calumet county, Wiscon- 
sin. Soon after he entered the law office of B. 
J. Sweet, at Chilton, with whom lie read and 
studied until 1859, when he established his 
practice as attorney at Ahnapee, and when the 
21st Wisconsin Infantry was raised with Benja- 
min J. Sweet, his former instructor, as colonel, 
he enlisted as a private in Company K in Octo- 
ber, 1862, at Ahnapee for three years. Soon 
after he was commissioned to raise a company 




for the 27th Wisconsin regiment, but its ranks 
were full and his company was disbanded. 
August 30, 1864, he enlisted in Company I, 
43rd Wisconsin Infantry for one year, and was 
made Orderly Sergeant on the organization of 
the company. The regiment went to Tennessee 
in October and camped at Johnsonville on the 
Tennessee River. This was the depot of sup- 
plies and there were millions of dollars in every 
kind of supplies for the use of the Union armies 
in the West. In November the rebels attacked 
the place and an important action ensued and 
the 43rd Wisconsin was under fire. On the 
last day of the month, the command started to 
Clarksville, marching through an almost 
primeval wilderness. They proceeded thence 
to Nashville aTid the companies went thence to 
Decherd, where tliey were detailed as guard on 
the bridges and along the line of the Nashville 
and Chattanooga railroad, where they remained 
until they returned to Nashville to be mustered 
out. 

After the war, Mr. Wing returned to Ahna- 
pee, and in 1869 was elected County Clerk and 
removed to Kewaunee whei'e he has since re- 
sided. He has also served as District Attorney. 
Mr. Wing has been prominent in his profession 
from the beginning of his practice. He is a 
man whose abilities and character have recom- 
mended him in his calling to a large clientage 
and to the service of the public. He is a prom- 
inent member of the Grand Army of the Re- 
public and, in February, 1888, was elected 
Senior Vice Commander of the Department of 
Wisconsin. In 1886 he was made chairman of 
the committee appointed by the Department 
Encampment to investigate charges against 
State Boards of Pension Examiners in regard 
to the ill usage of old soldiers presenting them- 
selves for examination. The work of the com- 
mittee has been so thorough and efficient that 
complaints have nearly ceased and justice been 
secured from the Boards to the applicants. 

Mr. Wing was married in 1856 to Mary 
Elliot of Chilton, Calumet county. Wis. George 
W. Wing, their only child, was born Sept. 1, 
1857, and is associated with his father in legal 
practice. In 1885 he was appointed Countj' 
.Judge and is still officiating in that position. 

An interesting fact regarding Mr. and Mrs. 
Wing is that each belonged to a family of seven 
children. Mr. Wing is one of three .sons and 
four daughters, and Mrs. Wing is one of four 
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Wing and the husbands of his four sisters and 
the brothers of Mrs. Wing and the liusbands of 
her sisters, 14 in all, entered the army. 



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^^ DWARD B. RASEY, of Marion, Wis., 
I ' * and a member of Post I, Ramsdell, 
\!^ No. 79, was born Dec. 20, 1832, in 
the city of Utica, Oneida Co., ISfew 
York, and is the son of Salathiel and Ermina 
(Hale) Rasey. Mr. Rasey attained to the estate 
of manhood in his native State, and enlisted 
Aug. 8, 1862, as a private in K Company, 123rd 
New York Infantry, at Granville, for three 
years, or until the close of the M'ar. On the for- 
mation of his company he was made Corporal, 
and durmg the service was promoted to Ser- 
geant. He was honorably discharged May 26, 
1865, at Louisville, Kj^, on account of disabil- 
ity. Among the first hard-fought battles in 
which he was a participant was at Chancellors- 
ville, where the New York regiment was con- 
spicuous. He was next in the fight at Gettys- 
burg and was sliglitly wounded .July 3, 1863. 
A musket ball slightly grazed the forehead, 
just sbove his right temple, but never caused 
him any trouble. He remained with his regi- 
ment, was in the battle of Resaca and in Slo- 
cum's raid on Boom Hill for provisions, when 
23 guerrillas were captured and sent to Tulla- 
homa. This was the winter of 1863. Li June 
following he was in the hospital at Nashville, 
went thence to Brown hospital at Louisville, 
Ky., where he remained until discharged, May 
26, 1865. 

As a sample of the varied character of 
his operations it may be mentioned that he 
was one of a detail which reconstructed the old 
steamer "Dunbar." Mi-. Racy is the sort of 
man from which good and effective soldiers 
were made. He lias a genial temperament, one 
wliich leads him to naake the best of a situa- 
tion, and his experiences on duty partake of 
a somewhat different character than usual from 
his facility to jest and discover the element ot 
the absurd in matters that would be considered 
more discouraging than ridiculous. 

He was married Nov. 9, 1854, to Laura J. 
Hill, and they became the parents of eight 
children — four boys and four girls. Sept. 19, 
1879, he was again married to Julia M. Pease, 




and to them two sons have been born. He is 
a farmer by occujiation, and on coming to Wis- 
consin was for a time a resident of Beloit. He 
removed thence to Fond du Lac, and .in 1880 
located permanently in Waupaca county. He 
is a man of upright and reliable character and 
enjoys the esteem and confidence of the com- 
munity to which he belongs. 



URTIS MITCHELL, a citizen of Bovina 
Township, Outagamia Co., Wis., and 
a member of G. A. R. Post J. W. 
Appleton, No. 116, at Black Creek, 
Wis., was born Dec, 8, 1829, in Lebanon, Wayne 
Co., Pa. He is of English extraction on the 
maternal side and on that of his father comes 
of a long line of ancestors born and bred in 
New York. His father was a native of Sulli- 
van county and his mother was born in Litch- 
field, Conn. He is one of a family of five sons 
and five daughters. In 1854 he came to Wis- 
consin. In 1856 he was married to Jane Buff- 
ington in Washington Co., Wis. She is a na- 
tive of Tioga county. New York, where her par- 
ents were among the early settlers. To them 
have been born three sons and a daughter — 
Frank, Emerson, Curtis and Ella. 

Mr. Mitchell was past 30 years of age when 
he decided, in view of the manifest need of 
men to aid the Government in ridding itself of 
the clement of rebellion, to enlist, and enrolled 
Aug. 12, 1862, in the 21st Wisconsin Infantry, 
Company D, at Appleton for three years. On 
the formation of his company, Aug. 31st he 
was made Corporal and Jan. 1, 1863, he was 
constituted Sergeant. May 17, 1865, he was 
honorably discharged at Madison, Wis. 

The regimental history of the organization 
of which he was a member needs no elabora- 
tion here. It made a record second to none 
from Wisconsin and equalled by few from 
other States. Mr. Mitchell fought at Perryville 
Oct. 8, 1862, at Stone River, at Murfreesboro, 
Hoover's Gap and Chickamauga and in skir- 
mishes without nnmber. At Perryville he was 
slightly wounded. Sept. 20, 1863, he was cap- 
tured on the field of Chickamauga and was 
taken about tliree miles to the rear of the rebel 
army. Tbe next morning he set out on foot 
for Richmond. He was well treated by his 



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captors with the exception of one Heutenant 
who cut off his canteen. They had thrown 
their arms into the brusli and after they had 
surrendered Mr. Mitchell remarked to the 
rebels, '" this is pretty rough, but I guess it is 
the fortune of war. " During the march of the 
first day he came to a small raih'oad station 
where the prisoners were packed into cattle 
cars as thickly as they could stand. In the 
morning they were ordered out and congre- 
gated in an open field, the rebels seeming to 
have suddenly conceived that tlie^' were travel- 
ing with too much luggage. They were 
stripped of blankets and knapsacks and march- 
ed until night, which was spent in a cow-yard 
on a plantation and also nearly the whole of 
the following day. They were then driven into 
a negro pen and there, that they might not cut 
their way out, their jackknives were taken. 
Two days after the capture they received two 
crackers each. Here the officers were separated 
from the privates. One of the latter asked a 
colonel how he liked the fare. " Well," said he, 
" like the man who ate crow, I can eat it but I 
be damned if I hanker after it." The next 
morning they were again placed in cattle cars 
and told that they were going to be paroled. It 
is supposed this iiuiocent fiction was designed 
to keep them from becoming disorderly. In- 
stead, they soon found themselves in the prison 
on Belle Island in James River. Four days af- 
ter starting they had rations of corn bread, and 
twice on the journey they received beef. They 
stayed ten days on the island, drawing rations 
every day but the first. At Richmond they 
were fed on bug-beans and sweet potatoes. A 
thousand men were distributed on three floors. 
The beans were cooked as threshed, with dirt,and 
all refuse mixed in. The prisoners were divided 
into " hundreds " and those into " twenties " for 
convenience in numbering and feeding, and 
their food, consisting of sweet potatoes, bug- 
beans and stones, was made into balls. At 
other times they had soup made of bug-beans 
and a little foul grease of some kind. The 
bread was made of sorghum seed. The United 
States Government sent them clothing until it 
was ascertained that it was stolen b)'' the rebels. 
November 1st, Mr. Mitchell was taken to Castle 
Thunder at Richmond and after Christmas was 
sent to Danville, Va. There the fare consisted 
of cabbage boiled with the leaves, stumps and 
rotten matter included. Finally the prisoners 
begged to have it raw that they might remove 



the rotten part for themselves. Sometimes 
they had in addition three or four ounces of 
bacon. Here their spoons and table knives 
were taken from them. The guards at Danville 
searched their persons twice and were about to 
repeat the performance when Mr. Mitchell hid 
his watch in a piece of bread and placed it in a 
greasy haversack. The sack was emptied but 
the watch was undiscovered. The owner 
picked it up and kept it until he sold it at An- 
dersonville for salt and sweet potatoes, which 
he bought to relieve himself from the scurvy 
from which he was suffering. He gave a dol- 
lar for three onions and the same for nine 
small Irish potatoes, ranging in size from a 
walnut to a musket ball. He also purchased 
for Mead Seman, a sick comrade, three eggs at 
2o cents each, and three small buscuit at the 
same price. But the poor fellow died of inward 
scurvy about the middle of August, 1864, at 
Anderson ville. There were at the time 32,000 
prisoners in the stockade. The condition of 
the prisoners sent from Danville to Anderson- 
ville in April, 1864, is a matter of comment in 
" Life and Death in Rebel Prisons," by Robert 
H. Kellogg of the Connecticut 16th. • He re- 
lates one instance mentioned by Mr. Mitchell, 
that of a poor fellow dying from the effects of 
a cold bath. Tunneling was practiced but only 
to be discovered in every instance. The same 
thing was attempted at Danville and many 
prisoners got out but were recaptured. After 
this tiie windows were closed, and the results 
to the thousand men confined can be imagined. 
No rations were issued for 48 hours, during 
which the confinement lasted. When the 
counting officer came to perform the accus- 
tomed routine he refused to enter the room, 
the stench was so intolerable. The building 
was afterwards cleansed by the prisoners, those 
doing it obtaining an extra ration. They ate 
everything they could obtain — dogs, rats and 
mice and vermin. Once they had shoulders, 
hams and bacon so full of maggots that it 
would not iioid together while it was being car- 
ried to the men. One of those designated to 
carry it to his famishing comrades threw it 
down, declaring he would " drive the live stock." 
Many laid down to die. One man liad his hair 
cut and he took cold and died. Every crevice 
in the bodies and wretched apparel of the dy- 
ing was filled with maggots before demise. 
Once, when in this state, they had no rations 
for three davs. All this is also given by Major 



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Kellogg. From Andersonville, Mr. Mitchell 
was sent to Charleston where he was under 
chain guard until the completion of the stock- 
ade at Florence and ahout the middle of Feh- 
ruary, 18(55, the consignment there took place. 
At Florence the prison was visited hy a dude 
with a dog. He wanted to buy brass buttons 
for his coat which were sold to him. His dog 
was coaxed away, killed and divided among 
the men. A German obtained the head, partly 
cooked it and on eating declared it was " tam 
goot tog." About the middle of February, 
1865, he was again taken to Richmond. Thence 
he was conveyed down the James River to City 
Point, there transferred to a Union vessel and 
thence taken to Annapolis where the filthy accre- 
tions of 17 months in rebel prisons were removed. 
His rags were exchanged for the garments of 
civilization and as he saw himself clothed once 
more in the regulation blue, his heart took an- 
other pledge of love and fealty to the banner 
under which he stood, once more restored to the 
privileges of his birthright as a son of the Re- 
public. Let us suppose that the Stars and 
Stripes waved in sentient joy above the multi- 
tudes to whom approaching peace brought re- 
lease from such suffering. The day after his 
arrival at Annapolis Mr. Mitchell drew five 
days' rations and set out for St. Louis where he 
received a furlough of 30 days. Lieut.-Colonel 
Hobart of the 21st was captured at the same 
time and escaped from Libby after four months 
imprisonment. After the expiration of his fur- 
lough Mr. Mitchell was ordered to report to 
Madison and received his discharge May 17, 
1865. He has been occupied since the war in 
the pui'suit of a farmer and carpenter. 



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LSON COLE, a former soldier of the 
^ civil war and a resident on section 
7, in the township of Sigel, Wood 
Co., Wis., was born .January 17, 
1845, in Starksboro, Addison Co., Vt., and lie 
is the son of Amos and Sally (James) Cole. 
When he was eight years old he removed to 
Wisconsin, locating in Dodge county in 1853, 
and he was a resident there until he entered 
the army. He enlisted May 16, 1864, in Com- 
pany K, 39th Wisconsin Infantry for 100 days, 
enrolling at Atwater, Dodge county. He ac- 




companied the command to Memphis and 
his regiment were doing picket duty when 
Forrest's cavalry raided the city. Mr. Cole in- 
jured his foot marcliing from the boat to the 
camp ground ; he was on picket duty tliree 
times, and the strain resulted in a fever sore on 
his left heel which was treated by Solomon 
Blood, S. S. Clark and John H. Benedict, sur- 
geons of the 39th. Mr. Cole remained with his 
regiment until his time expired, when he was 
discharged and returned home. Tlie swellings 
which had broken out on his right hip and left 
heel began to discharge after he reached home 
and he has since been almost wholly unable to 
walk. 

In 1877, he located on his farm in Sigel 
township. He was married to Margaret Heath- 
cote Dec. 16, 1873. Their children are named 
William A. and Harry V. Mrs. Cole's father, 
William A. Heathcote, was a carpenter in the 
employ of the U. S. Government during a part 
of the war and Mr. Cole had a brother who 
fought in the war of the rebellion three years. 



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OHN EVERTS, Omro, Wis., a member, 
of G. A. R. Post No. 7,^was born Dec. 24, 
1839, in Germany. He is a son of John 
and Dora Everts, who were both natives 
of the same country. He was 12 years old 
when he crossed the ocean to America with his 
pai'ents and they located in Trenton, New Jer- 
sey, where he worked in the rolling mills as 
soon as he was old enough, and was occupied 
there two years. In 1854 he came to Wisconsin 
and settled in Milwaukee county on a farm. He 
remained there until he was 16 years old, when 
he left the home roof-tree and was engaged in 
Ripon as a hotel clerk five years. He was 
then 21 years of age and following a determi- 
nation previously formed, he enlisted Oct. 23, 
1861, in Company K, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, 
at Ripon, for three years. The command went 
into rendezvous at Kenosha, and remained un- 
til tlie spring of 1862, when they went to St. 
Louis. Mr. Everts saw plenty of service in 
Southeast Missouri, where the command was 
occupied in scouting and chasing rebels. 
He was in the scrimmage at Bloomfield and at 
Chalk Bluffs, and assisted in the capture of a 
rebel steamer with prisoners and valuable sup- 



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plies. He was in the raids into Arkansas and 
held his place as a cavalryman good until the 
fall of the year when he was taken ill 
and sent to the hospital at St. Louis, and 
remained there until sent thence to <2uiney, 
111. He remained there until sufficiently 
recovered to join his command, which 
he did at Baruesville, Mo., in 1863. He fol- 
lowed the course of the regiment afterwards 
until mustered out at Louisville, Ky., on ac- 
count of the expiration of his term of enlist- 
ment. He returned from the war to Ripon and 
engaged in the calling of a barber, which has 
since been his vocation. In the fall of 1865 he 
removed permanently to Onro. 

In February, 1866, he was married to .Jennie, 
daughter of Joseph and Anna (Grosse) Kings- 
bury. Her parents were natives of England, 
and came to America somewhere in the "40s." 
They have one child, .James. He is a student 
at school in Oraro. Tiiree children have died ; 
George in 1868, Freddie in November, 1884, 
and Blanche in February, 1885. Mr. Everts is 
a respected citizen and managing a popular 
business. He is a Republican of decided type, 
and one of the most prominent in political ex- 
pression in Omro. He saw enough of the 
mistakes of the other political organizations in 
the South and believes a trip to that region dur- 
ing the rebellion should have converted every 
Democrat of the North. 



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y^^^^ LI SEELY, one of the pioneer citizens 
I <^ of Winnebago countv, and a mem- 

\^!^ her of G. A. R. Post No. 241, and one 
of the first to locate at Oshkosh, 
where he has been connected with the history 
of its progress for about 30 years, was born 
June 1, 1822, in Deerfield, Tioga Co., Pa. He 
is the son of a farmer and was trained in 
a knowledge of that vocation, while he was ob- 
taining his schooling when a boy in his native 
place. As he advanced in years he was sent to 
Alfred Academy, in the town of the same name 
in Allegany Co., N. Y. Before he had reached 
the age of manhood he had acquired a knowl- 
edge of the use of tools, being a mechanic by 
natural inclination, and was a competent car- 
penter before he was in his teens. He came to 
Oshkosh in May, 1855, and has since been 



identified with the citizenship of Winnebago 
County. In 1858 he engaged in farming in 
the northern part of tlie county and was still 
interested in that occupation when the war 
broke out between the two sections of the Union. 
In 1861 he left the farm and was located at 
various points temporarily until he enlisted. 
Aug. 20, 1862, he enrolled as a private in Com- 
pany D, 32nd Wisconsin Infantry at Vineland, 
where he was staying for a short time. He en- 
listed for three years, or the war, and was in 
the service until Feb. 9, 1863, when he received 
a surgeon's certificate of disabihty and was 
honorably discharged at Memphis, Tenn. He 
passed some time in the hospitals at Oxford, 
Miss., and at Jefferson hospital in Memphis and 
was released from military obligations at the 
Convalescent Fort at Memphis. 

The 32nd was mustered in Sept. 25, 1862, 
and started for active service October 30th of 
the same year. November 3rd the command 
was in camp at Memphis. The assignment to 
the 5th Brigade was made 11 days after and 
the regiment was attached to the corps of Gen- 
eral Sherman, leaving for the South, November 
26th. December 6th, they went into camp at 
Hurricane Creek and proceeded to Oxford two 
weeks later. The action at Holly Springs 
changed the plans of General Grant and a mes- 
senger from him arrested the regiment when 
about two miles from camp and it returned to 
that place where the command was the first to 
enter the captured place. The continuous and 
otherwise severe work in marching and guard 
duty made terrible havoc with the soldiers of 
the 32nd and Mr. Seely was among the hun- 
dreds of able men that succumbed to the hard- 
ships of the pursuit of Forrest, and he was sent 
to tlie hos])ital on sick leave to be discharged 
as disabled. 

Mr. Seely returned to Oshkosh, and, as soon 
as sufiiciently recovered, he resumed his busi- 
ness as a carpenter. He graduall}' enlarged the 
scope of his operations and has been for a 
greater portion of the time {)ursuing the busi- 
ness of a contractor and builder. He has man- 
aged the construction of a large number of the 
important and handsome structures which 
make Oshkosh one of the most attractive places 
in the Northwest ; 90 buildings in the city and 
about 50 in its vicinity form a creditable monu- 
ment to his industry. 

In nationality Mr. Seely is of English origin. 
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and on coming to this country, he located in 
Connecticut where he reared his family. The 
grandfather of Eli Seely was a Lieutenant in 
the Revolution, and his father, Eleazer Heely, 
was a soldier of the war of 1812 and of tlie 
Mexican war. The latter was born in Litch- 
field, Conn., and married Mary Conant, who is 
his survivor and resides in Deertield, Tioga Co., 
Pa. She is 8G years of age, (1887.) The mar- 
riage of Eli Seely to Sarah C'urlis took place 
Christmas day, 1842. Tiieir children are named 
Emmaretta, Sarali Maria and Sophia Lovica. 
The family of Mrs. Seely were of New Hamp- 
shire origin. Her pai-ents were Daniel and 
Sarah (Sanderson) Curtis. 



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AMES BURTON, who is a citizen of Mar- 
inette, Wis., and a member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 207, was born at Ogdensburg, 
St. Lawrence Co., New York, Nov. 1, 
1844. He is of mixed English and Irish stock, 
his father, Robert Burton, having been born in 
the former covmtry and he married Ann Doyle, 
a native of the Emerald Isle. The marriage 
took place in America, making the son a native 
American citizen. He received his educa- 
tion, consisting of the three " R's ", at the com- 
mon schools of his native county, and at 11 
years of age commenced his practical acquaint- 
ance with a life of labor. He became a farm- 
hand and continued that service until he deter- 
mined to become a soldier. His father having 
died, leaving a farm and a family of four small 
children, the place was sold by the mother, and 
the son, tlien 14, began his service as a laborer in 
the general interest, instead of being brought up 
under the care and protection of bis father. He 
was only three years old when the family inter- 
ests were removed from Ogdensburg to Wiscon- 
sin, the journey being made on a propeller on the 
St. Lawrence River and via the lakes to Milwaukee 
and thence to Menomonee, Waukesha county, 
where his father owned the farm referred to. 
After the sale of the farm, the mother and 
children went to Lisbon, Waukesha county, 
and Mr. Burton operated as a farmhand as has 
been stated. Tiie war was in its second year 
and he had become convinced of liis duty as a 
man and citizen prospective, altliough he was 



only 18. He enrolled Aug. 9, 1862, iu Com- 
pany A, 28th Wisconsin Lifantry, at Waukesha, 
for three years. He was discharged in Septem- 
ber, 1865, at Brownsville, Texas, being finally 
mustered out at Madison. The first service 
which Mr. Burton saw was in the suppression 
of the draft riots in Ozaukee county and in 
December he found himself incorporated with 
the struggle at the front, going from Wisconsin 
to Kentucky. Proceeding to Helena, Ark., in 
•January, the regiment went next on the White 
River expedition and was in all the activities 
of that campaign. They solved the question 
of the navigability of the river and returned to 
Helena. The command went next on the 
Yazoo expedition and was in all the actions, 
skirmishes and river service pertaining to the 
movement. It came to an abrupt termination 
and after being reinforced, another attempt 
was made to wring success from a forlorn hope, 
but it failed and the regiment returned to 
Helena once more. Mr. Burton was in the dis- 
persion of the rebel cavalry at McNutt and also 
in the destruction of rebel stores. In May, 
1863, the command made another expedition 
to Cotton Plant, Ark. Matters had been con- 
centrating about Helena and, on the morning 
of.July4tb, 10,000 rebels made their appear- 
ance ready for business. The fight was one of 
the liveliest on record and the gallantry of the 
28th in actual battle became history. The 
Union force was about 3,500 men. Mr. Bur- 
ton was also in a skirmish near Pine Bluff, 
Ark. The marchi'ng performed by the 28th 
in taking the positions assigned to the com- 
mand in the "various projected movements 
of whicii it was a part, if told in detail, 
would make a considerable account of itself. 
Finally, the regiment went to Mobile to take 
part in the action against that point, going 
thence by the water route; 45 miles of march- 
ing followed over terrible roads, and they took 
position in the trendies of Spanish Fort and 
performed siege and picket duty until the 
evacuation, proceeding to Blakely to find it had 
capitulated. Thence the command went to 
Mcintosh's Blutf, back to Mobile, camping in 
the city suburbs until ordered to Texas. Iu 
May, just one month after the surrender of. 
Johnston, they went to Mobile and thence to 
Brazos Santiago, Texas, thence to Clarksville at 
the mouth of the Rio Grande River, and in Au- 
gust to Brownsville, to be mustered out. They 
arrived at Madison on the loth of September. 



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Mr. Burton was in hospital at Columbus, Ky., 
where he suffered severely witli typhoid fever. 
He was in the field hospital and when the com- 
mand was about to start for Helena, Ark., he 
was visited by the boys to receive their good- 
byes, but persuaded his nurse to leave him for 
a moment, when he obtained iiis knapsack 
from under the bed and ran for the boat. He 
was seized with mumps at Helena and was taken 
care of without going to hospital. His next 
visitor was the inflammatory rheumatism, 
which caused his removal to Gayosa hospital 
at Memphis where he was treated and was 
obliged to use a cane several weeks. He re- 
joined his command at Helena and this was his 
last acquaintance with hospital life. His com- 
pany lost 22 men with fever, contracted in the 
river bottom. 

On arrival at home, he obtained employ- 
ment as a wood-chopper and in the following 
spring went to Iowa and Minnesota and re- 
turned to Menasha where he worked in a spoke 
and hub factory. In the following season he 
was engaged in harvesting on Green Lake 
Prairie, in the county of the same name. In 
May, 1869, he went to Marinette and became 
interested in the business which he has follow- 
ed without intermission since, in the sawmill of 
the H. Whitbeck company, for whom he has 
worked faithfully and satisfactorily 19 years. 
(1888.) His mother is still living at 78 and is 
keeping the house of her son. His brother 
Thomas resides in St. Croix county, and his 
sister, Mrs. Catherine fiuffkin, lives in Dakota. 
A cousin, Barney Cragin, a soldier in the 32nd 
Wisconsin, was a Corporal. 



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I^^RED BECKER, a citizen of Manito- 
' ' " woe, Wis., and a member of Post No. 
18, was born March 29, 1823, in Guid- 
linburg, Germany. He was reared ac- 
cording to the customs prescribed by law in his 
native country and, when 19, was conscripted 
into the Prussian array, in which he served 
nine years — from 1842 to 1851. He was as- 
signed to the 27th regiment of tiie line and 
served as Corporal. He participated in the Rev- 
olution of 1849, and fought at Lauterburg, 



Waghisel and Rachstadt. At Waghisel a regi- 
ment of married men lost upwards of 400 sol- 
diers. In the siege of Rachstadt, Major Becker 
was in contiuuous fighting 14 days. 

Major Becker came to America in 1853 and 
passed a year in Milwaukee, and in 1854 lo- 
cated at Manitowoc, which has since been his 
place of residence. He enlisted at Manitowoc 
Aug. 20, 1861, in Company B, 9tli Wiscousm 
Infantry, for three years. On the organization 
of the company he was made its Captain, and 
was discharged as such in 1802. He was instru- 
mental in tlie recruiting of the company and 
secured the quota in eiglit days. The regi- 
ment was in rendezvous at CampSigel, Milwau- 
kee, and left the State in January, 1862, for 
Kansas and entered upon frontier duty. Soon 
after reaching Leavenworth, the regiment re- 
ceived orders to proceed to Fort Scott and 
marched 166 miles to that point. It was the 
headquarters of the command during their in- 
cursions into ludian Territory in pursuit of 
rebels and Indians who had espoused the rebel 
cause. Captain Becker became ill from ex- 
posure and hardships and, under advice of the 
regimental surgeons, resigned and returned 
home. As soon as sufficiently recovered, he 
again interested himself in the work of raising 
recruits and, associated witli Captain A. Witt- 
mann, recruited 22 men, with whom they 
proceeded to Madison to ask for transpor- 
tation to Little Rock, where the Wisconsin 
9th was stationed. Governor Lewis refused 
the request, desiring the soldiers to be 
assigned to one of the regiments being formed 
in the State. Captain Becker refused to serve 
in any but his former regiment and turned his 
interest over to his associate, who was assigned 
with the enlisted men to the 4Sth Wisconsin 
Infantry. 

In 1868 Captain Becker was commissioned 
Captain of a militia company of the 2nd Wis- 
consin National Guards and occupied that posi- 
tion until 1885, when he was commissioned 
Major of the same regiment. His son, Albert 
Becker, succeeded him in the position of Cap- 
tain. Major Becker is a thorough soldier, and 
his service in the armies of his own and his 
adopted country has been of great service and 
advantage to the organization of which he is a 
prominent officer. 

He was married in Prussia to Ida Bote in 
1847. Their first born child, a promising son, 
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wife of August Dumke, of Milwaukee. Ida re- 
mains at home to care for lier inalid mother. 



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AVID GORHAM, Shawano, Wi.s., a 
memher of G. A. R. post No. 81, was 
born in Mackinaw, Mich., Dec. 25, 
1815. He is of mixed EiigHsh and 
French descent, his father, David R. Gorham, 
liaving been born of EngHsh parents in New 
Brunswick, and his mother, Adaline LaPlante 
before marriage, being of French birth. Early 
in his life he was left at Mackinaw with a sis- 
ter, in charge of a governess, the business of his 
father necessitating the removal of the family 
to Green Bay, Wis. His father was there en- 
gaged in the manufacture of the Durham boats, 
a specie of river craft, whose mode of locomo- 
tion was impulsion by poles, the only sort 
available on the Fox at that time. He was 
employed by the Government and was acci- 
dently shot by a soldier named Hempstead. 
David and his sister Mary, aged respectively 
four and six j'ears, were sent for by their 
mother and at Green Bay he passed his boy- 
hood and attended school at the Episcoj)al Mi.s- 
sion. At 14 he was apprenticed to Charles S. 
Sholes of the Wisconsin Democrat, the second 
journal established in the State, to become a 
practical printer. He acquired a thorough 
understanding of the craft in all its details and, 
when the office was removed to Kenosha, he 
went also, to complete his period of service. 
He returned to Green Bay, where he was asso- 
ciated with Charles D. Robinson in the print- 
ing business, a connection which existed eight 
years. In 1869 he removed to Shawano 
which has since been his place of resi- 
dence, with the exception of a short abode at 
Oconto, Wis. During his career as a private 
citizen he was the editor of the Shawano Journal 
owned by Myron H. McCord. He is now in 
the office of his son, David Gorham, Jr., the 
publisher of the same paper. 

In September, 1861, Mr. Gorham enlisted at 
Oconto in Company G, 17th Wisconsin Infan- 
try, for three years. On the formation of his 
company he was made Orderly Sergeant and 
received honorable discharge in September of 
the following year for disabihty incurred in the 
war, at Corinth, Miss. The muster of the 17th 



was completed at the rendezvous at Madison 
about the middle of March, 1862, and it left 
tlie State a week later for St. Louis and, in 
April, the regiment went to Pittsburg Landing. 
Mr. Gorham was a participant in the various 
tranters and changes in assignment and was 
active in the siege of Corinth, where he suffered 
an injury resulting in hernia, whicli neces- 
sitated his withdrawal from heavy military 
duty. He was in the hospital at Corinth three 
weeks and was detailed from there to the Gov- 
ernment printing office at that place, where he 
remained two months. Not recovering, he 
returned to Cireen Bay and passed several 
months in an endeavor to recruit his health. 
In September, 1863, he went to Milwaukee to 
enlist in llie first company of the 35th Wiscon- 
sin Infantry, Colonel Orff. The organization 
was finished in Februar}', 1864, and lie was 
made 5th Sergeant of his compan}\ In the 
spring, the regiment went to St. Louis and in 
the last days of April were ordered to proceed 
to New Orleans, having failed to procure trans- 
portation to the original destination up the Red 
River. At the Crescent City the command 
received orders to move to Port Hudson. 
There Mr. Graham contracted a chronic disease 
of the bowels and, two months later, accom- 
panied the command to Morganzia, then up 
the White River to St. Charles and thence to 
Duvall's Bluff, reaching tliere October 18, 1864. 
There he went to the hospital and he was left 
by the regiment, disabled from his disease 
before named. He remained there until their 
return and in Feljruary the command moved 
to take part in the later scenes in tliat Dejiart- 
ment. He was instructed to join his regiment 
at New Orleans, but it had gone to Mobile and 
he went into hospital at New Orleans with the 
same difficulty as before. He remained there 
until the close of the war and there received 
his honorable discharge. 

Mr. Gorham was married in 1848 to Emily 
Benoit, a lady of French parentage born in 
Canada. Eight of their children are living. 
(1888.) Augu.stus D. is Clerk of the Circuit 
Court of Lincoln county. He married Cather- 
ine Bridge and they have a son named Willie. 
Phebe married i. M. Robinson and their de- 
ceased child was named Alice. Julia married 
Charles Kreuger and they have a child. Chris- 
tina married Paul Anderson and has four 
children. Eliza married John Jenney of Mer- 
rill and has three children. Matilda married 



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John W. Kline of Merrill and has four chil- 
dren. David married Maiy Andrews and they 
have one child. Joseph is a.ssociated with his 
hrother David in the publication of the Journal. 
Three children are deceased. Gardepie died at 
Green Bay aged two ; Alice died when a little 
more than two years old at Shawano, where 
Louie died when nine years of age. 



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ILLIAM THEODORE GURNEE, 
of Appleton, Wis., was born July 
12, 1829, at Clarkstown, Rockland 
Co., New York, and is the son of 
William A. and Estlier (Onderdonk) Gurnee 
and the former was the son of a soldier of the 
Revolution. The great grandfather of Mr. Gur- 
nee, Abraham A. Gurnee, was a prominent 
politician in the State of New York and served 
three terms as a member of the New York As- 
sembly. He was an ardent Whig and 
" stumped " for Henry Clay in 1844. Mr. Gur- 
nee lived in Rockland county until he was 17, 
when he passed six months in Haverstraw, 
learning the saddlers trade, after which he went 
to New York and spent three years in acquir- 
ing a knowledge of the business which he has 
since followed. He passed two years in New 
Jersey and came to Wisconsin in 1853, locating 
at DePere August 29th, and he passed a year 
there and another at Green Bay, going thence 
to Neenah and within two years located at 
Appleton. He enrolled at Appleton August 25, 

1862, as saddler in Company A, 1st Wisconsin 
Cavalry, under the call for men to recruit old 
regiments, supposing that lie would be dis- 
charged with his regiment but he was held for 
three years. He received honorable discharge 
August 29, 1865, at Madison. Mr. Gurnee 
served as Company Saddler until September, 

1863, when he was promoted to Regimental 
Saddler, a position for which he was detailed 
for some time previous. He joined his com- 
mand at Cape Girardeau, whence he went to 
Greenville and Patterson and was in the com- 
mand there under General Steele, and in Janu- 
ary, 1863, went thence to Newmarket, Barnes- 
ville and Pilot Knob, and afterwards to St. 
Genevieve and Cape Girardeau where he was 
in the battle with Marmaduke, going afterwards 
to Nashville where the command was assigned 



to the cavalry wing of the Army of the Cum- 
berland. He was in a skirmish at Middletown 
and went to the front under Stanley, the com- 
mand consisting of 30,000 cavalry and mounted 
infantry, going successively to Huntsville, 
Fayetteville and Darkinsville. When they 
crossed the Elk River, Mr. Gurnee was taken 
sick with bilious intermittent fe.ver and was 
sent to Seminary Hill liospital at Nashville, 
where he remained six weeks. Meanwhile the 
command had gone to Chattanooga and he re- 
joined his regiment after the battle of Chicka- 
mauga. He went next to Stevenson, Ala., 
where he met General H. E. Paine and took 
his horse and a mule to the regiment at Chat- 
tanooga, and from there the command went 
back to Bridgeport and three weeks later to 
Greenville wiiere he was promoted. In com- 
pany with Major Torrey he went to Murfrees- 
boro and Nashville to draw horses for the regi- 
ment, and after securing the animals tliey 
started for Knoxville. While crossing Stone 
River his horse fell and his right leg was 
severely injured, but he finished the trip, going 
through Kingston to Knoxville where he ar- 
rived about tlie first of January and went 
tlience to Strawberry Plains. He forded the 
river and the water being high, the clothing of 
every one in the command was wet and 
the}' i"ode all day in the piercing cold with- 
out changing. Wiiile in camp at Strawberry 
Plains there was fighting nearly every 
morning. As a rule the bugle called 
them to "boots and saddles" before breakfast 
and they mounted with their hands filled with 
rye cakes, which they ate on horseback. These 
cakes were about as solid as the shot encoun- 
tered in tlie field, there being no saleratus for 
" lightening " purposes and when they had 
opportunity they burned corn cobs and used 
the ashes in lieu of the genuine article. He 
was in the action at Mossy Creek and Dandrige 
previous where C. C. Townsend was taken pris- 
oner. (See sketch.) Mr. Gurnee lost his horse 
and was captured, but managed to make his 
escape, and they fell back to the railroad cross- 
ing, where a second liorse which he had obtained 
gave out and he walked to Knoxville, where he 
remained until he drew another horse, when he 
rejonied his command on the Tennessee River, 
and went thence to Madisonville, where he re- 
mained about three weeks. He proceeded 
thence to Cleveland, where he was in camp 
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campaign, during whicli he was in a skirmish 
nearly every day. iVIay 29, l<S(j4, lie acted as 
Orderly for Colonel Torrey and on the same 
day Colonel LaGrange was captured. They 
were first stationed on the right and then on 
the left of the army and in the latter position 
they crossed and they took a position on tlie 
extreme left in the buttle of Resaca, moving 
again from the right to the left in the battle of 
Lost Mountain, wlience they went to fight at 
Marietta. After that action they held forts 
seven miles from Atlanta several days, when 
they crossed the Chattahoochie and moved to 
the extreme right of Sherman's army at Burnt 
Church, where a heavy encounter took place 
and Mr. Gurnee next participated in the Stone- 
man and McCook raid in charge of 22 pack 
mules, being with General McCook. In the 
passage of the river the " 1st " had the lead. 
Mr. Gurnee was then doing brigade duty and 
marched all day and the next night with his 
pack mules and assisted in burning West Point 
and destroying the railroad and was operating 
on the Atlanta and Macon road, when Stone- 
man sent scouts after his command and they 
moved to the rear of Sherman's army. Soon 
after they were in the attack on tiie Fairburn 
road near Campbelltown, where Major Paine 
was killed and Lieutenant Colonel Torrey was 
killed the second day after. General McCook's 
command cut themselves out, retreating on a 
hard gallop to the Chattahoochie River which 
they crossed. Mr. Gurnee had disposed of his 
mules and they discovered the next morning 
after the fight, that 300 men had been dis- 
mounted in the action and retreat, and along 
the route they captured horses, as tliey could 
find them for re-mount. Mr. Gurnee reached 
Marietta with his command and went thence 
to Cartersville, where the regiment lay during 
the action at Allatoona Pass. He was again 
sick with billions fever and remained four 
weeks in the hospital, when he went to Calhoun 
and, three weeks after, started for Nashville 
and he went next to Louisville, Ky. On the 
route thence to Waterloo, while crossing a 
bridge over Duck River, the structure gave 
way ; several horses were lost and Mr. Gurnee 
was twice thrown into the water, narrowly 
escaping with, his life. The Lyon and Cliat- 
tanooga raids were the only actions in which 
his regiment was involved, in which he did not 
participate. The regiment left winter quarters 
at Waterloo to go on the Wheeler raid and 



went to Selma and thence to Montgomery, both 
of which surrendered to the brigade, after 
whicii tlie command went to West Point and 
took Fort Tyler, going thence to camp at Macon 
and back to Calhoun, where Mr. Gurnee was 
again in the hospital and went successivelj' 
to Nashville and New Albany, Ind., on a hos- 
pital bout, and from there down the Oiiio and 
up the' Mississippi Rivers to Keokuk, Iowa, 
where he encountered the toughest hospital 
life it had been his. fortune to meet. The sick 
and wounded men telegraphed to the Lieute- 
nant Governor of Wisconsin regarding their 
situation ; the matter was investigated and they 
were transferred to Davenport and thence to 
Prarie du Chien, where they had good and 
sufficient rations and were furloughed for 30 
days, reporting at Madison for discliarge. 

Mr. Gurnee was married in 1852 at Patter- 
son, N. J., to Maria Myers and they had two 
children — Amelia, wlio is now living and Julia 
who ilied in infancy. Mrs. Gurnee died Feb. 
29, 1857. Mr. Gurnee was again married in 
November, 1861, to Mary Ellen Stearns and 
they have two children, Walter .Jackson and 
Hattie Ella. William died at the age of eight 
months. 



AMUEL n. CURRIER, of Plover, Wis., 
and a menil)er of G. A. R. Post No. 
149, was born May 10, 1821, in Read- 
field, Kennebec Co., Maine, and is 
the son of Samuel and Patience (Stanley) Cur- 
rier. His father was a major in the army of 
1812, and was a physician by profession. His 
paternal grandfather was a patriot of the Rev- 
olution, in which lie lost his life. Mr. Currier 
received a careful elementary education, and 
afterwards attended the Maine Wesleyan Semin- 
ary. He afterwards studied in the college at 
Wuterford, in his native State, where he was a 
student one year. He determined to enter upon 
the profession of law, and studied for that pur- 
pose in Maine, where lie was admitted to the 
bar, and was a practicing attorney two years. 
In 1852 he went to Massachusetts, and in 1854 
came to Wisconsin, locating at Plover. After 
coming to Wisconsin he engaged in teaching, 
and followed that vocation until compelled to 
cease operations as a pedagogue on account of 
deafness. He came to Portage county in 1854, 




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and located at Plover, where he resided when 
the war canie on, and during the first year lie 
determined to enter the army. He enlisted at 
Buena Vista, Feb. 24, 1862, in Company E, ISth 
Wisconsin Infantry, for three j-ears. He was 
discharged in June, 1SG4, at Corinth, to enable 
him to veteranize, and he continued as a 
veteran in Company E, 18th Wisconsin Infan- 
try, until he received final discharge after 
being taken prisoner of war and receiving ex- 
change. Mr. Currier accompanied his regi- 
ment from tlie place of rendezvous to its con- 
nection with the command of General Prentiss, 
and was in his first figiit at Pittsburg Landing. 
He went thence to the siege of Corintli, and was 
in the fight at that place. He was next in action 
at luka, and went to the skirmish at Chewalla 
and, after the liattle of Corintli, was (connected 
with the miscellaneous .service, in wiiicli the 
18th was engaged previous to the siege olVick.s- 
burg, and he was in the fight at Champion's 
Hill, and performed skirmish duty with head- 
quarters in the trenches at Vicksbui'g until the 
surrender of that city, and afterwards fought at 
Jackson. After the pursuit of Wheeler, in 
which he was also engaged, he was in tlie 
skirmish line at Allatoona, and was captured 
with companies E, F. and I, which were guard- 
ing the railroad bridge. This command under 
Captain Mclntyre of Company I, was stationed 
in a block house and successfulh' defended 
themselves from the assaults of a regiment of 
artillery, which was obliged to call to its assist- 
ance a battery of heavy artillery before they 
could be forced to surrender. Until Januarj^, 
1865, Mr. Currier encountered the climax of 
rebel atrocities in the prisons at Milan, Ga., and 
Florence, S. C, and in January, 1865, was 
paroled and sent to Annapolis ; was afterwards 
exchanged and finally discharged in Septem- 
ber, 1865, at Milwaukee, Wis. 

Mr. Currier was married in 1866 to Diana 
Cooper, and their children, who are living, are 
named Annie, Robert W., and Charles H. The 
oldest daughter is married. 



ATRICK CROAKEN, resident at Mon- 
tello. Wis., and a member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 64, was born July 7, 1843, 
in Deerfield, Herkimer Co., New 

His parents, James and Alice (McCar- 




York. 



ran) Croarken, were natives of County Mona- 
ghan, Ireland, and were married on the Emer- 
ald Isle, July 16, 1842. In the spring of 1843 
they removed to America and located at Deer- 
field, N. Y. In the spring of 1849 they came 
to Wisconsin and located for a few months at 
Wauwautosa, now Milwaukee, removing from 
tliere ill October of the .same year to Shields 
township, Marquette county, where they pre- 
empted a farm which became the homestead 
and on which the wife and mother still resides. 
James Croarken spent tiie first years of his life 
in America in reclaiming his farm and in the 
first vear of the war entered the army. He en- 
listed Dec. 20, 1861, in Company C, 3rd Wis- 
consin Cavalry, and was with the 2nd Battalion 
in Kansas through all the severe service, acting 
as train escort, fighting Quantrell's guerrillas 
and skirmishing with Indians until he became 
disabled and was discharged May 6, 1864, 
under Special Order No. 159 issued by the 
War Department, April 26, 1864. 

Patrick Croarken experienced the variety in- 
cident to pioneer life and remained at home 
until he entered the service. When he was 
about 16 years old he enlisted in Company E, 
7th Wisconsin Infantry without the knowledge 
of his parents, but they discovered his action 
before he was mustered in and parental author- 
ity suddenly terminated his life as a soldier. 
Soon after, his father enlisted and during his 
absence, Nov. 11, 1863, lie enlisted in Company 
C, 3i'd Wisconsin Cavalry and made connection 
with his regiment at Dry Wood, Mo. In the 
spring his company was stationed at Fort Mc- 
Kean and did frontier duty. The nature of 
the service was nece.ssarily of the most revolting 
character, as it was necessary for self-preserva- 
tion and for the protection of the Government 
trains to execute summary justice on bush- 
whackers and guerrillas and murderers of eveiy 
grade, as that was the mode of warfare they 
themselves had followed. Mr. Croarken was a 
member of the Army of the Border under Gen- 
eral Blunt and was with the command sent to - 
the vicinity of Lexington to ascertain the 
whereabouts of Price, and he was in the actions 
at Lexington, Independence and on the Big 
and Little Blue Rivers and fought at Westport, 
Mo., where Price's army was in force, the rebel 
having crossed the river with 26,000 men. In 
the last action at Mine Creek where a thousand 
men, including Marmaduke were captured and 
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also, Mr. Croarken was mixed uj) in a iian<l-to- 
haiid fight and was injured. (At the moment 
of tiie surrender of .\hirmaduke he was within 
20 feet of tlie rebel guerrilla chief.) This cam- 
paign lasted 48 days and, sometimes, the men 
were in the saddle a week at a time. After it 
was over, the co.iimand pushed on after Price, 
whom the}' fought at Newtonia and were suc- 
cessful. After they had driven Price across 
the Arkansas River, the company returned to 
Fort Scott (Dry Wood) and remained until 
March, 18<)5, when Mr. Croarken was detailed 
with a number of others to proceed to Lexing- 
ton and was occupied in guerrilla warfare until 
June, 1805, when orders were received to report 
at Leavenworth for " muster out. " On arrival 
there they were sent to Denver, Colorado, and 
Mr. Croarken went as far as Fort Riley, where 
he was left on sick leave. Soon after he was 
sent back to Fort Leavenworth where he re- 
mained in tlie hospital until he was discharged 
August 24, 1865, from Company H, to which 
he had been assigned in March previous. 

He returned to Wisconsin and was engaged 
in lumbering and farming in Shields township 
until 1882, when lie purchased the Fountain 
House at Montello and has since operated as 
manager and proprietor of that hostelry. He 
was married in 1878 to Sarah, daughter of John 
and Anna Winn. The parents of Mrs. Croarken 
both died in Grant county while slie was young. 
To her and her husband two children have been 
born as follows: Anne Eliza, Nov. 10, 1879, 
and Frances James, Oct. 15, 1887. Mr. Croarken 
is a citizen in good standing and a popular 
member of the community, enjoying a good 
reputation as a landlord. 



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ANIEL A. BARTON, Amherst, Wis., 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 16, was 
born in Chemung county, New York, 
Nov. 12, 1842. His parents, Stephen 
and Eunice (Root) Barton, were natives of the 
Empire State. His mother died when he was 
three years old, and he was placed in a family 
where his father supposed he would find a good 
home, but the contrary was the case, and, when 
he was six years old, he ran away to escape the 
severity with which he was treated. His father 
obtained another liome for him, but the family 




soon after went West, and he was bound to a 
man in Pennsylvania. The latter's son pos- 
sessed an ungovernable temper, which he 
vented on the boy, subjecting him to every im- 
aginable indignity. At length, in a fit of pas- 
sion, lie was ordered to leave, and was not slow 
in obeying the welcome command. He com- 
menced proceedings to recover his just due, but 
was persuaded by intimidated friends to aban- 
don his legal claim. He was his own master 
and improved tlie privilege by attending the 
district scliool and, througli the following win- 
ter, was a pu|iil at a private school in Mansfield, 
Pa. He was then 17 years old. He had re- 
tained a remembrance of tlie second family to 
whom he had been entrusted and, ascertaining 
their whereabouts, came to Amherst to find 
them. He was successful in his quest and ob- 
tained work in a Houring mill, where he re- 
mained about six months. He went next to 
Waupaca, where he obtained a chance to go to 
scliool and to work lor his board. He took ad- 
vantage of the opportunity and attended school 
until he enlisted in Company G, 21st Wisconsin 
Infantry, in September, 1862. While at Mad- 
ison he had a desire to go to the city and wrote 
an order,which he took to the othcer in command 
for his signature; the official looked at the pa- 
per and asked who wrote it ; on receiving in- 
formation he told him to wait a few minutes 
and placed in his care a letter to the mustering 
officer in Madison. He delivered the message 
and carried the answer back to Camp Randall, 
and was informed that he was detailed in the 
office and was assigned to a desk. He offi- 
ciated in the position until March 8, 1864,when 
an order was issued, ordering every able-bodied 
man to join his regiment at the front and to sur- 
render their places to wounded soldiers. Mr. 
Barton made connection with his regiment in 
winter quarters on Lookout Mountain in Tenn- 
essee. May 1st, orders were received for the 
command to join Sherman at Chattanooga, and 
they left on the following day. The next daj- 
they encountered the rebels, whom they drove 
to Tunnel Hill, and was in hot fight for six 
hours, when the rebels retreated to BuzzardRoost, 
made another stand and Mr. Barton was in liat- 
tle two days. The rebels moved to Rocky Face 
Ridge and took a position on the top of tiie cliff. 
The 21st Wisconsin followed to the foot and 
took a position so close to the rocks that many 
were injured by the stones rolled down upon 
them from above, while they attracted the at- 



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tention of the rebels from the main Hue of Gen- 
eral Hooker, who made an attack in the rear 
and captured 1,500. May 12th, the 21st passed 
through Snake Creek Gap, took possession of 
the top of the ridge before dny break and re- 
mained through the night, and the next day 
marched at three in the afternoon to fight the 
rebels at Resaca. Mr. Barton was detailed with 
three other men to return to the Gap to order 
rations, and returned in the morning after a 
sleepless niglit. The first orders given were for 
a bayonet charge and the line moved forward 
into a ravine with fixed bayonets. The next 
command was to move on the double quick for 
a bayonet charge, in which Mr. Burtnn was a 
participant. The charge met a repulse and 
several retreated to the rear. He was one to re- 
main and load, lying on his back. He would 
wait for a rebel to .show himself and then fire, 
and lie drew a bead 28 times, a face always dis- 
appearing afterwards. The next thing lie knew 
was, that he was hit by a ball in the left thigh, 
which passed into the vicinity of the spine. 
He was finally conveyed to the field hospital, 
where he remained about 14 days, after wiiich 
he was transferred to the hospital train and car- 
ried to Cliattanooga and insisted, after three 
days, on being taken to Nashville. He was 
sent, contrary to the advice of the surgeons, as 
it was their opinion he could not endure the 
journej'. He remained there until Oct. 24, 
1864, when he came to Wisconsin on a fur- 
lough. He had leave for 60 days but became 
homesick, so to speak, for the associations and 
excitement of life in the army and went, at the 
end of 14 days to Madison, and remained 
in the hospital there until he received final dis- 
charge in December, 1864. He came home, 
but soon after received a letter from his former 
physicians, stating that they would like to have 
him in the capacity of a clerk at the new hos- 
pital in Madison, and he went, but was unable 
to endura the work. He remained in Madison, 
occupied with insurance business through 1865, 
and was obliged by impaired health to aban- 
don that occupation. He went to Amherst and 
became associated with W. V. Fleming in the 
construction and management of a sawmill. 
July 8, 1866, he was married to Wilhelmina 
Fleming, the daughter of his partner. Her 
mother before marriage was Catherine Wiley. 
The family was of Eastern origin. Mrs. Barton 
was the first white child born at Stevens Point, 
where her parents were pioneer settlers. Her 




children include two sons and two daughters. 
Nellie was born June 16, 1868 ; Mabel was born 
Sept. 8, 1872. George Fleming and Daniel 
Wiley, twins, were born in Amherst, May 30, 
1884, the memorial day of that year. 



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ETER TUBBS, of Seymour, Wis., and 
a member of G. A. R. Post No. 198, 
was born May 3, 1841, in Newstead, 
Erie Co., New York. He is the son 
of Jacob and Clymena (Cottrell) Tubbs and they 
were born respectively in New Yoi'k and 
Massachusetts. The father is a member of the 
family of his only son and is 82 years old ; the 
mother is living at Am boy, Minn., with her 
daughters. Mr. Tubbs is a second cousin of 
Hon. C. C. Washburn, governor of Wisconshi 
in 1873-4, and twice Representative in Con- 
gress. He is an only son and had six sisters as 
follows : — Alaxenia married Charles Knowles 
and both are deceased ; Sarah Jane married 
Alfred Merrill and lives at Eagle Lake, Minn.; 
Sybil Eliza married Allen B. Merrill and is now 
dead ; Carrie Drusilla married George Cooper 
and is a widow, residing at Amboy, Minn.; 
Clymena Delany married Albert Anderson and 
lives at Amboy, Minn.; Lydia Emogene mar- 
ried Martin M. Stratton and lives at Amboy, 
Minn. When seven years old Mr. Tubbs came 
to Wisconsin with his parents, who located on a 
40-acre farm in Lebanon, Dodge county, then a 
dense wilderne.ss without roads, and he was 
employed in the labors incident to farm life on 
the frontier and obtained his education in a log 
school house built in every way in pioneer 
style, with split logs for seats wdiose legs were 
small poles .set in auger holes. These experi- 
ences were all the variety he knew until the 
struggle of the South for release from obliga- 
tions to the Government began, and Mr. Tubbs 
enlisted August 14, 1862, ia Company I, 29tli 
Wisconsin Infantry at Neosho for three years. 
He was then 21 years old and he served until 
the close of the war, receiving honorable dis- 
charge at Shreveport, La., and returned to 
Madison where the regiment disbanded July 
17, 1865. The regiment left Wisconsin No- 
vember 2nd, 1862, for Cairo, 111., where orders 
were received to proceed to Helena, Ark., and 
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service conducted by Colonel Gill until Janu- 
ary, when the command was detailed to accom- 
pany an expedition up tlie White River and 
was assigned to the 1st Brigade commanded bj' 
Colonel McGinnis. Mr. Tultbs was a partici- 
pant in all the service performed by the com- 
inand and in all the experiences later, until tlie 
battle of Port Gibson, when he was under heavy 
fire and he fought at Cliampion's Hill, siege of 
Vicksburg, battle of Jackson, and was with 
Banks in all the service of the ill-fated Red 
River expedition, fighting in the battle of Sa- 
bine Cross Roads. Pie was in the actions in the 
vicinity of Mobile which resulted in the suri'en- 
der of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely, and ac- 
companied the command successively to New 
Orleans, Shreveport and Wisconsin. After the 
battles of Port Gibson and Champion's Hill, 
the brigade commander, then General McGin- 
nis, spoke with Jiighcst connnendation of the 
.service rendered by tlie 29th Wisconsin. 

After the war Mr. Tubbs engaged in farming 
and for two years worked three farms on shares, 
when he located on his present homestead on a 
heavily timbered tract of SO acres, and lie has 
since added by purchase a 40-acre farm and 
another one of 80 acres and is now the posses- 
sor of a highly cultivated and valuable estate 
called " Woodland Farm," and in 1888, be is 
engaged in dairying and in traffic in dairy and 
farm products. 

Mr. Tubbs is independent in political athlia- 
tion, but is a Republican of inflexible type. 
He is chairman ot the Kepublican Committee 
of his Assembly District, and represents Outa- 
gamie county on the Repul)lican Congressional 
Committee. He has always taken an active 
part in politics and exjiects to remain a Repub- 
lican until a fair election and a fair count can 
be secured in the Southern States and as long 
as the Democrats strive to reduce tiie reveu''" 
by free trade, instead of paying just due .^ me 
defenders of the Union. He firml}' believes in 
the compensation to the soldiers for the differ- 
ence in the depreciated money in which they 
were paid, considering the rights of the soldiers 
in every sense equal to those of tlie bondhold- 
ers. 

He was married .Jan. 4, 1800, to Pliebe H. M. 
Armitage, and their eight children are named 
Lloyd H. ^-arrie J., Flora F., Mary E., Leonora 
L., Phebe . ., George P. and John H. 

Mr. Tubbs has been prominent in local mu- 
nicipal management and lias served as Chaii'- 



man. Town Clerk, Treasurer and Assessor; in 
1880 he took the census of Seymour; he estab- 
lished the tir.st postottice in the town of Sey- 
mour and was first Postmaster; he is the Presi- 
dent of the Seymour Fair and Driving Park 
Association. 



EORGE ALLEN, of Waupaca, Wis., 
i - > I » and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
'^^l 21, was born Feb. 25, 1820, in Star- 
bridge, Worcester Co., Mass. His 
parents, Timotiiy and Theresa (Marsh) Allen, 
were members of tiie I\iritan families who were 
of stock which settled Ma.ssachusetts when it 
was the " Bay Colony." Etlian Allen of colon- 
ial fame, was a member of one branch of the 
family and General T. S. Allen, a hero of the civil 
war, whose sketch is to be found on another 
page, is also connected with them in aneestral 
origin. Tlie parents of Mr. Allen removed 
from Massachusetts to Madison Co., New York, 
when the son was six years old, and the mother 
died there. His father removed later to Vin- 
land, Wisconsin in 1847, and died there, aged 
66 years. Their family surviving, inchided 
three sons and three daughters. Mr. Allen of 
this account is the youngest. He was brought 
up according to the manner common in the 
training of a New England boy and was 26 
when he accompanied his father to Wisconsin. 
He bought lantl in Winnebago county and in 
1846 returned to his native State, where he was 
a resident until 1848. While there, he was 
married to Julia Ann, daughter of Merrick 
Richmond. They removed to Wisconsin in 
the year of their marriage and were pioneers of 
Winnebago county. Tliey encountered all the 
jieculiar privations and hardships incident to 
that period of the liistory of the Badger Slate 
and remained in Winnebago county until 1855 
wlien they removed to Dayton, Waupaca coun- 
ty and engaged in the business of agriculturists. 
Sep. 13, 1861, Mr. Allen enlisted in Company 
A, 8tli Wisconsin Infantry, at Waupaca, for 
three years. (This was the Eagle Regiment, 
and all the world knows the history and fables 
about "Old Abe," the kingly bird that went 
through the war with the command, became 
the property of the State of Wisconsin and died 
at Madison in 1882.) The 8th left Wisconsin 



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SOLDIERS' ALBUM OF 



for the front October 12th for Missouri. The 
first engagement with tlie rebels in which Mr. 
Allen was engaged, was at Frederickstown, 
where Jetf Tiiompson was routed and driven. 
He was afterwards occupied witli guard duty 
until March of the next year, w hen the regi- 
ment was transferred to the command of Gen- 
ei-al Pope. It was assigned to duty in the 
vicinity of New Madrid, and in April went to 
the pursuit of the rebels who were flying after 
the fight at Island No. 10. The command was 
afterwards in tiie vicinity of Corintli and Mr. 
Allen fought in the battle of Furmington. 

June 20, 1862, he was taken sick and went to 
Camp Clear Creek and, with other sick, was 
transferred to luka. After becoming convales- 
cent he was detailed for detached duty and was 
in cliarge of the sick who were sent away from 
luka when Ih-agg made his famous raid into 
Tennessee after supplies for his famishing army, 
going to Jackson, Tenn. In the spring of 1863 
he went, under orders, to rejoin his regiment at 
Vicksburg. He reached Memphis and was 
there detained by General Hurlburt and re- 
ceived honorable discharge. He was released 
from military duty Hep. 16, 1864, on the ex- 
piration of his term. His disease was scurvy, 
contracted in the first months of his connection 
with the army and he was so badly aftlicted 
with it that they would not permit him to 
veteranize and he returned iiome when dis- 
charged. He resumed farming after his return 
to Wisconsin and was occupied in that business 
until 1880, when he removed to the city of 
Waupaca, since his place of abode. His only 
son, Merrick Timothy Allen, has since been 
engaged in the management of tlie farm. Mr. 
and Mr. Allen are well and favorably regarded 
in the community of which they are members. 
He was a good soldier and has been a good 
citizen. He was interested in the issues on the 
battle field and was forbidden to participate to 
greater extent than he did, on account of his 
physical condition. 



HARLES RAHR, of Oshkosh, Wis., 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 241, 
was born Nov. 27, 1836, in Wessel, 
Province of the Rhine, Prussia. 
When he was 20 years old he resolved to place 




himself in a situation where the efforts of his 
manhood's strength, and the application of his 
purposes should add to his own interests, as 
well as to that of the land wherein he was a 
citizen. Tlie genuiness of his sentiments and 
the quality of the spirit of patriotism w!iicli lay 
at the root of his motives is sufficiently demons- 
trated by tlie fact that he had been a resident 
of the United States but a few years when he 
was as much interested in the affairs of his 
adopted country as if "to the manor born." 

Tlie 9th Wisconsin Infantry was recruited at 
Camp Sigel, Milwaukee, and was composed 
almost wholly of Germans. The enlisting pro- 
gressed with a rapidity that surprised the 
authorities themselves, and would have carried 
a much needed lesson to tlie officials in the 
"Fatherland" who enforce the compulsory en- 
rolhnent of every citizen at a certain age. The 
mustering m was completed in October, and, 
Jan. 22, 1862, the command left Wisconsin for 
Fort Leavenworth, Kas. 

Mr. Ralir enlisted at Green Bay, in the same 
month in which lie took his leave of his ad- 
opted State for three years service if need be, 
in the ranks of war. He enrolled in Company 
H, and, on the organization of the company he 
was made Corporal. When mustered in at 
Milwaukee, he was promoted to Orderly or 
Commissary Sergeant, and held that position 
as long as he was in the service. The partic- 
ular point for which the regiment was destined 
was 10 participate in the "Southwestern Expe- 
dition," the troops for which were to assemble 
at Fort Scott. They reached there after a 
march of 160 miles, where the command re- 
mained until the last of May, when the project 
was abandoned. From that time the regiment 
was occupied successively in expeditions against 
the rebels, and Indians connected with the con- 
federate forces, in skirmishes with jayhawkers, 
and in making heavy marches. In September, 
at Newtonia, Company H, with three others, 
was in a sharp engagement witli the rebels who 
were ambushed and suffered severely in killed, 
wounded and prisoners. In the spring the 
paroled soldiers rejoined the command. The 
Army of the Frontier, to which the 9th had 
been assigned, was designed to put an end to 
the combinations of rebels and Indians, to pro- 
tect supply trains and to do service in all capaci- 
ties where needed. Consequently, it performed 
duties of the most arduous and dangerous 
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trayed on the pages of history. On one occa- 
sion the brigade took possession of Rheas' flour- 
ing mills, wliere the men became practical 
millers until necessity came for serving in their 
original capacit}' of soldiers. After doing good 
work in that line, they resumed bread making. 
In the raid on Van Buren they marched (iO 
miles in two days, returning thence to the 
mills. Mr. Rahr was a participant in the sharp 
action called the battle of Jenkins' Ferry, where 
the command made a special record for gallan- 
try on the field. He was mustered out at Mil- 
waukee, Dec. 4, 1864. He passed through his 
period of service uninjured, save in one in- 
stance when, in a tornado of wind, he was 
blown with violence into a open box of hard- 
ware, and one of his ribs was loosened. This 
Jiappened at Fort Scott, and he was in the 
hospital for six weeks. 

Mr. Rahr came to America alone. He landed 
at New York and came thence to Manitowoc, 
where he operated as a gunsmith about a year 
and a half. He went thence to Davenport, 
Iowa, where lie remained some time, similarly 
engaged. From there lie went to Green Bay, 
Wis., wiiere he remamed until the date of his 
eiitering the army. He returned there for a 
period of two months and then came to Osh- 
kosh and established the business in which he 
has since been interested. 

He is tlie son of Frederick and .Johanna 
(Huffstadt) Rahr. His father and grandfather 
were soldiers in the Prussian army. He was 
married in Green Bay, Jan. 1, 1865, to Caroline 
Hochgrave, and they have six children — 
Charles, Caroline, Clara, Annie, Ella Mary and 
Olga. 



OSEPH MARTELL, of West Depere, 
Wis., and a member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 91, was born May 2, 1840, at Green 
Bay, Wis. He is the son of Joseph and 
Josephine (Bcrdeau) Martell and his parents 
were born in Canada. One of the sons was an 
enlisted man in the l"2tli Wisconsin Infantry 
and died after the war. Charles and Paul are 
living, and also Eliza and Mary, two sisters. 
Mr. Martell enlisted at Round Prairie, Wis., 
Aug. 12, 1862, in Company E, 28th Wisconsin 
Infantry for three years and received honora- 



ble discharge Aug. 28, 1865, at Brownsville, 
Texas. Tiie regiment was first assigned to 
State duty in the enforcement of the draft and 
went to Port Washington. The command left 
the State in December, 1862, and went to Co- 
lumbus, Ky., moved next to Helena, Ark., and 
thence to St. Charles. After returning -to 
Helena, the Yazoo Pass expedition was entered 
upon and Mr. Martell was left at Helena sick 
with fever. He was recovered at the time the 
rebels made an attack on the city after the re- 
turn of the command and, afterwards accom- 
panied Steele to Littk' Rock. They went next 
to Duval I's Blutt', back to Little Rock, pursued 
Marmaduke to the Saline River and again i-e- 
turned to Little Rock. During the winter, Mr. 
Martell was occupied in guarding pontoon 
bridges and in the defenses of Pine Bluff. He 
was, meanwhile, in one lively fight, in whicli 
several hundred rebels were captured. Early 
in 1865 the regiment was assigned to Canby's 
troops and went to participate in the actions 
against the defense of Mobile. Mr. Martell saw 
the service in the trenches at Spanish Fort, 
went to Fort Blakely, thence to the Tombigby 
River, and to Texas, where he went from San- 
tiago to Clarksville and, later, to Brownsville, 
where he severed his connection with the army 
and with military life. He was sick for some 
time in the course of his service and, finally, 
a fever sore made its appearance on his leg 
whicli has caused permanent stitthess of that 
member. 

He returned to Wisconsin and engaged as a 
boatman and shipped on the"Dunlap" and 
" Nicollet" on which he did duty as watchman 
and wheelsman and is now captain and part 
owner of the latter. He was married Jan. 1, 
1874, to Hattie Porlier, of Green Bay; tiieir 
children who are living are named Mary, Kate, 
Frank, Clara, Pauline, Louis and Hattie. 
Josephine died in infancy. The mother of Mr. 
Martell died in March, 1887. 



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OSEPH GIBBARD, of Brooklyn, Green 
Lake Co., Wis., and a member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 202, was born July 13, 1826, in 
Warwickshire, England. He was reared 
in his native county and, in 1855, came to 
America. He settled in Green Lake county^ 



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where he has since resided, with the exception 
of the time he passed in the array. In Sep- 
tember, 1864, he enhsted in Company D, 1st 
Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, at Princeton for 
three years and received honorable discharge 
in August, 1865, at Alexandria, Va., the war 
being at an end. The battery was organized 
and mustered Nov. 7, 1863, and went to New 
Orleans, where Mr. Gibbard joined the com- 
mand which was after\rards transferred to Fort 
Berwick near Brashier City and, in June, 1865, 
went to Washington and was mustered out of 
service August 18th following. The duties 
performed by Mr. Gibbard were those common 
to soldiers in heavy artiller}', performing gar- 
rison duty. He passed most of the time in 
heavy laljor in acquiring a knowledge of light 
and heavy artillery practice and also in in- 
fantry tactics. He also performed duties in- 
cident to garrison life and labored on the forti- 
fications in various capacities. During the time 
he was in the service he was ill with chronic 
diarrhea and fever and ague and although he 
was excused from duty at various times, he re- 
ceived treatment in camp without going to the 
hospital. For two years after his return to 
Wisconsin, he suffered from fever and ague 
and has never been wholly free from the disease. 
He is the son of -John and Elizabeth (Neal) 
Gibbard and his parents passed their lives in 
England. Mr. Gibbard married .lulia Crosby 
and their surviving children are named Mary, 
Elizabeth, John, Thomas, Henry, Catherine, 
Anna, Frances, Joseph, Esther and l^eter. The 
oldest daughter is married and a child named 
Joseph is deceased. 



EORGE HENRY MEYERS, a resi- 
K dent at Applelon, Wis., Judge of 
^i^^!S)2A ^^^^ If*^'^ Circuit of Wisconsin, com- 
prising Florence, Forest, Langlade, 
Outagamie and Shawano counties, was a soldier 
of the Union in the civil war. He was born 
Oct. 24, 1824, at Middletown, Delaware Co., 
New York, and is the son of Samuel and Rachel 
(Austin) Meyers. His mother was the daughter 
of Pardon Austin, who married Rhoda Stanton 
who belonged to the family from which a branch 
went in the early history of the country, lo- 
cating near Marietta, Ohio, represented by Sec- 




retary Edwin M. Stanton, who was the son of 
the great uncle of Judge Meyers. His grand- 
father Austin was reared and educated in the 
cities of Brooklyn and New York, and he after- 
wards located on the Delaware River, where he 
pursued the business of a tanner and currier 
and also operated some years as a manufacturer 
of boots and shoes, after which he built and 
operated a sawmill on the head waters of that 
historic stream. He had a large family connec- 
tion located in the vicinity of the small lakes in 
the State of New York. John Henry Meyers, 
his paternal grandfather, was one of the Hes- 
sian soldiers who came to America in April, 

1776. (In the war with America, England ob- 
tained troops of the German Government by pur- 
chase. A portion of the soldiers in the British 
service was supplied to England from the ranks 
of the German army, at that date full to over- 
flowing through the system of conscription in 
Germany. England paid at the rate of $36 per 
ca])ita for 17,000 of these soldiers who were 
among her best troops.) The grandfather of 
Judge Meyers was among the prisoners taken 
in the capture of Burgoyne's army, Oct. 17, 

1777, and, after the cessation of hostilities, set- 
tled in this country and married Catherine 
Shaver. The grandmother was a member of a 
family whose patronymic is perpetuated in the 
name of Shavertown on the Delaware River. 
She belonged to the old stock of Hollanders 
who settled on the Hudson River when New 
York was known as New Amsterdam in the 
days of Peter Stuyvesant and Van Twiller. 
When Judge Meyers was four years old his pai"- 
ents removed to Erie county, Pennsylvania. 
He obtained a sound elementary education in 
the common schools at Waterford in that county 
and at Erie Academy and, in the year of his 
majority, commenced the study of law and read 
three and a half years in the office and under 
the guidance of Hon. John H. Galbraith at 
Erie. He was admitted to practice in the courts 
of the Ke3'stone State in the May term of 1849. 
Within the same year he removed to Appleton 
where he entered upon the practice of law in 
which he was occupied until he entered the 
army in the civil war. He enlisted in 1865 in 
the 50tli Wisconsin Infantry and on the forma- 
tion of the regiment was commissioned 1st 
Lieutenant and Adjutant of the regiment. The 
command left the State in the spring of 1865 
under orders for St. Louis and went thence to 
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Fort Rice, Dakota, where the regiment per- 
formed guard and garrison duty and Judge 
Meyers was connected witli the command and 
discliarged the duties of the position until his 
resignation, August 14, 1865, when ho returned 
to Madison and was mustered out of tlie United 
States service. On his return to Appleton he 
resumed the practice of law. He founded a 
popular husiness and became prominent as an 
expounder of law. His connection with impor- 
tant cases and success in his judiciary relations 
gave him a substantial repute which was ac- 
knowledged by Gov. William Smith in his ap- 
pointment as Judge of the 10th Judicial Cir- 
cuit of Wisconsin to fill a vacancy caused by the 
resignation of Hon. E. H. Ellis, to take effect 
Jan. 10, 1879. In the spring of 1879, Judge 
Meyers was elected for a term of six years and 
was re-elected in the spring of 1885 for a term 
which he is now serving. (1888.) 

Judge Meyers was married August 25, 1852, 
to Betsy Ann Hawley and their only child is a 
daughter named Ada Elizabeth. A son named 
George Henry Samuel died in 1864, when three 
years old. Mrs. Meyers was born in Susque- 
hanna county, Pennsylvania, and is the daugh- 
ter of Newton and Alcy (Potter) Hawley. Her 
lineage dates back to the early settlers of Con- 
necticut. William Teal Meyers, brother of 
Judge Meyers, was an enlisted man in a Penn- 
sylvania regiment and received injuries in the 
service which caused paralysis and he has been 
an invalid since the war. 

An uncle, Henry Meyers, enlisted in the 
regular army of the United States at an early 
period of the settlement of the West and saw 
much arduous service on the frontier prior to 
the Mexican war. His maternal uncle, Free- 
man Austin, was with John Brown in Kansas 
and with the Army of the Frontier with Gen- 
eral Blunt. He was a scout, and a sharpshooter 
and rendered valuable service in the civil war. 

A simple account of the life and servicees of a 
citizen of the Republic, one which displays his 
relations to his country and locality and estab- 
lishes the fact that he has sustained the char- 
acter of a man who recognizes his obligations 
as a custodian of the institutions of the country, 
is fittest for the permanent record of any indi- 
vidual who can say as can Judge Meyers, now 
that he is on the sunset side of an honorable 
career, "I recognized and performed my duty." 
Such a record on a printed page is a fitter me- 




morial than fulsome inscriptions of personal 
merit on tablets of brass. 

ASON BRAYMAN, Attorney at 
_ ^ Ripon, Wis., late Brevet-General 
■>J^J^^^^ of U. S. Volunteers in the civil 
war, was born May 23, 1813, at 
Buttalo, New York. His father, Daniel Braj'- 
man, was a descendant from English ancestry 
in the fourth remove, and his mother, Nancy 
(English) Brayman, wasa native of Connecticut. 
The son was reared on a farm, and in 1831 
entered the office of the Buffalo 'Journal to ob- 
tain a knowledge of the printer's trade. He 
was not twenty-one when he became editor of 
the Buffalo Bulletin, and meanwhile studied 
law with Sheldon Smith. In 1836 he was ad- 
mitted to practice in the State courts of New 
York at Buffalo, and entered upon the practice 
of law in his native city, where he was assoc- 
iated with Benoni Thompson until his removal 
to Monroe, Mich., in 1837. He then formed a 
partnership with J. Q. Adams in the practice of 
law, and also edited the Monroe \lhneii. He 
went to Louisville, Ky., in 1840, and became 
editor of the Louisville Advertise); \in{'\\ his re- 
moval to Springfield, III, in 1842, where he 
became associated with Jesse B. Thomas in the 
practice of law. In 1843 he was appointed 
by Gov. Ford to act in the capacity !]of State's 
Attorney in the adjustment of the difficulties 
between the people oflllinois and the Mormons, 
who had located at Nauvoo in 1839, and had 
awakened the animosity of the citizens. In 

1844, General Brayman was appointed by the 
Governor and Legislature of Illinois to revise 
the laws ; and he performed alone, the labor 
of preparing and codifying the First Revised 
Statutes of that State which went into force in 

1845. His supervision of Mormon affairs was 
aided by the presence of two volunteer militia 
companies — one from Macoupin county ; the 
other being the famous "Quincy Rifles," Cap- 
tain J. D. Morgan and B. F. Prentiss, 1st Lieut- 
enant, both of whom were afterwards Major 
Generals of Volunteers in the civil war. In 
1851, General Brayman became solicitor of the 
Illinois Central railroad company, drafting 
their charter and acting as their attorney until 
the road was completed. He afterwards prac- 
ticed law at Chicago, associated with John 



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Baker, and in 1856 commenced operations in 
railroad matters in his own interest in Missouri 
and Arkansas, in whicli he was occupied until 
1861. 

He entered the militar}^ service of his coun- 
try as Major of the 29th Illinois InfanU\y, Aug. 
29, 1861. He was detailed for duty by General 
McClernand, as Assistant Adjutant General and 
Chief-of-Staff. He was in the actions at Bel- 
mont, Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, Pittsburg 
Landing, Corinth, Jackson and Bolivar, being 
exposed to the usual contingencies of the ser- 
vice, without injury, though having horses 
wounded at Belmont and Shiloh. His enthus- 
iastic daring was conspicuous at Pittsburg 
Landing on the first day, when he inspired a 
disheartened line of Union soldiers, by carry- 
ing the regimental colors of the 18th Illinois 
forward to their front and holding the line, 
while himself exposed to the fire of both armies. 
At noon Major Brayman was the only officer of 
the staff remaining for duty. May 15th he was 
commissioned Colonel of the " 29th " to date 
from April 6th, for meritorious conduct at 
Shiloh. September 24th, 1862, he was made a 
Brigadier-General by appointment of President 
Lincoln. Until June, 1863, he was in com- 
mand of the Post at Bolivar, Tenn.; and was 
next in command at Camp Dennison, Ohio, 
where he ofliciated in the reorganization of 
about 75 regiments of Ohio veterans. He was 
next on duty at Cairo, 111., during the activi- 
ties of Forrest's career in western Kentucky; 
was next detailed as President of a Court of In- 
quiiy into the causes which led to disgraceful 
and calamitous defeat of General Sturgis at 
Guntown. July 12th, 1864, he was placed in 
command at Natchez, Miss.; and in March of 
the following year, he was ordered to New Or- 
leans as President of a Commission to examine 
claims against the U. S. Government and spent 
three months in that service. His reports of a 
hundred cases were added to the war records 
at Washington and afterwards proved of value 
in deciding upon the validity of numerous 
claims, which though fradulent, were brought 
before the Court of Claims for re-hearing and 
again rejected upon the proofs furnished by 
General Brayman. In June he returned to 
Illinois and was mustered out Aug. 24, 1865. 
May 25, 1866, he was made Major-General by 
brevet, to rank from March, 1865. 

After his release from military service he 
spent several years in looking after his rail- 



road interests, which had been necessarily re- 
linquished on the opening of hostilities in 
1861. In 1873 he removed to Wisconsin, pur- 
chasing property in Green Lake, where he 
built his country place, " Grey Rock." 

In July, 1876, he was appointed by President 
Grant, Governor of Idaho, where he discharged 
his duties in the same careful and conscientious 
manner which characterised his former career 
as a soldier. He returned to Wisconsin in 
1880 and resumed the practice of law at Ripon. 

He was married Sept. 6, 1836, to Mary, 
daughter of Richard and Sophia (Morton) Wil- 
liams of Cliautauqua Co., N. Y. Of Gen. Bray- 
man's cliildren two survive : — Ada S., wife of 
Major W. H. Bailhache, formerly a Major and 
Quarterma.ster in the army and in 1888 (cur- 
rent year) a resident of San Diego, Cal., and 
Mary B., wife of Theodore Gowdy of Kansas 
City. Mo. Mason, a son died in childhood; and 
Nellie, wife of C. A. Sharpe of Chicago, died in 
1881. The wife and mother died Feb. 19, 
1886. She was a descendant of Roger Wil- 
liams and two of her great uncles — William 
Williams and John Morton — were signers of 
the Declaration of Independence. Abner Wil- 
liams, her oldest brother, was kUled at 18 at 
the battle of Lake Erie on the flag-ship "Law- 
rence," Sept. 10, 1813. 

General Brayman is a gentleman of the old 
school; pure and simple patriotism was his her- 
itage, and modesty and decision of character 
are his ingrained traits. With the heroism of 
true manhood, he never stopped while in the 
service to question in any emergency, but went 
to meet it without considering possible disaster 
to himself personally. The generations of the 
future who review the annals of the volunteer 
service in the civil war, will justly regard him 
as a represeutative of the Spirit which won the 
victory of the Union in the Rebellion. 



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ILLIAM H. RICE, Plainfield 
Wis., was born Sept. 11, 1844, in 
Russell, St. Lawrence Co., New 
York. When he was 11 years 
old, in 1855, his parents, Wm. S. and Jennett 
(Stembing) Rice, removed their family to Wis- 
consin and located in Waupaca county. Mr. 
Rice was a little more than 17 years old 




PERSONAL RECORDS. 



619 



when he enhsted in November, 1861, at Wau- 
toma, in Company H, IGth Wisconsin Infantry, 
for three 3'ears. He was mustered into service 
in January, J 862, and was transferred to Com- 
pany I. In November, 1863, he veteranized at 
Redbone, Miss., and was discharged March 1.5, 
1865, on account of disabihty produced by 
wounds. At the time of his enhstment his pa- 
rents were ignorant of the fact and, when they 
ascertained, five weeks later, that lie had en- 
rolled in an infantry regiment, they made an 
attempt to secure his release on the ground 
that he was the only sou capable of rendering 
them assistance, but they failed in the attempt 
and he went to make connection with the forces 
of Grant with his regiment. He was in the 
battle at Pittsburg Landing and was wounded 
in his arm. He was sent to the hospital at New- 
berg, Ind., which was raided by a body of rebel 
guerrillas and all the inmates of the hospital 
captured. They were paroled and went thence 
to the Salt Mills hospital at Evansville, and Mr. 
Rice rejoined his regiment at Grand Junction, 
Tenn. The paroled prisoners were sent thence 
to St. Louis, where Mr. Rice waited some time 
to be exchanged and, growing tired of staying 
in St. Louis and, being unable to obtain trans- 
portation to their regiments, they fell in with 
a squad going aboard a boat that was going 
down the river and, while the squad was being 
counted, they hid in the hold and escaped de- 
tection ; they finally reached their respective 
regiments, the 14th and 16th Wisconsin, at 
Lake Providence. The fact that Mr. Rice was 
wounded had detained him at St. Louis, while 
other paroled prisoners had returned to Wis- 
consin and been exchanged. He did not re- 
ceive notice that he had also been exchanged, 
and his officers declined to give him a gun as 
he would be shot if he was again taken pris- 
oner. He was determined to resume duty as he 
said that plenty of time for the exchange had 
elapsed, and that if the rebels would not do it 
he would exchange himself. He demanded 
equipments and promised that the rebels should 
never have the pleasure of taking him again. 
He resumed his place in the ranks and he was 
in the actions in which his regiment was en- 
gaged after he was well enough to go into bat- 
tle. He was in the fights at Kenesaw Mountain 
and on Bald Hill, after which he went to the 
siege of Atlanta and was in the action of July 22, 
1864, known as Peach Tree Creek. He was hit 
by a shell which killed four men before it 



struck him and one man afterwards. He was 
injured in the hips and was permanently dis- 
abled. He remained 14 months in the hos- 
pital and, during that time was never able to 
place his feet on the ground. April 25, 1865, 
he was mustered out of service and returned to 
the home of his parents in Waupaca county. 
Until ] 888, he was a resident of various places 
in tliat part of Wisconsin, and in that year en- 
gaged in hotel keeping at Plainfield. Mr. Rice 
is a constant sufferer from the wound in his hip 
and also from chronic diarrhea contracted in the 
army. His parents reside in Little Wolf, Waupaca 
county, and his father is now 79 and his 
mother 73 years old. He was married March 
31, 1866, to Mary E. Kennedy, and their chil- 
dren are named Ira A. and Ruel A. Three 
brothers of Mr. Rice were in the army ; Martin 
enlisted in the 8th Wisconsin Infantry, Miner 
in the 42nd and Hiram in the 48th. 



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OHN IHLENFELD, of Ahnapee, Wis., 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 242, was 
born Feb. 29, 1840, in Prussia. He 
came with his parents to America in 
1855 and located at Mishicot, Manitowoc Co., 
Wis. He remained there until he entered the 
army and enlisted Jan. 31, 1862, at Milwaukee, 
in Company H, 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry. The 
reariment left the State March 24th under orders 
for St. Louis, where they were equipped. Soon 
after he was made Corporal and was promoted 
to Sergeant after a few months. He veteranized 
Feb. 1, 1864, at Vicksburg, and received final 
discharge at Au-stin, Texas, Nov. 15, 1865. His 
battalion was in action at Cotton Plant, Ark., 
Vicksburg, Helena, Memphis, (Forrest's raid) 
Yazoo City, Haines' Bluff, Duvall's Bluff, Sny- 
der's Bluff, Jackson, Oakland, Grenada, Egypt, 
and in countless skirmishes not named. In 
Egypt, 1,600 prisoners and a rebel supply train 
were captured. In the closing months of the 
service in which Mr. Ihlenfeld was engaged, 
they were in raiding expeditions under Grier- 
son and others. The 2nd Cavalry was con- 
stantly in the field making dashes into the 
rebel territory, guarding lines of communica- 
tion and skirmishing. The company to which 
Mr. Ihlenfeld belonged, acted as body guard of 
Col. C. C. Washburn, who went out in com- 



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mand of the regiment and was afterwards pro- 
moted to Major General and retained the com- 
pany as escort. While the regiment was in 
garrison at Helena, Mr. Ihlenfeld, in common 
with a majority of the regiment, was attacked 
with yellow jaundice. His eyes were so much 
affected that he was led to the hospital by his 
comrades. Death from the disease was com- 
mon, of which the men were less afraid than 
the inevitable " blue-mass " with which tiiey 
were treated. He was tohl that he would die 
if he took the medicine, but he resolved to take 
his chances under treatment, as he was assured 
by the physicians that it would certainly cure 
him and that his only chance for life lay in his 
obedience to their orders. He was much better 
soon and insisted on returning to the camp, as 
the ratio of the dying at the hospital was alarm- 
ingly great. Soon after resuming duty he was 
made Sergeant of the Guard at headquarters 
where General Washburn was sick. He was 
summoned to the sick bed and found the Gen- 
eral was ill with the same disease and wished 
to consult him about the remedy. He related 
his experience and was sent to obtain " blue- 
mass " for General Washburn. He met the 
doctor, who was very angry because he had 
told the name of the medicine, as the prejudice 
against it was so great. But General Washburn 
was cured by it. The regiment was at Mem- 
phis in 1864, when Forrest dashed through the 
town, raided headquarters and nearly captured 
Washburn himself, obtaining his uniform. 
Bugles sounded "to horse" and the men 
mounted, having time in many instances only 
to dress partially and chased the rebel cavalry 
out of the town. The uniform was recovered 
in the chase. (This settles the uniform story.) 
At Egypt, the regiment was destroying the 
Mobile & Ohio Central railroad when rebel de- 
serters came into camp and informed the cav- 
alry that the rebels were in force and prepared 
to meet them. They expected tho.t this intelli- 
gence would deter the Union soldiers from the 
encounter and when they saw preparations for 
the charge they prophesied certain defeat and 
their own recapture, but tiie action was a tri- 
umph to the Union arms. The Union troops 
reached the intrench ments of Vicksburg with 
their prisoners, hotly pursued to the fortifica- 
tions by the rebel cavalry. About Dec. 20, 
1864, the command removed from Memphis to 
Arkansas and, while going up a high bank 
after crossing a creek the horse rode by Mr. 



Ihlenfeld stumbled and he fell under him, in- 
juring his right ankle and leg and practically 
ending his career as a soldier and partially 
crippling him for life. He rode three da^^s 
with the command in a raid, with his injured 
leg thrown over the back of a horse. He re- 
mained with the regiment nearly a year, until 
its discharge. 

He returned to Mishicot where he remained 
a year. He found himself unable to manage 
his farm and sold his property, removing to 
Ahnapee where he is engaged in the wholesale 
liquor trade and in the sale of tlour and feed. 
He was married in 1886 to Wilhelmina Weilep 
at Two Rivers. Amelia is the oldest daughter 
of Mrs. Ihlenfeld by a former marriage. The 
children of her second marriage are named 
Amelia, Richard, Sophia, Alma, Luna and 
John. 



OSEPH KITCHEN, of Bovina Township 
and a member of G. A. R. Post, J. W. 
Appleton, No. 116, at Black Creek, Wis., 
was born Nov. 5, 1829, in Cumberland- 
shire, England. He was bred to the vocation of 
a carpet weaver in his native country and on 
coming to America he located for a time in 
New York, removing thence to Pennsylvania, 
where he remained until he came to Wisconsin. 
He located on the farm on whii'h he now re- 
sides ni 1862. Sept. 29, 1864, he enlisted in 
Company G, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery for 
the war. He enrolled at Appleton and was 
discharged with honor June 25, 1865, at Fort 
Ellsworth, Va., the war being closed. The 
record of artillerymen in the service is as little 
recognized as any other branch of the service 
can be from the nature of their duties. Wis- 
consin sent but one heav}- artillery regiment to 
the war, and several batteries were chiefly sta- 
tioned for defense in the capital city of the 
United States. Mr. Kitchen worked as a mason 
on the construction of forts and, in addition, 
underwent the heav^' drill and discipline inci- 
dent to a member of an artillerj' company. He 
was exposed to privations and hardships which 
permanently injured his health, as did the ex- 
cessive labor which was required. 

He was married Jan. 18, 1861, to Jane Park 
in Pennsylvania. They have five sons and a 
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Arthur J., Nathaniel P. and Gertie Bell. Mary 
E. died at eight, and Agnes I. at 15 years of 
age. The parents of Mrs. Kitchen came to 
Wisconsin from Pennsylvania in 1855. 



ARTIN VAN BUREN THOMP- 
SON, a farmer on section 5, in the 
town of Maine, Outagamie coun- 
ty, Wis., was born April 23, 1843, 
in the State of New York and is the son of S. 
A. and Betsy Thompson . He comes of good and 
patriotic stock, his father having been a cap- 
tain in the militia of tlie Empire State, his 
grandfather a soldier in 1812, and his great 
grandfether fought in the Revolution and was 
wounded at Bunker Hill. The parents of Mr. 
Thompson came to Wisconsin when he was 11 
years old and located for a short time, on a 
farm in Neenali. P'rom there they went to 
Hortonville, where the son was brought up on 
a farm. When he was 18 years old he deter- 
mined to enter the army and, October 8, 1861, 
he enlisted at Milwaukee in Company D, 1st 
Wisconsin Infantry for three years. This was 
the three years organization and on leaving the 
State, the regiment went to Louisville, Ky. 
During the summer of 1862, the regiment was 
engaged in guarding trains and communica- 
tions near Bowling Green, Ky., and, on one oc- 
casion, when Mr. Thompson was on a detail to 
escort a train they overhauled a stock of goods 
belonging to a rebel and rifled it of its contents, 
starting back to camp witb their knapsacks 
filled with calico, sheeting,silk, satin, baby shoes, 
teaspoons, knives and forks, tobacco, tea, coffee, 
etc., and feeling very rich. At Bowhng Green, 
the first order that greeted their ears was from 
the Colonel to " forwai'd the color line — stack 
arms — inspection of knapsacks." A telegram 
had preceded their arrival and in a few min- 
utes, they were marching up and down the 
streets of Bowling Green, tied together with 
ropes made of the dry goods, led by the regi- 
mental band playing the Rogue's March, the 
music being accompanied by the jingle made 
by the baby shoes, hardware and cutlery sus- 
pended on their backs. Tiiey passed the fol- 
lowing night in the guard house and thus 
ended their punishment for not obtaining 
something more appropriate to soldier's use 



than baby shoes. Mr. Thompson was in the 
actions at Perryville and at Stone River and in 
the latter, was disabled and was discharged 
there March 14, 1863, for disability. He re- 
turned to Hortonville and gave his attention to 
the restoration of his health and remained un- 
til February 2, 1864, when he enlisted in Com- 
pany G, 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry at Hortonville. 
Til is was the re-organized command and Mr. 
Thompson went with the regiment to Fort 
Leavenworth, from there to Fort Scott and was 
in the expedition against the Indians in Kansas 
and in the fight witii them on Walnut Creek, 
where his horse was killed under liim, and 
was in all the skirmishes and activity in which 
his company was engaged until he was dis- 
charged at Fort Leavenworth, where he was 
mustered out October 27, 1865. 

He returned to Hortonville, where he was 
married October 29, 1874, to' Esther, daughter 
of Thomas and Roxey Watson. They have 
five children ; Ellen, Meade, Ira, Thomas and 
Steven. Mr. Watson was a native of England 
and came to America when he was small. 
The ancestors of Mrs. Thompson's mother were 
born in Ireland but she was a native of this 
country. Mr. Thompson located in Maine in 
1879, where he is a well-to-do and respected 
farmer and maintains the principles of the Re- 
publican party. His brother was an enlisted 
man in the 14th Wisconsin Infantry. 



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OHN N. HOAGLIN, Oshkosh, Wis., and 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 10, was born 
Feb. 25, 1835, in Cohockton, Steuben 
Co., N. Y. He enlisted in the fall of 1861, 
at Oshkosh, as a private in Company F, 18th 
Wisconsin Infantry, for a j)eriod of three years. 
On the organization of his company, he was 
made Orderly Sergeant, and accomi)anied his 
regiment to St. Louis, where the command 
arrived on the evening of the last day of March, 
1862. Affairs were culminating on tlie Ten- 
nessee River, and the regiment was ordered to 
join the force of General Prentiss at Pittsburg 
Landing. The position occupied by that officer 
was in advance of tlie Union army, and the 
" 1 8th" arrived at his headquarters about dark on 
the 5th of April. The soldiers had nearly ex- 
hausted the rations served to them at St. Louis 



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for the trip, and they went to bed without sujv 
per. All the day following they were in the 
fight without food, their fast continuing from 
noon of Saturday, April 5th, to the close of the 
day's conflict of the 6tli. The attack was 
wholly unexpected, and the "18th" went into 
action without warning, without breakfast and 
witliout experience. But they made a record 
which has been preserved on the pages of 
general history. Their organization was broken 
up and the Colonel and Major were both killed. 
Only 250 men were left to go into the fight of 
Monday ; 174 men were missing, most of them 
having been captured by the rebels. Mr. Hoag- 
lin was one of the latter number. He was 
taken prisoner at the muzzle of a rebel gun and, 
with numberless others, was sent successively 
to the rebel prisons at* Montgomery, Ala., 
Macon, Ga., and eventually to Libby prison, in 
the city of Richmond. With him were 23 
others of his regiment, and of that number but 
15 survived. When the apportionment and 
assignment was made of the prisoners, Mr. 
Hoaglin was placed in charge of about 100, 
whom he represented, and for whom he tran- 
sacted necessary business, such as drawing and 
distributing rations, and in other relations with 
the authorities, according to the system com- 
monly used by the rebels in managing the 
large numbers in their prison pens. To Mr. 
Hoaghn this occupation, small as.it was, was a 
means of disposing of a portion of his time and 
afforded in some degree occupation for thoughts 
to the exclusion of more troublesome reflec- 
tions. In December, after eight months of 
suffering which need not to be detailed, he was 
paroled and sent to Washington, where he was 
in the hospital, suffering from the effects of 
privation and sickness, until February, 1863, 
when he was honorably discharged on account 
of disability. 

In the winter of 1864 he again enlisted in the 
service of the United States, enrolling in the 
46th Wisconsin Infantry. He was commis- 
sioned Second Lieutenant of Company C. The 
regiment was not needed for actual hostilities, 
as events were hastening the termination of the 
conflict and it was assigned to the Western 
Division. The surrender of Lee and Johnston 
had taken place before the command reached 
its destination, and the soldiers were engaged 
in guard service while affairs between the North 
and South were being adjusted. Tlie line of 
the Nashville & Decatur railroad was under the 



special supervision of the 46th Wisconsin until 
the last of September, when the command was 
ordered to Nashville to be mustered out. Mr. 
Hoaglin united with Oshkosh Post No. 10, in 
1885. 



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OHN MCMAHON, of Omro, Wis., -mem- 
ber of G. A. R. Post No. 7, was born 
in Ireland April 13, 1879, and is the son 
of Edmund and Mary (McSweeney) Mc- 
Mahon. They came to America in 1849, and 
located in Water ville, Maine. He was a laborer 
there until his removal in 1856 to Racine, Wis. 
He was married .June 11, 1851, to Hannah 
Cunningham at Lewiston Falls, Maine. Mrs. 
McMahon came to America witli her cousins, 
James and Bridget (McGrath) Cunningham, in 
September, 1850. Mr. McMahon removed with 
his family to his present abode in 1856. The 
children belonging to the Itimilyare Maria, wife 
of Arthur Richardson of Dakota, James C, liv- 
ing in Minnesota, John A., a resident of Minne- 
sota, William H., resident of Fifield, Wis., Ed- 
mund Shiloh — na med after tlie battle ofShiloh, 
le was lx)rn on the day after liis father was 



as 

fighting on that battle field, Maggie A., wife of 
Ciuirles Welcher, Lenoraand George Washing- 
ton. Mr. McMahon enlisted at Omro Sept. 26, 
1861, in Company C, 14tli Wisconsin Infantry 
for three years. The command was in rendez- 
vous at Fond du Lac and left the State March 
8, 1802. He was first in battle at Pittsburg 
Landing (Shiloii) and was in the successive ac- 
tions, marches and skirmishes, sustaining a 
slight wound in the battle of Corinth, but was 
not thereby disabled from duty. • 

Ho was in the movement that terminated in 
a recall after Holly Springs and went to Vicks- 
burg. On the 2nd day of May, 1863, he was 
seriously injured and was mentioned in the dis- 
patches. About 12 o'clock he was wounded in 
his knee, hip and shoulder and lay on the bat- 
tle field until sundown on the 3rd, when he was 
placed on a hospital boat and taken to Young's 
Point and tlience to the Union hospital at 
Memphis, whence he was transferred to the 
Marine hospital at St. Louis and from there to 
Harvey hospital at Madison, where he received 
final discharge Dec. 17, 1864, on account of dis- 
ability and expiration of term of service. He 
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his shoulder which he still retains as a reminder 
of his obligation to the rebels. His sons repre- 
sent their father in phj'sical structure and have 
been brought up in the principles for wliich 
their father fouglit. Mr.McMahon is a Demo- 
cat, but does not believe in free trade or the 
surrender of the rebel Hags and expects to vote 
the Republican ticket, having a full under- 
standing of the condition of labor under tlie 
European system of government. He is promi- 
nent in his Grand Army Post and is a firm sup- 
porter of the principles for which he fought and 
suffered. Two of his children remain at home. 
His brother Patrick enlisted in Company G, 
32nd Wisconsin Infantry and lost a leg at Ben- 
tonville, N. C. He belongs by lineage to tlie 
same i'amily as Marshal McMalion of France. 
His household attend the Catholic Church. 
Mr. McMahon belongs to the foreign element 
that came to this country to enjoy its privileges 
and sustain its prestige among the nations of 
the world. He was offered promotion in the 
army several times, but refused on the ground 
that he went into the ranks to fight, not to 
command. 



ICHOLAS KOLNGEN, of Dale, Wis., 
and formerly a soldier of the Union 
army in the war of the rebellion, 
was born in France, .Jan. 18, 1884, 
and came to America in 1857 with his parents, 
proceeding from tlie port of New York to Mil- 
waukee. There he was brought up and when 
he was 17 years old, he was made an appren- 
tice to learn the business of a carpenter. He 
resided in the vicinity of Milwaukee at Gran- 
ville Station, when the war commenced and, he 
enlisted Aug. 20, 1862, at Milwaukee for tiiree 
years in Company C, 2Gth Wisconsin Infantry 
and received honorable discharge June 13, 
1865, at Washington. He fought in all the 
battles in which his regiment was involved 
until his capture by the rebels and, after his 
release, until the end of the conflict. The data 
collected by the local historian was written with 
a pen cari'ied by Mr. Kolngen through the en- 
tire period of his service and through all the 
vicissitudes to which he was exposed. The 
26th was the 2nd German regiment of Wiscon- 
sin, and was recruited in two weeks. Mr. 




Kolngen fought in 16 battles and skirmishes, 
among which were Frederick.sburg, Chancel- 
lorsville, Gettysburg, on the Rappahannock, 
Chattanooga, Resaca, Dallas, Kenesaw Moun- 
tain and otliers. On the 1st day of July, 1863, 
he was in the battle of Gettysburg, was wound- 
ed and captared by the rebels. He was 
conveyed to Richmond, Va., where he was con- 
fined in Libby and afterwards to Belle Isle and 
was held a prisoner of war until Aug. 1, 1863, 
when he was exchanged and reached his .regi- 
ment the night before the battle of Chattanooga. 
The commaiid had been transferred to the De- 
partment of the West and he went into the 
fight mentioned on the next da}'. He was also 
in the battle at Lookout Mountain, his regiment 
having been assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 3rd 
Division 20th Army Corps, and he went to the 
sea with Sherman, fighting in all the battles of 
the campaign through Georgia and the Caro- 
linas, among which was Atlanta, where he was 
injured. While the command was carrying 
logs to build breastworks, he was detailed for 
the labor, overworked, became heated and was 
sent to the surgeon for treatment. He was in 
the battles of North and South Edisto, at the 
burning of Columbia, S. C, and at Bentonville 
witnessing the surrender of Johnston. He was 
a participant in the Grand Review at Washing- 
ton and discharged as stated. He returned to 
Granville, Wis., and was employed as a rail- 
road assistant until his removal to the town of 
Dale, March 22, 1868, and located on his larm 
on which he has since resided. At that time it 
was unimproved but is now in prosperous and 
profitable condition. The place has 50 acres in 
tillage and is supplied with good and suitable 
buildings. He is a Republican in political 
principle. Mr. K. still suffers from his wounds. 
During his imprisonment lie had a taste of all 
which those confined longer in the dens of the 
South endured. He was starved, unsheltered 
and suffering until he found a friend who as- 
sisted him in obtaining release or he would 
have passed months in confinement and, prob- 
ably have lest his life. He belonged to a com- 
mand which " knew not defeat. " The regi- 
ment left Milwaukee with 1,022 men, received 
275 recruits and leturned with 260 men in 
1865. The others were dead, sick, wounded or 
prisoners. 

His marriage to Maggie Bouch occurr- 
ed June 18, 1865, and they have six 



children : 



Maggie 



married Sebastian Kroh- 



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ner and resides at Bessemer, Mich., they have 
one child. Emma, Nicholas, Bernard, Gilford 
and Laura live with the parents. 



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HARLES E. SPINDLER, Manitowoc, 
Wis., member of G. A. R. Post No. 18, 
was born .June 25, 1841, in Germany, 
whence his parents removed to 
America in 1849, and in 1854 they settled at 
Manitowoc. Mr. Spindler afterwards went to 
Illinois and located at Champaign, where he 
was engaged in business when tlie struggle 
between the North and South arose. He en- 
listed at Bloomington, July 3, 1861, in Com- 
pany A, 1st Illinois Cavalry, for three years. 
The regiment was assigned to the command of 
Colonel Mulligan, who was sent to re-euforce 
Lexington, where a large amount of money 
had been consigned. The rebel Price attacked 
the place with a large force, the money being 
the general and specific object of the assault. 
The attack was nrade Sept. 12, 1861, and Lex- 
ington was surrendered on the 20th, Mulligan's 
troops having fought 52 hours without ce.s- 
sation. His command was made prisoners of 
war and the rebels captured $900,000. The 
prisoners were released on parole and went to 
St. Louis and were discharged from the United 
States service. When the battle began, Mr. 
Spindler was two miles from the city on picket. 
Another picket line was two miles beyond him 
and tlie attack on the outpost was not noticed. 
Mr. Spindler had one comrade, the outer picket 
consisting of four men. Mr. Spindler was satis- 
fied that trouble was near at hand and galloped 
to the vidette, who told him that he was only 
scared and that there was no danger. He gal- 
loped back to find that his comrade had re- 
treated and there was nothing for him to do, 
but to follow suit. His horse was loaded with 
forage and he was under hot fire before he 
reached Lexington and rode in with his gun 
in one hand and reins in the other. His regi- 
ment was just going into the town witli drawn 
sabres before the advancing rebels. The com- 
mand was stationed at the entrance near the 
hospital outside the works which the rebels 
had taken and from which they had been fir- 
ing. Captain Gleason of Company A, with 
four companies, re-took the hospital twice, but 



was finally obliged to retu-e behind the breast- 
works. A guard from each company was on 
watch to note the movements of tlie rebels 
when that of Company A called out that a 
horseman was coming up the hill and he was 
fired upon by several rifienien. While they 
waited for the smoke to disperse, a hail storm 
of shot from the hospital, ravines and trees 
poured in upon them. Mr. Spindler's comrade 
on his right was shot through the neck and 
one on the left through the head and another 
near by received a bullet in his jaw. Mr. 
Spindler was afterwards detailed with an officer 
to take charge of a mine which was to be ex- 
ploded in case of a charge on the works. The 
attacking force has been estimated at 30,000 
and the garrison at 3,000. The rebels were 
sheltered by breastworks of bales of wet hemp 
and they fired into the fort with deadly effect. 
Tlie dead were constantly falling and the cries 
of the wounded were frightful. The rebels 
were within a few feet of the fortifications 
when he was directed by the lieutenant 
with him to look after a wounded man ; he 
had to pass through a narrow space between 
the works and the hospital, and into an exposed 
and open space beyond, the bullets meanwhile 
flying as thick as a swarm of bees. As he 
reached the open, a squad of Union soldiers 
fell back across it and half a dozen men fell al- 
most at his feet, while a revolver in the hands 
of a boy near him was shattered by a bullet and 
dismounted. At this instant a white flag ap- 
peared on the fort and the firing ceased. The 
flag dropped and the firing was resumed for a 
few minutes, when the white signal again flut- 
tered over the ramparts and Colonel Mulligan 
surrendered. The soldiers of the vidette were 
cut off, and one of them afterwards stole 
through the lines to obtiin food. After the 
surrender, the prisoners were marched 55 miles 
to Hamilton without food and most of them 
had had nothing to eat for four days. The last 
supply of water inside the works had been 
dr.iined, although it contained dead rats and 
other vermin. The first night's camp was 
made near a farm house and the owner gave 
them 20 sheep for food, but many of the sol- 
diers were so exhausted that they could not 
seek for anything to eat. Mr. Spindler was 
fast asleep on the ground when he was awak- 
ened by his comrade forcing a piece of raw 
mutton into his mouth, which he swallowed. 
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ceed and wagons were obtained among the far- 
mers to take them to Hamilton. No food was 
there ' and telegrams were sent to Quincy, 111., 
whence it came in the form of green coffee, 
salt ham and crackers. Their guard had left 
them for fear of capture, liut one rebel family 
did everything in their power for the suffering 
men. They went to Quincy, where efforts^ were 
made to induce the Irish brigade to re-enlist, 
but they honored their parole and proceeded to 
St. Louis. The 1st Illinois cavalry had re- 
ceived only sabres and horse pistols and, after 
tlie fight commenced, picked up muskets which 
had been dropped Ijy the dead and wounded. 
The animals suffered more during the siege 
than tlie men. They were short of forage and 
water, and all of the command, including 
horses and baggage, were in such narrow lim- 
its as to greatly increase the discomfort and 
danger. ^Ir. Spindler wont to look after his 
horse after the surrender, and found him 
wounded in many places and suffering, but he 
had to leave him to the tender mercies of the 
rebels. 

Mr. Spindler returned after his discharge to 
Champaign and afterwards located in Chicago, 
where he became a member of a prominent 
business firm. In 1883, he ceased connection 
with active business and located at Manitowoc, 
on account of impaired health. 

Mr. Spindler is married, and his family in- 
cludes three children. 



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AMES P. BRIGGS, stationer at Wausau, 
Wis., was born Jan. 24, 1846, in Lan- 
caster, Erie Co., New York. His father 
and mother, Philander T. and Emmcline 
(Harris) Bnggs, were of stock of long standing 
in Vermont and the former was a soldier in the 
4th Wisconsin Infantry (afterwards converted 
into cavalry) and was one of the earliest soldiers 
in the field after the outbreak of the Rebellion. 
The family removed to Kenosha county in this 
state in 1850 and settled on a farm. Tlie 4th 
Wisconsin went to the Held in July and was en 
route when the intelligence of the disaster at 
Bull Run startled the Nation. To a boy on a 
farm in Kenosha county, whose father was on 
the field of danger, it brouglit a message and as 



others reached the ears of the lad, (for he was 
only 15) the spirit of his ancestors grew too 
.strong to resist, and in October, as he dug pota- 
toes in the field, his resolution was taken. He 
remarked to his brotiier, "1 am going to enlist" 
and went to tell liis motiier, who offered no 
demur but money to aid him if he needed, but 
he refused it, and went to Racine, where three 
batteries of the Wisconsin Liglit Artillery were 
in rendezvous. He offered his name, to be re- 
jected on account of his youth. Nothing 
daunted, he kept on his way to Milwaukee and 
applied to the recruiting officer for tbe 1st Wis- 
consin, then in process of reoganization after 
its return from three months service. Captain 
McVean of Company E, asked him if he could 
swear that he was 18, and he replied that he 
could. The sagacious manner in which tlie 
question was propounded made his enrollment 
possible and without swearing anything he was 
enlisted in Company E and mustered into ser- 
vice. He was proud of his success and had the 
satisfaction to go to his duty as a member of 
one of the finest commands that honored Wis- 
consin and the country. He participated in 
the movements in November, December, Janu- 
ary and February and in March went to the vicin- 
itj^ of Nashville. Through the summer he was 
active in provost and guard duty and was in 
several uniniportant skirmishes. Bragg be- 
came troublesome and the brigatle, (28th), made 
ready for the battle which was precipitated 
October 8th and is known to history as "Perry- 
ville." One of the heroisms of the regiment 
was the capture by hand of all remaining guns 
and caissons on the field and also of a Tennes- 
see regimental flag, while several regiments 
held the rebels in check. But j'oung Briggs 
was disaijled for active service by a shot 
through his right wrist, and was named in the 
despatches. He went to the field liospital and, 
several weeks after, in November, was sent to 
Louisville to return to Kenosha in December 
on discharge furlough, his pajiers arriving 
later, dated Feb. 14, 1863, at Louisville. He 
commenced attendance at the High School at 
Kenosha and after a year of study he again 
enlisted in the same coinjmny and regiment 
and joined the 1st Wisconsin at Cliattanooga, 
taking with him a squad of recruits from 
Madi.son for distribution in several regiments. 
He never carried a musket, owing to liis stiff 
wrist, but was made Company and Regimental 
Clerk. When the time of the regiment expired, 



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he was triiusferred to Company G, 21st Wiscon- 
sin and was made Staff Aid of General Harrison 
C. Hobart, commanding 1st Brigade, 1st Di- 
vision, 14th Ami}' Corps, and served as Orderly 
until June, 1865, when he received final dis- 
charge. The regiment was still retained, but 
he petitioned General Hobart to be permitted 
to return home, as he wished to enter school. 
That officer granted his request and his dis- 
charge papers were made out, dated at Wash- 
ington. 

He returned home and soon after went to 
Chicago to undertake a regular course of com- 
mercial study at Bryant & Stratton's Business 
College. On leaving that institution he com- 
menced teaching to earn sufficient money to 
enable him to attend Oberlin College (Ohio) 
two years, after which he commenced a career 
as a teacher, continuing in that vocation until 
the fall of 1873, when he was elected Superin- 
tendent of Schools of Kenosha county, serving 
two years, when he resigned to accept a situa- 
tion as Principal of the ord Ward school at 
Racine, where he remained three years. He 
was selected to take charge of the High School 
at Manitowoc and remained there two years. 
In 1880 he went to Wausau, where he estab- 
lished the business in which he is now engaged 
and which is prosperous and popular, being the 
leading dealer in his line in the city. He is 
also School Superintendent of Marathon county. 
In the Post he has acted successively as Adju- 
tant, Quartermaster and Commander and in 
otlier positions. He was also .Junior and Senior 
Vice-Commander of the Department of Wiscon- 
sin under General Fairchild and H. P. Fisher 
in 1886. He was a charter member of the 
Post at Wausau and has been active in its in- 
terests. 

He was married in March, 1878, to Etta, 
daughter of J. D. and Mary (Burke) Markham. 
Her father was a prominent lawyer of Manito- 
woc and both her parents were of early Ver- 
mont stock. Her uncle, Henry Markham, was 
a soldier of the Union in the civil war and was 
wounded. He removed to California and was 
in the last Congress from the Golden State. 
Prof. Lydon W. Briggs was Superintendent of 
Schools of Kenosha county before himself and 
was Principal of the 6th Ward school at Racine 
during his own service in the ord. He is now 
connected with the Normal School at Oshkosh. 
He was in the Wisconsin Light Artillery during 
the war. 




The children of Mr. and Mrs. Briggs are 
named Mary Etta and Robert J. The portrait 
of Mr. Briggs appears on page 624. 



ILLIAM H. PORTER, a resident 
of Belle Plain, Shawano Co., Wis., 
was born April 20, 1840, in 
Homerdale, Wayne Co., Pa. He 
is the son of Samuel and Parthenia (Shaw) 
Porter and was reared on a farm in Scranton 
in his native State. He received his early edu- 
cation there and came thence to Wisconsin in 
1867, locating at the place where he now re- 
sides. His j)arents were natives of the State of 
New York. Mr. Porter was at the threshold of 
manhood when the war came on, and he was 
interested from the outset in the outcome of the 
factional struggle as he had been reared to 
respect the institutions of the country and to 
know tliatj the responsibility of their preserva- 
tion rested on him as a, citizen of a Republic. 
He enlisted Aug. 22, 1861, at Clark's Green, 
Luzerne Co., Pa., in Company K, 11th Pennsyl- 
vania Cavalry for three years and received 
honorable discharge Aug. 22, 1864, at Bermuda 
Hundred, his term of service having expired. 
He made connection with the regiment in 
Ilarrisburg with his company and went tlience 
direct to Washington. They went into camp 
on 7tli street where they were equipped as cav- 
alry, and they received their side arms at Ar- 
lington Heights whence they proceeded to 
Annapolis. Mr. Porter was ill and went to the 
hospital while the regiment went on transports 
to Fortress Monroe. He endeavored to obtain 
transportation papers and other necessary mat- 
ters to rejoin in regular order, but was unable 
and, accordingly, took the administration of his 
affairs into his own hands without the interme- 
diation of red tape, which is short for " run 
away." He was absent from the command but 
10 days. The winter was passed in quarters, 
and in the spring was in the siege of York-, 
town. After the retreat of McClellan from the 
Peninsula . the regiment acted as rear-guard 
across the Pamunkey River, and Mr. Porter 
was in the raids on the Weldon road and at 
White House Landing, where Fitz Hugh Lee 
was captured. He was in the actions in the 
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later, including Antietara, Ghancellorsville ami 
Gettysburg. After two and a half years' ser- 
vice he was transferred to Company D, of hi.s 
regiment, and was discharged from that connec- 
tion under Captain Wood. The latter was a 
regular officer of the United States Army. He 
again enlisted in the 76th Pennsylvania Zou- 
aves as a recruit, going as a substitute. He 
went to Philadelphia and joined his regiment 
at Wilmington, N. C, whence he went to Raleigh 
and was present at the surrender of Johnston. 
At that time he was acting Sergeant of his 
company. After that event and during the 
first days of the new condition of thuigs, it be- 
came necessary to reconstruct the local courts 
and Mr. Porter, under a lieutenant, was de- 
tailed with the proper authority from the mili- 
tary directors of affairs. He was a second time 
discharged from the military service of the 
country in August, 1865, after a service of four 
years in two commands. 

Since his residence in Wiscoiisin he has 
acted in the official capacity of Constable for 
several years. 

He was married Jan. 27, 1865, to Betsey L. 
Howard, and three of their children survive. 
They are named Samuel 0., Jessie W. and 
Bennie. A daughter, named Nellie May, is not 
living. She died at the age of 18 months. 
For the past 20 years Mr. Porter has held 
prominent rank as a fiirmer in Belle Plain. 
He had two brothers who were soldiers in the 
late war — A. K. and J. A. Porter. 



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"OHN H. FUNCK, of Appleton, Wis., was 
born in Germany in 1838 and was 
brought to America by his parents in 
1848, who located at Milwaukee. 
The son was trained on a farm and when 
the war commenced determined to enlist, as he 
could see small opportunity to accomplish his 
hopes of sonae day being a citizen of a country 
where the rights of one man were as good as 
those of another. He was 24 years old when 
he went to Portage to enroll in the military 
service of his country and enlisted March 17, 
1862, in Company D, 19th Wisconsin Infantry, 
Col. H. T. Sanders, for three years. He was 
discharged at Portsmouth, Va., on account of 
disability irom severe injury, in February, 



1863. The enlistments in the 19th were com- 
menced as an independent organization, but 
before the work was accomplished un Order 
was issued by the War Department abolishing 
such formations and the volunteers, to a man, 
made the necessary changes in their relations to 
the regiment. The rendezvous was at Camp 
Utley, Racine, where the formation and mus- 
tering was completed by April oOth and they 
went to the State rendezvous at Madison. 
June 2, 1862, the commaml left tiie State. The 
duty of the regiment at Madison was the guard- 
ing of several hundred prisoners of war and 
when these were transferred to Camp Douglas 
at Chicago, the 19tli was relieved to proceed to 
the front. The command arrived at Alexan- 
dria and went from tliere to Fortress Monroe 
and thence to Norfolk, Ya. There the regi- 
ment was detailed as guard for the citizens of 
Norfolk and Portsmouth, the Colonel being 
made Provost Judge. While there, Mr. Funck 
received an injury from which he has never 
recovei'cd. He was in the upper portion of a 
buildii,ig in the city of Portsmouth, which was 
used as barracks for the soldiers. He made a 
misstep and fell, striking his head in a manner 
that fractured his skull, producing a terrible 
wound. The protecting bone of the skull was 
so injured that a portion of it was removed, 
leaving an opening into which the surgeon 
thrust his hand, touching the tissue of the 
brain. He was taken up for dead and placed 
in the hospital, where he remained seven 
weeks, in what was considered a hopeless con- 
dition. On his partial recovery he was dis- 
charged and sent home to Wisconsin. The 
report that he was a deserter soon followed 
him, the sheriff arrested him and, on the pre- 
hminary hearing, he was discharged from cus- 
tody, the entire expenses being paid by those 
who were proved to be false accusers. Since 
that time he has been unable to perform man- 
ual labor of any kind and is the recipient of 
a pension of $24.00 a month. Sometimes he is 
unable to walk across a room unassisted. The 
sight of the left eye is totally gone and the 
sense of hearing from the left ear. He cannot 
smell, but disagreeable odors cause nausea and 
vomiting. 

He is the .son of John Funck, who died at 
Strasburg, Langlade Co., Wis., aged 75 years. 
His children were named Catherine F., Peter, 
John H., Lena, Nicholas, Joseph, Chauncey 
and Martha. Catherine and Nicholas are de- 



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ceased. John H. Funck married for his first 
wife, Eva Barbara, daughter of Peter Antliony 
Weigant, of German Hneage, who died in Illi- 
nois, aged 75 years. Mr. Funck is a man of 
estimable character and esteemed bj' all by 
whom he is known. 



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I HILIP BLODGETT,of Plover, Wis.,and 
a member of G. A. R. Post No. 149, 
was born August 3, 1846, it Beloit, 
Rock county. Wis. His parents, E. 
B. and Martha (Burroughs) Blodgett, belonged 
to familes who c.nne to Wisconsin ni a very 
early period. His grand parents on his father's 
side removed to Beloit from Asiitabula county, 
Ohio, and those of his mother went from Orange 
county, New York, to the same place where his 
parents were married. His father died in 1867, 
aged 55 years. The mother died at Wausau, 
Wis., when 45 years old, leaving a family of 
six children of whom Mr. Blodgett of this sketch 
is the youngest boy. His parents went to Wau- 
sau when he was four years old and as soon as 
he was large enough he was occupied in lum- 
bering. In 1861 he removed with his father 
and two sisters to Plover and was engaged in 
the lumbering business until he enlisted. He 
was hardly IS years old when he entered the 
army in 1864. He had made several previous 
attempts to enlist but had been rejected on ac- 
count of his age. On the reorganization of the 
5th Wisconsin Infantry with its former colonel, 
he enlisted August 24, 1864, in Company D. 
(See sketch of T. S. Allen.) He remained a 
short time at Madison and proceeded to Wash- 
ington, where the regiment was assigned to the 
Shenandoah Valley, and he participated in the 
actions against Early and afterwards joined the 
command of Grant in front of Petersburg. He 
was in the actions and operations in front of 
that city and fought in two actions at Hatcher's 
Run and at Fort Fisher, where he narrowly es- 
caped capture. He was in the charge on the 
fortifications at Petersburg in the early morn- 
ing of April 2nd and received a shot tiirough 
the thigh. By this means, a sudden change 
was made in his operations and he was taken 
from the field hospital to Lincoln hospital (ward 
10) at Washington and remained there until 
about the middle of June, when he was trans- 



ferred to Harvey hospital at Madison, and was 
discharged the last of the same month on a sur- 
geon's certificate of disability. He returned to 
Plover and, for a year, was obliged to make use 
of crutches, and he has since suffered very much 
from tiie wound. While lying on the field, after 
receiving his wound, the thunder of the artil- 
lery entirely destroyed the hearing of his left 
ear. He lay immediately under the batteries 
three hours before he was removed and his 
wound was not dressed until the following day. 
When sufficiently recovered, he renewed his for- 
mer business as a lumberman and, in 1883, he 
engaged in farming, in which he was occupied 
about four years. In the fall of 1887 he relin- 
quished his agricultural interests and purchased 
a iiome in tiie village of Plover. In August, 
1884, he was married to Hattie, daughter ot A. 
C. and Juliette (Arnold) Jenkins, in Portage 
county. Her parents were born in Massachu- 
setts and removed to Vermont after marriage, 
whence they came about 1854 to Portage county. 
Wis. Oscar, only child of Mr. and Mrs. Blod- 
gett, was born Jan. 19, 1886. The first wife of 
Mr. Blodgett, nee Ella Lawrence, died Jan. 27, 
1882, in Portage county. 



T^^ UGH EVJ 
^ |[v-x-i l^ promme 
iy^ farmer,. 



ANS, of Amherst, Wis., a 
linent citizen and substantial 
was born in the Parish of 
Pennell, Merionethshire, Wales, 
Dec. 18, 1838. His parents, John and Cath- 
erine (Jones) Evans, were also natives of 
that place. His father came to America 
in 1850, returned to Wales two years 
later and died in his native country in 
1880 aged 65 years. The mother died in 
1859 at the age of 41 years. The son was 
barely 12 years old when he accompanied his 
father to the United States. The family re- 
mained a little time in New York and New 
Jersey, and came thence to Clyman, Dodge Co., 
Wis. The son remained here when his father 
returned to Wales and resided with his uncle 
at Clyman about three years. He afterwards 
passed some time in other parts of Wisconsin 
and, about 1858, went to Stevens Point and en- 
gaged in lumbering. He remained there until 
he entered the army of the United States. He 
enlisted Aug. 26, 1861, in Company G, 7th 



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629 



Wisconsin Infantry at Grand Rapids for three 
years. In August, 1864, he was promoted to 
Sergeant and receiving honorable discharge 
Dec. 30, 1863, to enable him to re-enlist as a 
veteran Jan. 1, 1864, in the same company and 
regiment. The roster of battles in which he 
was a participant includes the names of 30 of 
the 34 actions in which the " Iron Brigade " 
was engaged to which the 7tli was assigned. 
(See sketch of General Rufus King.) Among 
them are Beverly Ford, Gainesville, 2nd Bull 
Run and South Mountain. In that engage- 
ment he was wounded and is found in the list 
in the dispatc!;es. He received a bullet in his 
knee and was sent from the field hospital to 
Middleton, Md., and, while in the hospital 
there, the battle of Antietam was fought. He 
was next in action at Fredericksburg, Fitzhugh 
Crossing, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Mine 
Run and battles of the Wilderness where, on 
May 5th, 1864, Mr. Evans received an ugly 
wound in his mouth. The ball passed in at 
one side and out opposite and the severity of 
the injury sent him to the hospital at Wash- 
ington, (Lincoln) where he remained from the 
date of his wound to Aug. 16th of the same 
year. He rejoined his regiment in front of 
Petersburg and was first in action afterwards 
on the Weldon railroad. He was in the en- 
gagements at Hatcher's Run, Gravell}^ Run, 
Five Forks and Appomattox Court House. 
Feb. 1st, 1863, he was detailed to operate with 
Battery B, 4th U. S. Artillery, and served with 
that command until December of the same 
year. The battery accompanied his regiment, 
and his service was virtually the same as in his 
original command to which he returned on 
veteranizing. He received honorable discharge 
.July 13, 1865, at Jeffersonville, Ind., and mus- 
tered out at Madison two days later. 

He returned to Stevens Point and, Sept. 10, 
1865, he was married to Mrs. Sarah E. Jones, 
daughter of Robert and Sophia (Evans) Jones. 
She was born in Trenton, Oneida Co., New 
York. Her grandparents on her maternal side 
emigrated to this country from Wales in 1796. 
Her father died when she was six months old 
and lier mother's death occurred about 1878 at 
Amherst. Mr. and Mrs. Evans have had four 
children. The first-born died in infancy. The 
survivors are Robert M., born May 4, 1868; 
Catherine Sophia, was born Nov. 6, 1870 ; Wal- 
ter De Castro was born Oct. 18, 1876. Mr. 
Evans is a Charter Member of Post No. 16 at 




laud, .Ian. 



Amherst and is prominent in all matters per- 
taining to the well being of the old soldiers. 
His wife is noted for her generous character 
and hospitality on all occasions. In his char- 
acter as a man and citizen, Mr. Evans sustains 
that he made as a soldier and defender of the 
flag of his adopted country. 



ARTIN G. ELLISON, hardware 
l^3i&J^ merchant at Montello, Wis., and 
^^i-^ a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
64, was born in Manchester, Eng- 
1841. His father, of whom he is 
the namesake, was the son of James and Ann 
Ellison, and the grandfather died at Accrinton, 
England, at 65 ; the grandmother died at the 
same place when 87 years old. (The family 
from which James Ellison was descended was 
known as the "Oakenshaw" Ellisons.) Martin 
G. Ellison, Sr., was boi-u March 8, 1808, in East 
Lancashire, England, and was an engraver by 
profession ; in the summer of 1849, he came to 
the United States, landing at New York, and 
proceeded directly from his port of landing to 
Moundville, Marquette county, Wis. He pre- 
empted land on which he resided tiiree years, 
after which he went to Dover, New Hampshire, 
where he worked at his trade 22 years ; he re- 
turned to Marc^uette county where he was the 
owner of a tract of land including nearly one 
section of a township, and was there resident 
until his death, Jan. 5, 1878. The motlier of 
Mr. Ellison of this sketch was Alice, daughter 
of Christopher and Elizabeth (Grimshaw; Houl- 
ker ; she was born in Accrinton, Lancaster- 
1S06. The family, including three 
two daughters, came together to 
James Lllison was born Dec. 31, 
is a farmer in Bremer county, Iowa ; 
Christopher, born June 21, 1829, is a farmef at 
Moundville, Marquette county ; Elizabeth, born 
Sept. 9, 1835, died at Moundville, April 15, 1857 ; 
Mary, horn June 13, 1845, married Isaac Smith 
at Moundville. The mother died at Mound- 
ville in May, 1882, aged 76 years; Mr. Ellison 
of this sketch accompanied his parents in their 
several removals, and he attended school at 
Dover, N. H., until he was 18 years old, and, in 
1858 he returned to Wisconsin. He was a 
farmer until he entered the army and enlisted 



shire, in 
sons and 
America. 

1827, and 



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SOLDIERS' ALBUM OF 



Jan. 4, 1862, at Moundville, in Company E, 2nd 
Wisconsin Cavalry, and joined the command at 
Milwaukee; in March, 1862, he started for St. 
Louis, and went thence to Springfield, Mo., 
where he joined the forces of General Curtis and 
remained with his command in the marches 
through Missouri and Arkansas, where the 
battalion was stationed until February, 1863, 
when he went to Memphis and performed duty 
until the siege of Vicksburg, and in June made 
connection with the forces of Grant, and scouted 
on the Yazoo River until the surrender of 
Vicksburg. In October, 1863, Mr. Ellison was 
made Corporal of Company E. He went with 
the troops of Sherman to Jackson, and was in a 
sharp skirmish with the rebels near Clinton, 
and took possession of the city of Jackson. He 
was in the skirmishes near Canton, and went 
thence to Red bone Church, and about the 1st of 
September went to a position nearer Vicksburg. 
Mr. Ellison reinlisted during the winter in the 
same com})any and regiment, and was promoted 
to Sergeant, and came to Wisconsin on a 30-day 
veteran's furlough. When his leave of absence 
expired, he rejoined his regiment at Vicksburg 
and remained there until October, 1864, and in 
that month was detailed to scout in the vicinity 
of Yazoo City, and was one of 27 who were cap- 
tured December 1st, 1864. He was removed to 
Cahawba, Ala., where he was held a prisoner 
until March 16, 1865; on that day he was 
paroled, and was soon after exchanged. He 
spent a furlough of 30 days in Wisconsin, re- 
joined his regiment at Memphis, and in June, 
after doing duty as guard, went with the com- 
mand to Alexandria, and in August commenced 
a tedious and distressing march of more than 
300 miles to Texas, suffering nearly as much on 
the route from want and privation as he had 
formerly done in a rebel prison. In October, 
he commenced another march to Austin, pre- 
liminary to "muster out" November 15th, when 
he again started on a march of 100 miles, and 
afterwards was furnished transportation to 
Madison, where his connection with military 
service was severed, December 16, 1865, and he 
returned to Wisconsin. He resumed his opera- 
tions as a farmer, and was engaged in that busi- 
ness until Jan. 14, 1877, when he removed to 
Montello. At the county election of 1876 he 
was elected Clerk of Marquette county, and was 
re-elected three successive terms, filling the 
position eight consecutive years. In 1885 he 
engaged in his present business at Montello, 



which he has since prosecuted with success. 
He was married Sept. 18, 1867, at Moundville, 
to Jane B., daughter of Thomas and Ann 
(Bower) Mills. She was born Dec. 13, 1839, in 
London, England, and came with her parents 
when nine years old to Marquette county, Wis- 
consin. Her father and mother died at Mound- 
ville, aged respectively 76 years and 86 years. 
The tbrmer was born March 27, 1798, and died 
April 7, 1876; the latter was born May 19, 
1796. 

Mr. Ellison is a charter member of the Grand 
Army Post at Montello, and is a prominent 
member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows 
Orders. He is a member of Montello Lodge, 
F. & A. M., No. 141, of Fort Winnebago Chap- 
ter, No. 14, at Portage, and of Fort Winnebago 
Commandery, No. 4, at the same place. He 
belongs to Lodge No. 232, I. 0. 0. F., at Mon- 
tello, and Enterprise Encampment, No. 63, at 
the same place. Mr. Ellison represents the best 
order of citizenship in this country ; he was 
born under the British flag, and reared under 
the influences of a Republican government ; in 
every relation which he has sustained to the 
land of his adoption he has proved the quality 
of his manhood, and his sense of obligation to 
the country in which his rights and privileges 
are second to none of whatever place or posi- 
tion. He has always been a Democrat of the 
Jacksonian stripe, his first vote for President 
being for Geo. B. McClellan, and he is a candi- 
date for County Treasurer on the Democratic 
ticket. 



C-t;;;^ IMON B. NELSON, of Oshkosh, Wis., 
^S^ik and a member of Phil. Sheridan Post 
No. 10, was born March 7, 1828, in 
Roxbury, Cheshire Co., New Hamp- 
shire. His father, William Nelson, was born 
in England and came to America in youth ; he 
married Lucy Batchelder who was born in 
Massachusetts of parents descended from Scotcli 
ancestry. 

Mr. Nelson was educated primarily in the 
district school and studied two terms subse- 
quently at an academy. When he was 18 
years old, he commenced learning the manu- 
facture of woodenware at Westport in his na- 
tive State, which he pursued some years at that 
place and afterwards operated as a manufac- 



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turer of sash, doors and blinds, in which lie 
engaged in 1853 with two partners, himself 
acting in the capacity as general manager of 
the business. In 1857 ho came to Wisconsin 
and located at Menasha, Sept. ■28th, and en- 
gaged as foreman of the Menaslia Woodenware 
Co., and remained in that employ until he en- 
tered the army. In the second year of the war 
he received a commission as a recruiting officer 
and opened his office at Menasha and recruited 
for Company I, 21st Wisconsin Infantry, enrol- 
ling August 28, 1862. On the formation of the 
company, September 5th, he was made Captain 
of Company I, and left the State with the regi- 
ment in September, going to the defense of 
Cincinnati, thence to Louisville and to Ken- 
tucky and led his men on the field of Perry- 
ville. He was with his command in the sub- 
sequent marches and performed guard duty 
and other miliary service until December 
30th. The brigade train was moving on .Jeffer- 
son Pike and Captain Nelson was on duty in 
command of the escoi't when Wlieeler's cavalry 
attacked the train, which consisted of about 28 
wagons and Captain Nelson was taken prisoner 
and held in custody 36 hours, when he was 
paroled. He had been meanwhile without 
food and was almost helpless and was assisted 
by an Indiana soldier. He went to Nashville 
and thence to Camp Chase b)' order of General 
Mitchel. Four months later he went to Benton 
Barracks, St. Louis, to await exchange and for 
several months was ill from the exposure and 
hardships to which he liad been subjected. He 
resigned April 25, 1863, at St. Louis on account 
of disability caused by disease contracted in the 
service. He returned to Menasha, where he 
gave his attention to recovery of his health, 
when he resumed his former position as fore- 
man of the Menasha woodenware factory. He 
soon discovered tliat his health was too much 
broken to admit of the active work of the shop 
and he bought a farm, on which he operated 
two years and was materially benefitted by the 
change. In 1869 he was called upon to go to 
Peshtigo to take charge of a woodenware man- 
ufacturing business. He went there, managed 
the adjustment of the machinery and operated 
the establishment until the autumn of 1871, 
when his business was closed by the Peshtigo 
fire. Nine years before to a day (Oct. 8, 1862 
— Oct. 8, 1871), Captain Nelson encountered 
the disaster on the field of Perryville and he 
states that there was scarce! v a choice between 



the perils of either place. A short time after 
the destruction of Pesiitigo he returned to 
Menasha and again assumed charge of the 
establishment in which he had formerly oper- 
ated. Nov. 3, 1877, lie resigned his jwsitioii 
there and, in April 1878, removed to (Jshkosii, 
where he formed a business relation with George 
Kennan, a comrade in the 21st Wisconsin and 
L. E. Nelson, as the Wisconsin Manufacturing 
Co. The relations of the concern continued 
two years, when the Messrs. Nelson purchased 
the interest of Mr. Kennan and they afterwards 
admitted H. B. Eldridge to a partnership and 
their relation with that gentleman continued 
one year. They bought his interest and con- 
ducted their affairs jointly until 1883, when 
the)' purchased a half interest in the Tustin 
Mill property with S. R. and C. R. Clark and 
their business relations have since been con- 
ducted in the same connection. 

Captain Nelson was married Ma}' 4, 1852, to 
Louisa M. Bailey of Swanzey, New Hampshire, 
and they had three children. Eugene F. is 
deceased; Emma S. and Lulie L. are living. 
The mother died Feb. 10, 1863. 

Captain Nelson was married again May 4, 
1804, to Lestine E. Holt and their three chil- 
dren are named Elwin F., Flora May and Roy 
B. The Captain is a Republican of radical 
stripe and proud of the record of his party. 



EORGE FALCK, a prominent citizen 
^ of Seymour, Outagamie Co., Wis., 
was born Nov. 28, 1854, in " Town 
9," Washington Co., Wis. He was 
a pupil in the common schools and obtained a 
fair education. Afterwards he passed a year in 
fitting for a business career, at the Spencerian 
Business College at Milwaukee. His first ven- 
ture in commercial life was in the sale of agri- 
cultural implements at Morrison, Wis. He 
managed his affairs in tiiat avenue for one year 
alone. He continued two years longer in the 
prosecution of the same interests there, associ- 
ated with his cousin, Marx Snyder. He then 
removed to De Pere, and built a warehouse, 
while still managing branch establishments at 
Morrison and Green Baj'. While there he was 
married, Sept. 27, 1880, to Maiy Hoenish. In 
October he disposed of his bu.siness to his part- 
ner, and February, 1881, he transferred his in- 




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SOLDIERS' ALBUM OF 



terests to Seymour, where he has since con- 
ducted the management of a hotel and saloon. 
He has been promnient in the local affairs of 
the place, having been connected with the fire 
department, and is at present, (1S87) Alderman 
of the First Ward. 

The father of Mr. Falck, when he came to 
America, was 19 years old, and he engaged in 
peddling, prosecuting his business in New York, 
Pennsylvania and Ohio. When he was about 
26 years of age he settled in Wisconsin, and 
bought a farm there. In 1«55, he removed to 
Morrison, where he still lives. He is operating 
as a merchant and his establishment includes a 
hotel, located half way between Green Bay and 
Manitowoc. A few years after the father of 
Mr. Falck came to America his parents came 
and settled in Albany, New York. The grand- 
sire was a soldier with Napoleon a long time 
and fought at the siege of Moscow, in Russia, 
wliere he endured the hardships of the winter, 
tlie snow of which is on record as the most ter- 
rible in history, and the sufferings ofthe soldiers 
as unsurpassed. Tlie mother of Mr. Falck, 
Katherine Hanger before marriage, is still liv- 
ing. She was born in Germany, in the Rhine 
Pfaltz in 1828, A. D. 

The father of Mrs. Falck was a native of Sax- 
ony, Germany. He came to America when a 
boy of about a dozen years of age. In the 
course of the war of the rebellion he was drafted 
but was rejected from the same cause which had 
prevented his entering miltary life — a crippled 
arm. Her mother was born in Germany and 
was nine years old when she came to America. 
Her grandfather on the side of her mother died 
in Chicago, in 1877. When he removed to this 
country they located in Manitowoc Co., Wis., on 
a farm. The grandfather died in 1861, and 
the grandmother lived with Mrs. Falck for 17 
years. She died at Seymour, in February, 1885. 
Mrs. Falck was born in Kellnersville, Manito- 
woc Co., Wis. She is the mother of two chil- 
dren — Edwin Jacob, born Sept. 13, 1881, and 
Grover Ernest, barn Nov. 22, 1884. 



ARREN SHINGLER of Waupaca, 
Wis., and a member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 21, was born December 
24, 1840, in Gaines, Orleans Co., 

His father, Henry Shingler, was 




New York. 



born in Canada in 1817, and went to the State 
of New York when 16 years old. He was mar- 
ried in Onondaga county to Mary Kesler and 
went to Orleans county in 1839. They had 
eight children, of whom William, .John and 
Catherine died in early life. Three were sol- 
diers in the rebellion. Benjamin was a soldier 
in the 5th Michigan Batter)', Sanmel enlisted 
in the 12th New York Battery and both these 
served through the war. 

Mr. Shingler is of mixed Scotch and German 
descent. He was reared to manhood in his 
native State and was a few months past his 
majority when he entered the army. He en- 
listed August 4, 1862, in the 129th New York 
Infantry at Albion in his native county. The 
regiment was in rendezvous at Lockport, New 
York, for a short time. The proximity of that 
place to the Canadian shore made it prominent 
as a point for deserters to avail themselves of 
the protection of the English authorities and 
during the draft, many deserters made their 
way thence to the Dominion of Canada. Colo- 
nel Fish of Buffalo, with a detail of 20 men in- 
cluding Mr. Shingler, was stationed at Suspen- 
sion Bridge to arrest such as endeavored to 
shirk their duty* to their country. On one 
occasion, when Mr. Shingler was on guard, a 
deserter attempted to pass him and he gave 
him a close acquaintance with his bayonet, 
which elicited a threat to shoot and an order to 
the crowd to get out of the wa}' that no other 
might be injured, but the would-be shooter 
"got out of the way" before the crowd did. 
The regiment went to Baltimore and was con- 
verted into the 8th N. Y. Heavy Artillery, 
where the command was detained by General 
Wool, who was a relative of the colonel in com- 
mand. The battery staid at Baltimore 22 
months, being employed in guarding prisoners, 
whose physical condition made their duty more 
dangerous than service on the field, as they 
were afflicted with contagious diseases of most 
repulsive type. The battery was assigned to 
the Army of the Potomac in May, 1864, and 
joined the command in time to participate in 
the battle of Spottsylvania. In this battle Mr. 
Shingler was in his first service and for the 
first time heard the boom of a passing shell. 
He was in all the actions of the Wilderness, 
went with the command to the North Anna 
River and fought and skirmished all the way 
to Petersburg. In the battle of Cold Harbor, 
June 2nd, his colonel was killed and he was 



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633 



severely wounded in the shoulder blade. (His 
brother and brother-in-law were in the same 
action.) He was sent to the iiospital at Har- 
rison's Landing and, three days after, was sent 
by boat to Harwood hospital at Washington 
and, soon after, was transferred to the McOlel- 
lan hospital, where he remained three months. 
There were so many wounded men that they 
could not be properly cared for, and Mr. 
Shingler suffered from gangrene. As soon as 
he was able, he performed guard duty at the 
hospital, of which he became tired, and he told 
his commanding officer that if he was able to 
do that duty he was able to join his regiment, 
which he did on the Weldon railroad. He was 
first in action at Hatcher's Run, and he was in 
all the actions after that until the surrender of 
Lee. He was a participant in the Review at 
Washington and received honorable discharge 
June 5, 1865, at Bailey's Cross Roads. During 
his service he went home on a furlough and 
was married to Jane E. Moore. April 9, 1865, 
on the day of Lee's surrender, his son, William 
H., was born. Stephen Lester was born in 
January, 1867 ; Mary A. was born May 22, 
1869; Ambrose E. was born March 29, 1881. 

In 1868 Mr. Shingler came to Waupaca. He 
remained three years, going to Michigan in 
1871, and located permanently at Waupaca in 
1882. Mrs. Shingler is one ot the heirs of the 
Trinity Church estates in New York City. The 
grandfather of Mr. Shingler was in the navy 
during the Revolution and served as powder 
boy when 13 years of age. 



*^^''*5,^-"«5*f- 



" OSEPH HENRIGILLIS, of Depere, Wis., 
and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 91, 
was born Feb. 9, 1840, in Belgium. He is 
the son of Hubert and Mary C. (Le Gros) 
Henrigillis and they were natives of Belgium. 
His paternal grandfather was a native of that 
country and died in 1852, aged 90 years. The 
mother died in 1846. The father is still living 
and is well and strong. Mr. Henrigillis came 
to America when 18 years of age and was em- 
ployed on a farm until he entered the army of 
his adopted country. The father joined the or- 
ganization know as Home Guards in Missouri 
and which performed considerable heavy ser- 
vice. The son was also in the Home Guard and 



then enlisted Aug. 15, 1861, in Company B, 1st 
Missouri Cavalry, Hubbard's Battalion, at Jef- 
ferson Barracks, St. Louis, for three years or 
during the war. He received promotion as 
Corporal in 1863, and received honorable dis- 
charge Dec. 31, 1863, at Little Rock, Ark. He 
re-enlisted as a veteran Jan. 1, 1864, in the same 
company and regiment and received final dis- 
charge Sept. 1, 1865. He was taken sick at St. 
Louis soon after enrollment and went to the 
hospital, where he suffered for want of proper 
food, it being a Catholic convent, and he left it 
and joined his regiment at Tipton, Mo., and 
went to Springfield in the command of General 
Fremont, returning to the same place. He was 
again ill with fever and was near death. When 
he was well enough, he rejoined the regiment 
at Springfield and was in the work of driving 
the rebels from the State. This was Price's 
command and was very strong. The rebels re- 
turned and the battle of Pea Ridge wa.s fought. 
At Sugar Creek, a friend of Mr. Heni'igillis was 
injured and he was sent to the hospital with 
him. The establishment was moved three miles 
from its first location and the rebels attacked it 
the 7th of March, 1862, and the building was 
between the fires of both armies. Two nurses 
ran away from fright and were captured. From 
there he went to Cassville, Mo., where he wished 
to return to his company but was not allowed. 
He was appointed hospital steward, and went 
next to Springfield, Mo., and joined his com- 
pany. He was occujiied in the duty of a scout 
and was in a detail to chase Colonel Coffee with 
about 1,300 men. The rebels were driven from 
the State and the pursuing party returned to 
Mount Vernon, and went thence with a detail 
of about a hundred men to gua^d a mill at 
Newtonia, Mo. They were 33 miles from the 
Union camp and five miles from the rebel camp, 
guarding a flourmill. The horse of Mr. Henri- 
gillis gave out on the second day and the rebels 
made their appearance about 1,600 strong, form- 
ing into line of battle ; Captain Adams in com- 
mand, told them to take care of themselves and 
Mr. H. jumped into a light wagon and, after 
running three miles, was captured. He was 
taken to the rebel camp and put in a pen with 
about a score of men and was sent thence to 
Sugar Creek where the prisoners were kept on 
the bare ground. Their valuables, including 
clothing, were taken from them and they were 
afterwards sent to Elm Springs, Ark., under 
guard and thence to Fayetteville, tlience across 



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the Ozark Mountains to Van Buren, Ark., and 
from there to Fort Stnitli and held there three 
months, with scarcely any clothing, with bricks 
for beds and on starvation rations. I'hey went 
next to Little Rock, Ark., where they were pa- 
roled and went to Helena, Ark., and remained 
several weeks. The next movement of Mr. H. 
was to Rolla where he joined liis battalion. 
They scouted there awhile and went to Pilot 
Knob, where they were not delayed, but pro- 
ceeded to Jackson and encountered Marma- 
duke, drove him from the State and went suc- 
cessively to Cape Girardeau and Pilot Knob 
and soon afterwards took possession of Little 
Rock. The battalion went next to Benton, Ark., 
spent the winter in scouting and in the spring 
started on the Camden expedition. The com- 
mand of General Steele to which they were as- 
signed was out 42 days and 15 days without draw- 
ing rations and were without food four days. 
Returning to Little Rock, Mr. li. received his 
veteran's furlough and rejoined his regiment at 
Little Rock and engaged some months in scout- 
ing. He was detailed to carry the mail from 
Camden, Mo., to Washington, Ark., and per- 
formed the duty while very ill but was afraid 
to go to the hospital. He returned to Little 
Rock, where he was disciiarged and was sick 
several months after returning home. He came, 
after the war, to Wisconsin and located at De- 
pere, where he worked two years in a sawmill 
and bought the farm he now owns, a mile and 
a half from East Depere, where he has since 
operated as a farmer and stockman. He was 
married December 1, 1866, to Mary B. Bormans 
at Depere. Their children are named Mary T , 
Mary E., Mary L., Joseph H., Josephine, Henry, 
Laura, Clara. and Ida. Lucy, Ortaine and 
Theresa are dead. Mr. H. has served his town 
as Assessor, Supervisor, Justice of the Peace and 
District and Town Clerk. 



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UGUSTUS PALMER, a farmer on 
sections 6 and 7 in the township of 
Brooklyn, Green Lake county. Wis., 
and formerly a soldier in the civil 
war, was born July 10, 1835, in Hastings, 
Otsego Co., New York, and is the son of Elias 
and Harriet (Rogers) Palmer. His parents re- 
moved in 1836, to Milwaukee, Wis., and two 




years later to Hartland, Waukesha county. 
In 1846, Mr. Palmer became a resident of 
Green Lake county where he has spent the re- 
maining years of his life with tlie exception of 
his army service. He enlisted February 16, 
1864, in Company I, 31st Wisconsin Infantry 
at Dartford for three years, and received hon- 
orable discharge July 8, 1865, at Louisville, 
Ky., after the war was over. Mr. Palmer en- 
listed as a recruit and joined the command in 
Murfreesboro, Tenn., wiiere he was engaged in 
provost duty until the regiment went to Nash- 
ville in June. In Jul}' he went to Duck River 
Bridge in Tennessee and thence to the siege of 
Atlanta. After the city was taken, Mr. Palmer 
was .seized with illness and was sent back to 
Soldier's Home at Chattanooga, and two days 
later to the general hospital at Nashville. A 
month later he went to the general hospital at 
Louisville, Ky., whence he proceeded a month 
later, to Jefferson Barracks, Mo., remaining 
about two weeks. He came thence to Prairie 
du Chien, where he remained in hospital about 
six weeks, going thence to New York City and 
from there by boat to Hilton Head, S. C. His 
next move was up the Pocotaligo River, and, 
aftei staying in the swamp four weeks, went to 
Wilmington and thence to (ioldsboro and 
Raleigh and joined Sherman just before the 
command started for Washington, where Mr. 
Palmer was a participant in the Grand Review. 
His illness was at first measles and he was 
afterwards sick with varioloid and chronic 
diai-rhcea. After the war, he returned to his 
farm in Brooklyn. He was married Nov. 20, 
1855, to Janette Laurie and they have had 
three children. Marion E. married Fred 
Thrall. Charles A. is the only son. Agnes 
H. is deceased. Mr. Palmer has been promin- 
ent in local office and officiated two years as 
Postmaster at Bluffton. He has also held vari- 
ous school offices. John Laurie, brother of 
Mrs. Palmer, was a soldier in the civil war. . 

AMES WEBLEY, of Appleton, Wis., is a 
pioneer of the part of the State of which 
lie is an honored citizen. He was born 
Sept. 22, 1822, in Mendon, Monroe Co., 
New York, and is of English extraction in the 
paternal line, his father having come to 
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in the second war with Great Britain. In the 
course of the couHict lie was taken prisoner 
and elected to remain in the country of his 
captors. He married i^lma Roberts, the 
daughter of a house which dated from tlie 
earliest history of the colonies. One of her an- 
cestors, Joseph Roberts, came to Green Bay in 
1812 to aid in the control of the Indians. Mr. 
Webley lived in the place of his birth until he 
was 14 years old. In 1836 he went to Jackson 
Co., Mich., the family locating on a farm in 
Napoleon, 12 miles from the city of Jackson. 
The father bought a tract of land in a wild 
state and the son .spent the next seven years in 
the work of reclaiming the })lace. The father 
died in 1841 and, two years later, the son set 
out to carve out his fortunes in the West. He 
arrived in the north part of Racine county in 
Wisconsin, Oct. 9, 1842, and obtained employ 
on a farm. In December, his mother, with 
the eight younger cliildren joined him and the 
next spring he bought a quantity of Govern- 
ment land in Dodge county on which be 
worked three years. In 1846 he purchased a 
homestead in Greenville, seven miles west of 
Appleton, which was his home for 26 years. 
In 1872 he removed to Appleton and he has 
been a resident of the State 44 years. (1887.) 
When Mr. Webley made acquaintance with 
Greenville, the location was in a perfectly wild 
ccnditiou. Wild animals of all kinds V)elong- 
ing by nature to the country were abundant, 
and his encounters with bears, wolves, deers 
and wildcats were frequent. The tushes of a 
bear he killed in 1855 measuring the length of 
a man's finger, are still in his possession. The 
pelt was seven feet long and the animal 
weighed over 300 pounds and was divided 
among tlie neighbors for food. The claws were 
three-quarters of an inch wide and two and a 
half inches long. He received $10 bounty for 
killing and sold the skin for $7. There was 
little suggestion of what Appleton now is 
when he first saw it and when he had his first 
glimpse at Chicago he would not have accepted 
a quarter-section for a gift. 

When the war had been in progress some 
time and the call for troops to release veterans 
for active operations was made, he enlisted in 
Company A, 50th Wisconsin Infantry. He 
enrolled Feb. 27, 1865, at Appleton for one 
year, and received honorable discharge June 
12, 1866, at Madison. The company to which 
Mr. Webley belonged was the first to recruit 



and leave the State on special service for which 
the command was designed. He went to St. 
Louis and was quartered at Benton Barracks and 
went thence to Leavenworth, Kansas, and still 
later, to Fort Rice in Dakota, where he arrived 
Oct. 10th and remained in the garrison until 
mustered out in April, a year after leaving 
Wisconsin. The duties performed were those 
incident to the locality, guarding from Indian 
assaults, protecting property and guard and 
garrison duty. The Captain of the company 
was John C. Spooner. 

Mr. Webley was married to Sarah M. Wood 
in 1845 and they had two children. James 
Clark, the eldest, was drowned when a lad of 
five years. William Casper is a resident of 
Antigo, Wis.; he married Sarah Leicester and 
their children are named Everard, Alice 
May and Eliza. May 7, 1854, Mr. Webley was 
married to Mrs. Eliza (Casey) Walker, whose 
first husband died in 1854 and by whom she 
had five children. The eldest died in infancy ; 
Sarah Ann died when four years old ; Annie 
died at 24, leaving a daughter named Ella 
May ; she was the wife of Thomas Webley ; 
Margaret married Geo. Leiby and her childreii 
are named Hattie, Clarence and Alza. Samuel 
married Rose Stevens and their children are 
named Bertie, Ora, Frank and Genevieve. Mrs. 
Webley is the daughter ot Philip and Elizabeth 
(Cotner) Casey. She was born iia Pennsyvania 
an<l had three brothers who enlisted in Ohio 
regiments. John died in the service ; Philip 
and Jacob survived the wai-, and they reside 
respectively in Kansas Cit}' and California. 
She has two sisters named Mrs. Maggie Light 
and Mrs. Anna Walsh. The children of Mr. 
and Mrs. Webley are named Henry Werden 
and Clara Adelia. Thomas Henry Webley 
served three years in a Wisconsin regiment; 
he was the brother of Mr. Webley. The latter 
has held se.veral town offices. 



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-LIVER P. HARWOOD, of Plainfield, 
^"^i Wis.,amemberofG.A.R.PostNo.l35, 
at Wautoma, was born February 6, 
1826, in Bangor, Franklin Co., New 
York, where he resided with his parents until 
he reached manhood, and was married Septem- 
ber 24, 1850, to Elizabeth Stienbarger. From 




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this marriage there were four sons, who are 
married and live in Iowa and Minnesota. In 
1851, he came with his family to Wisconsin, 
locating in Waushara county, where he was a 
farmer until the war, and he enlisted Fehruary 
10, 1862, in Oompany 1, 5th Wisconsin Infantry, 
at Berlin, for three years. He joined his com- 
mand while it was a member of King's brig- 
ade and was soon after transferred to that of 
General Hancock, and in March started for 
Manassas, but the action there being at an end, 
returned to Alexandria, and made connection 
with the forces of McClellan for the Peninsular 
campaign. He was in the attack at Lee's Mills 
on the Warwick River, and went to the battle 
of Williamsburg, fought in the succeeding ac- 
tions in which his regiment was involved at 
Fredericksburg, Yorktown, Rappahannock Sta- 
tion, Mine Run, Antietam and Gettysburg, and 
on the first day's fight in the battle of the Wil- 
derness, he was taken prisoner. He had pre- 
viously veteranized and taken his furlough and 
on the day mentioned was one of a detail to 
guard a train. He was stationed on the extreme 
left of the skirmish line, when they were at- 
tacked by a brigade of rebels. He was several 
rods from his comrades, and when he was cap- 
tured he informed the rebels that a strong force 
of troops were lying a little back from the 
stream ; they believed him and did not advance 
and by this ruse he saved the wagon train 
which they would have otherwise captured. He 
was taken to Orange C. H., where the bulk of 
his personal possessions were taken from him, 
and he was removed successively to Gordons- 
ville, Lynchville and Danville to Andersonville. 
He was captured May 5th, and reached Ander- 
sonville May 23d, where he remained until Sep- 
tember 12th, when he was sent to Florence. 
Late in the month of February, with a number 
of other prisoners he was paroled and sent to 
Wilmington, and for an account of the march 
of that forlorn troop, see sketch of J. H. Jen- 
kins on another page. The sufferings of Mr. 
Harwood were the same as those recounted in 
numberless other cases on these pages, and 
his health was shattered in a terrible manner. 
He had the scurvy so badly that all his teeth 
fell out and he has never since seen a well day. 
Tiie hardships to which he was exposed at Flor- 
ence were much less than those at Anderson- 
ville, but he suffered greatly from cold as he 
was at Florence during the winter season. Mr. 
Harwood states that many men died from lack 



of ambition and energy sufficient to move 
about and take care of themselves. He was 
the first man who did shoemaking at Ander- 
sonville. For a hammer he had an iron nut or 
burr, which he stole from a railroad car and on 
which he put a stick for a handle, and he made 
lasts of pieces of board. He had previously 
done some cobbling, but had not learned 
the trade. He picked up ol<i shoes which 
he repaired or made new ones ; for thread 
he had the raveling of a piece of English tent 
cloth and he obtained needles, which he heated 
to make them flexible ; for pegs he took the 
heart of a pine and made them, one at a time, 
with a case knife. He made up his mind that 
he could never get out of prison and deter- 
mined to make tlie best of it, and he went to 
work in order to be employed and to earn some- 
thing to keep himself alive. He was for some- 
time the only shoemaker in the stockade, rising 
early in the morning and working late at night 
by the light of pitch-pine knots. The money 
he earned he used to the best advantage in re- 
lieving the necessities of iiimself and compan- 
ions. After a while others began to make shoes 
and it became quite a business. His pegging 
awl and case knife, which he had brought from 
Wisconsin, he managed to secrete when he was 
taken prisoner, and he smuggled them into 
prison at Andersonville, and carried them with 
him to Florence, where he carried on his busi- 
ness also. He kept his razor with him, which 
he carried clear through and used it in shaving 
his fellow prisoners. At Wilmington, he was 
paroled and went to Annapolis, where he was 
very nearly burned to death in a tent that took 
fire. In 1862, while on a reconnoissance from 
Yorktown with 15 comrades he came near cap- 
ture. The datchineiit was out over night within 
the rebel lines and was given up for lo.st. At 
Andersonville he gave ten cents a spoonful for 
salt, and only drew salt rations twice. He gave 
a greenback dollar for a pound of salt that had 
just been taken from a pork barrel. Sometimes 
the men who went out to gather wood would 
be allowed to bring in an extra stick for their 
own use and they sometimes bought beans and 
other tood from the citizens, where they chopped 
and smuggled such articles as they brought into 
the prison. A common method was to split a 
log, make it hollow and place the provisions in- 
side and fasten it together by wedges, which 
passed through both pieces. This was discov- 
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logs being carelessly exposed. Every kind of 
provision was sold at fabulous prices. At An- 
napolis Mr. Harwood received a furlough and 
returned to Wisconsin. The war closed before 
his leave of absence expired and he did not re- 
join his command. Since the war he has lived 
in Waushara county, in the vicinity of Plain- 
field. 

He was married August 25, 1867, to Lucy E. 
Cummings, and they have had three children. 
Mary is the wife of Albert Stratum, of Wau- 
toma ; Lula M. and Rosa B. are unmarried. 



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AMES H. ^'ANALSTINE, a citizen of 
Shiocton, Wis., and a former soldier of 
the civil war, was born in Richmond, 
Province of Ontario, Canada, in 1833. 
He is the son of Peter and Amanda Vanalstine, 
the former of whom is still living, aged 84 years. 
In 1856 the son came to the "States" and landed 
at Sheboygan, Wis., and lived at Buttes des Morts 
where he followed the occupation of a farmer, 
to which he had been bred, and two years later 
removed to Dale in Outagamie county. He 
was similarly occupied there until he enlisted. 
He enrolled at Appleton in Company I, 32nd 
Wisconsin Infantry. Of his four brothers, two 
enlisted in the service. William was in the 
same company and regiment as himself. 
George R. Wood was elected captain of Com- 
pany I on its organization and the regiment 
left the State in October, 1862. The command 
proceeded to West Tennessee and was assigned 
to duty in the forces preparing to move in the 
plans of Grant in obtaining the key to the 
Mississippi River and the Gulf. Mr. Vanal- 
stine was in all the actions in which his regi- 
ment was involved and in numberless skir- 
mishes, of which all record has disappeared, 
being considered of too slight moment to recoi'd 
amid the luster surrounding greater achieve- 
ments. But they conduced to the grand result 
and contained as many elements of danger and 
exposure to ills, as more important affairs. 
Among the engagements in which Mr. Vanal- 
stine was a participant were Jackson, Miss., 
Paducah, Ky., North and South Edisto, Raleigh, 
Bentonville, Fort McAllister and Big Shanty. 
He was in all the actions preceding the siege of 
Atlanta, and distinguislied his record on one 



occasion by volunteering to silence a rebel 
sharpshooter, who was giving the company 
much trouble during the siege. He crawled 
on his hands and knees from his rifle pit to the 
top of a knoll, where he obtained a glimpse of 
the obnoxious rebel concealed in a tree, sighted 
him and made speedy and final arrangements 
for the end of his military career. On another 
occasion he volunteered to remove a large oak 
tree, which stood in the line between tlie Union 
lines and the rebel works at Atlanta and he 
proceeded to saw it down, being constantly 
under fire. His clothes were shot to pieces, but 
he received not a single scratch on his body. 
He marched in the grand procession to the sea 
and in the Review at Washington after hostil- 
ities were ended and returned to Dale after 
receiving honorable discharge at Washington. 
The hardships and exposure of his army life 
caused hernia, from which he will be a sufferer 
all his life. He removed his family and in- 
terest? to Shiocton in 1879, where he is serving 
the municipality in the capacity of Village 
Constable. 

He was married at WiUoughby, Ohio, to 
Emily Keast and they have four children — 
Esther, Henry, Letta and Nellie. The oldest 
daughter is married to E. N. Torry, head sales- 
man for a Chicago business house. Mr. Van- 
alstine is a man who has sustained his war 
record in his character as a man and citizen. 
He is a decided Republican in political senti- 
ment. 



HARLES M. TWITCHELL, a resident 
on section 36, in Bovina Town.ship,Out- 
gamie Co., Wis., and a member of G. 
A. R. Post, J. W. Appleton, No. 116, 
at Black Creek, was born Dec. 28, 1848, in Milan, 
Coos Co., New Hampshire. He is the son of a 
sire who was the son of a soldier of the Revolu- 
tion, and is of Scotch descent. He was reared 
to manhood in New England, and enlisted Dec. 
29, 1863, in E Company, 14th New Hampshire 
Infantry, at Mdan, for three years. He re- 
ceived honorable discharge at Concord, N. H., 
July 26, 1865, at tiie close of the war. He was 
a participant in all the heavy service in which 
his command wa? involved until lie was 
wounded. He recovered and rejoined his regi- 
ment and took part in the warfare until the 




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termination of the factional struggle. Among 
his battles were those of Winchester, Va., Cedar 
Mountain and Harper's Ferry, and he was in a 
large number of skirmishes, and performed tlie 
duties of a soldier contingent to guarding, pick- 
eting and special detail. In tlie autumn of 
1864, at the battle of Cedar Mountain, he was 
wounded, and after some da_ys in the field hos- 
pital he was transferred to Chesnut Street hos- 
pital at Philadelphia. 

Before he became a soldier he was a farmer. 
Jan. 1, 1869, be contracted marriage with Clara 
True, at Stephensville, Wis. To them one 
daughter was born — Laura. Aug. 26, 1871, 
the wife and mother died, and Mr. Twitchell 
was again married Aug. 2, 1873, to Laura True. 
Their four children are named Edith, Sidney, 
Cassius M. Clay and Osca Lois. 

Mr. Twitchell was one day past 16 years of 
age when he enlisted. 



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IiRA D. CARPENTER, Omro, Wis., a mem- 
ber of G. A. R. Post No. 7, was born May 
28, 1833, in New York. He went from 
his native State to Pennsylvania and en- 
listed in Bradford county, March 13, 1863, in 
Company I, lS7tli Pennsylvania Infantry. The 
regiment was assigned to tlie Army of the Po- 
tomac and was in all the heavy fighting during 
the eventful summer that followed, and Mr. 
Carpenter fought at Gettysburg, and in the 
later actions following, until the campaign of 
1864, when he served at Petersburg, and in the 
subsequent actions, preceding the fall of the 
confederacy until about six months before the 
termination of the war, when the regiment was 
detailed for State service through the draft in 
Pennsylvania. His company was stationed at 
Camp Cadwallader during that period and he 
received honorable discharge Aug. 9, 1865 at 
Harrisburg, Pa. 

Mr. Carpenter is the son of Gabriel D. and 
Louise (Heavener) Carpenter. He is one of a 
family of eight sons and four daughters. Four 
of his brothers were soldiers in the war for the 
Union. In the year in which he enlisted, his 
parents removed to Wisconsin. He followed 
them in the year in which his military career 
came to an end and has been a son of the 
Badger State since 1865. He located in the 



town of Rushford on a farm, having been 
trained to a knowledge of agriculture, and it 
has l)een his lifelong occupation. He was mar- 
ried Aug. 31, 1858, to Amelia Chandler at 
Athens, Pa. Mrs. Carpenter is the daughter of 
Spencer and Elizabeth (Miller) Chandler. 
Henr}' M. Ciiandler, her brother, was an en- 
listed man in the 41st Pennsylvania Infantry. 
She is tlie mother of seveu cliildren. Mary E. 
is married to George Looker, of Winneconne 
and has two children. James married Flora 
Sage and lives in Rushford on a farm. Ira A. 
is a traveling salesman in the interests of a 
New York nursery company. Fred married 
Lena Smoody and they have one child ; they 
reside on a farm in Omro. Charles S., Lester 
and Stella are unmarried. The farm of Mr. 
Carpenter is under good tillage. He has been 
a Republican for many years but is now a Pro- 
hibitionist. Mr. Carpenter is a citizen of ex- 
cellent repute and enjoys the confidence of the 
community of which he is a member. 



ASPER SCHMIDT, of Oshkosh, Wis., 
and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
241, was born Dec. 10, 1842, in the 
villnge of Greisnagh, Germany. He 
came to America in 1856 and located at Osh- 
kosh. He left the " Fatherland " to secure for 
himself his inherent rights and the privileges 
to which he was entitled as a man and, when 
the Civil War broke out in the country of 
which he expected to become a citizen, he felt 
tliat its honor, integrity and well-being were 
liis individual responsibilities as much as they 
were those of native-horn citizens. He enlisted 
at Oshkosh, Wis., in November, 1861, in Com- 
pany F, 19th Wisconsin Infantry. He was 
then less than 20 years of age. He enlisted for 
three years and continued in the service alter 
his time liad expired. The organization of the 
regiment was retarded by changes in the 
methods adopted by the general Government 
and he was a member of the 19th three years 
and five months, being one of the first to enroll 
in the indei>endent regiment of Colonel San- 
ders. 

Among the battles in which lie was a parti- 
cipant were the slight affair at Dorn's Blutf, 
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and in front of Petersburg, and also at the 
siege of Richmond and of Yorktown. He was 
also in the conflict with rebel forces at City 
Point, which was taken by the Union troops 
and at Deep Bottom. During the time he was 
in the Chesapeake general hospital three 
months and was once wounded. He received 
a flesh wound in the arm at Petersburg. 

The 19th Wisconsin performed its flrst ser- 
vice as guard for rebel prisoners at Madison, 
from which it was relieved in June, and 
was assigned to the Army of the Potomac. It 
was stationed at Norfolk, Va., where it re- 
mained doing provost duty until April, 1863. 
During this time the soldiers were actively en- 
gaged in scouting, and on one occasion Com- 
pany F took a bridge at an exposed point 
which they held for two months, when the 
rebels drove them away and destroyed the 
bridge. At another time the command was 
separated and the company of Mr. Schmidt was 
mistaken for rebels by their own soldiers and 
fired on. It was just at daybreak and the as- 
saulted party tried every expedient in their 
power to make their assailants understand that 
they were Union troops, but for some time 
without success. The service for which Com- 
pany F was at once detailed was especially 
heavy, and it was constantly on duty building 
fortifications and rifle pits until ordered to 
Suffolk. The detail was far in advance of the 
Union lines for some time, engaged in severe 
and arduous duty, working days in the rain 
and mud and, having for a part of the time no 
communication with headquarters, they were 
without supplies. Once they were out seven 
days, and four days were without regular 
rations, obtaining food as they could. They 
chanced to come across an old mill which they 
started and ground corn for which they had 
foraged. Finally they started to advance, and 
the rebels between them and the river, being in 
doubt as to their strength, ceased to obstruct 
their return to the command. 

In June, 1864, the regiment was transferred 
to the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Division and 
went with General Grant to the siege of Peters- 
burg, in which they acted as support in the 
celebrated attack on that city. The slaugliter 
in the 19th was terrific, but the regiment stood 
to its guns until driven back. Charge after 
charge was made and, when, at last, the front 
line of attack was broken and the falling back 
commenced, the ground was carpeted with the 



fallen soldiers of the 19th. At Fair Oaks, the 
regiment suffered a decimation almost without 
parallel, going into the action with 180 men 
and nine officers and coming out with a loss of 
136 men and eight officers. 

Mr. Schmidt's period of enlistment had ex- 
pired when the order came for the final attack 
on Richmond. Tiiere was every prospect of a 
sharp conflict, but the company of which he 
was a member went into the action, and the 
regiment was the third in the line of the ad- 
vance. A few minutes past eight o'clock. Com- 
pany F was in the heart of the rebel Capital 
and at the city hall, where its members sup- 
ported the planting of the regimental colors on 
the heights of the building. They were the 
first that floated over the conquered Confeder- 
acy. 

A few days later the soldiers whose time was 
out were sent to Washington where Mr. 
Schmidt saw Abraham Lincoln, the date being 
about three days before he was shot in Ford's 
theatre. He was in Richmond when General 
Lee entered the city after his surrender at Ap- 
pomattox. 

Mr. Schmidt has served successively as 
Junior Commander, Commander and Vice- 
Commander of Oshkosh Post No. 10. 



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BUHSE, Manitowoc, Wis., 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 18, 
)rn July 23, 1844, in Ger- 
many. He was four years old when 
he accompanied his parents and the family 
to America. fhey located at Menomonee, 
Waukesha Co., Wis., where his father conducted 
his business as a merchant eight years. In 
1856 he removed his family and interests to 
Two Rivers, Wis., where the son was reared. 
He Was there a resident until he enlisted in the 
service of his country. He enrolled Oct. 29, 
1861, at Milwaukee in Company B, 9th Wiscon- 
sin Infantry for three years. A few months 
after the organization of his company he was 
made Orderly Sergeant and received honorable 
discharge in December, 1864, at Milwaukee oii 
account of the expiration of his period of ser- 
vice. He had been commissioned as 1st Lieuten- 



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ant of Comptiny A, 45tli Wisconsin Lifantry in 
September, 1864, but remained with his companj^ 
until it was mustered out and did not muster 
under the commission afterward, as had been 
his intention when it was received. Following 
is the roster of his battles: — Indian expedition, 
Sarcoxie, Newtonia, Cane Hill, Prairie Grove, 
Camden, Saline Bottom or Jenkins Ferr3^ In 
a sku'mish at Spoonsville, he received a sliglit 
wound, too small to compel his going to the 
hospital which he avoided as a place to be 
dreaded. At Jenkins Ferry, Company B lost 
seven killed and 14 wounded out of the 45 with 
which it went into battle. The rebels were 20,- 
000 strong and the Union troops included 5,000 
men. In the retreat, charge after charge was 
made and in one instance a Texas regiment 
was repulsed with a loss of its colors, which were 
taken by members of Company B. At Prairie 
Grove, the company lay where its members 
could witness a struggle for a battery which 
was taken three times by the rebels and retaken 
by the Union soldiers in such quick succession 
as to preclude the spiking of the guns in toto 
and when they took it the last time, one of the 
eight guns remained intact. At Newtonia, the 
9th suffered severely. The Lieutenant Colonel, 
Jacobi, with a force of infantry, a battery and 
two companies of cavalry, was sent to a point 
14 miles from the main army to reconnoiter 
and found himself in the skirmish line of the 
rebels, which he pursued until his command 
encountered a rattle of bullets from behind a 
stone wall in the vicinity of Newtonia and ad- 
vanced to meet a charge from behind the wall 
from a solid line of rebels. The dead and 
wounded fell in scores and the little troop was 
utterly routed. The main line came up, turned 
the tables and drove the rebels to evacuate the 
town. From 300 of the 9th Wisconsin, only 37 
were uninjured or prisoners. Of the killed and 
wounded, 89 were forever silent at roll call and 
bivouac. The artillery and cavalry were not 
involved, and the affair was a clear case of war- 
fare that was a fair sample of Indian methods 
of conflict. 

Mr. Buhse returned after the war to Two 
Rivers and in 1880 was elected Clerk of Mani- 
towoc county and removed to Manitowoc to 
facilitate his discharge of the duties of the po- 
sition, where he has since been a resident. He 
was married Oct. 29, 1868, to Matilda Karnopsky, 
and they have five children — four sons and a 
daughter. 



Mr. Buhse has continued to serve as Clerk of 
Manitowoc county, having been successively re- 
elected every two years since 1880. 




OCKRELL SCOTT, Plover, Wis., mem- 
ber of G. A. R. Post No. 149, was 
born Sept. 28, 1818. He is the son 
of Samuel and Frances (Davis) Scott 
who were born in West Virginia and removed 
to Illinois when the Sucker State was a terri- 
tory and sparsely populated. The father died 
in 1821 in advanced age, when his son was 
three years old. The mother died in August, 
1836, in Illinois. In that year the son came to 
Dodgeville, Iowa Co., Wis., where he remained 
about 14 years and located in Northern Wis- 
consin about 1840. During the first months of 
the war he enlisted at Grand Rapids, Wis., and 
was mustered into the service August 29, 1861, 
a member of Company G, 7th VVisconsin In- 
fantry, wiiich organized at Madison and pro- 
ceeded to Washington joining King's Brigade. 
October 5tli they crossed into V^irginia and 
passed the winter on Arlington Heights. In 
the spring of 1862 they went to Manas.sas Junc- 
tion and returned to Fredericksburg via Cul- 
pepper and VVarrenton Junction. Mr. Scott 
was in all the battles and skirmishes under 
General Gibbon and was in the figlit at Beverly 
Ford, Suli)hur Springs and Gainesville. He 
was in the action at the second battle at Bull 
Run, at South Mountain and Antietam and in 
December was in the battle of Fredericksbug. 
In January, 1863, he was on detached service 
and was assigned to Company B, 4th United 
States Artillery and passed a year with that 
command, participating in all its movements 
until the 1st of January, 1864, when he re-en- 
listed in the 10th Wisconsin Battery. He was 
held by Mead and assigned to his former com- 
mand, attached to the Pioneer Construction 
Department, being held in that service until 
March, 1865, when he was transferred to the 
Veteran Reserve Corps, as unable to perform 
further active .service. He was discharged July 
24, 186."), after the termination of hostili- 
ties. During his connection with the artillery 
he was in action at Chancellorsville, Gettys- 
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Cold Harbor, Petersburg and in numerous 
skirmishes of less importance. 

On his return from the war Mr. Scott located 
at Plover and engaged afterwards in lumbering 
at different points in Northern Wisconsin and 
finally fixed his business engagements at Plo- 
ver. Mr. Scott receives an insignificant pen- 
sion, in no way commensurate with his services. 
He has never married. 



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ICHARD BOTTRELL, of Dale, Wis., 
and a member of the Union Army 
through the civil war, was born in 
tlie parish of North Petlierum, Devon- 
shire, England, Jan. 31, 1829. His father, 
Richard Bottreli, was a recruiting sergeant dur- 
ing the generalship of Wellington, and fought 
at Waterloo in 1819. The latter removed with 
his family to America in 1846, and they settled 
at West Troy, Walworth Co., Wis. The son 
was married in the tawn of Dale, May 1st, 1851, 
to Emily Otis, a native of New York, whose 
father, Enos Otis, was a soldier in 1812. Their 
children were 12 in number, and 




livins 



eight 



are 



William A. is married and lives at 
Antigo. John is a farmer in Dale. Olive mar- 
ried R. P. Griswold and resides at Clintonville, 
Wis. Ida married L. Balliet and lives at the 
last named place. Eddie is a pamter by trade and 
lives at home. Elettie is at home. Carlos,a miner, 
lives in Michigan. Milfordisatliome. Two pairs 
of twins born lo Mr. and Mrs. Bottreli, died in 
infancy. Until his enrollment as a soldier, Mr. 
Bottreli was a farmer. He enlisted in 1862 in 
Company I, 32nd Wisconsin Infantry, on the 
President's call for "300,000 men." On the 
organization of the comjmny he was made Ser- 
geant and served as such until March, 18G3, 
when he was promoted to Orderly Sergeant, 
serving as such until February, 1864, when he 
was made acting Lieutenant of Company I, in 
which capacity he served and acted as such 
some months until Sept. 14, 1864, when he re- 
ceived a commission from Governor Lewis as 
2nd Lieutenant, the paper stating that he was 
promoted from the ranks for conspicuous 
bravery on the field of battle. He was in all 
the battles before Atlanta, on the march to the 
sea, and at the capture of Fort McAllister. He 
was near capture at Pocotaligo, S. C, where the 



regiment was surrounded and the colonel 
wounded, but the command fought tlieir way 
out. Mr. Bottreli was in the last action at 
Bentonville, and skirmished all the way thence 
to Goldslioro, N. C, where he was ordered home 
by Dr. Noyes of Oshkosh, on account of fllness 
and disability. During this time. Lieutenant 
Bottreli had not been absent a day from duty, 
nor had he missed a single roll-call. He was 
discharged June 24, 1865, the war being 
ended. He was in the city of Baltimore on the 
day of President Lincoln's assassination. Lieut- 
enant Bottreli was one who never flinched at 
the post of danger, nor ever shirked duty. His 
conduct was consistent with his subsequent 
character and career, and he is a man whose 
name deserv^edly belongs in the annals of the 
private soldiers of Wisconsin wlio answered to 
the call of their country in its peril, and wlio 
has honored his flag and his manhood through- 
out his life. 

He returned to Dale and, as soon as recovered, 
he resumed active connection with his former 
business as a farmer. He has been Town Clerk 
20 years, and has officiated as Chairman of the 
Town Board three years, and as Chairnan of the 
County Board two years, as County Treasurer 
two years, and now, (1888) occupies the posi- 
tions of Town Clerk and Justice of the Peace. 
Ho belonged to the laboring class in his native 
country, and brought with him to America an 
ability to work, to struggle and to wait tor the 
sure re.sults of thrift, honesty and eiibrt which 
he is now enjoying — a privilege denied to him 
in his own country. 



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ILBER F. MERRILL, a citizen 
of Appleton, Wis., was born in 
Wilmington, Essex Co., New 
York. His father, John Merrill, 
Jr., was descended from New England ances- 
try, who located at an early period of the his- 
tory of the United States in Keene, N. H., and 
in Vermont. They settled near Montpelier, and 
from there, John Merrill, the grandfather, went 
to Wilmington in New York. The children of 
the latter were Susan Hoyt, Samuel, Thos. 
Jefferson, John and Jane. John mariied 
Hannah Hickok, daughter of Abiier and Lois 
Hickok. He was a soldier of 1812. ivir. Mer- 



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rill is tilt; oldebt ol' his parent's children, four 
in number — W. F., William W., Patrick Henry 
and Hannah Ellen. The second son enlisted 
in the same company as did the older brother 
and, during a portion of the period of his ser- 
vice, was in charge of a blockliouse on the 
Nashville & Decatur railroad. 

Mr. Merrill became a resident of Wisconsin 
in 1862, and enlisted at Oshkosh, Wis., for one 
year, enrolling Feb. 3, 1865, in Company C, 
46th Wisconsin Lifantry. March 2nd, when 
the regiment was mustered in, he was made 
Corporal ot his company, and three days later 
he left Wisconsin vviLii the command for Louis- 
ville. The regiment was detailed to guard the 
Nashville & Decatur railroad where they arrived 
April 24, 1865. Soon after, Mr. Merrill was 
assigned as color guard. About May 1st he 
suffered a sunstroke, and at the same time was 
attacked with chronic diarrhea, on wliich ac- 
count he was excused from duty by order of the 
surgeon of the regimental hospital. He was ex- 
empt from duty about four weeks, and was sent 
to Decatur, Ala. May 15th he received an 
order signed by tlie Acting Assistant Adjutant 
General, to report immediately for duty as \ 
clerk, and remained in the discharge of the du- j 
ties of the position until relieved by s])ecial j 
order No. 7, signed by Lieut. John W. King. | 
He was mustered out Sept. 27. 1865, at Nash- 
ville, and he arrived at Madison, Oct. 2nd, where 
he was discliarged and paid. 

He was married to Elma W., daughter of 
Rev. Merritt and Cyrene (Wood) Preston, Aug. 
20, 1873, at Appleton. Their children were 
three in number — Willard Jay, Leroy and John 
Elmer. The mother died Oct. 9, 1884. Her 
parents were natives of the State of New York, 
and were well known in religious circles, and 
enjoyed the esteem and respect of the com- 
munity in which they lived. 



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"ILLIAM SPIKES, a citizen and 
business man of Oshkosh, Wis.,and 
a member of G. A. R. Post No. 241, 
was born March 17, 1832, in Lon- 
donderry, in the county of that name in Ire- 
land. While commenting on the character of 
a man who served his country in its hour of 
trial, it may be remarked in passing that tlie 



birth of Mr. Spikes on the day dedicated to the 
patron saint of his native country in the place 
where Irishmen proved their national valor, is 
a combination of circumstances which deserves 
recognition. 

He came to this land in 1819, when 17 years 
of age. Six years later he went to Oshkosh 
and has since been identitied with tiie history 
of the State of Wisconsin. He was 30 j'ears of 
age when he became a soldier. He enlisted at 
Oshkosh, Jan. 3, 1862, in Company B, 3rd Wis- 
consin Cavalry, for a period of three years. In 
July, 1862, he was made Quarter-Master's Ser- 
geant and, on October 20, 1863, was promoted 
to the rank of Orderly Sergeant. He received 
honorable discharge at Madison, Wis., Feb. 
17th, 1865, tliree weeks after the expiration of 
his term of enlistment. - 

The regiment was raised and organized by 
Gen. Wm. A. Barstow. The enlistments ceased 
Jan. 31, 1862, the companies being full, and 
went into camp Barstow at Janesville, Wis. 
March 26th the command left to report to St. 
Louis. Near Chicago an accident to the train 
occured and there were 12 casualties. The 
regiment remained at Bentoii Barracks, at St. 
Louis, until about May 1st, when it proceeded 
to Fort Leavenworth, Kas., and there it re- 
ceived its horses. The commanding officer 
was made Provost General of the State and the 
regiment was distributed in various directions 
in three battalions. Company B was assigned 
to the 3rd which also included Companies D, 
K and H. Companies B and H were assigned 
to duty at Fort J>eavenworth which was liead- 
quarters for the men who passed the time until 
May, 1863, in scouting and keeping to the 
windward of Quantrell's guerrillas. They then 
set out for Fort Blunt, as escort for one of the 
post supply, trains. Five companies were de- 
tailed for this duty, as the trains were long and 
as they carried large quantities of supplies for the 
posts, they were specially attractive to the fam- 
ishing rebels. On the expedition, the guerril- 
las made themselves lively and entertaining, 
and, when the train was within four miles of 
Fort Blunt they made a desperate attack, the 
marauders numbering 1,50(3 Texans and In- 
dians. The slaughter of rebels was great and 
they were totally routed. The escort returned 
to Fort Scott, where it remanied until June 
20th, when it again set out on a similar service. 
Seven days later, the train was attacked by a 
much larger force than before while in the ter- 



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ritory in the southeast of Kansas, known as 
Cherokee Nation. (Cabin Creek.) The rebels 
were driven across the Verdigris River and tbe 
train proceeded to its destination. There the 
companies were assigned to tlic Army of tlie 
F'rontier, under General l>kuit and, -July 16th, 
the command started south. July 17th, the 
battle of Honey Springs, in the Cherokee Na- 
tion, was fought and again tiie Union soldiers 
were succesful. The rebels were utterly routed 
with heavy loss of men and all their artillery. 
July 19th the command returned to Fort Blunt. 
Aug. 22nd it was again summoned to active 
warfare and acted as vanguard to the advanc- 
ing Union forces, scouting and skirmishing and 
clearing the route for their progress. The 
rebels fled before them and, at Perryville, the 
entire force of the rebels evacuated the place 
and it was taken and burned by the conquer- 
ing soldiers. The several companies remauied 
until October near Tahlequah, the capital of 
tlie Cherokee Nation, and were occupied in 
scouting and other miscellaneous duties con- 
nected with cavalry service. October 16th a 
raid was made on Waldron, Ark., and the 
rebels were driven from then- holding there. 
On the following day, the Indians were driven 
from the Choctaw Nation, in Arkansas, and the 
command returned to Van Buren. November 
5th it moved towards Clarksville and on the 
way encountered 1,000 rebels, with whom it had 
a sharp tight and were again successful. Nov- 
ember 14th, Waldron and Dallas, Ark., were 
raided and, on that occasion Colonel Alexander 
(rebel) was taken prisoner by Captain William 
Sharp. The winter was passed with Van 
Buren as headquarters of Company B and from 
there the business of scouting, guarding trains, 
patrolling roads in the vicinity and general 
warfare on bushwhackers and guerrillas was 
given full attention. 

In March, 1864, the company with the regi- 
ment proceeded to near Little Rock, which was 
headquarters for the same service as has been 
recounted throughout the summer and fall of 
that year. A great advantage was gained and 
from first to last, the command met with so 
few reverses tliat its whole history seems like 
a succession of successful movements. In Jan- 
uary the term of service of Mr. Spikes expired 
and three weeks later, which he passed in the 
same active service, he received honorable dis- 
charge at Madison, Wis., and returned to Osh- 
kosh. 



Mr. Spikes })assed the first four years of his 
residence in America in the city of Boston 
where lie landed. He acquired a tliorough 
knowledge of liie business of a cabinet maker 
there, and in 1858 went thence to St. .Johns- 
bury, Vt., remaining there two years. In 1855 
lie came to Oslikosh and engaged in the prose- 
cution of his business in which he was inter- 
ested at the time lie entered the army. Re- 
turning tiienc.e, he engaged in the business of 
a dealer in furniture and as an undertaker, in 
which he has since operated. He has a fine 
establishment and an attractive stock of goods 
at No. 31 Main St. 

Mr. Spikes is a representative of the sturdy 
race known as Scotch-Irish. James Spikes, his 
father, married into the famous clan Campbell, 
his wife being before marriage, Margaret Camp- 
bell. The grandfather of Mr. Spikes was in 
the English navy. Matilda Taggert became 
the wife of Mr. Spikes and they have one child 
named Lizzie Tucker. 



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ZRA W. LEONARD, a citizen of Mon- 

H tello. Wis., and a member of G. A. R. 

'^^ Post No. 64, was born March 21, 
ISlo, in Minerva, Essex Co., New 
York. Jonathan Leonai'd, his father, was born 
at Hoosick, Rennselaer Co., New York, June 5, 
1792, and removeil in boyhood to Essex county ; 
he died Sept. 2o, 1875, aged 83 years. The 
mother of Mr. Leonard, Mary West before mar- 
riage, was born Feb. 29, 179 i, and died at Mon- 
tello Oct. 17, 1871. They had 12 children of 
whom the son who is ths subject of this account 
is the oldest. Tiie family came to Wisconsin 
and located in the township of Montello with 
their fsimily, when that section was un- 
settled and in its primal wilderness condi- 
tion. There was not a house in the town and 
the first house in Wisconsin in which Mr. 
Leonard lived was a log shantj', thatched with 
wild grass, having a blanket for a door, witii- 
out floor or windows. Tlie only neighbors 
were the Indians and they encountered the 
hardsiiips only known of the first settlers in a 
new country. As soon as the land was partly 
cleared and the soil broken, ague prevailed 
and tiie family sutt'ered severely from that 
disease. Mr. Leonard remembers that he re- 



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mained 13 days in Milwaukee after the 
arrival of the household in Wisconsin. 
He remained at home on the family 
homestead, until he enlisted as a soldier. 
He enrolled Oct. 18, 1861, in Company 
G, 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry and was afterwards 
transferred to Company B. The regiment or- 
ganized at Janesville and went thence to St. 
Louis, whence it proceeded to Fort Leavenworth. 
Mr. Leonard was there taken sick with lung 
fever and went to the hospital in August, 1862, 
where he was discharged Nov. 27th following 
on surgeon's certificate of disabilit}'. Soon 
after he reached home, a sore made it- appear- 
ance on his left leg which disabled him from 
labor 22 years. He resumed farming, acting 
principally as overseer of his relations in that 
business in which he continued until 1882 
when he relinquished all attempt to work, and 
has since managed his affairs without labor. 

He was married Aug. 12, 1837, to Abigail 
Segar 'and they have eight children living. 
Two sons yielded their lives in the service of 
their country in the civil war ; Thomas James 
Leonard enlisted Aug. 12, 1862, in Company G, 
32nd Wisconsin Infantry, and served with his 
regiment through the entire period of enlist- 
ment; he contracted small pox and came home 
to die. Julius J. Leonard enlisted in the same 
regiment and company on the same day and 
died Jan. 9, 1863, at LaGrange, Tenn., of dis- 
ease and was buried at that place. Edwin I., 
Charles S., WiUiam I., Sherman G., Julia A. E., 
Susan A., Amanda F. and Ella A. are the 
names of the living children. Mrs. Leonard 
was born in Becket, Berkshire Co., Mass., and 
when she was 14 years old removed with the 
family of her father to Warren county. New 
York, where her marriage to Mr. Leonard took 
place. She is the daughter of Julius and Abi- 
gail Segar and her parents were of Massachu- 
setts stock. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard are spend- 
ing the days of advanced life in quiet retire- 
ment at Montello. 



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ENRY BAUERFEIND, Shawano, 
Wis., Commander of G. A. R. Post 
No. 81, in 1888, was born March 9, 
1849, at Bergen's Point, Hudson 
county, New Jersey, and is the son of Ernest 




and Amelia (Bachmann) Bauerfeind. His 
father was a native of Bavaria, and his mother 
was born in Lancaster, Pa., the daughter of 
Prussian parents. Her father was an organ 
builder and a man of exceptional skill. The 
famly removed to the city of New York when 
the son was ni early childhood, and they went 
thence to Melrose, and from there successively 
to Harpers and Bellevue, Pa., and to Buffalo, 
New York. Mr. Bauerfeind was educated in 
the common schools, and was 16 years old when 
the war came on. He made a determination to 
enlist as soon as possible and, with a friend 
named Theodore Balew, two months younger 
than himself, he presented himself at a recruit- 
ing office in Buffalo, to be rejected on account 
of his youth and size, as he weighed only 115 
pounds. They went to Rochester and endeav- 
ored to enlist, but encountered like results. 
They went to Utica, where their experience was 
repeated, and they proceeded thence to Norwich, 
where they were passed and enrolled. Mr. Bauer- 
feind enlisted March 25, 1865, in Company G, 
193rd New York Infantry, for three years. The 
regiment went into rendezvous at Auburn, New 
York, and when the complement was filled, 
moved under orders to Summit Point, in the 
Shenandoah Valley, where they remained two 
months for military drill, and there received 
equipments. They went thence to Winchester 
and Mr. Bauerfeind was attached to the per- 
sonal staff of the commanding officer. General 
Romeyn B. Ayres, in the capacity of telegraph 
Orderly and also officiated as his private Or- 
derly. After a stay of four months at Winches- 
ter, the regiment went to Harper's Ferry, where 
they were on duty until mustered out. Mr. 
Bauerfeind received honorable discharge Jan. 
18, 1866. The regiment performed guard duty 
during the period of re-construction, and were 
engaged also in forwarding captured supplies 
to Washington. 

Mr. Bauerfeind returned to Buftalo after his 
discharge and was engaged for four years as a 
wood worker. He had been employed in a shop 
previous to his enlistment, and afterwards had 
become a skilled pattern maker. When he was 
21 he entered the employ of the Eagle Foun- 
dry company at Buffalo, with whom he oper- 
ated as a pattern maker until 1872, when he 
came to Green Bay, Wis., and obtained a situa- 
tion as foreman in a planing mill, where he 
operated five years. He then engaged as a con- 
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ating at Green Bay four years, when he located 
at Shawano, and engaged in tlie manufacture 
of sash, doors and bUnds. His business has in- 
creased until it has assumed extensive propor- 
tions, and he employs steam })ower in his man- 
ufactures, which include furniture and under- 
taking. Mr. Bauerfeind is a substantial and 
respected citizen of Shawano. 



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HESTER H. DWINELL, of Amherst 
Junction, Wis., and member of G. A. 
R. Post No. 16, was born Jan. 11, 
1837, at Mill Creek, Erie Co., Penn- 
sylvania, and is the son of Luther and Caroline 
(Bryant) Dwinell. The former was born in 
Marlboro, New Hampshire, Aug. 17, 1806, and 
went in his early manhood to Massachusetts 
and was for some time a resident of Boston, 
whither he went to New York. He married 
the daughter of Philip and Caroline Bryant of 
Franklin county where her father was a citizen 
of prominence and occupied, after he had passed 
the first years of his manliood, many positions 
of trust and responsibility. Later in life he re- 
moved his family to Pennsylvania. During the 
second war with Great Britain he acted in the 
capacity of quartermaster. The mother of Mr. 
Dwinell died Aug. 22, 1881, aged 71 years. 
She removed with her husband to PeniLsylvania 
about 1828, wliere they engaged in farming and 
remained until their removal to Wisconsin in 
1852. They located at Fond du Lac, where 
they maintained a residence about a year. They 
made another transfer to Stockton, Portage 
county, where they established their home and 
passed the remainder of their lives. The father 
died May 22, 1872, at the age of 65 years. They 
were the parents of 10 children. Their first 
born died when four years old and a daughter 
later, and they were survived by eight children. 
Two sons entered the service of the country in 
the civil war. 

Mr. Dwinell remained at home until he was 
old enough to engage in business, when he in- 
terested himself in lumbering until the war. 
He enlisted in Company D, 4th Wisconsin In- 
fantry, Aug, 22,_ 1864, as a recruit at Stevens 
Point and was transferred to Company F, of 
the same regiment. This was the reorganized 
command and was in rendezvous at Madison 



two weeks, whence the regiment went to Wash- 
ington and to llari)er's Ferry, thence to Mar- 
tin.sburg and up the historic valley of the Shen- 
andoah to Wincliester and Cedar Creek, where 
the command remained about a month. At 
the end of that time, Mr. Dwinell returned to 
Washington and thence to Petersburg wliere he 
was in the trenches all winter engaged in guard 
duty and fought at botli battles of Hatcher's 
Run. In April, 186.5, he was in the course of 
the progress of the regiment to Appomattox, 
fighting at Sailor's Creek and Fort Fisher and 
skirmishing on the route in pursuit of the Hy- 
ing rebels, who surrendered at Appomattox. 
After that event the regiment went into camp 
for a week at Burke's Station and thence on a 
forced march to Danville to reinforce Slierman, 
who had capitulated before their arrival and 
they returned to Virginia. Mr. Dwinell was 
with his command throughout its entire period 
of service with the exception of six weeks, when 
he was in the division hospital in the vicinity 
of Petei'sburg, ill with typhoid fever. He was 
in the Grand Review and was afterwards dis- 
charged at Hall's Hill, Va., June 8, 1865. The 
command returned to Madison ni a body and 
Mr. Dwinell arrived at his home in Stockton 
June 25, 1865. 

He engaged in farming in winch he has since 
been occupied. He is residing on the home- 
stead purchased by his fatlier of the Govern- 
ment. He was married in March, 1859, to 
Louisa, daughter of Freeman and Celinda 
(Keach) Nelson, who came with her parents in 
1853 to Wisconsin. She was born May 11, 
1843, in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Dwinell 
have six surviving children. Luther H. died 
when four years old. Charles M. was born 
Sept. 7, 1861; Mary E., April 28, 1865; Bertram 
E„ May 30, 1869; Adelia, April 22, 1872; 
Ashael Aug. 7, 1881; Mabel M., May 2, 
1885. The eldest .sons are at Ashland, Wis. 
Mr. Dwniell is a farmer of excellent standing in 
the community and is justly considered a sub- 
stantial and reliable citizen. 

ILLTAM W. WILCOX, resident at 
Omro, Wis., member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 7, was born m New 
York October 1, 1836. His par- 
ents, Elisha and Jane (Hamilton) Wilcox, be- 




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longed to the agricultural class and he was 
reared on a farm; he came to Wisconsin in 
1846, while it was still a Territory, settled in 
the county of Fond du Lac and was a farmer 
there about 15 years. March 17, 1864, he en- 
listed at Fond du Lac in Company A, 38th 
Wisconsin Infantry, and went with Companies 
A, B, C and D to connect with the Army of the 
Potomac, where the battalion was consolidated 
with a battalion of the 1st Minnesota Lifantry. 
During the month of June he was engaged in 
escort, construction and picket duty and moved 
to the front of Petersl)urg, hghting in the battle 
of the 17tli, when he was severel}' wounded in 
the right leg and taken to the field liospital. 
He is mentioned in the dispatches from tlie 
battle field of tinit day as among the wounded 
and was sent from Petersburg to Lincoln hos- 
pital at Washington, where he remained until 
he was discharged June 8, 1865. He I'eturned 
to Wisconsin, and in 1866 removed to Adams 
county, Wis., where he was a farmer until 
1871, the date of his removal to Omro, where 
he has since been a mechanic. He was mar- 
ried iTan. 11, 1860, at Fond du l^ac to Abbie, 
daughter of Louis and Anna (Brownell) Wood. 
They have five children. Clayton H. married 
Libby Downs and lives at Rockford, 111. Lulu 
lives at home. Fred resides at Rockford, 111. 
Harvey is a resident of Oshkosh, Wi.s. Gertie 
lives witli her father. The mother died at 
Omro July 12, 1887. 

Mr. Wilcox is a Prohibitionist in political 
principles, but expects to vote in the coming 
election with the party with which he fought, 
as he considers the Nation as well worth saving 
in the latter as in the earlier days. All but the 
two younger children of the family belong to 
the M. E. Church and are active in their reli- 
gious connections. Mr. Wilcox belongs to the 
I. O. 0. F. and is a citizen of good repute. 



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ENRY VAN VAf^KENBURG, of 
Oshkosh, member of Post No. 10, 
A. R., was born Aug. 1, 1830, in 
Fultouham, Schoharie Co., N. Y. 
He is the son of John and Phebe (Wagner) 
Van Valkenburg, and is lineally descended 
from the Hollanders who settled in the valley 
of the Mohawk in the Empire State. He was 



brought up to the vocation of a farmer in his 
native county and in 1855 came to Wisconsin, 
locating at Plainfield, where he was engaged in 
agricultural pursuits until his removal to West- 
field in 18{)1. He returned to Westfield when 
released from military service and removed in 
1871 to Oslikosh. 

August 15, 1862, Mr. Van Valkenburg en- 
listed in the 1st Heavy Artillery of Wisconsin. 
A company of the Wisconsin 2nd Regiment of 
infantry had been detaclied and placed on duty 
as heavy artillery in 1861, and it was after- 
ward reconstructed and recruited as Battery A, 
First Regiment, Heavy Artillery. The organi- 
zation was the only one from the State until 
the summer of 1863, and the regiment was not 
completed until the autumn of 1864. Battery 
A, was in active; service for two years previous, 
and chiefly in the defense of Washington, being 
successively stationed in forts Cass, Ellsworth, 
Worth and Battery Rogers. The duties of the 
artillerymen exposed them to peculiar hard- 
.ships, as everything connected with their drill 
and fort defense involved heavy labor. Bat- 
tery A received especial notice from the in- 
spectors from the British army who visited the 
defenses at Wa.shington, for discipline and the 
character of its armament, which consisted of 
the heaviest quality of guns common to that 
branch of military service. Mr. Van Valken- 
burg was one of 40 men detailed to move to 
tort Buffalo with three guns, one of them be- 
ing a 200-pounder, to repulse the rebels during 
Pope's retreat on Washington. He continued 
in the service until June 26th, 1865, when he 
was discharged in accordance with General 
Order 94. He suffered much from illness and 
was an inmate of the company hospital for 
some time. 

MRS. SUSANNAH VAN VALKENBURG, 
President of the Women's Relief Corps at Osh- 
kosh, (1887) and entitled to representation in 
this work through her connection with the hos- 
pital service of the war, was born Feb. 1st, 1838, 
at Mainsburg, Troja Co., Pa. She is the seventh 
daughter of her parents and the youngest 
child. She belongs to historic stock, her mother, 
Susannah Aldeu Richards, having been a lin- 
eal descendant of John Alden, who married the 
Puritan maiden, Priscilla. She was married to 
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Sept. 25, 1860. From the commencement of 
the war she experienced a strong desii'c to go 
to the scenes of carnage and to the hospitals as 
a nurse, and m November, 1S63, she completed 
her arrangements and proceeded to Alexandria, 
to enter upon the duties of the career she had 
cliosen — that of an independent nurse among 
the suffering soldiers. She is a woman of im- 
pulses and sympathies and of remarkably sunny 
disposition. She fully realized all that would 
be demanded of her and formed her resolutions 
accordingly. To be of the greatest benefit to 
the beneticiaries of her elforts was her purpose, 
and she entered Wolf hospital with her 
thoughts teeming with wliat she desired to do, 
and to do in the most effective manner. The 
opening to her vision of hospital scenes awak- 
ened her sympathies and she was .soon con- 
scious of tears. Wiping them away she walked 
forward to a cot where lay a boy, seemingly un- 
scious. She touched his forehead softly with 
the words : " Do you know that I have come all 
the way from Wisconsin to care for sick and 
wounded soldiers like yourself? Will you not 
look up and speak to me? I will try to fill a 
mother's or a sister's place if you will allow 
me." He looked up slowly, saying, as if dazed, 
"Will you?" "Try me and see. Your nurse 
tells me that you have not tasted food for three 
days. Think what you would have asked your 
mother or sister for and, if possil)le, I will get 
it for you." With an indescribable look on his 
wasted face he said : — " (Jan you make biscuits 
like my mother used to make? She assured 
him that she would if the surgeon con- 
sented. That official looked at her in amaze- 
ment and said, accompanying the permis- 
sion with the name of his Maker softly 
aspirated on his lips, " give him what- 
ever he wants; he cannot live." She went 
away and made the biscuits. On her return, 
as she passed one of the beautiful residences of 
Alexandria, she applied to its mistress, who 
gave her ajar of jelly. Sparkling eyes and an 
eager smile wreathed the suffering face as she 
appeared, and the memory of the satisfaction 
she had been the means of affording the sick 
youth has never left her. His improvement 
dated from that day, and as he grew stronger 
he was accustomed to creep to the window to 
watch for the "pleasant faced woman" as she 
was known to the hospital inmates. He was 
soon sent home. The superintendent of the U. 
S. Christian Commission, hearing of her gratui- 



tous, self-imposed work, sent for her and offered 
her the freedom of the supplies in the custody 
of that organization, and she was thereafter re - 
inforced by such materials as she wished to use ■ 
from the stores. About Jan. 1, 1864, she com- 
menced her labors in King Street hospital, in 
which she passed the days in which she con- 
tinued well enough to carry on her work. Her 
husband had built a small cottage in Battery 
Rogers which was their home, and which was 
such a bower of domestic comfort that Mr. Saw- 
yer, Captain of the Commission rooms, asked 
permission to bring a prominent Massachusetts 
officer in command of the forces at Alexandria, 
to see, as he expressed it, what a home a Wis- 
consin woman could make in a soldier's camp. 
But it was only a room 12 feet square, and con- 
structed of the plainest materials. 

At King Street hospital the guards were in- 
structed by the autliorities to admit Mrs. Van 
Valkenburg to the wards at anj' hour she de- 
sired admission, day or night. In May, 1864, 
wounded .soldiers were being brought in, in large 
numbers as they were in need of remedies and 
food to counteract the effects of neglect and im- 
projter food. She solicited from Battery A a 
sum of money with wliich to purchase lemons 
and sugar, and she made lemoniide in large 
camp boilers, which were carried by two of "the 
boys" in her husband's battery to the places 
whei'e she desired to distriljute it, and .several 
times she visited nearly every hospital in Alex- 
andria with the coveted mixture. One of her 
pleasantest memories is the safisfaction which it 
afforded, and the hearty blessings bestowed on 
her l)y the recipients of the refreshing drink. 
Nor was she alone in her gratuitous benevol- 
ence and efforts. A patriotic woman residing 
in a fine residence on King Street, saw her pass 
with her arms loaded with supplies for the hos- 
pital, and one day sent a servant to her to say 
that if slie would designate certain days when 
.soup would be u.seful, she would see that it 
was prepared. At the apj)ointed time Mrs. 
Van Valkenburg, with four "boys in blue" 
called and received two large camp boilers 
filled with delicious lamb soup. One incident 
of the hospital experience related by Mrs. Van 
Valkenburg is pertinent to the purpose of this 
work in an especial manner, as it illustrates the 
nature of the "Spirit of the Army" which won 
the Union victories. At one time numbers of 
wounded were arriving at the hospital and 
Mrs. Van ^^^lkenburg stood, watching the in- 



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flux of new patients with mingled emotions. On 
one stretcher lay a poor fellow, apparently un- 
conscious, with a liole in his head half the size 
of a man's fist. The investing membrane of 
the brain was exposed and the pulsations plainly 
vi.sible. Surgeons looked at him and remarked, 
"Nothing can be done for him," To the amaze- 
ment of the observers, the man opened his eyes 
and rose to a sitting posture. "Well," said he, 
"you can do as you have a mind to about try- 
ing to help me but I want to tell you that I 
intend to live. I came down here to see the 
end of this war and I expect to see it." And 
lie did. After he was made comfortable in a 
cot, Mrs. Van Valkenburg told liim that she 
stood ready to help him to live to see the end 
of the war. And, after she was stricken with 
typhoid fever this man came daily to ask after 
her. 

She finally succumbed to the effects of un- 
timely hours and exertion beyond endurance, 
as well as to malaria from Potomac swamps and, 
for two months, lay sick with the disease men- 
tioned. The lady who had supplied her with 
soup, sent to the humble cottage and desired to 
remove her to the palatial home on King street, 
but Mrs. Van Valkenburg declared her purpose 
to die, if need be, among the boys for whom she 
had exhausted her strength. 

When she was ready to return home she was 
supplied with the following paper which tells 
its own stor}'. " U. S. Christian Commission, 
Branch Office, Cor. of Fairfax and I'rince Sts., 
Alexandria, Va., Aug. 1, 1864. To whom it 
may concern. This certifies that the bearer, 
Mrs. Van Valkenburg, is the wife of a soldier 
at this place. She has been laboring very effi- 
ciently in the care of sick and wounded sol- 
diers in our hospitals under the direction of 
the U. S. Christian Commission until, by over 
exertion she became sick herself from which 
she has barely recovered sufficiently to make 
an effort to get home. 0. C. Thompson, Su- 
perintendent of U. S. Christian Commission. " 

On the organization of the Women's Relief 
Corps at Oshkosh, Mrs. Van Valkenburg was 
made its President. December 17, 1886, she 
was elected Chaplain of the Department at 
Milwaukee for one year. 

In her may be seen a type of the mothers 
wlio reared and arrayed for battle tlie heroes of 
the Revolution, most of whom passed to an ob- 
livion in which their names are remembered 
no more. Large in person, strong in intellect, 



indomitable in courage and cheerfulness, she 
is, altogether, such a woman as were tliose who 
made their memory sweet to the suffering in the 
bitter hour of National trial. With those who 
warded off" the disasters of a terrible internal 
struggle, the names of Mother Bickerdyk ?, Cor- 
delia Harvey and Susannah Van Valkenburg 
are on the pages of history. 

Solomon Richards, the father of Mrs. Ya,n 
\'alkenburg, was born Oct. 11, 1876, in Cum- 
ington, Mass., and married Susannah, the 
daughter of Jacob Allen. The latter was the 
son of a Revolutionar3'- Patriot and followed his 
father to war when 11 years old. As he re- 
fused to return home, the latter made him his 
waiter until himself was killed in battle. The 
son remained in tlie service until the end of the 
war. Solon Richards died March 3, 1885. 
Mrs. Richards died Dec. 19, 1879, on the same 
day and in the same house as the only child of 
Mr. and Mrs. Van Valkenburg. The latter, 
Nettie R., was born Aug. 30, 1866. 



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^^Ik-^HOMAS H. chase, a resident of Dale, 
(pic) Wis., and a former member of the 
' Ji ' Union army in the civil war, was born 
in Orleans County, New York, Dec. 
16, 1831, and is the son of John Chase, a soldier 
in the war with Mexico. He became a resident 
at Dale when 17 j'ears of age, after he had 
visited California, Mexico and Oregon, and also 
Texas. He was brought up on a farm, and has 
been engaged in agricultural pursuits since the 
commencement of his active life. He enlisted 
at Appleton, Wis., Dec. 23, 1863, enrolling in 
Company I, 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry, with Cap- 
tain Theodore Conkey. (See sketch.) The 
command was in rendezvous at Camp Randall, 
and went thence to Missouri and Fort Scott, 
went afterward to Fort Riley, and marched in 
pursuit of Indians 16 nights and made connec- 
tion with their ambush on Walnut Creek, where 
they engaged in a severe fight with the red- 
skins. They were routed and one Indian, who 
was captured was shot by Zonn of New London 
in trying to make his escape. Mr. Chase was in 
all the actions in which his battalion was in- 
volved until he was injured in a skirmish in 
the vicinity of Fort Earned, in which his foot 
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by liis horse falling on him, and he was sent to 
the hospital at Fort Leavenworth, where he re- 
mained until he went home on fourlough. He 
was discharged previous to the expiration of his 
term, and received his papers, dated July 21st. 
Mr. Chase was married in Dale in 1852, to 
Catherine Giebel, and they had three children ; 
David is a resident of Dale and is married. 
Rosalie is married to G. A. Rheum, and lives in 
Oregon. Frank is deceased. The mother died 
in 1862. Li 1866 Mr. Chase was married to 
Mrs. Mary Jane Hart, the widow of Gustavus 
A. Hart, who was a soldier in the same com- 
pany' with Mr. Chase, and who died at Abilene, 
Kansas, and was buried at Fort Riley. From 
the second marriage there are two cliildren — 
Willie M. and Lucius. Both sons are exem- 
plary young men. When Mr. Chase came to 
Wisconsin he was in circumstances that necessi- 
tated the utmost etfort and, through industry 
and good habits, including excellent judgment 
and thrift, he has accumulated a comfortable 
property. His farm was in a state of nature 
when he became its possessor, and he has now 
a valuable place supplied with buildings of 
good character, and the estate is in the best 
order for successful farming. Mrs. Chase is an 
estimable lady and retains a loyal memory of 
her hu.sband who gave his life in defense of his 
country. She and her present husband are 
members of the Baptist Church. Mr. Chase is 
a Republican and "votes as he shot." He is 
unable to perform any labor. He wishes it 
recorded that a man who has lived on "horse 
ration.s" and was without shelter, save a hole 
dug in the ground, for 20 months during the 
war, can appreciate a good home. 



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AJOR EDWIN R. HERREN, a 
jirominent business man and in- 
fluential citizen at Stevens Point, 
Wis., was one of the charter mem- 
bers of G. A. R. Post No. 156. He was born 
Dec. 22, 1838, at Ashtabula in the county of 
the same name in Ohio, and is of mixed Scotch 
and Holland lineage. He received his Scotch 
blood ill the paternal line, his ancestors having 
been natives of Scotland. His grandfather, 
Isaac Herren, was a native of New York and 
Major Herren's father, Robert Herren, was born 




in that State, Dec. 2.5, 1816. The grandmother 
of the latter, Catherine Freyer, was born of 
Holland ancestry and she died in 1887, in Jef- 
ferson, Ohio, and was about 90 years old. 
Edward Hill, the maternal grandfather of 
Major Herren, was born in Connecticut, and 
came West in the early history of the country 
and located at Harpersfield, A.shtabula Co'!, 
Ohio, where his daughter, Mrs. Caroline Her- 
ren, was born and was married March 1st, 1838. 
The parents are both living at Luverne, Minn. 
Their tive children are all living. Major Herren 
being the oldest. Ellen A. was born June 1, 
1840 ; Julia M., June 30, 1842 ; Herbert E., 
May 16, 1854 ; Addie, January, 1862. 

Until he was 18 years old, Major Herren was 
mainly occupied in attending school with the 
exception of a short i)eriod, when he officiated 
as a clerk in the postoffice at Beloit, Wis. At 
the age named he entered the employ of the 
C. M. & St. P. railroad company, operating in 
the capacity of check clerk and was afterwards 
ill charge of the station at Iron Ridge. Joseph 
Bailey, who afterwards became one of the most 
famous men in the history of Wisconsin sol- 
diers, was his friend and associate at Kilbourn 
City and they were active participants in the 
opening scenes in the Badger State, when the 
folly and recklessness of the South culminated 
ill the assault on the United States flag in 
Charleston harbor, and the two young men 
were among the tirst to enroll in the volunteer 
service. They both enlisted Aj)ril 17, 1861, 
and were both active in raising the company 
which was assigned to the 4th Wisconsin In- 
fantry, as Company B. On the formation of 
the company Joseph Bailey was made captain, 
Walter S. Payn, 1st lieutenant and Edwin P. 
Herren was commissioned 2nd lieutenant, his 
papers bearing date of April 29, 1861. The 
recruiting office was at Kilbourn City and the 
enlistments were under the call for three 
months troojis. The name of the Company 
was the Columbia Rifles. The organization 
went into camp at Racine, and, when orders 
were issued by the War Department, to muster 
no more three months men, the organization 
enlisted in a body as three years soldiers. In 
Jul}', the regiment went to Baltimore, and was 
occupied in guard duty on the Baltimore and 
Ohio railroad, until Octolier, meanwhile making 
a trip down the Maryland east shore and after 
returning to Baltimore, the command camped 
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obtaining a complete knowledge of military 
tactics. Feb. 19, 1862, tlie regiment started for 
Fortress Monroe and Newport News, where tliey 
remained until the 4th of March, when they 
were assigned to the command of Butler and 
joined the expedition to New Orleans, going 
into rendezvous at Ship Island in the Gulf of 
Mexico. When the plans for the expedition to 
New Orleans were couipleted, tlie regiment 
proceeded thence and, on the 26tli of April, 
started up the river and, on joining the com- 
mand of Butler, went to the city of New Orleans. 
They pressed on thence to Baton Rouge and in 
their march to Vicksburg were engaged with 
the rebels at Wari'enton. The command re- 
mained at Vicksburg a few days and returned 
to Baton Rouge, afterwards going back to 
Vicksburg, and on the route thither, by com- 
mand of General Butler, the force stopped at 
Grand Gulf and burned the town by way of 
retaliation for the assault of the rebels on the 
transport containing the soldiers on their re- 
turn to Baton Rouge. Major Herren was 
occupied on Butler's cut-off canal and returned 
again to Baton Rouge, where the troops under 
General Williams, had a sharp figlit with the 
rebels under Breckenridge, the action resulting 
in unqualified victory for the Union force, 
although General Williams was killed. Major 
Herren was seized with malarial fever at Baton 
Rouge, and remained in the hospital at New 
Orleans, two months, joining his command at 
Camp Parapet at Carrolton, in October. Com- 
pany D was on detached duty on the fortifica- 
tions until about the 1st of December, when the 
regiment returned to Baton Rouge and per- 
formed guard duty until February, when the 
command moved to the west side of the river. 
In March, they went back to Baton Rouge and, 
before the middle of the month, were engaged 
in the demonstration made under the orders of 
Banks on Port Hudson. The next movements 
were successively to Baton Rouge and Algiers, 
whence a start was made to western Loui.siana, 
where Major Herren was in tiie two days' fight 
at Bisland. August 16, 1862, Major Herren 
had received his commission as 1st Lieutenant 
and he was in command of a skirmish line at 
Bisland, where the service he performed was of 
a character which received the personal ac- 
knowledgement of General Banks, who wrote a 
private letter over his own signature to Major 
Herren, commending his bravery in the two 
days' fight at Bisland. After the battle the 



rebels were pursued to Opelousas, where the 
command obtained cavalry equipments on 
their own account and continued to chase the 
rebels and Major Herren went vvitli his com- 
mand to Alexandria and was in the scout 50 
miles up tlie Red River and returned to Alex- 
andria. They went next to Port Hudson, where 
they were dismounted and were in the fight at 
that jioint, the 4tli Wisconsin leading the 
charge. About 10 o'clock on the 27tli of May, 
Major Herren received a bullet in tlie right 
knee and he was taken to the field hospital, 
where those who were seriously wounded on 
the field were conveyed. About 4 o'clock in 
the afternoon, Major (then Captain) Herren 
underwent amputation of the limb. He was 
then removed to the boat, travelling 12 miles 
in an ambulance and thence on the Mississippi 
River to New Orleans and reached St. James 
hospital, May 30th. July 4th, Major Herren 
starteil for the city of New York and continued 
his journey until he reached his home at Kil- 
bourn City. He applied for permission to 
return to the front, wearing an artificial limb, 
but was not permitted to do so and he received 
his final discharge Nov. 21, 1863, as Major by 
brevet. His commission as Captain was dated 
March 17, 1863. 

In the winter of 1864, he was associated in 
business at Kilbourn City with J. E. Dixon & 
Sons and their relations continued until March 
1886, when the establisliment was burned. He 
went to Davenport, Iowa, and about a year 
later he engaged with the hardware firm of 
Sickles & Preston, at Davenport, with wiiom he 
remained tiiree years, when he went to Chica- 
go in 1871, and the manufacturing firm of 
Cronkhite & Herren was organized and he was 
engaged in tlie business of manufacturing sash, 
doors and blinds about two years. In March, 
1873, he sold iiis interest to his partner and 
was one of the incorporators of the Wisconsin 
River Lumber Company, when he went to 
Stevens Point and budt the first planing mill at 
that place. In 1874, the business of that cor- 
poration was re-establi.shed under the style of 
Herren & Whitney, and this relation was sus- 
tained until 1876, when Major Herren became 
sole proprietary owner and he conducted his 
business interest singly until 1879, when he 
became associated with Mr. M. Wadleigh. 
July 1, 1885, the business connection was again 
changed, Mr. Wadleigh selling his interest and 
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as the Stevens Point Lumber Company. Major 
Herren is the Secretary and Treasurer of tlie 
company. He has represented tlie 2nd ward 
of Stevens Point in the City Council for a num- 
ber of terms, and in the Board of Supervisors 
for two terms, and for four years lias been 
President of the Board of Education, a position 
which he now holds. He has been the candi- 
date of his party for the Legislature twice and 
each time ran aiiead of his ticket. 

Major Herren was married Dec. 29, 1863, to 
Maggie Dixon who died in Davenport, Iowa, 
Jan. 14, 1868. She was the daughter of James 
E. and Margaret (Paubst) Dixon and left no 
children. Dec. 14, 1871, Major Herren was 
again married at Rochester, New York, to Anna 
A., daughter of Salmon and Eliza Ann (Board- 
man) Yeomans. Four children have been 
born of this marriage as follows : — Francis 
Boardman, Sept. 23, 1874 ; Aiuia Louise, July 
21, 1876; Edith Maria, Sept. 22, 1877; Julia 
Ehza, June 5, 1881. 

Major Herren has been distinguished through 
his career as a citizen in the exercise of the 
honorable and upright qualities which com- 
pose true manly character. He belongs to a 
class whose enthusiasm and force of character 
make them leaders in whatever they under- 
take. His social and business relations are 
conducted by him in a manner which reflects 
credit on his ability and judgment and his 
manhood and citizenship manifest the same 
characteristics as did his soldierly j)atriotisra. 
He is justly considered an iuHuential member 
of the community where he resides and his 
business is one of the most extended of tlie 
many lumbering interests at Stevens Point. 
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in the paternal line were born in 
Scotland, and removed to Genesee county. New 
York, about 1796, where their son, Abraham 
McKee, was born. The latter was a ininister 
of the Presbyterian Church and married Mary 
Van Dyke, a representative of the Knicker- 
bocker settlers of New York, about 1812. The 
family removed to Michigan in 1838, and in- 



cluded 13 children, of wliom Mr. Moore of this 
sketch, is the youngest. Calhoun county, Mich., 
was in its earliest conditions, when his parents 
located there, and lie ])assed his early years in 
attendance at a small red school house, and 
assisting his father in the management of a 
small farm, it being the custom in those days 
for Presbyterian ministers to look after them- 
selves through the week and their Hocks on Sun- 
day. His father died in 1844, and his mother 
was married a second time to Andrew G. Moore. 
They removed soon after marriage to Homer, 
Mich., and he attended school at Hillsdale, 
Mich., until the war. He enlisted April 16, 
1861, in Calhoun county, and was the first man 
enrolled from that county in Company I, 1st 
Michigan Infantry, under Captain Devillo Hub- 
bard, for 90 days, the period for which 75,000 
troops were called for by the War Department 
of the United States. The regiment was in 
rendezvous at Fort Wayne, Detroit, and went 
thence to Alexandria, and was in that city at 
the date of the murder of Colonel Ellsworth. 
Mr. Moore was in the detail in the construction 
of Fort Ellsworth, and on the 15th day of July, 
moved to Centerville to fight and run at the 
battle of Bull Run, on the 21st. With six 
companions, he made a contract with a ne- 
gro, who had a four-mule team, to take 
them to Washington for five dollars each, but 
the guard at the bridge would not allow the ne- 
gro to i)ass and they paid him only ten dollars. 
The three months expired before the fight 
at Bull Run, and Mr. Moore returned after- 
wards with his regiment to Michigan, and was 
mustered out at Detroit, August 7, 1861. The 
reception of the regiment and the demonstra- 
tions of the people of Detroit on their return 
are remembered by Mr. Moore with peculiar 
satisfaction. He remained at home until Sept. 
5, 1861, when he enlisted in the 2nd Michigan 
Cavalry, organized by William Pitt Kellogg, 
then Member of Congress, and was made Duty 
Sergeant. The regiment was in rendezvous at 
Grand Rapids, Mich., and, the winter following 
his enlistment, Mr. Moore passed in recruiting 
service and in the spring went to St. Louis, and 
proceeded then to Pittsburg Landing, where he 
was assigned, about the middle of April, to the 
1st California Cavalry, under Colonel E. D. Ba- 
ker, anil performed duty as Orderly Sergeant 
with the command of the noble but unfortunate 
Baker, whii'h was sent to the Army of Virginia. 
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Island and while crossing the river at Edwards' 
Ferry, which occupied nine hours, the men 
were constantly falling under concealed rebel 
fire. Colonel Baker was killed in the action, 
which was called Ball's Bluff, and the regiment, 
enlisted for 100 days, was disbanded. Mr. 
Moore returned home on a furlough and was 
assigned in January, 1863, to the Brodhead 
command, with which he fought in the seven 
days fight before Richmond. He received a 
bullet through his wrist at Seven Pines, and he 
was assigned to the Quartermasters Department 
at Harpers Ferry, being disabled for field duty, 
Hon. Zach. Chandler, of Michigan, who was a 
personal friend of Mr. Moore, exercised his in- 
fluence and the latter was commissioned Cap- 
tain in the 27th Michigan Infantry, and was 
acting Quartermaster in the coiimand until he 
was mustered out as Captain, Oct. 14, 1864. He 
went immediately after to California, and was 
87 days on the trip to Sacramento. He went to 
tlie mining regions of Arizona and New Mex- 
ico, and remained until the fall of 1808. when 
he returned to Michigan. In the winter of 
1866 he was in Texas, dealing in cattle and 
goods for Adams & Pattenson; while there became 
near losing his life by hanging. Entering into 
a dispute as to the author of the old war song, 
"Tramp, Tramp, Trami)," he wasgiven 15 min- 
utes to leave town; he jumped on a horse and 
left, saving his neck. A year later, he went to 
Illinois, where he remained until 1871, when 
he came to Wisconsin and located at Seymour, 
Outagamie county. He removed to Plover in 
1877, and fixed his permanent residence. In 
1872, Captain Moore was married to Adelia 
Halfrisch, at Cato, Manitowoc county. They 
have two children ; — Thomas E. was born Sept. 
1, 1873, and Ernest L., March 28, 1880. Mr. 
Moore was brought up to know no other name 
than that of his step-father, and has never re- 
sumed his rightful name, McKee. 



LBERT M. POST, a citizen of Shawano, 
^ Wis., and a member of G. A. R Post 
No. 81, was born Aug. 27, 1837, in 
"Camelius, New York, and is the son 
of Eliaz and Experience (Rice) Post. The par- 
ents lived and died in the Empire State, the 
mother dying when her sou was in the first 




year of his life and the father about 10 years 
later. T'lie latter was a soldier in 1812. Mr. 
Post has one brother still surviving and Mrs. 
Harvey Sackett of Appleton is his sister. An- 
other sister-in-law resides at Miilon Junction — 
Mrs. Dr. G. W. Post. Mr. Post obtained his 
education at the common school and was early 
introduced to the necessity of making his own 
way in the world. He became acquainted with 
hard work, through which he understood he 
was to acquire all the comforts and associations 
of which he had been deprived Ijy the loss of 
his parents. He came to Wisconsin in 1859 
and was engaged in farming when the war 
came on, and enlisted June 28, 1861, in Com- 
pany G, 3i'd Wisconsin Infantry at Fond du 
Lac for three years or during the war. He was 
with the regiment through its service and was 
promoted to Corporal in 1864, (for getting mar- 
ried, his otticers believing him to be a brave 
man to do such a thing in the midst of army 
life.) He received honorable discliai-ge Dec. 2(3, 
I860, in order to veteranize, and he re-enlisted 
at Wartrace, Teini., about tbe same date, being 
the second man to re-enlist in the regiment. 
The roster of his battles includes Buckton Sta- 
tion and Wurchester, (ist battle.) He was cap- 
tured May 25, 1862, in the second battle of 
Winchester and was conveyed to Lynchburg 
and afterwards to Belle Isle where he was 
paroled September loih foll(iwing,and on reach- 
ing Annapolis he rejoined his regiment in De- 
cember in Maryland, after which he fought at 
Gettysburg, and was transferred with the com- 
mand to the Army of the Cumberland and was 
in the liatlle of Resaca ; he was in the actions 
which followed in the neighborhood of Mari- 
etta and Dallas, was at Pine Knob, Kenesaw, 
Peach Tree Creek, siege of Atlanta, and in all 
the actions and experiences in the march to 
Savannah and through tbe closing operations 
connected with the surrender of Johnston, aftei'- 
wards marcliing to Washington with his regi- 
ment, whose story appears on many pages of 
this work. Mr. Post went with his regiment 
from Fond du Lac to Maryland and performed 
provost duty in the vicinity of Harper's Ferry 
through the winter, and assisted in the capture 
of the secession legislature at Frederick. After 
the three days' figlit at Gettysburg he assisted 
in the burial of the dead, which was the hard- 
est experience he endured, notwithstanding the 
horrors of the Virginia prisons, which still 
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Sherman, he was on the tramp night and day, 
engaged in heavy labor at times and once dur- 
ing three days had only an ear of corn for food, 
which he stole from a friendly mule. He was 
finally discharged Jul}' 18lh, 18G5, while home 
on a furlough, his regiment reaching Wiscon- 
sin nearl}^ as soon as he. After his return from 
the war, he resided some time at Appleton and 
Neenah and afterwards took a soldier's home- 
stead in Shawano county. In Nhirch, 1884, he 
removed to Shawano. He was m^irried Janu- 
ary 9, 1864, while on veteran furlough, to Mar- 
garet M. Hartshiem, who was born in Ger- 
many. Their four living children are named 
Elford, Oscar W., Elsie E. and Grace P. Anna 
S., Arthur M. and Everett E. are dead. Mr. 
Post is Chaplain of William Hawley Post, No. 
81, G. A. R., is independent in politics and is a 
respected and useful citizen. 



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OH.N DEY, of Greenville, Wis., a pioneer 
of Outaganrie county, a prominent citi- 
zen and a promoter of the best inter- 
est of this section of the State, was 
born May 17, 1825, in Root, Montgomery Co., 
New York. He was a soldier in the late war 
for the Union and served, mitil disabled by a 
wound. His father and mother, James and 
Hannah (Russell) Dey, were born in New Jer- 
sey and the former and two brothers fought in 
the war of the Revolution. Mr. Dey senior, 
was 17 years old when he was in the action at 
Princeton, where General Washington was on 
tlie field in person. Mr. Dey is of Holland 
lineage in the maternal line. He was reared 
on his father's farm and fulhlleil his legal obli- 
gations to his parents. He came at 21 to Cook 
county, Illinois, locating about 20 miles north 
of Chicago, where he worked as a cooper and 
operated two years in that vocation. In 1849 
he went to Appleton. (See sketcli of J. F. 
Johnston.) The place was in ils embryo condi- 
tion, and the representatives of Amos Lawrence 
and the Metliodist Church were pushing the 
interests of the young city. Mr. Dey operated 
as a cooper five years and in 1854 settled on a 
farm in Greenville. His affairs were in pros- 
pei'ous condition when the Svents of 18()2 
awakened him to a seii.se that " men were 



needed at the front. " Accordingly, he enlisted 
in August, 18G2, at Appleton in D Company, 
21st Wisconsin Infantry for three years. He 
left a wife and six children on the farm and 
marched away to pass a month in the trenches 
at Cincinnati, exposed to all possible hardsiiip 
and heavy marching, and to tight in le.ss than 
a month at Perry ville. He was captured there, 
and after being held by the rebels two days, 
was paroled and sent to Camp Chase at Colum- 
bus. Ill May following N'allandigliam made 
himself obnoxious to the Union authorities and 
was arrested. Sedition was rife and Mr. Dey 
with one hundred soldiers, was sent to Dayton, 
Ohio, to aid in the preservation of order under 
special Order from the Secretary of War, calling 
paroled soldiers to that duty. Peremptory 
orders having been issued, he joined his regi- 
ment as soon as relieved from detached duty, 
making connection with his command at Chat- 
tanooga. He fought at Chattanooga and in the 
actions subsequent at Rocky Face Ridge, 
Snake Gap, Resaca, Pumpkin Vine Creek, Dal- 
las, Big Shanty, Keiiesaw Mountain, and fol- 
lowed the rebels south of Marietta. At Peach 
Tree Creek he was again in the heat of battle 
and August 7th he was on tlie skirmish line in 
the field posts engaged in the capture of rebels 
where he and his captain were wounded. A 
ball hit him in the left thigh, an inch from the 
hip joint and he was carried to the rear on a 
stretcher and left to die. Nine days later, at 
the field hospital, the ball was extracted and he 
■ went thence to (Chattanooga and, ten days after, 
to Hospital No. 2, College Hill, Nashville. He 
had reclined up to this time, but there 
he obtained a pair of cruichts and be- 
gan to experiment; soon after he pro- 
cured a furlough and came home, meeiing 
his wife at Appleton. He was so enfeebled 
that he was carried to the cars at Nashville and 
at Louisville the surgeon tried to detain him, 
despairing of his being able to go through. At 
Jettersonville, Ind., a rough mob attempted to 
hinder the wounded men from boarding the 
cars and he promptly knocked one of them 
down with his crutch, receiving an ovation of 
clieers from the loyal men present. He pro- 
ceeded at the expiration of his furlough to 
Madison, and thence to Nashville again to his 
old (juarters on College Hill, where lie wit- 
nessed '' Paj)" Thomas' triumph over the rebels 
and had the distress of seeing the wounded and 
dying soldiers brought into the wards. He 



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became so exasperated thut lie applied I'or 
leave to go into the trenches but was denied. 
As soon as able he was sent to Indianapolis on 
detached duty, but was sent home discharged, 
receiving his papers May 10, 18H5. He came 
home to find his farm in excellent condition, 
his wife and son, David J., 10 years old, hav- 
ing harvested and marketed the previous year 
with the aid of a yoke of oxen, 400 bushels of 
wheat. The same farm is still the family 
homestead. 

Mr. Dey has been a factor in the progress of 
Outagamia county from his earliest connection 
with its affairs as a citizen. He has served as 
a Magistrate of Greenville for 30 years ; as As- 
sessor for nine years and as Clerk and Treas- 
urer respectively, two years. In 18S0 he was 
made President of the County Agricultural 
Society and has since been retained in the posi- 
tion. He has been seven years President of 
the Outagamie " Pioneer " Society. 

While in Illinois he became a member of 
the M. E. Church and has been Superintendent 
of the Sunday School in Greenville 30 years. 
On returning disabled from the army, he gave 
his attention to the promulgation of agricul- 
tural journals and his efforts in the interests of 
the "Western Rural," Chicago, brought him 
the substantial resuUs of a 600-dollar piano, 
the second largest prize ever taken in the 
United States. He also won a number of 
minor premiums in the same enterpri.se. 

His marriage to Eveline Kling took place in 
October, 1845, and eight of their nine children 
are living. Martha Jane (Mrs. Leonard Jewell) 
is the mother of six children and has lost four. 
Melvina married Henry Calkins and has six 
children living. (One is deceased.) David J. 
married Mary O'Brien and has seven children. 
His twin-sister, Mamie, died at 14 months. 
John W. married Flora Salter and they have 
three children. Elizabeth is the wife of Jacob 
Ruple and the mother of three children. The 
parents are progenitors of 23 grand children. 
Ella, Nettie and Anna are unmarried. The 
parents of Mrs. Dey were Englisii. Her mother 
was one of the heirs to the Chase estate and her 
dower rights are still undetermined. The busi- 
ness IS in the hands of Mr. Dey. Mr. Dey is a 
representative of the quality of energy, thrift 
and patriotism for which VVisconsin is distin- 
guished and which has won her permanent 
distinction in the sisterhood of Western Com- 
monwealths. He has been the ardent sustainer 




of all projects Iiaving the elements of perma- 
nent good and has ever fostered any enterprise 
likely to redound to the sub.stantial interest of 
Cliurch or State. 



OUIS SCHINTZ, of Appleton, Wis., 
y^ was born May 8, 1839, in Zurich, 
Switzerland. Heis the son of Henry 
and Regula (Hofmeister) Schintz, and 
represents a family whose lineage is matter of 
record for 500 years in the annals of the free 
city of Zurich. He has a relic, a piece of stained 
glass, having on it tlie likeness of one of his 
ancestors, wearing tlie uniform of an officer in 
the Papal Army. He is a descendant of a race 
of freemen, born and bred in the mountains, 
and came to this country fully imbued witli the 
spirit of liberty which has characterized liis 
countrymen since the days of Tell. Three of 
his brothers came to America prior to 1851, and 
one, Herman Schintz, was an artilleryman in 
the Seminole war in Florida. His oldest 
brother, Henry, located at Oshkosh and Theo- 
dore settled in Chicago. The latter was a man 
of prominent al)ilities and was connected with 
the municipal government in the capacity of 
Councilman in a position which made him 
Mayor pro tcin of Chicago during the absence 
of the regular olKcial, J. B. Rice, in Eurojw. 

On landing in America in 1851, whither he 
was acccmpanied by his parents, Mr. Scliintz 
went to Oshkosh and located on a farm at Black 
Wolf and remained eight years. He was then 
20 years old and went to Oshkosh to enter the 
ottice of his brother, Tlieodore Scliintz, who oc- 
cupied the jtosition of Magistrate and Notary 
Public and he filled a clerical capacity tlierein 
one year. He was next in the oftice of Gabe 
Boufk, remained about two years and, on the 
1st of .January, 1861, he came to Appleton to 
assume the management of the local business 
of Perry H. Smith. The war was tlien brew- 
ing and broke forth in the spring, stirring to 
lever heat the blood of the young Switzer, who 
stdl cherished the spirit of his ancestral stock. 
Louis Schintz enlisted April 21, 1861, at Osh- 
kosh in Company E, 2nd Wisconsin Infiintry, 
for three years. To him belongs the honor of 
being the first man to enlist from Appleton in 
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655 



erly recognized by the cominuiiity to which lie 
belonged. Henry Cole enlisted soon aitervvanl 
and when the two young men left Appleton to 
go to their respective j)laces of rendezvous, the 
citizens made the occasion prominent. 'A pro- 
cession was formed on College Avenue, con- 
voyed by a full brass brand and accom[)anied 
by the "Young America" martial band, with 
the Stars and Stripes Heating at tiie head of tlie 
column which escorted the two young men to 
the depot. The Appleton papers of that date 
contained full accounts ot the affair and the 
editor of the Orescent incorporated therein his 
declaration that he was in readiness to go and 
do likewise, (See sketcli of S. Ryan.) Mr. 
Schintz was made Corporal during his period 
of service and was discharged February 8, 1863, 
to accept a commission as 2nd Lieutenant, 
signed by Governor Edward Salomon and Sec- 
retary of State, .J. T. Lewis. He was promoted 
and assigned to tlie 271-11 Wisconsin Infantry, 
but that command had its full complement of 
line officers, and he did not muster under his 
commission, which was dated Jan. 8, 1863. 

The 2nd Wisconsin left the rendezvous at 
Madison in .June and Mr. Schintz first met the 
rebels at Blackburn's Ford, July 18th. He was 
next in action on the field of Bull Run, where 
he received a bullet, the ball passing through 
his coat sleeve and th-e breast of his coat and 
was prevented from inflicting a .serious wound 
by striking on the suspender buckle. Tlie con- 
tusion was not sufHcigiitl}' serious to cause him 
to leave the ranks and, after the reorganization 
of the regiment, it was brigaded with tne 6th 
and 7th Wisconsin and 19th Indiana, now 
known to history as the "Iron Brigade of the 
West." He was in all the movements of the 
command during the fall and winter of 1861 
and took part in the advance on Manassas and 
went subsequently to Alexandria and Falmouth 
and in July of the next summer was in the 
skirmish at Frederick Hall Station and after- 
wards, during the retreat of Pope, skirmislied 
thi'ee days at Beverly Ford. He was in the ac- 
tion at Sul])hur Springs and two days after 
foaglit at Gainesville. He was in the action 
which is known as the second fight at Bull Run, 
having just recovered from an attack of lung 
fever, contracted on night picket duty at Ar- 
lington Heights, which kept him in the hospi- 
tal three weeks. He fought at South Mountain 
and Antietam which was his last heavy engage- 
ment. He was made assistant clerk in the 



(^lartermaster's department and officiated as 
such until his discharge for the purpose stated, 
Feb. 10, 18()3, in camp near Belle Plain, Va., 
after active service of 22 months of conspicuous 
gallantry. 

He returned to Oshkosh in February, 1863, 
and immediately entered the employ of George 
Gary, Deputy U. S. Collector with headquarters 
at Oshkosh and was in that connection six 
months. In August he returned to Appleton 
to resume his former relations with the business 
interests of Perry H. Smith, and remained in 
this connection until he became associated with 
Anson Ballard, a relation which was severed by 
the death of Mr. Ballard in March, 1878. After 
that event he operated as a real estate and loan 
agent and has since been interested in those 
avenues of business. He has extended his re- 
lations and is the possessor of the only reliable 
set of abstracts of Outagamie county. 

He was married June 8, 1863, to Catherine 
Ostertag. Their surviving children are named 
George L., Henry W., Edgar W., Hugo J. and 
Louis E. An only daugliter named Alma died 
when eight j^ears and nine months old. The 
parentage and famil}' history of Mrs. Schintz 
may be tbund in the sketch of her brother, Se- 
bastian Ostertag, which appears on anotlier 

page- 
Mr. Schintz is a man who has honored his 
career as a soldier in his private record and is 
a substantial and reliable citizen. In 1879 he 
was nominated for Register of Deeds. Mr. 
Schintz was a Cleveland Democrat in 1884 and 
1888. 




|=^HEODORE COBURN, of East Depere, 
e) Wis., member of G. A. R. Post No. 
' 91, was liorn September 18, 1830, in 
Canada. He is the son of Francis 
and Angelica (Deraero) Coburn, and the former 
died in the spring of 1S63. His great grand- 
father was the god son of the king of his na- 
tive country and was killed in battle. On his 
mother's side he also belongs to a prominent 
family. He is one of 12 children, and five 
brotiiers and a sister are living. His only 
brother is a resident of the States and he has 
four surviving sisters. He remained in Canada 
until he was 14, when he went to New York 



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and .settled at Saruiiac Hollow near Platlsbuig. 
He was employed as a farm hand there 10 
yeai's and went thence to Green Bay, Wis., and 
engaged as a lumberman. Three years lau-r, 
lie took a farm near Depere, on which he re- 
mained two years and then moved into the 
city of Depere, where he owns five acres of land 
and engaged in jobbing in oak and pine in his 
own interests, in whicli he operated until he 
enlisted March 1, 1865, in Company D, 53rd 
Wisconsin Lifautry, at Green Bay. This was 
the last regiment from Wisconsin and but four 
companies were mustered. They were sent to 
St. Louis and to Leavenworth, Kansas, where 
they were consolidated with the 51st Wisconsin. 
Mr. Coburn was taken sick at Pilot Knob, went 
back to St. Louis and went aboard a boat up 
the Mis.souri River, on which he spent eight 
dtiys in cliarge of the stores for officers and sol- 
diers. He went back to a hospital near St. 
Louis and was discharged in June, 18G5. Soon 
after leaving the army, he sold his propertj' in 
Depere and located on 80 acres near town. He 
bought a timber tract four miles distant and 
constructed five kilns for Ijurning charcoal at 
an expense of $4,00(1. He burned coal three 
years and al.so managed a grocery and saloon 
with the assistance of his son Lewis. After 
three years he .sold his business to Blanchette cfe 
Co. of Depere for $14,700. He and his son en- 
gaged with the new owners to manage the 
business for the first year, when he removed to 
East Depere, where he bought a place and, 
after living on it one year, sold it lor $3,500. 
He went next to his first farm which he ex- 
changed later for a steam mill at Black Creek, 
the property being valued at $15,000. His 
farm was valued at $3,000 and he gave a mort- 
gage on another farm of $500, paying $700 
cash and leaving $1,300 still due. He bought 
five acres of land additional with a house, for 
which he paid $800. He paid $300 in cash, 
leaving $500 due and remained there two 
years, two winters intervening in whicli he 
could do no business, as there was no snow. 
He was taken sick and, his son not being able 
to manage the business, they lost $11,000. In 
addition to this, his hou.se burned one Sunday 
morning with a loss of nearly all its contents. 
He went back to Depere, sold the mill to its 
original owner for $500 and after remaining 
there three months, went to Dakota. He 
bought 640 acres of land at $1.25 an acre 
which he sold for $2,500, including the house 



and farm machinery and also a granary, the 
two buildings having cost him $1,500. The 
year he sold, he thrashed 5,000 bushels of 
wheat, upwards of 4,000 bushels of oats and 
some barley, and harvested 500 bushels of 
onions. He went to Menominee and five 
months later went to Pound, Wis., and passed 
two years in the management of a hotel and 
boarding house for railroad men. He sold it 
for $2,000 and went to Depere,-where he bought 
a block of 12 business lots. In company with 
his son, he bought 110 acres of land five miles 
from Depere, on which gold and silver could 
be mined and sunk a 40 foot shaft at a cost of 
$3,000 and struck water. He took out some 
gold and silver and still owns the property. 
He was married February 22, 1851, to Cecilia 
Demero, of Plattsburg, New York. Mar.shal, 
Lewis, John, Cecilia, Sophy and Ada are llie 
names of their surviving childien. Six are 
deceased. 



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Jf^^ DWARD G. HART, a resident at Chil- 
C r^^ i ' *°"' ^^'is-' Adjutant of Post No. 205, 
>^^ (1888) was born Feb. 13, 1841, at 
LeRo}', Jefferson Co., New York. 
He is the son of James H. and Jane (Whitney) 
Hai't. He was 13 years old when his father 
removed his family in 1854 to Rock county, 
Wisconsin, where the family residence was 
maintained until their removal in 1858 to Calu- 
met county. Mr. Hart was engaged on his 
father's farm until the year in which he reached 
the age of 20. and he enlisted Oct. 4, 1861, in 
Company A, I8tli Wisconsin Infantry at Graves- 
ville for three years. He was afterwards made 
Corporal and rose to the rank of Sergeant. He 
veteranized in January, 1864, but could not ob- 
tain veteran's furlough until November follow- 
ing. Mr. Hart went with his regiment from 
Wi-sconsin and proceeded immediately to the 
battle field of Pittsburg Landing, after which 
he went to the siege of Corinth and thence to 
luka, Raymond, Jackson, Champion's Hill, 
Vicksburg, Mission Ridge, and fouglit at Kings- 
ton and the actions in which, his regiment en- 



gaged and went to Goldsboro and to Raleigh 
and thence to Washington. During the whole 
course of his service he was not wounded but 
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not present at the first battle of Corinth and he 
also missed tlie actions in which the non-veter- 
ans of tlie regiment were engaged during the 
Atlanta campaign and on return from veteran 
furlough, rejoined his regiment in North Caro- 
lina. He was discluirged .\ugust 4, 18(55, at 
the close of the war. Mr. Hart was one of the 
soldiers who took especial jiride in the cleanli- 
ness of his equipments, and as lie came up to 
Wasiiington lie placed his gun in the stack 
while he pitched his tent and when he turned 
to look for it it was gone, but it was not found 
in the regiment. He was about to take his 
place in the parade and as he was obliged to take 
a rusty old musket and restore its brightness so 
far as was possible, he performed the necessar}' 
labor, assisted by peculiar forms of expression 
in relation to the loss of his former gun. In the 
fall of 18G3, when the regiment readied Chat- 
tanooga it was evening, and they went imme 
diatel}^ into camp to be routed out soon after, 
with the intelligence that they were in direct 
range of the rebel guns on Lookout Mountain, 
and it was nearly morning before they secured 
a safe position. When it became necessary, 
Nov. 24, 1863, for Sherman's army to cross tlie 
Tennessee River, a detail from the 18th Wis- 
consin crossed in boats in the night with 
muttled oars, captured the rebel picket line 
without tiring a gun and in perfect silence, and 
was followed by the entire corps of General 
Sherman. 

After the war Mr. Hart returned to Graves- 
ville where he has since maintained his resi- 
dence. He is a skilled mechanic, and in 1882 
entered the employ of Dorschel, Scliultz & Co., 
as a wood tiirisher. He has officiated for the 
last 10 years as Town Clerk of Charlestown, 
Calumet county. He was married Oct. 20, 
1861, a few days after he enlisted, to Calista 
Wadsworth, of Brothertown, Calumet county, 
and they have two children born as follows: — 
Cora A.', March 26, 1868, and Edgar H., Nov. 
18, 1872. 



OSEPH ARNOLD, Commander of 0.sh- 
kosli Post No. 10, in 1887, and belonging 
to Post 241, (1888) was born in Cleveland, 
Ohio, May 17, 1842. In 1843 liis par- 
ents removed to Milwaukee, residing there until 
1851, when they fixed their residence at Osh- 



kosh. At the latter place the son grew to man- 
hood and, after obtaining a fair degree of edu- 
cation at the common school, he obtained em- 
ployment in Milwaukee, where he was occupied 
at the date of the rebel attack on H'ort Sumter. 
Under the infiuunce of the enthusiasm awakened 
V)y tliat historic shot, he hastened to enroll him- 
self as a defender of the flag. His name was 
on honorable record before Governor Randall 
was in possession of the authoritj'' of the gen- 
eral Government to raise a quota of troops from 
Wisconsni. The date of his regular enlistment 
was April lOtli, 1861, when he enrolled for 
three months in Co. H, Lst Wisconsin Infantry, 
at Milwaukee. The command was assigned to 
the Army of the Potomac, and the regiment 
was involved in sever il actions of greater or 
less importince until .July 2nd, when it partici- 
pated in the fight commonly designated Mar- 
tinsburg in official reports, hut better known 
among the soldiers of the 1st Wisconsin as Fall- 
ing Waters. The regiment was detained in 
service until Aug. 21st, when its surviving 
members received honorable discharge at Mil- 
waukee. 

To a reflective nature, even the most limited 
acquaintance with the responsibilities of actual 
war carries its lessons, and Mr. Arnold passed a 
year in awaiting the progress of events. The 
discouraging features of that time made it 
apparent tiiat the pressing exigency was for 
men to do and die for.the restoration of a united 
country, if need be. About the middle of Au- 
gust, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Co. E, 
26th Wis. \''ols. He enrolled at Fond du Lac 
for three years service, and his regiment was 
assigned to the Army of the Potomac, lltli 
Corps. Mr. Arnold was mide Sergeant, and 
passed the intermediate grades of promotion to 
that of 1st Lieutenant, receiving his commis- 
sion in February, 1865. He was under fire at 
Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Re.saca, Dallas, 
Altoona Station, Peach Tree Creek, Savannah, 
Averysboro and Bentonville, and in numerous 
skirraLshes and engagements of minor impor- 
tance, but having all the dangerous and disa- 
greealjle features of more decided warfare. He 
passed through the entire period without re- 
ceiving a wound, and with a brief hospital ex- 
perience at Benton Barrack.s. In June, 1865, 
at the termination of hostilities, he was dis- 
charged and returned to Oshkosh. 

But there are other contingencies possible in 
war, and Mr. Arnold was not exempt from some 



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of the most severe. He was in the fight at 
Chancellorsville on the day when "Stonewall" 
Jackson, the inceptor and prime spirit in the 
celehrated flank movement on "the right" of the 
splendid army of General Howard, were drawn 
up in -'company column" and were thus dis- 
posed when the unexpected and totally disas- 
trous attack was made. The route was com- 
plete, but Mr. Arnold succeeded in preserving 
the discipline of his squad and the handful of 
men separated from the command, held tliem- 
selves in readniess for duty. General Schurz 
noticed and called to them to "stand firm." 
There will always be a question about the gen- 
eralship of that day among the diso ganized 
soldiery, but tiie little squad from the 26th 
Wisconsin was in hot battle all tlirough the 
contest. 

On tlie first day of the battle of Gettysburg, 
Mr. A mold was made prisoners of war by the 
21st Georgia Infantry, under General Early. 
His regiment left Eminettsburg July 1st to join 
the forces under General Meade. On reaching 
the suburbs of Gettysburg the roaring of the 
cannon told the story of the situation. The 
command crossed the town and were ordered at 
once into the fight. Their onset with the rebels 
took place at close range, and with such dis- 
astrous results that the order to retreat followed. 
In the rush, Mr. Arnold was hurled to the 
ground and the Major of the regiment and a 
comrade fell above him,, both wounded. He 
released himself to be greeted with an order to 
surrender or die. He did the former, and was 
marched to the rear with a crowd of other ))ris- 
oner. Unseen by the guard, he contrived to 
secrete his revolver and, after dark, he took it 
apart, separating it into as many pieces as 
possible to prevent the rebels making use of 
any portion of it. He distributed tlie fragments 
among his friends and afterwards reconstructed 
the weapon. On the following morning, parole 
was offered to the prisoners, but on consulation 
witii the ofiicers it was decided to reject it, as 
the Government discountenanced the method. 
Accordingly the thousands of captives of a 
bogus government started to march to Staun- 
ton, Va., a distance of 170 miles. The march 
occupied 16 days and, July ISth, tliey reached 
their point of destination, worn out with the 
privations and hardships they had encountered, 
to be stripped of their equipments. They were 
left to camp in the open field, without protec- 
tion from the heat, rain or dew. During the 



next four days 3,100 men were sent to Rich- 
mond by rail. Mr. Arnold was among those 
who stayed at Staunton until Aug. 4th, when, 
with others, he was placed in a freight car 
loaded with human beings. On their arrival 
at Richmond the next morning, the officers 
were sent to Libbj' and privates were placed 
for a few hours in the tobacco warehouse, where 
there was neither light nor ventilation and the 
suttering was intense. They were sent thence 
to Belle Isle in the .James River. A whole day 
passed without food. When they did get it, it 
was meagre in the extreme. Their daily 
i-ations were about the same as at first, except 
when the Richmond " ladies " stole their bread 
on its way to them. But gradually the supply 
became reduced in quantity and quality, until 
they ate raw sweet potatoes, corn bread, mice 
ancl rats. A dog on the premises was killed 
and its supposed destroyers were condemned to 
eat its flesh as a punishment. They did so with 
great satisfaction and asked for the remainder 
of the dog. Salt sold for 25 cents for a small 
spoonful. It was a common thing to see men 
eat ti e rations of sick soldiers, who had swal- 
lowed them to poor purpose. Men died hourly 
and no day passed without a brutal murder. 
Batteries were brought into range, should the 
prisoners make an attempt to escape. At 
Christmas their numbers had been so much in- 
creased by additional prisoners that it was no 
longer possible for the rebels to count them, 
and Mr. Arnold took advantage of the fact to 
draw rations for the squad which he controlled 
making no deductions for the losses. Thus he 
drew supplies for 83 men and divided the spoils 
among 50 poor wretches, thereby keeping them 
alive. One of the horrors mentioned is, that at 
one time the dead lay outside of the tents un- 
buried for 14 days. Their perishing faces 
were devoured by a drove of hog.s, and the sol- 
diers, unable to bear the sight any longer, 
appealed to the commandant at Belle Isle. 
Two days later the burial took place. Can it 
be wondered that Belle Isle was called Camp 
Hell and that its occupants fell into a state of 
existence below that of beasts? Can those who 
read these words imagine what joy filled the 
hearts of the paroled prisoners on the morning 
of March 7th, 1864, when their eyes saw the 
Stars and Stripes floating from the masthead of 
the truce boat, " City of New York ", and they 
realized that their sufferings were ended ? 
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Senior Vice-Commander ol' O.slikusli I'usL, urnl 
was re-elected the year following. In December, 
1885, he was elected Post Commander and was 
made his own successor in December, 1886. 

Mr. Arnold is of unnii.xed German extrac- 
tion, his parents, Fredericic and Margaret (Mark) 
Arnold, being of Bavarian hiilli. The former 
came to America in iSoG and the latter several 
years later. They were married in this country 
and became the parents of seven childi-en, 
Joseph being the second in order of birth. 
The mother is yet living. The son passed 
some years subsecjueut to his return from the 
army in various business interests and in 1872 
embarked in the enterprise which he has since 
prosecuted with success — that of bottling min- 
eral waters. He was married in 1869 to Matilda, 
daughter of Win. and Sarah (Slack) Moss. Mrs. 
Arnold is of pure Euglisii descent, her parents 
having been born in England. The family in- 
cludes a quartette of daughters — Nellie Pearl, 
Lizzie May, Olive Etta and Florence Moss. 
Mr. Arnold has served two years in the capacity 
of Alderman of the Second Ward of Oshkosh. 



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=^ FRANK COOLEY, of Plover, Wis., 
member of G. A 11. Post No. 149, 
born Sept. S, 1823, at Pompey, 
Onondaga count}^ New York. His 
pai'ents, Lewis and Sophia (Brewer) Cooley, 
were residents of Massachusetts, and removed 
from Long Meadow in that State before 1800, 
locating at Pompey, where they were among 
the first settlers, and where they passed the re- 
mainder of their lives. The father was about 
95 years old at tlie time of his death, and his 
wife, who survived him a few years, was about 
the same age at the time of her decease. Mr. 
Cooley of this sketch was the youngest of eight 
children, and he passed his early days on his 
father's farm. He was sent later to the acad- 
emy at Manlius, an adjoining town, and was 
graduated. He securetl a position as clerk in a 
store in that place and, when about 18 years old, 
accepted a situation in the office of his cousin, 
a ship owner at Philadelphia, and remained in 
his employ as a collecting clerk, and perform- 
ing clerical duty about two years. At the re- 
quest of his brother, who was a contractor of 



extended business relations, he returned to the 
homestead to manage the interests of his pa- 
i'ents, and take care of them in their old age, 
and when he was about 21 years old, he mar- 
ried Ro.setta B. Benedict, who lived in the ad- 
joining town of Fabius. The next year, Mr. 
Gooiey came to Wisconsin and engaged in the 
management of the agricultural interest of his 
brother-in-law, who had purchased a tract of 
land near the present city of Kenosha, and 
conducted the relations of the estate three years 
succeeding the admission of Wisconsin to the 
Union. He had a wife and child and started 
from his native State, travelling on the Erie 
Canal to Buffalo, where he took a steamer and 
proceeded the length of Lake Erie, traversing 
Lakes Huron and Michigan to Kenosha, or, as 
it was then called, Soutliport. He conducted 
his agricultural duties in tlie proper season and 
taught school winters, during which time he 
was elected Superintendent of the schools in 
Kenosha county. He followed these alternate 
employments seven years, when he became 
proprietary owner of a tract of land in the same 
township, and continued teaching winters. By 
this time he was quite at home, in consid- 
eration of the fact that many of his former 
neighbors in the East resumed the same rela- 
tians by a removal to his vicinity. He sold his 
interest there about 1855, and went to New Lon- 
don with his family and household effects, 
moving with ox-teams. The now attractive and 
progressive place was a small trading-post on 
the Wolf River, which was visited at intervals 
by a small steamer running from Oshkosh. He 
built a number of houses there, and in the fol- 
lowing winter engaged in teaching. For a 
term of years he managed a hotel in New Lon- 
don, and again engaged in teaching, in which 
he was occupied until he enlisted, .Jan. 4, 1864, 
at Appleton, and was assigned to Company L 
3rd Wisconsin Cavalry, Captain Conkey. (See 
sketch.) Soon after his enrollment he was sent by 
his commanding officer to Madison, and there 
opened a recruiting office and continued to op- 
erate as head clerk for Captain Conkey, and was 
occupied in the work of preparing muster rolls 
until he was detailed by the Provost .Marshal to 
assist the paymaster. Major Morgan L. Martin, 
his specific duty being the payment of the Wis- 
consin soldiers, who were i-e-enlisting as veter- 
ans. On one occasion he was sent with an- 
other clerk to the bank to borrow $10,000 for 
this purpose, and it was obtained in State 



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money of all denominations, and Mr. Cooley 
and liis associate were engaged about three 
weeks in couniing it. April 19, 1864, the order 
for all able-bodied men to report to their respect- 
ive commands, for duty was promulgated, and 
Mr. Cooley was sent with a squad to Fort Leav- 
enworth, where he arrived with his charge and 
reported to the officer in command. He wiis 
detailed to act in the capacity of cliief clerk in 
A. G. 0. of the Department of Kansas, Major Gen. 
Curtiss, commanding. He was in that position 
when Lincoln was assassinated and, soon after, 
received an order from the Secretary of War to 
I'eport to Washington for duty. Upo i his ar- 
rival, lie was ordered to report toQuarlermaster 
General Meigs for duty, and was assigned to 
service in the clothing department under tliat 
official. He acted as a clerk in the settlement 
of accounts, and was so employed until the ex- 
piration of his term of enlisment, when he was 
mustered out at Madison, and discharged in 
October, 1865. He i-eturiied to New London, 
and was variously engaged tiiere as a book- 
keeper and clerk and operating as contractor for 
the M. L. S. & W. R. R., from New London to 
Clintonville. In September, 1877, he removed 
to Plover and engaged in his present business 
as hotel-keeper, purchasing the Empire House 
there. He has conducted a pojiular and pros- 
perous business in that line ever since. 

Mr.aiid Mrs.Cooley have five children. Charles 
F. is a carpenter at Rhiiielander. W. H. 
Cooley is a prominent conductor on the C. & N. 
W. R. R. Emma N. married Charles Vesey, of 
Plover. Frank L. is a decorator and lives at 
Plover. Addie is also residing with her pa- 
rents. Mr. Cooley is a prominent and efficient 
member of the G. A. R. Post at Plover, and is 
interested in all matters ))ertaiiiiiig to the af- 
fairs of the old soldiers. He has held numer- 
ous offices in his town and is at present (1888) a 
Justice of the Peace. 

OHN H. OTTO, a resident of Vesper, 
Wood Co., Wisconsin, and a former sol- 
dier of the civil war, was born Sept. 
12th, 1822, in Prussia. His father, 
Joseph Otto, after being pressed into the French 
army hy Napoleon 1st, passed through the hor- 
rible campaign of the French army in Russia 
during the winter 1812-1813. After the re- 



treat he deserted the French, enlisted in the 
Prussian Army and fouglit against Napoleon 
at Leipzig, Ligny and Waterloo. His son, John 
H. Otto served five years in the Prussian Army, 
acting two years as 1st Lieutenant. He took 
part in the first war of Prussia against Den- 
mark in 1877, also in the war of the Revolu- 
tion in Baden in 184^, under Prince William, 
late Emperor of Germany. In 1853, he re- 
moved to America and located in New York 
City. In 1854 he went to Wisconsin and made 
Applelon his home. He engaged in the cabi- 
net business until August 12tli, 1862, when he 
enlisted in Company D, 21st Wisconsin Infan- 
try for three years. He was mustered in as 
3rd Sergeant Sept. 5th, 1862. He took part in 
all the battles and engagements of his regi- 
ment, viz : Perryville, Stone River, Chicka- 
mauga, Resaca, Peach Tree Creek, Jonesboro 
and Bentonvilleand numerous smaller engage- 
ments. After the battle of Perryville, Oct. 8th, 
1862, he was promoted to 1st Sergeant. He 
was promoted 2nd Lieutenant to date from Nov. 
22nd, 1862, was promoted to 1st Lieutenant 
Nov. 28tli, 1864, at Savannah, Ga., and made 
Captain, April 28th, 1865, at Richmond, Va. 
He was in command of his Company from the 
battle of Chickamauga, Sept 19-20, 1863, until 
the close of the war. During that memorable 
cold winter of 1863-4, his regiment was sta- 
tioned on Lookout Mountain. He was one of 
those lucky fellows who never lost a day's ser- 
vice and was discharged with the regiment 
June 8th, 1865, at Washington, D. C, and mus- 
tered out at Camp Wasiiburn, Milwaukee, 
June 19th, lS6i. After his return to Appleton 
he engaged in the hardware trade of which he 
disposed by sale and accepted the assistant post- 
mastership at Appleton from 1868 to 1874. He 
removed to Vesper, Wood Co., Wis., in 1877, 
where he engaged in farming. His family 
consisted of a wife and nine children, one of 
whom died when two years old. Five ol the 
children were born before the war. 

EV. J. H. H. BIERBAUM, a clergy- 
man of Cecil, Wis., and a former 
soldier of the civil war, was born 
Oct. 7, 1841, in Femme Osage, St. 
Charles Co., Missouri, and is the son of Adolph 
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was a native of Germany, where he was bred in 
the manner in which every male child is 
reared under the laws of " Der Faderland." He 
was a tailor by calling and after coming to 
Missouri he became a farmer, in wiiich voca- 
tion be passed his life after coming to America. 
He was a man of cultivation and gave his 
children good educations. Mr. Bierbaum at- 
tended the Missouri College until the war, 
and was only 19 years old when tbe troubles 
in his native State began. Two alternatives 
lay before him — fight for or against tbe 
confederacy and be chose tbe latter with- 
out considering the former. In tbe statisti- 
cal history coiniected with this work, the 
service performed in Missouri by the vari- 
ous regiments raised within her borders for the 
Union service is, of necessity, faintly outlined. 
But only those who served or suffered for 
principles' sake knew what it was to be a Union 
man in a State which had been the stamping 
ground of secession for years. The history of 
that element in Missouri during tbe discussions 
in Congress, tbe Kansas (iifficulties and tbe en- 
actment of laws touching the vexed question of 
slavery in the territories is one that will engage 
the attention of statesmen and students of his- 
tory through many decades of the future; and 
tbe qualit}' of the patriotism which sustained a 
Union man who took up arms at the very out- 
set of the internecine ditiiculties in Ijebalf of 
liberty will be fully api)reciated. 

Mr. Bierbaum enlisted Sept. 20, 1860, in 
Company E, Missouri Infantry in the regiment 
of Colonel Arnold Krekel at St. Charles, Mo., 
and was discharged in February, LS61, in ac- 
cordance with an order from Uie Department 
abolishing the command. In August, 1862, 
Mr. Bierbaum re-enlisted in tbe State Militia at 
Marthasville, Mo. He had been, meanwhile, 
in tbe midst of tbe activities consequent on 
the struggle of Governor Jackson to com- 
pel Missouri to follow other slave States in- 
to secession, and had been a witness of 
much that had transpired in his native 
county. After be enlLsted regularly in the 
Missouri Volunteers and Militia be was in 
constant action. On the organization of his 
company he was made Corporal and afterwards 
was promoted to Sergeant, passing tbe grades 
of promotion until be became 1st Lieutenant 
and in 1863 was made Captain of bis company. 
He was in tbe sharp actions at Mexico, Wright 
City and Fulton and in numerous skirmishes 



between the local guerrillas and the Union 
enrolled troops of Mi.s.souri. His brother Frank 
enlisted at the same time with himself, was hurl 
in action at Wright City, and died afterwards. 
The service differed in some respects from that 
in tbe regiments of tbe general Government and 
included bowie knife practice as well as shot 
gun activities and required men who under- 
stood tactics not laid down in Hardee andotiier 
works on military ni.struction. But Mr. Bier- 
baum lived to see his native State free from tbe 
element of bushwhackers and guerrillas, and 
bad the satisfaction of knowing that he did his 
share to establish law and order in the verv 
heart of discord and disrule. During the waV 
he was twice slightly wounded and contracted 
measles and rbeuma'ism from the effects of 
which disea.ses he has continued to suffer since. 
After partial recovery in 1864 and 1865 he 
weighed 94 pounds; his present weight is 208 
pounds. (1888.) 

After the war was over he resumed bis studies 
for the ministry of the gospel at the Missouri 
Seminary and was a student there until May, 
1868, when he was ordained by tbe Evangelical 
Synod of North America and settled in She- 
boygan, Wiscon.sin. In 1873 he changed his 
tield of labor to New Holstein where he preached 
four years. In 1877 be removed to Cecil where 
he has since officiated. The field of his opera- 
tions includes a radius of about 20 miles and 
his influence is of far greater extent, as he pos- 
sessess the character in bis good work which he 
displa^'ed in his contest with rebellion. He is 
a man of e-\cellent business capacity and com- 
bines executive ability of a high order with his 
versatile qualifications. 

He was married Sept. 20, 1870 to Pauline 
Fiebig, and they have had 12 children, eight of 
whom have pa.ssed to tbe land of tbe Hereafter. 
The oldest son, Arminius, born July 5, 
1871, died Aug. 28, 1887, of heart disease at the 
age of 16 years. He was a boy of great jjromise 
and tbe jiride of his parents. 



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1^0 RANK RATHERMEL, a resident at 
^^^=^ Plainfield, Wis., member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 197, was born April 3, 1825, 
in the city of New York. He is the 
son of Frank and Catherine (Mosser) Rather- 



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niel, and liis father was a musician hy profession. 
He was a native of New Yorlc and belonged to the 
orcliestra attaclied to the tlieatre, which was 
owned by Jolm Jacob Astor and his son, and is 
still in possession of the contracts signed by suc- 
cessive managers of that place of amusement. He 
died of yellow fever when his son was a year 
and a half old, after which the latter went with 
Ins niother to Orange county, New York, where 
she died when Frank was 13 years old. The 
latter lived on a farm until he was old enough 
to learn a trade and set out in life as a black- 
smith. He was married in 1846 to Adeline 
Stage in Duche.ss county. New York, and they 
removed West with their two cluldren in 1849, 
and located in Waushara county. They set- 
tled on a piece of new land which they cleared 
and on it raised one of the first crops planted 
in Waushara county. In 1851, in company 
with three companions, he crossed the plains to 
California, the party driving four yoke of oxen. 
After a stay of 18 months, Mr. Ratliermel re- 
turned by way of the Isthmus of Panama. 
During his stay in California, he worked as a 
blacksmith, and on his return traded off his 
farm at Wautoma and located in Plaintield, 
where he has since resided. 

October 8, 1864, he enlisted in Company I, 
1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery for three years. 
After the command reached Washington, it 
was assigned to garrison iluty at Fort Lyon 
near Alexandria, where Mr. Ratliermel received 
infantry equipments and was drilled in that 
variety of military tactics as well as those of 
light and heavy artillery as he was likely to 
require a perfect knowledge of either variety 
of tactics at a moment's notice in the defense of 
Washington, or to be ordered to any locality 
where active warfare was in progress. But 
Early made it necessary for the defenses of the 
Capital to retain position in close proximity to 
tlie city, and Mr. Ratliermel spent most of his 
time in military drill and garrison duty. 
After the war, he returned to Waushara county 
and he has reached one of the best positions in 
this section of Wisconsin as an agriculturist. 
When he arrived in Waushara county he had 
just $15 as a cash capital wherewith to begin 
the world, and when he located at Wautoma to 
commence farming his resources were consider- 
al)ly reduced. But he and his wife gave them- 
selves courageously to the business of bettering 
their condition and they own a well-improved 
farm of 420 acres in Waushara county and a 




half section in Adams county. The farm in 
Waushara county is well stocked with all varie- 
ties of farm animals, with agricultural machin- 
ery and valuable and appropriate buildings. 
Mr. Rathermel is a Jackson Democrat and be- 
lieves the doctrine wholesome for the interests 
of the countr}\ Mr. and Mrs. Ratliermel have 
12 cliildren, 10 of whom are married and set- 
tled in life. They are named in the order of 
their birth as follows: Charles, Julia Ann, 
Elizabeth, Catherine, Hannett, Emmett, Deta, 
Permelia, Frank, Robert, James and Fred; 
one died in infancy. 



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,.;^^>^RANCIS LUCAS, of Appleton, Wis., 
was born June 3, 1835, in Medina, 
Ohio. He came thence with his par- 
ents to Green Bay, Wis., in 1851. He 
had the training and instruction of a farmer's 
■son, and in his native State was an assistant in 
a woolen factory. At Green Bay he went into 
the shingle business, in which he operated five 
years. From that date to the close of 1861 he 
was engaged as a sailor on the lakes. 

Dec. 23, 1861, he enlisted in Company G, 2nd 
Wisconsin Cavalry, at Green Bay, for three 
years. He was made Corporal after the formation 
of the company, and was discharged with honor 
Dec. 15, 1865, at Madison, Wis. During one year 
of the time he was connected with the service, he 
operated as the private Orderly of General 
Daviess, District Commander, where his regi- 
ment was stationed. The 2iid Wisconsin Cav- 
alry was organized and mustered into .service in 
January, 1862. Company G was assigned to 
the 1st Battalion, which proceeded to Spring- 
field, Mo., as escort for General Brown. The 
first action in which Mr. Lucas took part was 
at Cotton Plant, Ark., where he was in the 
skirmish line. The command was subjected to 
all the embarassment of mismanaging officials 
and was detailed to service which had little re- 
lation to the work necessary to be done, and for 
which it should have been hastened forward. 
Tn November, 1862, the first regular business 
as cavalry in general use was entered upon, and 
the command did excellent service in Missis- 
sippi. In 1863 the battalion of Mr. Lucas went 
back to Missouri, and passed the time there for 
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again and spending the summer. The work of 
scouting which he performed, was of the sever- 
est character. He took part in tlie siege of 
Vicksburg, and at Jackson, wiiere the 2nd Wis- 
consin was the only cavahy regiment engaged. 
After veteranizing, he was engaged in patrol 
work in Mississippi, and in August he pro- 
ceeded with the regiment into Texas, marching 
several hundred miles to Hempstead. In Octo- 
ber, he went with the command to Austin, 
where they were mustered out Nov. 15th, turning 
tlieir horses over to other regiments. They 
made a foot march to Brennan, a hundred 
miles, and traveled the remainder of the dis- 
tance to Madison by rail and steamer. 

After reaching Wisconsin again, Mr. Lucas 
went into the shingle business eight niiles from 
Green Bay, where he and his two brothers 
owned a mill. They continued the work of man- 
ufacturing eight years and farmed afterwards 
until 1884. Then he was engaged as an en- 
gineer on a steam yacht two seasons. (1884 and 
1885.) He went to Appleton in May, 1886. 

He was married July 11, 1863, to 8arah E. 
Davis, and they have seven cliildren — Minnie, 
Fay, Carrie, Evan, May, Ernest Albert and 
Jessie. Daniel and Nancy (Kisner) Lucas, the 
parents of Mr. Lucas, were born respectively in 
Connecticut and Germany. The ancestors in 
the paternal line were in the Revolution and 
1812. Abraham Lucas, his brother, has the 
gun carried by their grandfather in the former 
war. It is a smooth-boi'c rifle of the best make 
of that period, as it was made for him to order. 
The father of Mrs. Lucas was born in Monroe 
county, N. Y., of Welch parentage. Two of the 
brothers of Mrs. Lucas were in the same com- 
pany and regiment with him, and came home 
safely, with the exception of a slight injury sus- 
■ tained by one of them while on provost guard 
duty. Their father was a recruit of the 32nd 
Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment, and died at 
Fort Howard in 1881. 



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AURICE MCKENNA, of Fond du 
Lac, Wis., member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 130, was born May 31, 
1845, at Springfield, Ahiss., and 
of Maurice and Mary (Mullane) 
He was 11 vears old when his 




is the son 
McKenna. 



parents came to Wisconsin in 1854, and bought 
a farm in Fond du Lac county. He was a boy 
at school when the war opened and, during its 
progress, his interest was aroused by succeeding 
events and only his youth prevented his en- 
listing. In the spring of 1864, when the 100-day 
troops were called for he decided that his op- 
portunity had come. He was then 19 and the 
natural objections of his parents and friends 
would be dissipated by the character of tiie ser- 
vice required and, although he was a member 
of the graduating class of the high school at 
Fond du Lac that year and was also a com- 
petitor for a valuable prize in elocution, he 
yielded to the spirit of adventure and the en- 
thusiasm of patriotism which filled tiie air and 
enlisted May 25, 1864, at Milwaukee in Com- 
pany I, 39th Wisconsin Infantry, for 100 daj'S. 
This was the first of the organizations raised in 
Wisconsin for the special service to which they 
were assigned and the 39th proceeded from 
Milwaukee to Memphis in June and was as- 
signed to a station, as guard and picket and 
Mr. McKenna was a witness of and a partici- 
pant in the affair at Memphis caused by the 
raid of Forrest, August 21, 1864. He relates 
that the infamous individual who has become 
historic in the quality of spy, was the object of 
so much attention and conspicuous .solicitude 
on the })art of the Union officers that many of 
the men were jealous of his prominence, but 
when he disappeared, his true mission was sus- 
pected, and confirmed when he was discovered 
riding with Forrest at the head of the rebel 
column. His body was found by the road side 
after the repulse. Mr. McKenna was among 
the pursuers of Forrest and found a silver 
hunting-case watch and chain which he pre- 
served as a relic of a rebel cavalryman ; it was 
still running when found. He saw the body of 
one rebel who had evidently received a whole 
volley of musket balls, and the upper part of 
his body, including his face and head, was 
completely filled with them. Mr. McKenna 
accompanied several expeditions into the sur- 
rounding country, but failed in every ca.se to 
encounter serious danger or find any great de- 
gree of adventure to .satisfy his ambition. On 
one occasion, when they were bringing in a few 
rebel prisoners, they had difficulty in protecting 
them from a body of negro troops, who were 
determined to take revenge for the inas.sacre at 
Fort Pillow. While at Memphis and off duty, 
he strolled outside the lines in pursuit of black- 



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berries; two soldiers from an Illinois regiment 
left the lines just before him whom he joined 
as they were about to raid an orcliard ; they 
called to him to stand guard while they obtain- 
ed some apples and about tlu! time they were 
fairly in the trees, he saw a man in grey with 
a carbine in his hand rise to his feet in tiie or- 
chard a few rods from their position ; none of 
them were armed and Mr. McKenna called out 
to the marauders that they were in danger. 
He was on the opposite side of a deep gully in 
a side hill, and in tlie gully was a high board 
fence from vvliich a board had i)een torn off to 
admit of passage. 

The Ilhnois men dropped quickly from the 
trees and gained shelter behind the fence. Mr. 
McKenna was fully exposed to attack and as the 
rebel raised his carbine in his direction he be- 
gan to dance in a circle and kept himself in 
motion while the rebel fired successive sliots 
which he counted, knowing that when he had 
fired seven times, the ca^iacity of the missile 
would be exhausted, and when he had counted 
seven he ran for camp. While the rebel con- 
tinued to fire he tried to approach, but Mr Mc- 
Kenna fell back up the hill, facing him and 
ready to dodge. He did not enjoy the music 
of the passing bullets and the time seemed 
very long before tlie carbine was emptied. 
After Forrest's attack an expedition was organ- 
ized to go up the St. P'rancis River with a boat 
load of supplies. The party comprised about 
200 volunteers including \Ir. McKenna and 
everytliing went smoothly until the steamer 
struck a snag and l)egan to sink. With the 
help of some colored troops, the boat was un- 
loaded and the leak stopped. On the return 
she was taken in tow by another boat and at a 
landing where she was taking on wood a squad 
of concealed guerrillas on the bank opened fire. 
Not anticipating danger, the men had stacked 
their arms below and were enjoying themselves 
on the upper deck. The bank of the river was 
high and the rebel aim was not low enough to 
do much damage, but after the first volley scat- 
tering shots were fired, which were returned as 
the Union soldiers recovered their arms. The 
engines were reversed and they dropped down 
stream with the current and made a landing 
and pursued the rebels who were not overtaken. 
A gueri'illa was seen standing behind a log 
and Mr. McKenna and several of the soldiers 
fired at him without effect ; finally, a lieuten- 
ant took a musket, steadied it against tlie cabin 



door, aimed it deliberately and the man 
dropped. The night following the sinking of 
tlie boat, the detail of soldiers was employed in 
the woods on either bank of the river to guard 
against guerrillas and were so occupied for 
se\eral days. When they returned to M' mphis 
their time had expired and the regiment was 
gone, but was overtaken at Chicago. 

Mr. McKenna taught school during the win- 
ter after his return to Wisconsin and came to 
Fond du Lac the following spring to re-enlist, 
but the order to enlist no more men was given. 
He entered the law office of Coleman et Blair 
of Fond du Lac and read law under their in- 
structions. In 1870 he was elected Clerk of 
the Circuit Court of Fond du Lac county and 
served in that capacity six years. In June, 
1876, he was admitted to i)ractice in the State 
courts and in 1887 was admitted to the United 
States courts. On his admission to the Bar he 
opened a law office at Fond du Lac and with 
the exception of two years passed in Iowa, he 
has continued his business as an attorney and, 
since 1880, has been associated with Henrj^ J. 
Gerpheide, the firm style being Gerpheide & 
McKenna. Mr. McKenna has served as Super- 
visor of his ward two terms to which he has 
been elected without opposition. Mr. Mc- 
Kenna has been prominent in the literarj' 
world since early youth. Also he pul;lished a 
volume of poetry and after more than a score 
of years' connection with literature he is com- 
piling his poetical writings in a volume, now 
(1888) in the hands of his publishers. 

He was married August 19, 1875, to Nellie 
Fagan of Taycheedah and the^' have three 
children nanaed Minnie, Nora and Estella. 



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/^^ LISHA P. FERRISS, a prominent citi- 
I ' * zen of Oniro, Wis., formerly a soldier 
\v^^2^ and a member of G. A. R. Post, No. 
7, was born .June 21, 1845, in Lake 
county, Ohio. His parents, Richard and Zilpha 
(Hill) Ferriss, were natives of Vermont. His 
grandfather Ferriss was a soldier in 1812,and his 
great grandfather served in the war of the Revo- 
lution under Ethan Allen and was with that 
officer at the capture of Ticonderoga. Richard 
Ferriss was an enlisted man in Company C, 14th 
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died in the hospital at Cairo, 111., on his way 
home on a furlough. The brother of Mr. Fer- 
riss of this sketch enlisted in the first call for 
troops in April, 1S61 , and was captured in Bank's 
retreat from the Shenandoah Valley. He was 
held a prisoner at Libby in Richmond about 
eight month.s, when he was exchanged and re- 
turned to his regiment and remained in tlie ser- 
vice until 1865. When the war closed, he en- 
listed in the regular service of the United States 
and was connected with the War Department 
at Washington six years. 

Mr. Ferriss was reared a farmer and came to 
Wisconsin when he was five years old and re- 
sided in Winneconne until 1875, when he fixed 
his residence at Omro. He was married in 
Winneconne Nov. 12, lS65,to .Jennie, daughter 
of Nelson and Lucy (Jones) Olin. Her parents 
were natives of the State of New York. Her 
brother, Uriel P. Olin, enlisted April 18, 1861, 
in Company B, 2nd Wisconsin Infantry, received 
several promotions and was killed Sept. 17, 
1862, at Antietara and was buried on the battle 
field. Edwin D. Olin, another brother, enlisted 
Oct. 15, 1861, as bugler in Company B, 1st Wis- 
consin Cavalry and was taken i)risoner August 
3, 1862, at L'Anguille Ferry, Ark., and paroled, 
receiving discharge Dec. 23, 1862, while on pa- 
role. He lives at Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. and 
Mrs. Ferriss have seven children. Ida J. mar- 
ried John Leroy of Omro and they have 
two children. Hattie M. is a teacher and a 
prominent worker in temperance matters, be- 
longing to Omro Lodge, No. 48 I. O. G. T. Ar- 
temusO., Lucy E., Grace B., Annie B. and Cora 
L. reside at home. 

Mr. Ferriss enlisted at Winneconne Septem- 
ber 4, 1864, as a recruit in Company C, 1st 
Wisconsin Heavy artillery and joined the regi- 
ment at Chattanooga, Tenn., and was stationed 
in that vicinity during his term of service. 
They were first at Camp Wood and, in Decem- 
ber, 1864, went to Mouse Creek, where a por- 
tion of the company had been detailed to repair a 
wreck on the Chattanooga railroad, a train load 
of corn having been derailed. While engaged 
in this work he fell and injured his back per- 
manently. He was sent to the hospital at Knox- 
ville, Tenn., and was discharged June 10, 1865, 
returning to Winneconne. He was permanently 
crippled and since has been nearly helpless from 
spinal disease, his back being curved like the 
letter S. The assault on Mission Ridge was 
made and the battle fought under the protec- 



tion of the guns from Fort Wood, November 
24, 1864. Politically he is a Republican of the 
most radical stripe. He owns a valuable loca- 
tion in Onn-o and is managing a fine garden 
farm. Plis wife and family are esteemed and 
beloved, and the household can be classed among 
the best at Omro. 



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AMES FREEMAN, an attorney at Osh- 
kosh. Wis., and a member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 241, was born March 19, 1828, 
at Willoughby, Cayuga Co., Ohio. He 
is a son of Z. R. S. and Susan (Clark) Free- 
man, his father being a native of Rutland, 
Vermont, and his mother of Haddam, Conn. 
Nathan Freeman, his grandfather, was a sol- 
dier in the war of the Revolution and was with 
the Continential army at Valley Forge. His 
father was a soldier in 1812 and served under 
General Harrison. The calling of the family 
to which his mother belonged was that of the 
seafaring class. 

The early education of Mr. Freeman was 
that of the common schools and, afterwards he 
studied at the North Western University at 
Kirtland, Ohio. He took a course preparatory 
to pursuing the profession to which his active 
life has been devoted. Until he was 14 years 
old he resided in his native place and in 1842, 
went to Lake county, Illinois with his parents. 
After four years he went to Cleveland, Ohio, 
where he read law with Hon. Samuel Stark- 
weatlier and contmued in his office until he 
was admitted to the Bar in- December, 1850. 
He went thence to Waukogan, Illinois and 
afterwards to Chicago and was occupied in the 
business of an attorney until the close of 1854. 
In December of that year he located his busi- 
ness and interests at Oshkosh, where he has 
since remained and has been continuously oc- 
cupied in the relations of a popular and suc- 
cessful law practice. 

Mr. Freeman has always honored his obliga- 
tions as an American citizen, who represents 
tiie spirit which fought the wars of indepen- 
dence and assisted in the adjustment of the af- 
fairs of the early period of the United States. 
During the summer of 1862, the feeling that 
the war was a thing of more moment than 
had been at first hoped, prevailed among the 



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reflective classes and Mr. Freeman deemed it 
his dut}' to add his influence and effbrts to the 
suppression of the rebellion, which had stag- 
nated business and demoralized the issues of 
of the commonest relations of life. He gave 
his time to the work of recruiting and led to 
service Companj^ D, 32nd Wisconsin Regiment. 
The command went to Memphis and was suc- 
cessively attached to the Corps of Sherman and 
to the 16th Army Corps under Gen. Stephen 
Hurlburt. Afterwards the regiment was as- 
signed to the 17th Army Corps. Captain Free- 
man was in all the service which "has been re- 
lated on numberless pages of this work in the 
personal narrations of soldiers of the 32nd 
Wisconsin. He served throughout the war 
and was mustered out at Milwaukee, June 23, 
1865. The character of his record as a soldier 
is fully delinated in the labors and achieve- 
ments of the most successful campaign in the 
history of any country or era and which will 
live forever on historical pages as " The March 
to the Sea." 



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ANH]L G. KIES, of Plover, Wis., a 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 149, 
was born April 2Ist, 1831, in Claren- 
don, Orleans Co., Now York. He is 
the sou of Ephraim and Celia (Groves) Kies, 
who were residents of Orleans county and re- 
moved thence to Columbia Co., Ohio, when the 
son was in early youth and remained there 
until he was 10 years of age. In 1841 they re- 
moved to Wisconsin, locating in the town of 
Bristol and thence to Portage, Wisconsin, where 
the parents both died. The demise of the 
father occurred when he was 98 years old and 
tliat of the mother July 14, 1870, when slie was 
86 years old. Mr. Kies liad four brotliers in 
the United States service during the course of 
the civil war. Orrin James was an enlisted 
man in Company A, 6th Wisconsin, and was 
killed at the battle of Antietam Sept. 17, 1862. 
Marshall enlisted in the same organization, 
company and regiment, and died at Fredericks- 
burg May 7, 1862, from a gunshot wound. 
David enlisted in the 12th Wisconsin Battery 
and died in Mempiiis, Tenn., March 11, 1863. 
Samuel Webster enlisted June 6, 1861, in Com- 
pany A, 6th Wisconsin Infantry, passed through 




the service in which the Iron Brigade was dis- 
tinguished in all history, and veteranized. He 
was mustered out July 14, 1865, and, witli his 
brother, Mr. Kies of this account, was the only 
one of the five tliat returned from the war. 
He died in Dane county, Wisconsin, in 1883. 

In 1856 Mr. Kies went from home to Minne- 
sota and was there when the war broke out. 
He enlisted April 29, 1861, in Company I, 1st 
Minnesota Infantry and had the honor of be- 
longing to the regiment that led the roll of 
honor on the battle field, acknowledged de- 
servedly as second to none in its record. Its 
enlisted men and its returned men are men- 
tioned every memorial day all over the land as 
conspicuous for their sad contrast. (See sketch 
of H. 0. Fifield.) Mr. Kies enrolled at Wabe- 
sha, Minn., for three 3'ears and received honor- 
able discharge April 29, 1864, at Fort Snelling. 
He re-enlisted July 22nd following, at St. Paul, 
Minn., in Company G, 5th Miiuiesota Infantry 
for one year. He received final discharge July 
22, 1865, at Montgomery, Ala. The roster of 
the battles in whicli Mr. Kies was a participant 
includes 36 names. The command was one of 
the first to report for duty at the National 
Capital and reached the Army of Virginia in 
time to participate in the battle of July 21st or 
Bull Run, where it retreated in good order and 
preserved its organization in the action. It was 
assigned to the service under Butler and was in 
the fight at Big Betliel and Yorktown and was 
transferred to the commands of the successive 
Generals who manipulated affairs in Virginia 
and was in every prominent action under 
Burnside, Hooker, McClellan and Meade and 
was in numberless actions of lesser moment that 
are not recorded. At Gettysburg Mr. Kies was 
wounded and passed a week in the hospital at 
Georgetown. During the service of the 5th 
Minnesota he was in the fights at Nashville, 
Holly Springs, Lone Tree, Shelbyville, Brandy 
Run, Oxford and Mobile. After the evacuation 
of the last named city, the regiment went to 
Montgomery, where news of the surrender of 
Lee and the assassination of the President was 
received. 

After receiving final discharge from the mili- 
tary service of the country, Mr. Kies returned 
to Plover and has since resided with his brother 
Geo. W. Kies. An only sister is the wife of 
Mr. Stahl of Portage county, Wisconsin, and 
she has two children. Mr. Kies of this sketch 
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ant when so disposed and is resting on his 
laiirt'ls as a brave and fortunate soldier in the 
crudest war that ever devastated a country or 
destroyed household ties, as in his case. 



AWRENCE LENTEN, of Dale, Wis., 
was born in Germany, Aug. 5, 1837. 
His mother died when he was in 
early childhood, and he came to 
America when eight years old with his father. 
They remained in the immediate vicinity of Mil- 
waukee, where the father was occupied in farming 
two years. In 1852, another removal was ef- 
fected to Greenville, Outagamie county, and the 
son commenced working as a farm hand fey the 
month, in which he was occupied until 1859, 
when he became the owner by purchase of the 
farm, which is still his property, and on which 
he has made his home ever since. He was 
married Dec. 25, 1859, to Cornelia Bessie. She 
was born in the State of New York, of ancestry 
who participated in the early settlement of the 
country, and were a part of its struggles and 
trials. Her brother, Marshal Bessie, enlisted in 
the 1st Wisconsin Battery, and died at New Or- 
leans. Mr. and Mrs. Lenten had one child — 
Hattie — who married Robert Voigt, and resides 
at home with her father. The mother died 
June 3, 1866. Mr. Lenten enlisted Aug. 19, 
1862, at Medina, Wis., in Company I, 32nd 
Wisconsin Lifantry. The Captain of his com- 
pany was George R. Wood, who resigned, and 
the 1st Lieutenant, Norman H. Whittemore, 
was promoted to the position. The regiment 
rendezvoused at Camp Bragg, near Oshkosh, 
and went thence to Memphis, Tenn., arriving 
Nov. 3rd. On the 26tli the command started 
in pursuit of Price and drove him out of Mis- 
sissippi. The next move was for the rear of 
Vicksburg, and the regiment went into camp at 
College Hill, whence they moved on the Oxford 
raid and were interrupted by the intelligence of 
the disaster at Holly Springs, and were sent 
back to take the place and did so. Returning 
to Memphis the regiment performed provost 
duty from February to November of the same 
year, and also scouted after Forrest's guerrillas. 
The first time Mr. Lenten smelled rebel powder 
and listened to the whi.stle of rebel bullets was 
at Favette, where the rear guard of the rebel 



chief crossed the Wolf River. The affair re- 
sulted in the capture and wounding of several 
rebels. Aug. 5, 1864, Mr. Lenten accomjianied 
his regiment from Decatur, Ala., to Atlanta, 
and on the 10th day of the month was in the 
skirmish line. The experience was a terrible 
one, the two lines being at times not more than 
four rods apart. After the capture of the city, 
Mr. Lenten engaged in the construction of 
hospitals. After leaving Atlanta, he was in the 
remainder of the progress of the conquering 
columns to the sea, was in the siege of Savan- 
nah, and in that vicinity a short time after the 
capture of the city. He was at Bentonville 
and in the vicinity of Johnston's surrender, 
went thence to Washington for the Grand Re- 
view, and received honorable discharge in 
Washington, June 12, 1865. Twelve days later 
he received his pay at Milwaukee. He returned 
to his home and has since devoted himself to 
his interests as a man, a citizen and a member 
of society. When he purchased his farm it was 
in its primeval condition and he cut the first 
tree and made the first improvements with own 
hands. He has had the good ta.ste to add a fine 
set of buildings and the place is in excellent or- 
der. Mr. Lenten is Assessor, and has held the 
office several terms. To him the wife of his 
young manhood and the partner of his early 
struggles has never grown old or her memory 
waned. He is on the sunset side of life and 
looks forward to rejoining her beyond the 
river. 



lEUTENANT HENRY MARKS, resi- 
dent in Greenville, Wis., was born in 
J, Germany in 1837. He was reared ac- 
^ cording to the customs and laws of 
his native country, which provided for the train- 
ing of all male children. At 17 he emigrated 
to America and went direct to the State of New 
York, remained two years, and from there .went 
to Missouri. In 1856 he came thence to Wis- 
consin and located at Greenville. He engaged 
in the pursuit of agriculture, in which he passed 
his life in the prosperitv which follows effort 
and thrift until he enlisted as a soldier in de- 
fense of the integrity of his adopted country. 
Jan. 1, 1862, he enlisted at Greenville, and was 
enrolled in Company I, 1st Missouri Light Ar- 
tillerv, and continued his connection with that 




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organization until the fall of 1862, when he was 
transferred to the 12th Wisconsin Battery. He 
fought in the battles that preceded Corinth, and 
also in the battle of Farinington and, soon after 
the latter, was promoted to Corporal, and after 
a further service of five naonths was made Ser- 
geant. In the fight at Altoona, where his bat^ 
teiy was attached to the command of the gallant 
and well-beloved General Corse, he was placed 
in command of a gun in position to command a 
passage over a line of railroad. The firing was hot 
and all his men were either killed or disabled by 
a rebel who had secreted himself behind a log, 
and succeeded in picking them off, and he had 
just carried the last wounded man to a ravine 
for safety, when he was met by a colonel of the 
4th Minnesota Infantry, who told him the gun 
must be kept going at all hazards. Respond- 
ing that he would do his best, although the 
oi'der meant tiie management of a 12-pound 
howitzer single-handed, he took his post, loaded 
his gun with solid sliot, sighted at the log which 
concealed the rebel, and, with a hope for suc- 
cess that amounted nearly to a prayer, he fired 
and his foe set forth on "a quick trip to etern- 
ity." The gun was worked throughout the en- 
gagemeiit. Lieutenant Marks served with his 
battery as Sergeant until January, 1865, when he 
received his commission of 2nd Lieutenant from 
Governor Lewis for conspicuous braver^' on the 
field. He served in the position until his dis- 
charge June 7, 1865. 

Lieutenant Marks has been twice inarried. 
His first wife, Elnora Siebert before marriage, 
was a native of Canada, and her two children — 
Amanda and Eliza — died in Greenville. She 
died in that place Feb. 7, 1873. He was wedded 
to Lena Schrader, Oct. 24, 1878, at Greenville. 
Harry and Ella are the names of their children. 

Lieutenant Marks came to America with only 
the cajiital of his young manhood's strength, 
and his thrifty, industrious traits of character, 
and has carved out for himself a fortune which 
could have never been his in his native land. 
He is the owner of a fine farm with excellent 
buildings, and all appliances for successful agri- 
culture. He is a Republican in political princi- 
ple, is regarded with kindly esteem and respect 
by his neighbors, is a member of the German 
(Church and belongs to the G. A. R. Post No. 
133, at Appleton, Wis. His brother, Theodore, 
was an enlisted man in the 31st Wisconsin Cav- 
alry. Fred, another brother, enlisted in a New 
York battery, and was killed in some battle 



whose name is unknown to his friends. The 
family of Mr. Marks — wife and children — are 
such as to make the home delightful for those 
who enter its portals, and the daughter and son 
are receiving a training in accord with the 
character of the parents. 



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OSIAH EATON BLACKWOOD, a resi- 
dent of Appleton, Wis., and a member 
of G. A . R. Post, Geo. D. Eggleston at 
that place, was born Oct. 12, 1844, in 
Charlotte, Washington Co., Maine. His father 
and mother, Obadiah Allen and Lucy Ann 
(Ast) Blackwood, were natives respectively of 
New Brunswick and Maine. When he was six 
years old they removed to Hortonville, Wis., 
and there his father engaged in farming, in 
which vocation he was reared and followed it 
until he enlisted at the age of 18. He enrolled 
Jan. 23, 1863, in Compau}' I, 3rd Wisconsin 
Cavalry as a recruit in the company of Captain 
Conkey of whom a sketch is given elsewhere. 
While he was in the capital of Wisconsin 
awaiting transfer to his regiment he was at- 
tacked by mumps of the most satisfactory char- 
acter and measles at the same time and was in 
the hospital three weeks. In February, 1864, 
he joined the command at Little Rock, Ark., 
where he received equipments. He was in the 
company a few months onlj', it being more 
than full and was transferred to Company A, 
and was discharged with it Oct. 1, 1865, at 
Madison after the end of the war. Soon after 
joining his command he was sent to Balltown 
in Missouri where the soldiers were engaged in 
scouting, picketing, forage and escort duty. In 
March, 1865, the company was .sent on detached 
duty to capture a camp of guerrillas 40 miles 
from Little Rock. The results were disastrous 
and many were killed and wounded, the Cap- 
tain among them. In April, the regiment was 
consolidated mto five companies and Company 
A became Company K. It was mustered out 
in September at Fort Leavenworth, and dis- 
charged in Madison Oct. 1, 1865. The final 
months of service were passed in work made 
necessary by the guerrillas and much march- 
ing was done by the company to which Mr. 
Blackwood belonged. 
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pied in staging from Sliawano to Appleton 
eight years. In 1S74 lie removed to New Lon- 
don where he embarked in the ice business and 
continued operations tliere 12 years. In 1886 
he removed his residence to Appleton vvliere he 
is still operating in the same line, and has 
three large warehouses and employs five men 
and two teams. 

His marriage to Rosetta Manley took place 
Nov. 25, 18G7, and they had a daughter — Ro- 
setta Daisy. The mother died Jan. 22, 1870, 
and Mr. Blackwood was married March 4, 1871, 
to Emma Jane Foster. Their children are El- 
mer B. and Ella May. 

Mr. Blackwood came of fighting stock, his 
grandfathers having been soldiers in the wars 
with Great Britain — 177G and 1812. He was 
a charter member of Post Henry Turner, No. 
46, at New London, named for a Captain of the 
21st Wisconsin, formerly a resident at Apple- 
ton. On the side of his mother he is of mixed 
German and English descent. The former 
Mrs. Blackwood's parents were natives of Ohio 
and pioneers of that State. The parents of the 
present wife were natives of the State of New 
York. 



ZIAS M. SHARON, a resident at 
Gravesville, Calumet county, Wis., 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 205, 
was born July 7, 1843, at Lyme, 
Jefferson Co., New York, and he is the son of 
Dennis and Mary Ann (Whitney) Sliaron. He 
accompanied his father to Rock county, Wis- 
consin, in 1853, his mother having died in 
1843, the same year in which the son was born. 
In 1857 the father and son located at Graves- 
ville where the former died in 1873. Mr. 
Sharon was only a youth when the war of the 
rebellion came on and he enlisted a few days 
after the attack on the United States flag in 
Charleston harbor, in the first company raised 
in the countj^ and which was designed for ser- 
vice in the three months call, for troops. The 
quota of the State was filled when the Gover- 
nor was notified of the completion of the organ- 
ization and the members, almost to a man, 
re-enlisted for three years and the company 
was assigned to the 4th Wisconsin Infantry as 
Company K. The first enlistment of Mr. 




Sharon was April 25, 1861, and his second, 
May 8, 1861. The outline of his service in- 
cludes his transfer from the regimental rendez- 
vous at Camp Utley, Racine, to Baltimore (see 
sketch of Stewart Newell) where he was on 
guard duty and he went with the command to 
Ship Island and thence to the mouth of the 
Mississippi and, after the surrender of the two 
forts, went to New Orleans He was in the 
devastating progress to Baton Rouge and in 
the first expedition to Vicksburg and was in 
tlie skirmish at Warrenton and on the return 
participated in the attack on Grand Gulf. In 
the next e.xpedition to \'icksburg he helped to 
destroy Grand Gulf and afterwards worked on 
Butler's canal. He was in the fight at Baton 
Rouge, performed garrison duty at Carroltou 
and fougiit the guerrillas at Bonne Carre Point 
and went again to Baton Rouge and afterwards 
to Bayou PhKiuemine. He was in the attacks 
on Port Hudson and went to Berwick Bay and 
fought in the battle of Bisland and in the skir- 
mishes and service after the regiment was con- 
verted into cavalry. Mr. Sharon served 
through the whole period of his enlistment and 
veteranized at Baton Rouge in March, 1864. 
He was promoted to Sergeant and August 22, 
1865, was transferred to Company D, and was 
mustered out with his regiment May 28, 1866, 
in Texas. He was the only man of the orignial 
company who was in the ranks, the balance 
having been discharged, transferred or passed 
over to the Great Majority. 

Since his return to Wisconsin Mr. Sharon has 
worked as a carpenter and is at present in the 
employ of the manufacturing firm of Dorshel, 
Schultz & Co. at Chilton. He was married 
Nov. 18, 1870, to Emily Wilbur of Charlestown, 
Calumet county, and their five children were 
born as follows: — Lillian E., Nov. 30, 1871; 
John W., in November, 1875; Charles A., 
April 1, 1879 ; Lottie, May 14, 1884; Marlea, 
Dec. 14, 1886. 



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^j^REDERICK WILLIAM JOHN, a citi- 
zen of Gillett, Wis., and a former sol- 
dier of the Union was born Marcii 3, 
1827, in Prussia. He is the son of 
Ludovick and .Justina (Schule) John. His 
father was a soldier in the Allied Army and 




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was 18 when he was conscripted according to the 
laws of his native country and was in the force 
that marched to Paris after tiie treaty of peace 
was signed. He fought at Leipsic, Austerhtz 
and Waterloo. The grandfather of Mr. John 
was in the service of Frederick the Great of 
Prussia 56 years and when he had been con- 
nected with the German armj' lialf a century 
received a gold medal from his sovereign. A 
brother of Mr. John, named August, resides in 
Iowa. 

Mr. Jolni was reared in his native country 
and educated according to the customs there, 
and when lie arrived at a suitable age he en- 
tered the German army. He was assigned to 
the squad of Corporal Obest under Commander 
Bareli and ReitmasterVadel. The assignment by 
regiment was the 6th, which was known as the 
" Steel " regiment from tlie soldiers of that com- 
mand wearing steel breastplates. It was also call- 
ed the " Nicholas" regiment, tlie crown prince 
commanding it in person. He received three 
flesh wounds in the course of his five years' ser- 
vice. In 1852 he came to America and located 
in Oconto Co., Wisconsin. 

For 22 years he was engaged in the various 
branches of lumbering in Wisconsin and when 
he entered upon the career of a farmer he set- 
tled on tlie farm on which he now resides. He 
enlisted in July, 1864, in Company G, 38th 
Wisconsin Infantry at Oconto for one year, and 
on the formation of liis company was made 5th 
Sergeant. He received honorable discharge at 
Washington in June, 1865. The regiment left 
the State in May, 1864, going to the Capital 
from Camp Randall, Madison, after four weeks. 
Soon after arriving at Washington, they went 
to City Point, Va., and thence to the Wilderness 
and was first detailed as escort to supply trains 
to Cold Harbor. They led the advance in Grant's 
flanking movement to the rear of Richmond, 
marching day and night until they arrived at 
Petersburg. They went immediately into ac- 
tion and were constantly engaged fighting by 
day, and rebuilding earthworks and fortifica- 
tions by night, and Mr. John joined the com- 
mand in time to witness the explosion of the 
mine July SOtli. The regiment was then re- 
lieved, and, in August, Mr. John was in battle 
on the Weldon railroad. He fought at Ream's 
Station and at Poplar Grove Church and at 
Hatcher's Run where the 37th and 3Sth Wis- 
consin were engaged in brisk skirmishing. 
The 38th went next to Petersburg and in the 




spring was in the movements through March 
and in the battle at Five Forks. Mr. John was 
in the assault at Fort Mahoiie and Fort Sedg- 
wick and entered Petersburg after their capture. 
After the pursuit he returned to Petersburg and 
marched thence to Tenallytown where he went 
into camp. In tlie Grand Review at Washing- 
ton, the 38th led tiie advance and returned to 
Wisconsin to be disbanded. 

Mr. John was married in 1850 to Henrietta 
Vokes who died within 2 years. Mr. John was 
again married to Johanna Deadrech, a native 
of Brunswick. (Germany.) They have five liv- 
ing children. Clara died when 32 years old. 
Mr. John has served three years as Town Treas- 
urer, Assessor one year, Supervi.sor three years 
and School Treasurer, 16 years. 



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LONZO D. SCRIBNER, a resident of 
Remington, Wis., and formerly a sol- 
dier of the civil war, was born Feb. 
10, 1837, in Beekmantown, Clinton 
Co., New York. He is the son of Lucius and 
Evaline (Aldridge) Scribner, and his grand- 
father, Martin Aldridge, was a soldier of the 
war of 1812. Mr. Scribner removed from the 
State of his nativity in 1856, to Peru, III., and 
thence to Wisconsin in 1858. He returned to 
Illinois in 1861 and enlisted at Peru Aug. 14, 
1862, in Company K, 104tli Illinois Infantry 
for three years, and received honorable dis- 
charge July 14, 1865, at Springfield, 111. April 
22, 1864, he was transferred to the 15tli Bat- 
talion, Veteran Reserve Corps. Mr. Scribner's 
regiment was attached to the Army of the 
Cumberland and he was in all the actions in 
which it was involved, inctluding Perryville, 
Stone River, Tullahoma and Chickaniauga, 
where he was wounded in the back and in the 
chest. His ribs were severed from the spine 
and he was taken to the hospital at Chatta- 
nooga, was compelled to remain in a recumbent 
position nine months, and did not leave his bed 
for two months more. He was removed from 
Chattanooga to hospital No. 17 at Nashville, 
and was there transferred to the Veteran Re- 
serve Corps. After he was injured, he per- 
formed no more military duty in the field, but 
was on guard at Nashville where he was in the 
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of Hood, and a ball passed so close to the top of 
his head as to graze the skin. He returned 
after the war to Wisconsin. Before the war he 
operated as a carpenter and, since his removal 
to Wisconsin, has been interested in farming 
and owns a valuable cranberry marsh, contain- 
ing 480 acres on sections 8, 18, 7 and 5 in 
Town 21, Range 3. The average yield of 
fruit from the marsh is about 500 barrels year- 
ly, and in 1885 he harvested 850 barrels. He 
was married Nov. 20tli, 1873, to Susie Baker. 
Two of the brothers of Mrs. Scribner, George 
and Charlie, were soldiers in the United States 
service through the war. 



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/^^ ILAS D. CLARK, Plover, Wis., mem- 
^^4 ber of G. A. R. Post No. 149, was 
"^^^^ born at Canton, St. Lawrence county, 
'*~-^ New York, Jan. 22, 1848. His 
father, Leander Clark, was born Sept. 10, 1803, 
and went to St. Lawrence country in 1824, at 
the time he attained his majority. He was mar- 
ried there in 1835, toTheodosia Perry. He was 
a man of superior educational attainments and 
was engaged as an instructor in the towns of 
Canton and Madrid about 30 years. He was 
also a practical farmer, and he conducted his 
affairs in tiiose avocations until 1852, when he 
came to Wisconsin and located at Mauston, Ju- 
neau county. He is still living at Stevens Point 
with his daughter and is 85 years old. His wife 
died at Plover in 1878, aged 70 years. She 
was the mother of 12 children, four of whom 
still survive. Calvin P. lives at Humboldt, 
Iowa. Mrs. Sarah R. Strope lives at Stevens 
Point. The youngest daughter, Lucia A. Clark, 
is one of the assistants at the North Western 
Hospital for the Insane at Oshkosh. 

Mr. Clark of this sketch made tiiree attempts 
to enlist during the early part of the civil war, 
only to encounter rejection because of his youth 
and smallness of stature. Three of his brothers 
enlisted. Ira Clark died in the hospital at St. 
Louis in the spring of 1862. Otis Clark, Cap- 
tain of Company H, 5th Minnesota, lived to re- 
turn to his home, where he died a few months 
later, of disease contracted in the service, Cal- 
vin P. Clark enlisted under the first call for 
troops in Company F, 1st Minnesota Infantry, 
and was in the service four years in that com- 



mand, and another year in Hancock's Veteran's 
Corps. He was wounded at Savage Station, 
taken prisoner and held six weeks at Belle 
Isle. 

Mr. Clark enlisted Jan. IG, 1805, at Mauston, 
in Company C, 47th Wisconsin Infantry, when 
17 years old. He was mustered into service at 
Madison, whence the regiment was ordered to 
Nashville and thence to Tullahoma, where the 
members of the command were employed in 
guanl duty until the last of August, when they 
went to Nashville to be mustered out and re- 
turned to be discharged at Madison. Mr. Clark 
was detailed to act as Orderly on the staff of 
the Judge Advocate General at Murfreesboro, 
and occupied that position about two months, 
returning with his regiment to Madison, where 
he was discharged Sept. 13, 1865. On his re- 
turn to Wisconsin, he engaged in farming and 
in raising hops at Mauston. In 1871 he re- 
moved to Plover^ and has been engaged in va- 
rious lines of business, including farming and 
lumbering, and owned a haj'-press, conducting 
his interests in that business through the win- 
ter seasons. In 1880 he assumed tlie manage- 
ment and proprietorship of a sorghum mill, 
which he still conducts; lie has also managed 
a successful hardware business in Plover since 
1885. He was married Feb. 19,1876, to Lovisa C, 
youngest child of Dr. Reuben and Lovisa (Tal- 
mage) Luce. The family of Mrs. Clark were 
residcaits of the State of New York when she 
was born, Nov. 21,1846. 

Mr. Clark is a Republican of decided stamp, 
and has been prominent in the local govern- 
ment, where he has lived. He has been Treas- 
urer of his school district and is now serving a 
third term as Justice of the Peace. He is one 
of the most prominent men in his section in 
the order of Odd Fellows, and has occupied 
that position 15 years. He has represented ins 
Lodge three times in the Grand Lodge of Wis- 
consin, and served three consecutive years as 
Deputy Grand Master of the 54th District of 
Wisconsin. 

SETH A. BOWE, of Oshkosh, Wis., mem- 
ber of G. A. R. Post No. 10, was born 
Fel). 20,1837, in Watertown, Jeffer- 
son Co., N. Y. His father, Horace 
B. Bowe, was a native of Massachu.setts and 



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went thence to the State of New York, where he 
married Susan, daughter of Seth Clark. 

Mr. Bowe was 17 years old when he removed 
from his native place to Michigan and, in tlie 
first month of the Civil War, he enlisted in tiie 
2nd Michigan Infantry, going into camp at 
Detroit. He enrolled for tliree months, hut he- 
lore the organization was mustered into service, 
tlie Order aholishing three months enlistments 
was issued by the War Department and most 
of tiie regiment re-enlisted. The business of 
Mr. Bowe was in no condition to be left without 
its head for so long a time, and he returned 
home to make the necessary preparations for a 
long absence. (_)ct. 19, 1861, he again enhsted 
in Company G, Burgess' Western Sharpshoot- 
ers. Tlie command was afterward designated 
the 66th Illinois Regiment, and was mustered 
out as such at the close of the war. Mr. Bowe 
was discharged at Corintli, .luly 20, 1862, on ac- 
count ol disabilities. 

Twenty-seven men accompanied him when 
he enlisted the second time and by special 
arrangement the organization was to select its 
Hue of officers. When the election took place 
Mr. Bowe received every vote save two of his 
company for Captain, but he declined to accept. 
He requested they should support a man 
named John Piper wlio liad been instrumental 
in formnig the company, in his place and Al- 
bert Gore and W. Duncomb respectively for 1st 
and 2nd Lieutenants. At a second election, 
Mr. Bowe was again the recipient of nearly all 
the votes, but he peremptorily declined, telling 
them that he went to war to fight and not for 
the honors of position. He had become prom- 
inent in the company before being mustered in, 
in the cajjacity of drill master of a militia com- 
pany and he was familiar with military tactics. 
He declined the election and the ticket he sug- 
gested was chosen, he finally accepting the po- 
sition of Sergeant. 

The regiment was sent to Northern Missouri 
to contest territory with bushwhackers, with 
whom it made its first acquaintance at Renick, 
on the line of the Missouri Railroad. They re- 
mained in that vicinity until the last of Janu- 
ary, 1862, and theirexperiences there were such 
as to give them a full understanding of all that 
might be endured in the exigencies of warfare 
with those who were reared under the same 
flag. Proceeding at the time named up the 
Tennessee River to Fort Henry, the company 
went into the siege February 6th. They pass- 



ed three days exposed to the inclemencies of tlie 

of the weather without shelter of any kind and 
without blankets, fire or sufficient supplies of 
food. The despatches relate that the land 
troops, following the attack of the gunboats on 
Fort DoiK'lson, February 10th, arrived there 
and bivouacked that night on the bare ground 
without comforts of any description. In the 
terrible onset on the left wing of the federal 
troops, the company of Mr. Bowe was de- 
tailed to the .support of the 14th Missouri 
Batter}', and was the first of the land forces under 
fire. General Smith, formerly Colonel of the 
Second Iowa Regiment, led a charge on the 
enemy's entrenchments, under orders from Gen- 
eral Grant, and the success there won, was the 
key to the situation, as it could not be retaken. 
Tiie work of silencing the battery was accom- 
plished by the sharpshooters, and this was done 
about two o'clock in the afternoon of the loth. 
The brigade commander was the first to scale 
the captured redoubt. His former command 
followed him and were supported by a Wiscon- 
sin and an Indiana regiment. From the begin- 
ing to the end of the siege of Fort Donelson,the 
sliar])shooters were under fire, and ever}' night 
they slejit on the frozen ground. On the morn- 
ing of che 16tli, the I'ebel general asked for 
terms. The reply of Grant made him famous 
tliroughoutthe world. "No terms ijut uncondi- 
tional and immediate surrender can be accepta- 
ble. I propose to move immediately on your 
works." 

On the first day of the fight the rain poured 
and the first lieutenant, formerly a Methodist 
minister, was taken ill. 3Mr. Bowe carried him 
into a loghous'e occupied by the reporters and 
placed him before a roaring fire. He then 
scraped soot from the chimne}', and made him 
some tea, which greatly relieved him. While 
these operations were going on, suddenly an ob- 
ject whicli looked like an animal,with long shag- 
gy hair, sprang fi'om under an old loom in the 
corner, and landed ou the reporter's table with 
a yell tiiat frightened the entire party. The 
creature then bounded to the fire, lit a pipe, and 
sat down to enjoy a smoke, after which he dis- 
appeared under the old loom. It was Kit Car- 
son, who was there for the purpose of getting 
into the fort, which he did tlie second night of 
the siege. Mr. Bowe listened for along time to 
the hair lifting stories and escapades of the 
Western ranger. Kit having been invited to re- 
late his ex23eriences by the reporters. 




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Mr. Bowe was afterwards a participant in the 
battle at Pittsburg Landing, April 6tli and 7th. 
In the same month the advance on Corinth was 
made, and May SOtli it was found that the 
rebels had evacuated the place. During the 
period in which the Army of the Tennessee re- 
mained there, the connection of Mr. Bowe with 
the military service of the United States ceased. 

He returned to Michigan where he fitted for 
the pi'ofession of a veterinary surgeon, and re- 
mained until 1869, when he located at Stevens 
Point. He pi'acticed his profession there and at 
Berlin and Ripon, succes-sively, removing from 
the latter place in 1877 to Oslikosh, where he is 
engaged in a prosperous business. 

He was married April 24, 1870, to NelHe H., 
the daughter of William H. Walton, a soldier 
in the 8th AVisconsin Battery, who died at Bowl- 
ing Green, Ky., from disability incurred in the 
service of his country. Mrs. Bowe is ot English 
descent in the paternal line, and on the side of 
her mother is of Scotch lineage. 



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APTAIN WELCOME HYDE, of 
Appleton, Wis., member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 133, was born May 23, 1824, 
in Milton, Chittenden Co., Vermont. 
He is the son of Eli and Polly (Campbell) Hyde, 
the former being a native of Connecticut and 
descended from lineage dating back to the early 
days in tliat State and originally English. The 
father fought in the battle of Plattsburg in the 
second war with Great Britain, and drew aland 
warrant for his services. His father was a 
patriot of the Revolution and several ancestors 
belonging to the generations of both periods 
were soldiers in the establishment and main- 
tenance of the Government. The mother of 
Captain Hyde was born in Brattleboro, Ver- 
mont, and was the daughter of a soldier of the 
Revolution, who fought therein several con- 
secutive years. The Campbell family belongs 
to the earliest history of the country. They 
are originally of Scotch descent and are of the 
■ clan Campbell lineage of historical renown. 
Welcome Hyde was brought up to the age of 
twelve or thirteen in Milton and was a pupil in 
the common schools. His father removed his 
family and interests to Oliio in 1838, where he 
entered the Rock River Seminary as a student. 




Completing his studies there, he obtained a 
situation to teach in Edgar county, Illinois, 
where he was occupied a year and a half. He 
utilized his earnings as a teacher in the pur- 
chase of cattle which he drove to Wisconsin in 
the fall of 184() and located in Sheboygan, 
where he remained a year and became a citizen. 
In that year the people of Wisconsin voted in 
favor of a State Government and Captain Hyde 
was one of the voters. Soon after, he removed 
to Winnebago county near Oslikosh and made 
the afquaintance of Philetus Sawyer. (See 
sketch.) Captain Hyde was a young man who 
had used his eyes and opportunities to good 
purpose and had thoroughly qualified himself 
as a surveyor. He entered the employ of Mr. 
Sawyer and operated in his interests in explor- 
ing the forests of Wisconsin to locate pine lands, 
a business for which his abilities and education 
specially fitted him. After a devoted service of 
about eight years he commenced operations in 
his own behalf and in 1854 he began locating 
land and became the posessor of a farm on the 
limits ot Outagamie and Waupaca counties. 
The unsettled state of tiie country made it in- 
cumbent on him to conduct a place of public 
entertainment and this, in connection witli 
other bui5ine.ss interests, formed the nucleus of 
the means to pusli his business. He has since 
been interested in dealing in real estate and in 
pine lands. 

He enlisted in January, 1862, in the lith 
Wisconsin Infantry, the Irish regiment of Wis- 
consin. He enrolled at Appleton and, on the 
organization of Company K, was made its Cap- 
tain. He accompanied the command to St. 
Louis and proceeded from Benton Barracks up 
the Tennessee River, in April to Pittsburg 
Landing and moved thence to the vicinity of 
Corinth, preparatory to the action there. The 
summer was passed in an unhealthy locality 
and there Caj)tain Hyde {tarticipated iu the 
duties of the siege and was in the advance in 
the occupation of the town. On one occasion, 
while engaged in a lively scrimmage with Rich- 
ardson's guerrillas he was captured and held a 
prisoner of war 17 days. At the end of that 
time he took advantage of a mere chance for 
escape and succeeded in making his way to the 
Union lines by running througli a piece of 
woods at an unexpected time and showing the 
quality of sinew developed in a Wisconsin 
woodsman. Captain Hyde afterwards became 
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of the same year. He returned to Appletoii 
and resumed his former business interests. 

He was married May 14th, 1846, to Sarah 
Merckley. Her father, Frederick Mercklej', was 
born in Kentucky of German Hneage. Her 
maternal grandfather, Thomas Gill, was a mem- 
ber of a slave-holding family in Kentucky and 
left tlie Blue Grass State to locate at Palestine, 
111., on account of his principles, which were 
averse to ownership of property in man. Mrs. 
Hyde was born in Palestine. Her paternal 
grandfather was a native of Pennsylvania and 
represented the stock known to history as 
Pennsylvania Dutch. Thomas Merckley, the 
brother of Mrs. Hyde, was prominent, in his 
connection with the war in its early period. 
He raised a company at Hudsonville, 111., and 
was killed in liis first action at Belmont, where 
he fell wliile leading a charge. His body was 
sent to his home, where he received all possible 
honors as a soldier and citizen. 

Captain and Mrs. Hyde have three childi'en. 
Frederick Merckley married Libbie Clark and 
tlieir child's name is Eddie. De Forrest Mills 
married Inez Angel and they have a daughter. 
Francis Sarah married James Simpson and her 
sons are named Earl and Lee. 

The portrait which is presented in connection 
with this sketch of Captain Welcome Hyde is 
a copy of a photograph taken in 188S, and 
appears on page 672. 



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X Thomas S. MCMURRA.Y, a resident 
q) of Cecil, Shawano Co., Wisconsin, and 
' formerl}^ a soldier in the civil war, 
was born Feb. 2, 1842, in the city of 
New York. He is the son of Thomas and Eliza- 
beth (Smith) McMurray, and they resided with 
their family in Hancock, Delaware Co., New 
York. 

The son went to Scranton, Pennsylvania, 
when tiie war of the rebellion broke out and 
there enlisted Feb. 6, 1862, in Company B, 2nd 
Pennsylvania Cavalry as a recruit, for three 
years or during the war. He enrolled at Scran- 
ton four days after he became 20 j'cars old. He 
was promoted to Corporal in 1864 and afterwards 
to Sergeant and received honorable discharge 
at Warrenton, Va., to i"e-enlist in the same com- 



mand and he again enrolled on the following 
day. The 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry was at- 
tached to the Armies of Virginia and of the 
Potomac throughout the period of its service, 
which was of the most ai'duous character and in- 
volved all that pertained to the cavalry service 
in that section, where activities were constantly 
in progress in the district lying between the 
Keystone State and Richmond. During the 
raids on which Mr. McMurray was sent with his 
command he was often in the saddle for a week 
at a time with little intermission save such as 
necessity demanded, and he experienced the 
privations and hardships always pertaining to 
sucli service. He was in numerous engagements 
along^the Rappahannock and Rapidan Rivers, 
at Bull's Run and Occoquon Creek and on the 
Weldon railroad, and, during the activities con- 
nected with the destruction of the latter in June, 
1864, he was injured, receiving a bullet wound 
in his left thigh June 28th, and was sent to 
hospital in camp for a time and afterwards to 
hospital at Willett's Point, Long Island, thence 
to Satterlee Hospital, West Philadelphia, Pa. 
On his recovery he rejoined his regiment and 
was finally mustered out of the service at Cloud's 
Mills, Va., and discharged at Camp Cadwalader, 
Philadelphia. He performed much detached 
duty and on one occasion, while carrying a dis- 
patch for General McLain to the outer picket at 
Buckley's Mills, Va., while lying in the woods 
he was poisoned by some reptile or poisonous 
substance or plant, in the severest manner and 
has suffered a constant recurrence of the effects 
eveiy succeeding year at the same season. 

After the end of tlie war Mr. McMurray re- 
turned to his home in Hancock, New York, and 
thence to Pennsylvania. He was still a very 
young man, witii his life before him and en- 
gaged in labor as a carpenter and builder, in 
which he has been principally occupied. In 
1886 he came West, locating at Owasso, Michi- 
gan, and later went to Peshtigo, Wis., where he 
was a resident until after the great fire at that 
place in 1871, when he removed to Seymour, 
Wis., and in 1884 located where he now resides. 
He is a prominent man in honorable reputation 
and is serving his generation in the capacity of 
postmaster at Cecil. 

Sept. 25, 1870, he was married to Flora F. Mc- 
Donell of Peshtigo. Wherever he has lived 
Mr. McMurray has established his character for 
integrity and uprightness and has received the 
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deserve the good opinion of his fellovvmen. He 
has served as Justice of the Peace and is a Re- 
pubhcan of decided principles. 



OB BOUND, .Jr., a resident at Plainfield, 
Wis., and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
197, was born Oct. 4, 18o4, in Broome 
Co., New York, and is the son of Job and 
Sarah (Sparks) Bound. He lived in his native 
State until he was 20 j'cars old, when he came 
to Wisconsin and he reached Berlin, April 25th 
of that year. Soon after, he went to Waushara 
county, where he engaged in farming in the 
vicinity of Plainfield in the spring of 185."), and 
he was occupied in that business until he be- 
came a soldier. He enlisted .Jan. 30, 1SC4, at 
Pine Grove, Waushara county, in the Stii Bat- 
tery, Wisconsin Light Artillery, for three years. 
Mr. Bound enlisted as a recruit and joined the 
command at Nashville, wiiere it had been 
assigned to the Artillery Reserve and where 
the battery was newly equipped on the arrival 
of the veterans and recruits. The command 
was stationed at Fort Rosecrans, where the sol- 
diers wei'e in action at Murfreesboro in the 
attack l)y the cavalry of Forrest and Wiieeler 
when Hood was running through Tennessee. 
Mr. Bound received his discharge Aug. 5, 1865, 
at the close of the war. He returned to Plain- 
field and has become one of the substantial 
farmers in that locality. 

Mr. Bound was married Nov. 11, 1860, to 
Caroline Walker of Plainfield and their only 
child is named Mary Ann. 




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BRAM LANSING, of Appleton, Wis., 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 133, 
was born April 26, 1822, in Madison 
Co., New York. He is a son of Cor- 
nelius and Katie (Pease) Lansing and came to 
Wisconsin in 1856. 

He enlisted Aug 25, 1864, at Oshkosh, Wis., 
in Com{)any E, otli Wisconsin Infantry. The 
organization was the re-constructed "Old Filtli" 
and the companies joined the veterans and re- 
cruits of the former organization at Winchester. 



They received their equipments at Wa.shingtou 
and remained at Alexandria about two weeks, 
and went thence to Cedar Creek, where they 
made connection with the command of Slier- 
idan. In December they joined the army of 
Grant and were stationed in front of Peters- 
burg until February when Mr. Lansing was in 
the fight at Hatcher's Run. He was in the 
action at Fort Fisher and, on the second day of 
April, was in the charge at Petersburg ; on the 
6th da\' of April he was in the fight at Little 
Sailor's Greek where the company suffered 
severely. He returned to Wilson's Station in a 
worn out condition from severe marching in 
the pursuit of Lee and received discharge for 
disability, May 17, 1865, and returned home. 
He received no wound, but a bullet passed 
through his belt while loading his gun and, 
dropping his knapsack, he threw away his 
whole outfit and went to the rear. At Fort 
Fisher Mr. Lansing was the second man that 
entered the fort afler the surrender. 

After the war Mr. Lansing resumed his husi- 
ness as a papermaker at Appleton. He was 
married Sept. 15, 1841, to Mary Ann Knicker- 
bocker of Cazenovia, New York. They have 
had four children. Willard Augustus enlisted 
ft Oshkosh August 16, 1864, in tlie company 
and regiment to which his father belonged and 
passed through the same service, receiving a 
slight wound at Little Sailor's Creek. He re- 
mained with the regiment and was mustered 
out at Madison July 3, 1865. Cyrus M. Lans- 
ing was drowned when 14 years old. The 
others who are still living are named Augusta 
Marion, William Andrew and Lucy D. 

Mr. Lansing's father, Cornelius Lansing, was 
in the war of 1812 and his grandfather, Garrett 
Lansing, was in the Revolutionary War. The 
family was of old New York stock. The family 
of Mrs. Lansing was the same and her grand- 
father, Bartholemew Knickerbocker, and his 
two sons, Harry and Stephen, were soldiers of 
the Revolution. 



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EORGE DALE, M. D., a practicing 
physician at lola, Wis., Commander 
of G. A. R. Post No. 99, (1888) was 
born March 18, 1844, in Durham, 
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Dale, married Mary Ann Parish and removed 
witli liis family to America in 1857, when tiie 
son was 13 years old. They located at Chicago, 
where the latter enlisted in the month in which 
he was 18 years old, March, 1862, in the 2nd 
Illinois Light Artillery for three years. He 
had studied medicine under his father's instruc- 
tions and at Chicago and was within ahout 
three months of being graduated when he en- 
tered the army as Surgeon's Assistant. He 
was in a large proportion of the active service 
in which his command was involved and was 
several times wounded. He rose to the rank of 
1st Assistant Surgeon, the position being equi- 
valent in point of emolument to that of Captain. 
His roster of battles and skirmishes includes 
Island No. 10, Perryville, Vicksburg, Jackson, 
Big Black River, Memphis, Paducah, Cham- 
pion's Hill, Port Hudson, Red River expedition, 
Yazoo City, and many other locations in which 
his battery was engaged. At Perryville, he re- 
ceived a slight wound in his head, and at 
Champion's Hill in his left arm, neither of 
which incapacitated him from duty. At Yazoo 
City in the spring of 1864, he received serious 
injuries ; he was wounded in the left hip and 
was entirely deprived of speech and hearing 
from concussion caused by his proximity to the 
artillery fire at Yazoo City. He could neither 
speak nor hear for six months and lias only 
partially recovered the sense of hearing. His 
limb was partially paralyzed from the effects of 
his wound, and when he was discharged, after 
passing about a year in the hospital, he was on 
crutches nearly a year and a half. His army 
experience had given him a thorough under- 
standing of the practical science of medicine 
and surgery and, after he was discharged from 
the army, he engaged in professional duty as a 
physician in Chicago, wiiere he operated until 
1876, when he was obliged to leave the city be- 
cause of failing health. In 1876 he located at 
lola where he established his business as a phy- 
sician and also conducts in connection there- 
with the business of a druggist. He was made 
Commander of the Post at tola on its organiza- 
tion in April, 1888. 

He was married Nov. 15, 1868, to Sarah A. 
Lawrence of Chicago. She died July 8, 1881, 
of brain fever, leaving four children. Mrs. 
Dale was a woman of sensitive and delicate 
organization. Tlie initial letters of her name 
after marriage spelled the word " sad," and . 
most of her life was saddened by ill health. 



Her first child was named George L. A., in 
order that the initials of his name might spell 
" glad." He is a student at Knox College, 
Galesburg, 111. The other children are named 
Lillian S., Bessie L. and William H. Dr. Dale 
was married July 25, 1882, to Carrie M. Sether, 
of Scandinavia, Waupaea county. They have 
no children. Dr. Dale is a successful medical 
practitioner at tola, and a citizen of good stand- 
ing and influence. 



BOUGLAS E. SLOAN, of Omro, Wis., 
was born July 1, 1844, in Erie 
count}'. New York. He is the son 
of William and Betsy (Cross) Sloan, 
and when he was six years old liis parents re- 
moved to Wisconsin and he was brought up on 
a farm in the town of Algoma, Winnebago 
county. He was a farmer by occupation until 
he entered the army and he enlisted August 
12, 1862, in Companj' C, 21st Wisconsin Infan- 
try for three years. On the pages of this vol- 
ume the detailed acount of the operations of 
the regiment appear on many pages and Mr. 
Sloan encountered the dangers and difticulties, 
the battles and skirmishes, the marches and 
hardships of the entire route without injury, 
until the last battle before the surrender of 
Johnston after the regiment had marched 
through to the sea. He was first exposed to 
the dangers of the mistaken order which sent 
the 21st Wisconsin to its first battle field into a 
position where it received the fire of friends 
and foes at Perryville ; he was in the battle of 
Stone River, at Chickamauga, Chattanooga, 
Mission Ridge and passed the winter on Lookout 
Mountain. He was in the fight at Resaca and the 
several actions between that and the siege at At- 
lanta, including Dallas, Big Shant}', Kenesaw 
Mountain and Peach Tree Creek, and was in 
constant action at the siege of Atlanta and in the 
fight at Jonesboro. He marched through 
the States which States made historic by 
Sherman's conquering columns and went into 
the action at Bentonville, March 19, 1865, and 
was severely wounded. He received a bullet 
in his left shoulder and was taken to Golds- 
boro. He went thence after two weeks to New- 
bern, and from there to Willett's Point, Long 
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Prairie du Chien, Wis., and from there to Mil- 
waukee, where he was discliarged .July 4, 1865. 
He returned to Algoma and was occupied 
three years as a brakeraan on the C. & N. W. 
R. R.'s passenger trains, and afterward occu- 
j)ied a similar position on the C. M. & St. P. R. 
R. between McGregor and St. Paul. Not long 
after, he assumed the duties of conductor on 
the Wabash road. In 1870 lie went to San 
Francisco and made a trip into the mountains 
of the Sierra Nevada. When he returned, he 
was employed on a passenger train on the St. 
Paul railroad and soon after was employed on 
the C. & N. W. R. R. on wliich he conducted a 
train, until 1884. In that year he came to 
Omro and engaged in the management of a 
popular and prosperous restaurant business. 
Politically he is a Republican ; he is a citizen 
of excellent standing and enjoys a reputation 
for uprightness and integrity. He is a man of 
decided temperance principles. He was mar- 
ried in Omro, Sept. 8, 1884, to Sarah, daughter 
of Patrick and Sarah (McMahon) Ryan. The 
family of Mrs. Sloan came from Ireland to 
America in 1850. 



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see Co., New York. His parents, Artemus L. 
and Maria (Botsford) Clemons, were of the ag- 
ricultural class and descended from the Eng- 
lish yeomanry. They were of lineage that 
located in America an early day, the father of 
ths senior Clemons being a soldier in the war 
of 1812. According to the good old custom in 
the days tliat are in the past, young Clemons 
was a])prenticed to learn the trade of carriage- 
making, with the intent of making that his line 
of business connection dui"ing his active life. 
He was then 20 years old. He followed it un- 
til the war was advanced to its third year when 
he decided that it was his duty to assist in the 
consummation of the ho})e he had cherished 
tiiat peace would again occupy the borders and 
the former condition of things be resumed. 
Accordingly, he enlisted at Medina, Orleans 
Co., New York, .Jan. 5, 1864, in Company M, 
2nd New York Mounted Rifles. On the day 



following, he joined the regiment at Buffalo, 
and on the 7th was detailed as clerk for the 
Post Commander, Colonel .Jennings. He filled 
the position until bis regiment was ordered to 
Washington about March 1st. He accomj)anied 
his command which went into quarters at Camp 
Stoneman. In a few days thereafter, he was 
detailed as clerk in the office of the Provost 
Marshal and discharged the duties of the situa- 
tion until May 8th, when his regiment was or- 
dered to the front. They arrived in time to 
take part in the battle of Spotsylvania Court 
House May 10-12, 1864. Tiie regiment fought 
on foot as infantry, horses to mount the com- 
mand being unattainable. They did not serve 
as cavalry until November, 1864, and in the 
interim fought as infantry at North Anna 
River, Cold Harbor and in front of Petersburg, 
June 16th to ISth. Tiiey were occupied in the 
skirmishing in the vicinity of the city until tlie 
explosion, and were in the crater with their 
Corps, the 9th. In August, the regiment was 
in the detail that fought for possession of the 
Weldon Railway. August 30th they were in 
the engagement at Pegram's Farm and, after 
that went to City Point near Fortress Monroe, 
where they received cavalry equipments and 
were mounted for the first time as cavalrymen. 
Returning to active army life, the command 
was assigned to Gregg's Division of Cavalry and 
participated in the raid commenced Dec. 5th 
and lasting until tiie lOtli made under General 
Warren on the Weldon Railroad, which re- 
sulted in the destruction of 16 miles of the track 
and cut off Lee from sujiplies from tiie seaboard 
east of the railroad. This extended west to 
Hickford, N. C. The regiment of Mr. Clemons 
went into winter quartei'S near Hancock Sta- 
tion, and passed that season in duty of various 
descriptions, sometimes being detailed for 
vidette duty for a week at a time. In the 
spring, Sheridan's cavalry force marched from 
Winchester to join the force of Grant and, 
March 27th, Gregg's Cavalry Division under 
Warren made connection with Siieridan. Battle 
with the rebels wasjoined at Five Forks, April 1, 
1865, and was one of the most brilliant and im- 
portant achievements of the entn-e war, and 
paved the way to the conquest of Lee. In two 
days the confederacy found the broken reed on 
which it had rested could no longer sustain 
the semblance of steadfastness and the Hag of a 
united country floated over the capital city of 
the confederacy. The regiment of Mr. Clem- 



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ons moved forward to the svirrender at Ap- 
pomattox, doing good service in tlie frequent 
skirmishes and pursuit of tlie fleeing rebels. 
After the surrender, tlie connnand was detailed 
to take charge of Cumlicrland and Bucking- 
ham counties as provost guard, and they con- 
tinued to operate as such until they were re- 
leased and sent to Buffalo to be discharged Aug. 
10,1865. May 29,1864, Mr. demons was detailed 
by General Ledley as clerk for the Surgeon-in- 
Chief of the 2nd Division of the 9th Army 
Corps, and he was occupied in that position 
until September, when he was returned to his 
regiment and transferred to M Company. He 
was then promoted to the rank of Quarter- 
Master's Sergeant. 

In September, 1865, he came to Oshkosh, 
where he established the business in which he 
has since been interested, and has prosecuted 
the manufacture of carriages and sleighs. 

He became a member of G. A. R. Post No. 10, 
in 1875, and has ofhciated as Officer ot the D.a}' 
Senior Vice Commander and Adjutant, in 
which he acted in 1887. 

Dec. 22, 1887, a new Post was formed in 
Oshkosh, which included a part of the mem- 
bership of Post 10, and new members. Mr. 
demons was elected Adjutant, and is now serv- 
ing in that capacity. (1888.) The new Post is 
named Phil. Sheridan, and is known on the roll 
as No. 241. 



ILLIAM VAUGHN, resident in 
Dale, Wis., and a former member 
of the Union army in the civil 
war, was born in Clayton, New 
York, Jan. 27, 1837. His parents removed to 
Wisconsin when he was seven years old and 
the family settled in Dale, where the son has 
resided about 32 years. (1888 ) He has oper- 
ated all his active life as a farmer and he 
enlisted Aug. 21, 1862, in Company I, 32nd 
Wisconsin Infantry. The regiment went to the 
front in October and made connection with 
Sherman's command and started for war in 
earnest at Jackson, Tenn. But the plan failed 
and the command moved to La Grange and 
went thence to Moscow, arriving in time to save 
a gallant cavalry force from disaster. Their 
next move was to Memphis and from there to 
Vicksburg and they next moved in the Meridian 




expedition. They were in the actions of that 
movement and returned to Vicksburg. Mr. 
^''aughn was in all the fights around Atlanta 
in wliicb his regiment was involved, and went 
thence wilii Sherman on his march to the sea, 
participated in all the varieties of destruction 
and skirmishing as well, which were all con- 
nected with the movement, and was at Benton- 
ville in tlie closing action. He was in hospital 
at Jackson, Tenn., with measles and, afterwards, 
fell and injured his leg and right hip. He was 
in the move througli the Carolinas and went to 
take part in the Grand Review at Washington, 
receiving honorable discharge with his regi- 
ment at the National Capital in June, 1865. 
He returned to Dale and engaged again in 
farming. 

He was married to Jennette Mills, Dec. 25, 
1865. She was born in the State of New York 
and came to Wisconsin in childhood with her 
parents. Seven children have been added to 
the liou.sehold of Mr. and Mrs. ^^aughn. Their 
names are Nellie, (who lives at Antigo), Orrin, 
Clara, Elba, Ernie, Chauncy and Garnie. The 
half-brother of Mrs. Vaughn was an enlisted man 
in Battery D, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery. 
Mr. Vaughn is an industrious, thrifty farmer 
and a man who commands the respect and 
confidence of the community. His grandfather, 
L. Vaughn, was in the war of 1812. 



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ENRY L. JOHNSON, a citizen of 
Plover, Wis., and a member of G. 
A. R. Post No. 149, was born Jan. 
11, 1847, in Johnson ville, Trumbull 
Co., Ohio, where his paternal grandfather was 
the first settler, and in whose honor the town 
was named. The family originated in Ver- 
mont, and Henry Johnson, senior, was born on 
the homestead in Trumbull county, and died at 
Johnsonville when his son was about eight 
months old. Louisa (Lilly) Johnson, the mother, 
was born in Ashtabula Co., Ohio, and is living 
at Plainfield, Wau.shara Co., Wis., aged 72 years. 
Her parents subsequently removed to McHenry 
Co., 111., and, when the fatherless boy was 10 
years old, he went there with his grandfather. 
Two years after, he came with his mother to 
Plover, which has since been his home. He 
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vocation of a farmer all his life. He enlisted 
Dec. 14, 1863, at Plover, in Company E, ISlli 
Wisconsin Infantry, for three years. He joined 
his regiment at Huntsville, Ala., and went 
thence to Wliitesburg, where lie served on guard 
duty at the ferry on the Tennessee River at 
that place. About the middle of .June he went 
with his regiment to Cliattanooga, and soon 
after went to Allatoona, wlierc Companies A, E 
and I guarded a railroad bridge until'October 
5, 1864 ; on that date a body of skirmishers 
from Hood's army captured the three compan- 
ies, who wtre taken to Milan, Ga.,and after two 
months confinement they were paroled. Mr. 
Johnson endured all the rigors and hardships 
of the prison there, and when he went to the 
parole camp at Annapolis, he was so much re- 
duced by starvation and exposure as to be 
hardly able to walk. He received a 30-day fur- 
lough, and went to Trumbull Co., Ohio, to spend 
his temporary release with old friends. His 
health did not improve, and his furlough was 
extended to 90 days, afler which he joined the 
regiment at Raleigh, Ga., whither he went by 
way of New York, arriving there after the sur- 
render of Johnston. He marched with the com- 
mand to Washington, where he participated in 
the Grand Review, and went to Louisville with 
his regiment. Mr. Johnson was sick when he 
arrived at Louisville, and was assigned to the 
hospital, where he remained until he was dis- 
charged July 7, 1865. He went immediately 
afterwards to Ohio, where he remained until 
May, 1866, and in that month removed to 
Plover, where he made a permanent location. 
He was married August 21, 1S07, to Mary 
Lampman, of Plover. William and Catherine 
(Newel) Lampman, were former residents of 
Chateaugay, Franklin Co., New York, and 
located in Plover in 1865. Mary J., first born 
child of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, died in infancy. 
William H. was born July 21, 1873. Jennie 
was born July 14, 1878. Liez M. was born 
October 15, 1885. 

OUIS JACQUOT, a prominent citizen 
of Hortonville, Wis., and a former 
:Njoiy soldier of the Union, was born at Cape 
Vincent, Jeft'erson Co., New York, 
Aug. 25, 1839. He is the son of Nicholas and 
Blin (Miller) Jacquot and the former was a na- 




tive of the city of Paris, France. He was a vine 
grower and was also a manufacturer of native 
French wines. 

Mr. Jacquot obtained his education in the 
schools of his native place and came tlienco to 
Outagamie county, Wisconsin, and attended 
two terms of sciiool at Greenville. While a resi- 
dent of Cape Vincent he was brought up on a 
farm and after coming to Greenville lie learned 
the trade of carpenter, in which he was occu- 
pied a number of years. Later, he engaged in 
mercantile business at Hortonville. He en- 
listed in February, 1861, at Hortonville, for 
three years in Company A, 47th Wisconsin In- 
fantry. On the formation of the company he 
was made Sergeant and received honorable dis- 
charge in September, 1865, at Nashville, Tenn. 
He acted intlie capacity of Orderly Sergeant in 
the illness of the regular officer, and had cliarge 
of the company as such during that time. Tiic 
regiment left the State Feb. 25, 1865, under or- 
ders to proceed to Louisville, Ky., and went 
thence to Nashville and TuUahoma, where they 
were detailed for guard and picket duty until 
late in August, when tliey returned to Nash- 
ville and were mustered out in the following 
month, the war having ended. 

Mr. Jacquot resumed his mercantile relations 
in business after being released from military 
obligations and continued to operate about three 
years. Meanwhile he obtained a knowledge of 
law and commenced its practice at Hortonville 
and has been so engaged since 1870. To his 
legal business, he has added that of insurance 
and conveyancer. He has been prominent in 
municipal matters in Hortonville and has acted 
in several town offices of importance and trust. 
He is well and widely known in the section of 
Wisconsin in which heresides, and has attained 
a popularity in accordance with the character 
Of his efforts and what he has accomplished 
from determination to succeed and to advance 
in intellectual and social merits. He has an 
extended and growing business and sustains 
the repute of an able and reliable attorney. 
He is a member of G. A. R. Post No. 210 at 
Hortonville. His marriage to ('larissa C. Wood 
took place Nov. 10, 1857. They have six child- 
dren still living, named ('harles H., .John L., 
Clarissa M., Edwin J., Jennie aiid Hattie E. 
One, Zillah F., died when four and a half years 
old. Mrs. Jacquot is the daughter of Clark 
and Zillah ((Jlark) Wood, and her parents were 
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of Mrs. Jacquot was a soldier in the Mexican 
war. -Nir. Jacquot is now in the hotel business 
at Horlonville, Wis., and is the proprietor of the 
"Arlington" which lias become one of the popu- 
lar hostelries of Wisconsin. 



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HARLES A. GOSH A, of Appleton, 
Wis., was born March 21, 1843, in 
West Stockbridge, Berksbire Co., 
Mass. He is the son of Frank and 
Mary (Dupole) Gosha, both natives of Canada, 
and married in the Dominion. Their ancestors 
were natives of France. In 1837, the father and 
mother went to Massachusetts, where the former 
died March 20, 1848, leaving a wife and eleven 
children. Mr. Gosha was adopted and reared 
by his step-father, and was called Charles Cole for 
many years. He was brougbt up in Stockbridge 
and in Manchester, New Hampshire, and en- 
listed at the age of 20. He enrolled at Concord, 
New Hampshire, as a recruit in the 4th New 
Hampshire Infantry, for three years, or during 
the war. He was a brave soldier and preferred 
to tight in the ranks to being promoted, refus- 
ing a corporalship which was offered to him 
several times. He was discharged Sept. 2,1865, 
at Raleigh, N. C. He made connection with 
his regiment at Morris Island, S. C, .Jan. 14, 
18G4, and was in the first action at Fort Cliat- 
field. Soon after, the regiment went with the 
command of Gihnore to Jacksonville, Fla., 
where they had a bloodless victory and returned 
to Beaufort, S. C. Gilmore's command next 
made connection with Butler's Armyof the .James, 
preparatory to becoming a part of tbe opera- 
tions of Grant against confederate capital. The 
4th New HampsJiire went to Yorktown and in 
May, started on transports down the York 
River and up the James to Bermuda Hundred 
Neck.- They went thence to City Point and 
were in the sharp action in a fight at Drury's 
Bluff. The regiment was transferred to the 
command of W. F. Smith, and on the 30th of 
May arrived at White House landing on trans- 
ports, preparatory to the battle of Cold Harbor. 
On the retreat after the fight, Mr. Gosha was 
taken ill, his foot became swollen and he was 



sent to the convalescent camp at Point of Rocks 
and thence to hospital at Petersburg, where he 
arrived June 17th, and remained until Aug, 
29th, Captain (afterwards Colonel) Parker mak- 
ing him a visit while there. He was sick with 
fever and cramj)S from exposure and mn rolling 
and the malaria which he had contracted on 
the rivers of Virginia. He joined his regiment 
in August in front of Petersburg and was first 
in action in the assault on Fort Malione, (Fort 
Hell.) He fought at Deep Bottom, and at 
Chapin's Farm and remained there in 
winter, where an attack was to be made by the 
command of General Butler and Mr. Gosha 
was detailed as escort and guard for Butler and 
his staff, who made the examination of the 
fortifications and decided that the long rows 
of barracks were lines of troops and withdrew 
very quietly not to disturl) anybody. Tiie 4th 
New Hampshire returned to Chapin's Farm to 
go in January on the same service under Gen- 
eral Butler. The fight was a sharp and vic- 
torious one. In the spring the regiment went 
to the Cape Fear River and performed excellent 
duty in the fighting in the vicinity of Wilming- 
ton, after which they proceeded towards Golds- 
boro and recovered about 10,000 released 
Union prisoners, who were turned loose, the 
most forlorn troop that ever trod the face of the 
earth, by the rebels to shift for themselves as 
they best could. From Goldsboro, the regi- 
ment went to Raleigh, where the rebels fired 
into the command and immediate action was 
taken and the men who did the shooting, were 
surrendered and hung in the streets of Raleigh. 
Tbe ■ 4th New Hampshire remained in the 
lovely city, quartered in the governor's 
house until their discharge as mentioned. 

Mr. Gosha returned to Manchester after the 
war and in 1868, came to Appleton, where he 
has since been a citizen. He is a carpenter by 
vocation. He was married in Manchester in 
1866, to Pauhne Francois, and their chil- 
dren are named Pauline, Alice, Andrew, 
Frank, Albert and Effie. The mother was 
born in Sherbrooke, Canada, and is tiie 
daughter of French parents. Mr. Gosha 
is a Republican in political opinion. He re- 
sumed his father's name when he was married. 
His brother, Andrew Gosha, enlisted in Ber- 
dan's Sharpshooters, was taken prisoner and 
starved and died in Salisbury prison, where 
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and returned to tell the story to his friends. 
Mr. Gosha named his eldest son for him. 



LEXANDER BESAT, resident at 
1^ Gravesville, Calumet Co., Wis., a 




member of G. A. R. Post No. 205, 
was born March 21, 1835, in Switz- 
erland. He came to America in 1850 and 
located in the State of New York, where he re- 
mained until the fall of 1857, when he came to 
Wisconsin and located in Fond du Lac county, 
where he resided until he entered the army. 
He was a true son of Switzerland and the dan- 
ger to the Republic was one which he undei'- 
stood and felt, and he was among the first to 
seek an opportunity to enroll in defense of his 
adopted country. He enlisted April 19, 1861, 
at Waupun in an organization, which was as- 
signed to service as Company D, Srd Wisconsin 
Infantry and, before the regiment left the State, 
orders were issued from the War Department 
to muster no more three-months men and the 
members of Company D, as of every other en- 
rolled organization in Wisconsin, with one ex- 
ception, re-enlisted for the tliree years service. 
The regiment left the State July 12th and went 
successively to Hagersville, Harper's Ferry, 
Darne-stown and Frederick. He remained 
there on guard duty until the spring of 1802, 
when he went to the valley of the Shenandoah 
with Banks and was in the action at Win- 
chester, where he was taken prisoner. He was 
in the actions at Antietam, Chancellorsville and 
Gettysburg and went with his regiment to New 
York during the draft, and after the transfer 
of the regiment to the Army of the Cumber- 
land, he veteranized and came to Wisconsin on 
his furlough. He was next in battle at Resaca 
and afterwards fought near Dall.as and at Pine 
Knob and was next m action at Peach Tree Creek 
and went thence to the siege of Atlanta. Mr. 
Besat was in the trenches under fire until Au- 
" gust, 1864, when lie was wounded in the left 
arm which terminated his active military ser- 
vice as his injury was serious and his left hand 
was amputated. At the battle of Winchester, 
March 12, 1862, he was taken prisoner and was 
taken to Belle Isle at Richmond. He was held 
until paroled in September, 1862, when he 
was soon after exchanged and rejoined his 



regiment. During his prison life, he experienced 
the hardships which the reliels were pleased to 
inflict on Union soldiers. His food was entirely 
insufficient and of the poorest description. He 
relates one incident as follows: There was 
much sickness and one of his comrades who 
was supposed to be dead was placed in a coffin 
and, as he was about to be buried, he suddenly 
sat up and said tliat he wanted food instead of 
l)urial, but he died not long after. 

Mr. Bcsat suffered amputation on the field of 
Antietam and was sent from the field hospital 
successively to Nashville, Tenn., New Albany, 
Ind., Springfield and ^Iadison and was dis- 
charged at the latter place April 8, 1865. After 
returning to Wisconsin he located in Calumet 
county where he has since resided. He owns 
and cultivates a small piece of land and receives 
a pension. 

He was married .Ian. 21, 1865, to Susan Gi- 
rard of Charlestown, Calumet county, who died 
Dec. 6, 1886, leaving one daughter named Ida 
L., who was born March 26, 1875. Mr. Besat 
was married .July 2, 1887, to Emma Heale of 
Stockbridge, Calumet county, and their daugh- 
ter, Maud M., was born April 11, 1888. 



UINCEY A. DANFORTH, Meeme, 
Wis., a soldier of the civil war, was 
born February 19, 1842, in Berk- 
shire, Franklin Co., Vermont. 
When he was 10 years old, his parents came 
to Wisconsin and located at Meeme, where the 
son was brought up and entered the Union 
army within two weeks after the attack on the 
forts in Charleston Harbor and the consequent 
call for troops. He enlisted at Sheboygan April 
27, 1861, in Company C, 4th Wisconsin Infan- 
try, for three years. He was afterwards made 
Corjjoral and was promoted to Sergeant in Nov- 
ember, 1862. He received honorable discharge 
July 9, 1864, at Morganzia, La., on account 
of the expiration of his term. The rendezvous 
of the regiment was at Racine and in July it 
left the State under orders for Baltimore. 

After various movements in Maryland and 
Virginia, the regiment was assigned to Butler's 
command and sent to the Gulf on transports, 
and Mr. Danforth was a participant in the suf- 
ferings on the passage and in the operations 




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which resulted in the capture of New Orleans. 
In May, 1863, he was a participant in the occu- 
pation of Baton Rouge and in a skirmish at 
Warrenton on the way to Vicksburg and re- 
turned to Baton Rouge. In June he went to 
Grand Gulf and was present at the destruction 
of that place and went afterwards to a position 
opposite Vicksburg. He returned again to 
Baton Rouge in July and remained with the 
command, fighting at Bisland and afterwards 
went to Opelousas, where the regiment foraged 
for horses and equipments and, converting 
themselves into cavalry, pursued a battalion of 
Texas cavalry. They proceeded next to Fort 
Hudson, performing service all tlie way and, 
on arrival there, dismounted and took part in 
the assault on Port Hudson, Company C being 
detailed as body guard to General Banks. He 
was in tlie second attack on Port Hudson and 
remained near there until July, when the regi- 
ment was changed permanently to cavalry. 
On mustering, after the battle at Port Hudson 
it was found that nearly Iialf of the regiment 
was killed or disabled and General Paine had 
suffered the loss of a leg. One night during 
the siege, Mr. Dan forth, who was acting as dis- 
patch carrier, was sent to the landing, accom- 
panied by another carrier. Neither of them 
knew the route and, near midnight, they found 
themselves in proximity to a camp in which 
the men had white blankets. They were in 
doubt as to the identity of their neighbors, but 
finally discovered that they were near a Union 
regiment which had recently taken the field. 
Another night, when scouting near a piece of 
woods, Company C was suddenly fired on and, 
although in doubt as to the number of the 
rebels in the woods, charged immediately and 
captured two bushwhackers and their horses 
and the horse of a third wlio had fled, but who 
fell into their hands in the morning. The in- 
cident is stated here to demonstrate the quality 
of bravery of the Union troops, which dashed 
into a position in the night which might have 
l)een defended by a brigade of rebels. Another 
instance is related for obvious reasons. The 
Government ordered tlie conversion of the regi- 
ment into cavalry, but without supplying the 
mount. The next day after receiving the 
orders, every man had a steed and the regi- 
ment presented a curious appearance, owing to 
the motley character of the chargers which 
ranged in size from ponies not bigger than 
sheep, to horses of regulation size. During the 



expeditions into the surrounding country, 
every man availed himself of every oppor- 
tunity to exchange his mount for the better, 
which was done without reference to the opin- 
ions of the rebels interested. On one occasion 
a soldier met two ladies driving a fine horse 
and he proceeded at once to make an exchange. 
He replaced theirs with his own, but they de- 
clined in disgust to drive the substitute, and he 
left them seated in their carriage, uttering vain 
protestations against the whole operation. 
Through tliis system of exchange, the regiment 
was well mounted in about six weeks and per- 
formed efficient service until discharged. 

After the war Mr. Danforth returned to 
Meeme where he has since resided. He is the 
owner of a small, well tilled farm and has been 
engaged 16 years in the manufacture of cheese. 
He was married in 1872 at Herman, Sheboy- 
gan county, to Gertrude Silvernail. Their 
children are named James S., George, Anna, 
Emma and William. 



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[^0RANCIS MARION ROGERS, one of 
L-Z^ the business men of Oshkosh, Wis., 
^p- and a member ot G. A. R. Post No. 10, 
was born May 17, 1842, in Lee, 
Oneida Co., N. Y. When he was 22 years of 
age he enlisted August 17, 1864, as a private 
in Company E, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, for one 
year. 

He received honorable discharge July 22, 
1865, at Edgefield, Tenn., on account of tlie 
termination of the war. He passed unharmed 
through the entire course of his war experience, 
with the exception of a slight injury in his 
neck, which he did not consider sufficiently 
serious to warrant his leaving his post. 

He joined the regiment to which he belonged 
as a recruit Nov. 4, 1864, at Louisville, Ky. 
The portion of the command which was avail- 
able was engaged in the work of foraging and 
scouting, and they had some sharp experiences, 
as the rebel guerrillas were growing fierce with 
repeated repulses. From November to Decem- 
ber, the command was in camp at Louisville, 
Ky., for the purpose of reorganization and being 
equipped anew.- On the 4th of the month last 
named, the command set out for Nashville, 
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under General Hood. It was in the action in 
front of Hopkinsville two weeks later, and its 
first encounter with the rebels was successful. 
The regiment went next into winter quarters at 
Waterloo, Ala., where it remained until the 
10th of March. They crossed the Tennessee 
River on that day and, 12 days later, took up 
their march for the interior of the State. 

April 1st, the brigade to which the regiment 
belonged was detached from the main column 
and in its march had a skirmish with the reb- 
els, which resulted in putting them to flight. 
They crossed the Cahawba at Centerville after 
a day's march of 40 miles. They encountered 
Jackson's cavalry the next morning and were 
driven back. They experienced a good deal of 
heavy marching and some sharp skirmishing 
and led the advance to Montgomery, Ala. The 
march from there was continued and soon after 
leaving that place they were attacked. The 
1st Wisconsin accomplished the defeat of the 
attacking force alone. Their next encounter 
had the same result, as they assaulted and cap- 
tured Fort Tyler, April 16th. Five days after, 
they went into camp at Macon, Ga. While at 
Centerville, under orders to hold a bridge at all 
hazards, Mr. Rogers and three comrades were 
sent to a point below to secure horses if possible 
and, during their absence the vidette brought 
intelligence of the approach of Forrest in full 
force. The bridge was destroyed by Company 
E, and they drew back as the rebel army was 
drawn up on the opposite side of the river. 
The rebels fired on the little party of four, who 
returned to the place where they had left their 
regiment and one of their number was killed. 
The horse of Mr. Rogers was shot under him 
and his life was saved by the fall of the animal. 
He received at the same time a sliot in his neck, 
which was of little account. 

Mr. Rogers was but four years old when his 
parents came to Wisconsin. They located at 
Summit in Waukesha county, whence they 
made another removal four years later to Omro 
in Winnebago county. The son was a pupil in 
the schools of these towns and later acquired 
a more advanced education at Ripon, where he 
attended school three years. While growing 
to manhood he came a practical carpenter and 
worked at intervals at that business until he en- 
listed. After the war he returned to Wisconsin 
and settled at Whitewater, where he pursued 
>the business of a builder and contractor for two 
years. He was similarly occupied for three 



years at .Jefferson and established himself in the 
same occupation at Oshkosh in 1876. He has 
constructed a considerable number of buildings 
at that place. 

Mr. Rogers traces his ancestors back to the 
Mayflower and the landing of the Pilgrims in 
1620. The family was descended originally in 
the old country from Irish progenitors. The 
early descendants were engaged in the former 
wars of this country. The forefathers of his 
mother were Hollanders and were among those 
known as the Mohawk Valley Dntch. He is 
the son of Charles L. and Anna (Tubbs) Rogers. 
July 4, 1862, he was married to Lucinda C. 
Buck. Their children were nine in number 
and born in the following order : — Elmer A. (de- 
ceased), Emma A., lua A., Birdena M., Katie L. 
(deceased), Dora M., Frank M., Earl (deceased) 
and Charles. The second marriage of Mr. Rog- 
ers to Ruth Hopkins took place May 18, 1879. 
She died, leaving one child — Edna A. His 
present wife, Alice Rogers before marriage, is 
still living. 



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ILLIAM H. PATTERSON, Plo- 
ver, Wis., was born in Milford, 
Pike county, Pennsylvania, Sept. 
27, 1844. His paternal grand- 
father, John Patterson, was a native of Sussex 
county. New Jersey, and died in that State 
when 94 years old. His maternal grandfather, 
James Wainwright, was a native of Monmouth 
county. New Jersey, and died in 1854, aged 91 
years. Virgil Patterson, father of Mr. Patter- 
son of this sketch, was born April 22, 1810, in 
Orange county. New York, and married Sarah 
Wainwright at Milford, Pike Co., Penn., in 
July, 1834. The mother of Mr. Patterson died 
in Bradford county, Penn., Nov. 14, 1865, at 
the age of 54 years. The father died in 
Chemung Co., New York, in July, 1880. The 
son remained under the paternal roof until the 
period of the civil war. The first attack of the 
South on the United States flag was made a 
few months after he was 17 years old and he 
enlisted in Company H, " Morgan Guards ", 
enrolling October 6, 1861, for three years. Two 
months later, the regiment was consolidated 
with the 10th New York Cavalry and Mr. Pat- 
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maiid was assigned to the Army of the Potomac 
and sent to Gettysburg, where they were engaged 
in building barracks. Later they went to Havre 
de Grace, Maryland, where they guarded the 
ferry line and were afterwards assigned to pro- 
vost duty at Baltimore. Li the last of July, 
1862, they received their horses and equipments 
at Fort Lincoln, Washington, and went into 
camp at Arlington Heights. August 29, 1862, 
Mr. Patterson performed picket duty through 
the night at Fairfax Court House and on the 
next day went into camp at Chain Bridge, 
where orders were received for the regiment to 
proceed to Lewinsville, Va. Soon after they 
moved to the vicinity of Aldee, Middlebury and 
Upperville, where the 10th New York had an 
engagement with Wade Hampton's cavalry 
and they moved from there to Rappahaimock 
Station, where they skirmished with Stewart's 
cavalry. Li November, they went into camp 
at the Virginia Gold Mine, where they per- 
formed garrison and picket duty and, in Decem- 
ber, went to Falmouth. Dec. 19, 1862, Mr. 
Patterson, with 31 comrades, was captured by 
Lieutenant Jones of Hampton's Legion and 
taken to Richmond, where they were confined 
in Castle Thunder. Nineteen days later they 
were paroled and reported at Annapolis, Md., 
where they were held until May 4, 1863, when 
they were exchanged and joined the regiment 
at Rappahannock Station and Mr. Patterson 
Avas engaged in the cavalry action at Brandy 
Station — an action which takes leading rank in 
the cavalry fights of the war. Mr. Patterson 
had the satisfaction of capturing Lieutenant 
Jones, who took him prisoner on a former 
occasion. The regiment went into camp at 
Culpepper and scouted until the battle of the 
Wilderness. The 10th New York opened tlie 
fight at Todd's Tavern and then started on the 
Richmond raid, marking their way by destruc- 
tion along the line of the Fredericksburg and 
Richmond railroad. He was next in a fight at 
Bowling Green, skirmishing there with Stew- 
art's cavalry and also at Poj^lar Grove Chui'ch, 
where a continual fight was carried on in sight 
of Richmond; Stewart was killed in this fight. 
Mr. Patterson was again in action at Malvern 
Hill and Cold Harbor, crossing the River James 
with his regiment at City Point. The infantry 
of the command joined them in front of Peters- 
burg. In 1864, Mr. Patterson was a partici- 
pant in the Virginia campaign and was in the 
fights on the South Side railroad and at Dan- 



ville. He had been detailed as Orderly for 
Colonel Avery and performed the duties of the 
position until his discharge, Dec. 7, 1864, on 
the field in front of Petersburg. He returned 
to Pennsylvania after the war and was variously 
engaged until 1880, when he came to Wiscon- 
sin and remained at Stevens Point a year. In 
1881 he went back to Bradford Co., Penn., and 
in 1887 made a permanent removal to Wiscon- 
sin. He located at Plover and entered the 
employ of the Wisconsin Central Railroad 
Company. 

He was married Nov. 20, 1876, to Miss I. V. 
Stewart of Breesport, Chemung Co., New 
York. Their children were born in the fol- 
lowing order : — Leroy, Nov. 23, 1879 ; Pearl, 
Aug. 11, 1882; Claude, April 13, 1884; Charles, 
Jan. 20, 1888. 



ATRICK PRICE, a farmer in Stock- 
bridge Township, Wis., member of G. 
A. R. Post No. 40, was born March 17, 
1817, in County Galway, Ireland, and 
he grew to manhood in his native country. He 
came to America in 1850, landing in Philadel- 
phia April 18th, and went to Bucks county in 
the Kej^stone State, where he engaged to work 
for a nurseryman. In 1852 he went to Tren- 
ton, New Jersey, where he remained 10 years. 
August ]8, 1862, he enlisted in Company C, 
11th New Jersey Infantry. The command was 
assigned to the Army of the Potomac, and Mr. 
Price was in the first battle at Fredericksburg, 
fought at Chancellorsville, Mine Run, Wilder- 
ness, Spotsylvania, North Anna, Cold Harbor 
and was in the actions in the vicinity of Peters- 
burg, which resulted in the fall of that city, 
and was in the fight at Sailor's Creek. At 
Chancellorsville he received a bullet in his left 
hand, and was sent from the field hospital to 
Washington, and thence to Wilmington, Dela- 
ware, where he remained until August 29, 1863. 
Just before the battle of Mine Run he was hit 
his cheek by a buckshot, but did not go 




on 

to the rear. Through the campaign of the 
Army of the Potomac of 1864-5, he was in every 
battle in which his regiment was involved. 
He left the trenches at Petersburg to drive an 
ambulance, and was occupied in that business 
between Petersburg and Washington. At Bai- 



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ley's Cross Roads he was mustered out and re- 
turned home as soon as he obtained transporta- 
tion. He was discharged June 7, 1865. In 
March, 1867, he came to Wisconsin and bought 
a farm in Stockbridge. 

He was married in September, 1837, to Mary 
FoUn, in County Gaivvay, Ireland. They have 
three children. Ciiristopher was born in 1859, 
and married Catlierine McDonald ; Mary, born 
in 1842, married John Nash, and resides in the 
town of Harrison, Calumet county ; Michael, 
horn in 1 846, married Ann Maria King. Both 
sons live in the town of Stockbridge. 



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_ .. TEPHEN D. TUTTLE, Plover, Wis., 
^^j^ meml)er of G. A. R. Post No. 149, was 
born Nov. 17, 1840, at Euclid, Cayuga 
Co., New York. His father and 
mother, William S. and Lucy Parmelia (Gray) 
Tattle, were married in Ohio, and the mother 
died wlien her son was about two years old, at 
Euclid, Ohio. Tlie father came in 1848 to Wis- 
consin and located in Fond du Lac count\^ He 
enlisted Jan. 22, 1862, in Company G, 14th 
Wisconsin Infantry, and was discharged for 
disability July 12, 1862, and died at Wrights- 
town, Brown Co., Wis., at the age of 67. He 
was a man of prominent and recognized ability 
and represented his District in the Assembly of 
Wisconsin in 1857. 

Stephen D. Tuttle became a resident of 
Auburn, Fond du Lac county, when he was 
eight years old, and was there reared to man- 
hood on his father's farm. He enlisted in 
April, 1861, in the organization known as 
"Bragg's Rifles," which was assigned to the 6th 
Wisconsin Infantry, June 18th, as Company E, 
Captain E. S. Bragg, present Minister to Mexico. 
The regiment was ordered to Washington and 
made connection with the Army of the Potomac 
after the battle of Bull Run. It was assigned 
to the organization which afterwards became 
the "Iron Brigade." From the first camp on 
the grounds of the Capitol, the regiment went to 
Calorama Heights above Georgetown, and 
thence to Chain Bridge. Their ne.\t remove 
was to Arlington Heights to make connection 
with McDowell's command, and they remained 
there until the spring of 1862, when they went 
to Fredericksburg, making the route via Falls's 



Church, Fairfax C. H„ Warrenton and Fal- 
mouth. In Jul}', the command went to Cul- 
jjepper C. H., and skirmished at Beverly Ford, 
and he was in the first regular battle at Gaines- 
ville, where the regiment lost 214 men, and 
whicli was fought by the "Iron Brigade" alone. 
He was in the retreat at Manassas, and two days 
later was in the battle of the second Bull Run. 
He was next in action at South Mountain and 
Antietam, and went thence to tight successively 
at Fredericksburg, Fitzliugh Crossing, Chancel- 
lorsville, Gettysburg, Mine Run, Battles of the 
Wilderness, Laurel Hill, Spotsylvania C. H., 
North Anna and Cold Harbor. At this place 
a rebel sharpsiiooter picked off seven men, and 
Mr. Tuttle was ordered by Colonel R. R. Dawes 
to "bring him." He "brought him" to the grat- 
ification of the command, who were aching for 
revenge. Mr. Tuttle was in the following 
actions with the Iron Brigade : — Petersburg, 
Weldon R. R., Hatcher's Run, Gravelly Run, 
Five Forks and ApjDomattox C. H. The roster 
of the Iron Brigade claims 34 names, and Mr. 
Tuttle was one of the very few who was present 
in every action. Of 113 enlisted men of Com- 
pany E, 6th Wisconsin Infantry, only seven 
were discharged at Madison at the close of the 
war. Mr. Tuttle received discharge at Cul- 
pepper, to veteranize Dec. 31, 1863, and was re- 
eniisted Jan. 1, 1864, as 1st Sergeant. He was 
discharged finally, July 14, 1865. General 
Grant issued special orders to tlie commanders 
that those soldiers designated as doing the best 
fighting should receive a furlough of honor of 
30 days. Mr. Tuttle took the only two that 
were issued to Company E, and retains them in 
his possession. He was wounded at Antietam 
in the thigh, and at Hatcher's Run, where he 
had command of his company, in the right 
shoulder and left hip. 

Mr. Tuttle returned to Fond du Lac county, 
and was a resident of the town of Ashford until 
1874, when he located on a homestead in May- 
ville, Clark county, on which he was resident 
until 1877. In that year he transferred all his 
interests to Newton, Kansas, where he remained 
three years, and returned to Wisconsin, resi- 
ding ni Clark county until his removal in 1884, 
to Plover. He is the owner and proprietor of a 
farm near Plover, and resides in the village. He 
was married in 1856, in Ashford, to Louisa A. 
Stephens, and they had eight children born in 
the order named: — William P., Alice Adell, 
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B. and Charles A. Alice, Ellsworth, Grace and 
Charles are the only survivors. The two 
youngest are at home. Alice married William 
Scliultz, and resides at Las Vega.s, New Mexico. 
Ellsworth lives near Plover. 



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ENRY ORPHEUS ROBINSON, of 
/ |^^ l^ Oshkosh, Wis., was born Oct. 19, 
1847, in De Peyster, St. Lawrence 
Co., N. Y. He enlisted in Com- 
pany C, 48th Wisconsin Regiment Infantry 
Feb. 6, 18G5, at Omro for tliree years. The 
regiment was organized in February and 
March, 1865, and, when eight companies were 
ready for the field, they were ordered into ser- 
vice, proceeding to Benton Barracks at St. 
Louis, which point they left March 29th, for 
Paoli, Kan. They went' by rail to Sedalia, 
whence tliey made their first march to their 
destination, arriving April 13th. The com- 
mand was there broken up into detachments, 
Company C going to Lawrence. The purpose 
of the organization of the regiment at that 
period was to prepare troops to take the places 
of the veterans who were likely to be needed 
where the activity of the rebels was liveliest, 
and wliere experienced troops were a necessity. 
In the interests which centered in the position 
of affairs at the East, the real service of those 
wlio enlisted at this period for the frontier ser- 
vice is misappreliended and inadequately re- 
presented, but the hardships, privations and 
dangers were just as important to those who 
endured them, as if tlieir service had been of 
more prominence in the results. The guard- 
ing of trains and patroUing for guerrillas, the 
constant exposure to the possibilities from foes 
in ambush and to the treacliery of the Indian 
allies of the Confederates formed a portion of 
the iiistory of the war of no small caliber. For 
weeks, men lay on their arms momentarily ex- 
pecting to be called to meet unseen and unesti- 
mated foes and dangers. From this exposure 
many of the raw recruits suffered and con- 
tracted various forms of disease. Mr. Robinson 
was one of these and was in the hospital at 
Fort Earned for about three months and was 
discharged from there on account of disabilities 
incurred from the unaccustomed exposure he 



had undergone and having contracted chronic 
diarrhoea. 

Mr. Robinson came to Omro, Wis., with his 
parents in 1856, and, previous to enlisting, was 
engaged in farming and lumbering after he 
reached an age suited to the requirements of 
labor. He was only 14 when the war com- 
menced and he was not yet 18 when lie en- 
listed. His youth prevented his enrollment as 
a soldier at an earlier date. After his return 
he again became interested in lumbering on 
the Fox River, in which he was occupied 12 
years. In 1866 he commenced to acquire a 
knowledge of steam as a motor power and also 
of steam engines. In connection therewith he 
naturally acquired a practical knowledge of the 
principles of mechanics. He made a progress in 
the professional understanding of those sub- 
jects which became prominent for the character 
of the service he was competent to render, and 
he gradually made his way to the position he 
now occupies — that of Chief Engineer at the 
Water Works at Oshkosh. He is the control- 
ling spirit of the magnificent plant of ma- 
chinery known as the "Holley." 

In December, 1859, Mr. Robinson was mar- 
ried to Mary Jane Fraleigh. He is the son of 
Henry and Margaret Elizabeth (Curtis) Robin- 
son. The two families of which he is a repre- 
sentative were settlers of Vermont on the 
paternal side and of New York on that of the 
mother. Mr. Robinson became a citizen of 
Oshkosii in 1882. He is, in the best sense, a 
self-made man, having had only a common 
school education in his boyhood and being 
early introduced to the responsibility of pre- 
paring himself for a life of usefulness and 
activity. 



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ORRIS REED, a resident of Sey- 
mour, Outagamie Co., Wis., and 
twice a soldier for principles' 
sake, was born July 13, 1846, in 
Mexico, Oswego Co., New York. He was de- 
prived of the care of his mother when seven 
years of age and, his father having a large fam- 
ily to provide for he was also deprived of many 
privileges of education and cultivation which 
might otherwise have been his. Before he was 
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the attack on Fort Sumter having been made 
just three months prior to his birthday. Six 
weeks after that anniversary he became a re- 
cruit in the regular mihtary service of the 
United States, enlisting Aug. 26, 1861, in Com- 
pany A, in Bell's U. S. 14tli Infantry at Oswego. 
He enrolled for three years and was made a 
Corporal in September, 1862. lie was promo- 
ted to Sergeant after the battle of Chancellors- 
ville for bravery in action and his warrant was 
read before the command on parade. He was 
discharged at Noaksville, Va., Feb. 23, 1864, to 
enable him to veteranize in the same Company 
and Regiment, and he received final discharge, 
June 23, 1865, at Fort Trumbull, New London, 
Conn., on account of disabilities. The roster of 
the active service of Mr. Reed includes the 
Siege of Yorktown, Gaines Mills, Malvern Hill, 
Second Bull Run, Antietam, Leetown, Snickers' 
Gap, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettys- 
burg and Mine Run. " His conduct has been 
excellent" is the dictum of his commanding 
officer, F. H. Perry, on his first discharge pa- 
pers. Let it be noted that such an expression 
from an official of the regular army in behalf 
of an humble volunteer soldier carries unusual 
significance. In the dreadful carnage at Chan- 
cellorsville, Mr. Reed was injured in the abdo- 
men, a piece of an exploded shell striking him 
him forward of the right pelvic bone, the 
missile killing or wounding eight others. He 
has since been incapacitated from heavy labor 
and is still a sufferer. 

He had not yet arrived at man's estate when 
the war was over and he returned to Mexico, 
where he performed such labor on a farm as his 
disabilities allowed, for two years. In 1868 he 
came to Kilbourn City, Wis., and became in- 
terested in the cultivation of hops, in which he 
continued about six months. He then removed 
permanently to Seymour, where he has since 
continued to reside. He has been an agricul- 
turist, and in 1886, he commenced preaching 
the tenents of the Gospel as understood by the 
sect denominated Seventh Day Adventists. He 
has been succes.sful in his ministry and has 
collected a charge in the vicinity where he is a 
resident. 

He was married Aug. 24, 1866, to Marinda 
Winilgate and they are the parents of two 
children — Adelbert L. and Myrtle Minnie. 
John Reed, the father of Mr. Reed, was born in 
one of the New England States and the greater 
part of his life was spent in Mexico, N. Y. The 



grandmother, who died when her grandson 
was eight years old, was 95 at the time of her 
decease. Her husband was a soldier of the 
Revolution and was descended from English 
ancestry. The mother of Mr. Reed, prior to 
marriage was Sarah Ann Hotciikiss. John S. 
Windgate, the father of Mrs. Reed, was born in 
Boston, Mass., in 1807 and was of English an- 
cestry ; her mother, Rebecca Conklin, was born 
in the State of New York in 1810 and was of 
Dutch lineage. 



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AMES S. BRODHEAD, a resident at 
Gravesville, Calumet Co., Wis., member 
of G. A. R. Post No. 205, was born Au- 
gust 6, 1832, in Ulster county. New York, 
parents, Abraham V. H. and Helen 
(Sclioonmakei") Brodliead, remained in the 
Empire State, where the fiither died in 1882, 
the mother having died in 1855. In the year 
following her demise, 1856, her son quitted his 
native place and came to Wisconsin ; he I'esided 
two years in Marquette county and removed 
thence in 1858 to Calumet county and located 
on a farm in the town of Chilton. He con- 
tinued his operations as an agriculturist, until 
he decided to enter the army, and enlisted 
August 27, 1864, as a recruit for the 16th Wis- 
consin Infantry and joined the command as a 
member of ' New Company D." In company 
with other recruits he made connection with 
the regiment at Atlanta where Sherman was 
organizing his command for the march to the 
sea, and Mr. Brodhead was in the columns of 
the advancing army and followed Hood to 
Allatoona, Resaca and Fayette and, after driv- 
ing the rebel force into Alabama, they returned 
to Georgia and engaged in the destruction of 
the railroad and the city of Atlanta, after 
which the 16tli Wisconsin moved on to Savan- 
nah. Mr. Brodhead was with the command 
afterwards and, after reaching South Carolina, 
was taken prisoner about the middle of 
February between Orangeburg and Cheraw, 
while on a foraging expedition. He was with- 
in sight of his own command, mai'ching along 
the road, when he heard a sudden clatter of 
cavalry and a squad of rebels suddenly made 
their appearance a short distance in front of 
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no attention to them until they carae nearer, 
and when he discovered that they were rebels 
he drew his rifle to his shoulder, but was 
ordered to surrender. He was assured that he 
would be well treated -if he surrendered, and he 
asked for five minutes to hold "council of war" 
as he was afraid he would be killed, as was 
common when foraging parties were captured. 
He had been sick and was unable to run and 
he finally laid down his rifle and surrendered 
to half a dozen cavalrymen. They treated him 
well, and after a few days he was turned over 
to others and taken successively to Charlotte, 
N. C, and Salisbury, and thence to Libby 
prison, where he remained 18 days. He was 
then paroled and sent to Annapolis and thence 
to St. Louis and Madison, where he was dis- 
charged and reached his home April 1st. Dur- 
ing his short stay in Libby and other prisons 
he was nearly starved. One day he saw a 
" galvanized Yank," a Union man who had 
turned rebel, and who was one of the guards in 
the prison who had become involved in an 
altercation with a prisoner and made an at- 
tempt to stab him. As he drew his knife, a 
Wisconsin soldier struck him in the back of his 
head and he was disarmed before he could pick 
himself up. Mr. Brodhead saw the man who 
did the striking. One day one of the prisoners 
left the water running in the prison quarters 
and retaliation was made on the whole com- 
pany by withholding the water for some days. 
Finally, the prisoners informed the turnkey 
and guards that they would be killed if the 
water was not turned on, which ended the 
drouth. 

Soon after he was paroled, the war ended and 
he did not rejoin his regiment. When his 
leave of absence expired he rejwrted at Madison 
and was sent home, being afterwards dis- 
charged, his papers being dated June 2, 1865. 
Mr. Broadhead was married Sept. 21, 1854, to 
Jane Depuy, a native of Rochester, Ulster 
county. New York, and she was born Jan. 17, 
1837. He started for the West soon after with 
his bride. They have had seven children and 
three are deceased. 

Sarah C. was born Nov. 29, 1858, and was 
married Feb. 22, 1877, to Mason H. Gray of 
Antigo. Mary E. was born March 22, 1861, 
and was married Nov. 2>, 1880, to George Pal- 
miter of Antigo, Wis. Jason W. was born 
Nov. 29, 1862. He is a young man of brilliant 
qualities and thoroughly well educated and 



went to New York some years ago where he 
has acted in the capacitj' of stenographer in the 
mercantile house of A. T. Stewart & Co., and iS 
now (1888) officiating as the private secretary 
of Judge Hilton, noted in his connections 
with the Stewart estate. Madge, youngest 
child, was born June 8, 1880. 



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^REEMAN J. NEY, resident at Hor- 
tonville Wis., and a Union soldier in 
the war, was born in Bennington, Wyo- 
ming Co., New York, July 23, 1823. 
he was 15 years old he came to Ohio 
his parents and lived in that State 
was 25 working on a farm. In 
Wisconsin and his first resi- 




When 
with 
until he 
] 847 he came to 
dence in the Badger .state was in Granville, Mil- 
waukee Co. In 1850 he went to Siieboygan 
Co., Wis., where he lived three years in the 
town of Scott, and came thence to Hortonville, 
Wis. Mr. Ney was a farmer until September, 
1864, when lie enlisted at Green Bay in Com- 
pany F, 43rd Wisconsin Infantry. He was in 
rendezvous at Camp Washburn, Milwaukee, 
about four weeks, when the regiment left the 
State, under orders to go to Nashville, Tenn. 
The 43rd went thence to Jolmsonville, and Mr. 
Ney there had his first smell of rebel powder in 
a skirmish with rebel cavalry. A soldier, 
named Curtis in his company, had both legs 
shot off, but lived to come home. The regi- 
ment received orders to move to Nashville, but 
were cut ott' by a portion of Hood's forces and 
reached Nashville too late to do any fighting. 
During the remainder of his service, Mr. 
Ney followed the fortunes of his regiment, 
which marched through an unbroken wilder- 
ness to the Cumberland River and engaged in 
scouting, skirmishing and in provost and other 
varieties of military service. In June he re- 
turned with his command to Nashville and 
was mustered out of service the 24th day of the 
month. He returned to Hortonville and re- 
sumed his former occupation. Mr. Ney was 
married December 23, 1848, to Hannah A. 
Pickett. They have seven children. William 
graduated in medicine from the Chicago Medi- 
cal College and is practicing his profession in 
Minneapolis; Ellen is the wife of A. F. Reidout, 
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at Rhinelaiider; Wallace is a druggist at Min- 
neapolis; Alice married Oscar Weiss of Milwau- 
kee; Irving R. is a scliool teacher and resides at 
Hortonville and Fred is a clerk in his brother's 
drug store at Minneapolis. 

Mr. Ney came to Wisconsin to build up a 
home and fortune and has succeeded in doing 
both in a manner in every way creditable to 
himself as a citizen, a patriot and a man. He 
and his wife belong to the Free Will Baptist 
Church. Syrial Pickett, brother of Mrs. Ney, 
a soldier of the 3rd Wisconsin, was captured at 
Gettysburg and imprisoned at Belle Isle. Mr. 
Ney is a Republican. 



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EWIS B. FARR, Plover, Wis., member 
of G. A. R. Post No. 149, was born 
Dec. 31, 1831, in Pittsford, Monroe 
Co., New York. His father, J. D. 
Farr, was a native of the same town, and was 
born|Aug. 29, 1806. His mother, R. B. Barns be- 
fore marriage, was the daughter of one of the 
" minute men " of the period of the Revolution. 
Mr. Farr is,therefore,a representative of the Puri- 
tan stock, which formed the foundation of the Mas- 
sachusetts Bay Colony. His English ancestry 
is removed four generations and his great grand 
father Eady traced the lineage on his side to 
the founders of his family, and ascertained 
that they belonged to the Normans who came 
from France with William in 1066, and that 
their blazon of heraldry consisted of two bish- 
ops' heads, indicating that the forbears be- 
longed to the ecclesiastical class. There is a 
tradition tha tthe senior Eady's regard for his an- 
cestral stock was extinguished by a bullet from a 
Queen Anne musket fired at him with telling ef- 
fect by a " Britisher " at Lexington. Jasiel Farr, 
great grandfather on the paternal side, went to 
New York, when that territory was " Far 
West." He was the founder of Pittsford, where 
his descendants were born. 

Mr. Farr of this sketch was five years old 
when his parents located on a farm in Hills- 
dale county, Mich. He grew to manhood in 
the Wolverine State and, in 1861, came to 
Plover, Wis., accompanied by his father and 
mother. The former died Sept. 28, 1880, and 
the latter in 1886, 80 years. Mr. Farr is the 
only survivor of their family. In the spring 



of 1862, he married Miss L. J. Bailey, who lived 
in Cambria, Hillsdale Co., Mich. She died at 
Plover in 1867, leaving a daughter, Abigail 
M. who is a teacher. Mr. Farr afterwards 
married Miss J. S. Keeler, of Plover. Mabel 
E. only child, was born Nov. 3, 1884. 

Mr.Farr enlisted Aug.22,1864, in Company H, 
3rd Wisconsin Cavalry, at >Stevens Point, Wis.,for 
one year. He enrolled as a recruit and made 
connection with the regiment at Little Rock, 
Ark. He was in his first action at Dardanelles, 
previous to which he was engaged in camp, 
garrison, foraging, scouting, skirmishing, patrol 
and picket duty and as escort ior trains. During 
the whole of his service he was chiefly engaged 
in these varieties of military duty on the Ar- 
kansas border. On the re-organization of the 
regiment he was transferred, Feb. 1, 1865, to 
Company A, and went with his battalion in 
April to Duval's Blutf. In September, 1864, a 
detail from the recruits was made for the pur- 
pose of transferring a number of mules to 
Little Rock, and the men, finding the mwfei ob- 
jected to their riding, they undertook to lead 
them, and the scene of a collection of inules 
and a collection of men with halters for connect- 
ing links, the attachments at either end pulling 
in a contrary direction, may be imagined. Mr. 
Farr remained at Duval's Bluff until June, 
when he went to Springfield, Mo., and thence to 
Benton Barracks, St. Louis, where he was dis- 
charged June 20, 1865. Mr. Farr has held the 
office of Justice of Peace; is a staunch Repub- 
lican, and an upright, substantial citizen of in- 
fluence. 



AVID RIMEY, a resident of Rem- 
ington, Wood Co., Wis., and formerly 
a soldier of the civil war, was born 
March 7, 1845, in Albany, Green 
Co., Wis. He is the son of Benjamin and 
Catherine (McNutt) Rimey, and is the grandson 
of a man who fought in the second war with 
Great Britain. He removed from Green county 
to Remington in 1880, where he is engaged 
in agricultural pursuits. His farm is located 
on section 23, of Town 21, Range 3. 

He enlisted in August,1864,Company H, 38th 
Wisconsin Infantry,enrolling,for three years,and 
received honorable discharge at Washington, 




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June 2, 1865, the war being closed. He re- 
joined the regiment in the Array of the Potomac 
and arrived there in time to take part in the 
siege of Petersljurg. In the fight at Hatcher's 
Run he was in a sliarp action. He was over- 
heated in the trenches Jan. 10, 1865, at Peters- 
burg and was taken to the hospital at City 
Point. He was in his most energetic service 
during the investment of Petersburg, where he 
fought days and repaired breastworks nights. 
On the occasion on which he received his injury 
he had been engaged 24 hours without inter- 
mission, and has never recovered his health. 
His brother, Michael, was in the service and 
was killed at Dalton, Ga., on the march to the 
sea, receiving a wound in the face and left 
breast. Mr. Rimey married Barbara Griffith. 



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ACOB H. VALENTINE, a resident of 
Montello, Wis., belonging to G. A. R. 
Post No. 64, was born in Alabama town- 
ship, Genessee Co., New York, Oct.- 5, 
1839. He came from his native State to Wis- 
consin in 1856 and remained in Buffalo in the 
county of Marquette until 1861, when he went 
to Denver, Colorado. He was engaged in mi- 
ning at Delaware Flats, a small collection of 
miners' shanties, and he enlisted there in Com- 
pany A, 3rd Colorado Infantry. When the 
2nd and 3rd regiments, Colorado Infantry, 
reached Missouri, neither had its complement 
and the two were consolidated and known 
afterwards as 2nd Colorado Cavalry, receiving 
equipments at St. Louis. Mr. Valentine was 
assigned to Company H of the new command 
and left St. Louis under orders for Kansas City, 
and, until 1864, operated in that locality 
against the bushwhackers. In September and 
October the command was in Missouri under 
Pleasanton operating against Price at Lexing- 
ton and Independence, Mo., on the Big and 
Little Blue Rivers and driving the rear guard 
of Price across the Arkansas River and after- 
wards returning to Fort Leavenworth. The 
regiment was sent thence to frontier service on 
the plains where Mr. Valentine was engaged 
in guarding trains of immigrants and the 
United States mails against the Indians. He 
remained on the plains until June 19, 1865, 
when he went with his command under orders 



to Fort Reilly where he was mustered out. 
Transportation was limited and Mr. Valentine 
and eight comrades built a boat on which they 
floated down the Kansas River to Lawrence 
and from thence they traveled bj' rail to their 
respective destinations, Mr. Valentine re- 
turning to his home in Buffalo, where he ar- 
rived July 11, 1865. He engaged in farming 
and afterwards removed to Montello which is 
still his place of residence. He is still engaged 
in the management of his farm. He was mar- 
ried Oct. 9, 1866, at Buffalo to Esther A., 
daughter of Ebenezer and Margaret Dickson, 
residents of Buffalo. Mr. and Mrs. Valentine 
have four children ; Hattie was born Oct. 27, 
1867, and was graduated from the high school 
at Montello in June 1888 ; Zella was born Oct. 
17, 1871; Henry, Dec. 19, 1873; Dickson, Dec. 
13, 1882. Mr. Valentine is Adjutant of W. D. 
Walker Post at Montello. 



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FREDERICK W. KUTLER, of Apple- 
ton, Wis., member of G. A. R. Post, 
Geo. D. Eggleston, No. 133, was born 
March 28, 1838, in Zeigeliada, Ouer- 
furt, Prussia. In 1852 he came to America 
with his parents, and arrived in Milwaukee, 
August 11th. He remained in the Cream City 
three years and learned the business of a baker 
in all its details. He continued to follow it for 
a vocation until he became a soldier. In Au- 
gust, 1862, he enlisted in Company D, 26tli 
Wisconsin Infantry at Racine for three years. 
At the formation of his company he was made 
Corporal. July 2, 1865, he received honorable 
discharge at Washington, D. C, the war being 
at an end. 

With the exception of a single company the 
26th Wisconsin was composed of Germans. It 
was recruited in about two weeks and was one 
of the strongest and most distinguished of the 
Wisconsin regiments. It was mustered into 
service September 17, 1862, and went to Wash- 
ington in October, making connection with the 
11th Army Corps under Major-General Sigel. 
The command was soon after involved in all the 
difficulties experienced through the fall and 
early winter in the toilsome marching to which 
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paring for the fruitless operations on the Rap- 
pahannock. March was passed in preparations 
again for active warfare and about the last of 
April the movement preceding the battle of 
Chancellorsville commenced. The 2Gth went 
into that disastrous action to suiter as did no 
other save one — the 119th New York. Mr. Kut- 
ler was wounded in iiis right hip by a minie 
ball and, soon after, was taken prisoner by the 
rebels. He remained in the hands of the con- 
federates 15 days, attended by Union surgeons 
who remained with the captured prisoners. At 
the end of that time General Hooker recovered 
them under flag of truce and, after being pa- 
roled by the rebels, Mr. Kutler found liimself 
once more among Union soldiers. They were 
conveyed to the field hospital in the ambulances 
which were sent for them and which were located 
near Stafford C. H. They remained at Stafford 
C. H. a month and were transferred to Harvey 
hospital at Washington. Mr. Kutler stayed 
there a month and then went across the Long 
Bridge to the Convalescent Camp near Alexan- 
dria. When sufficiently recovered, he was trans- 
ferred to Company I, 24th Veteran Reserve 
Corps. He was placed with a special detail un- 
der Colonel McAlvery and was with him for a 
year. At the expiration of that time he went 
with the Reserve Corps to Washington and was 
detailed for guard duty, in whicli he was sub- 
jected to arduous service in guarding rebel and 
other prisoners, doing duty every other day. 
At the time of Early's raid in 1864 he was on 
duty, and experienced a sunstroke which ren- 
dered him helpless for a week. After the rebel 
marauder had betaken himself back to his own 
holdings, Mr. Kutler returned to barrack duty. 
During the last four montlis he passed the time 
on guard at the south end of Long Bridge where 
he and the entire detail contracted the fever 
and ague, the land being low and swampy and 
the atmosphere poisoned with the malaria from 
the Potomac marshes. The company were still 
there when the United States troops crossed 
Long Bridge on their way to the Grand Review. 
The Wisconsin 26th, his old regiment, passed 
over while he was there on guard. After being 
discharged he returned to Racine. 

In 1869 he went to Appleton where lie has 
since pursued his business as a baker. His 
father, Frederick W. Kutler, was a soldier in 
his native country, conscripted according to the 
law which controls every German male child. 
In 1848 he was in the Reserve but was after- 




wards sent to active duty in which he served 
two years before tiie expiration of his time. It 
is probable tliat about the time of our war a 
lai'ge number of Germans brouglit their grow- 
ing sons to this country to escape the inevitable 
conscription, and it is a curious fact that large 
numbers of the Gernaan soldiers who volunteered 
for tiie Union service were those who rebelled 
against a compulsorj' military career in their 
own country. 



ILLIAM A. ROZELL, a promi- 
nent citizen and business man 
at Plainfield, Wis., and a mem- 
ber of G. A. R. Post, No. 197, was 
born Dec. 3, 1826, at Jackson, Tioga Co., Penn- 
sylvania. He is the son of James and Lucy 
(Bryant) Rozell. 

He was reared in his native State and re- 
moved to Wi.sconsin in 1855, locating in Wau- 
shara county and engaged in farming in Plain- 
field township which was then in its pioneer 
condition. At that date, the inhabitants were 
situated at remote distances and Mr. Rozell 
passed through all the experiences of a pioneer 
farmer and followed that occupation until 
he entered the army. He enlisted Oct. 6, 
1864, in Company I, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Ar- 
tillery, at Berlin, for one year. The battery 
went from the camp of rendezvous in Wiscon- 
sin to Washington, where it was placed in gar- 
rison atFort Farnsworth. Tlie battery reached 
there in November and the men belonging to 
the command were drilled in light and heavy 
artillery tactics and as infantry, being obliged 
t& acquire a knowledge of all military tactics, 
excepting cavalry. They also performed con- 
siderable labor on the fortitications and held 
themselves in readiness for service in the de- 
fense of Washington but happily were not 
called into service in that direction. It may be 
added that, in addition to the armament com- 
mon to artillery service, consisting of heavy 
siege guns the battery was fullj' equipped as 
infantr}'. (See sketch of R. H. Runcorn.) At 
the expiration of the war, Mr. Rozell was mus- 
tered out of service, June 26, 1865, at Washing- 
ton and the command returned to Milwaukee 
where it disbanded July ord following. 

Nov. 4, 1862, Mr. Rozell was married to 
Ellen H. Walker, of Plainfield, and their chil- 



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dren are named Harry T., Arthur J., Maggie 
and Verney. On his return from the arm}' 
Mr. Kozell resumed his business as a farmer 
and in 1867, became interested as a merchant 
at West Plain field and transacted a prosper- 
ous business. Li 1882, he Vniilt a brick store in 
the village of Plainfield where he operated 
about two years. He sold that establishment 
in 1884 and resumed operations at West Plain- 
field, where he was transacting business on a 
large scale until disaster overtook him. Nov. 
20, 1886, his extensive building was burned, 
entailing on him a loss of about $6,000. He 
immediately rebuilt and is once more in prom- 
ising circumstances. He has been prominent 
in the management of local affairs and has held 
various school and town offices. 



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HARLES A. ABBOTT, a farmer, resid- 
ing at Grand Chute, Outagamie Co., 
Wis., and a member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 133, at Appleton, was born in 
Freedom, in the same county, Dec. 8, 1845. He 
is the son of ElnorBarnumand Ellen (Webster) 
Abbott, who were among the pioneer settlers of 
Outagamie county. The father located and 
cleared a farm in the township of Freedom, and 
was a soldier in the 5th Wisconsin Infantry. 
He was born Feb. 28, 1814, in Connecticut, and 
died at Shiocton, Wis. The mother was born 
in Oswego, New York, in 1815. Following is 
the record of their children. Tlie eldest son, 
who was named Charles, died in infancy. Wil- 
liam died Aug. 18, 1883, in Kansas; Alfred A. 
was a soldier in the 21st Wisconsin Infantry, 
and died in April, 1864, in Andersonville 
stockade prison, after a captivity of 11 months; 
Margaret A. died in April, 1870 ; Mr. Abbott, 
of this account, is the next in order of birth. 
Edward and Frank reside in Nebraska ; Susan 
A. lives at Appleton ; Harriet died in August, 
1882; Wilber died in Freedom in 1880 ; Emma 
lives in Dakota. Another child died in infancy. 
Like the majority of the survivors of the 
civil war, Mr. Abbott enlisted before the age of 
legal manhood. He enrolled at Appleton, Oct. 
25, 1863, in Company I, 32nd Wisconsin Infan- 
try, for three years, or during the war, and was 
discharged at Louisville, Ky., July 12, 1865. 
In May previous he was transferred to Com- 



pany C, 16th Wisconsin Infantry, his term 
Ijeing unexpired, and his original command 
mustered out. He enlisted as a recruit and 
made connection with the I'egiment at Grand 
Junction, Miss., just previous to Sherman's first 
advance on bis march through rebeldom. The 
regiment was sent to rendezvous at Cairo, 111., in 
March, 1864, and the first active duty in which 
Mr. Abbott was a participant was in the rein- 
forcement of the garrison at Paducah, Ky., 
where the fort was retaken and the town res- 
cued. In April, he was with his regiment at 
Decatur, detailed to guard the passages of the 
Tennessee River. In one instance the rebels 
had destroyed an iron bridge which the "Feds" 
had replaced with a pontoon bridge, and this 
was guarded by the 32nd for about four months. 
Meantime, Mr. Abbott was one of a detail of 17 
men sent to bring into safe quarters a Union 
family. They were attacked by two companies 
of mounted rebels, and the Sergeant and 11 
men were taken prisoners, and the remainder 
made their way to headquarters witli their 
charge. At daybreak, the Provost Marshal, 
with a detachment fi-om the regiment, made a 
saily and took prisoners, seven rebels including 
a lieutenant, which was considered, in some 
sense as compensation. In August, the regi- 
ment went to Atlanta and took position in front 
of the fortifications. Tiie soldiers of the com- 
mand were in daily action for 18 days preced- 
ing the surrender of the place. Afterwards Mr. 
Abbott was in a sharp action about six miles 
from Atlanta, where victory was achieved by 
the Union arms. While in camp, preparatory 
to proceeding with Sherman's troops, Mr. 
Abbott was in a state of health resulting from 
illness contracted at Atlanta, which necessitated 
his being sent to the hospital at Chattanooga. 
Ten days later he was sent to Nashville, in so 
enfeebled a condition as to require an attendant 
iu boarding the cars. He has never recovered 
from the chronic disorders induced by his 
arduous service and exposure. While at Nash- 
ville, that place was assaulted by Hood, with the 
other occupants of the hospital there, went into 
the trenches for the defeii.se,remaining four days. 
He returned to the hospital and soon after was 
sent to Newbern, N. C. Thence he went to 
Raleigh and from there to Goldsboro, where he 
participated in a three days' fight, repulsing 
Hood's forces, with heavy loss. Mr. Aljbott 
went next to Raleigh, and from there to Wash- 
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transferred as stated, and soon after he returned 
to Madison and tlience home in a hopelessly 
shattered state of health. His pay and dis- 
charge were sent to him at his home in Free- 
dom, Wis. During his military service, Mr. 
Abbott was hit by rebel bullets on two occasions, 
the missile, in one instance destroying his gun 
which he was loading, and also cutting his belt. 



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ENRY E. ZIELLEY, M. D., a prac- 
ticing physician of Chilton, Wis., 
was born Feb. 14, 1826, in Mont- 
gomery county. New York, and is 
the son of Jacob and Catherine (Cook) Ziel- 
ley. When he was 13 years old his parents re- 
moved to Steuben county where he was a resi- 
dent until 1850, when he became a citizen of 
the West. He was trained in his profession in 
the medical college at Geneva, New York, 
whence he was graduated in 1849, and, im- 
mediately on receiving his credentials, he 
opened his practice at Hornellsville in his na- 
tive State. He came from there to Wisconsin 
and established his business at Manitowoc, 
where he operated as a physician until the 
Pike's Peak mania in 186U, when he went to 
that land of promise, but remained only a short 
time, as family circumstances necessitated his 
immediate return to Wisconsin. At Pike's 
Peak, he was offered the practice of a promi- 
nent physician and he thus lost an opportunity 
to advance himself. July 22, 1862, he received 
the appointment of 1st Assistant Surgeon of 
the 14th Wisconsin Infantry and made connec- 
tion with the regiment at Hamburg between 
Pittsburg Landing and Corinth in Tennessee. 
The regiment was in an unhealthy locality 
and there were a large number of disabled 
men. The labors of the surgeons and assist- 
ants, the unwholesomeness of the situation and 
the need of an adequate surgical force, had 
brought about an unfortunate condition of 
things, and Dr. Zielley, on his arrival re- 
ceived directions to proceed to the hospital 
and to look the men over and prescribe 
for them. He received no information as 
to the cases or method of conducting an 
army hospital, and with no help but the 
hospital steward, without advice or experience, 
he entered upon the duties as best he could. 



There were a hundred men who answered sick 
call, and all examination and treatment de- 
volved upon him. He was obliged to prepare 
the reports and has a vivid recollection of the 
trouble he experienced with the first one, as the 
proper individual for tbe work failed to per- 
form it. He went thence witli the regiment 
and performed surgeon's duty in the siege, and 
states that the I'ebels would have driven tiie 
Union troops or captured them if they had not 
exhausted the afnmunition for their artillery. 
On one occasion, one of the horses attaclied to 
the ambulance of Dr. Zielley was shot. He 
was surrounded by rebel skirmishers and 
approached by two rebel officers who re- 
marked to him that he would be safer in an- 
other locality and, as he coincided with their 
views of the matter, he made haste to get away 
with his ambulance and material with the ex- 
ception of a case of instruments he had loaned 
to another surgeon, which were left behind in 
the flight. In the action at Corinth, Dr. Zielley 
was the only surgeon of the 14th on the Held. 
He remained at his post until incessant duty, 
unwliolesome climate and the change of water 
undermined his health. Two days before the 
fight at Corinth, he was taken sick, but he kept 
up until after the battle when he ceased his 
labors. Meanwhile the position of surgeon had 
become vacant and, although most of the offi- 
cers of the command urged the governor to 
promote him, another surgeon received the 
appointment. He felt this injustice, but re- 
mained in liis position and discharged his duty 
as long as possible. In November, 1862, he 
obtained leave of absence and remained in 
Wisconsin until February, wiien he rejoined 
the command, although he was unfit for duty. 
In April he was again ill and obliged to resign. 
On his way home he was seized with erysipelas 
in his head and face, and many months passed 
before his health was restored. His success in 
his regnnental practice was entirely satisfactory, 
as he lost very few patients. When the 48tb 
Wisconsin Infantry was organized he received 
an appointment as 1st Assistant Surgeon. He 
was told by the governor that if lie would delay 
a few days he would give him a position as sur- 
geon in another regiment, but he decided to go 
with the 48th and immediately interested him- 
self in the work of organizing the regiment and 
the surgeon-in-cliief did not report for duty 
until the command had reached Fort Scott. 
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post surgeon at Olathe and went thence to the 
plains and was stationed at Fort Aubrey until 
March when the last companies of the "Buffalo 
Hunters" were mustered out at Leavenworth. 
In that forlorn country where the quarters of 
the distributed regiment were in dugouts and 
there Were scarcely better accommodations for 
the sick, Dr. Zielley realized the importance 
of keeping Inmself in as good health as pos- 
sible and managed his own camping apparatus, 
carrj'ing with him a small camp stove. One 
night, a non-commissioned officer came to his 
tent, pretending to be ill and without a proper 
place to stay, and the doctor sent for his cot 
and administered a dose of brandy and ginger. 
In the morning the young man was well, but 
had the folly to boast how he had fooled the 
doctor, who was informed of the facts in the 
case. Some years afterwards, the Lieutenant 
applied to him for a certificate to assist him in 
obtaining a pension, citing as proof of his 
claim his being sick and under Dr. Zielley's 
care. On application from an attorney and 
from the commissioner of pensions, Dr. Zielley 
gave them the truth of the matter. On his re- 
turn to Chilton he resumed his practice, which 
he has continued in impaired health. 

During his leave of absence from the army 
he was married June 14, 1863, to Arsinoe H. 
Gibbs of Chilton. Their daughters are named 
Adell, Irene and Hila. In 1SS5, Dr. Zielley 
became associated in practice with Dr. J. F. 
Luce, and their business is conducted under 
the style of Zielley & Luce. 



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MAGEE, Marinette, Wis., a 
iber of G. A. R. Post No. 207, 
born at Angelica, Alleghany 
Co., New York, May 4, 1837. He 
comes ofa valiant and distinguislied family in 
the paternal line, his father, Henry Magee, be- 
ing the son of parents born and reared in the 
strong Protestant element of County Antrim in 
the North of Ireland. Henry Magee, senior, 
was born there and married Sarah (Mulhollan) 
in that county and emigated to America, set- 
tlh^g in Bethlehem, Pa., among the community 
of Moravians who were the first settlers in tliat 
location. There he reared a family of children, 
lost his wife and married Susan Thompson, a 




lady of New Haven, Conn. The second family 
included two sons and two daughters, all of 
whom are living. He died at the age of 94 
years. His father was 104 years old at the date 
of his death, his mother being somewhere in 
the "90's" at her demise. The half-brothers of 
Mr JMagee of this sketch, numbered three and 
he had two half-sisters. The former were asso- 
ciated with the chief incidents in the period of 
the second struggle with Great Britain, and one 
of them, John Magee, distinguished himself es- 
pecially in the course of his career. His father, 
with himself and a brother, Hugh, enlisted in 
the war of 1812, and their services where of a 
character that coincided with the race to which 
they belonged, and their native energy and 
sympathy with right and justice. John Magee 
belonged to a company of Mounted Rangers and 
performed a great amount of service requiring 
especial daring and bravery as bearer of dis- 
patches through unbroken and Indian infested 
country. John Magee was born in 1794 near 
Easton, Pa., in an almost pathless forest and 
in 1805, accompanied his parents to Groveland, 
Livingston, Co., New York, and in 1808 went 
with the family to Michigan, where he enlisted 
in the service of his country as related. He 
went, after the war to Bath, Steuben Co., New 
York, aiid at the age of 22 began a career in 
politics and finance, which crowded his after 
life with incident and crowned his memory 
with such honor as few men achieve, though 
they set out in life with all equipments seem- 
ingly necessary to a career of success. He had 
no education save such as he had acquired 
through experience, observation and such de- 
sultory study as he could devote to his meagre 
opportunities. His business qualitications in 
literary respects were the admiration and envy 
of his compeers and he was successfully chosen 
to fill the local positions in the municipal 
government where he lived. In 1826 he became 
a candidate for Congress and was elected and 
served so satisfactorily to his constituents, that 
he was re-elected and in this connection pei'- 
formed the service which linked him with the 
history of internal improvements in the Em- 
pire State in a signal manner. An account of 
his life is almost a necessity to the history of 
this country in any of its aspects. He identified 
himself with the development of the work re- 
ferred to in every available manner, speaking 
in season and out of season to the questions 
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locality but to the entire country. He estab- 
lished stage lines in the face of obstacles that 
would, by most men, have been considered in- 
surmountable. In 1840, he was interested ex- 
tensively in the construction of the Erie rail- 
road and in the construction of several others 
now consolidated. He was a banker of exten- 
sive relations at Bath and conducted his finan- 
cial afiairs in a manner in which the interests 
of the public was as much considered as his 
own. When the coal resources of Tioga County, 
Pennsylvania, began to be understood and 
prospective industry in that direction were dis- 
cussed, he was foremost in their development. 
The history of his connection therewith is best 
told in the influence he acquired among tliose 
most intimately concerned. He died in 1868, 
and Dec. 1, 1886, at Wellsboro, Tioga county, 
his monument, raised by those whose benefac- 
tor and friend lie had been in all senses of those 
words, was unveiled, the occasion being made 
one which formed an era in the history of that 
section of the Keystone State. The Hon. Dan- 
iel Beach addressed a large concourse of people 
of all stations in life, in an oration as masterly 
as the character he commemorated. He num- 
bered among his personsal friends such names 
as Horatio Seymour, Samuel Tilden, Ezra Cor- 
nell and others equally distinguished, who paid 
to his memory their tributes of kindness and 
honorable recollection. His life work is placed 
on these pages as that of one who sti-engthened 
the Government which he helped to establish 
and who left to his brothers and later genera- 
tions a heritage which they hastened to defend 
when rebellion threatened its disruption. 

Mr. Magee came to Wisconsin in April, 1868. 
His father had landed interests in Detroit 
where the city now stands, and about the date 
of his locating in that State he came to the 
Eastern shore of Wisconsin, encountering ship- 
wreck hi Green Bay in the same year — 1808. 
At that date the Indians were troublesome and 
he and his elder children were taken prisoners 
by them and his house rifled of all its contents. 
Henry was brought up in Central New York 
and in early life resided at Bath. He was a citi- 
zen there when Sumter called the North to 
arms and in the first year of the war he en- 
listed, enrolling at Watkins, in January, 1862, 
in the Seward Infantry, 103rd New York, Com- 
pany I, for three years. On the formation of 
his company he was made 2nd Sergeant. The 
regiment went from the rendezvous at Elmira 



to Washington whe^ <; the command sailed for 
Newbern, N. C. They went from there to Cape 
Hatteras and performed guard duty on special 
detail and were, later, assigned to duty at the 
cape lighthouse, where Mr. Magee was taken 
ill and sent to Newbern, whence he was dis- 
charged honorably on account of disability in- 
curred in the service, in December, 1862. The 
regiment went out under Colonel Baron Egloff- 
stein, former private Secretary to William H. 
Seward. The captain of Mr. Magee's company 
was Wm. M. Crosby for whom Mr. Magee after- 
wards recruited at Elmira. 

He was married Jan. 5, 1870, to Louise 
Percy, of Oconto, Wis. Their children are Flor- 
ence L., Maud M. and Frances C. Her father 
was a soldier in 1812. One of his cousins 
named Gray was taken from school by the 
Oneida Indians and as soon as old enough, 
escaped and went home, but his tastes had 
changed and he was so discontented that he re- 
joined his ca[)torsand settled in their village of 
Oneida. Her cousins, Earl and Frank Percy 
and James H(jdgins, enlisted in New York reg- 
iments. 



|f>r^HOMAS S. ALLEN, of Oshkosh, Com- 
y mander of John W. Scott Post No. 

' ' 241 at that place, was born July 26, 
1825, in Alleghany Co., New York. 
He received a substantial primary education 
and, before he was 18 years old, had acquired 
a practical knowledge of the printer's art, by 
means of which he paid his expenses while 
taking a collegiate course of study. After- 
wards he was occupied a short time in teach- 
ing and came in 1846 to Chicago where 
he obtained a position as foreman on a daily 
newspaper and operated in that capacity about 
one year and went thence to Dodgeville, Wis. 
On arrival at the seat of the mining district of 
Wisconsin, he engaged in several avenues of 
business successively, including mining, j^raeti- 
cal surveying and teaching. He had a work- 
ing ability which brought him to the notice of 
the municipality where he was located and, in 
1850, he was made Clerk of the County Board 
of Supervisors in which he officiated two years. 
Until 1857 he was interested in real estate busi- 
ness and in railroading. In that year he was 




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elected to the Legislature of Wisconsin from 
the Mineral Point ]5istrict and served one terra. 
Again his capacity for usefulness and his 
knowledge of practical real estate matters made 
him conspicuous, and he was appointed Assis- 
tant Chief Clerk in the land office at Madison 
in 18G0. During the season of the Legislature 
that winter, Governor Randall had brought to 
the front the impending state of affairs between 
the two sections of the United States, and when 
the startling intelligence came from South 
Carolina, Wisconsin was found in readiness for 
the crisis. By the time the echoes from the 
attack on Fort Sumter had mingled with the 
western breeze at Madison, the local militia 
was under arms. Enlistments commenced and 
proceeded with a rapidity which constituted, one 
of the most glorious tributes to the quality of 
Americans when their country is in dan- 
ger ihat appears in the history of any time or 
people. April 13th, Mr. Allen was an enlisted 
soldier in the Governor's Guards and paraded 
in that city when the news of the fall of the 
forts in Charleston Harbor created a general 
sentiment of excited enthusiasm. He at once 
enlisted as a private, but after a few days was 
elected Captain of a company at Mineral Point, 
and Governor Randall at once commissioned 
him. On the organization of tiie several regi- 
ment from the thirty-six companies that re- 
ported for immediate service, "Company I" 
was attached to the organization, which later 
on became famous for its gallantry — the "Wis- 
consin Second." The command was in the 
reserve at Blackburn's Ford and in the route 
on the third day after — July 21st — it was the 
last to retreat and displaj'cd its pluck in a man- 
ner that attracted the attention of the suthori- 
ties even in that situation of disaster and dis- 
may. Tiie organization of the " 2nd " was pre- 
.served at Bull Run, and brought from the 
field in tolerable order under Captain McKee and 
Captain Allen, the latter conducting the rear- 
guard. The regiment was re-organized and 
August 22nd, L861, Captain Allen was made its 
Major. A few days later the command re- 
ceived brigade assignment, under command 
of General Rufus King. (See sketch.) It went 
into winter quarters October 5th, General King 
succeeding General McDowell as Division Com- 
mander, and General Gibbons taking command 
of the brigade. Major Allen was with the ex- 
peditions to Orange Court-House and others to 
destroy the Virginia railroads. During Gen- 



eral Pope's campaign, he was engaged with his 
regiment in several days skirmishing along the 
fords of the Rappahannock river. At Gaines- 
ville, the Iron Brigade fought a terrible battle 
alone, its officers and men alike distinguishing 
themselves by a quality of fighting that sent 
tlieir names to posterity as one of the most 
gallant organizations in the most extraordin- 
ary contest in the history of the world. The 
2nd Wisconsin lost 64 men killed, and 247 
men wounded. The brigade lost about 800 
men, and all in about an hour and a half, but 
held the field against three times its own num- 
ber. 

Major Allen was twice wounded, but did not 
leave the field. His injuries were in the neck 
and wrist. At the Second Bull Run battle, the 
command again covered the falling back of the 
assaulting brigade, and were again the last 
regiment to cross Stone Bridge, Aug. 30, 1862. 
Col. O'Connor was killed at Gainesville,and Major 
Allen was promoted Lieutenant Colonel. He 
fought with honor at South Mountain Septem- 
ber 14th and at Antietam was acting Colonel of 
the "Second." He was wounded and carried 
from the Held September 17tli. 

January 24th, 1863, he was made Colonel of 
the Fifth Wisconsin, Colonel Cobb having been 
elected to Congress, and he reported for the in- 
cumbent duties two days later. In Februaiy, 
the "Light Division" was organized which was 
calculated for a species of service which is obvi- 
ous from the title bestowed. At Marye's Heights, 
which the casualties in the attack under Gen- 
eral Burnside had christened as the Slaughter 
Pen, the regiments composing that command 
])erforrned a most distinguished service. A 
rebel battery was stationed on the top of the 
fortifications, others were on the right and 
left, and several companies of sharpshooters 
were ambushed behind a stone wall located in 
front of and below the 8th (Washington) Bat- 
tery of New Orleans, which celebrated organi- 
zation of war machinery occupied the main 
point of attack. The soldiers of the Fifth 
Wisconsin were depressed over the desper- 
ate emergencies which they knew were soon 
to be met, and ' Colonel Allen, in a char- 
acteristic manner took occasion to cheer 
them with the assurance that tiiey would be 
victorious in the assault. He told them when 
they iieard the order " Forward " to move on 
the double-quick and not to fire or answer a 
shot or to halt until they heard a decisive order 




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to do so and he added, " you will never get that 
order." The attack was a triumph, but at fear- 
ful cost, the men obeying orders and scaling the 
heights, taking possession without firing a shot. 
Colonel Allen was with the front and leaped 
the fortications with his men. The com- 
mander of the battery surrendered his sword to 
Allen with complimentary comments on the 
gallantry of his command. The successful sol- 
diers and their leader pressed on towards 
Chancellorsville under orders and made no 
stop to see to the men left on the field. Hard 
fighting continued during this and the next 
day, but not being supported by Gen. Hooker, 
the whole 6th Corps crossed the river at Bank's 
Ford under orders from army headquarters. 
Again the Fifth covered the movement. 

At Gettysburg, July 2nd, 1863, the regiment 
was on the field as reserve, and also on tlie day 
following. After that battle, the command was 
sent to New York to aid in the enforcement ot 
the draft if needed, and was, later on, assigned 
to other duty on the Hudson River, retvu-ning 
to the seat of war in October. November 7th 
the regiment, together with the 6th Maine was 
detailed for special service to take the fortifica- 
tions at Rappahannock Station and charged on 
the double quick on a redoubt where Colonel 
Allen was badly injured, his left hand being 
shattered by rebel bullets. While disabled for 
active service he was in Washington operating 
on the Examining Board under General Silas 
Casey. 

The regiment was reorganized after the date 
of its first construction had expired and Colonel 
Allen was re-commissioned. By the first of Oc- 
tober he had enlisted seven companies and was 
on the way to the front. Until April 2, 1865, 
the command was in almost constant activity 
of some character, in positions where it made its 
service available, and on that date its superior 
officer led a brigade in the charge on Petersburg. 
The capitulation took place on the morning of 
the same day and the regimental colors of the 
Fifth Wisconsin were the first to be in position on 
the captured works. The losses of the regiment 
were about the tenth part of those suffered by 
the whole corps, including about fifty regi- 
ments. The concluding service performed by 
the Fifth was of the same quality as that re- 
corded. In the movements on the 6th of 
April, General Ewell and his staff surrendered 
to a detachment of skirmishers from the regi- 
ment, and the conduct of the brigade excited 



the warmest encomiums from the authori- 
ties. In March, 1865, Colonel Allen was bre- 
veted Brigadier-General for his gallantry 
through the war in the volunteer service. 

He traces his ancestral origin to .James Allen, 
a native of Scotland, who located in tliis coun- 
try in its earliest period, settling here in 1636, 
sixteen j'ears after tlie landing of the Pilgrims 
at Plymouth Rock. He is the son of Rev. A. 
S. Allen and liis mother previous to marriage 
was Miss Lydia Kingsbury. He was married 
Aug. 11, 1851, to Miss Sarah Bracken, the 
daughter of General Charles Bracken. The 
wife died in 1854, after becoming the mother 
of a daughter. In April, 1866, Colonel Allen 
was married to Miss Natalie Weber and they 
have three sons and four daugliters. 

Colonel Allen is a leading man by force of 
temperament, and his position as such is the 
outgrowth of a capacity for activity beyond that 
of many men. He is a Republican in political 
faith and in his religious relations lie is tolerant 
and sympathetic with recognized methods of 
Christian work, being a regular attendant on 
religious services. He has been prominent in 
politics from the date of his entering ui)on their 
privileges. His executive abilities recom- 
mended liini to the notice of the public who 
elected him Secretary of State .Jan. 1, 1866, and 
retained his services until the first of .January, 
1870. Two years later lie was a delegate at 
large to the Republican National Convention. 
He removed to Oslikosh in 1870 and lias since 
been connected with the local press of that city. 
He was one of the proprietors and editor of the 
" Daily Nortliwestern " for over fifteen years. 
In 1885, he became interested in " Tlie Tele- 
graph, " a German paper, with which he still 
retains a connection. He was Commander of 
the Department of Wisconsin, G. A. R. in 1868 
and 18()9, and is now Post Commander of Post 
No. 241. (1888.) 



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AVID J. BROTHERS, of Kaukauna, 

Outagamie Co., Wis., was born Oct. 
15, 1837, in Gananoque, Province of 
Ontario, Canada. He is the son of 
James and Mary (Duggan) Brothers, both of 
whom were born in County Waterford, Ireland. 
Some time in the " thirties" they located in 
Canada. In 1862, Captain Brothers decided to 




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enter the military service of the United States ; 
he enlisted August loth at Appleton, Wis., in 
the 32nd Wisconsin Infantry, Company I, for 
three years. He was made Orderly Sergeant 
on the formation of the company and, in that 
capacity, organized the command. In March, 
1863, he received a commission as 2nd Lieu- 
tenant and, about six months later, was com- 
missioned 1st Lieutenaut aud acted as Cap- 
tain of his company, Captain George R. Wood 
being absent on recruiting service. September 
1, 1864, after the fall of Atlanta, he was consti- 
tuted Judge Advocate and discharged the 
duties of the position until the regiment 
reached Savannah in December, 1864. In 
January, 1865, Colonel C. L. Kilbers, Chief 
Commissary of the Army of the Tennessee, 
asked General F. P. Blair to detail a comiietent 
man to receive subsistence stores for his corps 
which were to be landed on the left bank of the 
Pocotaligo River. By special order, Major 
General Blair detached Captain Brothers from 
his regiment and assigned him to duty as A. 
C. S., 17th Army Corps, under orders to report 
to Lieutenant Colonel J. H. W. Mills for duty. 
He proceeded to River Bridge, a distance of 90 
miles, to overtake his command with the sup- 
ply train. May 31, 1865, General Blair issued 
a special order to Captain Brothers to jjroceed 
to Louisville, Ky., to make arrangements 
for the subsistence of the command when it 
should arrive. In June, Captain Brothers was 
relieved from the Commissary Department 
under orders to report to the commanding of- 
ficer of his company at Milwaukee. Captain 
Brothers performed active military duty with 
his regiment in the ranks about eight months, 
and afterwards was a participant in the heavy 
marching and severe fighting and was in com- 
mand of his company through the Chattanooga 
and Atlanta campaigns, during which he was 
the only commissioned officer in his company, 
Captain Wood having resigned and the 2nd 
Lieutenant acting as Adjutant of the regiment. 
The character of the service rendered to his 
country by Captain Brothers can only be out- 
lined in the scope of a work like this. The es- 
timation in which he was held by his superior 
officers may be determined from the statements 
already made and the regiment to which he 
belonged was one that won conspicuous rank 
among the many regiments of which Wiscon- 
sin is still justly proud. The 32nd is men- 
tioned as a regiment, whose splendid achieve- 



ments adorn the best pages of the regimental his- 
tory of the war. General Mower's appreciation 
of the command is manifest fi'om his remark 
when another regiment was ordered to cross 
the bridge at Cheraw, S. C, and was made 
impatient by the delay. He shouted " where 
is the 32nd Wisconsin. That regiment would 
have been across the bridge while this one is 
getting ready." The service performed by the 
32nd on the Salkahatcbie was acknowledged 
by Sherman to be one of the most brilliant 
movements of the campaign, their promptness 
and courage at River's Bridge, saving Sher- 
man's array a hundred miles marching and the 
incidental fighting. And in the service to 
which these encomiums refer Captain Brothers 
enjoys the satisfaction of being able to say 
« Of all of this I was a part." 

Captain Brothers was five years old when his 
parents removed to Rochester, New York. His 
}^outh was passed in the lovely city of the 
Genesee, and at Avon and Geneseo. In the 
fall of 1851 he came to Milwaukee, and later 
went to Lisbon, Waukesha Co., where he re- 
mained a year. He went thence thence to Two 
Rivers, Wis., and remained until 1856. In 
youth he had made acquaintance with the life 
of a sailor and in the year last mentioned, went 
to New Orleans and shipped for service on the 
Gulf of Mexico. He became interested in the 
afi'air known to history as the Walker Fillibus- 
tering expedition and, at one time, was very 
near connecting his fortunes with the individ- 
ual who made himself lively and conspic- 
uous for several years. He came North 
and went to St. Paul and passed the year 
1857 with Michael E. Ames, a prominent 
lawyer. In the fall he went to Avon and 
spent the winter in study at an Academy. In 
the spring he went to the city of New York 
and entered the employ of the New York Gas 
Company, and remained in that connection un- 
til the spring of 1861. 

The president of the company assured the 
employees of the office that all who enlisted 
should have the privilege of resuming their po- 
sition on their return. Young Brothers deter- 
mined to take advantage of the offer and went 
to Dunkirk, New York, to take leave of his pa- 
rents, but they asserted their authority over 
their only unmarried .son and he was obliged to 
abandon his plan. In the spring of 1862 he 
came to Appleton and was employed as a cooper, 
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He was married April 15, 1862, to Amanda 
T., only daughter of George W. Lawe, of Kau- 
kauna. He left his bride to I)ecome a soldier, 
and she visited him at Memphis in the fall of 
1863. She remained with him until the holi- 
day season and, when the regiment was ordered 
to Vicksburg, she returned North. She took 
cold on the journey homeward and has since 
been an invalid, (^eorge W. Lawe was born in 
Green Bay, Wis., in 1810. His father, .Judge 
John Lawe, located at Green Bay in 1790, and 
was associated with John Jacob Astor, Ramsay 
Crooks and others, in the corporation known as 
the Northwestern Fur Company. He was de- 
scended in the paternal line from English an- 
cestry and married a half breed woman at 
Green Bay. The 1st Ward of Appleton, Wis., 
formerly called Lawesburg, was named for 
George W. Lawe, who made a gift of 33 acres 
of land to Lawrence University. The building 
was erected upon it and a portion was sold by 
the trustees for $40,000, which is one of the 
sources of revenue of the institution. 

After his return from the war Captain Broth- 
ers located at Kaukauna and engaged in active 
business. He has been identified with the 
progress and prosperity of the place since his 
connection with it as a citizen, and he has ac- 
complished much valuable service in the gen- 
eral welfare of the community. After the 
Government obtained j)Ossession of tlie im- 
l)rovements on the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers 
Captain Brothers was in its employ in the 
capacity of Inspector, and served three years, 
from 1873 to 1876, under Colonel L. Martin and 
Colonel W. H. Kidder. The quarries at Kau- 
kauna were opened meanwdiile, the new dam at 
that jilace was built and the 3rd and 4tli locks 
at Kaukauna were built. In 1S60 he was elected 
Town Clerk and afterwards County Superin- 
tendent of Schools, and has served two terms. 
He has also officiated in other j)Ositions of trust 
and responsibility and is Supervisor of the 2nd 
Ward of Kaukauna. (1887) Among other in- 
stances in which he has acted in the interest of 
Kaukauna, may be mentioned the erection of 
the iron bridges over the Fox River. At first, 
tlie opposition was sharp but time has con- 
vinced those who objected to the expenditure 
and the scheme generally, that a wise and judi- 
cious course was pursued in the accomplishment 
of the project. During his early residence at 
Kaukauna, he acquired a considerable amount 



of real estate and is now operating in real es- 
tate and insurance. 

Captain Brothers represents one of the best 
strains in the composite nationality of this coun- 
try. Born of parents who came from the North of 
Ireland, he inhei'ited their sturdy good sense 
and perseverance. Coming to tliis country, he 
adopted it as his own in the fullest sense, and 
espoused every cause which threatened its in- 
tegrity or held a promise of substantial benefit. 
Hence, his career as a soldier, ii citizen and a 
man. 

Dec. 6, 1887, Captain Brothers, with Jacob 
Koljer and Captain .John M. Baer, of Appleton, 
was appointed a special Commi.ssioa of the Sol- 
dier's Relief of Outagamie County to care for 
indigent soldiers. The portrait of Captain 
Brothers is presented on page 696. 



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OSEPH A. MASON, a resident on section 
16, Linwood Township, Portage Co., 
Wis., and a former member of the civil 
war, was born May 5, 1828, in Bain- 
bridge, Geauga Co., Ohio, and is the son of 
Gokibrow B. and Betsey (Jackson) Mason. His 
grandfather, Joseph Mason, fought in the war 
of tiie Revolution. The family removed when 
the son was eight years old from the Buckeye 
State in 1836 to Indiana, and thence to Kings- 
ton, Green Lake Co., Wis., in 1848. Mr. Mason 
went to Illinois afterwards, and remained three 
years, and in 1851 went to Marquette, Green 
Lake county, in the Badger State. He was 
principally engaged in farming until he be- 
came a soldier, and he enlisted Aug. 15, 1861, 
in Company B, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry at Ripon 
for three years and received honorable dis- 
charge Sept. 1, 18()4, his term of enlistment 
having expired ; he was discharged at Carters- 
ville, Ga. Mr. Mason left Wisconsin in March, 
1862, receiving his cavalry equipment at St. 
Louis and went thence on the Mississippi River 
to Caj)e Girardeau. He was engaged in scout- 
ing in Missouri and Arkansas for some months. 
He was engaged in the action at Bloomfield 
and numberless otliey skirmishes, and until 
September, 1862, his experiences were diversi- 
fied by long marches, wading swamps, and on 
one occasion while charging through a swamp 



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in pursuit of the rebels liis horse was shot and 
fell instantly, tlirowing Mr. Mason headfore- 
most into mud waist deep. During the 
course of his service, three horses were killed 
under him. He was in the fight at Cape Girar- 
deau and in the skirmish with Marmaduke's 
men, and afterwards, the command went to 
Nashville where the regiment was re-enforced 
and newly equipped, and in June went to 
Triune to the Army of the Cumberland. The 
commanding officer wished to retain the regi- 
ment at Na.shville, but it went with the 
Army of the Cumberland to Tennessee, and 
Mr. Mason was in the action at Crawfish 
Springs and went thence to Chattanooga, and 
after the battle of Chickamauga made connec- 
tion with Sherman's forces and was in the 
skirmish line at Tunnel Hill, Buzzard Roost, 
Rocky Face Ridge and in the first of the action 
at Resaca. The regiment went next to Dallas 
and fought the rebels at Burnt Hickory with- 
out loss. When the forces gatbei'ed around 
Atlanta, they had many skirmishes, were in 
the lively work in the rear of Athmta and 
fought at Marietta and Etowah. Mr. Mason 
was in the actions at Sandtown, Varnell Sta- 
tion, Allatoona, Marietta, Mossy Creek, Big 
Shanty and Strawberry Plains and was dis- 
charged after his command went to Carters- 
ville, in August. He received his release from 
military service September 1st, and returned to 
his farm in Wisconsin. In 1871 he removed 
from Green Lake county to Linwood, which 
has since been his residence. 

Mr. Mason married Almina Wilson and they 
have had eight children named Eugene Arama, 
Charles B., Frank W., Millie A., Edward, Al- 
bert M. and Joseph M. Mary L. is dead. 
Three brothers of Mrs. Mason, John, William 
and Edward, were in tlie service in the civil 
war. Charles B., brother of Mr. Mason, was 
also in the service. In May, 1863, near Var- 
nell's Station, a detail from the 1st Wisconsin 
Cavalry was dismounted and reconnoitering 
and suddenly encountered Wheeler's command 
in force. They were led on by the rebel skir- 
mish line falling back and found themselves 
advancing on the main line of the rebel caval- 
ry, by whom they were surrounded and ordered 
to surrender. Captain Clinton and most of the 
company obeyed tlie orders, but Mr. Mason ran. 
He heard seven bullets whistle around him, 
one of which cut a ring from his ear. Al- 



though he was sorry to lose the article lie 
was in too much of a hurry to stop to recover 
it. 



OHN C. BROCKVVAY, of Oshkosh, Wis., 
/ill member of G. A. R. Post No. 10, was 
^" born in the Dominion of Canada, March 
22, 1839. He was a lad when he came 
to Wisconsin and had become thoroughly iden- 
tified with the interests of the United States 
and of his adopted State by the time he reached 
the age of munhood. When the war broke out, 
he felt himself obligated to assist in the defense 
of the flag of the Nation and, August 17, 18()2, 
he enlisted, enrolling in Company B, 21st Wis- 
consin Infantry, for three years. He received 
honorable discharge June 17, 1865, at Washing- 
ton, the war being at an end. 

On being mustered into the service the regi- 
ment (9G0 men) went to Cincinnati after a stay 
in th(^ir camp of rendezvous of only 10 days. 
Kirby Smitli was threatening that city and the 
command went into the trenches at Covington, 
Ky., where their sufferings as soldiers com- 
menced and were of a severe character from 
want of water, camp equipage and tents. A few 
daj-s later, tliey were sent on the same duty to 
Louisville, and there also passed the time in 
digging trenches and protecting them. Octo- 
ber 1st tlie regiment moved with the Army of 
the Ohio into the interior of Kentucky, having 
a marcli of endurance and hardship from the 
heat and scarcity of water. October 8th they 
tasted battle for the first time. Their connec- 
tion with the work of that day forms one of the 
most remarkable records of the whole history 
of the Wisconsin troops. They were aljout a 
month old in army life ; they had had four 
days instruction in war tactics; they were 
wearied and worn with exposure and privation 
and had had a distressing march. By some 
unaccountable management or want of it they 
were in the advance and not only that, but in 
advance of the federal line of battle, and were 
consequently exposed to the firing of friends 
and foes for a time. As soon as possible the 
soldiers betook themselves to a place of safety. 
From Perryville until December, the command 
was engaged in skirmishing and guard duty 
and jjroceeded on the 7tii to Nashville. There 
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Murfreesboro. December 30th, the 21st Wis- 
consin was en route to the place wliere the 
attack was to be made and encountered Wheel- 
er's cavalry at Jefferson, and had a sharj) skir- 
mish. The regiment rescued the trains and 
received the credit of the repulse. Mr. Brock- 
way was one of the 37 reported missing. He 
was captured by the rebels and the same night 
went under guard to Murfreesboro and thence 
to Chattanooga, finallj' arriving at Montgomery, 
Ala. After a few days, the prisoners of war 
were sent to Castle Thunder, where Mr. Brock- 
way remained four weeks. Thence he was 
transferred to Libby, where he was incarcerated 
three and a half months. At the expiration of 
that time he received a parole but did not get 
an exchange. He was therefore held prisoner 
of war eight months. On obtaining his release 
from captivity he went from Richmond to 
Annapolis, thence to Columbus, Ohio, and from 
there to Benton Barracks at St. Louis. He pro- 
ceeded thence to rejoin his command at Steven- 
son, Ala., and arrived there in August, 1863. 
He went into the fight weighing 155 pounds 
and weighed 87 when he was released from 
bondage. He was sj emaciated and weak from 
the hardships of prison life that he was obliged 
to use a cane, and he passed nine months 
in the hospital at Stevenson, gomg thence 
to Nashville, where he was in tlje surgeon's 
care two months moi'e. He went next to the 
convalescent hospital at Chattanooga, where he 
was still recruiting when the order of Sherman 
that every man who could stand should take 
his place in the ranks, brought him into regi- 
mental connection again. He joined the 21st 
at Goldsboro and remained with the regiment 
until the termination of the war. Mr. Brock- 
way was a member of a regiment which had, 
perhaps, the most tr^nng experience of any of 
the Wisconsin military organizations in the late 
war. He has also the satisfaction of knowing 
how bravely the command endured its expo- 
sures, trials and jjrivations and the arduous 
service through which it passed. 

He was 13 years of age when he removed 
with the family of his adopted parents to Osli- 
kosh, whither they came from Steuben Co., N. 
Y. Previous to entei'ing the army he was occu- 
pied as a farm assistant and also as a lumber- 
man. Three years of the time he was in Texas, 
where he operated in the latter capacity, re- 
turning to Oshkosh in 1859, as afi'aiis were 
growing warm in that region. He was a wit- 



ness of the jjreparations for armed rebellion iu 
New Orleans, while on his route North. After 
receiving his discliarge he came back to Osh' 
kosh and was successively engaged in thresh- 
ing, fiirming, selling meat and in managing a 
saloon business later at Manville, Wis., for two 
years. He then operated as a market gardener 
for a time and eventually embarked in the 
business of selling groceries in which he is still 
engaged. 

He was married in 1867 to Alma Sheldon. 
They have two children — Minnie Adela and 
John Aubrey. Mrs. Brock way is the daughter 
of William and Effie (Ritter) Sheldon. 

Mr. Brockway is a Republican in political 
connection. 



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/^^^ LMER STRONG, a farmer on section 
^5, Maine Township, Outagamie Co., 



with his parents to 
lived in Milwaukee 
to Gi'eenville, which 



Wisconsin, was born Dec. 15, 1832, 
in Essex county, New York. Henry 
Strong, his father, was a soldier in the war of 
1812 and married Siena Jordan. He died in 
Greenville, Wis., and his wife died in Horton- 
ville. Mr. Strong came 
Wisconsin in 1844, and 
until 1S55 when he went 
was his place of residence until he became a 
soldier. March 12, 1862, he enlisted at Apple- 
ton in Company K, 17th Wisconsin Lifantry 
for three years. The command was in rendez- 
vous at Camp Randall,- Madison, and left the 
State March 23rd for St. Louis. Mr. Strong ac- 
companied the regiment to Benton Barracks 
and to Pittsburg Landing where it went into 
camp. The command was assigned to the 6tli 
Division, 1st Brigade, and was sent forward to 
Corintli wliere many of the soldiers were taken 
sick. Mr. Strong was among the number and 
was discharged July Pith for disability. He is 
still a sufferer from disease contracted in the 
service. He returned to Gi'eenville and, in 
1876, located in Maine where he resides on a 
farm, which has been improved by his own ef- 
forts from a wilderness condition. He is not 
overzealous in politics, but votes as he shot — in 
the rigiit direction. He was married Feb. 16, 
1854, to Sarah, daughter of John and Harriet 
Queeman, and they have nine children whose 
record follows. John F. married Susan Wein- 



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SOLDIERS' ALBUM OF 



feldt and lives at Blue Earth, Minn., they have 
two children. Samuel D. married .Jennie Mat- 
teson and they have three cliildren ; Hiram 
married Etta Schumann and they liave two 
children ; Harriet married William Diemall 
and they have two children ; (tiie three last 
named reside in the town of Maine.) Miranda 
married Charles Kirk, of Maine, Wis., and lias 
two children. Elmer, .Jr., Oscar, Lida and 
Roxey are unmarried. 



/^^ DWARD COX, of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., 
and a memher of G. A. R. Post No. 




226, was born in England, July 21, 
1849. He came to the United States 
with his parents when he was two years old, 
and located in Lisbon, Waukesha county. Tiie 
father and mother died and he was without 
home or friends, and, when less than 15 years 
old, went from Wisconsin in the capacity of 
Orderly to Captain Henry Shears of Company 
B, 39th Wisconsin Infantry. He was soon dis- 
gusted with the position and resolved to per- 
lorm the whole duty of a man, who understood 
his obligation to his country. He determined 
to enlist and was only deterred by his youth, 
the officers refusing to enroll him. He per- 
sisted, however, remaining in camp. His de- 
termination had its effect, the officers e.stima- 
'ting that it would be as well to carr}' him on 
the rolls as to carry him without enrollment 
and, as the term of the regiment was short, and 
there being nobody to demur, tliey finally en- 
listed him, his cnrolhuent dating May 21, 1804. 
He stepped into the ranks of Company B, one 
of the very youngest of tlie enlisted men in the 
army. The regiment lay at Memphis, Tenn., 
and Mr. Cox was in the heat of the action to 
repel Forrest when he made his celebrated at- 
tack on the city. A few days previous, a rebel 
appeared on the picket line and surrendei'ed 
himself as a prisoner to the picket guard, inclu- 
ding Mr. Cox, professing to be tired of rebellion 
and its service. After a couple of weeks, in 
which he had the freedom of the city he disap- 
peai-ed and soon after, Forrest dashed into an 
Illinois regiment, scattering the command and 
spreading dismay througii the town. The 39th 
and 40th Wisconsin formed in line of battle in 
a cotton field on one side of a road and two other 



regiments were placed on the other side with 
the 7th Wisconsin Battery in the middle of the 
road and anotiier command in their support 
in the rear. As it was not known how strong 
the rebels were, Washburn ordered the officer 
in command of the brigade, Colonel Bultrick, 
to fall back, which he did reluctantly and the 
rebels made the dash through the city witli 
1,700 men, while the federal force was about 
20,000 strong. The pseudo-prisoner was seen 
riding with Forrest at the head of the column 
and was shot to death by an Illinois soldier. 
Soon after, Mr. Cox was sick with typhoid 
fever and went to the hospital. He was called 
the "baby of the regiment" on account of his 
youth, and on his trip up the Mississippi River 
on the hospital boat "Silver Star" two soldiers 
on eitlier side of him died. Mr. Cox was deliri- 
ous when placed on tlie boat and the first thing 
he knew was the words of the steward who said 
" well, baby, you have had a close call ; tlie 
men on each side of you are gone. " He was 
carried to Milwaukee and as soon as able, was 
discharged and went home to find his sisters in 
mourning for him, as they had been informed 
that he was dead ; the 39th had been mustered 
out and its members had returned without him. 
He fully recovered, and in February, 1865, he 
enlisted in Company E, 37th Wisconsin Infan- 
try as a recruit. He enrolled for one year and 
joined the regiment at Petersburg, Va. He 
liad no difficulty in mustering, having his former 
record as an auxiliiary. He was in the exciting 
events of the spring campaign in the Army of 
the Potomac wliich resulted in the suppression 
of the rebellion, the surrender of Lee and tlie 
dispersion of the rebel army. March 25tli, 
when the rebels broke through the Union lines 
and took Fort Steadman, Cox was on picket and 
during the progress of the action saw a group 
of rebel officers on a height and afterwards 
learned tliat they were General Lee and his 
.staff. He was in the charge at Fort Mahone 
April 2nd, 1865, and was with his regiment in 
the movement to Petersburg next morning. 
After the surrender of Lee and Johnston, the 
regiment returned to Washington, where it was 
in the Grand Review in May. During the time 
he remained at Washington, awaiting the com- 
pletion of the muster rolls, he was detailed as 
Orderly to Dr. D. C. Roundy, the Division 
Medical Director. 

On his return to Wisconsin he located in 
Waukesha county and remained there two 



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years, when he went to Green Bay and engaged 
as a sawmill assistant. Soon after, he engaged 
in life on the lakes on a steamboat in which he 
has since operated. In 1878, he located at 
Sturgeon Bay and has acted as steamboat mas- 
ter since 1873. He is now (1888) master of the 
steam tug, George Nelson. He was married 
Oct. 18, 1879, to .Jessie Halstead, of .Jackson- 
port, Dorr county. Their cliiidren are named 
William E., Ellen, Ilattie M. and Alta M. 



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li^HOMAS DONA, of Winneconne, Wis., 
1 1) was born at St. Mary's, Dominion of 
I ' Canada, July 24, 1825. He is the 
son of Bela and Louisa Dona, and 
his father died when he was so young that he 
has no remembrance of him. When he was 
seven years old he went to \^ermont and lived 
on a farm in Addison county until 1846, when 
he went to Glenn's Falls, Warren Co., New 
York. While in Vermont he had become a 
blacksmith, and pursued that business until he 
entered the army. August 21, 1862, he enlist- 
ed at Salem, Washington Co., New York, in 
Company D, 123rd New York Infantry for three 
years. The regiment was in rendezvous at 
Salem until they went to the front in Septem- 
ber, and arrived at Washington about the mid- 
dle of the month, where they remained about a 
month before going to Harper's Ferr}', where 
Colonel Miles was in command. Mr. Dona was 
detailed to the quartermaster's department, 
where he was occupied in shoeing horses and 
mules, and, not long after, was injured by a 
kick from a mule in the bowels. He reported 
to the regimental surgeon and requested to be 
examined; his request was refused and he was 
ordered to go to his tent under penalty of hard 
labor. Orders came the same afternoon for the 
regiment to leave Harper's Fei-ry, and Mr. Dona 
Was left behind. He found two of his company 
who were loading a tent, and he was asked if 
he wished to accompany the command ; he re- 
plied that he could not walk or ride, and his 
Lieutenant told him if he wished to go he would 
see to the removal of the fixtures of his shop 
and carry him in an ambulance, but he was 
not able to go. Alter the regiment had gone 
he went to tiie hospital and a few days after 
went back to Washington. He went next to 



Fairfax Court House where he was examined 
by a hospital surgeon and discharged on a cer- 
tificate of disability, Jan. 6, 1863. He returned 
to New York and in 1860 went to Neenah, 
Wis., where he worked at his trade seven 
months. He went thence to Christian county, 
Illinois, where he managed a farm about eight 
years. He returned to Neenah where he passed 
three years and then went to Winneconne. 

He was married November 6, 1854, in New 
York, to Mary J., daughter of Edward and 
Jane (Henderson) Mott, a native of New York. 
Her father was a soldier in the civil war and 
her brother James enlisted in the 1st Connecti- 
cut Heavy Artillery. Clark Mott, another 
brother, enlisted in Washington county, New 
York, in the 22nd New York Infantry, and 
afterwards in Battery I, 16th New York Ar- 
tillery. Mr. and Mrs. Dona have an adopted 
daughter named Beatrice ; she was formerly 
Beatrice Travis, the daughter of an Illinois 
soldier. Slie was educated at Winneconne and 
is now a teacher. The maternal grandfather 
of Mrs. Dona was a soldier in 1812. 



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UDOLPII BENCE, of Appleton, Wis., 
is a native of Switzerland, and was 
l)orn in Toving, May 17, 1845. He 
was six years old when he was 
brought to this country by his parents. His 
father was named Rudolph Bence and was a 
weaver by trade. The family landed at New 
York and went thence to Rochester, Monroe 
Co., New York, where the son resided twenty- 
six years. He came thence to Appleton where 
he worked for the gas company five years. 
After that he began the business of locating 
water on farms which he warranted as perma- 
nent. He followed this business because he 
understood it, and could employ others to per- 
form the necessary labor, being incapacitated 
from hard work by hernia, which was caused 
by hardship in the army, and in the labor of 
building forts and breastworks after the fight at 
Chancellorsville. 

He was a little past 17 when he became a 
soldier. He enlisted Aug. 3, 1862, as a private 
in Company G, 140th New York Infantry for 
three years at Rochester, New York. He re- 
mained in the service until the termination of 




704 



SOLDIERS' ALBUM OF 



the war, and received an honorable discharge 
at Elmira, N. Y., Julj' 19, 1865. He was per- 
sonally under rebel fire in manj' skirmishes 
and in several prominent battles, as follows : 
Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and 
Gettysburg. Mr. Bence was several times an 
inmate of the hospitals. He was sent to How- 
ard hospital in Washington, while the regiment 
was at Culpepper awaiting the movements of 
the force of the Eastern division, having suf- 
fei'ed a sunstroke from the unaccustomed heat 
and exposure. He went also to the Convales- 
cent Camp at Alexandria where he passed seven 
months. He was in the former hospital three 
weeks. After the battle of Gettysburg he went 
into the 1st Battalion, Invalid Corps. The 
command was stationed at Washington, D. C, 
and was in tlie defense of that city at the time 
of Early's raid. Later, he was sent to Elmira 
to guard rebel prisoners, and was there still 
when the close of the war closed his connection 
with the military affairs of the country. 

He was married Sept. 14, 1872, to Amanda 
Sharp, who died June 13, 1876, leaving two 
children — Mamie and Lillie. Jan. 28, 1878, he 
was married to Mary Preach. Mr. Bence is a 
member of Post No. 133, Geo. D. Eggleston. 



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"ILLIAM H. ROZELL, resident on 
section 13, Seneca township, Wood 
county, Wis., formerly a soldier 
in the civil war, was born Sep- 
1830, in Union, Broome Co., New 
York, and he is the son of Michael and Betsey 
E. (Bacon) Rozell. In 1842, the family removed 
from New York to Pennsylvania and Mr. Rozell 
came thence to Wisconsin in 1856, locating in 
Waushara county. His parents, with other 
members of their family, removed to the State 
in 1862. He was a resident there until he be- 
came a soldier. He enlisted at Plainfield, Au- 
gust 21, 1862, in Company G, 30th Wisconsin 
Infantry for three years. The regiment was 
mustered into service in October and was occu- 
pied in State service for some months. In 
May, 1863, Company G was sent to Northern 
Wisconsin where it remained until the last 
of August, and in December, went to Daven- 
port, Iowa. In April, 1864, the company 
to which Mr. Rozell belonged, went to Min- 




tember 1, 



nesota, and he remained at Fort Snelling 
until June when he started for Dakota and as- 
sisted in building Fort Wadsworth. In Sep- 
tember, he commenced the march to St. Paul 
and went thence on a transport down the Mis- 
sissippi River to St. Louis, whence he pro- 
ceeded to Louisville. After that he went to 
Bowling Green and in January went back to 
Louisville where he performed provost duty 
until February and went thence to Frankfort, 
and in June returned to Louisville where he 
was on duty during the remainder of his active 
service. He was taken sick with fever and 
went to the hospital, where he remained until 
he was discharged. While marching from 
Fort Snelling to Fort Ridgely he received an 
injury which produced hernia which has since 
been a source of trouble. After the war he re- 
turned to Wisconsin and located in Seneca 
township in 1875. Mr. Rozell is an engineer 
by profession and is following that business in 
a saw mill near Vesper. He nrarried Caroline 
Adams and they have had eight children. 
Sarah B. and Archie L. are the only survivors. 
The six who are deceased died in early child- 
hood in the following order: — Julia, Roland, 
Ada May, Henry, Emma and Carrie Estella. 
Mr. Rozell was in the service when his son 
Roland became dangerously ill and he made 
all possiljle haste to reach his home to meet 
the procession with the body of his little dead 
child half a mile from his own door. Mr. 
Rozell had five brothers who were enlisted men 
in the civil Vvar. Charles F., George H., Alber- 
tus L., Orlando and James enlisted and served 
through their periods of enlistment ; Michael, 
Jr., enlisted twice but was rejected because lie 
was too small. Mr. Rozell is the owner of 40 
acres of land which is his homestead property 
and has a cranberry marsh of 160 acres on sec- 
tion 12 in Seneca township. His grandfather, 
Jeremiah Rozell, was a soldier in the war of 
the Revolution seven years. 



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ONRAD SCHURI, of Oshkosh, Wis., 
and a member of Post No. 241, G. A. 
R., is an adopted citizen of the United 
States. He was born in Bavaria, 
Germany, March 25, 1839. He was a little past 
his 22nd birthday, when the summons came 




PERSONAL RECORDS. 



705 



from the President, in April, 1861, for the im- 
mediate enrollment of an army of men to sup- 
press the rebellion in the South. The attack 
on Fort Sumter was on the 12th of April and, 
two days later Mr. Schuri's name was on the 
list of defenders of tlie ilag ot his country. He 
enlisted as a private in Company F, 28tii New 
York Infantry, enrolling at Brooklyn, N. Y., 
for tiiree months. The command wms involved 
in the battle of Bull Run and shared the com- 
mon fsite of that action. The regiment of Mr. 
Schuri was mustered out at Brooklyn, .July 28, 
1861, its period of service having expired. A 
short time thereafter, lie came West, locating at 
Oshkosh. In the fall of 1861, the country was 
in a state of alarm over the condition of things 
along the line of action and it was generally 
feared that all that had been accomplisiied 
would be in vain. Wisconsin soldiers were 
rapidly enlisted and tiie feeling in the whole 
West was perhaps deeper than when the attack 
was made in the harbor of Charleston. February 
13, 1862, Mr. Schuri again enlisted at Oshkosh 
for three years in the 19th Wisconsin Infantry. 
He enrolled in Company F, and the I'egiment 
was sent to Madi.son to guard tbe rebel prisoners 
who were afterward transferred to Camp 
Douglas at Chicago. The command left the 
State for the Eastern division of the army in 
June and before the. close of the month was as- 
signed to the region about Norfolk, Va. The 
Colonel, Horace T. Sanders, of Racine, was ap- 
pointed Provost Judge at Norfolk, and the sol- 
diers of his command performed provost duty 
in the vicinity until April, 1863. They were 
. transferred to the work of building fortifica- 
tions in the month named, in which they were 
engaged until August, when they were assigned 
to garrison duty at Yorktown. In the fall they 
went thence to Newbern, N. C, and the com- 
panies of the regiment were variously stationed, 
their Lieutenant-Colonel being in command of 
the fortifications there. Tiie defenses were at- 
tacked by the rebels about the first of February, 
1864, and the soldiers of the 19th repulsed the 
enemy against fearful odds. The companies 
were placed on detached duty at various points 
until April, when the command was ordered to 
report at Yorktown. It was assigned to the 
18th Army Corps, 1st Division, 3rd Brigade. 
They left for the Army of the James in May 
and were on duty as constructors of defenses, 
until the 9th of May, when they were engaged 
in the destruction of the Richmond & Peters- 



burg railroad. In the action near Fort Dar- 
ling which occupied four days, the regiment 
was in hot fight a portion of the time. The 
operations on the last day by the regiment 
made a success of what was seemingly a forlorn 
hope. One of the prominent actions in which 
Mr. Schuri was involved, was in the celebrated 
attack on Petersburg in June, 1864. He also 
fought at Fair Oaks where nearly the entire 
command was captured by the rebels. After 
this the 19th returned to camp at Chapin's 
Farm and thence to Richmond where, after the 
fall of that city, it was engaged in picket duty 
as long as Mr. Sciiuri was connected witii it. 
A prominent incident in the experience of Mr. 
Schuri IS the fact tiiat he was one of tiie detail 
from his command who drove the rebel pickets 
through Richmond and who unfolded to the 
breeze, the first Union ttag that floated over the 
subdued center of rebellion. His period of 
enlistment expired in February, 1865, but he 
was not discharged until March 29th following. 
He was mustered out of the service of the 
United States at Madison, Wis. 

Although he was exposed to disease in the 
first part of his experience as a soldier and in 
severe fighting when his compau}' was in ac- 
tion at the various points, he suffered as little 
from the casualties of war as most of tlio.se who 
were in a similar service. He did not escape 
wholly from wounds or sickness, but bullets 
touched his person with little results thit were 
serious and once when he went into hospital 
with ague, he was permitted to take charge of 
his own case at his own expense, and he was 
soon well. He was promoted to Sergeant dur- 
ing the first of his engagement and afterwards 
was made Corporal of his company. 



OHN FETZER, a prominent citizen of 
Forestville, Wis., and an infiuential 
member of the Grand Army of the Re- 
public in Northeastern Wisconsin, was 
born July 8, 1840, in Germany. He came to 
America witii his parents in 1850, and reached 
the State of Wisconsin in May, 1850; the fam- 
ily located in Manitowoc county, where he grew 
to manhood. In June, 1861, he enlisted and 
engaged in the recruiting service for the 7th 
Wisconsin Infantry, but that regiment being 



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filled before his men were presented, his plan 
was abandoned. On the organization of the 
9th Wisconsin, he enlisted, Sept. 14, 1861, in 
Company B, and was made Corporal on the or- 
ganization. He was wounded at Jenkins' 
Ferry, and was breveted Captain for conspicu- 
ous bravery during the engagement. He was 
mustered out Dec. 3, 18G4, his term of enlist- 
ment having expired. Among the prominent 
fights in which lie was engaged were the battles 
of Newtonia, Mo., the second battle of Pea 
Ridge, Fayetteville, Cane Hill, Prairie Grove, 
Van Bureii, Spoonville, Little Missouri Cross- 
ing, Prairie d'Ane, Camden, Princeton and 
Jenkins' Ferry. Li this battle, the rebels were 
partly attired in federal uniforms and the attack- 
ing force appeared, driving a flock of sheep in 
order to fully deceive tlie Union troops. Tliey 
M'ere unsuccessful in their attempt and in their 
exjiectation of winning a victory at the crossing. 
The men fought enthusiastically and Corporal 
Fetzer was the first man mentioned in the dis- 
patches from his company. He was wounded twice 
in the breast and once in his right arm and re- 
ceived a 60-day furlough instead of being sent 
to the hospital. After he had recovered he as- 
sisted in the draft in Manitowoc county. There 
was much opposition to the draft, in certain lo- 
calities, especially among the foreign-born pop- 
ulation. One Sunday night, one of the notify- 
ing officers was fired on and Mr. Fetzer went 
the next day into the town of Kossuth. He 
was met by a woman who begged him to go 
back, telling him there were a hundred men be- 
hind the hill and he would be injured or killed, 
but he rode on without seeing or hearing any- 
thing to disturb him. He was unarmed and at 
one place about 15 Irish women confronted 
him and tried to dismount him while their hus- 
bands hid behind buildings armed with shot 
guns. He got away in safety from tlie shot 
guns and the women. His white horse became 
known to the people and its appearance was the 
signal for the disappearance of the party to whom 
he had a mission. Once he stopped at a house 
where he was met by a woman, who said her 
husband had gone to Canada. Mr. Fetzer ob- 
served a small trap door in the floor which 
seemed to be in motion, and he stepped for- 
ward, took his stand on it, pressing it tightly 
down; he took out his note book and began to 
write while he talked to the woman. The man 
below kept quiet and Mr. Fetzer left him un- 
molested as he was simply ascertaining the sen- 



timent of the people in regard to the draft. Se- 
rious difficulty during the draft was only pre- 
vented by judicious management. 

After his discharge, Mr. Fetzer returned to 
Manitowoc county and afterwards went to For- 
estville, and established a flouring mill on the 
Ahnapee River and he is still engaged in its 
management, with both water and steam power. 
He manages also a general store. He has offi- 
ciated as Cliairman of the Town Board of Su- 
pervisors since 1867, with the exception of two 
years, when he declined. He has served three 
years as Chairman of the County Board of Su- 
pervisors, and has filled other local offices. He 
has been postmaster at Forestville since 1881. 
In 1884 he was elected to the assembly from 
Door county, running as a Democrat and win- 
ning m a District having 1,200 Republican ma- 
jority. In 1883, he was tlie leading spirit in 
the establishment of G. A. R. Post No. 97, at 
Forestville and is its Commander. This Post 
was the nucleus for the Posts at Ahnapee and 
Sturgeon Bay. 

He was married, Nov. 19, 186G, to Anna Fet- 
zer, and their children are named Henry, 
Laura and Anna. 



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EONHARDT MERKEL, of Appleton, 
Wis., and a member of G. A. R. Post 

J, No. 133, was born April 14, 1845, in 

^ Germantown, Washington Co., Wis. 
His father, John George Merkel, married Annie 
Gebhart, and both were natives of Bavaria. 
The former was brought up according to the 
custom which regulates the fate of male chil- 
dren by law and after passing the required 
time at school, he worked at farming and as 
soon as old enougli was conscripted into tiie 
army. The family came to the United States 
in 1840, landing at the Port of New York and 
remaining in the city two years. Their next 
removal was to Milwaukee, where they re- 
mained a short time only, going to German- 
town and purchasing a farm. On this the son 
was born and reared, attending the schools in 
the vicinity. When he was 20 years old he 
enlisted in one of the latest regiments tliat left 
Wisconsin, to assist in performing duty to re- 
lease veterans to be transferred to places where 
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enlisted in Company C, 51st Wisconsin Infantry 
at Germantown for one year or as long as the 
war should last. His company left the State 
soon after his enlistment, three having gone 
])reviously to St. Louis as enlisted, and went 
thence to Warrensburg, Mo., to guard the 
labors on the Northern Pacific railroad from 
Holden to Pleasant Hill, and skirmished with 
bushwhackers. Mr. Merkel returned to Madi- 
son on the 5th of August and received dis- 
charge on the IStii. 

He returned to Germantown and was occu- 
pied two subsequent years in farming. He 
went next to Milwaukee wliere he learned the 
business of butchering and remained in the 
Cream City two and a half years. He located 
in Appleton in LS73, establishing his business 
in Ins own interest and is engaged in popular 
and prosperous relations. He was married in 
November, 1873, to Mary Louisa Palm, and 
tiiey have had six children. Their names are 
George, Emma Katerina Elizabeth, Charles 
Otto, August Banivazious (deceased,) Bernard 
Henry and Alona Annie. Mrs. Merkel's 
father was a native of Prussia and her mother 
was born in Saxony. The former was a cattle 
dealer and butc^ier. A brother-in-law, Joseph 
Schuh, was an enlisted man of the '2Gth Wis- 
consin, the German regiment, and served 
through its term. He resides at Hartford, Wis. 



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y^^ EORGE A. JOHNSON, a resident of 
f y \ Stockbridge, Wis., member of G. A. 
>^^4 R. Post, No. 40, was born Nov. 5, 

^-"^ 1833, in Madison Co., New York. 
He is the son of Zebulon and Electa (Rhodes) 
Johnson, and his father died when he was four 
years old in 1837. Mr. Johnson came West in 
1848 and located at Stockbridge, where Lis 
mother died in 1849. He was engaged in 
farming until the war, and, when enlisting 
commenced in Calumet county, he was among 
the first to enroll. He enlisted April 27, 1861, 
in Company K, 4th Wisconsin Lifantry, which 
was the first company raised in Calumet coun- 
ty. On the formation of his company he was 
made Corporal, and was afterwards promoted to 
Commissary Sergeant, after the conversion of 
the command into cavalry. Later he was ottered 
a Lieutenant's commission which he thought 



best to refuse. Mr. Johnson was in all the 
movements of the regiment preliminary to the 
capture of New Orleans, and he was present at 
the surrender of the garrisons in the rebel forts 
St. Phillips and Jackson; fought at Baton 
Rouge, went three times to Vicksburg ami 
twice to Port Hudson; and was in the actions at 
Warrenton, Grand Gulf, Bisland and in Bra- 
shier City. After the equipment as a cavalry 
regiment he was in almost incessant skirmish- 
ing with guerrillas, and he was in all the actions 
of his regiment excepting that at Opelousas. 
Li the action at Port Hudson, June 14, 18G2, 
he was in charge of the company. He was in 
a location about 12 feet from the fortifications, 
and in the charge he was wounded in tlie left 
shoulder and passed two montiis in the hospital. 
In other engagements he received other in- 
juries and at Baton Rouge, a bullet permanent- 
ly crippled the little finger of his left hand. 
In that battle the line was formed at 3:40 a. m. 
by General Williams. The 14tli Maine was a 
mile and a half away on the left of Magnolia 
cemetery, and the 21st Indiana was on the 
right, several regiments being stationed between 
them and the river ; the 4th Wisconsin was in 
the arsenal. Picket firing was followed by vol- 
leys, and the 14th Maine was surprised asleep 
and chased from their beds and their camp was 
burned. They retreated in their drawers and 
shirts to the position occupied by the 4th Wis- 
consin, where they obtained arms and fought 
as long as the battle lasted. At the expiration 
of his time Mr. Johnson was mustered out and 
received honorable discharge, .4ugust 9, 1804. 

He was married July 7, 1859, to Mary June 
Debney of Stockbridge. Mr. Johnson owns a 
small farm and works at his trade of carpenter ; 
he is a citizen of good standing and enjoys the 
confidence of the community where he resides. 
He has served in the capacity of Justice of the 
Peace. 



HARLES F. ELDRED, attorney at 
Wausau, Wis., was born Feb. 28, 
1841, in Warren, Pa. He was four 
years old when his father and 
mother removed with their family to the city 
of Harrisburg and thence they went, five years 
later, to Betiiany, Wayne county, which was 
his home until 1871. His father was a man 




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who had the welfare of his children uppermost 
in his interest and the son received the rudi- 
ments of an English education in the common 
schools and was graduated from the University 
of Northern Pennsylvania. He reached the 
period of legal freedom before the Civil War 
was a year old, and in July, 1862, he enlisted 
in a regiment which was designated " Scott's 
Nine Hundred," or the Eleventh New York 
Cavalry, and was an independent body until 
the autumn of 1863. Mr. Eldred enlisted in A 
Company and when the regiment went to 
Wasliington the company was assigned to duty 
as the President's Body Guard, the rest of the 
command being detailed on provost duty at 
various points in the city. Company A was 
stationed at Camp Relief and performed the 
duties of "Body Guard" until the spring of 
1864, when the entire command was ordered to 
report to General Banks for service in the Red 
River expedition, but failed to arrive there in 
season for tliat unavailing service. It was as- 
signed to the defenses along tlie Mississippi 
River from Baton Rouge to Carrolton, a suburb 
of New Orleans, and ojierated as river patrol, 
skirmishing, driving guerrillas and getting 
itself into the clutches of the enemy, which 
latter feat was accomplished Aug. 4, 1864 ; 87 
members of the command escaped, Mr. Eldred 
among them. He had been disabled by a fall 
of his horse which produced hernia of perma- 
nent tj^pe and from which he has since suffered. 
'1 he capture took place at Doyle's Plantation, in 
the immediate vicinity of Donaldson ville. La., by 
whicli name the atttur is known to history. After 
a captivity of several weeks the prisoners were 
exchanged, the regiment re-organized and in 
Se})tember was sent to Baton Rouge, where the 
command was assigned to the brigade of the 
4th Wisconsin and others, under General Bai- 
ley. Later, the regiment was assigned to the 
command of General Davidson, and with eight 
other regiments of cavalry went on what was 
known as the "Sweet Potato" or Pascagoula 
Expedition, marching 300 miles from Baton 
Rouge, living on half rations and crossnig for 
the most part swamps, and journeying through 
pine woods. The movement was a feint on the 
railroad and was intended to hold the inter- 
ested attention of the rebels and thereby pre- 
vent their interfering with the plans of Sher- 
man. They proceeded from Pascagoula to 
Carrollton and thence with new equipments, 
new mount and rejuvenated, so to speak, to 



Memphis, and performed guard and picket 
duty until May 28, 1865, when Mr. Eldred was 
mustered out. He entered the service as a pri- 
vate and passed the grades to 2nd and 1st 
Lieutenant successively and was discharged 
under the last commission. 

In 1858 he commenced the study of law and 
was admitted to practice in the State and Fed- 
eral courts in December, 1861. He returned 
to Hethany and resumed bis business and there 
served two terms as District Attorney. In 1872 
he came to Wausau and at once entered upon a 
successful and popular business in his profes- 
sion. He has ofttciated as District Attornej' of 
Marathon county and is present (]ity Attorney 
of Wausau (1888.) In Pennsylvania he served 
four years as Assessor of United States Internal 
Revenue b}' appointment of President Johnson. 

Nathaniel B. and Sarah M. (Dimmick) El- 
dred, his parents, were respectively of New 
York origin and New England ancestry. He 
is Scotch in the paternal line and English on 
that of the mother. His father's father was a 
soldier of the Revolution and died in 1801. 
Through bis mother, be traces to the May- 
fiower. The celebrated Bucktails of Penn- 
sylvania was recruited principally through the 
eftbrts of his cousin, John A. Eldred, who was 
made its major on organization. 

Mr. Eldred was married Oct. 18, 1866, to 
Emma West, and they have four children as 
follows; — Nathaniel B., MoUie, Artliur G. and 
Nina 0. Mrs. Eldred was born in Bethany, 
Pa., and represents historic stock, her grand- 
father, Benjamin Wbittaker, having been one 
of those involved in the Wyoming massacre. 
After that terrible affair the I'amily crossed tbe 
Delaware River and located near Deposit, N. 
Y. The wife and mother died Oct. 31, 1886. 

Mr. Eldred has been Commander of Cutler 
Post one term. 



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Cjr^y^ ILLI AM RUSSEL BLOOMFIELD 
•^y/ of Racine, Wis., was born Oct. 
P^ 20, 1833, at Utica, New York. He 
is the son of Joseph Ellis and 
Mary Frances (Barbaroux) Bloomfield, the latter 
a daughter of Andreas Barbaroux, of French 
lineage, who acquired a substantial fortune as 
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later in life, located in Burlington, N. J. The 
former was the son of Dr. Samuel Bloomfield, 
a son of Dr. Moses Bloomtield, both being sur- 
geons in the Revolution. The family has 
always been distinguished by intellectual abil- 
ity of the highest order, wliich was recognized 
and utilized in the formation of the general 
and colonial governments. Dr. Samuel Bloom- 
field received permanent injury to iiis health 
in the service and died young, leaving three 
sons, two of wliom died in niihtary service. 
Giles B. was a mere lad, although a soldier, and 
Ogden B. was killed the moment after captur- 
ing a British flag in the war of 1812. His 
lifeless body was wrapped in the flag and car- 
ried home, the ensign wliich cost him his 
life long remaining in the family as a prized 
relic. Joseph Bloomtield went early in life to 
reside with his uncle, Major-General Bloomtield, 
after whom he was named. He was a favorite 
with his distinguished uncle and received the 
aff^ectionate consideration of a son. General 
Bloomfield served three terms — 12 years — as 
Governor of New .Jersey, and was one of the 
original founders of the "Order of the Cincin- 
nati." Joseph Bloomfield, an adopted son, re- 
ceived the badge of the Order and William 
Russel, as his father's oldest son, and nearest in 
descent, is now its custodian, and is probably, 
the only representative of that proud organiza- 
tion in the State of Wisconsin, to wliich he was 
admitted July .5, 1875. Josepli Bloomfield was 
a Captain, then Major, and after being wound- 
ed in action, resigned to accept the Mayorship 
of Burlington, N. J., was Presidential Elector 
in 1793, was Governor, Brigadier-General and 
Member of Congress. Joseph Ellis Bloomfield 
was U. S. Consul at Cadiz, Spain. 

W. R. Bloomfield was brought up in his 
father's household under the nurturing care of 
a wise and gentle motlier, and as he approached 
later youth, was given clioice of a collegiate 
education or practical business training. He 
was in the fever of a boy's unrest and in the 
enthusiasm of dawning manhood and the con- 
finement, routine and duration of the life of a 
student presented to his vivid imagination 
only the irksome phase, and he chose tlie latter 
alternate, with its promise of immediate activ- 
ity and certainty of novelty. At 19 he was 
placed with an extensive cotton commission 
house, Messrs. Nourse & Brooks, at Appala<'hi- 
cola, Florida, and continued in that connection 
two and a half years. His next business ven- 



ture was at Chicago, where he operated until 
1857, when he removed to Milwaukee, witli the 
purpose of perfecting a system of accounting 
to be used by the then Prairie du Cliien rail- 
road corporation under the management of 
William Jervis, its superintendent. 

Aug. 8, 1862, he enlisted in Company D, 24tli 
Wisconsin Infantr}' at Milwaukee for three 
years. That regiment included two companies 
of railroad employes — D and T. He served with 
his company as a non commissioned otficer 
through the nctions of Perryville, Stone River, 
Hoover's Gap and Chickainauga, participating 
in all the hardships and vicissitudes of the 
command until alter the last-named figiit, when 
shattered healtii presented the alternative of 
discharge or an assignment to service of less 
severity. Accepting the latter, he entered the 
secret service of the Department of the Cum- 
berland, where he passed the remainder of his 
term of enlistment and received honorable, 
discharge at Chattanooga, Tenn. His only 
brother, Og<len Bloomfield, was an enlisted 
man of the UOth New York Infantry, and its 
Hospital Steward; he is now practicing phy- 
sician at Fan- Haven, Cayuga Co., N. Y. Julia 
K. Bloomfield, his sisters, is a popular authoress, 
and is preminently known to the literary world 
as " Josie Keen," and over her own name. Mrs. 
Geo. M. Chapman and Elizabeth B. Bloomtield 
are surviving sisters. 



ICHARD H. RUNCORN, a citizen of 
Plainfiold, Wis., and commander of 
G. A. R. Post No. 197 (1888), was 
born Nov. 9, 1822 in Manchester, Eng- 
land. His parents — Higginson and Martiia 
Runcon — were natives of England and the .son 
was brought up a machinist in the city of his 
birth. He was married .Jan. 18, 1846, in Man- 
chester to Alice Pemberton of Tyldesley and 
the following year came to America with his 
wife. They landed at New York in August, 
1847, and &Hion after, Mr. Runcorn determined 
to establish himself in the business of a ma- 
chinist in Milwaukee, and before he lelt New 
York, he purchased the requisite machinery 
for a foundry and machine shop, which was 
shipped on the lakes and was lost on Lake 
Michigan off Sheboygan. This disaster ter- 




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minated his business plans and he obtained a 
pssition as a laborer in tlie Eagle foundry at 
Milwaukee, where he was employed two years. 
He saved his money and went to the town of 
Nortli Prairie in Waukesha county and bought 
a farm adjacent to the city of Waukesha and 
went to work in the foundry of William Blair, 
with whom he reuiained several years and 
meanwhile managed the affairs of his farm. He 
sold the property in 1854, when he bought a 
farm at West Plainfield, Waushara county and 
has since lived thereon at Plainfield. In Sep- 
tember 1864, he enlisted in Company I, 1st Wis- 
consin Heavy Artillery and was mustered into 
service Oct. 6th; he accompanied the command to 
Washington and bis company was one of those 
sent to Alexandria, as a garrison at Fort Lyon 
where the regiment was instructed in the drill 
of three branches of the service, includ- 
ing heavy and light artillery and infantrj-^ 
tactics and receiving infantry equipments as 
well as artillery outfit. The labor involved 
rendered some variety of drill almost incessant 
and they were constantly liable to be called 
into service at any time as an infantry regi- 
ment, but the proximity of the rebels to the 
capital city made it necessary to continue the 
■arrangements for the defense of the city and 
their entire period of service was passed in gar- 
rison duty. There were occasional ])eriods of 
great excitement and when the president was 
assassinated the command was put out upon 
the cordon of pickets which surrounded the 
city, in readiness to avert anj' danger that 
might threaten and to intercept the gang of as- 
sassins, who were known to be at liberty. On the 
night of April 1st and 2nd, 1865, Mr. Runcorn 
was on picket and towards morning beard dis- 
tinctly the subdued muttering, like distant 
thunder in the direction of Petersburg, to which 
he called the notice of his comrades and it was 
decided that a heavy battle was in progress and 
the opinion was duly confirmed by the intelli- 
gence of the battle which resulted in the fall of 
Petersburg. (Numbers of the same command 
voucl) for the accuracy of this reminiscence 
wbicii is remarkable from the great distance, 
Petersburg being DO miles, from Alexandria.) 
June 26, 1865, the regiment was mustei'ed out 
at Fort Lyon and started the same day lor Wis- 
con.sin to receive discharge a few days later. 

On his return from the war, Mr. Runcorn 
engaged in farming, and for a number of years 
worked at his trade in building and repairing 



mills throughout the pine region of Wisconsin 
in Wood and Portage counties and in other 
localities. He is the proprietor of a large farm 
in Plainfield which is managed by his son-in- 
law, Delos Slillwell, with whom he lives. Mr. 
Still well was an enlisted man in Company C, 
52nd Wisconsin Infantry. The family of Mr. 
Runcorn includes nine children. His son Wal- 
ter is a marketman at Plainfield ; Fred is in 
Washington Territory ; William and Frank 
are farmers, near Hurricane Lake, Dakota ; 
Ora is a farmer near Wautoma, Wis. ; Albert 
was a merchant at Plainfield and died of con- 
sumption in 1886 ; Hannah married Andrew 
J. Wood, a soldier iu the 14th Wisconsin, and 
lives near Centralia, Wis. ; Sarah Jane married 
L. D. Stillwell, formerly a private in the 52nd 
Wisconsin Infantry ; Alice E. is a teacher. The 
mother died on the farm June 20, 1881. Mr. 
Runcorn has been Chairman of the Town Board 
for several years, and is now Supervisor. He is 
a Republican, and is proud of the record of his 
party. 



^^ERDINAND OSTENFELDT, of Man- 
itowoc, Wis., member of G. A. R. 
Post, No. 18, was born July 18, 1829, 
in Schleswig, Germany. He grew to 
manhood in his native country and came to the 
United States in August, 1851. Soon after 
landing he came to Wisconsin and located at 
New Holstein, Calumet count}'. He remained 
there until he enrolled as a soldier in the United 
States service, enlisting in the fall of 1862 at 
Chilton, in Company E, 21st Wisconsin Infantry, 
for three years. When the company was or- 
ganized he was made its 1st Lieutenant, and 
proceeded to the field as such. Two weeks la- 
ter, Oct. 8, the regiment was in the battle of 
Perryville and encountered disaster at the out- 
set, being placed by somebody's blunder in a 
position where it received the fire from both 
armies. The Captain of Company E was killed 
and Lieutenant Ostenfeldt succeeded by grade 
to his position, although severely wounded. He 
remained in the field hospital with a wound in 
his right elbow several days and went later to 
the hospital at Lebanon, Ky. In the action at 
Perryville, 13 of his company were killed and 
the aggregate of the wounded brought the loss 
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Lebanon he received leave of absence and came 
back to Wisconsin and rejoined his regiment 
in January, 1863, reaching his command just 
after tlie battle of Stone River, and resumed 
connection with his company at Murfreesboro, 
and endeavored to engage in active duty. The 
wound in his arm had left it in such a condi- 
tion tliat he was unable to perform the duty of 
a soldier and he was discliarged Feb. 21, 
1863. 

In August, 1862, eight days before he en- 
Hstcd, he was married to Maria Fredericksen 
of New Holstein. They have two sons just 
merging into manhood, tlie elder of whom, 
Charles L., aged 24, is a civil engineer, and re- 
.sides iu the city of Chicago. William A., aged 
22, is a student in the State University at Mad- 
ison. 



EV. A. WESLEY BILL, pastor of the 
Presbyterian Church at Menominee, 
Mich., and a member of Post Lyon, 

G. A. R., No. 266, was born June 5, 
1845 in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connec- 
ticut. He is the son at Frank W. and Rowena 
(Cleveland) Bill and in the paternal line of de- 
scent is of English extraction. Tlie patronymic 
originated in their being infantry of the period 
when the family was founded and was taken 
from the English battle a.^e or "bill" which 
formed the chief device on their coat of arms, 
the shield showing crossed "bills" on a starry 
tield. Their earliest recorded ancestor. Dr. 
Thomas Bill, born in 1490 in Bedfordshire, 
England, attended the Princess Elizabeth in 
1594, was a Fellow of Pemljroke Hall, took his 
degree as M. D. at Pavia, Italy, and was after- 
wards physician to Henry 8th and Edward 6th, 
receiving' from the latter a pension of a hundred 
pounds yearly, and Queen Bess' letter of ac- 
knowledgment to him is still in the possession 
of the descendants, signed "Elizabeth." Wil- 
liam Bill, another ancestor, was born in Ash- 
well, Hertfordshire, in 1505. He belonged to 
the ecclesiastical class and was a man of won- 
derful intellect and attainments. He was Master 
of St. John's College in 1546, \'ice-Chancellor 
of the University in 1548, Master of Trinity in 
1551 and was one of the chaplains who were 
ejec^ted on the accession of a Catholic queen 
(Mary), restored when Elizabeth assumed the 



reins of government to the Mastership of 
Trniity, was rewarded with the position of Chief 
Almoner to the Queen, and Anally was made 
the first Dean of Westminister, and was buried 
July 20, 1561 in the chapel of St. Benedict in 
the Abbey. John Bill, born in 1576, appears in 
London in 1606 as publisher to James l.st. In 
1635 he came with his wife, Dorothea Tuttle 
before marriage, to America in the ship Hope- 
well and memliers of the Tuttle family came 
also, the family intermarriages being a feature 
of the succesive generations, Mr. Bill's sister be- 
ing married to a descendant of the same race. 
They settleil at Massachusetts at Pulling Point 
then in Cheshire, now Winthrop, where their 
purchased lands of the Indians. Some of they 
generations went to New London, Connecticut, 
and several representatives were soldiers in the 
wars with Great Britain. Joshua Bill, great 
grandfather of Mr. Bill of this narration, was 
present at the burning of New London, at the 
massacre at Fort Griswold and at (Jrotoii and 
fought through the entire course of the Revolu- 
tion. He was wounded and received a pension 
from the Government. Phineas Bill, grand- 
father, fought in the navy in 1812 and was a 
pensioner. Frank W. Bill was a clergyman 
of the M. E. Church and held charges at Nor- 
wich, Conn., and Brooklyn, N. Y., and in New 
England. Late in life he was sent to Callao, 
Peru, his charge including the island of Ciiin- 
cha, under the auspices of tiie Seaman's Friend 
Society. He died there Oct. 19, 1854. The 
mother of Mr. Bill was of old Connecticut stock 
and died when her son was in early childhood, 
Fanny Gallup, his paternal grandmother was 
eighth in descent from Scotch ancestors, and the 
name Adam has been that of the oldest son for 
eierht generations. The .strain is of Lowland 
connection. 

Mr. IJill was nine years old when his fatiier 
died and he had been in the care of his unele, 
E. D. Bill, for some time, when, in 1859, he ac- 
companied him to Illinois. He received a com- 
mon school e<lucation and when he was 16 
years old he enlisted at Sheflield, 111. He 
enrolled Sept. 20, 1861, Company C, Western 
Sharpshooters for three years. The organiza- 
tion recruited in response to a circular issued by 
Fremont, and distributed throughout the legal 
States, calling for riflemen to report for examina- 
tion at St. Louis, who were to be organized into a 
command namedasstated,to wearauniform faced 
with green, with buttons bearing W. S. S. and 



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to wear squirrel skin caps, and to be independ- 
ent in all military regulations, etc., etc. Com- 
pany C rendezvoused at liock Island and pro- 
ceeded to St. Louis, where they provided them- 
selves with selected riHes and equipments and 
practiced in the adjacent woods. They elected 
Ensign Conklin captain and became known to the 
service as " Birge's Sharpshooters." The health 
of the latter precluded his going to the field with 
them and they were commanded by the Lieu- 
tenant Colonel, Compton. The removal of 
Fremont did away with the original plan and, 
although they retained their outfits, they were 
mustered as the 14th Missouri, a fact which was 
exasperating to most of them, as they enlisted 
from the Northwestern States and the Pacific 
slope. Nov. 20, 1862, they were renamed and 
were known afterwards as the GGth Illinois. 
Patrick E. Burke, one of tiie finest officers in 
the service, took command of the regiment 
June 24 preceding. General Pi'enliss led them, 
accompanied by three companies of the 5th 
Ohio Cavalry from St. Louis, and they were in 
a number of skirmishes in Northern Missouri 
in 1861. Dec. 28th, Prentiss, with 150 Western 
Sharpshooters and the tiiree cavahy companies 
defeated 700 rebels at Zion Church, killing and 
wounding 150, the federal loss being six killed 
and 15 wounded. Until Feb. 3, 1862, the com- 
mands were scattered along the line of the 
Northern Missouri railroad, and the companies 
of Ohio cavalry were witli them, the detail per- 
forming daily skirmishing with bushwhackers 
and guerrillas. On the date mentioned they 
received orders to march to Fort Henry, arriv- 
ing on the 9th. Two days later, Companies H 
and C were ordered aboard a steamer and, ac- 
companied by the gunboat Tyler, went up the 
Tennessee to the crossing of the Memphis & 
Ohio railroad. They were 35 miles from Fort 
Henry and capture<l several large warehouses, 
filled with supplies for rebel soldiers, consisting 
of uniforms, flags, hospital stores, liquors, a Hat 
boat of salt and fiour and tobacco, and quanti- 
ties of knives constructed from files — really, 
short swords. They took away all they could 
carry and rolled the remainder into the river. 
They returned to Fort Henry on the 13th and 
went at once to Donelson, and joined the regi- 
ment. At the surrender, the 2nd Iowa had the 
place of honor on the left and Birge's Sharp- 
shooters followed immediately after. On the 
5th of March they crossed to Metal Landing on 
the Tennessee and started for the gathering of 



troops for Shiloh. Mr. Bill was in the action of 
the 6th and 7th of April and was in the ex- 
treme right of Sherman's division, his com- 
mand holding open the road for the approach 
of General Lew Wallace. From there to Cor- 
inth, to participate in a 15 days' siege, thence, 
June 15th to the Hatchie River to engage in 
that fight, returning to Corinth June 21st to be 
brigaded in the 2nd Brigade, (2nd Division and 
16th Corps) was the next order of their opera- 
tions. From August 29th to October 7th they 
performed provost guard duty at Corinth. 
October 12th they were detailed to Rienzi, 
Miss., to skirmish with the gentlemen of the 
bush until tlie last of December. For the 
next 11 months they were seven miles from 
Corinth, with a battery and three companies of 
the 5th Ohio Cavalry, raiding and skirmishing 
and, meanwhile, Mr. Bill was detailed for (kv- 
alry service under Col. Corwin, and was in the 
action at Tuscumbia, Ala. In camp they lived in 
log huts, surrounded with flower beds and they 
erected a building for a hospital and fortified 
with a stockade, which Mr. Bill verified in May, 
1888, when he visited the grounds and camps. 
He is a practical draughtsman and has draw- 
ings of the camp, the various battle fields in his 
own experience and routes of marches. Tiie 
brigade moved to Pulaski, to repair the railroad 
preparatory to the Chattanooga campaign and 
suftered for want of supplies. In December, 
the regiment veteranized and returned to Pu- 
laski frc)m furlough, March 12th, 1864, with 
400 recruits. April 2nth the command started 
for Chattanooga, arriving May 3rd and were 
joined by the 4th Division under Gen. J. M. 
Corse, the remainder of the 2nd Division hav- 
ing made connection with them en route, the 
command constituting the 16th Corps of the 
Army of the Tennessee. May 9th, the 66th 
formed a portion of the advance and entered 
Snake Creek Gap on the way to Resaca and 
contested the point with the rebel Canty. 
Reaching Resaca, they left there at 10 p. m., fell 
back several miles, intrenched and remained 
until May i3th, when they were relieved and 
sent to Lay's Ferry on the Oostanaula River; 
there laid a pontoon bridge and had a hand-to- 
hand fight during the progress of the battle of 
Resaca. (This was nine miles distant and was 
one of Slierman's famous flank movements.) 
May 16th they went to the Kingston road and 
fought Hardee's corps in the battle of Rome 
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and the loss in the regiment appalling. They 
moved to Kingston (19th) and at Dallas on the 
2r)th to tind themselves in the midst of activi- 
ties and fought on the 27th ai Dallas and also 
on three following daj's. On tlie 31st they 
went to New Hope Church, fought June 1st at 
Allatoona Pass, on the 4th at Ackworth and on 
the 5th at Big Shanty. From the 10th to the 
15th they supj>orted a charge at Noon-Day 
Creek and on the next jierformod the same ser- 
vice on the slopes of Ivenesaw. From the 22nd 
to the 26th they protected wagon trains and 
skirmished at Kenesaw on the 27th, continuing 
that variety of business until July 2nd, when 
they went to the " right. " On the 4th they 
had a heavy skirmish at Nickajack Creek and 
afterwards continued to skirmish on the Chat- 
tahoochee on the extreme right as ftir as Sand- 
town. On the 9th and 10th they went to the 
" left " and crossed the river at Roswell. On 
the 18th they were in the skirmish line to- 
wards Atlanta, passing througli Decatur on the 
19t]i, camping four miles from Atlanta on the 
Georgia railway. On the 21st and 22nd the 
battle of Atlanta waged heavily and the 66th 
went into action on the 2'^nd on the double 
cjuick and at once engaged in the repulse of 
Hood, McPherson being killed in the charge. 
For three days after, Mr. Bill was exhausted, 
but was again in the field on the 28th and was 
on duty until the 25th of August in front of 
Atlanta. On that date tlie corps to which the 
GGtIi had been transferred (loth) were ordered 
to a tiank movement at Jonesboro and had a 
heavy engagement there on the 31st. After the 
evacuation on September 1st, (on the 4th and 
5th) they went to Lovejoj' Station and skir- 
mished in front of Hood's command, returning 
to Atlanta on the 7t]i, going thence on tlie 26th 
to Rome, Ga. They burned that place and 
Nov. 11th went to Atlanta, destroying Ack- 
worth, Big Shanty, Kingston and all places 
on the line, arriving at Atlanta on the 
15th and leaving next day on the 
march to Savannah. In front of Atlanta 
Mr. Bill was wounded in the thigh by a minie 
ball, but remained with his com[)any. Dec. 
10th the regiment reached King's Bridge at 
tlie junction of the Canonchee and Savannah 
Rivers, south of Savannah. That city was oc- 
cupied on the 21st and the next day the 66tli 
was detailed for provost guard, occupying the 
old Government barracks until the 14tli of -Jan- 
uary, 1865. They set out on the march north- 



ward on the 15th and crossed the Savannah 
River on the 17th on a pontoon, Ijang ni the 
mud until the 29th. February 7tli tliey crossed 
tlie Black Swamp, arriving at Hickory Hill 
on the 9th, crossed Whippy Swamp, cro.ssed the 
Edisto on the 12t]i, arrived at Columbia on 
the 16th, skirmished on the 17tii and took pos- 
session of tliat place, followed rebel cavalry on 
the 18th and 19th to Branchville, on the 24tli 
encamped at Camden, skirmished with cavalry 
on tiie 26tli, March 5th, crossed the Great Pe- 
dee at Cheraw, and on the 14th passed through 
Fayetteville. March 20th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd 
they were in the scrimmages in the vicinity of 
Bentonville, and on the 24th went to Gold.s- 
boro, N. C. April 11th the regiment cro.ssed the 
Weldon railwa)', arriving at Raleigh on the 
14th. Two days later, they confronted the 
army of Joe Johnston at Morrisville. On the 
18th the news of the assassination of Lincoln 
reached them and the excitement cannot be 
described. Many of Lee's paroled troops ap- 
peared at Morrisville on the same day. On the 
21st the regiment returned to Raleigh and on 
the 25tli were reviewed by General Grant in 
person. This was followed by peremptory or- 
dors for preparations for battle and the 66th 
stood in line through tlie 27th. On the 28th 
Johnston surrendered to Sherman at Durham 
Station and on the 29th the regiment went north 
to Rolesville and on the oOtli went into camp. 
Mav 7tii liiey went to Petersburg and passed 
the' 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th at Richmond. 
March was resumed on the 14th and they en- 
camped at Alexandria on the 21st. May 24th 
they participated in the Grand Review at 
Washington, leaving the Capitol June 4th for 
Louisville, and arrived at Springfield, July 
lOth. April 29th Mr. Bill was made hospital 
steward, and July 4tli, 1865, was promoted to 
the position of Assistant Surgeon and was mus- 
tered out as such. 

He returned to Illinois and studied med- 
icine in the office of Dr. Jos. Pogue of Edwards- 
ville about a year, going to the College of Physi- 
cians and Surgeons at New York in Septem- 
lier, 1866, where he resumed the regular course 
until March, 1867, when he commenced to read 
with Dr. Charles West, of Plymouth, Ind., and 
remained until September, 1868, in that connec- 
tion,and also prosecuted a course of literary study 
in Wabash College, remaining until September, 
1870, when he entered the Chicago Theolog- 
ical Seminary, whence he was graduated April 



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26, 1873. His first charge was at Bethany 
Congregational Churcli of Chicago, and a year 
later, he accepted a call to the pastorate he is 
now tilling. In April, 1885, he went to Beloit, 
Wis., and preached to the congregation of the 
Preshyterian Church two years, when he an- 
swered to a recall to Menominee and com- 
menced his lahors in May, 1887. The church 
edifice has been erected since the beginning of 
his last pastorate and represents the progress 
and character of the society, in appearance and 
value. 

Mr. Bill was married Oct. 19, 1875, to Harriet 
A Woodford, and their household now includes 
two children — Clarence and Fanny M. Mrs. 
Bill was born at West Avon, Hartford Co., 
Conn., the birthplace of her father, Alonzo 
Woodford. (1814.) He was the son of Giles 
Woodford. The mother of Mrs. Bill was Har- 
riet Newell Thompson before marriage, and she 
was a native of West Avon. Her great grand- 
father, Lot Tiiompson, was a patriot of the Rev- 
olution. The lineage dates to the Mayflower. 
Lydia Stanley, from whom Mrs. Bill is removed 
five times, was the mother of Abbie Stanley, 
who was born in 1762 and was married to .Justus 
Francis in 1785. He was born in New Brit- 
ain, Conn., in 1762. Their daughter, Abbie 
S., was born Nov. 30, 1797, and married Cy- 
rus D. Thompson, Nov. 24, 1816. Their 
daughter, Hai'riet M. Thompson, who was born 
at West Avon, Dec. 14, 1817, and who married 
Alonzo Woodford, Sept. 23, 1838, was the 
mother of Hattie A. Woodford. Mrs. Wood- 
ford resides with her daughter, Mrs. Parsons, 
in Waterbury, Conn. 



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I HI LIP? MATTES, who has been a resi- 
h^=-' dent of Manitowoc county. Wis., for 
{[^ 21 years, is a citizen of Kiel, and 
Commander of G. A. R. Post, No. 
190. He was born Jan. 4, 1839, in Hesse 
Darmstadt, Germany. He came to America 
from Germany in 1854, and located in the town 
of Rhine, Wis., where he enlisted August 20, 
1862, in Company H, 26th Wisconsin Infantry 
for three years. He went at once to Camp Si- 
gel, the rendezvous at Milwaukee, and proceed- 
ed thence three weeks later to Washington. A 




night was passed there and the regiment went 
the following day to Arlington Heights. The 
next day they went to Fairfax C. H., where 
they were assigned to tlie corps of General 
Sigel, and performed guard and picket duty 
until November, when a remove was made to 
Gainesville, and they were in that vicinity until 
they went to Falmouth, opposite Fredericks- 
burg. The regiment went next to Stafford C. 
H., and remamed until routed to join in tiie 
" Mud Campaign." Afterwards, the remainder 
of the winter was passed at Stafford C. H., and 
late in April, they started to take position for 
the battle of Chancellorsville. Mr. Mattes was 
engaged in the three day's fight there and fell 
back with the regiment to Stafford C. H. once 
more. In June, orders were received to take up 
the march Northward, the inviision of Penn- 
sylvania being imminent, and Mr. Mattes was 
next in the gallantly fought battle of Gettys- 
burg. He was wounded by a miuie ball in his 
left heel on July 1st. He was taken prisoner 
and was held by the rebels four days, and was 
then sent to Carver hospital, Washington, D. 
C, where he remained four months. In No- 
vember he rejoined his regiment at Knoxville, 
Tenn., and accom'panied it on the march to 
Atlanta. He was in the skirmishes at Buz- 
zard's Roost, and went by way of Snake Creek 
Gap to Resaca where he was in the fight. On 
the 15th day of May he was wounded by a 
minie ball, which struck him in the lower por- 
tion of the abdomen. He was placed in an 
ambulance, taken to the field hospital and 
thence to Chattanooga, and from the hospital 
there, he was sent to one at Nashville. He was 
transferred from there to St. Louis and thence 
to Prairie du Chien, Wis. There he was treat- 
ed five months and was discharged from Swift 
hospital, June 30, 1865. He returned to his 
home in Rhine. He was elected Town Treas- 
urer and, after serving a term, purchased a 
farm to which he removed. Mr. Mattes has 
served in several capacities as municipal offi- 
cer, among which is that of Supervisor for four 
years and School Treasurer for eight years. 

He married Julia Reichart, and their 
children were born as follows: Philip, 
Feb. 21, 1868; Katie, July 28, 1870; 
John, April 24, 1872. The mother died in 
1872 and Mr. Mattes was married in 1873 to 
Theresia Franz. Their children were born in 
the following order : Jacob, Dec. 22, 1873 ; 
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Herman, Nov. 2, 1882; Gustave, March 25, 
1886. Two sous and a daughter died in in- 
fancy. 



.^-j^. ARTIN T. CRANDALL, a citizen of 
^^i^]\ Plainfield, Wis., member of G. A. 
iJti^V ^- i'ost No. 150, at Hancock, was 
bom Feb. 28, 1828, in Hector, 
Tompkins Co., New York. He is the son of 
Jolni T. Crandall, wlio was born in Ducliess 
county, New York, and who removed 
to Plainfield, Wis., where he died in June, 
1867, aged 84 years. He was a soldier in the 
war of 1812, and married Elizabeth Hagaman. 
She was born July 8, 1800, in Oswego county, 
New York, and resides at Plainfield. Both 
parents of Mr. Crandall were personal friends 
of Captain Molly Pitcher, who served her hus- 
band's gun after he was killed in the battle of 
Monmouth in the the war of the Revolution. 

Mr. Crandall was destined for the profession 
of medicine and studied some time to that end 
but, becoming dissatisfied with it, he engaged 
in farming and has passed the years of his 
business life in that vocation and as a carpen- 
ter. Before he became a resident of Wisconsin, 
he lived in New York and Pennsylvania and 
came to the Badger State in 1861, when he 
located at Plainfield. April 1, 1861, he en- 
listed in the 3rd Battery, Wisconsin Light Ar- 
tillery. The organization was known as tlie 
" Badger Battery " and, after the completion of 
the . organization at Racine, the command 
moved to jjouisville, Ky., where its membei's 
received drill through the winter and went on 
the march to Nashville and thence to Savan- 
nah, with the intention of re-enforcing Grant 
during the battle of Pittsburg Landing and 
arrived at Savannah after the fight was over. 
They moved successively to the Landing and 
Corinth and afterwards to luka and Tu.scum- 
bia and moved north with the Union troops 
under Buell. They were in position during 
the battle of Perryville, in which they were in 
action for the first time and moved afterwards 
to Mount Vernon and Nashville, whence they 
went to Stone River and had a skirmish with 
rebel cavalry on the morning of Dec. olst. 
January 1st, they opened the battle and were in 
the action of the next day. Mr. Crandall was 
discharged Jan. 7, 1863, on account of disabil- 




ity; he had received several injuries, one of 
which he sustained at Louisville and was re- 
ported killed. His hips were injured and at 
Bowling Green on the way from Perryville to 
Stone River, he was wounded in a skirmish. 
He was previously injured at Perryville in his 
left knee and he was in the hospital at Park 
Barracks, in Louisville where he wasdi.scharged. 
He returned to Waushara county and located 
on his farm near Plainfield, of which he is 
still the proprietor. He married Amanda, 
daughter of William and Sarah (Freeland) 
Crandall in Waushara county and they have a 
son named William, who was born Sept. 23, 
1866. At the time, Mr. Crandall purchased 
his farm, it was in its original condition and he 
has placed it under valuable improvements. 



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ARREN T. SEYMOUR, residing 
in Peshtigo, Wis., member of G. 
A. R. Post No. 207 at Marinette, 

was born Jan. 12, 1845 in Dexter, 
Washtenaw Co., Mich. He is the son of Isaac 
I. and Mary Ann (Warren) Seymour and, when 
he was 10 years old, his parents removed from 
Michigan to Wisconsin, locating in Oconto 
county where his father engaged in farming 
and where the son was brought up in a knowl- 
edge of the same business. 

December, 5, 1861, he enlisted in Company 
I, ord Wisconsin Cavalry for three years, en- 
rolling at Oconto. In 1864 he was made Cor- 
poral of Company C in the same regiment and 
received discharge in April 1864 at Little Rock, 
Ark., to enable him to reinlist in the same regi- 
ment and he served as Corporal until his final 
discharge, September 25, 1866 at Madison. Ho 
was 17 years old when he enlisted in the com- 
pany of Captain Theodore Conkey. (See sketch.) 
In March he went to St. Louis with his regi- 
ment and remained in Benton Barracks until 
May 3rd, when he went to Fort Leavenworth 
and was there mounted. His company was as- 
signed to the 2nd Battalion and was sent to 
Fort Scott, where the command was placed for 
the protection of Union people, to disperse 
guerillas and take notes of the rebel move- 
ments. In August, the company made a charge 
through a force of 200 rebels at "Church in the 



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Woods" wdthout loss. Mr. Seymour partici- 
pated in tlie subsequent activity of his com- 
pany and took part in the battle of Prairie 
Grove. Li May, 1863, Company I was sent to 
Fort Blunt as escort for the post supply train and 
encountered the rebels at Cabin Creek. While 
performing the same service later, he fought at 
Honey Springs, and again at Baxter Springs, 
where the rebels were disguised in Federal uni- 
forms. The detail confronted the rebels with 
pistols, carbines and sabres and were nearly all 
killed, but he was one of the few who escaped 
death. After reinlisting, he took his furlough, 
rejoining his regiment in June at Duvall's 
Bluff and passed the remainder of his service in 
scouting, performing guard duty, patrolling 
roads and skirmishing with wandering guer- 
rillas and bushwhackers. He was in hospital at 
Fort Scott, was sent thence to Little E-ock and 
finally to .Janesville, Wis. 

Mr. Seymour returned to Peshtigo and was 
occupied in farming until October, 1871, when lie 
passed through the horrors of the fire which de- 
vastated that section of Wisconsin and, in addi- 
tion to his loss of property, was that of his son 
Levi, who died from the consequences of the 
heat and exposure. Mr. Seymour married 
Catherine J. Leslie and their living children are 
named as follows: — Gordon Edward, Thomas 
Henry, Leslie R., May, Samuel Spencer, James 
Alden, Zella, Maria and Chester. 



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HARLES S. THOMPSON, a resident 
of Maine Township, Sec. 16, Outaga- 
mie Co., Wis., formerly a soldier for 
the Union, was l)orn June 23, 1840, 
in Maine. He is the son of G. W. and Char- 
lotte (Johnson) Thompson, and his paternal 
grandfather was a soldier in the war of 1812. 
Of a family of 11 children of which Mr. 
Thompson is one, nine are living. He was 
reared in the Pine Tree State and enlisted in 
Company K, 1st Maine Inflintry, under the first 
call of President Lincoln for 75,000 troops. He 
enrolled at Lewiston April 17, 1861, under 
Captain Silas B. Osgood. He was discharged 
at Portland Aug. 6, 1861, at the expiration of 
his term and enlisted again in Company 1, 14th 
Maine Infantry, at Augusta for three years, en- 
rolling Dec. 9th, 1861. The regiment went to 




Ship Island on transports and thence, in the 
command of General Butler to New Orleans. 
While on the way, Mr. Thompson was injured 
by falling during the progi-ess of a heavy gale, 
was disabled for military duty and was dis- 
charged at New Orleans June 30, 1862. He 
was made 3rd Sergeant on the formation of his 
company and was regularly promoted to 2nd, 
1st and Orderly Sergeant and was discharged 
as such. He returned to his former home at 
Burnham, Maine, where he was occupied as a 
blacksmith and also as a farmer until September, 
1863, when he was offered a position as 1st 
Lieutenant in the 2nd Maine Cavalry, but de- 
clined on account of former injuries; in Decem- 
ber, 1863, he went to California and worked as 
a carpenter and while there joined the State 
militia. (During the interim between his two 
enlistments, he acted as Captain of a company 
of recruits in Maine belonging to the Home 
Guard.) In California he was commissioned 
1st Lieutenant by Governor Low and was 
offered the chief position of the company but 
declined. He remained in the Golden State 
until May, 1867, and returned to Maine; in 
January, 1869, he came to Wisconsin and lo- 
cati'd in the town of Maine. He has operated 
as a farmer, blacksmith and carpenter. 

He was married May 27, 1869, to Carrie F. 
Spaulding, daughter of James and Betsey 
Spaulding, former residents of Maine, who re- 
moved to Wi.sconsin in 1868. They have one 
child, George I., born in 1870. In August, 
1874, Mr. Thompson went back to his native 
State with his family and went again alone to 
California, returning for his family in 1875 and 
resided in California five years, engaged in the 
prosecution of his profession as mechanic. He 
made the return overland to Wisconsin where 
he settled permanently. His father died in 
1866 in Detroit, Maine. His mother is living, 
aged 68 years. Mr. Thompson has been active 
in local affairs in his township and has offi- 
ciated as postmaster at Stinson for two years. 
He has acted as Town Clerk of Maine and Jus- 
tice of the Peace for five years. He has been 
Chairman of the Town Board two terms and is 
present Town Clerk, in which he has officiated 
two years during his second residence ni the 
township. He has been Justice seven years 
since 1880. In 1886 he was Delegate to the 
Congressional Convention at Berlin. He is a 
Republican of most radical stripe. 

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Maine and is one of the reliable citizens of the 
county. He has fulfilled all Irs obligations as 
a man and official in strictest probity and him- 
self and family are regarded as members of the 
community in which they reside, with the 
highest esteem. 



AVID WILSON, a farmer in the town- 
ship of Brooklyn, Green Lake Co., 
Wis., and a member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 202, was born October 4, 
1834, in North moreland, Wyoming Co., Pa. 
He is the son of John and Margaret (Thurston) 
Wilson and his grandfather was a soldier ot the 
Revolution and his father fought in 1812. He 
was brought up in his native county, where he 
attended the district school and, in 1854, he 
came to Wisconsin and located in the township 
of which he has since been a resident. He 
engaged in farming and was niterested in that 
occupation until he became a soldier. Novem- 
ber 20, 1802, he enlisted in Company I, 31st 
Wisconsin Infantry at Madison for three years 
and, on the organization of the company, he 
was made Corporal. He received honorable 
discharge July 8, 1865, at Louisville, Ky., 
and final release at Madison July 20th. Mr. Wil- 
son was mustered into the service Dec. 24th 
and left the State March 1, 1863, for Cairo 
and was engaged in picket and scouting 
duty during the following summer. He 
went afterwards to Columbus, Ky., Nashville, 
Tenn., and thence to LaVergne and Murfrees- 
boro and performed guard duty until June, 
when the regiment went to Nashville and af- 
terwards moved to take part in the siege of At- 
lanta and was afterwards engaged in the heavy 
and dangerous duty of protecting forage trains. 
In November the command started through 
Georgia and Mr. Wilson was in the varied ser- 
vice ol that march and in the siege of Savan- 
nah. He was in the skirmishing prior to the 
battle of Averysboro and was under rebel fire 
in that action several hours. He was in the 
fight at Bentonville and went afterwards to 
Goldsboro, after marching 65 days. He re- 
ceived new equipments at Goldsboro and went 
to Raleigh, where the corps to which his regi- 
ment belonged expected to fight the rebels, but 
activities were terminated by the surrender of 



Johnston. Mr. Wilson was in another long 
march Northward which terminated at Wash- 
ington and after the Grand Review went to 
Louisville, Ky., where he was discharged as 
stated. He suffered several times from illness 
and is partially deaf from concussion in the 
firing at Bentonville. His brothers, Ezra and 
Mark, were soldiers in the civil war. Mr. Wil- 
son resumed farming after his return to Wis- 
consin and he has served two years as Town 
Treasurer and four years as School Treasurer ; 
he has also acted as Quartermaster of Post 
Harry Randall at Dartford. 

He married Louisa Augusta Hurd and they 
have no children. Levi, George and Cyrus 
Hurd, brothers of Mrs. Wilson, were soldiers in 
the war. 



OSEPH E. DEFFOE, of Sturgeon Bay, 
Wis., member of G. A. R. Post No. 226, 
was born Oct. 17, 1845, in Jefferson 
county. New York. He remained in his 
native State until he was 14 years old, when he 
came to Wisconsin and located in 1859 at Ahn- 
apee, Kewaunee county, Wis. 

He was at work at Elkliorn when the call for 
troops in defense of the National government 
was made and he enlisted there in Company A, 
1st Wisconsin Infantry, for three months, but 
was rejected on account of his youth, and he 
re-enlisted within the same year in the 22nd 
Wisconsin Infantry, but was refused muster on 
account of the objections of his father, being 
under age. He eidisted Feb. 27, 1864, as Jo- 
seph E. Defaut, this being the original spelling 
of his father's name. He enrolled at Ahn- 
apee, in Company E, 14th Wisconsin Infantry, 
for three years, and was discharged with the 
regiment. He joined tiie command with 
Worden's Battalion at Vicksburg, and in 
June made connection with Sherman at 
Ackworth, Ga. He was in the action at Atlanta 
and was severely wounded July 22nd, when a 
bullet pas.sod tlu-ough the calf of hii leg; one 
struck him in the wrist and several buckshot 
lodged in his back, some of which "still hold 
the fort." He refused to go to the hospital and 
he made the march to the sea with Sher- 
man and was in all the varieties of action 
which that long tramp afforded. He was a 



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participant in every action in which his 
comjiany was engaged, and during the march 
to tlie sea was captured seven times by the 
rebels. 

With one exception he succeeded in mak- 
ing his escape. He was captured near Re.saca, 
near Mount OHve Church, Ga., Savannaii, 
Bear Marsh Churcli, Cokirabia, and twice at 
otlier places. In one instance when Ibraging, 
he was captured and broke away from his 
guard, running across an open field under fire. 
Once, he was placed in a court house and es- 
caped through a window and with the aid of 
a lightning rod. He was once captured by 
Mosby's guerrillas near Savannaii and taken to 
the woods to camp over night; his guards 
were occupied in building camp fires and he 
crawled away, hid beliind a log and reached 
a ditch a short distance away, remaining there 
until thick darkness had fallen. Several of the 
rebels who had been to a farm house in the 
neighborhood for something to eat, nearly 
stepped on him without discovering him. 

He went to the house for food, found some 
beef tongues in a smoke house, and in a shed 
about one mile away were 20 horses; he picked 
out a good one, took a wire from a gate 
and made a bridle and rode as hard as he 
could until near daylight, when he found him- 
self near the Union lines and the first troops 
he saw were the boys of his own company. He 
sold his horse for $200 to Major Henry. He 
was captured by the same guerrillas a few days 
later. He was on a foraging expedition and 
riding up to a house he saw a man skinning a 
kid ; he supposed it to be one of his men and 
rode up to him. He had salt but no meat, and 
the rebel had meat but no salt, and they joined 
issues. After they separated, he fell into an 
ambush of rebels and was taken prisoner. Sev- 
eral others were captured with him and they were 
taken to a house. One of his guard addressed 
an officer, calling him "Colonel Mosby" and 
saying that he hoped no mistake would be 
made and the wrong man killed. This time 
he was much frightened, but assumed a bold 
front and indulged in a wordy war with his 
captors. He was taken sick opportunely, rushed 
to the door to vomit, and when he reached the 
outside he took occasion to run and made a 
successful escape. Near Bear Marsh Church, 
in company with a comrade, he entered a little 
mill to grind some corn, but finding other sol- 
diers at work, went to a house close by where 



they slept through the night, and made 
the negroes shell corn. In the morning they 
found the two soldiers whom they had seen 
the previous night, hanging to a beam. They 
had been hung in the night by rebels who 
had omitted to visit the house. They cut the 
bodies down and proceeded to grnid their corn. 
They returned to camp and a detail was sent to 
bury the bodies. On one occasion, he was out 
in the rain, when two horsemen rode up, wear- 
ing rubber blankets which concealed their uni- 
forms. Supposing them to be Union cavalry- 
men they permitted their approach, when they 
were suddenly covered by revolvers and ordered 
to surrender. They were marched about a half 
a mile when they fell in with a considerable 
body of rebels. After marching a few miles 
and crossing a field and a wood to gain another 
road, they unexpectedly encountered Federal 
cavalry pickets. Mr. Dettbe remarks "this time 
we did not get away from them; they got away 
from us." They did not know at tlie time that 
Union pickets were at hand, but they knew 
they could not be in worse company, so did not 
run. From Atlanta to the sea Mr. Deffoe was 
detailed permanently as forager for the 17th 
Corps, thus o!)taining the best opportunity to 
view the strongholds of rebeldom as well as ob- 
taining unlimited chances of never again seeing 
his home. 

On his return from the war Mr. Deffoe lo- 
cated at Ahnapee, and in 1877, moved to Stur- 
geon Bay, where he is occupied in boat build- 
ing. He was married in 1875, to MayDalka, 
and they have three children — George, Peter 
and an infant. 



EORGE W. HOWE, a resident of 
^ Stockbridge, Wis., and member of 




G. A. R. Post, No. 40, was born June 
29, 1823, at Litchfield, Conn. His 
parents, Adnah and Irene (Way) Howe, re- 
moved from Connecticut with their family to 
Chautauqua county. New York, in 1828, and 
the former died there in 1859 and the latter in 
1865. The year after he was 21 years old, Mr. 
Howe came to Wisconsin and located at Min- 
eral Point in 1845. He went to Stockbridge in 
1848 and has since maintained his residence 
there. He was married in Chautauqua in 1843 



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to Sarah Featherly, and she died in 1847, leav 
ing one child, George W., Jr., who was after- 
wards a soldier in Company C, 17th Wisconsin 
Infantry, and now resides in Winneljago coun* 
ty, Wis. Mr. Howe was again married in 1848 
in Chautauqua to Mary White. They were 
married in the afternoon and started for 
Wisconsin the same day. He was engaged 
in farming in Calumet county until tlie second 
year of the war, when he enlisted August 15, 
1862, in Company E, 21st Wisconsin Infantry 
at Chilton for three years. He was in his first 
fight with the rebels at Perryville, Oct. 8, 1862, 
and he was in action in every one of the small- 
er skirmishes to the date of Chickamauga, in- 
cluding Stone River and Hoover's Gap, and he 
went into the action on the 19th of Septem- 
ber at Chickamauga ; he was among those 
captured on the 20th with Lieutenant-Colonel 
Hobart. The detachment of prisoners, num- 
bering about 70, was taken to Belle Isle, and, 
after 14 days, to the city of Richmond. Dec. 
19, 1863, he went to Danville and, April 14, 
1864, to Andersonville; September 20th he 
went to vSavannah and afterwards to Florence, 
S. C, where he was paroled December 6, 1864, 
and sent North. During liis imprisonment at 
Danville he was one of a party who "tunneled 
out," was recaptured and taken to Libby at 
Richmond, where he was confined in a dark 
dungeon four days without food, and was then 
returned to Danville. After he was sent to 
Andersonville, he again "tuinieled out" in 
June, 1864, and was recaptured after two days 
and put in the stocks. There were 11 men in 
the party who escaped and all were recaptured. 
The escape from Danville was made on the 
same night in which Hobart and other officers 
escaped from Libby, and the entire party to 
which Mr. Howe belonged, numbering 69, were 
all recaptured. As soon as released from the 
stocks at Andersonville, plans for escape were 
discussed and another tunnel was decided upon, 
on which work was conducted for two or three 
weeks. A hole had been dug for a well in 
which operations were commenced, and they 
worked nights and carried the dirt to a flat 
where grading was being done, so that fresh 
earth was not noticed. Nine men escaped 
before they were discovered and Mr. Howe was 
only two miles from the stockade when he was 
recaptured. He was pursued by bloodhounds 
and compelled to climb a tree for safety ; when 
his pursuers came up one of them ordered him 



down but he refused to obey and received pain- 
ful .saber wounds in his knee, and he was 
obliged to descend and return to Andersonville, 
where he was again placed in the stocks for 24 
hours. Then the grand scheme of tunneling 
the stockade and escaping in a body was 
planned. Prisoners organized into companies 
and regiments ; tunnels were run up to and 
along the stockade, and the day came when the 
stockade was to be pushed over at night and 
the capture of the rebel batteries and Wirz's 
headquarters was expected. Everything prom- 
ised success when a traitor divulged the plan. 
A body of troops were sent into tlie stockade 
and 85 of the leading spirits of the schenre 
were selected and taken from the prison. Wirz 
told them he would have them paroled as they 
made him more trouble than all the rest. 
They were taken to the cars, each one receiving 
a pound of corn bread for five days' rations, 
and they were sent to Florence. When Mr. 
Howe went into the service he was the possess- 
or of unbroken liealth and strength, but has 
never recovered from the effect of his hard- 
ships. After he was paroled, he received a fur- 
lough, and when he received notice of his ex- 
change, he started to join his regiment and 
reached Newbern, N. C, at the time of the sur- 
render of Johnston. He returned to Alexan- 
dria, Va., and made connection with his regi- 
ment when it came up through Virginia. He 
was discharged June 9, 1865, and has since 
resided at Stockbridge. 

The children of the second marriage of Mr. 
Howe, three daughters, are living ; they are 
named Bianca, Clara and Alberta. The two 
first named are married. Mr. Howe has served 
as Commander of iiis Post, and lias held the 
office of Justice of the Peace many years. 



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ICHARD PERRY, of Forestville, Wis., 
member of G. A. R. Post No. 97, was 
born in 1840 in Ireland. He came to 
America in 1852, landing at the port 
of New York and remained in the State of New 
York about two years. He went thence to Can- 
ada. In 1856 he came to Wisconsin and located 
in Door county where he has since resided. 
Since the beginning of his active life he has 
been engaged in farming and lie enlisted Dec. 




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SOLDIERS' ALBUM OF 



25, 1861, in Company E, 14th Wisconsin Infan- 
try as a private and was discharged Dec. 28, 

1862, for disability. He re-enlisted Feb. 27, 

1863, and was finally discharged in October, 
1865. He left the State with his regiment 
and was first in action at Pittsburg Land- 
ing and was in the movements of the regi- 
ment, fighting at luka, Corinth, in the Vicks- 
burg campaign in the battles before and after 
the siege and surrender, at Raymond and At- 
lanta. He belonged to the portion of the regi- 
ment known as "VVorden's Battalion" and 
marched through Georgia and the Carolinas 
with Sherman, and his was the only company of 
the 14th Wiscon.sin which participated in the 
Grand March, in which it was detailed as "pon- 
tooners." Mr. Perry marched from Raleigh to 
Washington and participated in the closing 
scenes at the National Capital. Company E 
went tlience to Louisville and to Montgomery, 
Ala., to make connection with the regiment and 
performed provo.st duty until mustered out in 
October. 

He returned to Forestville and in 1870 was 
made postmaster of that place in which capacity 
he officiated until 1881. He has filled various 
local offices. He was married in 1807 to Anna 
Knopp of Ahnapee and their children are named 
Richard, Susan, Anna, Edward, Henry and 
Elizabeth. 

Frederick luck, of Wlnneconne, 
Wis., and a former soldier for the 
LTnion in the civil war, was born Nov. 
17, 1841, in Posen, Prussia. He is 
the son of John and Wilhelmina(.Jausch)Luck, 
and represents the agricultural class of liis na- 
tive country in the maternal descent. His 
grandfather Luck was a blacksmith. His 
father received an excellent education at Bran- 
denburg, Prussia, and pursued the vocation of 
a teacher until his removal to America. His 
son was a pupil in school up to 1858, the year 
in which the family came to the United States. 
They passed two years in the city of New York 
and in the latter ]>art of 1860 came to Wiscon- 
sin, locating at Winchester. Meanwhile, Mr. 
Luck of this sketch had acquired a knowledge 
of the trade of a carpenter. (His mother died 
on the ship on the pa.ssage and received ocean 
burial.) During two years following his re- 




moval to Wisconsin Mr. Luck worked at his 
trade in Oshkosh. He resolved to enlist and 
did so in August, 1862, at Oshkosh, enrolling 
in Company G, 21st Wisconsin Infantry. He 
was mu.stered in at Camp Sweet (named for the 
colonel of the 21st) Sept. 2nd and on the 12th 
went to the front. He remained nearly a week 
at Covington, Ky., and went from there to fight 
at Perryville, the first and last battle in which 
Mr. Luck participated, and he made his ac- 
quaintance and final bow in a very short space 
of time, as he had not been in the action five 
minutes before he received the rebel com])li- 
ments in a very decided manner. A bullet 
struck his right leg and another passed through 
his body, grazing his left lung and breaking 
two ribs. This occurred about four in the 
afternoon of Friday, October 8th, and he lay on 
the field until 10 o'clock of the following day. 
He was conveyed to the field liospital, where he 
remained about a week without the care of a 
surgeon, when he was taken to a private house 
in Perryville and, after a stay of two months, 
went to hos])ital No. 7 at Perryville. Feb. 17, 
1863, he was discharged for disability resulting 
from gunshot wounds. While on the road 
home he was obliged to make a stay at three 
hospitals — Covington, Louisville, and Toledo, 
Ohio. Dec. 1, 1863, he went to Madison where 
his leg was amputated Jan. 3, 1864, and he re- 
mained in the hospital until May 12th, when 
he went to Chicago and had a cork leg fitted at 
the expense of the Government. The stump is 
about four inches in length and the artificial 
member has never been a comfortable adjunct 
to his movements. He returned home and, 
Dec. 13, 1868, was married to Henrietta Krantz. 
Mrs. Luck was born in Germany and came to 
America in tlie spring of the year in which she 
was married. She died at Winneconne, May 
21, 1883, and left two children — Emmeline and 
Ottila. Oct. 9, 1883, .Mr. Luck was again mar- 
ried to Matilda Martin and they have two chil- 
dren. Frederick W. and Amanda are their 
names and they are the pride and hope of their 
parents. Mrs. Luck is the daughter of Freder- 
ick and Carolina Marten. Her father died in 
Germany before the daughter came from there 
alone in 1881. Her mother is still living in 
" Der Faderland." Mr. Luck has resided in 
Winneconne since 1882. Since his return from 
the army he has been able to do very little 
work. He tried active labor as a mechanic for 
about three years and then bought 17 acres of 




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land at Winchester, which he sold in the year 
mentioned as that of his rennoval to Winne- 
conne. He is a staunch Republican and a re- 
spected citizen. He is still suffering from the 
wound in liis chest which is the cause of more 
annoyance than the loss of his limb, as the 
lung was injured. 



l^pRANCIS AUGUSTINE DELEGLISE, 
L^ — ' Antigo, Wis., a member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 78, is one of the most prom- 
inent citizens of the section of Wiscon- 
sin where he resides, and where he lias been 
one of the most influential factors in the pro- 
gress and settlement for man^ years. He was 
born Feb. 10, 1835, in Bagne, Valais, Switzer- 
land. His father, Maurice Deleglise, was a 
native of the ■" land of Tell", as was also the 
mother, Catherine Land, before her marriage. 
The paternal descent is almost unique, tliere 
being few of the name in Switzerland and 
those are traceable to the same ancestry. Tliere 
is a tradition that the name is of Italian origin, 
but the history of the family' of Mr. Deleglise 
dates to a period before the recorded history of 
the country begins. The mother was the 
daughter of a soldier, who fought in the French 
army in the Emperor's " Swiss Guard " and, at 
the time of the revolution in Paris, narrowly 
escaped witli his life. He afterwards went to 
Spain, where he was connected with the array 
and, after his return to his native country, he 
was married and Mrs. Deleglise is his first 
child. Her mother died when she was three 
years old and her father lived in her family 
until about 1843. Of their children, eight in 
number, three are living. On coming to 
America, the elder Deleglise located at Theresa, 
Dodge Co., Wisconsin. (1848.) The family 
settled on a piece of wild land and the united 
labor of the father and sons was devoted to its 
improvement. (On his arrival with his house- 
hold in Milwaukee, the elder Deleglise possessed 
a cash capital of $18, wlierewitli to commence 
the world.) In 1854 another transfer was made 
of the family and their interests to another 
wild farm in Wisconsin, located in Mishicot, 
the location being now included in East Gib- 
son, by the division of the town. There the 
mother died in 1855. Thence the family re- 



moved to Pella, Shawano county, in 1862. 
They settled on another farm in the wilderness 
and from there went to Morris (now) which 
was named in honor of the christened name of 
the elder Deleglise, but was given a different 
orthography. Here tlie youngest .son estab- 
lished a homestead whereon the father passed 
the I'emaining years of his life. Mr. Deleglise 
was 13 when, in 1848, he accompanied his par- 
ents from Switzerland to America. He had 
received a careful but limited education in his 
native country and, being a bright, quick lad, 
had made good use of his opportunities. When 
he was 14 years old, he went to the lakes and 
engaged in tisliiiig, in which he was interested 
until the next year. He went then as a sailor 
before the mast on the vessels on the lakes, in 
which business he continued to operate until 
the winter of 1854-5, when he returned home, 
convinced that other and more profitable fields 
of venture awaited his energies and abilities in 
the unsettled and untraversed wilds of Wiscon- 
sin, and he, at once, made preparations to 
engage in the business in which more than 30 
years of his life have been spent. As occasion 
demanded and opportunity offered, he fitted 
for a practical surveyor and civil engineer and, 
as soon as he began to give attention to locating 
lands, he acted in that capacity in tlie interests 
of the Bohemian settlers in the towns of Mishi- 
cot and Gibson in Manitowoc county and in 
Franklin and Carleton in Kewaunee county. 
(These names have been assigned to the loca- 
tions since the date of the transactions referred 
to and which took place mostly in 1855-0.) 
In 1858, Mr. Deleglise started from East Gibson 
with his family and effects for the present 
location of Leopolis in Shawano county. He 
intended to drive there with his ox-team but, 
in the vicinity of Appleton, his team showed 
the ett'ects of previous hard labor and he stopped 
to recruit. He remained there until the out- 
break of the war, when all the inheritance of 
freedom eveiy Switzer carries in his veins rqse 
tuii-ultuous to participate in the suppression of 
the revolt of the rebellious States. He enlisted 
at Fond du Lac in July, 1861, ill the organiza- 
tion known to Wisconsin history as " Bragg's 
Rifles." (Company E, Otli Wisconsin Infantry.) 
Tlie regiment left the State July 28tli lor Wash- 
ington and was assigned to the brigade that 
received the distinguishing title of the " Iron 
Brigade " in the course of the service whose 
arduous character, combiued with the quality 



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SOLDIERS' ALBUM OF 



of the soldiers composing it, made that title 
eminently fit and appropriate. (See sketch of 
General Rufus King.) Mr. Deleglise was de- 
tailed in August, 1861, with about 60 men from 
General Gibbon's command to act as guard of 
his brigade train at Catlett's Station. On the 
night of the 22nd an attack was made by Stew- 
art's cavalry and the guard was aroused from 
sleep about midnight by the approach of the 
rebels. Every man flew to his arms and fell 
into the nearest squad. The detail chanced to 
be in three squads and that of Mr. Deleglise 
took position between the right front and the 
railroad, lying in the grass. A lieutenant passed 
orders to reserve fire until the word was given 
and also to disperse afterwards and to rally 
again at a given point. A charge was made by 
about 400 rebels, who rode forwards firing re- 
volvers and carbines and were met by a volley 
from the squad. Mr. Deleglise halted his fire 
for an instant and, in the glare of the incessant 
lightning, was able to discern the horses of the 
invaders, rearing and plunging in unmanage- 
able confusion, as he aimed and fired. Three 
charges were made with, substantially, the 
same results. Meanwhile, several cavalrymen 
rode into the camp and gave orders to fire it, 
assuming to be Federal officers, but even in the 
darkness they were recognized and their scheme 
frustrated. One soldier was closely pressed by 
a cavalryman and threw himself under a wagon; 
as he did so his pursuer struck at him with a 
drawn saber, inflicting a wound across his hand. 
This was tlie only casualty to the little troop of 
about 60 men who successfully fought about 
400 cavalrymen on that night, which has be- 
come historic from the darkness and the char- 
acter of the storm, as well as being that of the 
attack on Pope's headquarters at Catlett's Sta- 
tion. The second squad was in position in 
front of the camp and the third was at the left 
front, and were, also, repeatedly charged upon 
during the night with practically the same 
results. The protection of the rear was en- 
trusted to the guardianship of the raging and 
swollen river. 

Mr. Deleglise rejoined his regiment the next 
morning after the battle of Gainesville and he 
was in the remainder of the conflict at Manasass 
where his brigade covered the retreat after the 
unsuccessful action. He was in the chase into 
Maryland and fought at South Mountain. He 
went with his company into action at Antietam. 
There was a masked battery in the historic 



cornfield, when the company of Mr. Deleglise 
endeavored to gain the position. The com- 
mand lay on their arms all night and, at day- 
light, formed in line of battle and as the men 
fell in, a shell dropped and exploded on the 
immediate right of Mr. Deleglise, sweeping 
away 18 men on his right and in his rear, leav- 
ing him the first man on the left of the gap. 
Directly after, the stentorian order, " close up", 
came from the lips of Captain Brown of Com- 
pany E, which were probably the last words he 
ever uttered as he was killed a few moments 
later in Miller's orchard. Mr. Deleglise went 
immediately into the heat of action in the corn- 
field and, just before the order came from Gen- 
eral Gibbon to fall back, after a terrific on.setby 
the rebels, Nicholas Gafthey, a well beloved 
comrade, received a shot in the stomach. Mr. 
Deleglise stooped to draw his knapsack under 
his iiead and passed on leaving his friend for 
dead. (Gaffney recovered.) Mr. Deleglise looked 
about him to see how many of his company 
remained and saw only four besides himself. 
No oflicer was on the field but Corporal (after- 
wards Lieutenant) George D. Eggleston. He 
had partly loaded his gun, wiien the line from 
tlie company on his right closed down and the 
first man next him had drawn his gun to his 
shoulder and aimed, when a ball passed into 
his left eye and out of liis right ear and he fell 
without firing. Mr. Deleglise also arranged 
his knapsack for a pillow and taking the cocked 
Springfield, fired his comrade's load and at the 
same instant a bullet grazed his right cheek 
and broke one of his teeth. He heard the order 
for the line to fall back and, as he turned to 
obey, received a bullet in his left thigh. He 
ran back to a fence at the edge of the cornfield, 
laid down in a ditch to finish loading and 
aimed at the color bearer of the apjtroaching 
solid line of rebels, 60 feet away. At the same 
instant a ball crashed through his skull, strik- 
ing him in the upper right side of the frontal 
bone. Not feeling equal under the circum- 
stances, to the emergency of a struggle with a 
solid line of advancing foes, he dropped his 
accoutrements and ran. He soon came to a 
fence, behind which he found a line of Union 
soldiers as solid as that of the approaching 
rebels and, as Mr. Deleglise expresses himself, 
he " cannot find words to adequately describe 
his satisfaction " over the certainty that those 
who had sent him from the field with three 
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ments. He went to a stream in the vicinity to 

wash, as he was nearly blinded by tbe blood 
which flowed from his head. As he moved 
on, he approached a liouse which stood in tlie 
rear of the battle and which was tilled with 
wounded from both armies who were receiving 
every attention from several ladies, tlie oldest 
of whom remained in her kitclien throughout 
that da}', cooking for the wounded, and, while 
she stood unflinciiingly at iier post, seven can- 
non balls crashed through the room. She paid 
no attention to the interruptions, e.Kcept to 
watch the falling splinters until they settled 
themselves, when she would return calmly to 
her work. Mr. Deleglise remarks with emphasis 
on the order which prevailed at the rear. Not 
a straggler was to be seen and he walked sev- 
eral miles to Middletown in company with an- 
other wounded man. His injuries received 
surgical attention and he went thence in an 
ambulance to a Jesuit Seminary at Frederick 
City. He was next transferred to the Chamber 
of Representatives in the Capitol. A few days 
later he went to Newark, New Jersej', and thence 
to the New England Soldier's Relief at New 
York, 194 Broadway, where he performed hos- 
pital duty two months and thence rejoined his 
regiment at Belle Plain, Va., where the com- 
mand was in winter quarters after the battle of 
Fredericksburg in December, 1862. In April, 
1863, he was in the detail to cross the Rappa- 
hannock for the purpose of laying a pontoon 
bridge which was attacked l)y a galling tire from 
which the detail did not flinch and, the 6th 
Wisconsin and 19th Indiana pressing forward 
upon their foes, captured more men than their 
united numbers. Mr. Deleglise was assigned to 
the color guard and served in that position 
until he left the army. He was in his place in 
the battle of Gettysburg. In the early part of 
the day the regiment was in the reserve and, as 
soon as released, moved to the support of the 
right of the division on the double-quick. The 
command reached a position 40 rods from the 
rebels, who made haste to gain a railroad 
cut, from which they poured a murderous fire 
into the 6th Wisconsin, which, with two New- 
York regiments, charged the cut and the 
rebels surrendered. Mr. Deleglise hadi-eceived 
a bullet in the calf of his right leg and another 
struck the knee of the same limb, splintering 
the bone to the hip. He hopped toward the 
rear and encountered Lieutenant Mangan of 
Fond du Lac, whose right leg was shattered. 



(See sketch.) The latter besought him for aid 
and Mr. Deleglise laid down beside him, re- 
clining on his left side and attempted to band- 
age the injured ankle witli his right hand. 
But he found his muscles were rigid with the 
shock of his own injuries and, telling his Lieu- 
tenant that he could not assist him, he moved 
along slowly until overtaken by a crowd of 
rebel prisoners on their way on the double 
quick to the rear of the Union lines, and he 
was assisted by them until they encountered 
two dismounted cavalrymen who took him in 
charge and carried him to the cellar of a Ijrick 
house, where numbers of wotmded men were 
placed side by side on the stone floor, the 
Union soldiers and the rebels lying promiscu- 
ously, no longer divided by factional o|)inion 
but united in a common suH'ering. During 
the night of the 3nl and 4th of July the rebels 
were removed by their friends and, in tiie fore- 
noon of the 4th, Mr. Deleglise was removed to 
a hotel in the city. An incident that occurred 
in the cellar illustrates a sentiment that was 
conspicuous in numberless instances through- 
out the war. Mr. Delegli.se observed that a 
shadow had fallen across the light of the open 
door and, looking up, he saw a rebel Adjutant 
standing there and looking about him with 
manifest interest. He was a man of superb 
physical proportions, more than six feet in 
height and it was evident that his jiurpose was 
not an idle one. Presently he moved forward, 
carefully guiding his steps among the prostrate 
bodies of friends and foes, until he reached a 
place where the outlines of two figures could Ijc 
discerned under a protecting quilt which had 
been wetted with cold water to alleviate the suf- 
ferings of the two men it covered. The rebel 
officer enquired as to their respective com- 
mands. Ti>e man nearest answered that he 
belonged to the 25th Georgia; the other man 
answered "I belong to the Federal Army." The 
othcer drew from his pocket his canteen filled 
with milk punch and tirst gave a drink to the 
Union soldier and afterwards to the man who 
belonged to his own side. Mr. Deleglise was 
removed to Baltimore with other wounded in 
box cars and was placed in West's Buildings 
hospital, where he remained two months before 
going to Harvey hospital in the same city and 
was transferred some months later, to David's 
Island in New York harbor. He was after- 
wards transferred to Harvey hospital at Madi- 
son, where the ball that shattered his leg was 



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cut from his back, where it had been imbedded 
11 mouths. He received his discharge in Sep- 
tember, the document dating back to August to 
equahze his time with the date of his enlist- 
ment. Late in the same month, September, 
1S64, he rejoined his family at Appleton. 

He was married by a Catholic missionary 
Nov. 29, 1856 at Two Rivers, Wis., to Mary 
Borova. Mrs. Deleglise was born Jan. 1, 1835 
at Taus, and is the daughter of Simon and 
Dorothea Borova. Following is the record of 
the children born of this union: — Mary The- 
resa, Oct. 15,1857; Sophia Emily, May 10, 1859; 
Francis Joseph, Oct. 26, 1860; John Emanuel, 
Feb. 14, 1866; (Ash Wednesday); Henry Bene- 
dict, Dec. 30,1868; Anna Elizabeth, Aug. 1, 
1867; Adelbert Augustine, Nov. 5, 1870; Alexis 
Lambert, Sejit. 17, 1872; Edmund Paul, July 
6, 1875. Mary Theresa was married to 
John Deresch, June 7, 1875 and her 
husband died August 14, 1883. She 
was married April 11, 1885 to Samuel E. 
Leslie. Sophia Emily was married Jan. 30, 
1882 to James O'Connor, and their daughter, 
Margaret Ethel, was born Nov. 7, 1882. Henry 
Benedict Deleglise died June 8, 1871. 

Mr. Deleglise resided at Appleton until the 
spring of 1871 when he removed to Shawano 
county and f(junded a settlement at Leopolis. 
Li the summer of 1872 he returned to Apple- 
ton where he remained until 1877, when he lo- 
cated the pi'esentcity of Antigo at a point in the 
wilderness of Northern Wisconsin, " 21 miles 
beyond the last white woman." He platted 
the town with an eye to its future appearance 
as well as to other considerations pertaining to 
its growth and prosperity. His skill as a civil 
engineer was brought to bear oathe completion 
of his plans and he was so enabled to enlist gen- 
eral niterest that the little municipality soon 
numbered 500 people and shortly after increased 
to about 1,000. Its present population (1888) 
is about 3,300. When Mr. Deleglise founded 
the city, the Lake Shore railroad was in process 
of construction northward from New London 
and Mr. Deleglise presented the corporation 
about 50 acres of land, which included a num- 
ber of city lots, the depot grounds and the right 
of way through the city. In 1881 the road 
reached Antigo, which was incorporated in 1885. 
Mr. Deleglise is a man of fixed and decided 
moral principles which he endeavored to bring 
to bear in every possible way in the municipal 
affairs of Antigo. He exerted his influence to 



prevent the liquor traffic and to this he attrib- 
utes the wholesome and vigorous growth of the 
place and was successful in suppressing saloons 
until 1886. He was largely instrumental in se- 
curing the location of the M. & L. S. R. R. ma- 
chine shops at Antigo, which added to the sub- 
stantial progress of the place in population and 
financial resources, a condition which has at- 
tracted other capital to the same point. 

In the improvement of Nortiiern Wisconsin 
the name of F. A. Deleglise is insepai-ably con- 
nected with the history of its advance. In all 
his efforts he has been instigated by no spirit of 
selfishness or gain to himself beyond that which 
is the right and privilege of every American 
citizen, who has struggled to bring his country 
to an ideal standard among the Nations of the 
earth. In political connection and action he is 
devoted to the principles of the Republican 
party. 

The portrait of Mr. Deleglise which appears 
on page 720 was copied from a photograph 
taken at Appleton, July 7, 1888. 



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LEMENT TRICKEY, a resident on 
section 24 in Oasis township, Wau- 
shara Co., Wis., was born March 28, 
1828 in Poland, Maine. His father 
was a soldier in the war of 1812. He passed 
his boyhood, youth and early manhood 
in his native State and was married Nov. 
30, 1855, to Ursula P. Gleason. In the year 
following his marriage he brought his wile to 
Wisconsin and settled in the township of which 
he has since been a resident and where he has 
engaged in successful farming. His parents 
accompanied him to the State. Feb. 26, 1864, he 
enlisted in Company F, 36th Wisconsin In- 
fantry at Germantown for three years. He 
went into the camp of rendezvous at Madison, 
where he remained until May and went thence 
to Washington to join Gibbon's brigade in Han- 
cock's Army Corps, was on the field of Spotsyl- 
vania, and joined the army soon after the bat- 
tle. He was in the action a few days later on 
the North Anna River, and was in the fight on 
the 1st of June in which liis company with 
three others, were on tlie skirmish line and he 
was in the charge in the afternoon on a rebel 
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the advancing force was killed. This was 
known as the hattle of Turner's Farm and 
followed the action at Tolopotoray Creek, the 
companies engaged having been on picket 
through the previous night. The remnant of 
the command were in the battle at Cold Harbor 
and when the advance was made, the 36th, 
which had been in the rear, took the lead, and 
when the rebels commenced firing, the regi- 
ment was ordered to charge, but the rebel fire 
was so hot that orders were given for the men 
to lie down and, during the succeeding part of 
the action, they were between the two fires. 
The day was excessively hot and Mr. Trickey 
received a sunstroke from which he has never 
recovered. He was removed from the field, 
was transferred to the hospital at Washington 
and lie rejoined his command in December fol- 
lowing and did not miss duty a single day un- 
til the close of the war. He remained in winter 
quarters until February 5th, when he was in 
the second action at Hatcher's Run. For some 
days tiie regiment was without tents or shelter 
of any kind and during this time witnessed the 
action, which was conducted by a detachment 
from a Massachusetts regiment. Here they 
learned that disaster had overtaken the rebel 
army and that Lee's command was retreating. 
The regiment joined in the chase and Mr. 
Trickey was engaged in the skirmishes which 
preceded and resulted in the fall of Petersburg 
and Richmond. He was a witness of the sur- 
render of Lee and, after participating in the 
Grand Review at Washington, received honor-- 
able discharge and was mustered out at Madi- 
son, July 12, 1865. After his arrival at the 
Capital of Wisconsin he was sick in hospital 
about a week. 

The oldest daughter, Mary, married Ezra 
Achilles of Almond, Portage county. Their 
other surviving children are named Edgar, Cora 
and Frank. The oldest son died when 22 years 
old. 



ILLARD CLOUGH, of Oshkosh, 
Wis., is a descendant of the 
" Green Mountain Boys", hav- 
ing been born in Washington, 
Orange Co., Vt., June 8, 1842. He is a mem- 
ber of Oshkosh Post, No. 241. He enlisted 
when he was just 22 years old in the month of 




June, 1862, as a private in Company B, Seventh 
Squadron, Rhode Island Cavalry. He enlisted 
at Norwicii in his native State, where there liad 
been for many years a military school of the 
United States, and his squadron was sent to 
Rhode Island and assigned to the r-avalry com- 
mand of Major Corliss. His term of enlistment 
was for three months, but he served four 
months. He received honorable discharge with 
the other surviving members of his squadron 
at Providence, R. I., in October, 1862. On be- 
ing assigned to their position in tlie Army of tlie 
Potomac, his regiment was put in the advance 
and they were tlie first troops to move up tlie 
Valley of the Shenandoah after the celebrated 
retreat of General Banks. The Rhode Island 
Cavalry was the only cavalry in that march. 
There were two companies — A and B — 180 
men. The consternation created by the retreat 
of General Banks was the cause of rapid enlist- 
ments in June and July and the need of caval- 
ry began to press. As soon as it was available, 
an attempt to repossess the territory from 
which the Union forces had been driven was 
made, but .lackson was still on the alert and 
prevented its accomplishment. It was known 
that the rebels planned an inva-ion of .Vlar}^- 
land with Wasliington as their objective 
point. The fact that .Maryland was open to the 
invaders caused the greatest alarm tiirougliout 
that portion of Pennsylvania in pro.xiniity to 
the border State, and troops hastened foi-ward. 
The cavalry was in the fight at Harper's Ferry 
against General Hill, thesiege continuing three 
days and ending in a Union triumph, the 
rebels evacuating their works September 20th. 
They fell back on Winchester and the cavalry- 
was on picket and skirniisli dut}' until the ex- 
piration of the period for whicli the squad to 
which Mr. Clough belonged had enlisted. He 
had been ill with typhoid fever and his weight 
had fallen from 180 pounds to 'J7, and he iiad 
not a hair on his head at the time. The hos- 
pital at Winchester, Va., was captured by the 
rebels and guarded until the patients should 
recover. There were about 300 sick and, as fast 
as a squad was able to travel, it was dispatched 
to Richmond. The physician in charge of the 
hospitiil was Dr. Carpenter. (His name may 
be of some use in recovering clues for soldiers.) 
The building occupied was the female seminary 
at Winchester. In the room in which Mr. 
Clough were ill there was 16 cots, and while he 
Was thei'e seven of the occupants died. 



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Mr. Clough's time for setting out for the 
rebel capital came with returning health and 
he started with 47 comrades under a guard 
of soldiers belonging to Ashby's Cavalry, con- 
sisting of eight men. He succeeded in making 
his escape and proceeded to Providence where 
he was mustered out. In no history have the 
hardships of the cavalry been adequately de- 
lineated. A civilian may possibly imagine 
what it would be to be on guard or seeking 
bushwhackers for days and nights in succession 
without rest and jierhaps without food, but only 
experience can convey a full understanding of 
the realities of cavalry service. 



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EV. JOHN D.COLE, Presiding Elder 
of the Appleton Dist. Wis. Annual 
Conference, Methodist Episcopal 
'Church, resident at Ajipleton, Wis., 
(1887), is a member of Geo. D. Egglesto7i Post, 
No. 133. He was born in Sotby, Lincolnshire, 
England, June 17, 1837 and is the son of 
Thomas and Elizabeth (Brown) Cole. In the 
line of paternal descent he represents several 
generations of tlie class of his native country 
known as tradespeople. On the motiier's side 
he is descended from the English yeomanry, 
farmers for generations on the landed estates of 
England. They came to America in 1845 and 
located as soon as could be after reaching the 
port of Quebec, at Greenbush, Sheboygan Co., 
Wis. The son there obtained his primary edu- 
cation which he supplemented by a three years' 
course at Evanston, 111., studying during that 
time in the Garrett Biblical Institute. On the 
com})letion of his preparatory course he con- 
nected himself with the Wisconsin Annual 
Conference (1863) and studied four years as 
jirescribed by discipline. Meanwhile, he en- 
gaged in active ministerial labor in tiie towns 
of Cato, Kewaunee and New London, and at 
the end of four years was regularly ordained 
Elder at Racine, Wis., (Oct. 4, 1868) by Bishop 
E. R. Ames. His first appointments after ordi- 
nation were at Stevens Point and at Grand 
Rapids, where he passed six years, going thence 
to Lake Geneva for one year. His next charge 
was at Elkhorn where he labored a year and af- 
terwards passed two years in pastoral duty at 
Evansville. He was next assigned to Sun 



Prairie for two years and went thence to Fort 
Atkinson, where he labored three years, and also 
at Marinette, three years. At tlie expiration of 
that time, in 1885, he was appointed Presiding 
! Elder of Appleton District, which position he 
now tills. 

As a minister of the gospel and as an ele- 
ment of activity in the ranks of morality and 
progress, Mr. Cole has performed heroic service. 
He is a fearless representative of tiie aggressive- 
ness of the Methodist Church and has achieved 
good work in the interests of morality and good 
order as well as in religious affairs. "Write me 
as one who loved his fellow-men" might well 
be his injunction to a just biographer. He has 
been prominently identified with the temperance 
work in Wisconsin from the beginning of his 
career. He commenced to wage unrelenting 
warfare with intemperance at a period when 
other men were deterred by social or business 
consi<ierations from active connection there- 
witli, when it was unpopular and required ma- 
terial of which common men are not made. He 
has preached his temperance doctrine from the 
pulpit as he has that of the New Testament, re- 
garding the two as identical. In Southern 
Wisconsin he acted in the capacity of District 
Dejiuty of the Order of Sons of Temperance, an 
organization then occupying a position of great 
prominence in the State. In that capacity he 
had charge of thirty-seven Divisions which lie 
sustained tiirough his interest and labors. 

Prior to that time Mr. Cole held a commis- 
sion from H. H. Giles, Grand Worthy Chief 
Templar of Wisconsin, as State Deputy, in 
which he performed work as valuable and ar- 
duous as he did later for the Sons of Temper- 
ance. He was one of the earliest in the politic- 
al organization called tiie Prohibition party, in 
which he has been actively prominent. 

Mr. Cole was married Feb. 11, 1864, to Susan 
Ann Bevier, and they are the jjarents of five 
children, named Walter DeLos, .John Demps- 
ter, Samuel Wells, Claude DeWitt and Mary 
Cassie. The oldest son is a student of theology 
and has been officiating as a minister at Green 
Bay. John P. Bevier, the father of Mrs. Cole, 
was born in the city of New York. The family 
was originally of French extraction and date 
back to the Colonial history of tiie Republic. 
Mary C. Coy, his wife, was a native of Connec- 
ticut, and was of pure New England stock, her 
first American ancestor having been brought 
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The period in which Mr. Cole was born and 
educated was one calculated to awaken the in- 
terest and enthusiasm in current events, of 
every reflective young man of sound judg- 
ment. He recognized with all the character- 
istics of his nature what the struggle meant 
into which the Republic was hurled by the im- 
petuous folly of the confederacy. Although 
he was preparing for the work of his life, he 
determined to enlist, and accordingly did so at 
Green Bay, Sept. 30, 1864, in the 22nd Wiscon- 
sin Infantry. Governor Lewis granted him a 
commission as (Jhaplain to be issued when he 
should join the regiment. The company of 
which he was a member was unassigned and 
Mr. Cole remained at Madison officiating as 
bookkeeper and clerk in the Department of 
the Sergeant-Major of the Post until his dis- 
charge. May 17, 1865, according to General 
Order. The organization to which he was at- 
tached was known as the permanent Battalion, 
located at the Capital of Wisconsin for the pur- 
pose of transacting business with the Military 
Department at Wasliington and with the regi- 
ments in the field to which recruits were as- 
signed as they selected after reporting for duty 
to the proper authorities. This is the only 
representation of that body thus far on record 
in this volume of annals of Wisconsin soldiers. 



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RNOLD WAGENER, of Sturgeon Bay, 
Wis., and a member of G. A. R. Post 
No. 97, was born Jan. 4, 1844, in 
Creov, Prussia. He came to Amer- 
ica in 1852 with his parents and located in 
Manitowoc Co., Wis. He remained with the 
family of his father until the war and when the 
troops from Wisconsin were called for, deter- 
mined to enlist, although he was a little more 
than 17 years old. He enrolled May 4, 1861, 
at Manitowoc, Wis., in Company A, 5th Wis- 
consin Infantry, for three years. He received 
honorable discharge July 27, 1861, his terra 
having expired. The regiment was assigned 
to the Army of the Potomac and was first in 
action at Yorktown and Mr. Wagener fought 
afterwards at Williamsburg, ' Savage Station, 
While Oak Swamp, Malvern Hill, South Moun- 
tain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and 2nd Fred- 




ericksburg, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Station, 
Mine Run, battles of the Wilderness and in 
numberless skirmishes and in service interven- 
ing which always escapes notice in view of 
more important actions. At the Wilderness he 
was wounded by a minie ball May 3, 1864, and 
passed 17 days in the hosjiital. The ball en- 
tered his hip, its fatal force iiaving been ar- 
rested by first striking his cartridge-box. It 
passed between his first and second fingers as 
he was taking his cartridge-bo.x to load. He 
remained in the action until he was ordered to 
the rear. He cut out the ball with his pocket 
knife, finding it flattened by its concussion 
with the box. His mother still retains it in 
her possession. He rejoined his regiment at 
Cold Plarbor, making connection with the com- 
mand just as matters were in readiness for a 
charge, and the oth being held in reserve, he 
was not in action, but did not leave the Army 
of the Potomac until the siege of Petersburg 
had commenced. Early's movements ni the 
vicinity of Washington called tlie regiment to 
the defense of the National Cai^ital and, soon 
after, his original terra of enlistment expired 
and he was raustered out July 27th and re- 
turned to Wisconsin. The first real service in 
which Mr. Wagener was involved was at Will- 
iamsburg where the regiment made a record for 
conspicuous gallantry and where McClellan 
made his only speech commending the gallan- 
try of any command. (See sketch of John 
Leykom.) Company A was in the advance 
skirmish line and drove the rebels into their 
fortifications. The skirmisii line fell back in 
good order, continuing to fire with good ett'^-ct 
until they were in the ranks and battle wus 
precipitated by the raain lino and the day was 
won. 

He returned to Wisconsin and soon after 
went to the far West whei-e he wiis engaged in 
peddling supplies among the military jwsls in 
Colorado, New Mexico and adjoining Territories 
and was also interested in mining until 1872, 
when he located at Sturgeon Bay. He estab- 
lished a brewery there and was interested in 
its operations six years. He has served at 
Sturgeon Bay as Sheriff and Under-SherifT 
alternate terms for the past 10 years until 1888. 
He was married Feb. 1, 1874, to Isabel Terens 
of Manitowoc county. Their six children are 
named Herbert A., Annie C, Arnold, William, 
Walter and Lionel. Mr. Wagener is one of the 
most prominent citizens in Door county and, 



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although a Democrat in pohtical principle, has 
alvva3'S been elected for any office for which he 
has been a candidate in a strongly Republican 
county. 



r^yJ^ILLIAM C. ARMSTRONG, a 
["JM^/i member of Oshkosh Post No. 10, 
was born at Lackawaxen, Pike 
Co., Pa., March 29, 1843. His 
parents were both of Scottish birth, the place of 
their nativity being the capital city of "the land 
of cakes." The portion of the "Keystone State" 
where he was reared was historic ground, and 
he imbibed at an early age the patriotism of 
the youth of the period that directly preceded 
the advent of civil war. From what he studied 
and lieard fie became tlioroughly imbued with 
tlie idea of his obligations as a future citizen of 
the United States, and, althougli in youth, he 
observed with much interest the rapid progress 
of events after the attack on tlie Fort in the har- 
bor of Charleston. When he was a few months 
past nineteen he decided to enter the army and 
accordingly enlisted, enrolling as a soldier Aug. 
9th, 1862, in Company E, 14.5th Regiment, 
Pennsylvania Volunteers, at Union City, Pa. He 
enlisted for three years and served in the capac- 
ity of a private until 1 863 when he was made a 
Corporal. On taking the field liis regiment was 
assigned to the Second Corps, Army of the Po- 
tomac and was in service in the First, Second 
and Fourth Brigades, successively commanded 
respectively by Generals Meagher, Caldwell and 
Brooks. The Corps was the celebrated Hancock 
Corps. 

roster of tlie battles in which Mr. Arm- 
was a participant, included the famed 
of Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancel- 
lorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spottsylvania 
Court House, Cold Harbor, North and Soutii 
Anna, Petersburg, and Culpepper. The list of 
skirmishes included in this service is legion. 

Mr. Armstrong was twice wounded and twice 
made prisoner by tlie rebels. He was captured 
at Cliancellorsville and afterwards at Spottsyl- 
vania, but in both instances escaped by making 
use of the qualifications inherent in ever}' 
Scotchman, a natural fitness for foot .service. 
Both times he took imminent risks for his life 
by running the guard and making good his es- 
cape from such experiences as are described on 



Ti 

strong 
names 




numerous pages of this work and perhaps sav- 
ing his life. 

In December, 1862, he was wounded in the 
leg and was taken to the hospital at Camp Bell, 
Washington, D. C. He received a severe injury 
in front of Petersburg, June 16, 1864, losing a 
part of his left foot by a shot from a rebel gun. 
He was sent to liis native State and admitted to 
Haddington general hospital in the city of Pliil- 
adelpliia. He received honorable discharge 
from the military service of the United States, 
Jan. 9, 1865, on account of his injuries. 

Mr. Armstrong has been a resident of Osh- 
kosh since August, 1879, and became a member 
of the Grand Army Post there. 



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IHr^HOMAS WINTERS, a resident of Rem- 
e) ington. Wis., was born in England 

I ' March 12, 1836. He came to Amer- 
ica in 1850 when he was still a boy 
and came directly from his port of landing at 
New York to Chicago, 111., where he remained 
until 1859 when he removed permanently to 
Wisconsin. He has been occupied in the va- 
ried work of a lumberman and has also been 
interested to considerable extent as a farmer. 
He is present proprietor of a farm of 160 acres 
on section 2 in the township of Remington, on 
which he resides and he is also manager of a 
cranberry marsh owned by the Muscatine Com- 
pany of Iowa. 

He enlisted in February, 1862, in Company 
G, 12th Illinois Cavalry for three years at Chi- 
cago, whither he went for the purpose. On the 
organization of his company he was made Cor- 
poral and was discharged as such in March, 
1864, in St. Louis in order to veteranize in the 
same command. The regiment was assigned 
to the army of Virginia and went to West Vir- 
ginia where Mr. Winters was first in action at 
Martinsburg and went tlie;^ce with the com- 
mand of Miles and cut their way out and cap- 
tured Longstreet's ammunition train near Wil- 
liamsport, Md. He was in the battle of Antie- 
tam and afterwards at Gettysburg and soon 
after his regiment was sent to the West with 
the troops that were detailed to assist in the 
operations at the later battles in Tennessee and 
in the spring of 1864 went to Louisiana with 
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vere service of that campaign and in all prom- 
inent battles and skirmishes in which tiie cav- 
alry force was involved. One of marked 
prominence was at Mansura, near Marksville, 
in whicli he had the satisfaction of assisting in 
the repulse of a heavy cavalry force. At Alex- 
andria an incident worthy of note took place. 
Mr. Winters and two comrades went on a fora- 
ging expedition and were captured by a band 
of guerrillas and taken to Slireveport, La., 
where they were robbed of all they possessed 
and then turned loose to make their way back 
as best they could. Their regiment had gone 
to Galveston, Texas, beyond immediate reach 
and tiiey were compelled to walk and beg their 
way until they reached the Mississippi River. 
Two of them engaged on a boat as deck hands 
and worked their way to LaCrosse, Wis., and 
then went on the log drive. The regiment was 
discharged before Mr. Winters could get back 
to it and he has never received liis last discharge 
papers. At Gettysburg Mr. Winters received a 
bullet in his neck and went to the field hospital 
where he remained over night without being 
attended by a surgeon. He became disgusted 
with the neglect and he returned to his regi- 
ment where he was cared for by his comrades 
and recovered without trying any more hospi- 
tal experiments. He returned after the war to 
Wisconsin and was married to Frances Gould. 
Their surviving children are named Anna, 
Jennie and Melvina. The latter is married. 
Mr. Winters is the son of Thomas and Anna 
(Bind) Winters. They were natives of Eng- 
land. 



USSELL A. LOOP, a physician at 
Black Creek, Wis., Commander of 
G. A. R. Post No. 116, (1887) was 
born in Russell, St. Lawrence Co., 
New York, Oct. 15, 1814. He is the son of Da- 
vid and Sally (Fletcher) Loop, the former a na- 
tive of Otsego Co., New York, (born near 
Cooperstown) and the latter a native of Troy, in 
the same State. The family in the paternal 
line is of Holland origin and located on the 
Holland purchase in the Empire State. Dr. 
Loop was reared in his native place and en- 
listed Oct. 18, 1861, at Russell in Company L, 
9th New York Cavalry, and was made regi- 




mental farrier on the organization of the com- 
mand. He received honorable discharge Oct. 
19, 1864, after varied and exciting career in the 
cavalry service of the Potomac. Dr. Loop is 
made of the stuff from which good .soldiers are 
constructed ; he ])Ossesses manly reliance and 
a sense of the absurd, which is the best possible 
safeguard against demoralized judgment in an 
emergency. His personal experiences would 
fill a volume and in detail would fully display 
the courage, promptness and endurance re- 
quired in cavalr}' service. His regiment was 
in the field in the spring of 1862, and Dr. 
Loop, having been commi.ssioned 1st Lieuten- 
ant performed much detached duty of import- 
ant character. He was in the battle of (Gettys- 
burg and in the 2nd Bull Run, besides i)ar- 
ticipating in countless skirmishes. At Gettys- 
burg he was on the per-sonal staff of General 
Meade and, after the battle, was detailed with 
10 men to go to Middleton, Md., to procure 
hor.ses to transport the wounded to the railroad. 
The place was filled with rebels but he suc- 
ceeded in obtaining such animals as he wanted, 
securing for himself a fine bay horse, and 
while he was performing his duty, he was 
frequently fired at while vaulting over fences 
and in otlier prominent positions. 

In the valley of the Shenandoah in 1864, he 
was detailed as commander of ambulance 
trains. On one occasion he was en route to 
Harper's Ferry with 54 ambulances filled with 
wounded soldiers, and he halted at Stony Creek, 
near which a supply train had been captured 
and had 24 mounted and 100 dismounted meu 
as escort. His escort was light as possible and, 
while moving on, the dismounted men marched 
on either side of the train while he and his 
mounted squad led the advance. He was not 
apprehensive of attack because of the recog- 
nized rules of modern warfare, which count as 
barbarism the firing on an ambulance train or 
in the direction of a hospital flag. The reb- 
els fully sustained their reputation for utter 
disregard of every humanitarian principle in 
warfare and fired a volley at the ambulances. 
Lieutenant Loop rode to the rear, formed his 
dismounted men into line,who returned the fire 
of the rebels, who fired again. "Draw sabers ; 
carry sabers ; trot ; right cut ; and hold your 
cut until you can make it deep; charge" was 
the command of Lieutenant Loop to his cavalry 
guard and they charged upon the enemy, the 
dismounted meu firing on the right and left 



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flanks. The squad wheeled and the Lieutenant 
issued the following order : — "Every man pick 
a man ; left cut and pierce and right cut; make 
good cuts," and charged back and dispersed 
the rebels. His HoUand blood was up and he 
was impatient of the delay and trouble and he 
enforced Sheridan's order "Never to take a pris- 
oner witli an ambulance train." He encoun- 
tered a man named French from his own town 
who had deserted to enlist in a rebel regi- 
ment, and who was not held a prisoner. Lieu- 
tenant Loop lost a finger in this encounter. 
May 3d, 1864, his command mounted, prepara- 
tory to a movement froni Culpepper to the Rap- 
idan, and they were in saddles almost con- 
stantly for 62 days in numerous skirmishes and 
in all the services incidental to cavalry experi- 
ence in the campaign in Virginia, through the 
summer and early fall of 1864. After leaving 
the Rapidan, Lieutenant Loop went to Wash- 
ington, thence to Harper's Ferry and to the 
valley of the Shenandoah, where he partici- 
pated in every battle and skirmish under Sher- 
idan. 

Dr. Loop came to Wisconsin in 1861, and lo- 
cated at Black Creek, where he has since prac- 
ticed his profession. He was married Oct. 15, 
1843, to Josephine Steele. His daughter Mary 
M., married .John Chamberlaui of Kaukauna. 
His son, G. L. Loop, now of Bessemer, Wis., ac- 
companied his father to the army when 14 
years old and served three years. 

MOS BOUSQUET, of Appleton, AVis., 
^ was born July 16, 1847 at St. Dennis 




Province of Quebec, Canada. He 
was twelve years old when he came 
to the States and enlisted at sixteen. He lo- 
cated at Putnam, Conn., whei'e he went to 
school and worked in a cotton mill. A fter en- 
listing in January, 1865, he went to Trenton, 
N. J., and thence to Governor's Island, New 
York iiarbor, where the recruits of his regiment, 
the 35th New Jersey, rendezvoused. He en- 
rolled in Jersey City in Company F, and was 
discharged June 30, 1865 in Washington after 
the close of the war. The colonel of his regi- 
ment was Switzer, now of New Bruns- 
wick, N. J. 

From the harbor of New York he proceeded 



to Wilmington, N. C, and thence to Raleigh 
where he joined his command. From there he 
went to Fredericksburg and thence to Peters- 
burg. At Appomattox he was a witness of the 
surrender of General Lee and the next remove 
of his regiment was to the rebel capital — Rich- 
mond. They went next to Washington where 
they encamped and a month after were dis- 
charged. From Washington he went to Balti- 
more and thence to Philadelphia and New 
Jersey, then to the city of New York where he 
took the boat to New London, Conn., thence to 
Dennisville and to Williarasville, Conn., to 
visit parents where he met with a warm recept- 
ion from a large assemblage of friends. 

On resuming connection with the affairs of 
civil life he learned the art of turning wood and 
obtained plenty of business in manufacturing 
bobbins for the extensive cotton mills of that part 
of Connecticut. Afterwards he went to Spencer, 
Mass., and learned the business of a shoemaker, 
wliich he followed as a vocation until 1886. 
During that time he traveled from place to 
place as was the custom of his craft. He ar- 
rived in Chicago in 1871. He was there 
through the great fire and on Friday after, 
went to Cincinnati where he remained three 
years. He also pursued his trade in Columbus 
for a time and came to Appleton in 1881 where 
he continued to follow his vocation until 1886. 
In that year he engaged in the saloon business 
and conducts an extensive and well regulated 
establishment in Appleton. He is unmarried. 
He is the son of Levi and Lucie Bousquet and 
has four brothers and a sister. 



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IMEON B. NELSON, of Oshkosh, Wis., 
and a member of Phil. Sheridan 
Post, No. 10, was born March 7, 1828, 
in Roxbury, Cheshire Co., New Hamp- 
His father, William Nelson, was born 
in England and came to America in youth ; he 
married Lucy Batchelder, who was born in 
Massachusetts of parents descended from Scotch 
ancestry. 

Mr. Nelson was educated primarily in the 
district school and studied two terms subse- 
quently at an academy. When he was 18 
years old, he commenced learning the manu- 
facture of wooden ware at Westport in his na- 




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tive State, which he pursued some years at tliat 
place and afterwards operated as a manufactur- 
er of sash, doors and blinds, in which he en- 
gaged in 1853 with two partners, himself acting 
in the capacity of general manager of the 
business. In 1857 he came to Wisconsin and 
located at Menasha, Sept. 28th, and engaged as 
foreman of the Menasha Woodenware Co., and 
remained in that employ until he entered the 
army. In the second year of the war he re- 
ceived a commission as a recruiting officer and 
opened his office at Menasha, and recruited for 
Company I, 21st Wisconsin Infantry, enrolling 
August 28, 1862. On the formation of the 
company, September 5th, he was made Captain 
of Company I, and left tlie State with the regi- 
ment in September, going to the defense of 
Cincinnati, then to Louisville and from there 
to Kentucky, and led his men on the field of 
Perryville. He was with his command m the 
subsequent marches and performed guard duty 
and other military service until December 30th. 
The brigade train was moving on Jefferson 
Pike and Captain Nelson was on duty in com- 
mand of tiie escort wlien Wheeler's cavalry at- 
tacked the train whicli consisted of about 28 
wagons and Captain Nelson was taken prisoner, 
and held in custody 36 hours when he was 
paroled. He had been meanwhile without food 
and was almost helpless, and was assisted by an 
Indiana soldier. He went to Nashville and 
thence to Camp Chase by order of General 
Mitchell. Four months later he went to Benton 
Barracks, St. Louis, to await exchange, and for 
several months was ill from the exposure and 
hardships to which he had been subjected. He 
resigned April 25, 1863, at St. Louis, on account 
of disability caused by disease contracted in the 
service. He returned to Menasha, where he 
gave his attention to recovery of his health, 
when he resumed his former position as fore- 
man of the Menasha woodenware factory. He 
soon discovered that his health was too much 
broken to admit of the active work of the shop, 
and he bought a farm, on which he operated 
two years and was materially benefited by the 
change. In 1869 he was called upon to go to 
Pfcshtigo to take charge of a woodenware man- 
ufacturing business. He went there, managed 
the adjustment of the machinery and operated 
the establishment until the autumn of 1871, 
when his business wiis closed by the Peshtigo 
fire. Nine years before to a day (Oct. 8, 1862, 
Oct. 8, 1871), Captain Nelson encountered the 



disaster on the field of Perryville, and he states 
that there was scarcely a choice between the 
jierils of either place. A short time after tlie 
destruction of Peshtigo lie returned to Menaslia 
and again assumed charge of the establishment 
in which lie had formerly operated. Nov. 3, 
1877, he resigned his position there, and in 
April, 1878, removed to Oslikosh, wiiere he 
formed a business relation with George Ken- 
nan, a comrade in the 21st Wisconsin Infantry, 
and L. E. Nelson, as the Wisconsin Manufac- 
turing Co. The relations of the concern con- 
tinued two years, wlien the Messrs. Nelson pur- 
chased the interest of Mr. Kennan, and they 
afterwards admitted H. B. Eldridge to a jjart- 
nership, and their relations with that gentleman 
continued one year. They bought his interest 
and conducted their affairs jointly until 1883, 
when they purchased a half interest in the 
Tustin Mill property, with S. R. and C. R. 
Clark, and their business relations have since 
been conducted in the same connection. 

Captain Nelson was married May -Itli, 1852, 
to Louisa M. Bailey, of Swanzey, New Hamp- 
shire, and they had three children. Eugene 
F. is deceased ; Emma S. and Lulie L. are liv- 
ing. The mother died Feb. 10, 1863. 

Captain Nelson was married again May 4, 
1864, to Lestina E. Holt, and their three chil- 
dren are named Elwin F., Flora May and Roy 
B. The Captain is a Republican of radical 
stripe and proud of the record of his party. 



'^=!iIj^HEODORE H. DODGE, a citizen of 
I) Shawano, Wis., and a former soldier 
Ij for the Union in the civil war, was 

""^^ born Oct. 8, 1834, in Seneca Falls, 
N. Y. His parents, Lyman and Emily (Howe) 
Dodge, are deceased, the former dying in 1882 
at the age of 84 years. The latter died in 1857. 
The father was a drafted man in the second war 
with Great Britain and arrived at Plattsburg 
the day following the battle. The son grew up 
in his native place and came to Wisconsin in 
the "50s," located in the Northeastern part of 
the State and has been a factor in its develop- 
ment. 

Oct. 4, 1861, he enlisted in Company E, 1st 
Wisconsin Cavalry at Ripou for three years, 
and was made Corporal on the formation of the 



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company. He received honorable discliarge 
Oct. 16, 1802 at Cape Girardeau, Mq., on ac- 
count of general disability from chronic bowel 
disease and fever. After leaving the State, Mr. 
Dodge went witli the regiment to St. Louis, 
Bloomfield and Chalk Bluffs and, until he was 
seized with illness, he performed his duty as a 
soldier in all the varied work which the 1st 
Wisconsin passed through, and which has 
never received due commemoration from 
obvious causes, as is always the case with cav- 
alry and other branches of the service. 

On returning to Wisconsin after receiving 
his discharge, he gave his first attention to re- 
cruiting his healtli and afterwards engaged in 
business as a lumberman in which he has been 
foremost and prominent on the Wolf River, his 
business associates being Christopher Hill and 
Henry Sheriff of Neenah. He was one of the 
first connected with the opening of the lumber- 
ing interests on the Wolf. 

Mr. Dodge is a typical Western man. He is 
affable, genial, noted for his good comradeship 
Avith all, and his sturdy good sense and reliant 
nature, which make him popular with all 
classes. He has served in positions of respon- 
sibility in local government and belongs to G. 
A. R. Post No. 81. He was a war Democrat, and 
is a man of conservative ideas, modest, unassum- 
ing and averse to notoriety of any description. 
But many friends ot Theodore Dodge will wel- 
come the most meager account of his busy, 
well-regulated life in this work. 

He has three brothers. Frank Dodge was a 
soldier in the 10th Wisconsin and is a resident 
of Shawano. Frederick A. is a farmer in Belle 
Plain. John D. is a lumberman at Chippewa 
Falls. 



LBERT K. PORTER, a resident of Sha- 
^ wano, Wis., and a former soldier in 
tlie service of the Union was born in 
Carbondale, Lausanne Co., Pa., 
March 18,1835. He is the son of Samuel S. and 
Parthenia (Siiaw) Porter, and his father is living 
at Belle Plain. His mother died in Pennsyl- 
vania. Mr. Porter took the direction of his ca- 
reer into his own liands at the age of 13 years 
and has carved for himself an honorable name 
and a useful life. When he was 21, in 1850, 




he came to Wisconsin and went to work on the 
river. 

Oct. 29, 1861, he enlisted at Ripon in Com- 
pany E, 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, for throe j'ears. 
He served until his period expired and received 
honorable discharge in November, 1864, at Cal- 
houn, Ga., after three vears of almost unremit- 
ting active service, having lost but 30 days time. 
He was made Duty Sergeant and Orderly and 
during the first year and a half he was occupied 
in bushwhacking and all which that sort of ser- 
vice implies, and was in heavy action atChick- 
amauga and Atlanta. He was with Major Paine, 
when that most gallant and daring otficer was 
killed. He fought six days at Mossy Creek in 
Tennessee. In the beginning of the Atlanta 
campaign, Colonel LaGrange was ordered to de- 
velop the strength of the rebels and a severe en- 
gagement followed. yV charge was made on the 
rear guard of Wheeler in wliich 52 prisoners 
were captured, mainly through the instruuien- 
tality of Sergeant Porter and Captain Smith but, 
according to the way of things in the army, Col- 
onel LaGrange receiving the credit. 

After the war, Mr. Porter went to Shawano, 
at a time when there were only 75 men in the 
county. He was the first man who took a log 
from "Shawano Lake. He has become a sub- 
stantial citizen and is managing a prosperous 
business. He is also a farmer. He married Es- 
tella Morrison of Oshkosh, and their daughter 
is the wife of F. .J. Martin of Shawano. Mr. Por- 
ter has officiated in local oflices; he is a man of 
reliable upright character, and possesses a tem- 
perament, which renders him popular and promi- 
nent. He has a nature which reflects its char- 
acteristics on his friends, and his name is the 
synonym of good fellowship and good feeling 
among his associates. He is a Democrat in po- 
litical connection, but not actively interested in 
politics. 



ACOB A. SCHOFIELD, resident at Han- 
cock, Wis., and a member of G. A. R. 
Post No. 150, was born Jan. 21, 1825, at 
Wantage, New Jersey. He removed to 
the West in 1855 and located at Plainfield, 
Wis., in tiie midst of a region very spar.sely set- 
tled and remote from railroads and places 
where there were settlements. 

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in the result and resolved to enlist. March 29, 
18G4, he enlisted at Plainfield in Company D, 
37th Wisconsin Infantry for three years. He 
was made Corporal and Sergeant of his company 
successively and .July 'ind, was commissioned 
'2nd Lieutenant, hut did not muster as such. 
He went to the front with the six companies 
who moved to Washington in May, 1SG4, where 
their services were in immediate requisition. 
His first duty was in the guarding of prisoners 
and in June he went to Cold Harhor as guard 
of a supply train. He went next with his regi- 
ment to Petersburg and on the day of arrival 
was in the support of a charging column. He 
was in the terrific tiling caused by a blunder- 
ing order and fought next day, being in the 
terrible actions of June 17th and ISth. Soon 
after the explosion of the mine on July 30th, 
the 37th was in the ruined fort where they sus- 
tained heavy loss. Mr. Schofield was also in 
action on the Weldou railroad, Poplar Grove 
Church, Southside railroad, Peeble's Farm, the 
two actions at Hatcher's Run and Fort Ma- 
hone. The number of engagements in which 
Me. Schofield was under rebel fire included 
eight, of greater or smaller importance. When 
his company entered Petersburg, he was in 
command, the other officers being absent. He 
was mustered out at Washington, July 2G, 18G5, 
after the termination of hostilities and was dis- 
charged a few days la'ter at Madison. During 
his service he was never severely injured but 
sustained, what, in army parlance, were 
" scratches." In August, 1864, he was ill in 
hospital a short time and, while the regiment 
was at Washington, he was disabled with an 
injury to his leg, received while performing 
camp duty. He refused the advice of the sur- 
geons and did not go to the hospital. 

He was married May 3, 1857, to Nancy Sher- 
wood of Great Bend, Pa., and their children are 
named John, George and William. Tiiey are 
married and the oldest son resides in Adams 
county, and the two others in Waushara 
county. 



ff^HOMAS DAVIS, a resident of Plover, 
Wis., member of G. A. R. Post No. 
' 149, was born Jan. 1, 1840, in Eng- 
land. He came to America with his 
parents in the first year of his life and they 



located in the State of New York whence they 
removed after a residence of eight years to Ra- 
cine, Wis., and in 18.53, to Green Lake county 
where they maintained a residence 14 years, 
when Mr. Davis went to Plover. He was en- 
gaged on a farm until the first year of the war 
and during the first weeks of the struggle, de- 
termined to enter the military service of the 
United States. He enrolled June 15, 1861, in 
Company A, 3rd Wisconsin Infantry, enrolling 
at Fond du Lac for three years and received 
honorable discharge July 1, 1864, near Mari- 
etta, Ga., on account of the expiration of his 
period of service.' Augu.st G, 1864, he again en- 
listed in Company B, 3rd Wisconsin Cavalry 
and was transferred to the re-organized com- 
pany February 1, 1865, and received final dis- 
charge at St. Louis in June, 1865. Mr. Davis 
went from Camp Hamilton at Fond du Lac to 
the scene of activities in Maryland, and per- 
formed guard duty at Frederick until the 
spring of 1862 and during that period was in a 
skirmish at Harper's Ferry. In March, 1862, 
after the regiment had been attached to the 
corps of General Banks, he went into the valley 
of the Shenandoah and was in the occupation 
of Winchester where his regiment was after- 
wards stationed to perform guard duty. He 
was next in the march to Strasburg and in the 
action in which his regiment held the rebels in 
check until the trains of Banks' command had 
passed and followed on to Martinsburg. He 
was in the fight at Cedar Mountain and in Sep- 
tember was in the fight at Antietam. The reg- 
iment remained in Virginia doing military 
duty through the winter and made connection 
April with the forces of Hooker and sus- 



m 

taineti a rebel attack in the beginning of the 
action at Chancellorsville and Mr. Davis was in 
the actions of the three days fights and the 
skirmishing, whicli included every day until 
May 6tb. He was in the fight at Gettysburg 
and in the subsequent movement of the com- 
mand with Hooker's forces to make connection 
with the Army of the Cumlierland and was in 
the skirmish at Dardanelle where he was 
wounded and was sent to the hospital at Little 
Rock and was discharged as stated when his 
term of service expired. When he enlisted in 
the cavalry the reginuMit to wliich he was as- 
signed was at Little Rock, where he made con- 
nection with the command and was in the ser- 
vice in connection with that organization until 
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Chancellorsville Mr. Davis was struck by a ball 
in the breast which felled him to the ground. 
A hatchet was thrust in hi? belt which pre- 
vented the bullet entering his body, but left a 
dint in the iron. AtDardanelle he was injured 
in the head by a piece of shell and underwent 
the operation of trepanning and has since car- 
ried a piece of silver as substitute for regulation 
skull. After the termination of the war Mr. 
Davis returned to Plover where he is the pro- 
prietor of a farm on section 3, town 23, Range 
8. He married Maria Ripson. 

" AMES A. WEEKS, resident at Wautoma, 
Wis., member of G. A. R. Post No. 135, 
was born in Priddy, Somersetshire, Eng- 
land, Nov. 21, 1845. His father and 
mother, Henry and Bethia (Harper) Weeks, be- 
longed to the agricultural class in their native 
country and the son was reared in the same 
pursuit. He came to America with his par- 
ents, landing at the port of New York August 
7, 1861, and they located at Marseilles, Onon- 
daga county. New York. He attended school 
the following winter at Mottville, in the same 
county, and in the spring of 1862 accompanied 
his parents to Huron county, Ohio, and his 
father bought a farm in the township of Green- 
field. He was much interested in the civil war 
which was in progress when he arrived in 
America, and he made several efforts to enlist, 
but was rejected on account of his youth. In 
March, 1864, he eni'olled as a soldier at Colum- 
bus, Ohio. He was sent by the military au- 
thorities to Nashville, Tenn., and was assigned 
to the Pioneer Corps, and detailed as a recruit 
in the 8th Kansas Infantry. The corps was 
ordered to Huntsville, Ala., wliere the rebels 
were specially lively in the destruction of rail- 
road communications and had just succeeded 
in burning the depot at that place when the 
Union troops arrived. Tiie next day he re- 
turned to Nashville, where he was taken sick 
and was discliarged in September. He re- 
turned to his father's farm in Ohio, and spent 
the winter in attending school and trj'ing to 
recover his health. In February, 1865, he en- 
listed in Company G, 191st Ohio Infantry, at 
Greenfield, Ohio. The regiment was organ- 
ized at Camp Chase, and went thence to San- 
dusky City for examination and equipments. 



and they returned to Camp Chase, and two 
weeks afterwards went to Harper's Ferry, and 
thence to Halltown in the Shenandoah valley. 
At Halltown, the command was attacked by 
the rebels who were repulsed without loss to 
the Union troops and the regiment was ordered 
thence to Winchester. While on picket duty 
near Halltown, Mr. Weeks was taken sick with 
the measles and remained on picket duty 
through a heavy rain. He was taken in the 
morning by his comrades to an old box car 
where he remained through the following day, 
receiving no food or water or care of any kind. 
He was taken to the hospital at Harper's Ferry, 
and thence to Frederick City, Md., and was dis- 
charged from the hospital in June, 1865. He 
returned to Ohio and as soon as he was able to 
work, he acquired a knowledge of the black- 
smith, trade which has since been his business. 
In 1880 he removed to Wisconsin and located 
at Wautoma. 

March 1, 1883, he was married at Wautoma 
to Sarah Ann, daughter of George and Ann 
(Emery) Weeks. Their son. Earl, was born Oct. 
20, 1884. 



ONRAD RAMMINGER, a citizen of 
Schleswig, Maiiitowoc Co., Wis., was 
born Dec. 21, 1840, in Hesse Darm- 
stadt, Germany. He came from his 
native land to the New World, in the last 
year of his minority and enrolled in the 
military service of his adopted county. He 
enlisted at Detroit, Mich., Aug. 15, 1861, under 
the second call for troops by President Lincoln, 
in Company G, 9th Michigan Volunteer Infan- 
try, for three years. His regiment left Detroit 
and proceeded to camp at Monroe's Hill, Ky., 
near Munfordsville, where the winter of 1861-2 
was passed in guard duty and drill. The first 
movement of the command was to Nashville 
in the spring, where they arrived in March. 
From tliat time Fori-est was planning his raids 
and a few days after their arrival the 9th went 
to Murfreesboro to assist in repairing the de- 
vastations of the rebels, and on the 13th of 
.July sustained a direct attack from the 8th 
Texas while in camp, and Mr. Ramminger re- 
ceived a severe wound, his Colonel (Duffiekl) 
also being injured. The former was struck by a 
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shot in his face on the nose near the right eye. 
His company was in the courthouse, which was 
surrounded by a Georgia regiment and com- 
pelled to surrender, after repulsing the rebels 
twice. Mr. Raniminger was in the hands of 
his captors three days, when he was paroled and 
sent to Camp Chase. In October following, his 
exchange was effected and the Union soldiers 
were sent to the headquarters of General 
Thomas as a body-guard. Tlie route was made 
from Cincinnati to Covington, Ky., Louisville, 
and Nashville. In December the command was 
despatched to Murfreesboro to prepare for the 
battle known as Stone River, on the last day of 
the year and several of the first days of 1863. 
The 9th Michigan (being an unassigned com- 
mand,) was detailed to guard prisoners. They 
stayed there until the TuUalioma campaign, 
when they were again in a movement that 
promised results. But the troops dispersed 
to meet at Chickamauga, and the 9th Mich- 
igan went to Chattanooga and the regiment 
was in the lines of General Sherman in the 
march through Georgia. Mr. Raniminger was 
in all the fights, including Resaca, Dallas, Ken- 
esaw Mountain, and Peach Tree Creek, arriv- 
ing at Atlanta, where he participated in the 
siege. A few days after the surrender, Oct. 
14th, Mr. Raniminger was honorably dis- 
charged, his period of service having expired. 
He is still a sufferer from the consequences of 
his injuries at rebel hands. 

He was married to Matilda Ball, at Schles- 
wig, and they became the parents of nine chil- 
dren. A son and a daughter died in infancy. 
Those still living are named Henry, .Jacob, 
John, William, Anna, Rosa and Margaretha. 
The mother died and Mr. Ramminger was 
married to Catherine Wagoner, in Schleswig in 
1884. He is one of the prominent, reliable 
and prosperous farmers of the section of Wis- 
consin where he resides. 



AMES B. CRAWFORD, a prominent 
farmer in Marquette county and a resi- 
dent in the town of Springfield, Wis., 
was a soldier in the civil war. Pie was 
born in Meigs county, Ohio, July 24, 1842, and 
is the son of Mordecai and Jemima (Barton) 
Crawford. (An account of the parents may be 
found in connection with the sketch of John 
Crawford on another page.) Five of their 



sons — James, Thomas B., John, William and 
Charles H. — were soldiers in the civil war. 

When Mr. Crawford of this sketch was six 
years old he came to Wisconsin with his 
parents and lived in Dodge county until 1872, 
when the family located in Marquette county. 
The sons were brought up on the farm, and 
when James was 20 years old he decided to en- 
ter the army. He enlisted August 15, 1862, in 
Company A, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, at 
Springfield for three years. He enlLsted under 
Captain Spear and joined the command at 
Washington. He was engaged in the drill 
common to heavy artillery, which includes 
light artillery and infantry tactics, and conse- 
quently involves three times the labor per- 
formed by soldiers belonging to the infantry or 
cavalry service. He was also occupied in labor 
on the fortifications where he was stationed 
throughout the war. He remained in the 
National capital during the entire term for 
which he enlisted and was stationed at Battery 
Rogers where he was mustered out August 18, 
1865, on account of General Order No. 94. In 
June and July, 1863, he was in the hospital at 
Fort Ellsworth five weeks, and in the spring of 
1865, was again in hospital, and obtained a 
pass from the Sergeant in charge to go to Ford's 
theatre on the night of April 14th, and was 
present when the President was assassinated ; 
he saw Booth when he jumped .from the box 
in which Mr. Lincoln sat, and had a distinct 
view of the revolver in his left hand and a 
knife in his right, when he sprang over the 
balcony onto the stage. 

After his return from the war, Mr. Crawford 
entered vigorously into the prosecution of his 
interests as an agriculturist, and he is the 
owner of a farm of 257 acres, located on sec- 
tions 11 and 12 and 14, in town 16, North, 
range 8, East. He has served liis township six 
years as Treasurer and one year as Assessor. 
He married Henrietta Morgan and their sur- 
viving children are named Henry, Clara, Ford 
and Mary; Leroy is deceased. The grand- 
fathers of Mrs. Crawford were both soldiers in 
1812. 

APTAIN LYMAN B. BALCOM, a cit- 
izen of Waupun, Wis., and a mem- 
ber of Hans C. Heg Post No. 114, 
was born Feb. 22, 1831, at Perrys- 
burg, Cattaraugus Co., New York. His parents, 




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Isaac Burr and Clarinda (Noyes) Balcom, were 
natives of the State of New York and his great 
grandfather and grandfather served respect- 
ively in the two wars with Great Britain. His 
motlier died when he was two years old and he 
was adopted hy his uncle and aunt, Pitts and 
Lucia M. (Balcom) Ellis. He resided in his 
native State until he was 11 years old when he 
accompanied his adopted parents to Wisconsin, 
locating in Genesee, Waukesha county. When 
he was 15 Captain Balcom undertook the re- 
sponsibilities ot self-sustaining and became an 
assistant on a farm in which he was engaged 
three years, attending school occasionally win- 
ters. In 1849 he olitained the position of sta- 
tion agent on the M. & M. R. R., which was af- 
terwards the Milwaukee & Prairie du Chien 
and is now a part of the St. Paul system. When 
he was 21 he engaged in buying wheat, asso- 
ciated with his uncle Ellis and within two years 
after he formed a partnership with Robert El- 
liot, of Milwaukee, and prosecuted the same 
business. In 1859 Mr. Balcom went to Pike's 
Peak, but his ambition was frustrated by a recall 
to Wisconsin after six months on account of his 
wife's illness. He had located his family at 
Waupun in 1856 and he returned there and 
obtained a position in the prison where he was 
occupied until the date of the war. He was a 
true son of his sires and determined to enli.st as 
soon as his interest was awakened by the attack 
on the integrity of the Union in Charleston 
harbor. He enrolled at Waupun April 22, 
1861, in the " Light Guards, " an organization 
which was assigned to the 3rd Wisconsin In- 
fantry as Company D. It was a three-month's 
enlistment and on the abrogation of such by 
the President, Captain Balcom was among those 
who re-enliste<l for three years and he accom- 
panied the regiment from rendezvous at Camp 
Bragg, Fond du Lac, to the Army of Virginia, 
as it was then designated. He made military 
discipline and tactics a matter of close study 
and was one of the first in the command to re- 
ceive a regular and technical examination and 
to obtain promotion on his qualifications. He 
retained his papers signed by Colonel Ruger 
and the Adjutant of the regiment promoting 
him successively to Corporal, Sergeant and Or- 
derly Sergeant and takes a greater pride in 
them than in more prominent (so-called) pro- 
motions, whicii came to liim afterwards. He 
served with the regiment in Maryland, and was 
with Banks in the march through the valley of 



the Shenandoah and in the retreat thence. He 
was first in set battle at Cedar Mountain, where 
he was wounded in his rigiit ankle joint, the 
bones being shattered. He was then Orderly 
Sergeant and was reported mortally wounded. 
He was sent from the field to hospital at Alex- 
andria whence he returned to Wisconsin on 
sick furlough. On his arrival at his home he 
received intelligence of his promotion to 2nd 
Lieutenant for bravery in action and reported 
at Madison for discharge to muster under his 
commission Dec. 22, 1862. In the latter part 
of the same winter he rejoined his regiment at 
Stafford C. H., and in the spring was first inac- 
tion May 1st at Chancellorsville. The regi- 
ment was ordered out on a reconnoissance May 
3rd and the Captain of Company D, finding the 
situation trying to his nerves, turned the com- 
mand over to Lieutenant Balcom and did not 
recover his "grit" for three days. He was 
compelled to resign in consequence. At Bev- 
erly Ford the regiment supported a cavalry 
command and after that action Captain Balcom 
was ordered to report to the hosptial at George- 
town and thence to Philadelphia on account of 
his old wound. He grew tired of inaction and 
ran away and went to his command. He was 
promoted to 1st Lieutenant in April, 1863, and 
in June of the same year to Captain. He went 
with his Company to the Army of the Cumber- 
land and re-enlisted as a veteran in December. 
He returned home on furlough and was ap- 
pointed to recruiting service, opening an office 
at Waupun and sent to tlie front 96 accejtted 
men. He made connection with the "3rd " in 
March, 1864, and fought at Resaca and in the 
several actions in tiie vicinity of Marietta, Ga. 
Tiie regiment was under Slocum and, July 
4tb, Captain Balcom was sent to Madison with 
300 discharged men in charge and with a sur- 
geon's certificate of disability. Aug. 24, 1864, 
he was mustered out after a military record 
which still refiects creditably on his character. 
He engaged in his former occupation at the 
prison and after several years became interested 
in dairy farming which he followed until 1887 
when he again entered the service of the State 
at the prison. He is prominent in the Order of 
Odd Fellows and is Past Commander in Post 
No. 114. He was an Aide on the staff of 
Commander Fairchild in 1886. He was mar- 
ried April 19, 1856, to Maria Johnson and their 
children are Clarinda M., Annie B., and Eliza- 




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York. 



beth. An only son named Burr died in in- 
fancy. Mrs. Balcom is a native of the city of 
London, England. 



OLONEL HENRY AUGUSTUS 
F R A M B A C H, a citizen of Kau- 
kauna, Wis., was born Nov. 22, 1840, 
at Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New 
He had the ill-ibrtune to lose his moth- 
er when six years old, and at fourteen was 
wholly orphaned by the death of his father, 
who had brought him to Racine, Wis., in 1846. 
He is of German lineage, and the possessor of 
many of the traits of character which have 
made that strain one of the most valuable in 
our mixed Nationality. Notwitiistanding the 
fact tiiat he was left in penury, without connec- 
tions such as might have been of service to him 
in various ways in his forlorn condition, his 
native stability of character, frugal habits, 
modest I'equirements and industry represented 
the best possible resources of independent 
youth in a country where it is not possible to 
frustrate honorable purposes and the achieve- 
ment of a meritorious career. Left alone with 
the problem of selt-maintenance to be solved, 
he took up the burden manfully, taking advan- 
tage of the humblest opportunity that present- 
ed to earn his food and prepare for conflict with 
the foi'ces of the world. He went to school in 
the winter seasons, paying for his board in 
labor, and during the summer seasons he 
worked as a farm assistant, as a driver on a 
stage route and in other avenues, until he was 
seventeen. In 1856, Brigham Young had com- 
pelled the withdrawal of the United States of- 
ficials from the Territory of Utah and declared 
himself the supreme authority. The National 
Government asserted itself by sending troops 
to sustain the United States Court and, accord- 
ingly, a new avenue of traffic was opened to 
such as had the spirit and pluck to engage 
therein. Trains of ox-teams were fitted out to 
ci'oss the plains, and in these expeditions young 
Frambach saw an opportunity to accomplish 
several things. He engaged with one of these 
enterprises in 1857 as an ox-driver, and made 
a success of his venture, returning m the ca- 
pacity of wagon-master of the train. He had 
taken care of his earnings with the view of bet- 



tering his condition, and to embark in some en- 
terprise of advantage beyond that of common 
labor. Proceeding to St. Louis, he purciiased a 
flat-boat for the transportation of freight on the 
Mississippi River, and he continued to operate 
in that line of business until the disruption of 
fraternal relations between the two sections of 
the country. In this state of afliiirs he saw 
ruin to all he had hoped and worked for, and 
he determined to lay aside his own private 
plans and give the energies of his dawning 
manhood to the cause of a united country. In 
October, 1861, he enlisted in the 61st Illinois 
Infantry, Company G. While he was a boy, 
the law took cognizance of his helplessness, and 
he was bound to an individual who signalized 
his memory by treatment, such as raised prac- 
tical rebellion in the spirit of the child, who 
asserted his right to himself by taking charge 
of his own affairs in.the manner that has been 
related. Accordingly, Henry Augustus Fram- 
bach became for patriotic purpo.ses, " Henry 
Augu.stus Franihy," and the records of the 
great Sucker State hold him by that style on 
their roll of honor, as do those of the general 
Government. He enrolled at Carrolllon, Green 
Co., 111., his Colonel being the father of Post Mas- 
ter General Frye, known already to fame through 
his connection with the Black Hawk war. The 
command passed the winter of 1861 — 2 in 
quarters, and the first considerable battle in 
which it engaged, was at Shiloh, where " Fram- 
by" had his Hrst smell of rebel powder. His 
regiment was conspicuous on that field, and be- 
ing detaileil for the support of a battery, was 
driven back. The boy, whose story is here 
told, seeing the imminence of the peril of the 
moment, snatched the colors from the wounded 
bearer, rushed forward to the battery with thein, 
rallied his company and the entire comman<l, 
and defended the guns until help arrived. 
General Mason Brayman, Chief of Statt" of 
Gen. John A. McClernand, was on his horse in 
the vicinity and witnessing the action, directed 
the intrepid youth to report at headquarters. 
(See sketch of General Brayman.) When 
lie obeyed the order young Frambach stated 
the circumstances of his assumed name, 
and was thereafter known to the authorities by 
his proper cognomen. He was assigned to the 
secret service and detailed as a scout. His 
field of operations was in the vicinity of 
Holly Springs and Jackson, Miss., and that line 
of advent into rebeldom, where he performed 



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invaluable service in obtaining information. 
He planned the raid that was carried to a 
successful termination under General Sulli- 
van, which resulted in the dispersion of a gang 
of guerrillas commanded by McNeil, wliich body 
captured a Federal train between Holly Springs 
and Grand Junction, firing into it, although they 
knew there were women and children aboard. 
Henry Frambach acted as guide and also was 
instrumental in the destruction of "Salstreet's" 
guerrillas, many of whom were captured. Those 
who fled were scattered among the places of 
abode in the vicinity and young Frambach 
organized a raiding party which captured about 
100 of them in a single night. The business 
he accomplished in the capacity of a scout and 
spy would make an interesting volume. He 
had occasion once to observe the movements of 
a chaplain in the confederate service and con- 
cluding that he was a wolf in sheep's clothing, 
i. 8., a spy, he made his acquaintance, professed 
fraternity and arranged a trip in whicii he con- 
trived that both should fall into the hands of the 
Federal troops. This was at the last battle of 
Corinth in October, 18()2. (Known as the 
Hatchie fight.) Through the information thus 
obtained and supplied to General .John A. Lo- 
gan, that officer was enabled to achieve a vic- 
tory, a German regiment, the 43rd Illinois, mak- 
ing the charge which won the day, the rebels 
breaking along their entire line. 

In the spring of 1863 when he was scouting 
between Jackson and Meridian, he was cap- 
tured and taken to Charleston, S. C, on the sup- 
position that he was a Federal spy. He wore 
the butternut and, when placed on trial, as- 
sumed the unsophisticated role. " He was born 
in Hardin Co., Tenn., and the Yanks, (charac- 
terized by two d's and a dash) had got in there 
and druv him out. He had concluded to en- 
list and was trying to find the 2nd Tennessee 
regiment because he had some friends in it." 
(He knew that regiment to be in Arkansas, out 
of the reach of the Charleston authorities.) 
Men were placed in his prison to pump him, 
but he adliered to his chosen character of a 
green Tennesseean, until he wore them out. 
To demonstrate his loyalty to the confederacy, 
lie enlisted in the 5tli Louisiana Cavalry, and 
served with the command two weeks, "skip- 
ping out " at the end of that time, quite .sat- 
isfied with his experience as a rebel in arms 
against his Government and determined to put 
an end to it at the risk of his life. He could 



only travel by night and he experienced all the 
hardships incident to such an adventure in a 
hostile country. He regained the Federal lines 
at Stone River, (Murfreesboro) after a detention 
-of four months. He reported to General Bray- 
man, (afterwards Governor of Idaho) who gave 
him leave of absence, with a recommend to 
" Governor Dick Yates " of Illinois, as an indi- 
vidual who might be of use in the work of 
eradicating the organization known as the 
"Knights of the Golden Circle" who were car- 
rying on depredations in that part of Illinois 
known as Egypt. He discovered their plans 
and was mainly instrumental in their dismem- 
berment. This was one of the most difficult 
and dangerous connections which he formed 
in the whole course of his service. When it 
was terminated he was ordered to report to 
General Steele, commanding the independent 
"Department of Arkansas" operating along 
the Gulf. He was detailed for special duty and 
was assigned to the selection of a route for 
the Shreveport expedition, and rode alone 
through the enemy's country, a distance of 
250 miles. He was captured by a squad of 
rebel cavalry, to whom he showed his creden- 
tials as a paroled confederate soldier, which he 
had prepared for such emergency. They were 
completely hoodwinked and took him to the 
headquarters of General Price, who gave him a 
pass to Shreveport. Soon afterwards, while 
coming directly from the headquarters of 
Banks, he was again taken as a spy. The state 
of things was so patent, he expected a final set- 
tlement of his case. But he requested to be 
taken to General Price, (the last place in the 
world he wanted to go to,) in order to gain 
time, and an escort of three, consisting of a 
lieutenant, a corporal and a private, was de- 
tailed to accompany hiin. He succeeded in en- 
listing the sympathies of his guard by 
telling them of his fights in the rebel 
service. That night they slept in a log house, 
he on the floor between the corjioral and pri- 
vate, the lieutenant taking the bed. His arms 
having been taken away, he stealthily removed 
the revolver of one of his guards from under 
his head and crept inch by inch to the door. 
The wooden hinges creaked loudly, but he suc- 
ceeded in getting to his hor.se and rode into the 
darkness for liis life. In the morning he took 
to the swamp and hid during the day. He 
rode nights and hid days until he struck the 
Federal lines. He joined the command of Gen- 



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739 



eral Thayer and reported his budget of inform- 
ation to General Steele, who first learned from 
Irini of the disaster to the forces of General 
Banks and the anticipated movement against 
those of Steele. A supply train had been 
ordered out which he informed that officer he 
would lose as the rebels were close to it. Cav- 
alry were ordered out to overtake the train but 
arrived only in time to see 150 wagons blazing, 
the mules and guards having been seized. He 
also convinced General Steele of the necessity 
of taknig another position which resulted in 
the saving of the 7th Army Corps. In one in- 
stance the rebs had clothed their men in Fed- 
eral uniforms, thereby deluding those who 
wore the army blue by right, and decoying 
numbers of them into their lines. Colonel 
Frambach asked for 100 men of acknowledged 
pluck, whom he clothed in confederate gray 
and, branding a mount of captured horses 
with " S. C," he set out to retaliate. 
Many prisoners were captured, but no 
indiscriminate killing was done. But the 
guerrillas had to take a liberal dose of their 
own medicine and they did not seem to hanker 
for the prescription. On the Saline, about ten 
miles above Jenkins' Ferry, they were surround- 
ed by the rebels, and he received a bullet in his 
right leg just above the knee and was seven 
days in getting into camp, being headed off in 
every avenue he tried. As he had no means of 
dressing his wound he suffered terribly. Dur- 
ing this service under General Steele he was 
chief of the scouting service with the rank of 
Colonel. He was mustered out in the fall of 
1865, most of the troops having been discharged 
at that time. 

After the termination of his military ca- 
reer Colonel Frambach engaged in the real 
estate business at St. Louis and, later, oper- 
ated as a merchant there. In 1873 he came 
toKaukauna and has been connected since with 
the business interests of that portion of Outa- 
gamie count3^ The location presented ample 
scope for the application of his business quali- 
fications and his energetic, and persevering 
traits soon made him prominent in everything 
that pertained to the progress of the place and 
its permanent prosperity. In 1876 he was made 
Chairman of the County Board of Supervisors 
and, on the accession of municipal honors, he 
was made first Mayor of Kaukauna, in 1885. 
He is one of the proprietors of the superb paper 
manufacturing establishment known as the 



"Badger Mill," one of the most extensive and 
best equipped of its kind on the hox River. 
The product of paper is larger than that of any 
other on the river, and much of the machinery 
is the result of the inventive genius of the man- 
aging owner. Colonel Frambach. He is Presi- 
dent of the First National Bank of Kaukauna, 
and is also the President of the Atlas Iron and 
Brass Works at the same place. He is a consider- 
able owner of real estate. Colonel Fram bach is 
still in the full plentitude of a vigorous man- 
hood. His career has been one whose remini- 
scences afford him a just pride and satisfaction 
in that every effort has been made with the 
true disinterestedness that conferred the most 
considerable benefit in a general sense and not 
wholly for his own advancement or profit. He 
wisely sees that the prosperity of his generation 
is his own best interest and every step taken in 
the advancement of Kaukauna is to his own 
advantage, without constituting a selfish issue. 
He has the "good word" of his contemporaries 
in business in the county and he enjoys the 
unrestricted confidence of the community of 
which he is a member. The evidences of his 
good judgment and energy will speak to suc- 
ceeding generations in stronger terms than 
those a biographer can employ, and be a better 
momento of his character and influence than 
words of memorial on stone or brass. " He 
who liveth in the hearts of his friends hath im- 
mortality." 

Colonel Frambach is the representative of 
families of sound stock in both lines of descent. 
His father, Charles Augustus Frambach, was 
born at Frankfort-on-the-Rhine, and received 
all that is included in the term "education" in 
the universities of his native country. He was 
a proficient in eight languages and on coming 
to America in 1836, engaged in the business of 
an instructor of Latin, Greek, and the modern 
tongues. He was the son of a lawyer and be- 
longed to a lineage of scholarly and cultivated 
people for generations, his father having been 
distinguished in oratory and a strong element in 
the political arena, as he belonged to a class who 
inherited the privileges of the aristocracy. The 
senior Frambach married Mary Modder in his 
own country. The mother was a member of a 
family which moved in the higher walks of life 
in Prussia. 

Colonel Frambach was married Nov. 8, 1865, 
to Frances, daughter of John W. and Sarah 
(Lambertson) Claspill. Her father is an exten- 



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SOLDIERS' ALBUM OF 



sive manufacturer of wagons, etc., in Spring- 
field, 111. He is descended from a good family 
in Virginia and her mother came of a lineage 
that settled in New England in its first days. 
She was born in Indiana. Four sons and a 
daughter belong to the household of Colonel 
Frambach. Catherine is the wife of William 
Gray of Kaukauna. The sons are Henry J., 
Arthur, Edgar E. and Charles A. Clarence 
died at the age of three years. 

The portrait of Colonel Frambach, presented 
on page 736, was copied from a photograph 
taken in 1888. 



/?^;^LMER EIGHME, a resident on sec- 
1^^ tion 13, Wood Township, Wood Co., 
\^^^ Wis., and a soldier of the civil war, 
was born in Hamburg, Erie Co., 
New York, Jan. 1, 1824, and he is the son of 
Daniel and Mary (Storms) Eighme. His pa- 
ternal grandfather was a soldier in 1812. Mr. 
Eighme was brought up in his native State to 
the age of 19, wiien he removed to Ogle coun- 
ty, Illinois. In 184G he removed to Janesville, 
Wis., and within the next year located on a 
farm in Adams county. On this he resided 
until 1858, when he went tJ Minnesota with 
his family, where they passed through the mas- 
sacre at New Ulm. The Indians destroyed his 
cattle, burned his house and drove away his 
horses and he and his family barely escaped 
with their lives. In 1862 he came back to 
Wisconsin and resided for a short time at 
Necedah, going thence successively to Wau- 
shara and Wood counties. Mr. Eighme is the 
owner of two farms in Wood township and is 
also engaged in lumbering. 

He enlisted Nov. 2, 1864, in Company E, 
37th Wisconsin Infantry at Berlin for three 
years. At that time the necessity for troops 
was urgent and six companies were mustered 
into .service as soon as they were filled and sent 
to Washington. The first service in which Mr. 
Eigiime was engaged was as escort of a supply 
train which went to the battle field of Cold 
Harbor and went thence to the trenches at 
Petersburg and was in some of the severest 
service in front of that city, taking part in the 
bloody actions of June 17-18th. He was next 
in action on the Weldon railroad where he was 



injured by a spent ball. The bullet which dis- 
abled him for two weeks, killed his comrade 
and he was severely wounded, but refused 'to 
go to the liospital. He was in tlie capture of 
Fort Mahone, after which he was taken sick 
and in the latter part of April was sent to the 
hospital at Tenallytown, where he remained 
until he was discharged under general order of 
May, 1865, his connection with military life 
ceasing June 27th, 1865. 

He married Helen Lemraon and they have 
had 10 children. Lillian L. and Dewitt 
are deceased. Augustus, Herbert, Medora, Ida, 
Theron, Arthur, Luzetta and Vinton are living. 



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da, Berkshire count}', Mass. Otis and Lucinda 
(Yaw) Edson were natives of the Bay State and 
moved to Ohio about 1840, when their son was 
about three years old. They were located for 
a time in Royalton, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio and 
in 1863 removed to x\shtabula county in* the 
same State. The mother died tliere in 1868 
aged 61 years. The father is still living in 
Jefferson, Aslitabula Co., Oiiio and is 70 years 
old. She has been the mother of 10 children, 
her son of this .sketch being third in order of 
birth. He was substantial I3' educated and, as 
soon as he was old enough, engaged in teaching 
in which he was occupied as a vocation until lie 
became a soldier. He enlisted Sep. 15, 1862 at 
New Lyme, Ashtabula county, in Company G, 
29tli Ohio Infantry. The regiment went to Wash- 
ington where it was assigned to the army of 
^'irginia and Mr. Edson made connection with 
his command at Frederick City, Md. He was 
in the prominent battles in which the Army 
of the Potomac was engaged in 1863 and was 
in tlie fight at Chancellorsville and in the sub- 
sequent actions incident to the preparations to 
renew the conflict with the rebels after the dis- 
aster. Lee was maturing his plans to move 
Nortiiward and the 29th Ohio was among the 
regiments that moved under Hooker to prevent 
the invasion of the North. He was in the fight 
at Gettysburg and when the transfer of troops to 
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741 



take part in the Chattanooga campaign. Mr. 
Edson was in the tight at Wauhatchio and was 
in tlie hriUiant action at Mission Bridge, fouglit 
at Lookout Mountain, Taylor's Ridge and in 
tlie actions of the Atlanta campaign, including 
Dug Gap, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, Cassville 
and Dallas and in the fight at Kenesaw, he was 
wounded June IS, ISGi, in the action at Pine 
Mountain. A hullet entered his body in his 
right side, coming out at the pit of the stomach 
and passing througli his left arm above the 
wrist, carried away one hone of the lower fore- 
arm. He was sent to the hospital at Chatta- 
nooga, whither he was transferred from the field 
hospital and 20 daj's later was removed to .Jef- 
fersonville, Ind., where he was under treatment 
until his discharge Sep. 2, 1864 on account of 
disability. He was still an invalid when he re- 
turned to his home in the Buckeye State. 

In the tall of 1868 he removed to Wisconsin 
and purchased a farm in Plainfield, on which 
he has since resided with his family. He mar- 
ried Elizabeth Guest. She was born in Eng- 
land and was in childhood when her parents 
emigrated to the United States. She died in 
1876 leaving five children. Mrs. Ruby R. 
Knapp is the eldest. Flora, Hosea T., Willis 
H. and Carrie M. are unmarried. 



■^■J»S^'>-?»!^^^ii^Mf-»<^5tf^ 



CT^REDERICK S. BERRAY, a citizen of 
^l ^zzX Wautoma, Wis., member of G. A. R. 






. 1845, 
in Delaware Co., New York. He came 
about 1850 to Wisconsin with his father and 
mother and the family settled in Waushara 
county. He was five months and six days past 
sixteen years old when he enlisted in Company 
H, 16th Wisconsin Infantry, for three years at 
Wautoma. In the spring of 1862, after passing 
the winter in military drill at Camp Randall, 
Madison, Mr. Berray went to the front and was 
first in battle at Pittsburg Landing. He es- 
caped the casualties of that action and, in May, 
went to the siege of Corinth, and remained 
there until September, when the command 
changed location and he was in the fight at 
Corinth and was afterwards in the movements 
prepai'atory to the siege of Vicksburg and was 
in the skirmishing on the Big Black River. 
Mr. Berray veteranized while iu the fortifica- 



tions at Vicksburg when he took his veteran's 

furlough. On rejoining his command he was 
in a march of more than ;]00 miles and was in 
the actions at Kenesaw, Bald Hill and others 
until tlie campaign to Atlanta, and he was in 
the battle of Peach Tree Creek and, afterwards 
at -Jonesboro. He partici])ated in all tlie vicissi- 
tudes of the progress of Siiernian's columns 
through Georgia, Nortii and South Carolijia 
and thence through Virginia to Washington, 
where he was in the Grand Review and was 
mustered out .July 12, 1865. After the siege of 
Corinth he was taken sick and sent to hosjiiUil 
at Newburg, Indiana, where the hospital was 
raided by rebel guerrillas umler A. R. .lohnston 
and the inmates captured and paroled. Wiien 
the soldiers had recovered sutlieieiitly after 
their parole, they made their way to their regi- 
ments, and when it was learned that they were 
paroled jirisoners, they were sent back to St. 
Louis for exchange. Tlie Governor of Wiscon- 
sin soon after ordered all paroled prisoners back 
to the State and, after their arrival at Prairie 
du Cliien, they were organized into two com- 
panies and sent by way of the lakes to Bayfield, 
wliere they were in winter quarters, returning 
to Milwaukee in the spring, where they received 
notice of their exchange. Mr. Berray and his 
companions rejoined their regiment at Lake 
Providence before the fall of Vicksburg. At 
the battle of Pittsburg Landing he received a 
slight abrasion on his shoulder which did not 
amount to a wound and he did not apply for 
excuse from duty. Mr. Berray was in the ser- 
vice of the United States nearly four years. 
He has been a resident of Waushara county 
since the war. He was married Nov. 6, 1868, 
to Ida Stratton of Wautoma and they have three 
children, named Charles, Althea and Anna. 
Mr. Berray has been prominent in otHciai 
positions in the local government of Wautoma 
and in November, 1886, was elected Sheriff of 
Waushara county. 

EORGE W. MCINTYRE.merchaiitat 
;^ Waupun and a member ofG. A. R. 



'^^X P^st No. 4, at Berlin, Wis., was born 
Nov. 27, 1819, at Franklin, Delaware 
Co., New York. He is the son of Nathaniel and 
Miranda (Goodrich) Mclntyre, and the former 
was a native of Massachusetts, representing sires 



742 



SOLDIERS' ALBUM OF 



connected with the date of the early history of 
the country. 

He was lirst married to a daughter of Eben- 
ezer Allen, a patriot of the Revolution. The 
mother and second wife was born at Walton, 
Delaware Co., New York, and was also of old 
stock which was identified with the same period. 
Her family was one that was prominent for po- 
sition and culture and was influential from the 
date of settlement in this land. Two brothers 
of Mr. Mclntyre were soldiers in the civil war. 
Jarvis was an enlisted man in an Illinois regi- 
ment,' and died in hospital from disease con- 
tracted in the discharge of duty. James J. was 
Cliaplain in the 49tb Wisconsin Infantry and 
was a minister of the Baptist Church; he is, at 
this writing (1888), residing in Dakota. 

.Mr. Mclntyre passed the first 18 years of his 
life in his native place, receiving such advant^ 
ages of education as that time afforded to the 
sons of pioneers, the district school being of in- 
different quality and two miles from his father's 
homestead. He was reared on a farm and, at 
the age stated went to Warren, Pennsylvania, 
and was there resident seven years. He spent 
the time in farming and lumbering and after- 
wards returned to Franklin where he was vari- 
ously occupied as a farmer, carpenter and stone 
mason until 1852. In the spring of that year 
he came to Wisconsin and bought a farm 10 
miles west of Berlin, where he operated as an 
agriculturist and as a carpenter also, until he 
entered the army. March 20, 1864, he enlisted 
as a recruit in Company 1, 7th Wisconsin Infan- 
try and became a soldier in the "Iron Brigade." 
He joined the regiment at Culpepper and passed 
the time until May in acquirmg a knowledge 
of military tactics. On the 3rd, the Iron Brigade 
entered upon the campaign of the Wilderness 
and two days later encountered the rebels in 
liot action. The "7th" performed gallant ser- 
"vice, and suffered the fate of daring and brave 
soldiers who fight for a principle and faltered 
nothing in the charges of that day, which is 
signalized in history. At two o'clock in the af- 
ternoon, Mr. Mclntyre received a bullet in his 
left shoulder, which passed through his body, 
shattering the collar bone and shoulder blade. 
He was mentioned in tlie dispatches as first on 
the list of wounded from liis company. He was 
sent to Emery hospital at Washington and as- 
signed to ward G, where he remained a few days 
before he received a 30-day furlough and re- 
turned to Berlin. His injuries did not improve 



speedily and his furlough was twice extended, 
until he had remained at home nearly 90 days. 
He rejoined his command eight days before his 
time expired and was sent to the same hospital, 
where he remained until Dec. 24, 1864, wiien 
he was sent to the Camp of Distribution and as- 
signed to Company F, \^eteran Reserve Corps, 
and went to Laurel Station to make connection 
with his company. He remained there until after 
the assassination of Lincoln, when he went to 
Capitol Hill barracks at Washington with his 
company, where he remained until the date of 
his final discharge — July 22, 1865. 

He returned to Berlin and engaged in farm- 
ing, performing such labor personally as his 
wound permitted, and remained in that business 
until 1882, when lie sold his farm and, Feb. 13, 
1888, he removed to Berhn. He commenced 
his present occupation in a store in the Opera 
House Block, where he is engaged in a prosper- 
ous business in general merchandise. He has 
also been active in local township affairs and has 
served as Treasurer and Justice of the Peace. 

Mr. Mclntyre was first married to Harriet 
Bowens Jan. 1, 1844, and four of their five chil- 
dren are living. They are named Jane, George, 
Asa and Mariette. Julia died when eight years 
old. The mother died and, Mr. Mclntyre was 
again married Aug. 1, 1887, to Mrs. Mary Priest. 
The oldest daughter of Mr. Mclntyre is the wife 
of Edward P. Bonnell, formerly a soldier in the 
5th Wisconsin in the late war. Their children 
are named Julia and George; Carrie is deceased. 
George, eldest son, married Josephine Bills, and 
their surviving daughter is named Susan; Harry 
is deceased. Asa married Harriet Tucker, and 
their children are named Earl and Mabel. 
Mariette married John Berry and they have 
two children, Kittle and an infant. 



^^^tS^-^yt^^^t 



ARVEY BRIDGE, a resident of 
Grand Rapids, Mich., a member of 
the Grand Army Post at that place, 
was born July 17, 1832, in Angel- 
ica, Allegany Co., New York. His father, Sam- 
uel Bridge, was a soldier of 1812, and married 
Anna Baker. The son grew to manhood in 
New York and Michigan, removing from the 
former State to the latter in 1845. He resided 




PERSONAL RECORDS. 



743 



in Cass county 15 years, removing to Wiscon- 
sin in ISfiO, locating in Oslikosh. 

Sept. 11, 18G1, he enlisted at Oshkosh, Wis., 
in G Company, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, on the 
re-organization of that command after the ex- 
piration of its three-months term of enroll- 
ment. After the completion of the organiza- 
tion the regiment reported to General Sherman 
at Louisville, where Mr. Bridge was seized with 
illness which necessitated his permanent dis- 
charge May 23d, following. He returned to 
his home and on recovery liis first active busi- 
ness was to again enroll in the United States 
service. He enlisted Aug. 21st of the same 
year in Company D, 32nd Wisconsin Infantry. 
He left the State with the regiment the last of 
October and arrived four days later at Mem- 
phis, Tenn. The command was attached to the 
5tli Brigade and accompanied the forces of 
Sherman to take part in the southward move- 
ment under Grant. The regiment was en 
route to Holly Springs, Miss., when the intel- 
ligence of the disaster there reached them and 
they proceeded to take possession of the place, 
being the first regimetit to enter the village. 
Mr. Bridge was in the activities of the succeed- 
ing months and went to Moscow, Tenn., re- 
turning to Memphis. He was in the march to 
Meridian and assisted in the destruction of the 
pontoon bridges across the Pearl River. He 
aided, also, in the destruction of the railroads on 
the way to Lockport, and returned with the 
command to Vicksburg. In the same month 
the command went to Cairo, thence to Col- 
umbus, Ky., and towards Union City. There 
learning that their assistance was not needed, 
a return to Cairo was made. They went 
next to Paducah, expecting an attack from 
Forrest but, as results proved, they went in 
quest of him up the Tennessee River. They 
moved from place to place in vain expectation 
until April,when they went into camp at Deca- 
tur, Ala., engaging in guard duty and in labor 
on the fortifications. Mr. Bridge was in the 
skirmish with the rebels near Courtland and in 
July was in the action in which a largo force of 
rebels attempted the capture of a wagon-train 
five miles from the city. On the day of the 
commencement of the march to Atlanta Mr. 
Bridge was struck by lighning. (Aug. 4th.) He 
was on picket guard and his entire left side and 
paralyzed, causing loss of sight in his left eye. 
He was sent to hospital at Decatur, and on par- 
tial recovery resumed connection with his regi- 




ment participating in all the actions that pre- 
ceded the close of the conflict. He was in the 
Grand Review at Washington in May, 18G5, 
and was discharged with the regiment at Wiish- 
ington, June 12th, following. 

He returned to Wisconsin, where he was a 
resident until 1.S74, when lie removed his fam- 
ily to Grand Rapids, Micii., liis })resent resi- 
dence. He passed his active life before the war 
in farming and has since been unable to work. 
He married Emily Girard, and tiieir surviving 
child named Annie Esther. Tiie father and 
brother of Mrs. Bridge were soldiers in the 
war for the Union. (See sketch of Samuel Gi- 
rard.) 



OBERT D. SPARKS, a resident of 
Pine Grove, Waushara Co., Wis., 
and a member of G. A. R. Post No. 
197, at Plainfield, was born Febru- 
ary 8, 1827, in Schoharie County, New York. 
He was educated in his native State, where he 
was trained in a knowledge of the trade of a 
carpenter and remained at home with his par- 
ents. 

In 1854 he removed to Wisconsin and has 
since been a resident of Waushara county. He 
made his first location at Plainfield and until 
he entered the array his active life was passed 
in farming and working at liis trade. 

He enlisted Oct. 25, 180 1, in Company F, 
16th Wisconsin Infantry at Plainfield for three 
years. He was one of the Wisconsin soldiers 
who went to the battle field to find himself, in 
less than a month, in tiie heavy action at Pitts- 
burg Landing. On the first day's fight, Sun- 
day, April 6, 1862, on the first occasion in 
which he was exposed to rebel bullets he was 
wounded by a ball in his shouldei". He went 
to the fieUriiospital and was thence transferred 
discharged on surgeon's certificate of dis- 
ability in December 1862. A year later, 
December 23, 1863, he re-enlisted as a veter- 
an recruit in the 8th Battery, Wisconsin 
Light Artillery at Plainfield. He went to 
Nashville with the veterans and other recruits 
where he made connection with the battery at 
Murfreesboro an<l performed garrison iluty at 
Murfreesboro. He was in the action when the 
defenses of Murfreesboro were attacked by 
Wheeler's cavalry and was afterwards in the 



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fight with Forrest when he raided tliat 
place during Hood's campaign in Tennessee. 
He was finally discharged from service August 
10, 1865, and returned to Wisconsin. On the 
formation of Company F, 16th Wisconsin In- 
fantry, of which he was a member when lie 
fought at Pittsburg Landing, he was made Cor- 
poral. 

Since the war Mr. Sparks has resided in 
Waushara and Portage counties, and in 1874 
located in the town of Pine Grove where 
he has since resided. He married in 1846, 
to Armina Pickering of Susquehanna Co., Pa., 
and slie died ni November, 1865, leaving three 
children. E. Eugene, the oldest son, enlisted 
Oct. 15, 1864, in Company I, 1st Wisconsin 
Heavy Artillery. He remained in the service 
at Fort Lyon in Washington, D. (I, until the 
expiration of the war and was mustered out 
June 26, 1865. Charles E. and Winfield Scott 
were the names of the others and they were all 
married. W. Sparks died in Dakota in No- 
vember, 1887. Mr. Sparks was married in 
1866 to Nancy Holmes of Pine Grove, Wiscon- 
sin, and she died June 14, 1882, leaving two 
sons named Freeman J. and Sumner J. He 
was again married March 16, 1884, to Margaret 
Wilson of Plainfield. 



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ILLIAM R. PROUTYof the 
township of Peshtigo, Wis., and 
a former soldier of the civil 
war, was born Aug. 1, 1837, in 
the Dominion of Canada. He is the son of 
Joshua and Nancy (Elrick) Prouty, and, in the 
year following his birth, they removed to Ver- 
mont and in 1851 they effected another remov- 
al to New York, whence they came to Wiscon- 
sin in 1878 and located in Peshtigo. 

Mr. Prouty enlisted Jan. 17, 1862, at Pots- 
dam, New York, in Company F, 92nd New 
York Infantry for three years. All the record 
a man requires in the history of his country is 
that he fought in the " 92nd." From the first 
to the last of its career it was one of the most 
conspicuous for gallantry, and was prominent 
in all the positions to which it was assigned. 
The regiment made connection with the forces 
in Virginia in the spring of 1862, was in the 
siege of Yorktowu, fought through the dis- 




astrous campaign of the Peninsula, encounter- 
ing the horrors of the Chickahominy swamps, 
retreated with the command from Malvern Hill, 
went again to Fortress Monroe, and thence to 
North Carolina, where he was in the actions 
en route through the Dismal Swamp and at Suf- 
folk, and jiarticipated in the several engage- 
ments at Kingston, Whitehall and Goldsboro, 
and retreated with the command of General 
Foster to Newbern. He was transferred in 
August, 1864, to Company I, Veteran Reserve 
Corps, and received honorable discharge Jan. 
17, 1865, at Washington, D. C. He was ill a 
long time as the result of hardship and ex- 
posure, and went to the hospitals at Yorktown, 
Carver Barracks in Washington, and to tlie 
Patent Office hospital, was afterwards at Fairfax 
Seminary hospital near Alexandria, and was 
sent thence to Camp Distribution. 

Mr. Prouty married Jane M. Vandyke and 
their only cliild is named Herbert M. Agnes 
M. died Feb. 22, 1864, aged' two years, eight 
months and 22 days. Her death occurred 
while her father was in the service. 



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ENRY HALLAM, of Ahnapee, Wis., 
belonging to G. A. R. Post, No. 242, 
as born March 19, 1828, in Lin- 
colnshire, England. He came to 
America in 1848, and located in Madison Co., 
New York, not far from Syracuse ; in 1855 he 
came to Wisconsin and in 1857 he located at 
Ahnapee. The place was in its pioneer con- 
dition and the forests were still in a primeval 
state. He engaged in the work of reclaiming 
the land and has been a farmer throughout his 
business life in Wisconsin. 

He enlisted Oct. 4, 1861, in Company E, 14th 
Wisconsin Infantry for three years and received 
honorable discharge October 16, 1862, at St. 
Louis on account of disability caused by sick- 
ness. He was in rendezvous with his regiment 
and left the State under orders for St. Louis in 
March. He was in the battle of Shiloh and 
fought on the 7th day of April, the second day 
of tlie battle, where the regiment was badly 
cut up, but he passed through the action un- 
harmed. Soon after the battle he was taken 
sick and was sent to the hospital, and later was 
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St. Louis. His sickness, general debility and 
hernia, unfitted him for further duty, and he 
was discharged from tlie service as stated. He 
returned to Ahnapee and resumed his occupa- 
tion as a farmer. He was married in 1862 at 
Ahnapee to Mary Benson. 

After the above was written, on tlie evening 
of Nov. 24, 1888, Mr. Hallam was drowned in 
the Ahnapee River, falling over a defective 
railing. He was a just and uprigiit man. 



EREMIAH W. BALDOCK, Commander 
of B. .J. Sweet Post No. 40, Stockbridge, 
Wis., (1888) a resident of Brant, Calumet 
county, was born Marcli 11, 1842, in 
Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, and he is the son of Ed- 
ward and Ruth (Fay) Baldock. In 1852, when 
he was 11 years old, his father removed the 
family to Wisconsin, and in 1853 tiiey located 
in Calumet county. His father died in 1879 
in the town of Chilton, where the mother is still 
living. 

Mr. Baldook enlisted Oct. 8, 1861, in Com- 
pany A, IStli Wisconsin Infantry at Graves- 
ville for three years. In March, 1862, he was 
transferred to Company K. He was successive- 
ly appointed to the non-commissioned grades 
of office and was commissioned 2ud Lieutenant 
July 1, 1865. Jan. 1, 1864, he veteranized at 
Huntsville, Ala. In the battle of Pittsburg 
Landing he was captured and held prisoner of 
war until June, 1862, when he was paroled and 
reached the Union line at Bridgeport on the 
first day of the month. He proceeded to Nash- 
ville and went thence to St. Louis and, when 
the paroled prisoners were called to Wisconsin 
he went to Prairie du Chien, where such re- 
turned men were organized and sent to tiie 
Northwest where the Sioux Indians were mak- 
ing trouble. Mr. Baldock was sick and was 
permitted to go home on furlough, where he 
remained through tiie winter, and in the 
spring of 1863 was exclianged and joined his 
regiment in the rear of \'icksburg. When he 
reached Miliiken's Bend he, and other Wiscon- 
sin soldiers similarly situated, took service on 
the mortar fleet where they were located in the 
charge on Vicksburg, May 22nd. 

The regiment was in active service in the 
rear of Vicksburg and returned to the trenches 



there about June 1st, when Mr. Baldock went 
into the ranks and participated in the siege of 
Vicksburg. On the 1 2th of September lie was 
with the command in tlie movement to Helena 
to support General Steele and, finding tliey 
were not needed they moved to re-enforce Rose- 
crans and after the battle of Cliickamauga went 
to Chattanooga. Mr. Baldock was in several 
skirmishes near Whitesburg, Ala., with the 
Texas cavalry and he was in tiie fight at Alla- 
toona, after which he took his furlough, and 
when he returned to Nashville was sent with 
his command by rail and steamboat to Golds- 
boro, and he went to Raleigh. When the col- 
umn entered Goldsboro he was tlie first man to 
carry a rtag into the city. (Mr. Baldock states 
that the story of Siierman's signaling to Corse 
at Allatoona to "hold the fort" is a palpable 
mistake from the circumstances, as the signal 
station was under incessant fire and signalling 
was an impossibility at any time.) 

The 18th Wisconsin reached Pittsburg Land- 
ing April 5, 1861, under orders to report to 
General Prentiss; after doing so about 100 
men under Captain Fisk, of Company D, 
were detailed for picket dutj' and sent about 
80 rods to the front. As they took position, 
Mr. Baldock saw about a score of men fall 
back over a liill in their front and called the 
attention of Lieutenant Colonel Beal to the 
fact. There was firing on their right at inter- 
vals through the night and at sunrise they 
were ordered to their tents. He remarked to 
the Orderly Sergeant " I am going to sleep to 
day, even if Abe Lincoln comes." The Or- 
derly answered that in his opinion a battle was 
at hand. Less than five minutes after, when 
he was removing his clothing, the long roll 
sounded. Mr. Baldock was the first man of his 
company to take position and, while the lines 
were forming, the rebels were plainh' visible 
marching by regiments by the right flank and 
forming lines of battle, and Mr. Baldock states 
that the oncoming force swept across the front 
of the Union lines like a thunder cloud, firing 
as they advanced. He states that three rouiiils 
were fired by the 18th Wisconsin, after which 
it seems, that an order to " about face and fall 
back " was given, but it was not heard at the 
right of the regiment. Those who did hear 
the order and attempted to obey were soon in- 
volved in a rout. Lieutenant Colonel Beal, at 
the right, ordered the men to halt and re-form, 
calling them cowards and indulging in otherepi- 



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thets, at the same time drawing two revolvers 
and firing at the advancing rebels. That part 
of tlie regiment immediatel)' near him, of 
whom Mr. Baldock was one, tried to hold their 
ground, protecting themselves behind trees in 
Indian style and falling back, believing that 
the remainder of the regiment would re-form 
behind the hill. The falling back continued 
and when Mr. Baldock determined that retreat 
was a necessity he found himself alone as he 
fell back through the regimental camp, and he 
stepped into his tent and took a bible his 
mother had given him, from his knap- 
sack, so that his body might be identi- 
fied if he was killed. As he stepped 
from liis tent three rebels at the farther end of 
the camp street, fired at him. He returned 
their fire and retreated hastily, stopping at a 
spring to fill his canteen. He was told by a 
comrade that when the regiment returned on 
the following Tuesday that the body of a rebel 
was found in the camp who was doubtless one of 
the three and killed by Baldock's fire. He states 
that he never felt such a sense of oppressive 
loneliness as at that moment. None of his com- 
rades were insight and rebels were pressing for- 
ward on the right and others were rifling the 
tents and, as he finished filling his canteen he 
heard a cry of agony 10 rods away, and looking 
around he saw three rebels bayoneting a 
wounded man of his company named Marsenas 
Gurnee, who had fallen back with a wound in 
his knee. Baldock's gun was empty and he 
could render no assistance. He was told that 
on the next day Gurnee's body was found in 
the same place. He fell back from the spring 
over the hill and, not finding the regiment, 
went to the rear. A line of battle was advan- 
cing and an opening was made for him to pass 
through; nobody spoke to him, as his appear- 
ance indicated that he had been in action and 
he was not interfered with. He found two 
wounded men, to whom he gave some water 
and an officer at the same moment ordered him 
into line of battle. He replied that he was 
looking for his regiment, when the officer drew 
his sword to enforce the command. Baldock 
cocked Ills musket and covered the officer, tell- 
ing him he would blow his brains out if he was 
not let alone and that he understood what he was 
about. "Shoulder-straps" withdrew and soon 
after Mr. Baldock saw his Colonel. He ad- 
vanced and asked for the regiment and on join- 
ing the line, he found about 150 men out of 



nearly 1,000 and that number participated in 
the remainder of that day's fight. A battery 
came up and took position, when General Pren- 
tiss remarked to the 18th "That battery was at 
Donelson; you stand by it and it will stand by 
you." Lieutenant Beal answered, "By God, we 
will, sir." The fighting continued tiirough the 
afternoon and about five o'clock, Prentiss' com- 
mand was captured. Mr. Baldock, Captain Miller 
of Company A and a soldier named Kelley, were 
behind a huge log and several others wei-e be- 
hind trees, and just before they were captured, 
a body of rebels in four ranks marched up the 
road wiiich had been "our" line, filed to the left 
and halted so as to leave the colors on the 
corner. Several rounds were fired at them by 
Mr. Baldock and his companions which were 
very effective, and this was the last firing by 
the Union soldiers belong to the command of 
General Prentiss. (It is commonly understood 
by the Shiloh prisoners that Sherman and 
riurlbut were driven to the river at one o'clock 
and that Prentiss knew nothing of the disaster 
and was left in his first position on the old road or 
the hornet's nest." It is also supposed by them 
that neither of the named commanders knew 
of the fighting Prentiss did after that time; the 
forces to which Prentiss' command surrendered 
came from the direction of tiie river.) Millard 
was in command of the 18th, as every field offi- 
cer was dead or wounded; the regimental or- 
ganization was destroj^ed; all the men on the 
field and the colors being captured; and the re- 
mainder of the regiment a disorganized mob 
under the river bank, or so reported. At the 
time of surrender, the shells from the gun- 
boats were dropping among them, which shows 
that General Grant did not know of the where- 
abouts of Prentiss and his command, which 
had fought all day without support. The 
prisoners were hurried rapidly to the rear and 
thence to Corinth, a distance of 25 miles through 
the mud. They had nothnig to eat on the day 
of the battle and, on starting for Corinth, each 
man received a cracker, but no more rations 
were distributed until they reached Meirphis, 
three days later. They went thence to Mobile 
and were variously distributed, Mr. Baldock 
going to Tuscaloosa, to the charge of Wirz, who 
afterwards made himself infamous at Anderson- 
ville. Mr. Baldock states that the cruelties of 
Wirz cannot be exaggerated. He left Tusca- 
loosa May 14th and went thence to Montgom- 
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Union lines at Bridgeport. While at Tusca- 
loosa, one of the guards shot a man through 
the window and afterwards fired at Mr. Bal- 
dock. When the paroled prisoners were cross- 
ing the Etowali on a higli bridge, tiiis guard 
was in charge of the car and one of the pris- 
oners of herculean strength took advantage of 
a favorable opportifnity and threw him into 
the river. Only three men saw the transaction, 
the other guards believing that he had been 
left at a station. Mr. Baldock went with the 
command through Virginia to the Grand Re- 
view and was fiiiallv discharged August 5, 
1865. 

He was married March 10, 1868 to Maria L. 
Chapin of Chilton and the record of their chil- 
dren follows. Luna V. was born Nov. 15, 1868; 
Leona M.,July 10,1870; Jay W., Sep. 13, 1872 ; 
O. W., Feb. 10, 1875 (died June 3, 1876); Alta, 
Feb. 5, 1878; Arthur E. March 29, 1881; Stella 
S., August 2, 1883; Viola R., Sep. 12, 1887. 

OHN W. APPLETON, deceased, in whose 
honor Post No. 116 at Black Creek, Wis., 
is named, was born at St. Helena, Eng- 
land, April 16, 1841. He was a babe of 
13 months old when he came to America with 
his parents. He enlisted at Green Bay as a 
soldier for the Union Nov. 27, 1863, in Com- 
pany C, 1st Wisconsin Infantry, and was in the 
re-organized command, joining his regiment at 
Chattanooga soon after his enrollment. At 
that date the regiment had become so decimated 
by disaster in war and by disease that the 
Colonel could not be mustered. The regiment 
was assigned to the 14th Army Corps and went 
to Dalton where the regiment was in action. 
Mr. Appleton was in the march to Resaca, 
where he was in heavy battle and fought at 
Pumpkin Vine Creek. He was in the fight at 
Dallas and went afterwards to Ackworth and 
for 16 days was constantly in line of battle. 
He was in the fight at Big Shanty and went 
thence to the base of Kenesaw Mountain, where 
the regiment was under constant fire from the 
artillery and sharpshooters. He was in the 
pursuit of the rebels and went into the action 
at Peach Tree Creek and was wounded July 21, 
1864, in that battle. After partial recovery he 
was transferred, Sept. 19, 1864, to Company G, 
21st Wisconsin. He joined that command at 




Atlanta and was in the chase after Hood. He 
was in the march to the sea and participated in 
the various actions until his transfer to the 
Veteran Reserve Corps April 1, 1865. He re- 
ceived a minie ball through his shoulder at 
Peach Tree Creek and tlie missile passed 
through his body, causing an injury from 
which he suffered all his life and wliich was 
finally the cause of his deatli. He died at his 
home in Black Creek, Dec. 19, 1882. After his 
return from the war, he was largely engaged in 
the business of a lumberman and in milling 
and farming. He was prominent all his life 
for his devoted relations to all moral and social 
reforms, being active in temperance work and 
was a member of the Order of Odd Fellows. 
He was a Republican in his political connec- 
tions and independent in religious views. 

OBERT ALEXANDER SPICE, of 
Oconto, Wis., belonging to G. A. R. 
Post No. 74, was born in Quebec, 
Canada, October 7, 1844. He is the 
son of Thomas and Ann Jane (Logan) Spice. 
He came to Wisconsin and obtained employ in 
a saw mill and as a lumberman near Oconto, 
where he enlisted when he was 17, June 19, 

1861, in Company H, 4th Wisconsin Infantry 
for three years. The company was first known 
as the Oconto " River Drivers " and, on its or- 
ganization, Joseph F. Loy was made Captain. 
The regiment left the state July 15th, going to 
Baltimore, where they arrived on the second 
day after Bull Run and while the excitement 
was still at its height. They camped at the 
Relay House and guarded the railroad commu- 
nications for a time and were detailed for a 
brief service on the eastern shore of Virginia. 
They returned to Baltimore and in February, 

1862, joined Butler's command and in the 
spring went to Ship Island, suffering greatly 
from the confinement on the transports, and 
went thence to participate in the bombardment 
of Forts St. Philip and Jackson, and afterwards 
went up the river and were engaged in the de- 
struction of the Jackson railroad. They went 
next to Vicksburg where they were employed 
in the construction of the famous "cut off." 
The regiment went next to Baton Rouge to 
fight in that action and remained there some 
time, performing military duty. They were 



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next assigned to the Tecbe expedition and went 
to Bervviek City, and were in Camp Bisland, 
when Mr. Spice was taken sick, passed 
about six Aveeks in the hospital at New Orleans 
and rejoined his regiment at Baton Rouge. 
The reconstruction of the regiment into cavalry 
had taken place and afterwards the command 
was engaged in scouting, picketing and other 
military duty. In May, 1864, Mr. Spice re-en- 
listed and took his veteran's furlough. He 
went to Morganzia and afterwards to Clinton, 
where he was in action, went back to Baton 
Rouge and in October and November was again 
in skirmishes at Clinton. In November he 
went to West Pascagoula, Miss., and returned 
to Baton Rouge. He was in the cavalry move- 
ment to the vicinity of Mobile and went thence 
through Alabama to Eufaula, where infor- 
mation was received that the rebellion was at 
an end; they returned to Vicksburg after 70 
days in the saddle. During that time they were 
on short rations most of the tinip, receiving 
about a pound of meal daily and sometimes 
only parched corn. They expected to be dis- 
charged at Vicksburg, but were sent to Texas 
where they were stationed at San Antonio and 
Mr. Spice was sent with an exjiedition against 
the Indians and remained in Texas until the 
spring of 1866 when he returned to Wisconsin 
and received honorable discharge. While at 
Olive Branch, La., he was on picket. The 
rebels decoyed a squad into an ambush and Mr. 
Spice received a severe fall. The locality was 
a mud hole and when his horse fell, the reserve 
of mounted men tumbled on top of him and he 
Avas severely injured in his back, from which 
he still suffers. 

On returning to Wisconsin he located on a 
farm on wiiicli he built a house which was af- 
terwards burned. He is still a resident on the 
place and was one of the charter members of 
the Graiid Army Post at Oconto. He was mar- 
ried October 17, 1866, to Emma Collins, of Osh- 
kosh. Their children are named Adelbert E., 
Ollie, Clara, Ernie, Mary, Nellie and Laura. 

UFUS BISHOP, of Merrill, Wis., a 

member of Lincoln Post, was born 

April 24, 1842, in Richland, Oswego 

Co., New York. He received a common 

school education and afterwards attended the 




high school at Pulaski in his native count}^ for 
three years. His father went to California 
after tlie death of the wife and mother, and the 
son came to Wisconsin in 1856 with an uncle, 
wiio located at Port Washington. He passed 
two summers in teaming and the winters at 
school. For a time thereafter he worked in the 
same capacitj'^ and went later to Dodge county 
where he passed some time on a farm and was 
thus employed when he decided to enter the 
military service. Feb. 26, 1862, he enrolled as 
a member of the " Badger State Flying Artil- 
lery " which was mustered into service and ren- 
dezvoused at Camp Utley, Racine, where he 
joined the organizition which had been trans- 
formed into the " 7t,h Wisconsin Light Artil- 
lery. " In less than a month he was on his way 
to active .service and while going to Mississippi, 
had an introduction to the hardships of war- 
fare in a wearisome march through a wilder- 
ness of mud. At New Madrid the battery per- 
formed heavy artillery duty and assisted in the 
construction of forts. (This was before the ac- 
tion at Island No. 10.) He went next to Island 
No. 10 and thence to Union City, and passed 
the summer and fall at Trenton and Humboldt 
guarding a railroad. He was in the pursuit of 
Forrest in December and fought at Parker's 
Cross Roads. The rebels captured their equip- 
ments which were left at Humboldt and they 
went to Jackson for new supplies, after which 
they remained there through the spring and 
went next to Corinth. July 1st they went to 
Memphis and remained there until Mr. Bishop 
received discharge at Memphis, Feb. 25, 1865, 
his term having expired. He was in the re- 
pulse of the rebels in the attack of Forrest on 
the battery while there. In May previous he 
was in the right section which accompanied the 
expedition under Sturgis and was in the tight 
at Guntown. He was well all the time with the 
exception of an illness of a month at Island 
No. 10, when energetic determination alone 
kept him from going to the hospital. 

He returned from the war to Juneau and 
went thence to Oconto county and embarked in 
the sawmill business which has been his occu- 
pation since. He is a mechanic of excellent 
repute and sustains his record creditably as a 
patriotic citizen. He came to Merrill in 1883. 

His parents were Thomas and Margaret 
(Hurst) Bishop and both were born in the State 
of New York. The latter was of German lineage. 
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historic Fox family, which made a record in the 
war of the RevoUitioii and the present repre- 
sentative reinenihers tlie old flint-lock musket 
which was carried in tliat struggle. 

Mr. Bisliop was married Dec. 24, 1868, to 
Sarah Willower and they have two cliildren^ 
Hatiie Margaret and Howard Percival. The 
mother died Feb. 13, 1885, and lies buried at 
Merrill. She was born in Tioga Co., New 
York. Her parents were natives of Pennsyl- 
vania of German descent. 



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T^^TENRY HUTC 

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HUTCHINS, a resident of the 
3f Plover, Wis., and a 
Post No. 156, was born 
February 24, 1824, in Malone, 
Franklin county. New York. He is the son of 
Jedediah and Elvira (Hutchins) liutchins. The 
paternal and maternal grandfathers of Mr. 
Hutchins were in the war of 1812, and he and 
six brothers served in the war of the rebellion. 
They are named as follows : Alonzo, Dana E., 
Nathan, Edwin, Lorenzo and Roswell. Mr. 
Hutchins removed from New York to Massa- 
chusetts in 1852, where he remained until 1857, 
when he removed to Plover, Wisconsin. Pre- 
vious to the war, Mr. Hutchins followed the 
trade of carpenter until his enlistment, which 
took place Dec. 16, 1861, in Company F, 18th 
Wisconsin Lifantry at Plover for three years. 
He received honorable discharge July 27, 1862, 
at Corinth on surgeon's certificate of disability. 

Mr. Hutchins went from Wisconsin from 
Camp Trowbridge, Milwaukee, with the com- 
mand, and was in action first at Pittsburg 
Landing, where the colonel of the regi- 
ment, James S. Alban, was killed. He went 
from there to the investment and siege of 
Corinth, and was sent thence to Milwaukee 
where he was in the hospital sick with lung 
fever. After receiving his discharge he re- 
turned to his family and has since been en- 
gaged in farming. He is the owner of 80 acres 
on section 11, Town 23, Range 8, (Plover). He 
is a man of reliable character, and has sus- 
tained his record in citizenship as he did as a 
soldier, performing his duty in a manly and 
straight forward manner. 

He married Diana Hawley, and their sur- 
viving children are named Myron L. and 



Lillian. Both are married. Benjamin Haw- 
ley, the brother of Mrs. Hutchins, was a soldier 
in the war with Mexico, and also fought in the 
civil war. 



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AMES W. HUGHES, Plover, Wis.,mcm^ 
her of G. A. R. Post No. 149, was born 
at Port Huron, Michigan, June 25, 1838. 
The family from which his father 
sprang were natives of Southampton, England, 
and the sister of his grandfather married Lord 
Lyons, who was wounded in the battle of Water- 
loo and died of his injuries. John Hughes, 
his grandfather, came to the New World and 
located near Harrisburg, Pa., several years be- 
fore the war of the Revoluion and was a soldier 
throughout the course of that struggle. He 
removed to Michigan about 1832, and was one 
of the earliest settlers at Battle Creek, where 
lie died, aged 112 years. He left two sons and 
two daughters. John M. Hughes, father of 
Mr. Hughes of this sketch, was born in Penn- 
sylvania, and removed to Michigan in 1830. 
He married Charlotte, daughter of John and 
Sophia (Cole) Smith, who died in 1886, aged 71 
years. James W. Hughes of this sketch, is the 
oldest of their four children. The maternal 
ancestors of Mr. Hughes came to Canada from 
Scotland in 1789. The immediate ancestors of 
the mother were soldiers in the English army, 
and her uncle, Berais Cole, was killed at Water- 
loo ; another uncle was wounded in the same 
battle. Her father was a soldier in 1812, and 
served throughout that war. The mother of 
Mr. Hughes came West with her parerits 
when an infant of six months, and she was 17 
when her parents went to Port Huron, Mich., 
where she was married at the age of 19 years. 
When her son was four years old, ihe family 
removed to Chicago and, three years later, to 
Manitowoc. When he was 14 years old he 
obeyed his inclinations and became a sailor on 
the lakes and was engaged in that line of l)usi- 
ness two years. He then went to New York 
and shipped as a sailor in the merchant service, 
in whicli he remained six years, visiting most 
of the foreign ports in connection with his 
life as a seaman. He was 22 years old when he 
joined his family, who had located at Shiocton 
and, after a short stay at home, he went to Nee- 



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nahjwhere he enlisted October 16, 1861, in Com- 
pany K, 11th Wisconsin Infantry, lor three 
years. He was mustered into the United States 
service at Madison, October 18th, following, vet- 
eranized in Indianola, Texas, Jan. 4, 1864, and 
received final discharge at Madison, Sept. 4, 
1865. The regiment left Madison for St. Louis 
and were assigned to guard duty until March, 
1862, and while there Mr. Hughes captured the 
first rebel taken by any member of the com- 
mand. The regiment was assigned to the 
command of General Steele and went to Bates- 
ville and made connection with the com- 
mand of General Curtis, marching through 
Missouri and Arkansas, and Mr. Hughes was 
in his first action at Cotton Plant, and went 
thence to the fight at Clarendon and next to 
Helena. During this period he was on detached 
service as a scout, and at Cotton Plant was 
wounded by a bullet which passed through his 
arm. He did not leave his command but was 
on service in Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkan- 
sas, and in the winter of 1862-3 was connected 
with the command of General Davidson in a 
campaign through Missouri. During that time 
he was in skirmishes at Bolivar, Neal's Plantation 
and Greenville and in the spring lie returned 
to Pilot Knob, where orders were received for 
the regiment to make connection with the 
troops of Grant to assist in the siege of Vicksburg. 
The regiment landed at Milliken's Bend, and 
in April Mr. Hughes was in a fight at Rich- 
mond on the plantation of General Johnston. 
When the transports were sent past Vicksburg 
and Grand Gulf, Mr. Hughes served as wheels- 
man, and the next day his regiment was the 
fii'st that crossed the river en route to Vicks- 
burg and fought on the same day in tbe battle 
of Port Gibson. He was next in action at Jack- 
son and went thence to Champion's Hill and 
was in the action at Black River Bridge. At 
this place Mr. Hughes and a comrade were the 
first to leap into the works whence the rebels 
fled and about 3,000 prisoners surrendered, 
more than a third of whom were captured by 
the 11th Wisconsin. Mr. Hughes was in the 



action of May 22nd and was wounded twice 
through the body and once through the tliigh. 
He still carries a bullet in his body. He was 
taken from the field hospital to Memphis and 
remained there until August, when he received 
30 days furlough and rejoined his regiment at 
Brashier City. He was engaged through that 
winter as railroad guard, acting as Sergeant, in 
the spring went to Texas, where he located on 
the Rio Grande. He was in several actions and 
went to Fort Esperanza, and at Fort Lavaca he 
received a sabre wound on his hand. He vet- 
eranized in February, and after his furlough 
joined his regiment and moved witli it until 
February, 1865, when the command was as- 
signed to the 16th Army Corps, which was de- 
tailed for the operations at Mobile. Mr. 
Hughes was in the action at Spanish Fort and 
went thence to Fort Blakely, where he was 
wounded in the knee by a piece of shell. The 
regiment went next to Montgomery, and he re- 
ceived from his commanding officer a leave of 
absence and necessary papers and came to 
Madison, where he was mustered out Sept. 
4, 1865. While scouting in Arkansas was 
captured by five rebels. One of his captors 
propo.sed to fight a duel with him at ten paces 
and .stipulating that he should receive his free- 
dom if successful. Mr. Hughes' shot was fatal 
and after he assisted in the burial of his an- 
tagonist he was released and joined his com- 
mand. He returned to Outagamie county 
and engaged in lumbering. In 1872, he" went 
to Mitchell county, Kansas, where he remained 
until 1880. In that year he went to Missouri 
and remained two years, returning in 1882 to 
Centralia, and removing thence to Portage 
county located at Plover. He married 
Eliza Smith of Appleton, Wis., and their chil- 
dren are named William R., Delia H., James 
R., and Walter H. 

While in the army Mr. Hughes was made 
Corporal, 3rd, 2nd and Orderly Sergeant and 
afterwards received a commission as 2nd Lieu- 
tenant, but was prevented from serving in that 
capacity on account of his wounds. 




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-UGUSTUS LED YARD 
SMITH, a citizen of Apple- 
% ton, Wis., was born April 
'' ~ 1833, in Middletown, 
Middlesex, Co.,Connecticut. 
■ His father, Augustus W. 
Smith, LL. D., was a native 
of Newport, New York, and 
represented a family which 
was prominent in educa- 
tional, social and intellec- 
tual position and was a 
graduate of Hamilton College in the Empire 
State. He was a man of eminence in educa- 
tional relations and, from 1826 to 1830, was 
principal of the Seminary at Cazenovia, New 
York. In 1831 he accepted a Chair in the 
Wesleyan University in Middletown, then in 
process of organization, and was associated with 
Dr. Wilbur Fisk in the incipient management 
of that institution. The reputation which it 
has gained and held for many years is second 
to none in the country and manifests the char- 
acter of the projectors and the quality of judg- 
ment exercised in its establishment. Mr. Smith 
sustained his relations to the university until 
1852, when he was made its President and re- 
mained such until 1857, when he resigned, to 
accept a professorship in mathematics in the U. 
S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., having 
been appointed by Secretary Tousey and, dur- 
ing the same year. President Buchanan com- 
missioned him a Professor of Mathematics of 
that institution, it being a regular U. S. naval 
appointment and carrying with it tlie rank of 
Commodore; the e were but 12 such appoint- 
ments in the naval service. He continued in 
that connection until his death in 1866. 

The forbears of Dr. Smith were from England 



and were among the earliest settlers in America- 
The mother of Mr. Smith of this account, Cath- 
erine R. Childs, was a member of a family dis- 
tinguishfed in position and descent. She was a 
lineal descendant of several individuals who 
became distinguished through patriotism and 
position in the affairs of this country. The 
grandfather of Mr. Smitb in three removes was 
General Ledyard, an officer in botii wars with 
Great Britain. Colonel Ledyard, his great great 
uncle, was an officer in the Revolution and is 
mentioned in all histories of that struggle. He 
fought at New London and Fort Griswold, Conn., 
and was killed at Groton in tiie same State. 
The great grandmother of Mr. Smith was the 
sister of the latter. Thomas Childs, the pater- 
nal uncle of Mr. Smith's mother, was a promi- 
nent officer in the Mexican war and was made 
Governor of Pueblo de los Angelos, May 15, 
1847, on the occupation of that city by the U. 
S. troops. He had the rank of Major-General. 
His father, Timothy, was a surgeoii in the army 
during the Revolution. 

Mr. Smith was reared and educated in his 
native place and, at the age of 21 was graduated 
from the university at Middletown. He came 
to Madison, Wisconsin, soon after, to take a po- 
sition as tutor in the State University of Wis- 
consin, and officiated in that position two years. 
In 1856 he became connected with the office of 
School Lands at Madison and through the ef- 
forts and solicitation of Hon. Horatio Seymour 
of New York, lie became connected with the 
Fox & Wisconsin Improvement Company. At 
that time the office of the corporation was lo- 
cated at Fond du Lac and Mr. Saiith conducted 
its relations from tiiat j)oint one year. In 1858 
lie transferred the headquarters to Green Bay 
and, a year later, located at Appleton. The 



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Company was organized for the purpose of im- 
proving the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers from 
Green Bay to tlie Mississippi River. 

■ The chief portion of the contemplated work 
was building the canals around the rapids and 
tlie construction of the necessary locks. The 
Government made a grant of land to Wisconsin 
for the purpose, and tlie State transferred the 
grant to the Company under restrictions and 
stipulated that, on tlie completion of a navi- 
gable route for vessels from Green Bay to Por- 
tage City, the title of the included lands should 
pass to the Company. The stipulations also 
provided for the sale of these lands under con- 
ditions that a proportion of the proceeds should 
be devoted to said improvements. The re- 
mainder was to be the property of the Company 
for expenses incurred, and Mr. Smith had 
charge of the business relations in the capacity 
of Secretary and Treasurer, representing the 
State and operating in the same relations to the 
Company. If no otlier evidence of the abilities 
and character of Mr. Smith was in existence 
this simple statement would suffice. The work 
was completed as far as Oshkosh when, in 1861, 
the condition of national affairs and the in- 
activity consequent upon the internal disturb- 
ance, produced a business stagnation which had 
its effect on the affairs of the Company and 
further progress in the work of improvement 
was temporarily suspended. Mr. Smith ac- 
cepted a professorship in the U. S. Naval Acad- 
emy at Annapolis, then removed to Newport, 
R. I., and was assigned to duty on the steam- 
frigate, Constitution. It gradually became ap- 
parent that the United States was equal to the 
emergency, and contidence being restored, the 
business of the Company brightened and the 
services of Mr. Smith became again indispen- 
sable. He resigned his position at the New- 
port U. S. Naval Academy, having served from 
the season of 1861 to the season of 1863, to re- 
sume the duties of his former relations with the 
Company. He returned to Appleton and the 
work of improvement was resumed and con- 
tinued on the upper Fox. Efforts were also 
used to induce shippers to become personally 
interested in the route, to secure additional re- 
sources for the speedy completion of the im- 
provements. The advantages from this source 
were insignificent. The expenditures were 
largely m excess of the receipts from tolls and 
sales of lands. The necessary funds were ob- 
tained through sale of bonds secured by mort- 



gage on the property of the (Jompany inclusive 
of its lands. The security was actually a sec- 
ond mortgage, the State holding its original 
claim for money expended prior to the organi- 
zation of the F. & W. I. Company. Nor could 
the title of the lands pass until the completion 
of the project. According to original condi- 
tions, on which the grant was transferred, sutti- 
cient money liad to be advanced to secure the 
obligation to the State and, in 18G6, it became 
necessary for the Trustees of the Slate to fore- 
close the mortgage bonds, and the sale of the 
proj>erty under the same, secured a sufficient 
amount to reimburse the State and to place on 
deposit with the State Treasurer, money to 
complete the work in every detail, as originally 
provided in the Act of Incorporation of the 
Company, and the conditions of the transfer 
by the State to them. The purchasers of 
the property organized the Green Bay & 
Mississippi Canal Company and, by said 
jiurchase, they became the owners of the 
entire franchise of the water powers and 
the remaining lands of the former corporation. 
The relations of Mr. Smith to the new corpora- 
tion were the same as before and he occupied 
the position until 1872. Not long before the 
sale, the lands had been divided among the 
stockholders on a pro rata basis, thus securing 
to them individual titles, and Mr. Smith now 
holds (1888) powers of attorney from the sev- 
eral stockholders to conduct all necessary trans- 
actions relating to them. He has operated 
continuously in this relation from 1857. In 
1872, a series of public meetings were held in 
relations to franchises in Wisconsin, Minnesota 
and Iowa, and which resulted in the transfer of 
their franchises in the navigation, locks and 
canals by the G. B. & M. R. Company to the 
General Government, which, by Act of Con- 
gress, authorized the purchase. The price was 
fixed by arbitration, the court being chosen as 
to two members, respectively by the parties, 
and a third by those two. The United States, 
however, refused to accept and pay for the 
water powers, created by the several dams and 
that franchise is still in possession of the Com- 
pany. Mr. Smith still sustains his relations to 
the corporation and conducts the busiiie.ss. In 
1870 he organized the First National Bank of 
Appleton, and has been since, its chief official. 
He is President of the Appleton Iron Company, 
in which he was an original factor in 1870. 
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and holds the same position in the Appleton 
Woolen Mill Com})any. He is President and 
Manager of the Appleton Electric Light Com- 
pany. In the progi'ess and general vvell-heing 
of Appleton he has been a prominent factor. 
Li 1870 he was mude Mayor of the cit}'. In 
1873-74 lie served us Councilmiin. In 18(36-67 
he was State Senator from tlie 6tli District, and 
in 1867 was created Regent of the State Univers- 
ity at Madison and iield tlie position six suc- 
cessive years. He holds, also, the position of 
Trustee of the Wesleyan University at Middle- 
town, Conn., his native town and his Alma 
Master, and is also Trustee of Lawrence Uni- 
versity, at Appleton. These latter are relations 
which he justly regards with pride and satis- 
faction. 

Mr. Smith was married Oct. 30, 18G0, to 
Edna J. Taylor of Chicago. They have two 
sons — Augustus Ledyard and Franklin Taylor. 
Mrs. Smith was born in Providence, Rhode 
Island, and is descended from New England 
ancestry of early date. The portrait of Mr. 
Smith appears on page 750. 



RAMSDELL a citizen of 
Marion, Waupaca Co., Wis., was 
born in Shorehara, Addison Co., Vt., 
Sep. 20, 1810. His father, Daniel 
Ramsdell, was a descendant of one of the illus- 
trious individuals who took part in the cele- 
brated tea-party in Boston liarbor in December, 
1773. His mother was Miss Lydia Marsh be- 
fore marriage. Mr. Ramsdell was brought up 
by his own parents in the home of his nativity 
and was taught all tluit his forefathers bad ex- 
perienced in tlieir struggle for liberty and all 
that was entailed on him as a defender of what 
they won. At the age of 23 he was married at 
Wardsboro, Windham Co., Vt.,to Sylvia Rams- 
dell. The young people set up their housekeep- 
ing near Shoreham, on a farm which Mr. 
Ramsdell owned and where he was also inter- 
ested in the lumber trade. Tln-ee years later, 
Mr. Ramsdell removed his business to Wards- 
boro and there followed farming exclusively 
for about eight years, after which he established 
in the mercantile business and conducted a gen- 
eral store. He went thence to Port Henry, 
New York, where he was interested in political 




affairs to some extent and was one of the com- 
mittee which prepared the famous log cabin, 
where Daniel Webster delivered a speech in the 
presidential campaign of 1840. 

Mr. Ramsdell removed to Racine, Wis , in 
1848 where he conducted an extensive drayage 
business and 'bus hne, in which he operated 
five years. He went from there to Manitowoc, 
Wis., where he was a resident for several years. 
While there the war made its unwelcome ad- 
vent and two of his .sons and three .sons-in-law 
enlisted and fouglit through the rebellion. He 
was 50 years old and in the .second year of the 
war, when, becoming convinced that the con- 
flict was to be of indefinite length he wrote to 
his boys asking if he had not better join them 
in the field and received advice "to remain at 
home and take care of mother." The sketch 
of his son Daniel Ramsdell appears in full on 
other pages of this volume. Irving Ramsdell 
enlisted in Company E 14tli Wisconsin Infan- 
try. He died in 1873 (See sketch.) After the 
battle of Shiloh he wrote to his father "Dan and 
I are safe and the enemy whipped." Post 79 
at Marion is named in his honor. He was a 
good soldier and brave, and true man and 
citizen. 

Mr. Ramsdell removed from Manitowoc in 
1856 and located at Marion, where he has since 
resided. He has been interested in farming 
and lumbering and has occupied a prominent 
position in the esteem of all who knew him. 
His sons have honored the name he transmitted 
to them and his daughters are his pride and 
happine.ss. Harriet, the oldest, is not living. 
Charles is also deceased. The wife of his youth 
died May 6, 1885. She was a lady of strong 
character, a true New England woman and sus- 
tained the position she had long held, that of a 
most exemplary and patient Christian. Feb. 6, 
1887 Mr. Ramsdell was again married to Mrs. 
Maria Quimby. 



ENRY HARRISON COMPTON, of 
Grand Rapids, Wis., was born May 
8, 1835, at Catlin, Chemung Co., 
New York. He is an illustration 
of a self-made man. He represents a class who 
form the bone and sinew of this country and 
who have made and preserved the prerogatives 




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of our Nationality. Mr. Compton is one who 
liad many varieties of adverse circumstances to 
contend witli and, througli native pluck, perse- 
verance, industry and probity of character 
has attained to honorable jiosition. 

In the fall of 1844, he came with his parents 
to the West. On arrival at Chicago they found 
transportation awaiting them in the shape of 
several teams and on these were loaded the 
goods and effects they had brought with them. 
They proceeded to Goodale, a point about 35 
miles north of the Garden City and located a 
farm in the wilderness, where the son was 
reared to the age of 16 years without means of 
education or relaxation from labor. His father 
died and he was introduced to the responsibili- 
ties and cares of manhood which he assumed in 
a creditable manner. He took charge of- the 
homestead farm which he managed 18 years 
successively and successfully. He maintained 
his mother, sister and himself and he was occu- 
pied meanwhile in unremitting toil. In 1862, 
lie removed with his wife and two cliildren to 
Grand Rapids, and was variously engaged as a 
laborer until he entered the army. He became 
connected with the service of the United States 
in 1864 and was in the siege of Nashville and 
assisted in the repulse of Hood, seeing arduous 
service in the trenches prior to the battle. Mr. 
Compton was honorably discharged and holds 
liis credentials from the Government to that 
effect. Since his return from the service, he 
has applied his abilities and judgment to the 
acquisition of a comfortable property in Wood 
county, consisting in part of six farms, all of 
which are in excellent agricultural condition 
and owns also about 1,000 acres of uncultivated 
estate and owns on the main street of Grand 
Rapids a double brick store, two stories in 
height, in which he conducts his relations in 
trade in general merchandise. He has tele- 
phone connection with his dwelling and his 
conveniences for the rapid and accurate trans- 
action of his business relations are complete. 
His farms are rented to tenants and he is a 
careful custodian of the interests of his tenantry 
as of his own, attending to the facilities for the 
prosecution of farming in a successful manner, 
attending to all details of their mutual relations 
with a keenness and foresight which includes 
the interests of both. On his home farm, seven 
miles from Grand Rapids, he has made fine ex- 
hibits of sheep and horses and its management 
has been of the highest order, productive of 



substantial results in the way of profit. This 
place has developed a large amount of mineral 
wealth, although never submitted to exjiert ex- 
amination. The owner has a large collection 
of mineral si)ecimens forming a curious and 
valual)]e cabinet, which is displayed in tlie 
window of his store and attracts much admira- 
tion. This collection has taken repeated pre- 
miums at the fairs in Wood and Portage coun- 
ties and its notoriety has extended until it has 
become famous. An agent of the Regency of 
the University at Madison called on Mr. Comp- 
ton and preferred a request that the collection 
be transferred to that institution, but he did 
not respond to the application in the manner 
desired. The Regents asked him to bring 
them to Madison for classification and scientific 
examination as they desired to ascertain the 
character of the mineral resources of the section 
of Wisconsin where they were obtained. The 
offer included expenses incurred. Mr. Comp- 
ton has not, as yet, (1888) complied with the 
request. Tliere is every evidence that the iron 
in the recesses of the earth on his farm is of 
the best quality, and that turquoise, jasper, 
jacinth and other chrystalizations are present. 

The qualifications of Mr. Compton as a busi- 
ness man and one whose judgment is prompt 
and reliable, has been recognized by bis gener- 
ation and he has been called to office in several 
capacities. He has served four years as under- 
Sheriff and was elected High Sheriff which po- 
sition he filled two years and was not re-elected 
on account of ineligibility under State laws. 
He acted in the position of Sheriff and Under- 
Slieriff six years and, during the greater por- 
tion of the time he was Under-Sheriff, trans- 
acted a large proportion of the business of the 
Sheriff proper. He has also officiated as City 
Marshal of Grand Rapids. At this writing 
(1888), he is a prominent official of the Ancient 
Order of United Workmen. 

Mr. Compton is a man who is relied on by 
his fellow citizens in times of emergency, and is 
regarded with respect and esteem. In the 
spring of 1882 he was injured in the course of 
the progress of a devastating fire at Grand 
Rapids, in which the Rablin House was burned. 
A section of a cornice fell, striking him on the 
head, and he was laid on the sidewalk as dead, 
but was restored by efficient medical skill after 
two months of unconsciousness. He has never 
recovered entirely, and is still a great sufterer 
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wards of $5,000 in his efforts for relief, and has 
consulted many physicians. 

Mr. Compton is the son of .John and Ida 
(Hall) Compton, both of whom represented New 
York stock of early date. Jolm H. Compton, 
his brother, was killed in action at Shiloh, 
April 6, 18G2 ; he was Captain of Company G. 
Mr. Compton was married May 1, 1857, to 
Frances A. Shepherd, a lady every way fitted 
for the position she holds. The names of the 
children surviving to Mr. and Mrs. Compton 
are Carrie, Charles E.,Celia, Frank, John, Mabel 
and Ethel. Delia aged 8, .Jolm, aged three, 
and an infant son died of scarlet fever v.'ithin 
five weeks. Carrie is the wife of W. T. Jones 
of Centralia, Wis. Her children are named 
Delia, Stella, Seth and Charles. Mrs. Compton 
was born in Phelps, Ontario Co., N. Y., and her 
ancestors belonged to the families who aided in 
the development of the Empire State. Renn- 
selaer Shepherd, her brother, enlisted in an 
Illinois regiment and served through the civil 
war. Her parents were Chancellor and Caro- 
line (Truesdell) Shepherd. Her father was a 
Methodist minister, and descended from the 
French Huguenots. He was the son of a man 
who lived to the age of 104 years, and died 
when 90 years old ; his mother was 95 years 
old when she died. 



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/'^^ EORGE WARREN, a prominent citi- 
t 'j' \ zen of Matti.son, Wis., where he is 
\^^^4 conducting his agricultural interests 
^— "^ was born June 27, 1828, in Lexing- 
ton, Green Co., New York, and is the son of 
John and Eliza (Merwin) Warren. He became 
a resident of Wisconsin in 1856, and has passed 
his entire life with the exception of unimport- 
ant intervals in farnaing. He is prominent in 
local affairs of the section where he resides, and 
has represented his District in the Assembly of 
Wisconsin in 1883 — 4. He has also officiated 
as Town Treasurer of Mattison three years. 

Mr. Warren made several efforts to enroll as 
a soldier in the war for the Union, endeavoring 
to pass the required qualifications in September, 
1864, but was rejected. He endeavored to en- 
list on the first day of the month and he was 
drafted on the last day of the month to be re- 
jected upon examination. He was recorded as 



a loyal citizen before the war and, since that 
period, has substantiated his position as suc-h. 

Mr. Warren was married in 1858 to Martha 
Madison. Their children are named Ruie, 
Orva, May, Sarah, Charlotte and Hruce. The 
oldest daughter is married. Two daughters, 
Lida and Helen, are not living. 



BRAHAM ANDREWS, of Brillion, Cal- 
^ uraet Co., Wis., was born at Ashton, 




Lancasiiire, England, March 4th, 
1822. His father, James Andrew, 
was a calico printer in England, and, as is the 
custom in tliat country, the son acquired a 
knowledge of the same vocation. His mother, 
Mary Williamson previous to marriage, was 
born in Ashton. 

Mr. Andrews had meageV opportunities for 
obtaining a comprehensive education in his 
own country and came fo America at the age 
of twenty. He had a strongly reflective mental 
organization and at once saw the advantages 
the customs of this country offered in the way 
of debates and lectures and, giving all the time 
he could to such opportunities, he advanced 
with rapidity in understanding and is one of 
the best educated men, as a resull, in his 
sphere. He is what is signified by the term 
well-posted, having a practical understanding of 
current literature and current events of the 
world. 

He operated as a calico printer in his native 
town and in the celebrated works at Manches- 
ter. He landed in this country at the port of 
New York and at once proceeded to Providence, 
where lie engaged with Messrs. Richmond & 
Carroll, proprietors of the Eagle Print works, 
remaining in tlieir employ until 1850. In 
that year he came to Manitowoc county and 
engaged in farming in Kossuth Township, 
taking up a farm of wild land which he cleared 
" from the stumj). " The locality was infested 
with the wild inhabiumts and the wilder ani- 
mals of the uncut forest and he proceeded to 
the work of reclamation, with both for compan- 
ions. He occupied the farm 1 1 years. He had 
interested himself in the events tliat preceded 
the war of the rebellion and had been particu- 
larly active in the election of Mr. Lincoln and 
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Republican town. He asked no emoluments, 
but Hon. A. Scott Sloan secured for him the 
appointment as lighthoNse keeper at Manitowoc 
and he held the position four years. To his 
efforts was attributed largely the credit of 
changing the county from a stronghold for 
Democracy to a Republican element. After 
leaving the lighthouse, he entered the employ 
of Josepii Vilas & Co., proprietors of a woolen 
mill at Manitowoc Rapids, and remained in 
that relation five years. When the mill was 
burned he went to the Burchard & McFetridge 
Woolen Mills at Beaver Dan and operated there 
as scourer and fuller for six months. He went 
to Brillion at the time the Milwaukee & Lake 
Shore railway corporation were commencing 
business there and again took up a wild farm 
of 80 acres and, although no longer a young 
man, he cleared a second farm from the wilder- 
ness. It is still his property and home and in 
addition to general farming, he is interested in 
lumbering. The stock on his farm is of excel- 
lent type and nicludes a dairy and good horses. 
He is also, the proprietor of a drug store at 
Brillion, which he manages. His son, Tliomas 
Paine Andrews, is the custodian of active op- 
erations on the farm. 

Mr. Andrews was married Nov. 15, 1849, to 
Mary Jane Baird and their children are named 
Thomas Paine, Eliza, William Henry, Helen 
and Dale Owen. Tlie marriage took place in 
Providence, R. I., and the wife is a native of 
Stockport, Lancashire, England. Her father 
was a dresser in a cotton factory in England. 
The daughter Eliza is the wife of Job Clark, of 
Manitowoc, and the mother of four children — 
Thomas, William, Linda and Dale. Helen 
married William Litner, of Brillion, and her 
children are named Leonard A., Eliza and 
Mary Jane. William is married also. The 
only relatives Mr. Andrews has in America are 
a brother, William, of Dodgeville, Mass., (who 
has become distinguished through his work on 
" The Constitution of Nature " and others of 
similar type,) a sister, Hannah Andrews, living 
in San Francisco and a daughter of another sis- 
ter, Mrs. Martha Litner, who is deceased. His 
brother has a daughter. 

The history and career of Mr. Andrews pre- 
sent a sample of what a man may accomplish 
under the influence of the proper proclivities, 
fostered by the advantages and customs of this 
country, which present to all, the choice of ad- 
vancement, and where intelligence, combined 




with industry and persevering habits, is nearly 
always certain to place a man somewhere near 
the top of the ladder in position and apprecia- 
tion by his fellow-men. 



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EVEREND JOHN FAVILLE, pastor 
of the Congregational Church at Ap- 
pleton. Wis., was born July 7, 1847, 
in Milford, Jefferson Co., Wis., and 
was brought up on a farm. He received his 
primary education in his native place and after- 
wards attended school at Lake Mills in the same 
county. He completed a full course of study 
at Lawrence University at Appleton, whence he 
was graduated in June, 1871. Returning to 
Milford he engaged as principal of a school 
there, in which position he- officiated one year. 
At tbe expiration of that time he accepted a 
similar situation at Two Rivers, Wis., and dis- 
cliarged its duties one year. In 1873 he entered 
tiie Theological Department of the Boston 
University, and received the credentials of the 
institution in 1876. His first pastorate was 
filled at Fond du Lac, where he officiated over 
the congregation of the Colton street M. E. 
Church one year. He was next as.signed to Fox 
Lake, Wis., where he preached three years. 
Tlie Congregational Society there was without 
a pastor and the two bodies uniting harmoni- 
ously, he officiated as minister to both. His 
next appointment was at Waupun and he of- 
ficiated tiiere tiiree years. He was again sent 
to Fond du Lac and remained three years suc- 
cessively. During the third year he accepted a 
call to the ministry of the Congregational 
Church at A])pleton. He commenced his labors 
in tluit relation in 1880, and has realized the 
reward of the faithful servant of the Gospel in 
the steady growth and prosperity of the So- 
ciety. In the course of the second year of his 
ministry, it was determined to increase the ac- 
commodations of the church structure, and the 
work of erecting a new edifice was entered into 
preliminarily, by the consideration of plans for 
that jHirpose. A site, eminently fitting and 
satisfactory, was secured at the corner of Law- 
rence and Pearl streets, and the corner stone 
was laid June 10, 1883, with simple but impres- 
sive ceremonies, and the structure is to be com- 
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sign and convenience with other churches in 
the State and, in addition to an audience room 
with a seating capacity of about 700, will have 
a Sunday school room accommodating about 
500, and in the lower story a room will be ar- 
I'anged for young men, who will find a welcome 
seven days in tlie week. Tire cost of the build- 
ing, exclusive of the lot, will be $32,000. It is 
pertinent to this account, which will become 
historical, to state that the efforts of all who 
have been connected with the enterprise have 
been exercised to tlie best and most unselfish 
advantage. But the building in which the 
work of the Congregational Society at Appleton 
has been nurtured and fostered, will always re- 
tain a permanent place in the memories of 
those who have been connected with Congrega- 
tionalism in that city. The Society is equal in 
numbers and position to any other in Appleton, 
and Mr. Faville is regarded as a man to whom 
the interests of the religious body of the city 
are precious in every sense. 

Mr. Faville is the son of Elijah and Eliza 
(Ostrom) Faville. His father was a native of 
Herkimer Co., New York, where his ancestors 
of three removes had resided. The forbears of 
the present generation were of English origin. 
The mother of Mr. Faville was born in Wayne 
Co., New York, and belonged to ancestral stock, 
which was, originally, of Holland Dutch origin. 
The family included three sons. Rev. Henry 
Faville, formerly a clergyman of tlie M. E. 
Church, is a twin brother of Mr. Faville of this 
sketch. Rush E., is also a brother, and is a 
farmer at Waterloo, Wis. Mr. Faville belongs 
to a race that has become distinguished in in- 
tellectual, educational and social attainments in 
every part of tiie East and West. He is con- 
nected by blood with several prominent ftimilies 
in Wisconsin, and the name luis come to be the 
synonym for religious, social and intellectual 
position. Mr. Faville has always been interest- 
ed in tlie moral reforms of society. He identi- 
fied himself in the Temperance Reform with 
the Prohibition Party in the fall of 1881, and 
at that time and in each succeeding campaign, 
has spoken on the political platform in defense 
of the principles of tliat party. He has been a 
writer m the interest of religion and morality, 
and has contributed many leading articles to 
the press of the country, including the Inde- 
pendent and Advance of New York and the An- 
dover Review. He is a member of the Ameri- 
can Institute of Christian Philosophy. 



He was married Oct. 26, 1876, to Louisa G. 
Thayer, and their children are named Henry 
Thayer and Mildred. Mrs. Faville was born 
in Massachusetts, and is the daughter of Henry 
and Mary A. (Kelley) Thayer. They belonged 
to Massachusett stock of early date. Two of 
the brothers of her mother were soldiers in 
Massachusetts regiments during the war. 



OHN .JOHNSTON, the first settler at Ap- 
/cji pleton, where he is still a resident, was 
^li born .July 8, 1822, at Manheim, Herki- 
mer Co., New York. He grew to man- 
hood in his native State, and there fiilHIIed the 
legal obligations he owed to his parents. He 
was educated in the common schools and, later, 
completed his education by several terms at- 
tendance at Fairfield Seminary. When he was 
21 years of age he came to Illinois, and [lassed 
the following winter teaching at a ))lace 50 
miles from Chicago. In the fall of 1843, he 
came to Wisconsin for the first time and re- 
mained at Lake Mills, Jefferson county, two 
years, operating as a cabinet maker and in the 
manufacture of chairs. In the winter of 1845-6 
he came to Neenah, and was there married, 
March 26, 1846, to Janette M. Finch. They re- 
sided there two years and in August, 1848, 
Mr. Johnston came to Appleton, then a wilder- 
ness, which knew not the hand of the pioneer, 
save that it had l)een platted in June previous 
as a town, by Amos A. Lawrence, of Boston, rep- 
resented by Reeder Smith. Not a stick of tim- 
ber had been cut when Mr. Smith made the 
survey. The interest of Mr. Lawrence was en- 
listed through the founding of the Lawrence 
University. He offered $10,000 to the Uni- 
tarian Cli'urch Body for the founding of an in- 
stitution of learning in tliis part of Wisconsin, 
j)rovided they would rai.se a similar amount. 
Failing in this and determined not to be baf- 
fled in bis desire of founding an educational 
institution of superior character in the North- 
west, he made the same proposition to the 
Methodist Episcopal Church if they would es- 
tablish such a school between Green Bay and 
Fond du Lac. A committee was appointed to 
select a site and the beautiful rapids m the Fox 
River attracted their attention to the claims of 
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tages as a probable business center at no 
distant day. The rapids gave the name of 
Grand Clmte to this locaHty and on the com- 
mittee rendering their decision, tlie money was 
paid over by Mr. Lawrence. Tlie next spring, 
(1849,) Samuel Appleton, of Boston, made a 
proposition to call the newly fledged town by 
his name, and promising, if his suggestion be 
favoraljly received that he would appropriate 
$10,000 endowment for a library for Lawrence 
University. Acceptance was signified and the 
library, with the accretions of the intervening 
years, is one of the finest in the entire North- 
west and probably contains more valuable liter- 
ature than any other in the same section. 

Mr. Johnston cast his fortunes with the little 
municipality and drew the first load of lumber 
into the place from Duck Creek Mills, with an 
ox-team. He built the first shanty in which 
people lived, and it was a structure of the most 
pnraitive character. The lumber was utilized 
for roof and floor, the sides being open. His 
bed and table were under shelter and not 
a night passed without the floor being covered 
with lodgers. The woods were full of wolves 
which sometimes became more familiar 
than agreeable. The lumber for the University 
was drawn in the winter by Indians. The 
frame was placed above a stone basement and 
was raised .July 3, 1849. It was 30x70 feet in 
dimensions, and on the next day a celebration 
was held in it. There were about 150 people 
in Aj)j)leton, including men, women and chil- 
dren, mechanics and their families, attracted 
there by prospects of work. The University 
building was completed and in the fall of 
1849, school opened. The first President was 
the Rev. W. H. Sampson. The first sawmill 
Wcis erected at Appleton in the fall of 1849. 

The first postoffice was estal)lished in 1848 at 
Tayco's Point, two miles from the " Chute, " 
and the postmaster was Burr S. Craft. In the 
spring of 1849 it was established at Appleton 
and Mr. Johnston was appointed postmaster. 
One mail a week constituted the whole of the 
business, which was carried from Fond du Lac 
to Green Bay and back on horseback, and the 
earlier mails would not fill a man's hat. Mr. 
Johnston retained his office through the admin- 
istrations of Presidents Taylor and Pierce, and 
meanwhile, manufactured furniture for the set- 
tlers. The first physician was Dr. S. E. Beach, 
who went afterwards to Kansas and enlisted as 
Chief Surgeon of the First Kansas Volunteers 



and died while in the service at Nashville, 
Tenn. On Christmas Day, 1848, Mr. Joimston 
gave all his friends a sleigh-ride with an ox- 
team on roads "swamped" through the woods, 
the swamp3' places being " corduroyed. " (The 
term "swamped " in pioneer parlance signified 
the removal of brush obstructing travel under 
the trees of the primeval forest. 

For three years the intercourse between Ap- 
pleton and Neenah was carried on bj' boats. In 
1850 or a year later, a small steamboat was 
built at Neenah and named the " Billy Bar- 
low, " which ran on the Lake Butte des Morts, 
(Hill of the Dead) to Appleton. (An Indian 
burial place was situated on the north side of 
the lake of which all traces have been oblitera- 
ted by the building of the Chicago & North- 
western railroad.) The water power at Apple- 
ton was first improved by T. P. Bingham, who 
built a .sawmill and Messrs. Bowen and Conkey 
platted that part of the village now included in 
the ord Ward. This was called the Grand 
Chute plat and the other the Appleton plat. 
The fall of 40 feet in the river and the superior 
claims of the University have acted jointly as 
an impetus in the progress of Appleton. 

In the course of the war Mr. Johnston was con- 
nected with the 21st Wisconsin Infantry in the 
capacity of sutler. He made a record which 
goes a long way towards the extinction of a 
prejudice against the cla.ss who did not always 
exhibit patriotism and consideration for the ne- 
cessities of the soldiers. On the contrary, he 
transacted his business from the standpoint of a 
friend ofthe Republic and of the men who were 
engaged in its defense. He a ways assuaged the 
needs and hardship of the soldiers in action, so 
far as it was in his power. In the battle of Per- 
ryville, in which the regiment had no tents, he 
transformed his own sutler's tent into a shelter 
for the wounded and his wagon into an ambu- 
lance. He had the fixed idea that it was his 
duty to do all in his power for the soldiers of 
the regiment in active as well as in the other 
conditions of warfare. He became to them the 
friend their necessities required; he nursed them 
while wounded and sick, and gave them the 
consideration of a father in other respects. He 
was in tiie habit of taking from his own stores 
such food as he judged might tempt their dis- 
ordei'ed appetites and so well known were his 
benevolence and philanthropy, that his quarters 
never knew the need of a guard. 

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had drawn beef rations in quarters, but receiv- 
ing sudden orders to move before it could be cut 
up and distributed, it became necessar}' to leave 
it on the field. Mr. .Jolfnston took charge of it, 
took it to the rear and cooked it. He also made 
four pails of coffee and then carried the whole 
to the front for the "boys" wlio needed it so 
sorelj'. This is a single sample of raaii}^ acts of 
similar benefit to tlie soldiers of the 21st, and 
for which he is held in grateful remembrance. 

After the war was over he returned to Ap- 
pleton and established himself in the business 
of a hotel keeper. He has pursued various 
business connections and is now interested at 
Ishpetning. His residence is retained at Ap- 
pleton. 

Mr. Johnston is the son of William and Har- 
riet (Favdle) .Johnston. Tlie former was born 
in Ballston, Saratoga Co., New York. Thomas 
Johnston, the grandsire, was a native of New 
Jersey, and was the fifth in direct descent from 
ancestral stock that located in America. In 
nationality he was of Scotch extraction. 

The mother was born at Manheim, New 
York and is of the fifth generation in her lin- 
eage in this country. Her father was a soldier 
of the Revolution and did excellent service in 
the fighting with the Mohawk Indians. On 
one occasion he led a charge against a band 
which numbered 75 ; they were entirely 
routed, losing a large proportion of their 
"braves" by death and capture. The relics 
secured by this valiant ancestor are still pre- 
served by Mr. Johnston. Isaac Finch, the 
father of Mrs. Jolnaston, was a Major in the 
War of 1812 and was wounded in the fight at 
Plattsburg. He was a member of tbe 32nd 
Congress and was a man of such grace, affabil- 
ity and dignity, that he was called the Chester- 
field of that body. The children of Mr. and 
Mrs. Johnston numbered three. William H. is 
located at Ishpeming and is Superintendent of 
the Lake Superior Iron Company. Marion 
died at four years of age. Emma married D. 
F. Canfield and is a widow, residing in her 
father's household. She has two children — 
Lena and Guy F. 

Mr. Johnston was the first President of the 
village when Appleton was incorporated and 
has officiated in nearly every position in the 
management of local affairs. In 1856 he was 
elected Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. He 
received the support of both parties, having 
been nominated on the Republican ticket and 



elected in a community in which the Democra- 
tic element prevailed. 

The value of the record of such a man as Mr. 
Johnston in a work of this cbaracter is one 
that needs no elaborations at the bands of the 
historian. He is a philanthropist pure and 
sim[)le, and in all his operations has exercised 
the quality of judgment which, in results, bears 
its own reward. In the army he never forgot 
the law which should regulate the relations be- 
tween men. He sympathized with tiie sorrow- 
ing and mitigated as far as he could the exi- 
gencies to which soldiers were exposed in the 
service by such aid as he could bestow. It was 
the custom of his class to await the cessation of 
of all danger and appear at the time when 
necessity with sharp blade, made their wares a 
desideratum that must rule, and accordingly 
their harvests accrued in proportion. In local 
affairs he has won a clear title to the respectful 
remembrance of the generations to come, 
through his efforts in behalf of his own. 



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OSEPH SELMA, a resident of Marinette, 
Wis., was born at Cadiz, Spain, Sep. 11, 
1840. He is a native Spaniard and his 
parents, Marcano and Maria Josefa 
(Cardevo) Selma were natives of the same coun- 
try. His father was a fisherman, and as the in- 
come from tiiat profession was limited, he was 
early taken from school to assist in the support 
of the large family. He was trained in a 
knowledge of the business to which he succeed- 
ed by natural inheritance, and was occupied as 
a fisherman until he was 18 years old, when he 
obtained a position on a steamer which carried 
the mail from Cadiz to Cuba, thence to Mar- 
seilles, France, and back to Cadiz. His uncle, 
Thomas Taguada, was boatswain, and the 
nephew became captain of the afterhold, man- 
aging the storage of the baggage in that section 
of the vessel, and operated in all the duties of 
the position until he was 20, when he was 
drafted into tlie navy, being made a petty offi- 
cer as soon as he reported for duty on account 
of his exj)erience as a seaman. The name of 
the boat was tiie Santa Maria, of which he was 
made Quartermaster after a year of service, 
when he was transferred to a gunboat, named 
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ing with her for 18 months, being at the end of 
that time examined for tlie station of boat- 
swain, for which he was peculiarly fitted, being 
familiar with every variety of seamanship, and 
was accordingly promoted to one of the most 
responsible positions in Queen Isabella's navy. 
He continued in that service two years. Two 
weeks after the capture of New Orleans by 
Butler, the Ulloa was sent to that port for the 
protection of the Spanish consul, subject to h^s 
orders. In the same year, 1863, he was in the 
St. Domingo war on the Ulloa, aud during two 
years was in constant exposure, receiving a 
splinter wound in action. He left his post be- 
cause, although a Spaniard, and inheriting a 
liery and impetuous temperament, he was born 
with the instincts of a free man and with a 
tolerant spirit, which would not brook the in- 
dignities of the service of his native land, and 
his pride revolted from the debasement accrue- 
ing to the enforcement of the discipline of flog- 
ging men as good as himself, who chanced to 
hold inferior positions. He therefore resigned 
his boatswainship and embarked on a Scotch 
banjue bound for Greenock, Scotland, from 
wlience he accompanied the craft to Madeira, 
thence back to Scotland, where he shipped on 
the barque Tassel for the Indies. He went 
thence to New York after a trip of eleven 
months and twelve days. He shipped in the 
U. S. navy in 1867, as an able seaman, serving 
three years. He was promoted from the lowest 
petty office to the highest non-commissioned 
officer, serving as Master, Armorer, Boatswain's 
Mate, and others in succession. He was dis- 
charged at Annapolis with honor. He liad all 
possible opportunity to observe the difference in 
the treatment of a self-respecting, sober seaman, 
and received the consideration an individual de- 
serves, who regards his manhood as his highest 
responsibility. The continental navies at that 
date still retained the inhumanities and barbai'- 
isms of the middle ages, and are little better 
to-day in some of the European maritime con- 
nections. He went to Chicago in 1870 and 
there resided one month, engaging on the lakes 
as a wheelman. He went to Depere at the end 
of tliat time and sailed the lakes lor a period 
of six years. In the seasons alternating, he 
worked in an iron furnace at Depere, and in 
1876 went to Marinette, where he obtained a 
position as cook, and operated in that capacity 
in the sailing service, and worked in the woods 
winters for several years. His next engage- 



ment was in a boarding house in the interest 
of the H. Whitbeck Lumber Co., in which he 
remained four years. He then bought a lot 
(June, 1886), and erected the Tremont House, 
a fine, modern building with the best type of 
fixtures, and remains its sole owner and pro- 
prietor. It is an inviting and well-managed 
hostelry in every respect. 

When he was 19 years old, and before he was 
drafted into the Spanish navy, he was married 
to Carmen Chulian. Their daughter, Maria, 
died when four months old. His wife died in 
1862, and he was again married in 1808 to 
Catherine Barry, and they have five surviving 
children. Joseph is deceased. Maria Josepliine 
is a young lady of accomplishments and is a 
teacher. Thomas is receiving the education of 
a priest at the Jesuit college at Piairie du 
Chien. Nellie, William Raphael and Kitty are 
the names of the others. Mrs. Selma was born 
in Ireland and came to New York in 1865, 
while the city was draped in mourning for the 
death of Lincoln. Her people were fanners, 
and Thomas Barry, her brother, was a soldier. 
He was wounded, and is deceased. William is 
in Chicago. Another brotlier, John, is still in 
Ireland, and is a retired policeman on a pen- 
sion. 




LIVER PERRY DE LAND, profes- 
sor of the De Land Business Col- 
^J/XI lege, at Ap]>leton, Wis., was born 
April, 29, 1827, at Kirkland, Oneida 
Co., New York. He is the son of Eli and So- 
phia (Miller) De Land, both born in Oneida 
county, New York, and of old New York famil- 
ies. His uncle, Obadiah De Land, was a sol- 
dier of the war of 1812. His parents I'eraoved 
to Chautauqua county. New York, when he was 
eight years old. They were farmers and his 
early life was spent on a farm near Forestville, 
in that county, where he attended the district 
school. At the age of 17 lie had become pro- 
ficient in mathematics but wa.s deficient in 
writing, which he had great ditticulty in ac- 
quiring. At about this time in the spring, a 
writing master named J.J.Estey, opened a school 
at Forestville, and Mr. De Land at once took 
advantage of this opportunity, walking miles 
through the mud to attend his class. Much 




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to his delight he found tliat he was making sat- 
isfactory progress and he taught his first wri- 
ting scliooi tiiat fall. It was a complete success 
so far as the rapid improvement made by his 
pupils was concerned, and an event in the life 
Mr. De Land, as it was his first effort as a 
teacher and the first money he had earned in 
his life, he then being but 17 years years old. 
He has now the reputation of being one of the 
best penman in the State. This is mentioned 
as evidence of the fact that conspicuous ability 
may be developed by industry aud persever- 
ance when genius seems wholly wanting. 
Professor De Land afterwards attended an 
academy at Fredonia, in his native count}', and 
when he was 18 years old he taught a term of 
winter school in the south district of Foi'estville, 
an experience which he recalls with pride and 
pleasure. Until he was 23 years old he 
labored snmmers and taught school in the al- 
ternating winters, and meanwhile tauglit pen- 
manship in several localities. In 1850, he came 
to Wisconsin and located at Fond du Lac. In 
his seasons of labor he had acquired a com- 
plete knowledge of the trade of carpenter and 
joiner, and he engaged in the manufacture of 
sash and doors, this branch of manufacture 
being carried on by hand. Meanwhile he kept 
in mind the purpose he had formed to prose- 
cute penmanship as abusine.ss, and in 1853 he 
again engaged in teaching public schools, and 
forming writing classes ■ during vacation pe- 
riods. In 1860, he a,ssumed the management of 
a public scliool at Manitowoc as its principal, 
and officiated in that capacity until the fall of 
18G3, when he obtained a position as teacher 
of penmanship in Bryant & Stratton's Busi- 
ness & Commercial College at Cincinnati. In 
1805, he established a commercial college at 
Fond du Lac, whicli he conducted with marked 
success six years and sold his business in the 
fall of 1871, when he came to Appleton to or- 
ganize the commercial department of Lawrence 
University, and it has since constituted one of 
the promment features of the leading educa- 
tional institution of the Northwest. He con- 
tinued to conduct this branch of the Univer- 
sity five years and, in 1876, taught a commer- 
cial school at Sheboygan, and the next year en- 
gaged as principal of one of the ward gram- 
mar schools of Fond du Lac. In 1883, he es- 
tablished a commercial school at Appleton, 
which also includes the commercial depart- 
ment of Lawrence University, and it is an in- 




stitution of prominence and receives the recog- 
nition it deserves. During the time Profe.s.sor 
De Land has been engaged in liis ])rofessional 
work he has graduated many young men 
who are considered as belonging to tlie most 
efficient business class of men in the North- 
western portion of Wisconsin. 

Professor De Land was married Oct. 2, 1853, 
to Loui.se Maria Brown, and they have two chil- 
dren — Louis E. and Augusta T.; the latter is 
the wife of Henry E. Hall, of Fond du Lac, 
and their is named Georgia. A son of Mr. and 
Mrs. De Land, named Franklin, died when 
four years old. Since 1850, Profes.sor De Land 
has maintained his residence at Foud du Lac. 



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HILETUS SAWYER. To the present 
generation to Wisconsin it is quite 
unnecessary to state that the name 
which introduces this personal nar- 
ration is second to none in prominence in the 
Badger State. It represents an element on 
which is based the splendid progress and pre- 
eminence of the Comraonwealtli and typifies 
the quality of effort and eneregy, coupled with 
integrity and public spirit which has added 
irameasuraljly to the advancementof Wisconsin 
among the States of the Northwest. 

Mr. Sawyer was born in Rutland (bunty, 
Vermont, Sep. 22, 1816. He is the son of 
Ephraim Sawyer, who was born in the Green 
Mountain State within the period of the in- 
cipiency of that State and grew up under the 
influences under which the settlement of \'^er- 
mont began, at a time when to be within its 
borders was to be a part of its history and also, 
a part of that of the adjustment of the affairs of 
the country as a Nation. He hastened to enlist 
when the second struggle with Great Britain 
came on and served as a soldier in 1812. The 
ancestral stock of Mr. Sawyer dates to the be- 
ginning of things in the National Government. 
His mother was born Polly Parks and she was 
a scion of stock connected with tlie days of first 
things in the United States. Within a year after 
the birth of tluiir son, the parents removed their 
interests to Essex county across Lake (Jham- 
plain in the State of New York, where his youth 
was passed. While his father plied his busi- 
ness as a blacksmith he occupied his time in 



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such labor as was incident to the circumstances, 
and attended school about three months in 
each year if opportunity served, and he ob- 
tained such education as he could. When he 
was 17 years old he "bought his time", a pro- 
ceeding that has grown almost obsolete in tlie 
latter days, when the generations coming to 
the front early assume their own responsibili- 
ties without recognition of the formulas which 
seemed to underline the social and business 
structure of a former era. He paid |100 for 
the privilege of taiving care of liimself and he 
hired as a sawmill hand, paying his indebted- 
ness to his father with the proceeds of his labor. 
He developed a business discernment as soon 
as he was in position to realize his responsibli- 
ties and, as soon as possible, he became a prac- 
tical lumberman, operating the mill where he 
had been working, on contract and when he 
turned his face to the promise of the West, 
when increasing responsibilities and awaken- 
ing capacity roused him to a sense of the 
narrowness of opportunity where he had grown 
to manhood, he was equipped with means that 
was then a respectable fortune. In 1847, in 
the woods and rocks of Northern New York, 
$2,000 represented a success which challenged 
admiration and almost awe among the simple 
minded denizens of the mountain fastnesses of 
the Empire State, and tiiere was no surprise 
when young Sawyer set out for a field where he 
could find the opportunity his business ambi- 
tion demanded. 

He came to Wisconsin and located in Fond 
du Lac county on a farm. During two years of 
struggle whicli seemed his inheritance from his 
ancestors and indespensible to a pioneer, he was 
observing the current of events in Wisconsin 
and settling on a career of wider scope than the 
bounds of a farm. In the last month of 1849 
he located at Algoma in Winnebago county and 
soon after resumed connection with the inter- 
ests of a lumberman. He began in an avenue 
he understood practically and run a sawmill on 
contract, afterwards renting the establishment 
until 1853, when he entered into a partnership 
with two gentlemen of Fond du Lac and be- 
came a third owner of the proj)erty by pur- 
chase. Their relations continued until 1856 
and in 1862 Mr. Sawyer became sole proprietor, 
by the payment to the outgoing member 
of $70,000 beyond the third the remaining 
owner had invested. This statement adequately 
represents several points which it is desirable 



to present in the personal narration of Mr. 
Sawyer. They delinate the success which has 
been the direct outgrowth of his abilities and 
the quality of the judgment and business 
acumen of which he is possessed to a remarkable 
degree, but which are the result of persistpnt 
application of his capacity and prescience, and 
not the product of what may be called by some, 
natural gifts or "luck." Genius is, undoubtedly 
a desideratum, but the capacity for hard work 
is in the front rank. 

Let it be remarked in passing, that the busi- 
ness career of Mr. Sawyer has been one that has 
been productive of general interest to many. 
His example and the assistance he has afforded 
to more than one struggling fellow man in get- 
ting on liis feet, have been of wide influ- 
enee. While he has continued to increase 
his relations as a lumberman until they em- 
brace every phase pertaining to them, he has 
been identified with local affairs as his duty 
as a citizen has deuianded, and has always hon- 
ored his obligations to his generation. He was 
not, in early life, prominent in political connec- 
tions, but affiliated with the liberal element 
on whose principles the Republican party was 
l)ased and, on the organization of that body in 
American j)olitics, became identified therewith 
and has remained a consistent supporter of its is- 
sues. He was made a factor in the administra- 
tion of local affairs in his municipality and in 
1857 and 1861 served in the Legislature of Wis- 
consin. He acted as Mayor of Oshkosh in 1863-4 
and in the latter year was nominated for Con- 
gress. He received a triumphant support and 
was successively re-elected in 1866 and 1868. 
During his career at Washington, his constitu- 
ency became impiressed with the value of his 
services in the interests of the State and the 
necessity to Wisconsin of such influence as he 
wielded in the developmentof her resources and 
he was again and again sent to the National 
Capital until he had served 10 consecutive years 
in the House. And, during the entii'e time he 
acted in j)ositions of responsibility, requiring 
indefatigable industry and other qualifications 
indisjjensable to an upright and laborious legis- 
lator. 

In .June, 1876, Mr. Sawyer was a delegate to 
the convention which nominated R. B. Hayes, 
and in .June, 1880, he was a delegate to the Re- 
publican National convention. He was elected 
to the Senate of the United States Jan. 26, 1881, 
and, six years from that date, was again elected 



PERSONAL RECORDS. 



763 



to the same position. Tiie archives of the State 
and Nation contain all the data concerning his 
l)ub]ic career in tlie National legislative halls, 
and he has been mentioned more than once as a 
possible candidate for the Presidency. At this 
writing Mr. Sawyer has passed tiie limit of 
man's allotted life. His energies are still iiu- 
abated and bis value to the community at lai'ge 
undiminished, but in 189.3, if his life is sjiared, 
he proposes to give place to others who may sus- 
tain their relations with the same steadfastness 
and disinterestedness as he has done, in tiie 
light of bis stainless record. 

In this record, Mr. Sawyer aj)i)ears in an atti- 
tude which has no relation to other connections 
in which he has been portrayed. lie is all 
that is included in the statement, " he is a 
friend of the soldier." To him no Wisconsin 
soldier has made a vain appeal. Realizing all 
that he has received at the hands of the men 
who carried the musket, and thoroughly alive 
to the double injustice in their payment in a 
depriciated curi'ency, Mr. Sawyer has made it a 
point of pi'inciple to devote a ))roportion of his 
time and means to the furtherance of their 
claims. His labors in the 49th Congress form 
one of the brightest pages in bis personal his- 
tory, as be officiated on a commission and sub- 
mitted about GOO pension bills witii written re- 
ports, every one of which were j)assed. His 
])opularitj' had the common results and bis 
business with soldiers increased to such an ex- 
tent that be has since employed a secretary to 
attend to it, securing the assistance of a gentle- 
man who had had 12 years experience in the 
Pension Office. The latter has given his atten- 
tion to the matter in a manner co)isonant with 
the purposes of Mr. Sawyer who, through his 
abilities and industry has been able to accom- 
plish a large amount of benefit to the defenders 
of the Nation. No letter sent to Senator Sawyer 
is ignored or unanswered. His own character 
reflects on every individual with whom he has 
personal contact in his employ and bis courtli- 
ness, att'aliility and genial ty are of a stamp 
which prove the effectiveness of a high toned 
well-bred gentleman in all relations in life. 

Senator Sawyer was married .lune 18, 1841, 
to Melvina M. Hadley. They had five chil- 
dren of whom two are deceased — Ella M. and 
Earl T. Edgar P., a prominent citizen of Osh- 
kosb, is the eldest son. Emma married How- 
ard G. White of Syracuse, New York, and is a 
lady who honors the father of whom she is the 



pride and joy. ICrna married William O. Good- 
man of Chicago. 

Pending the i)ublication of this account of 
Senator Sawyer, the wife and mother has 
passed beyond the border of the illimitable 
world. She expired at Washington, 1). C, 
May 21st, 1888, after several years of i)rogres- 
sive disease which was known from the first to 
be inevitably fatal. She faced her danger 
with unfliucing courage, refusing to yield in 
any degrt'c wbei-e resolute sjiiril. and strength 
ot j)Urj)ose could lie of any avail. Her life was 
beautiful in every capacity in which she was 
called to act. She was a true pioneer's wife, 
bearing all privations and discouragements 
with undaunted clu'erfulness and sustaining: 
lier compainons ni a manner which is still en- 
shrined in tlieir memories as a precious posses- 
sion. She was brought back to final rest at 
Osbkosh, where she had lived many gracious 
years and where her place will be unfilled for- 
ever more. 

Edgar P. Sawyer was married Oct. 18, 1864, 
to Mary M .Jewell and their two children are 
named Nina M. and Philetus Horace. The 
daughter is the wife of C. C. Chase of Oshkosh. 
The son is the sole representative of his grand- 
father who will preserve the jiatronymic, being 
the only grandson. Henry C. and Mary Ann 
(Russel) .Jewell, the parents of Mrs. Sawyer, 
were born respectively in Salisbury, Coini. 
Her father came to Wisconsin in the autumn 
of 1843 and is one of the pioneer settlers of 
Green Lake county. He came to Osbkosh in 
the fall of 1818 and was engaged in lumbering. 
The great maternal grandfather was on the 
personal staff of General Washington in the 
war of the Revolution and was named Russel. 
Her grandmother in the same remove was 
named Nichols and was of old Connecticut 
stock. The family is in the .same line of de- 
scent from the original representative of the 
name of Jewell in America as ex- Postmaster 
Cieneral Je\yell. Mrs. Sawyer is also of the 
well-known Cliapin family and, recently, a 
statue of the founder of that family has been 
erected at Springfield, Mass. He came to 
America on the AhiyHower. 

The portrait of Senator Sawyer on page 760 
is copied from a photograph taken in 1888. 



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USH WINSLOW, M. D., Mayor of Ap- 
pletoii, Wis., (1888) was born Nov. 
7, 1843, at Koshkonong, .Jefferson 
Co., Wis. He was a pupil in the 
schools of his native place in childliood and, 
later, attended the Fort Atkinson high schools 
in the same county. He was graduated in a 
course of study there and in 1865 commenced 
to read medicine with his father. Dr. Joseph 
Winslow, a practicing physician at that date at 
Fort Atkinson. After completing a course un- 
der the direction of his father, he entered Rush 
Medical College and received the diploma of 
that famed institution in 1868. He afterwords 
matriculated at Hahnemann College, where 
he completed a course in 1869 and went thence to 
New York where he was graduated from Belle- 
vue Hospital Medical College in 1871. He estab- 
lished lus business at Fort Atkinson immediately 
after obtaining theauthority of Rush College,and 
was located there until the fall of 1873, when he 
settled at Appleton and entered under his prac- 
tice as a physician. He has attained a promi- 
nent position in his business and in the confi- 
dence of the community as a social and politi- 
cal factor in her best interests. In 1882 he was 
elected Alderman for two years and received re- 
election in 1884 for the same period of time. 
In 1887 he was elected Mayor of Appleton and 
was re-elected in 1888. He is a member of the 
present State Democratic Committee. (1888.) 
Dr. Winslow is a lineal descendant of Kenelm 
Winslow, a native of Worcestershire, England, 
who came to Massachusetts in 1629 and was 
prominent in municipal affairs and was the 
owner of land still in the possession of a de- 
scendant. He was a brother of Governor Ed- 



ward Winslow, a man whose gentle and placa- 
tive character gave him an influence with the 
Indians that was of great value to the colonists. 
His son Kenelra, seventh from Dr. Winslow, 
was also a landholder in the Bay State. Samuel 
was the sixth in degree of the line, which is 
complete with the names successively of 
Thomas, also prominent in Massachusetts ar- 
chives, Samuel, who went to Vermont, Dr. 
Joseph, and another Dr. Joseph, who was the 
grandfather of Dr. Winslow. He was born 
.July 22, 1778, in Petersham, Mass., and mar- 
ried Rebecca Fish of Barnard, Vermont. He 
died Oct. 20, 1815, at Vincennes, Ind. His 
son Joseph was the father of Dr. Winslow of 
this sketch. Dr. Joseph Winslow was born 
Feb. 25, 1810, in Windsor, Vt., and married 
Sarah Bingham Aug. 20, 1840. She died 
May 9, 1846, and her husband was again mar- 
ried Oct. 9, 1860, to Matilda Betsey Rice. He 
was prominent in position and influence and 
represented Wisconsin in the Legislature. 

The only living child by his first marriage is 
Dr. Winslow of Appleton, who was married 
Nov. 25, 1878, to Minnie Isabel, daughter of 
Benjamin Talbot Rogers. Her father was born 
Dec. 11, 1827, in Chester Co., Pennsylvania, 
and was the son of William and Ann (Talbot) 
Rogers, the former a sea captain. Sarah Louise 
Jolmson, the mother of Mrs. Winslow, was born 
Feb. 11, 1838, and was a daughter of Lathrop 
and Sophia (Sage) JohnsoiK The father of the 
latter, Ebenezer .Johnson, was a naval officer 
during the Revolution. The children of Dr. 
and Mrs. Wiirslow are named Margaret and 
Kenelra. 




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I HE order of the Grand Army 
of the RepubHc was, in 
the beginning, the di- 
"^ rect outgrowth of ex- 
change of reminiscences and 
sentiments of the veterans of 
the Civil War, in their chance 
meetings. There were a mil- 
lion of men scattered through 
out the length and breadth of 
the land who had a common 
bond of unit}' — their memories 
of hour of trial, danger and triumph. 

It is a conceded fact that the initiatory steps 
to constitute the Order were taken in Illinois. 
The name of Dr. B. F. Stephenison, Surgeon of 
the 14th Illinois Infantry, is the first connected 
with the systematic organization of the Grand 
Army of the Republic. In the winter of 1865- 
66 he discussed with comrades at Springfield, 
Ills., the feasibility and propriety of an organi- 
zation of veteran soldiers. In the mass of data 
from which this account is compiled the state- 
ments regarding its purpose conflict. One ac- 
count explicitly states tiiat its object was politi- 
cal and another declares with equal decision 
that the plan included no such possibility. 
But the settlement of the point in no man- 
ner concerns this narration. At this writ- 
ing, 1888, only one survivor of the original 



framers of the ritualistic work of the Order 
remains. At tiie National Encampment 
at St. Louis, in June, 1887, Fred J. Dean, of 
Fort Scott, Ark., stated that he was the oldest 
living member of the G. A. R. " In 
February, 1866, myself, together with Drs. 
Hamilton and George H. Allen, assisted Dr. 
Benjamin F. Stephenson, the founder of the 
Order, in compihng the ritualistic work, con- 
stitution and by-laws, in Springfield, III., and 
these four assumed the obligations of the G. A. 
R. at that time. lam the sole survivor of that 
quartette." 

According to the decision of Dr. Steplienson 
and his co-adjutors, the organization was to be 
secret and it was arranged that signs, passwords 
and grips should be used as is customary' in se- 
cret societies. Those present look an oath of 
secrecy and a ritual was prepared, which in- 
cluded acereraony of initiation. The further- 
ance of the new organization was next 
discussed and the feasibility of organizing 
Posts througliout the State decided upon. 
Such a procedure necessitated the preparation 
of a multiplicity of copies of the ritual; and 
it was ascertained that the office of the De- 
catur, 111., Tribune was equipped with eligible 
men who could be made members, and, under 
their oath, the required copies could be made, 
without endangering the privacy which bad 



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been made a feature of the organization. 
Messrs. Coltrin and I'ryor, proprietors of tiic 
Decatur Tribune and their compositors were 
made members; and four luuuh'ed oopiesof the 
ritual were printed and made leady for uh<e. 

In tliis manner tiie (hand Army of tlie Re- 
public came into existence; and on Aprd (J, 
]S86,the first Post-Viis organized in the liall of the 
kSons of Malta at Deeatui-. 'Die meeting was 
enthusiastic and, un(ku' its sj)ell, the members 
proceeded to the ofliee of the Tribune and pre- 
j)ared j)lacards, with whicli all the conspicuous 
places in the town were decorated before day- 
light; and announced to the citizens the exist- 
ence of "(t. A. R. Tost No. 1, Decatur, Ai)ril (!, 
lS8(i." Tiie s])irit of the occasion grew and, 
throughout Illinois, and other iStiites, the sol- 
diers made haste to enroll in tlie Order. Post 
Cassius Fairchild, No. 1, at Madison, Wis., was 
organized June 10, J.S(i(!. (Sec^ l)e])artment of 
Wisconsin.) 

Dr. Stephenson constituted himself the ('om- 
mander of the newly Hedged society and issuc^d 
the following manifestoe: "lIe;id(Uiarters, Grand 
Army of the Republic, Sj)ringlield, 111., June 
— 1866. The imdersigned hereby assumes 
command of the (h-and Army of the Re- 
public. Major Robert M. Woods is ajiponited 
Adjutant General; Colonel Julius G. Webber 
and Lieut. John S. Phcljis are ai)pointed A. 
D. C's. 'i'liey will be obeyed and respected 
accordingly. By order of l>. !*'. Stcjdienson. 
R. M. Woods, Adjutant General." 

Posts nuiltiplied and, not long after the pro- 
mulgation of the aiiovi! docaiment, Dr. Stephen- 
son issued the call for a meeting of delegates 
from the various Posts in Illinois to meet at, 
Springfield, July 12, 1866. At this as.senihly 
the Department of Illinois was created and 
John M. Palmer made Dej)artment Com- 
mander. Soon after, Posts were organized in 
other States, all acknowdedging Dr. Stephenson 



as head and front of the Order. The organiza- 
tion continued to spread; and in the fall 
of the same year, Dr. Stephenson issued the 
following : — " Headquarters, Grand Army of 
the Rei)uhlic, Springfield, III., Oct. 31, 1866, 
Gi^neral Order No. 13. A National Convention 
of the (h'iUid Army of the Republic is hereby 
ordered to convene at Indianapolis, Ind., 
at 10 o'clock on Tuesday, the '20th day 
of November next for the i)urpose of per- 
fecting the National organization, an<l the 
transaction of such other business as may 
come before the convention. The ratio of 
representation shall be as follows: — Each 
Post shall be entitled to one representa- 
tive, and when the memhershij) exceeds one 
hundred, to one additional representative; and 
in the same ration for every additional one 
hundred or fractional \K\rt thereof All De- 
])artment and District ofhcers, ex-oljlc'w, shall he 
mend)ers of the said convention. All honor- 
ably discharged soldiers and sailors, and those 
now serving in the army desirous of becoming 
mendjcrs of the Grand Army of the Rei)ublic, 
are respectfully invited to attend the conven- 
tion. All comrades are requested to wear " tlie 
blue" with corj>s badges, etc. Official: J. C. 
Webber, Adjt. Gen. Depf. Illinois. 13. F. Ste- 
jihen.son, Com-in-chief, G. A. R. U. S. " 

Pursuant to the call, eleven States sent- about 
'J')!) dolegates to the convention and two days 
weri' passed in transacting business relative 
to th(^ systematic organization of the National 
body. Stephen A. Ilurlburt, of Illinois, was 
elected first ('ommander-in-Cliief to serve one 
y(!ar. Dr. Stephenson was made Adjutant- 
General. A Platform of Principles was adopted 
which may be found in the various publica- 
tions of the Order. The second National 
Encampment was held at Philadelphia, 
Jan. 15, 1868, and 21 States sent repre- 
sentiitives. General Logan was elected Com- 



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767 



mander-in-Chief ami Memorial Day was estab- 
lished. May 13th and 14tli, 1869, a third En- 
campment was held at Cincinnati, Ohio, and 
General Logan was re-elected. It had become 
evident from the reports from the various 
Posts that some fixtality was at work in the 
Order and it was revealed in discnssion, that 
the idea that the organization was regarded as 
political prevailed, and as such, it might be- 
come a dangerous piece of machinery in the 
body politic. The Order was, in consequence 
regarded with disfavor by the public, who re- 
fused to countenance it. Reorganization re- 
sulted and an Article was introduced into the 
Constitution, which forbade the use of the 
Order for political ends and also the discussion 
of political topics in the meetings. At this 
Encampment the three grades of Recruit, Sol- 
dier and Veteran were established and a set of 
rules adopted for the government of the Order, 
which stated the objects for wliii^h the G. A. R. 
was designed and also fixed the (lualifications 
of membership. Soldiers and sailors who were 
in the service between April 12, 18(51, and Aug. 
20, 1866, who had received honorable discharge 
from the U. S. service in the war of the rebel- 
lion, were eligible and the .same rule declared 
the entire ineligibility of all who had borne 
arms against the United States. The growth 
and popularity of the Order have had no inter- 
"ruption since, and at this writing, in 1888, the 
Order numbers nearly 400,000 menil)ers. 

At the fourth encampiient held at Washing- 
ton, D. C, May 11th and 12th, 1870, at which 
General Logan was again re-elected the badge 
of the Order was adopted, of which a cut ap- 
pears on page 142. Every design thereon rep- 
resents loyalty to. the Flag of the Union. At 
the fifth encampment, the grade system was 
abolished and all were admitted to full mem- 
bership. At the 14th Encampment, Comman- 
der Earnshaw established the precedent of one 



term of office, which has since been observed. 
At the close of 1888, the Order is in a flourish- 
ing condition. New Posts are being organized 
in every State and old ones are being resusci- 
tated. As the veterans " fall out," succumbing 
to a foe that has never been vanquished, others 
make liaste to close up the ranks, and the mem- 
bers .seem drawn closer and closer together as 
the years move on. The National Encamp- 
ment, each succeeding year, is received in the 
places where it is held, with growing enthu- 
siasm and interest, and the assemblages are 
proving potent factors in keeping alive the 
loyalty of tlie people to the purpose of the 
war fealty to the old flag. 

The purpose of the Order and the work car- 
ried on under its auspices is outlined as fol- 
lows : — 1. Fraternity : — To preserve and 
strengthen those kind and fraternal feelings 
which l^ind together the soldiers, sailors and 
marines, who united to suppress the late rebel- 
lion, and to perpetuate the memory and history 
of the dead. — 2. Charity : — To assist such for- 
mer comrades in arms, as need help and pro- 
tection, and to extend needful aid to the 
widows and orphans of those who have fallen. 
— .3. Loyalty : — To maintain allegiance to the 
United States of America, based on a para- 
mount respect for and fidelity to, its Constitu- 
tion and Laws, to discountenance whatever 
tends to weaken loyalty, incites insurrection, 
treason or rebellion, or in any manner impairs 
the efficiency and permanency of our free insti- 
tutions; and to encourage the spread of uni- 
versal liberty, equal rights and justice to all 
men. 

Following is a statement of the series of 
National Encampments, with dates, localities 
and successive Commanders to 1888. 

1866. Nov. 20.— Springfield, III.— Stephen 
A. Hurlburt, Illinois. 



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1868. Jan 15.— Philadelpliia, Pa.— John A. 
Logan, Illinois. 

1869. May 12.— Cincinnati, Ohio.— John A. 
Logan, Illinois. 

1870. May 1 1.— Washington, D. C— John A. 
Logan, Illinois. 

1871. May 10. — Boston, Mass. — Ambrose E. 
Burnside, Rhode Island. 

1872. May 8. — Cleveland, Ohio. — Ambrose 

E. Burnside, Rhode Island. 

1873. May 14. — New Haven, Conn. — 
Charles A. Devens, Boston, Mass. 

1874. May 13. — Harrisburg, Pa. — Charles A. 
Devens, Boston, Mass. 

1875. Mayl2.— Chicago, 111.— John F. Har- 
tranft, Philadelphia, Pa. 

1876. June 30. — Philadelphia, Pa.— John 

F. Hartranft, Philadelpliia, Pa. 

1877. June 26.— Providence, R. I.— John C. 
Robinson, Binghampton, N. Y. 

1878. June 4. — Springfield, Mass. — John C. 
Robinson, Binghampton, N. Y. 



1879. June 17.— Albany, N. Y.— William 
Earnshaw, Ohio. 

1880. June. — Dayton, Ohio. — Louis Wag- 
ner, Philadelphia, Pa. 

1881. June 15. — Indianapolis, Ind. — George 
S. Merrill, Lawrence, Mass. 

1882. June 2] .—Baltimore, Md.— Paul Van 
Der Voort, Omaha, Neb. 

1883. July 25.— Denver, Col.— Robert B. 
Beath, Philadelphia, Pa. 

1884. July 23.— Minneapolis, Minn.— .John 
S. Kountz, Toledo, Ohio. 

1885. June 24.— Portland, Me.— S. S. Bur- 
dette, Washington, D. C. 

1886. Aug. 3.— San Francisco, Cal.— Lucius 
Fairchild, Madison, Wis. 

1887. Sept. 28. -St. Louis, Mo.— John P. 
Rea, MinneapoliiB, Minn. 

1888. Sept. 12.— Columbus, Ohio.— William 
Warner, Kansas City, Mo. 



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DEPARTMENT OF WISCONSIN. 



The organization of the Department of Wis- 
consin prior to 1883 is not a matter of record to 
any available extent. Annual meetings oc- 
curred in various places and the Order was kept 
alive from the date of the first Post organized 
at Madison, which is still in existence and 
which is the oldest in the United States. The 
charter of Post Cussius Fairchild, No. 1, was 
dated June 10, 1800, and remained under that 
style until 1883, when a petition was made to 
the Department to cliange it to Post C. C. 
Washburn, whicli was granted and the num- 
ber was changed to 11. The first Commander 
of Post Fairchild was Comrade James Bennett. 

The organization of Posts in the State was 



slow. Previous to 1880 only eight had been 
duly formed. The old Phil Sheridan Post, No. 
3, of Milwaukee, whose original charter was 
dated June 9, 1875, made a surrender in 1880 
and reorganized as E. B. Wolcott Post No. 1 ; 
Abraham Lincoln Post of Darien, was char- 
ed Aug. 16, 1879; Geo. H. Thomas Post of 
Delavan was chartered Nov. 28, 1879. The 
roster of the Department issued in tlie current 
year, 1888, records the date of the Robert 
Chivas Post No. 2, of Milwaukee, as June 9, 
1875. No data exist regarding the Posts at 
Berlin and Omro and those of Post No. 10, at 
Oshkosh were burned in the devastating fire 
which swept that city. 



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769 



From 1880 to 1882 the interest became more 
general and in the included two years, the 
growth of the Order was perceptible. New 
life was infused into the Posts which were 
languishing, and new ones sprang into being. 
Several which had become almost wholly dor- 
mant were reorganized and the giant growth 
which has become something surprising in 
more than one sense, begun. 

In the roster of 1888, 243 Posts are reported, 
with a membership of nearly 11,000 at date of 
the annual Encampment at Milwaukee, in Feb- 
ruary, 1888. It is impossible to obtain, at this 
writing, the actual membership, but it is cer- 
tain that it has reached a much larger total 
than mentioned. 

The following table, compiled from the most 
available data obtainable, shows the growth of 
the G. A. R. in the Wisconsin Department from 
1881 : 
Year. No. of Posts. Membership. 

1881 850 

1882 858 

1883 59 2,486 

1884 132 5,979 

1885 190 9,165 

1886 215 11,060 



1887 228 10,027 

1888 246 10,973 

Following is a tabulated statement of the 
Wisconsin Department Encampments and Com- 
manders elected. 

1866. June 7 J. K. Proudfit. 

1867. -June 19 H. A. Starr. 

1808. Jan. 8 J. M. Rusk. 

1869. Jan. 27 T. S. Allen. 

1870. Jan. 27 T. S. Allen. 

1871. Jan. 11 Edward Ferguson. 

1872. Jan. 17 Edward Ferguson. 

1873 A. J. McCoy. 

1874. Jan. 8 G. A. Hannaford. 

1875 G. A. Hannaford. 

1876. Jan. 12 John Hancock. 

1877. Jan. 25 H. G. Rogers. 

1878 .S. F. Hammond. 

G. J. Thomas. 

1882 H. M. Enos. 

1883. Jan. 23 PhiHp Cheek, Jr. 

1884. Jan. 23 James Davidson. 

1885. Jan. 22 Lucius Fairciiild. 

1886. Feb. 3 M. Griffin. 

1887. Feb. 15 H. Fischer. 

1888. Feb. 15 A. G. Weissert. 

No data could be obtained of the Department 
in 1879-80-81. - 



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REPRESENTED IN THIS VOLUME. 



OsKOSH, No. 10.— Oshkosh.— Date of charter 
lost. Com. E. C. Owens, Adj. L. G. Crawford. 
Members: Clark Allen, Walter Allen, W. C. 
Allen, W. C. Armstrong, G. W. Burnell, A. 
M. Brainerd, S. A. Bowe, H. L. Bedient, H. L. 
Bacon, D. C. Bishop, Peter Boswine, G. Brook- 
ins; H. S. Boyington, J. J. Bray, W. H. Baker, 
E. E. Bemis, A. W. Ballard, J. A. Bryant, 



Thomas Blauchfield, C. D. Cleveland, 0. F. 
Chase, E. F. Cleveland, L. G. Crawford, D. L. 
Cornish, M. Campbell, G. S. Clemens, E. C. 
Corthiaen, H. M. Hall, Anthony Collins, R. E. 
Daniels, E. D. Davies, P. DeCramer, Austin 
Doughty, Joe DeCramer, Wm J, Dean, A. G. 
Dinsmore, H. Eggleston, F. W. Follett, T. D. 
Fairchild, D. Fetridge, Jas. A. Farr, D. G. Free- 



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man, Perry Glines, Geo. Holland, R. W. Har- 
ris, Chas. Hasse, John Hancock, Sara Havener, 
L. P. Hammond, Herman Hitz, J. G. Halsey, 
F. A. Hayward, S. Holiister, J. W. Hutcli- 
inson, Morris Jones, A. Jones, Julius 
Rusche, Robert Kellet, S. Roeler, Pat- 
rick Lannon, E. Lindsey, H. Luscomb, E. 
A. Lewis, W. T. Larish, C. 0. Lewis, W. W. 
Lake, C. W. Lambert, O. McCorrison, Chas. 
McCoy, Jas. Moan, Chas. Mayer, Fred. Mayer, 
F. W. Mase, David McMellan, J. C. Noyes, John 
Nelson, S. B. Nelson, Ole Oleson, Ed. E. Owen, 
R. F. Pooler, .John Pettee, S. T. Pitcher, L. R. 
Pettengill, W. H. Batton, Wm. Pierce, Jas. Pot- 
ter, Wm. Powers, Fred. Peeper, H. Quacken- 
busli, T. P. Russell, Robert Redford, Philip 
Rose, John P. Roe, W. H. Rogers, .James 
Reynolds, John W. Rowe, E. M. Rodgers, Thos. 
Rees, Andrew Ripple, E. J. Rickard, A. B, 
Stearns, F. D. Sanborn, St. F. Staley, H. Stroud, 
P. H. Soper, Wm. Stalkey, W. 0. Stevens, E. 
P. Stevens, Ben Smith, T. J. Sutton, D. W. 
Snell, R. A. Servis, Timothy Swan, Hugo 
Schottky, Leroy Tarr, L. F. Tliompson, Albert 
Turk, Ed. Vredenburg, H. Van Valkenburg, 
H. S. Wood, J. G. Warren, John Ward, L. 
Washburne, P. Wadkins, C. L. Wood, Mart. 
Wolverton, J. E. Williamson, 0. Weatherby, 
R. F. Yost, W. J. Young. 

Amherst, No. IG. — Capt. L Eckles. Date of 
charter, April 18, 1880. Com., F. Phillips. 
Adjt., A. J. Smith. Members: — J. N. Webster, 
A. J. Smith, Benj. Fleming, Edgar Starks, 
Hugh Evans, Edson D. York, A. H. Guernsey, 
Isaac Limcock, Jesse Lee, A. P. Anderson, 
Franklin Phillips, Daniel Hillstrom, D. A. Bar- 
ton, Edwin Hathaway, Casper Smith, Jerome 
Nelson, John Van Scriber, Wesley Mason, 
Leonard Mason, Albert A. Jeffers, Herman H. 
Hoffman, Edwin Turner, M. A. Danforth, 
Lyman Stirling, Chester H. Dwynell, Orson 
Fancher, Rolla Morrison, Nels Nelson, Geo. H. 



Worden, Richard R. Fryar, Albert Rendeger, 
Wm. H. Worden, Joehan Nelson, Louis Loui- 
son, Alonzo P. Carey, Andrew Peterson, Wm. 
Bobba, 0. 0. Snyder, Adam Ebert, John Palu- 
britzki, August Adler, John F. Carleton, Gard- 
ner Nelson, Nels Oleson, Christian Evansen, S. 
Brimhall. 

Manitowoc, No. 18.— H. M. Walker. Date of 
charter, Apr. 28, 1881. Com. E. S. Redell, 
Adj. J. F. Reardon. Members: — J. S. Ander- 
son, J. F. Reardon, W. L Beasant, H. C. Buhse, 
Frank Stern, H. Liebenen, John Cone, 
John Mill, W. H. Noble, James Noble, F. C. 
F. C. Buerstatte, August Gehbe, Chas. White, 
E. C. Hollenbeck, Carl A. Schaefer, Bryan Ma- 
son, .John A. Liebert, Geo. F. Barker, H. Greene, 
E. Darsler, G. Edwards, G. G. Sedgwick, Henry 
Schmidt, Henry Strauch, Joseph Steible, A. F. 
Dumke,FredBicker,Wm.Kuck,JohnOrding,J.E. 
Stirling, Chas. Wilson, Conrad Osterman, Fred 
Ostenfeldt, A. Dueno, Alonzo C. Pierce, Adolph 
Hudson, Emery Chase, Peter Swensin, E. S. 
Bedell, Esrom Knapp, John Norris, Chas. Gus- 
taveson, Henry Schweitzer, Damet Bu- 
bolz, A. Wittman, John Scliramm, Knute 
Prcstrude, Val Vaullier, C. E. Estabrook, 
H. Henscher, J. L. Miller, Robert Other- 
sail, Michael H. Eagan, Chas Stebke, 
Gustav Bloquell, A. Grosstueck, H. A. Aldrich, 
John Gilbert, Jacob A. Williams, Fred Zeddies, 
Carl Bull, Alex Jekefalusy, Leonard Benkel- 
mann, Frank Steiner, Jacob Krueger, Henry 
Beherns, Richard K. Paine, Willard Rickaby, 
Edwin R. Smith, Peter Hoffmann, Richard 
Maguire, J. 0. Tyler, Robert Lee, Frank Grun, 
Matthias Ewen, Clnis. E. Spindler, George Pow- 
ell, Thomas Cross, Fred Bruemer, John Sachse, 
Bernhardt Rhode, W^m. H. Hogan, Clifford 
King, Chas. Heingarten, Salve Ossofson, John 
E. Zimmer, August Meinhardt, August Meyer, 
Wenzel Sweikar, Jacob Schultz, Patrick Kealley, 
Ole K. Vgen, Edwin Junl, A. J. Patchen, Chas. 



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Fransway, Wm. Commerce, Joseph Wilda, 
Simon Hyneck, Otis Smith, Ray Flint, James 
Cross, Reinhardt Bauer, Micliael Kleman, 
Tufts, Cootway, Edward Schindler, Hughen 
Riley, Ole C. Oleson, J. P. Stumpges, Louis 
Olp, Peter T. Stoker, John W. Doolan, August 
Wilkossky, Q. A. Danforth, Henry Scherer, 
Carl Fricke. 

Waupaca, Post No. 2L— J. A. Garfield. Date 
of cliarter, Oct. 20, ISMO. Com., J. \V. Evans. 
Adjt., A. J. Van. Epps. Members : — D. L. Man- 
chester, J. H. Woodnorth, A. B. Cormican, P. 
A. Ham, W. Chady, G. M. Chamberlain, Wm. 
Cartright, F. D. Randall, W. S. Bemis, A. P. 
Buck, H. Ludington, O. H. Rowe, Gilbert Gil- 
son, A. J. Van Epps, Geo. Allen, J. A. Baxter, 
0. M. Buck, C. C. Caldwell, D. L. Kean, G. J. 
Van Ness, C. Holman, M. L. White, J. 0. Scott, 
R. J. Woolsey, Robert Emerson, T. L. Jeffers, 
H. Beulick, J. W. Evans, A. Dildiue, I). Mar- 
shall, E. Pomeroy, R. Tuttle, John E. Cartright, 
C. Parker, Geo. W. Lunt, S. Miller, A. F. Ben- 
nett, R. A. Horton, J. B. Perkins, W. H. Kainy, 
S. Fitzgerald, W. D. B. McLityre, Warren Shin- 
gler, W. W. Wells, A. L. Bailey, Peter Oleson, 
J. H. Smith, Wm. Ward, A. J. Holly, J. F. 
Stanfield, N. Jorgenson, G. Brunson, Geo. How- 
lett, Albert A. Stow, K. T. Chandler, S. S. Chand- 
ler, C. A. Spencer, R. N. Robert, J. H. Jones, 
M. Buchanan, Hugh Hughes, W. F.Weisenborn, 
E. S. Donaldson, C. S. Devoin, E. E. Constance, 
S. F. Wilcox, J. Minton, 0. Bills, W. D. Barber, 
J. Conroy, J. Swan, Wm. Kemp, J. H. Case, C. 
S. Safford, W. J. Miner, T. Rich, James Han- 
son, James Minton, W. Phen, S. R. Sherwin, S. 
Dox, C. E. W. Felch, T. Court. 

Grand Rapids, No. 22.— Wood County. 
Com. B. F. Worthington, Adj. W. H. Getts. 
Soldiers :— A. M. Atwood, W. H. Brown, Ben- 
jamin Buck, F. Beadle, Jas. Bagnell, Thos. Burr, 
R. P. Bronson, F. W. Burt, Wm. Bell, C. W. 
Briggs, D. Baily, M. D. L. Buck, G. W. Baker, 



H. H. Balcom, Jos. L. Cotey, D. E. Carey, C. 
J. Carnal), II. W. Compton, P. Desaint, D. D. 
Demarais, W. P. Davis, H. Edwards, C. C. Ed- 
son, Owen Gray, G. R. Gardner, W. E. Keys, 
L. Kromer, E. A. Keyes, D. P. Kameron, A. J. 
Landon, H. W. Lord, M. H. Lynn, J. P. Miller, 
J. Margeson, J. McCann, M. J. McRaitli, E. Ma- 
honey, J. H. Money, H. Gsteraan, Sam'l Par- 
ker, H. Pellosell, M. T. Pratt, B. F. Runyan, 
W. Sparks, E. Sparks, C. Sternbrook, K. Sals- 
bury, E. C. Swath, A. Turnbull, E. Ticknor, E. 
Tewant, H. Treadwell, R. Voight, C. Webb, C. 
S. Warren, Silas Ward. 

Centralia. — Louis Bouett, Samuel Boles, A. 
B. Breasted, C. A. Binder, A. J. Basset, A. G. 
Carey, J. W. Cochran, W. H. Cochran, A. H. 
Colcord, T. J. Cooper, C. L. Duncan, Elias Eric- 
son, W. H. Getts, J. D. Gibson, W. E. Gardner, 

F. B. Hollins, John Havinor, P. Hollinshead, 

G. J. Jackson, Henry Lambert, Frank Lavigne, 
Wm. Mullenback, S. C. Moore, Silas A. Payne, 
.John Phil, Frank Palmatier, Frank Refine, 
Charles Stoll, Patrick Smith, U. C. St. Amour, 
Leonard Smith., B. Worthington, Louis Ziemen. 
(This includes the names of all soldiers and 
sailors in Grand Rapids and Centralia.) 

Stockbridge, No. 40. — B. J. Sweet. Date of 
charter, Oct. (>, 1882. Com., J. W. Baldock, 
Adjt., Geo. S. Prentiss. Members: Geo. W. 
Howe, Henry 0. Dudley, Ozias C. Smith, Fred- 
erick Pringel, Christian Heller, Warren Holt, 
Geo. A. .Johnson, Royal O. Bigford, James 
Greeley, Michael .Nlayer, Phineas Drake, John 
M. Merrill, Wm. L. Eastman, D. A. Knicker- 
backer, J. A. Howie, Charles Hatch, J. M. John- 
son, Peter Higgins, C. P. Skidniore, Isaac Otis, 
Stephen C. Barber, Joel Robinson, 0. R. Norris, 
John Denny, G. F. Martin, Chas. Bloom, G. B. 
Pullman, Joel T. Brewster, Henry Muskat, J. 
H. Haight, W. B. Rii)ley, John Leach, C. W. 
Dick, Alfred Morgan, L. H. Wattie, S. La 
Prairie, Joseph Bergemeyer, Henry S. Eldridge, 



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Lyinau Fowler, 0. B. Lincoln, J. W. Baldock, 
Robert Jackson, Thomas Winter, Henry K. 
Scott, Geo. S. Prentiss, C.W.Thurston, Solomon 
Niles, Wm. Dignan, E. M. Dick, A. H. Ham- 
mer, Joseph Cogsgrove, Elias Shelley, Leonard 
Murdock, Orville A. Hart, Geo. Baldwin, S. 
Brushel, A. Vogt, F. Gerhart, Patrick Price, B. 
L. Fuller, Murray Charles, Michael Gebner, 
Frank Ritzke, Martin L. Jenkins, Oscar John- 
son, Hiram W. Cliapin, Patrick Keating, 
Jack Coyhis, Henry Maxey, Elijah Schorner. 

Mayvillk, No. 43. — Raymond. Date of 
charter. Sept. 2, 1882. Com., C. R. Hender- 
son. Adj., John A. Barney. Members: — G.J. 
Ceake, John Wilde, C. Rasson, J. Zimmerman, 
A. Klunner, Mike Lehner, Matt Huartle, John 

A. Barney, Valentine Schwartz, Wm. Bomgree- 
ber, C. R. Henderson, August Dane, C. Hewett, 
J. Crapfull, A. Rost, Chas. Griget, L. Lehun, H. 
J. Snyder, J. Aultmann, P. B. Lamareux, G.J. 
Clark, Chas. Russell, Chas. Heckert, H. C. Law- 
rence, E. Barnett, F. Steer, W. A. Miles, M. K. 
Lehun, J. H. Tidgman. 

New London, No. 46. — Henry Turner. Date 
of charter. 1882. Com., J. C. Jacobs. Adjt., 
R. H. Schult. Members:— J. Buboltz, S. B. 
Bointon, John Briar, D. Bonnin, G. W. Cornish, 
Jas. Cornell, Adrian Cornish, A. T. Davis, J. 
Davis, E. Dawsen, A. Finger, E. Gross, R. Grin- 
nell, G. Hutchinson, B. Hazer, A. Jubert, C. 
Koiiperness, J. C. Kroll, J. D. Kleiner, W. 
Kroll, C. Kisselbach, T. Logan, H. Lion, C. 
Miley, A. P. Mosher, S. I). Mead, C. Morse, N. 
Malosso, H. Markey, Wm. Maas, J. Morgan, J. 
Patterson, E. Slaughter, F. Rappold, A. Tray- 
ser, L. Narrows, M. B. Patchen, M. Ostermeier, 

B. S. Shipley, G. Seymour, T. J. Turney, I. 
Petre, J. W. Pace, P. Raun, P. Stimson, F. 
Stichman, J. W. Turner, S. D. Woodard, J. W. 
Dean, Robt. Hutchinson, F. Jacobus, W. Page, 
Chas. Hellen, Jabez Whelden, A. Piatt, Robt. 



Schultz, J. H. Griffith, A. P. Ritter, John Tur- 
ner, John Nickle, Wm. Walker. 

Wausau, No. 55. — Lysander Cutler. Date of 
charter, Dec. 5, 1882. Com., Robert .Johnson. 
Adjt., W. B. Philbrick. Members:— J. P. 
Briggs, Peter Berg, Chas Birwald, M. H. Bar- 
num, S. Durkee, James Kitchen, J. D. Wormer, 

E. B. Crofoot, Wm. Ciemence, Thos. Clark, W. 
W. De Voe, Wm. Dodge, Robert Johnson, C. F. 
Eldred, Levi Fleming, Rev. Thos. Green, Rev. 
G. S. Martin, J. F. Collyer, Ed Fitzpatrick, A. 
T. Koch, Carl MuUer, W. B. Philbrick, Alonzo 
Priest, Jonathan Pierce, Geo. M. Pier, A. Rol- 
lenhager, H. J. Steady, C. Wiskow, Gus Bartz, 

B. T. Single, H. L. Wheeler, Wm. Morgan, John 
D. Miller, R. Schilling, Joel Quimby, G. Belling, 
N. W. Whitmg, J. B. Vaughn, Benj. S. Miller, 
S. Kerstein, J. L Perry, John Hammond, J. C. 
Smith, H. M. Taylor, S. P. Ireland, Theo. Goeres, 

C. P. Dapp, C. Fenhaus, Fred Ashbury, S. M. 
Quan, E. M. Kanouse, J. F. Booth, W. J. S. Sinpy, 
Chas. Ingersoll, S. S. Armstrong, Geo. P. Taplin, 
J. A. Jones, Geo. W. Raey, H. S. Gulick, M. A. 
Leahy, Joseph Susor, B. S. Philbrick, Rev. B. 

F. Rogers. 

MoNTELLO, No. 64.— W. D. Walker. Date of 
charter, Feb. 27, 1883. Com., John Lewis. 
Adjt., J. H.Valentine. Members : — .Jason Dan- 
iels, John O'Donnell, D. K. Devaney, M. G. 
Ellison, John Lewis, Geo. B. Kipp, F. A. Ilotch- 
kiss, Ezra Leonard, J. H. Valentine, W. M. 
Smith, E. Copper, F. H. Couse, Wm. Hartwig, 
Patrick Croarken, Sim Eastman, Raljih Fox, 
Stephen R. Fox, C. B. Ayers, Felix McPhilipps, 
Ernest Koehning, J. A. Howe, A. Wilkins, 
James Kelley, W. F. Roskie, Gordon Reynolds, 
Peter Winchell, W. A. McDonald, Wm. R. Hyde, 
John W. Davis, M. M. Mclntyre, Alexander 
Hamilton, Robert Kinzel, Leonard Dibble, .Jos. 
A. Hayes, Geo. Chatfee, Samuel Farrington, 
Ernest Schultz, Dougal McDougal, Samuel 



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773 



Boon, Edward Dibble, Joliu Hazlip, Jerome B. 
Brewster. 

Westfield, No. 65. — T. B. Crawford. Date 
of charter, Feb. 28, 1883. Com., Simeon Pond, 
Adj., I. E. Skinner, Members: J. B. Crawford, 
John Crawford, S. D. Forbes, A. Z. Fuller, Geo. 
Heduck, D. Hammond, H. Jacobs, H. Klinger, 
C. E. King, Wm. Shatze, C. Solilegel, J. L. 
Waldo, S. T. Walsh, H. S. Ball, Joel Weeks, 
Geo. Waldo, W. P. Fuller, S. Vaughan, F. 
Meinke, Wm. Dey, E. Sike, C. Frink, S. Pond, 
W. McGill, A. Carpenter, J. Skinner, R. D. 
Mallory, L. E. Pond. 

PiTTSviLLE, No. 73. — James S. Alban. Date 

of charter. Com., Wm. Downing, 

Adj., M. F. Hubbard. Members :-B. B. Tar- 
box, J. W. Vaughn, J. Scorous, Orren Gray, E. 
Smart, John J. Elliott, M. F. Hubbard, E. S. 
Vaughn, A. C. Dowd, C. H. Finley, J. W. 
Knapp, Elmer Eighme, H. M. Montgomery, A. 
Collier, Loran Shumway; John Merritt, Henry 
C. Allen, Chas. Galloway, Jas. Robinson, Daniel 
Kennedy, R A. Krueger, H. N. Robinson, David 
St. German. 

Oconto, No. 74. — E. W. Ramsay. Date of 

charter Com. J. A. Don Levy. 

Adj. S. W. Bird. Members:— Lewis T. Bailey, 
James A. Glynn, D. P. Moriarty, E. F. Paramore, 
Andrew McFadden, Henry Clark, Carl Bentz, 
Joe Williams, John Follett, W. J. Classon, H. E. 
Haines, E. Pulford, Henry Sheften, VV. H. 
Young, C. H. Forestal, R. W. Hubbel, James 
A. Don Levy, .Joseph Lawe, Antone La Count, 
Timothy Tliomas, Orson Nickejson, Wm.Luck, 
Hannibal Tibbett, Peter I^nhardt, Thomas 
Tourtelotte, Daniel O'Keefe, Paul Prickett, Fred 
Beyer, Henry Lenlfehr, Josepii Morris, Sam'l 
Lynes, M. A. Eggleston, Andrew- Ennis, An- 
tone Guimmer, S. W. Bird, Homer Don Levy, 
Frank Ruell, Andrew .Jackson, Peter Jacques, 
Geo. A. Baldwin, Ale.x McGloughlin, Edwin 
Aldrich, Frank Leneville, Alexander Daupenet, 



Christopher Farrel, Peter Jessey, Alfred De- 
beck, Michael Sutton, Robt. A. Spice, J. V. Har- 
rimann. 

Antigo, No. 78.— J. A. Kellogg. Date of 
charter. May 15, 1883. Com., W. H. Blinn. 
Adjt., S. W. Chamberlain. Members: — Henry 
Smith, J. B. Beemer, B. F. Dorr, E. Daskam, S. 
W. Chamberlain, W. H. Blinn, James Kennedy, 
F. E. Alien, J. A. SpencT, A. 0. D. Keliey, 
Stephen Scott, Gaul Wood, George Costley, 
John F. Sacks, A. D. Rice, John W. Goodwin, 
Peter Hilger, J. N. Keifer, John R. Leykom, 
Theo. Groves, August C. Ludkey, W. D. Badger, 
Daniel Sweeney, F. A. Deleglise, L. Zahn, J. A. 
Keith, Gates Saxton, Ed. Boyle, Mority Muller, 
Thos. McDonald, H. 0. Beard, E. D. Stewart, 
Chas. Ferguson, C. H. Steele, Lloyd Breck, C. 
O'Neil, A. Kiing, H. A. Mills, W. Laing, W. J. 
Hagan, John H. Reader, Henry Rust, R. J. 
Hitchcock, D. Fowler, C. G. Burdick, Z. Ham- 
mond, Geo. Fell], David Dix, C. M. Beatie, John 
Newberry, Ira Lake, W. W. Wheeler, George 
.Jones, .Jerry Phelps, H. C. Shipley, .John Dixon, 
August Schoepke, Wm. Stacey, W. B. Brainard, 
F. M. Slierman. 

Shawano, No. 81. — Wm. Hawley. Date of 

charter Com., H. Bauerfeind, Adjt. 

C. H. Newton. Members: J. M. Scliweers, C. 
R. Klebesadil, August Koeppen, Chris. Hill, 
W. H. Murdock, J. M. Robinson, J. I). Magee, 
Antone Zerwas, C. H. Newton, B. B. Hunting- 
ton, Fred. Schweers, Fred. Eberlein, H. J. Wal- 
lar, W. E. Wescott, N. C. Bruce, Wm. Sciiultz, 
Chas. Kiliani, J. G. Perkins, John Sears, Samuel 
Howard, C. G. Schmidt, Chris. Wheeler, Fred'k 
Mivert, Nathan II. Lake, Clias. A. Culver, 
David G. Perry, Isaac J. Vosburgh, Simeon 
Gardner, Eiiwin Lane, 0. A. Risun, A. M. Post, 
Henry Bauerfeind, Joseph Piaset, Alfred Boyd, 
August Viliandre, \\'m. Kishkatahpieso, Au- 
gust Westphal, R. W. Meinhard, W. W. Hol- 
lister, T. H. Dodge, Chas. Howe, R. W. Jack- 



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soir, Daniel Davis, O. H. Huntley, Russell R. 
Smith, David Gorliam, John Darrow, E. J. 
Monroe, Michael Devlin, Henry Hayter, Chas. 
Rasch, William Wolf, John Klickman, James 
F. Chase, Elmore Lee, Abile Richmond, David 
Zindas, Abram Denney, John Mills, W. J. Mel- 
vin, H. Tourtillotte. 

DePere, No. 91. — Harrison. Date of charter 
June 18, 1883. Com. J. W. Johann, Adj. J. R. 
Hoagland. S. V., J. D. Tyler, J. V., Warren 
Cowing, Q. M., Geo. Moftatt, S. J., P. Weater, 
C, G. F. Stowe, 0. D., Richard Brighton, 0. G., 
Richard O'Brien, S. M., 8. Taylor, Q,. M. S., S. 
Mervton. (List of members not supplied; re- 
ported as numbering 53.) 

FoRESTViLLE, No. 97. — Will A. Nelson. Date 

of charter Com. John Fetzer, Adj. E. 

B. Rasey. Members: John Fetzer, Wm. Fagg, 
John B. Smith, Albert Tufts, Richard Perry, 
Matthew Perry, Wtn. Duwe, Julius Bernhardt, 
Joseph Machi, John Machi, Chas. R. Coffrin, 
Joel Ashby, Arnold Wagener, Eli Thompson, 
Fred Damann, James Wilson, Geo. Lanx, E. 
S. Minor, H. C. Graham, Edward Keogh, John 
Noyes, John Falk, Louis Schumacher, James 
Michael, A. D. Thorp, Ole Oleson, Wm. Jack- 
son, Philip Stich, J. C. Pinney, Manuel Cardy, 
P. M. Simons, Peter Dellenbach, Martin Ketz- 
dinger, E. L. Russell, Albert Wobser, Abe 
Erland, Louis Machi. 

Tola, No. 99. — lola. Date of charter, April 
21, 1888. Com., Geo. Dale, Adj. B. F. An- 
drews. Members : Goodman Araandson, Ja- 
cob Wift", Nels Omit, B. F. Andrews, Peter A. 
Myher, Hans Howell, Turger Gilbertson, Hor- 
ace Cleaves, John 0. Wrolstad, Julius Engle- 
burtson, C. Wipf, Knut G. Bergen, Harrison 
Warren, H. P. Hatch, John Oleson, O. P. Wol- 
lum, Joseph Warbig, Chas. Johnson, C. Forbin- 
son, C. Jackson, George Dalet, Hans A. Myher, 
H. C. Anderson, Christian Thompson, Lars 



Jorgenson, Christian Fleck, Hans Anderson, 
Christian Torsen. 

Marshfield, No. 110. — Marshfield. Date of 
charter, Oct. 23,1883. Com., J. R. Baxter, Adj., 
L. F. Baxter. Members : C. W. Armstrong, 
J. W. Allen, Wm. Bartels, E. C. Bulhnen, J. R. 
Baxter, Warren Cady, J. C. Davis, A. L. Elliott, 
R. M. Franklin, John Felton, John Freidel, J. 
G. Gussett, C. C. GiHord, Ed. Goodwin, John 
Gregoire, Frank (iokey, 0. F. Harkness, H. G. 
Harrower, J. H. Hubbard, Barney Harkin, A. 
W. Jenkins, Chris Jacobi, Simeon Kayser, A. 
Kuntz, Fenton Nelson, H. W. Nelson, C. R. 
Olin, Z. B. Olin, E. G. Schmidt, Dan Sliehan, 
Geo. Seubert, W. H. Upham, Chas. Vogel, Sr., 
L. D. Wood, C. Zintenhafer. 

Waui'UN, No. 114. — Hans C. Heg. Date of 
charter, Oct. 16, 1883. Com., Jacob Fuss. 
Adjt., L. D. Hinkley. Members:— John G. 
Moore, W. H. Parsons, A. S. Clark, Wm. H. 
Ferris, J. C. Reynolds, M. B. Lucker, C. H. 
Lindsley, J. W. Oliver, Kd. Padgham, Henry 
Brooks, Maj. Geo. VV. Carter, Wm. L. Conant, 
L. D. Hinkley, W. S. Whiting, J. J. Roberts, 
Capt. L. B. Balcom, Clark Hewitt, R. L. Oliver, 
J. A. Middaugh, C. R. Brigham, C. Brink, S. 
R. Morhous, P. Carrington, J. G. Beardsley, W. 
S. Wilkes, Thos. L. McDonald, Friend Ostrom, 
J. La Rue, James Robbins, D. J. Ferguson, 
Barney Smith, Edwin Hillyer, W. A. Welch, 
0. F. Baldwin, Whi. Boldt, B. B. Baldwin, 
Chas. M. Packard, W. W. Flagg, J. Heath, Ira 
F. Kiliner, Geo. Benway, H. Trowbridge, Robt. 
M. Cain, D. R. Amadou, J. J. liilbert, Samuel 
Atkins, J. W. Bartholomew, C. W. Page, C. L. 
Owens, Fred W. Ward, George Richardson, Ira 
Clement, R. H. Smith, L. E. Beardsley, Malone 
Nivison, Wm. Durand, W. M. Bouldray, Wal- 
lace Cole, ^\'m. L. Johnson, J. Cronk, Gilbert 
C. Wade, W. H. Wells, Albert L. Streeter, John 
H. Foster, Wm. McFate. 

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Date of charter, Oct. 25, 1883. Com ., T. .J. Bur- 
dick, Adj. A. G. Nickee. Members : Joseph 
Norgreen, Michael Stutzman, Cyrus Widger, 
Andrew Shauger, C. W. Hopkins, Ernest Leo 
Rietz, Geo. A. McKee, John Singer, T. J. Bur. 
dick, Geo. W. Stannard, Silas Pierce, Nielson 
Rice, E. Felino, .J. J. Curtiss, Frank Young, 
Henry Stutzman, Wm. Mangan, David House, 
Solomon Gardner, Stephen Rice. 

Beaver Dam, No. 117. — Geo. Hall. Date of 
charter, Oct. 29, 1883. Com., 0. F. Weaver, 
Adjt., M. L. .Johnson. Members : F. D. Owen, 
L. E. Hazen, F. S. .Johnson, .J. E. Lyon, W. H. 
Fard, A. M. Grant, Geo. L. Stultz, A. P. Baker, 
.John N. Snortz, John Daniels, H. W. Klas, 
John 0. Smith, Conrad Stultz, Christian Thiel, 
Jacob Bick, John Seward. Alex. McMullen, John 
Eagan, James Parker, H. W. Fairbanks, O. F. 
Weaver, Gustavus Hammer, Joseph Winebaum, 
H. L. Palmer, Thomas Higgins, M. G. Weeks, 
Horace Grover, J. H. Conlon, John Carroll, 
James Brazell, Eliziph Young, Abner Hamp- 
ton, Louis Frank, J. H. Puiieuf, P. Weber, A. 
B. Cole, Peter Brown, W. W. Allard, Wm. 
Gunn, Philip Staub, .Jolm Brown, Joseph Hamp- 
ton, S. W. Dugan, .James Powers, Timothy D. 
Skinner, 0. M. Davis, W. W. Finch, Henry 
Kimball, Abraham Antone, M. L. .Johnson, 
Conrad Petrey. 

Green Bay, No. 124.— T. 0. Howe. Date 
of charter, Dec. 29, 1883. Com. J. H. Leon- 
ard, Adj. Geo. C. Sager. Members :— Denis 
J. F. Murphy, Joseph Ruliens, A. How- 
land, B. F. Garlock, Leander Blair, John At- 
kinson, Alex Gillies, Chas. M. Daggett, J. P. 
Macy, James Sprague, J. H. Leonard, Clias. 
Enoch, E. A. Phillips, H. J. Huntington, Nich- 
olas Gill, Edward Leferbre, John B. Nellis, ("has. 
Pfotenhauer, W. T. Moger, B. C. Brett, O. L. 
Harder, .John M. Schoemaker, Ernst Nebel, Wm. 
Leeson, Alex Robson, Jesse F. ^\'right, John 
Beth, Joseph Beth, Albert Richards, Wm. Moore, 



Jos. Scheurer, C. D. Suydara, Peter Jones, D. 
Cooper Ayres, Jos. Lemieux, Levi Howland, 
J. H. Baker, Tlios. B. Catlin, F. X. Cliarbo- 
neau, Wales Perigone, jr., Julius Bauer, David 
Brunette, Frank Bebal, Amos A. Claflin, Louis 
Boltick, J. D. Norton, Peter Grogan, Geo. J. 
Beacii, Geo. B. Smith, Edwin Henderson, 
Robert Henderson, W. C. Cory, Niels Peter- 
son, D. I. Follett, Gottfriend AVagner, Alnert 
Wright, .Joseph Laurent, N. L. Colson, Augus- 
tine Babcock, Frank L. Lewis, Squire W. 
Peters, Rasmus Petersen, W. T. Butler, Ed- 
ward Lawler, E. K. Ansorge, H. C. Wheeler, 
James Dunlap, E. R. Smith, E. L. Kendall, 
John J. Tracey, \\'illard C. Bagley, Horace 
R. Thrall, Andrew J. Bretton, Joseph Langdo, 
Geo. C. Sager, John Le Rock, Ernst Meister, 
A. P. Sawyer, Wm. R. Enderby, Chas. W. 
Brott, Wm. Moran. 

Nernah, No 129. — H. J. Lewis. Date of 
charter, Jan. 18, 1884. Com. C. G. Sullivan, 
Adj. M. McAUum. (Post membership not re- 
ceived.) 

Fond du Lac, No. 130. — Edwin A. Brown. 
Date of charter. Jan 18, 1884. Com. M. Man- 
gan. Adj. G. D. StiUiton. Members: — W. 
Abbey, John Ames, Geo. Arheleger, J. 0. Ack- 
erman, E. R. Abbott, E.S. Bragg, N. Boardmun, 
Casi^er Buechneer, A. M. Bullock, A. Billing- 
ton, J. D. Buel, T. H. Baldwin, B. H. Bates, J. 
P. Bonesteel, Max Brugger, A. G. Bechaud, G. 
Burkbardt, .John Bell, J. W. Bessey, F. Beaud- 
reau, T. W. Bethel, C. C. Bergen, II. C. Buetow, 
W. 0. Butler, C. L. Button, Wm Berry, James 
Bowe, J. C. Brown, J. J. Barrett, B. G. Bartlett, 
S. D. Cole, Martin Curran, J. M. Crippin, Henry 
Chilcote, Elihu Coleman, \V. H. Carpenter, M. 
F. Carpenter, E. N. Colson, James Clark, Ed. 
Colman, D. Cliamberlain, A. Y. G)ffman, John 
Coin, S. H. Cole, John Corbett, Geo. Crosby, 
Chas. Carberry, D. F. Crandall, A. Demarrer, 
John Dougherty, E. F. Dodge, F. Delamatter 



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Ed. Delany, Jr., S. B. Dilley, C. H. DeGroat, 
.John Dolan, C. G. DeLand, G. W. Dillie, M. 
Eweu, Jolin Everling, C. F. Edgerton, .J. 
Etiniier, Wni Edwards, W. F. Edwards, Her- 
man Ecke, C. W. Everett, F. Fox, M. V. Fargo, 
A. F. Fleischer, .J. D. Frank, .James Fischer, 
Fred Fetter, H. Flannagan, .J. R Feldner, .Jos- 
eph Fallon, W. R. Foltz, Frank Goria, N. S. 
Gilson, VV^m. George, G. W. Hines, T. L. 
Hunt, R. Hubatzciieck, M. Hurlburt, Theodore 
Herrling, C. .]. Heliner, Peter Heltzel, Frank 
Hallows, Chas. Henkie, .J. C Horn, J. B. 
Hughes, .J. M. Hallock, .J. N. Hyde, A. Huelss- 
man, .James Homes, D. A. Henderson, A -Jones, 
Geo. M. Johnson, S. S. Johnson, J. R. Johnson, 
M. B. Jvillam, A. I-Cettler, R. W. Ivirby, Joseph 
Ivlock, John Luhn, M. L. Lesselyong, Wm. 
Long, E. H. Little, John Lang, H. B. Lange, 
Wm. Laughlin, James Lucas, M. Mangan, I. P. 
Misner, J. W. Meyers, W. H. Moore, Jas. McMa- 
lion, J. W. Marsh, S. L. Marston, A. W. Martin, 
J. S. McNair, 8. H. Munroe, Frank Marcoe, J. P. 
Millard, Frank Murray, L. Mandercheid, E. P. 
Mead, Nick Meyer, A. F. Maybee, M. Mclvenna, 
Jos. McCuUock, W. H. Meade, W. H. Mudgett, 
Philip Madden, Geo. A. Moore, W. P. Ottarson, 
J. Ordway, Rob't Plant, Loren, Pasco, Rob't 
Powrie, C. K^. Pier, David Pitcher, Geo. Pfluger, 
Geo. Perkins, J. B. Palmer, G. S. Rock, Felix 
Rogers, W. A. Reader, I. J. Reinhart, C. H. 
Rogers, l^". J. Rose, Peter Rauls, W. S. Russel, 
Wm. Rosenthrall, S. P.Robinson, E. Rathburn, 
C. E. Ripley, Richard Roberts, Geo. D. Stanton, 
G. F. Stewart, A. A. Shepherd, C. H. Skinner, 
Geo. E. Sutherland, H. Sawyer, C. AV. Smith, 
W. H. Sears, J. A. Spence, A. Schmidt, Chas. 
Schafer, -Fred. Steada, J. B. Tripp, S. W. Town- 
send, L. 0. Trowbridge, P. R. Tiffiiny, W. H. 
Tripp, Trautfelter, Ira Town, I. Underwood, 
Anton Vogt, E. H. Walker, S. E. Wade, Fred 
Weyer, J. D. Walton, H. W. Wheeler, John 
Weber, J. B. Ward, J. M. Wells, N. Walker, 



Wm. Wedeman, F. C. White, E. Wescott, A. 
Walsh, Geo. Willis, F. Wilkes, Anton Whit- 
ting, M. M. Wells, L. H. Wood, Chas. Wilkin- 
son, J. Waterman, .James Walker, Wm. Zicker- 
ick. 

Mkurill, No. 131. — Lincoln. Date of char- 
ter, June 24, 1884. Com., D. L. Anderson, 
Adjt., J. F. Canon. Members :— J. R. Anderson, 
R. Bishop, J. F. Canon,. James Hart, John Lang- 
hoff, G. R. Manning, E. N. Torry, Spencer 
Wiley, Herman Walther, Frank Sherrin, J. H. 
Barr, John B. Secord, William Averill, Giles B. 
Hathaway, C. H. Wallace, Valentine Henrichs, 
Phillip Zipp, L. C. Tyner, R. S. Drew, J. M. 
Brush, Merritt Stinson, G. A. Washburn, John 
T. Adams, Miles Swope, R. M. Judd, George 
Langley, Louis Boyer, Joseph Mitchel, H. W. 
Boyer, .James K. P. Coon, J. J. Quick, L. Phillip 
I'ond, A. Lamore, J. E. Young, Richard Smith, 

F. A. Hanover, Albert Burdick, Edward Carl, 
JjUther Forsyth, Hiram Roe, Geo. H. Hamlin, 
N. S. Stiner, N. L. Anson, J. W.Green, William 
Barr, G. W. Prosser, D. E. Dean, Frank Lee, S. 
R. Canon, William Shorlread, S. Merrifield, H. 
W. Wright, P. E. Dewer, B. F. Luce. 

Appleton, No. 133. — Geo. D. Eggleston. 
Date of charter, Jan. 31, 1881. Com., Martin 
Bach. Adjt., F. Heineman. Members: — F. E. 
Adsit, Charles Abbott, Isaac W. Acker, James 
Anden, Jolin Ashman, J. G. Brown, Chas. F. 
Brown, Thomas Burslen, Peter Beeson, Charles 
Bentley, A. A. Breitung, Rudolph Bentz, L. A. 
Briggs, Philander Byrus, Samuel Barnhart, J. 

G. Baker, J. B. Burhy, H. M. Billings, Martin 
Bach, Charles Boye, F. Bauman, C. Baumann, 
Henry Bracy, J. H. Cook, A. M. Cole, W. H. 
Chilson, Jesse Couch, Alden G. Gate, J. D. Cole, 
E. F. Decker, Joseph Duyer, J. P. Drew, John 
Derby, Tiieo. Dow, .John Dey, N. M. Edwards, 
J. M. Elmore, Tlieo. Ferris, Josiah Filler, E. R. 
Franklin, T. H. Feavel, Wenzel Fischer, Fred 
Gass, Ferdinand Grupe, F. H, Hoefer, Charles 



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Hancock, G. W. Huckins, Chas. H. Hilfert, 
Herman Heckert, Ransom B. Ham, Fred Heine- 
mann, H. M. Jones, Antonie Jesnier, F. AV. 
Kutler, L. S. Knox, W. B. Kenyon, G. Kirchner, 
L. M. Kellogg, Jacob Kober, A. B. Lansing, 
James Lemon, Frank Lymer, Dennis Meidam, 
Wm. Marzefield, M. D. McGrath, J. H. Mars- 
ton, G. F. Miller, W. A. Mason, John McNamara, 
Geo. H. Meyers, Samuel P. Ming, Alex. McCoy, 
James Monroe, Frank W. May, Henry Marks, 
Leonard Merkel, G. W. Noble, F. J. Newman, 
James A. Nichols, August Nitschke, John 
O'Keefe, L. Olmstead, Daniel O'Keefe, Z. Pat- 
ton, C. P. Palmer, Silas D. Pearson, Samuel 
Ryan, J. T. Reeve, L. L. Randall, David J. 
Ryan, Thomas Reese, John M. Rohr, Abram 
Russell, Adam Rickert, B. P. Raymond, R. J. 
Smalley, Oscar Sterling, A. C. Simpson, Peter 
Stoffels, Wm. H. Smith, S. S. Sheldon, G. W. 
Stanley, J. M. Stewart, E. Stoppenbach, Wm. G. 
Steele, Wilber Thompson, Geo. Van Heukelom, 
Wm. Wilson, G. W. White, E. Wing, L. H. 
Waldo, Thos. H. Webley, J. A. Wolcott, M. 
Werner, C. Wolfrom, James Wnig, L. N. Whi- 
ting, Fred Weimer, E. Weimer, Josepii Yunk, 
Julius Zuehlke. 

Brandon, No. 136. — Ben. S. Sheldon. Date 
of charter, March 7, 1884. Com. L. Ferguson, 
Adj. Wm. Herron. Members: — Edwin Robin- 
son, Wm. Marshall, Robt. Williams, James 
Connor, Edward Stickels, A. E. Austin, A. W. 
Bly, Herman Giffy, Jacob Carter, Robt. J. 
Eaton, Lew. W. Rogers, Chas. Bremer, F. Aus- 
man, E. W. Pride, Wm. Auglum, Louis Davis, 
F. B. Hunn, E. F. Briggs, Wm. R. Brower, Jo- 
seph Kimball, Benj. O'Connor, Jolni P. Dumers, 
Chas. Jacquiers, F. A. Busii, John Butiste, A. 
H. Carpenter, Canfield Marsh, L. B. Blanch- 
ard, Edward Meny. 

Plover, No. 149. Plover. Date of charter, 
March 21, 1884. Com. S. B. Carpenter, Adj. A. 
M. Blaisdell. Members :— A. J. WqUou, S. B. 



Carpenter, J. D. Rogers, Wm. N. Creasy, James 
A. Morrison, Frank Tyler, N. Ingersoll, Frank 
Carley, John Sellers, S. G. Done van, A. A. 
Sherman, Sam'l Drake, James M. Bremmer, 
S. Clark, H. H. Moore, Simeon Carley, C. Scott, 
A. Crawfoot, John McGowen, L. B. Farr, W. S. 
Halladay, Nicholas Grosse, Chas. Upthegrove, 
L. C. Beach, Perry Foster, B. F. Sanford, John 
Davis, 0. M. Simons, R. D. Bailey, J. Haas, M. 
Scanlin, Phil Blodgett, Dan Keyes, L. G. Rice, 
H. L. .Johnson, J. W. Hughes, C. D.Richmond, 
J. B. Thurston, J. H. Brooks, S. C. Alban, Hart 
McGill, S. 0. Bremmer, W. D. Worden, An- 
drew .Johnson, Ezra Dakins, Walter Whitaker, 
Frank Walker, Eben Perkins, Asa C. Phelps, 
Harry A. Ellis, Josepli Pettis, Robt. B. Palmer, 
Schuyler Whitaker, J. E. Frost, Jerome Adams, 
Hubbard Moss, Perry Hopkins, Joshua Dicker- 
son, Henry Smith, A. M. Blaisdell, Chas Wocli- 
ter, Warren J. Frost, Riley Washburn, Geo. 
Slack, Sam'l H. Smart, Alfert Buzzard, Leroy 
Shannon. 

Hancock, No. 150. — Thos. Eubanks. Date 
of charter, March 26, 1884. Cora., Thos. Beal, 
Adj., W. S. Curtis. Members:— John E. Fel- 
ton, B. S. Hales, F. B. Hamilton, Wm. D. Weld, 
Tlios. Beal, AV. S. Curtis, Wm. J. Moore, J. A. 
Rozell, J. K. AVorthing, Henry Edson, Geo. C. 
Guest, .Jacob A. Schofield, Peter J. Johnson, 
Wm. Jump, L. D. Marshall, S. Furguson, K. B. 
AVilkinson, C. AV. Babcock, F. R. Jones, C. W. 
Moore, James Ordway, 0. Hepburn, D. N. 
Green, Geo. Hutchinson, D. W. Booth, J. R. 
Barker, Wm. H. AVelcome, A. D. Hamilton, J. 
W. Greenfield, M. V. Ferdon, G. P. Bushey, 
John H. Ostrum, Josepii Boweu, L. M. Brewster^ 
J. AV. Baker, H. Forman, Thos. Hurst, C. L. 
Stilwell, E. Winslow.J. L. AVing, S. AVillis, Joliu 
Whorton, Thos. Parkins, S. Chapel, AVm. Wood^ 
S. E. Crandall, G. R. Cronkhite, AV. B. LaSelle, 
S. Foss, J. Ostrander, N. Huugerford, R. Owen, 
S. Shumway, M. T. Crandall, C. Ellis, L. Zwetz^ 



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D. R. Lane, C. A. Green, Geo. Ocain, A. A. 
Chamberlin, J. T. Aber, R. Rozell, D. Evans, S. 
P. Ritten house, W. J. Mory, A. J. Potter, Wm. 
Freeland, M. G. Cook, H. E. Holcomb, J. W. 
Ramsey, G. W. Baker, H. Kennedy, E. Fancber. 
F. Mix, J. H. Hopper, H. Gragg, T. Newton, R. 
DeGross, K. Parkin, E. Wilson, S. F. Bisliop, J. 
Pells, D. S. Haskins, G. B. Codding, A. Turner^ 
W. H. Stewart, E. P. Noyes, 0. E. Barber, H.' 
W. George. 

Kewaunee, No. 155. — John M. Read. Dale 
of charter. May 6, 1884. Com. L. Bruemmer, 
Adj. F. Hlawacek. Members: — Henry Lisch, 
Fred Schroeder, R. L. Wing, John Dishenaker, 
John Wrabetz, Thomas Hlawacek, Nicholas 
Bregger, Fiank Dolensky, Valentine Hoffman, 
John Lutien, James Mcintosh, Lorenz Lutz, 
Joseph Moore, Antonie D. St. Peter, Conrad 
Meyer, Max Jadin, Frank Steiskal, Peter Breg- 
ger, Joseph Paider, Frank Harbek, John Mc- 
Nally, Josei)h Woodsedalek, Peter Bentz, Ed- 
ward Karl, Frank Paulu, Louis Brueraner, 
Charles Arpin, Dennis Sullivan, Antonie Gokey, 
Alfred Webber, Patrick J. Rooney, Eben Smith, 
Edward O'Hara, Frank Ouradnik, Luth C. 
Outzen, Christ oph Peters, Albert Leske, Fred- 
erick Vorpahl, John Bettner, William Light, 
William Lauscher, Henr}^ Bregger, August 
Kassner, Oscar J. Oles, John Schneider, Carl 
Scliroeder, Theodore Lichtermann, Peter 
Arendt, Frank Worth, Adolph Gauthier, John 
H. Brown, Anton Gallinberger, Gottfried 
Bohner, Frederick Legge, John Kelliher, Theo- 
dore Wunch, Martin Plautz, Frederick Sell. 

Weyauwega, No. 180. — Andrew Chambers. 
Date of charter, Sept. 6, 1884. Com., J. Rohde, 
Adj., D. Wafler. Members: — Andrew Gasmore, 
John Bourgesser, P. L. Van Epps, Albert 
Smith, Sam Higgins, John Rohde, E. Ensign, 
B. Vincent, Chas. Gooduori, Enoch Smith, 
Ephraim Smith, D. Buck, Wm. Reise, Warren 
Rice, F. P. Syplier, Myron Sherman, Norman 



Lilly, Frank Conrad, Joseph Meyers, Luke Gates, 
O. A. Rich, Lyman Howard, J. Funis, Marion 
Sweet, Fred Schoenick, S. Baker, Henry Water- 
house, Geo. Zeal, D. Gotham, H. 0. Holcomb, 
J. W Casey, H. C. Warner, Era J. Weston. 

Plainfield, No. 197. — W. Waterman. Date 
of charter, Aug. 22, 1885. Com., R. H. Runcorn, 
Adj., S. C. Waterman. Members : — R. H. Run- 
corn, J. B. Mitchell, Peter Mitchell, L C. 
Herrick, H. B. Holmes, L. S. Walker, R. 
R. Crowe, R. D. Sparks, S. C. Waterman, L. 
D. Stillwell, E. M. Pickering, G. B. Fox, Frank 
Briggs, C. B. Foss, G. D. Foss, B. B. Worden 
A. Allen, Geo. Goult, J. E. Sherman, A. D. De- 
witt, John Tibbetts, W. A. Rozell, W. Stillwell, 
Arad Lincoln, John E. Wilson, J. C. Ransam, 
Frank Rathermel, J. P. Lane, S. S. Mills, A. 
M. Pierce, Henry Washbaur, H. C. Wood, W. 
W. Gillett, John Beacher, B. F. Powell, Joseph 
Waters, Gideon Crowe, Andre Lutz, James Ro- 
zell, Louis Thiele, S. Bentley, E. G. Eaton, 

A. Stevens, John Townsend, John Peavy, L. H. 
Weldon, A. J. Wood, F. T. Bound, A. J. Phil- 
lips, L. P. Graves, R. D. Bursell, M. R. Adams, 
W. J. Rice, W. S. Parsons, John Walters, C. 
Ham, C. A. Burrows, J. W. Ramsey, Michael 

• Wagner, Sheridan Kennison, Samuel M. Brown, 
G. W. Lallemont, F. H. Couse, R. P. Ameigh, 
Leroy Cornwall, John W. Joslyn, George Mes- 
sing, Chas. E. Webster, .John Catur, 0. Rozell, 
David Laut, L. F. Quimby, J. C. Young, F. F. 
Applebee, A. L. Wright, A. Van Nostrand, .Ja- 
cob T. Herrick, Albert W. Adams, R. Neale, 

B. A. Elliott, Louis Young, W. H. Rice, 
George Grimm, Fred Gross, W. J. Devoe, Job 
Bound. 

Seymour, No. 198. — John Granzo. Date of 
charter, June 24, 1885. Com. A. J. Sherwood, 
Adj. D. C. Forest. Members:— T. E. Chubbuck, 
A. J. Thompson, John Kraft, E. C. Buttle, 
Louis Conklin, A. J. Sherwood, S. P. Armitage, 
Solomon Bean, Wm. H. Dopkin, Wm. F. Man- 



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ley, F. H. Mitchell, Geo. W. Putnam, Peter 
Tubbs, Sewel Sliepard, Arnold Carter, .John 
Knox, Alex Sergeant, James Simpson, Elisha 
Thompson, Henry Gregory, Michael AUoie, 
Albert Durkee, James M. Goffen, Herman 
Shunger, T. C. Purest, H. Rolloff, A. K. Bur- 
nett, Geo. Row, 0. J. Conklin, H. H. Flinn, F. 
J. Thilkey, D. A. Kenyon. 

RiPOiX, No. 199.— H. S. Eggleston. Date of 
charter, June 13, 1885. Com., S. D. Mitchell. 
Adjt., H. L. Chadbourne. Members: — John 
Hill, C. H. Miliiman, Lorenzo Forbes, O. C. 
Stickle, A. S. Cross, Wm. W. Dana, N. C. Kibby, 
W. H. Dunham, G. L. Riggs, Alanson Wood, 
H. L. Barnes, H. C. Welcome, T. A. Sargeant, 
W. P. Stenns, Fred Bessett, Edward Naylor, H. 
S. Town, VV. H. Hamley, Albert Rolfe, J. P. 
Stone, J. Ali, Orlando Francisco, S. D. Mitchell, 
W. H. Hockenburg, W. F. Butler, H. L. Chad- 
bourne, W. Clough, J. C. Miller, John Domes, 
Calvin Hyde, C. H. Upham, L. G. Carr, W. F. 
Crawford, B. F. Crandall, Sidney S. Hall, Theo- 
dore Mitchell, M. Brayman, E. B. Soule, Ottman 
Schallern, Leonard Morners, Julius A. Larabee, 
Andrew Bedal, Asa Holmes, Levings VVestcott, 
Wm. Dakin, M. R. Ycrrick, H. D. Steiner, Chas. 
Cowan, C. F. Fordyce, H. C. Eversz, L. E. Reed. 

Chilton, No. 205. — Chilton. Date of char- 
ter, Aug. 28, 1885. Com. R. Schhchting, Adj., 
E. G. Hart. Members : — Reinhard Schlicht- 
ing, Stewart Newell, Geo. D. Breed, Thomas 
Baker, D. D. Ebert, J. B. Reynolds, Chas. Egan, 
Wm. Chesebro, Wm. Stanton, Michael Huntz, 
John Lange, J. D. Kerker, Nic Hephner, 
Edward G, Hart, Ozias M. Sharon, Alex. Besat, 
Philip Ortlieb, F. 0. Grout, John E. McMullen, 
N. V. Chesebro, Alfred A. Nugent, Franklin 
Chesebro, James Plimpton, Pliney E. Jewett, 
Harvey N. Yule, David LaCount, George Nic- 
holsen, Joseph Parks, Chas. Luther, Samuel 
Vincent, Henry Wagner, Patrick W. O'Heren, 
James Brodhead, Andrew Crawford, James 



Higgins, John Ludwig, Joseph Kolbe, Anton 
Chesner, John Prichett, George Reighley, John 
A. Fidler, Rudolph Bucher, Geo. H. Baker, 
Albert Ludwig, Jo.seph Stephenson, Richard 
Andrews, Oscar Rickeby, Henry Johnson, C. 
H. Oakley, Jeremiah Merrill, Geo. R. Wait, 
Chistoph Weicliman, Louis A. Shelley, Hiram 
H. Ward, John Van Bergen, John Honst, 
Stephen D. Bracket, Michael Rau, Jas. M. Tay- 
lor, George Westcott, August Pomranke, Con- 
rad Poppe. 

Marinette, No. 207. — Sam'l H. Sizer. Date 
of charter, Sept. 14, 1885. Com., Amos Hol- 
gate. Adj., C.J.Ellis. Members: — Charles J. 
Ellis, A. M. Fairchild, Jason K. Wright, 
Thomas Toohcy, James Ellis, Orlin 0. Reeves, 
Horace E. Mann, Alex R. Laing, Alonzo V. 
Howe, John Stratton, Geo. W. Bonder, J. A. 
Rappe, John W. Miner, I. C. Tyrrell, Amos 
Holgate, James Y. Roe, C. R. Smith, George 
Townsend, Jacob H. Bernardy, Albert Gregory, 
Peter McNally, John A. Chattelle, Joseph T. 
Dress, Rosco VV. Brown, Sterling A. Ross, Chris 
Leloch, Henry S. Hunwald, Herbert Fletcher, 
Charles E. Mcintosh, John Cox, James Burton, 
Henry Magee, James Leeson, L. E. Fletcher, 
Chas. H. Tole, Alfred Greenwood, Jean. New- 
man, Antone Bruette, Daniel McDonald, 
Charles H. Hahn, Orestes G. Bachelder, Jo- 
seph Chivolia, Charles M. Kline, Geo. W. 
Thorne, A. J. Smith, W. P. Stewart, Charles 
Wallwitz, George Leaman, George Fleck, Peter 
Legue, Louis Le Roy, Benj. F. Harper, James 
O'Connell, George Geddes, Louis Grauenhaus, 
W. J. Agrabrite, Benj. Jones, Charles P. G. 
Gordon, George A. Williams, John Brabender, 
Luther B. Noyes, R. C. Berndt, Wm. J. Hamil- 
ton, Wm. M. Kittle, Donald J. Bell, Martin W. 
Banister, Stephen D. Barker. 

Two Rivers, No. 219. — Jos. Rankin. Date 
of charter, June 16, 1886. Com., B. F., Rich- 
ter. Adj., Henry Wiemann. Members :— Colice 



780 



GRAND ARMY 



Gauthier, Henry Theade, August Ahrens, Louis 
Hartung, Henry Weimann, Carl Reimers, Anton 
Dietz, Henry Althen, Fred Sonntag, Henry 
Beck, John Miller, Cliristoph Miller, Wm. Re- 
deker, Jacob Mohr, Philip Neumann, Wm. F. 
Nash, Mitchell Lafond, Frank Lafond, Frank 

D. Peter, B. F. Richter, Wm. Hurst, Otto Kah- 
lenberg, Oscar Baum, Carl Diedericks, Fred 
Sauberk, John Lahey, Ed. Lahey, Gottfried 
Petzoldt. 

Brillion, No. 222. — Hiram Gibbs. Date of 
charter, Sept. 18, 1886. Com., Peter Reuther, 
Adj., Wm. Mumm. Members: — John Died- 
drich, Levi Fuller, S. Powl, Thomas Donavan, 
Aug. Mueller, Stephen Summer, August Finke, 
Wm. Utka, Nick Faust, Joseph Barth, William 
Langamak, Herman Werner, Wm. Mumm, 
John A. Horn, Seth Sumner, Joseph Hoyer, 
William Mathews, Fritz Pollack, Fiiedrich 
Kruger, P. C. Enders, Ferdinand Ulrich, Her- 
man Kalk, A. Muzzy. 

Sturgeon Bay, No. 22G. — H. S. Schuyler. 
Date of charter, Oct. 16, 1886. Com., J. Harris, 
Jr. Adjt., J. R. Mann, Sr. Members: — Joseph 
Harris, Jr., J. R. Mann, Sr., H. J. Grandy, C. R. 
Thayer, Geo. King, J. Thorence, J. Fletcher, 
A. Moulton, F. Berge, G. Wickler, G. Mosman, 

E. Birmingham, Ole Solrayson, W. R. Lindsley, 
J. W. Schaeffer, Jerome Wright, F'. B. Parkman, 
Geo. Foss, J. E. DefFoe, Edwin Daniels, P. Peter- 
son, R. L. Cook, Solon Birmingham, Richard 
Ash, Jacob Crass, N. Simon, W. Halstead, B. 
Belongie, A. Templeton, G. W. Stephenson, A. 
A. Heilmann, D. Weiland, G. W. Prescott, Allen 
Higgins, S. Samuelson, Jacob Weismann, Jacob 
Hermann, H. Van Doozer, Fred Krueger, W. 
R. Brabazon, John C. Calhoun, Fred Laudo, 
Daniel Shampo, W. 0. Whaples, Nic Ambrush, 
Franklin A. Ives, John "Massa, Wm. Hicks, S. 
Laviolette, SylvesterWead, Henry F. Posh, A. M. 
Van Wonner, J. 0. Tyler, Julius Warren, Geo. 



H. Rogers, W. H. Van Wonner, Henry Rhode, 
John McDonald, Edward Cox, Charles Dixon. 

Princeton, No. 228. — Wallace Dantz. Date 
of charter, Oct. 8, 1886. Com., A. Eygabroad. 
Adjt., E. Harroune. Members : — Frank Tucker, 
Lauren M. Bennett, Edward Harroun, S. Ste- 
vens, G. T. Hamer, P. J. Haskins, Julius Rimp- 
ler, Wm. Santo, Peter Zelmer, A. Eygabroad, 
Wilson Mayberry, M. C. Russell, W. J. Frank, 
Jas. Van Buren, Aug. Mittelstadt, Caleb Wash- 
burn, Frank S. Merrill, George Zuehls, Henry 
Rose, Aug. Klinert, Sidney M. Parsons, Clias. 
Montgomery, .Joseph Gibbard, John F. Kuehn, 
David Tassler, Frederick Sidler. 

OsHKOSH, No. 241. — John W. Scott. Date 
of charter, Dec. 22, 1887. Com., T. S. Allen. 
Adjt., H. H. Clemons. Members: — J. H. 
Sharpe, Aug. Porath, John Rhyner, John 
Comling, Chas. Dobbupule, A. C. Rasmussen, 
Geo. Hasbrouck, Willard Clough, G. R. Cressey, 
G. R. Belknap, John Blake, J. F. Streeter, John 
Knasler, G. Gebauer, Emil Schmidt, August 
Huse, Wm. Spiegelburg, Edwin Clifford, John 
Lick, Thos. S. Allen, Robert Fetridge, Henry 
Zinn, Louis De Foe, Louis Center, Chas. Rahr, 
Charles Noe, L. B. Reed, 0. L. Brow, Thos. 
Roche, John Strasser, Mat. Weitzel, E. E. 
White, Wm. H. Wadkins, Geo. Soper, Casper 
Schmidt, W. A. Gordon, C. W. Johnston, G. W. 
Briggs, J. F. Chase, Eli Seely, Wm. Perry, E. 
M. Lull, D. H. Hine, Robert Brand, J. F. Har- 
nish, S. Ostertag, Conrad Schuri, G. W. Neu- 
man, J. Staudenraus, R. R. Spink, Wm. 
Sharpe, Gabe Bouck, T. J. Sutton, R. J. Weis- 
brod, T. C. Miller, Dick Reed, H. B. Harshaw, 
C. W. Felker, W. B. Greenwood, Geo. H. Buck- 
staff, Phillip Blake, Wm. C. Hubbard, John 
Banderob, John McCabe, Wm. Spikes, Jerry 
Riordan, John Daggett, Truman Hurl but, Geo. 
H. Stever, H. Mayer, John Brockway, F. M. 
Pieper, Adolph Priebe, W. W. Conklin, Richard 
Reed, Con. McClusker, Anton Schuer, 0. F. 



OF THE REPUBLIC. 



781 



Crary, James Freeman, Danl. McKenny, A. F. 
Baehr, G. H. Robinson, Joseph Arnold, H. H. 
Clemons, Gust. Behrend, S. Kuhn, Geo. Bau- 
man, J. H. Jenkins, M. M. Morgan, Columbus 
O'Dell, H. B. Jackson, Pat. McDermott, L. Lit- 
tlefield, Gottlieb Vette, L. D. Harmon, Chas. 
Reynolds, E. Brooks, R. H. Bingham, Henry 
Bailey, A. Belanger, J. J. Sprague, Julius 
Kusche, S. C. Spone, Ed. Marden, E. A. Fisher, 
Wm. Coffin, A. B. Steanes, Jno H. Stever, Geo. 
W. Athram, John McNair, C. R. Nevitte, E. G. 
Jackson, W. H. Ford, Joseph Barker. 

Ahxapee, No. 242. — J. Andregg. Date of 
charter, Jan. 11, 1888. Com., Frank Kwapih 
Adj., J. AV. Elliot. Members : — Frank Kwapil, 
John Ihlenfeld, D. W. Stebbins, Magnus Haucke, 
Wm. Barrand, Jas. H. Flynn, Michael McDon- 
ald, Samuel Decker, George Barrand, Henry 
Bauman, Chas. L. Court, Alvis Chapek, Henry 
Hallara, John Callahan, Benj. Fowler, Ferdi- 
nand Seibt, John Pfluger, A. W. Elliot, Fred 
Dickinson, Edward Richmond, George Marr. 

Menominee, Mich., No. 266, Lyon. Date 

of charter, Com., M. Durocher. Adjt., 

G. A. Priest. Members : — C. Ackerman, A. B. 
BeDell, Thomas Breen, A. P. Burnham, H. 
Bangman, H. P. Bird, Bartley Breen, Simon 
Brown, Philip Bruette, L. Bruette, Norwood 



Bowers, Tlieo. Boucher, Daniel Bundy, Mathias 
Bailey, J. A. Crozer, F. D. Crane, George Corbin, 

A. C. Chandler, Terrence Cassidy, M. Durocher, 
J. W. Dwyer, C. E. Elliott, Stafford Ellis, H. O. 
Fifield, F. Forvilly, C. Fournier, Louis Forcier, 
E. C. Flynn, W. B. Gage, Andrew Gram, Daniel 

B. Grant, W. N. Goodrich, M. Heck, Lewis 
Hardwick, B. 0. Hall, George H. Houser, Geo. 
Hubbard, John Hughes, J. W. Jorneke, C. H. 
Jones, Henry F. Kingsley, G. W. Longhurst, 
Henry Losburg, Nelson Laflire, Jacob Leisen, 
Henry Lavine, Patrick Ludding, J. E. Miller, 
G. Moreau, Vinton Murdock, A. J. McHenry, 
John McCarthy, John McGuire, B. Nadeau, D. 
P. Nason, Henry Nason, F. Olive, S. Oatman, 
B. T. Phillips, Joseph Peters, Robert F. Peak, 
Jacob Primrose, Alexander Premo, George A. 
Priest, I. Pisheon, Enos Renier, Daniel E. 
Rowe, Dave Remington, James C. Sherman, 
James A. Stevenson, J. D. Smith, W. P. Sickler, 
Wm. Selleck, Henry Schroeder, Reuben Tread- 
well, L. C. Tallman, Thomas Thompson, Geo. 
H. Tweedy, Hyman Tibbitts, Peter Tart, G. N. 
Taylor, Octave Tetro, C. Towle, August Vander- 
vest, A. J. Van Anda, A. Whitehorn, Frank 
Wiggins, Alex. R. Wells, M. Wolf, John West- 
fall, Josiah Wilson, John Waltz, D. G. Weaver, 
Wm. Williams, Thos. Wilson, Wells Woodward, 
W. E. Wilson. 






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hospitals and 



O tlie ladies of the Sanitary 
, and Christian Commis- 
t^y'^* sions during the war, 
vz* ^ perhaps belongs the 
credit of the origin of that 
noble and earnest auxilliary to 
the Grand Array of the Re- 
public, the Woman's Relief 
Corps. The soldiers well knew 
the loving services rendered 
thera by these women in the 
on the field of battle and 
when, after the war, they and other loyal 
women organized local societies for the pur- 
pose of aiding the needy soldiers and their 
families, the Grand Army of the Republic 
was quick to recognize the many benefits 
that would spring from these organizations 
and hailed them with earnest greetings. The 
States of Maine, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, 
Ohio, New Hampshire and Connecticut, operated 
under the name and charter of what was then 
called the " Union Board." 

Maine may be termed the pioneer corps in 
woman's work, for the testimony is undisputed, 
and to the comrades of Bosworth Post, Port- 
land, Me., belongs the credit of organizing, 
more than twenty years ago, an association of 
women, known as the Relief Corps, and there 
is no doubt that, had the association been 



known and a knowledge of its work at once 
extended, that Bosworth Relief Corps would 
have borne the same relation to the National 
Association to-day, that the first Post, started by 
Dr. Stephenson, does to the Grand Army of the 
Republic. 

The work of the Union Board was dissem- 
inating rapidly tliroughout the Eastern States, 
and comrades expressed a very deep interest in 
woman's work for the Grand Army of the Re- 
public; in 1881, Comrade J. F. Lovering of 
Massachusetts, the Chaplain-in-Chief, introduced 
the importance of a woman's auxiliary to the 
Fourteenth Annual Encampment of the G. A. 
R., the result of which was the adoption of the 
following: 

Bfsolved, That we approve of the project of 
organizing a Woman's Relief Corps. 

Resolved, That such Woman's Relief Corps 
may use under such title the words, "auxiliary 
to the Grand Army of the Republic by special 
endorsement of the National Encampment of 
the G. A. R." 

Thus armed with authority, the Union Board 
took courage and, being appealed to by comrades 
from all over theUnion for the formation of corps, 
a united and national work was decided to be 
imperative and demanded by the best interests 
of the Grand Army in nearly every State. The 
work was heartily encouraged by such eminent 



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783 



comrades as R. B. Bcatli, Paul Van Der Voort, 
J. F. Lovering, George Brown and many others, 
but with a certain oiiposition from a portion of 
the G. A. R. andwitli such a diversity of opin- 
ions among tlie women themselves as to the 
character and government of an association to 
be found, that the most sanguine entertained 
small hopes as to a speedy consummation of a 
permanent National organization. 

However, the deep I'ooted principles of loy- 
alty of all the organizations were rapidly ger- 
minating and a call for a Convention for organ- 
ization was made in the General Orders of Com- 
mander-in-Chief "\^an Der Voort, the result of 



which was the organization of the Woman's 
Relief Corps, auxiliary to the Grand Army of 
the Republic at Denver, Colorado, July 23d, 1883. 
Mrs. E. Florence Barker, of Maiden, Mass- 
achusetts, was elected National President, and 
in 1884 Mrs. Kate B. Sherwood, of Toledo, 
i)hio, was her successor, and was succeeded in 
1885 by Sarah E. Fuller. In 1886 Elizabeth 
D'Arcy Kinne, of San Francisco, Cal., was 
elected to the chief position, to be followed in 
1887 by Emma S. Hampton, of Detroit, Mich. 
Mrs. Charity Rusk Craig, of Viroqua, Wis., is 
the executive head of the National Woman's 
Relief Corps in the current year — 1888. 



DEPARTMENT OF WISCONSIN. 



The Woman's Relief Corps in this State was 
made an organic institution, June 20, 1884, at 
La Crosse, Wis. Mrs. Harriet Dunlap of Lodi, 
was made the first Department President. In 
1886, Mrs. Gertie Rogers of Milwaukee, was 
elected and performed her duties in such effect- 
ive and satisfactory manner, that she was made 
her own successor in 1887. In 1888 Mrs. 
Charity Rusk Craig of Viroqua, was elected 
executive head of the Department of Wisconsin 
and resigned to accept the position of National 
President. Mrs. Caroline H. Bell of Milwau- 
kee was selected to fill the position thus made 
vacant. 

The annual Report of the Department of 
Wisconsin shows the existence of 67 corps in 
active working condition. At this writing, 
late in 1888, there are about 75 corps, with 
more than 2,000 working members. 

It is not within the scope or province of this 
work to discuss the merits of any of the organi- 
zations 'of which only the briefest and most 
meager accounts can be presented; but it is 
only the merest justice to state that the women, 



all over the State, who have interested them- 
selves in the progress of the Order have accom- 
plished heroic work in their auxiliary efforts 
to increase the benefits of the Grand Army of 
the Republic among the veterans and their 
families. Hundreds of biographical sketches 
appear in this volume, every one of which is 
an honor and a credit to the work, inasmuch 
as it relates the personal experience of the de- 
fenders of the homes of the country. It is re- 
membered with sorrow that, only in a few in- 
stances, are the trials, privations, hardships 
and faithful devotion of the women of their 
households been incorporated therein. No 
blame attaches to any person; in any work, 
which, in its incipiency, could be but experi- 
mental, many things have been overlooked, 
but in the splendid public record of the .sons of 
many of these self-denying, suffering mothers, 
which the annals of Wisconsin bear to-day, 
it is shown that American women are of the 
same fiber, consistency and substance as in any 
and all succeedings epochs in the history of this 
country. 



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f SONS OF VETERANS, f 



*^^* 




v 



N tliis organization will be 
perpetuated the Spirit of 
the Volunteer soldiers who re- 
planted the tree of liberty in 
the soil, fertilized by the blood 
of patriots of the Revolution. 
The Order is of recent growth; 
and that it exists at all is a most 
significant sign of the times, 
and of the true value of what 
was accomplished by the fathers of tliese sons, 
who are rallying to establish an enduring me- 
morial of the sacrifices and privations and mag- 
nificent daring of their sires. If this had 
been done in the flush of victory, when success 
made the hearts of men proud and exultant, 
and when households were triumphant in the 
presence of returned warriors, bearing banners 
of glorious record, the meaning would have 
been of far less significance. Its establishment 
at this date, more than twenty years after, 
means portentous things for this Republic. It 
is one of the strongest existing evidences of 
the deathless Patriotism inculcated by onr in- 
stitutions — fostered by the history of the past, 
and nourished where the heroes of nations 
have been made from the foundation of the 
world — at the firesides of a nation's homes. 

The Sons of Veterans came into systematized 
existence as a National Order at Pittsburg, Pa., 



in November, 1881. Its founder was Major A. 
P. Davis, a prominent Comrade of the G. A. R. 
Its charter was received from the State of Penn- 
sylvania, and from this beginning the progress 
has continued until its offspring marshal under 
the banners of thirty States, four Territories 
and in the District of Columbia. Its aggregate 
membership is more than G0,000. 

Its character is essentially military, its system 
and government being framed according to 
military' methods. It is composed of Camps, 
Divisions and a higher Body, known as the 
Coramandery-in-Chief. G. B. Abbott is Com- 
mander-in-Chief, C. J. Post, Adjt.-General, and 
F. A. Gurney, Quartermaster General. 

Its principles are one and the same as those 
on which is based the Republic and may be 
summed up in one word — Patriotism, pure and 
simple. Sanctified and made holy by the 
memories and reminiscences of the sacrifices 
and struggles of those who fought the battles 
and won the victories of the war, it is an insti- 
tution which will grow stronger and more 
permanent as the years pass on. As auxiliary 
to the Grand Army it aids in the dissemination 
of the advantages and benefits of that Body 
and maintains the same freedom from political 
or sectarian relations. 

The Sons of Veterans in Wisconsin was es- 
tablished in the spring of 1883 at Waukesha, 



SONS OF VETERANS. 



785 



with John R. Fletcher as executive head. His 
successor was Dr. Joliii Finney of Clintonville. 
The first Division meeting was held at Osh- 
kosh June 3, 1884, when Dr. Finney was duly 
elected, the former officials having been ap- 
pointed by the Commander-in-Chief. June 13, 
1885, the second Division meeting was held at 
Milwaukee, at which S. F. Peacock was elected. 
July 24, 1886, at the third annual meeting at 
Milwaukee, F. J. Walthers was elected. At the 
date of Mr. Walther's accession to the position 
of chief of the Order, the institution was lan- 
guishing, only three camps being in full work- 
ing order. New life was infused soon after, and 



Mr. Walthers was re-elected at the fourth an- 
nual meeting, Feb. 15, 1887. He was called 
abroad in August of that year and resigned his 
office, leaving twenty-five Camps in full panoply 
of effective operation. The successors of Mr. 
Walthers were John P. Sheridan, elected at 
Janesville in October, 1887, and Charles H. 
Hudson, elected at Madison in June, 1888. At 
this writing, December of the latter year, there 
are forty Camps of Sons of Veterans in Wiscon- 
sin with about 1,500 members. At Menominee, 
Mich., McClellan Camp is in a flourishing con- 
dition. 




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I BATTLES OF THE REVOLUTION. 11 




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1775. April 20.— A force of 800 British 
tro6ps under Lieutenant-Colonel Smith, was 
sent out from Boston to destroy the Provincial 
stores at Lexington and Concord. 

May 10. — Capture of Ticonderoga. Colonel 
Ethan Allen, with a force of 83 men, entered 
the fort before daylight and demanded its sur- 
render in the name of the Great Jehovah and 
the Continental Congress. No resistance was 
made, and he captured 48 men and over 100 
guns. 

June 17.— Battle of Bunker Hill. The 
Americans, under Generals Warren, Prescott 
and Putnam fought the British under Howe 
and Pigot. The Continentals were defeated, 
sustaining a loss of 450 killed and wounded 
and the British loss in the aggregate was 1,050. 

Dec. 31. — Battle of Quebec. The Americans 
were defeated. They were under the leader- 
ship of Generals Schuyler, Montgomery and 
Arnold, and their losses included 160. The 
British were led by Generals McLean and Carl- 
ton and they sustained a loss of 20 in killed 
and wounded. 

Dec. 9. — Norfolk, Va. Li this action the 
American leader was Colonel Woodford and 
one man was wounded ; the British were com- 
manded bjf Lord Dunmore and their loss was 
62 in the aggregate. 

1776. March 17. — Evacuation of Boston by 



the British under General Howe ; the city was 
occupied by General Washington. 

June 28. — The British fleet, under Sir Henry 
Clinton, attacked Fort Sullivan in Charleston 
harbor. They were repulsed by Colonel Moul- 
trie with 400 men, of whom 10 were killed and 
22 wounded. The British loss was 225 in 
killed and wounded. 

Aug. 27. — Battle of Long Island. General 
Howe, with 20,000 British troops, attacked the 
Americans, numbering 10,000, under Generals 
Greene and Sullivan. The latter were defeated 
with a loss of 2,000, half the number being 
taken prisoners, many of whom were sent to 
the British prison ships. The loss of the Eng- 
lish was about 400. 

Sept. 16.— Battle of Harlem Plains. This 
action was fought by the British under General 
Leslie and an American force commanded by 
Major Leitch and Colonel Knowlton ; the latter 
were re-enforced and drove the former after a 
severe contest. 

Oct. 28.— Battle of White Plains. The Brit- 
ish under General Howe, attempted to surround 
the American camp, commanded by Washing- 
ton. The fight known by the name given en- 
sued, with a slight advantage to the Colonial 
troops. The respective losses of the Americans 
and British were 275 and 300. 

Nov. 16. — Fort Washington or Harlem 



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787 



Heights was taken by the British, who lost 
about 1,000 men ; tlie loss of the Americans 
under Colonel Magaw was 100 in killed and 
wounded and 2,500 prisoners. 

Dec. 26. — Battle of Trenton. General Wash- 
ington attacked the British under Colonel Rahl 
and defeated them after a short and sharp con- 
flict, losing two killed. The British loss was 
36 killed and 1,000 prisoners. 

1777. Jan. 3. — General Washington defeat- 
ed Cornwallis at Princeton, inflicting a loss of 
300 killed and wounded on the British, his own 
loss being about 100 killed and wounded, and 
300 prisoners. 

July 7.— Battle of Hubbardt, Vt. The 
British, under General P'razer, gained a victory 
over the Americans under Warner, Francis and 
Hale. The English lost in killed and wounded 
183, while the casuidties in the American forces 
aggregated 324. This is Vermont's only battle 
field. The battle of Bennington was fought on 
ground now across the State line. 

Aug. 3. — Fort Schuyler was besieged by a 
force of British and Indians. On the 6th, Gen- 
eral Herkimer, marcliing to the relief of the 
fort, was surprised and defeated by General St. 
Leger. General Herkimer was killed. Aug. 
13th, General St. Leger raised tlie siege on the 
approach of General Arnold witli 800 men. 
The British loss was unknown; the Americans 
lost 150 in killed and wounded. 

Aug. 16. — Battle of Bennington, Vt. A 
British force of 1,500 men, under Colonels 
Baum and Beyman were attacked at Benning- 
ton by 2,000 Americans under General Stark. 
When the American commander saw the Brit- 
ish line of battle, he exclaimed : — " There are 
the red-coats ; we beat them to-day or MoUie 
Stark is a widow." Tlie British lost 200 killed 
and 34 wounded; the American loss was about 
200 in all. 

Sept. 11. — Battle of Brandy wine. The Brit- 



ish under Lord Howe defeated General Wash- 
ington, losing 500 men and inflicting a loss of 
about 1,000. 

Sept. 19. — Battle of Bemis Heights. Bur- 
goyne attacked the American forces under Ar- 
nold and Morgan and was defeated with a loss 
of 600. 

Oct. 4. — Battle of Germautown. Washing 
ton attacked the British with decisive results, 
several hundred being killed on either side. 

Oct. 6. — General Clinton, with a British 
force, captured Fort Clinton and Fort Montgom- 
ery on the Hudson; Kingston, Rhinebeck and 
other places were destroyed. 

Oct. 7. — Battle of Stillwater. General Gates 
defeated the British, capturing 5,650 prisoners. 

Oct. 22. — Attack on Fort Mercer, N. J. Count 
Donop, with 1,200 Hessians and an artillery 
force attacked the fort and was repulsed with a 
loss of 400. 

1778. June 28.— Battle of Monmouth. 11,- 
000 British were defeated by General Washing- 
ton with a loss of 370; the American loss was 
362. 

Aug. 29.— Battle of Quaker Hill. This ac- 
tion took place near Newport, R. I. General 
Greene, who commanded the right of Sullivan's 
force, repulsed tlie British assault, inflicting a 
loss of 260 and sustaining casualties aggregating 
200 in killed and wounded. 

Dec. 29. — Savannah, Ga., was seized by a 
force under Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell, wlio 
lost four men in the attack; the American loss 
was heavy, comprising nearly one half of the 
troops, baggage and guns. 

1779. Jan. 9. — The fort at Sunbury, Ga., 
was taken by tiie British under General Pro- 
vost. A few days later Augusta was taken by 
the same force. 

March 3. — Battle of Brier Creek, Ga. A 
considerable detachment of the army of Gen- 
eral Lincoln, under General Ashe, was defeated 



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BATTLES OF 



in this action, with a loss of 150 killed and 162 
prisoners ; the British loss was 110 killed. 

June 20— Battle of Stono Ferry, S. 0. A 
fight between a part of General Lincoln's forces 
and a British garrison, guarding the Ferry, re- 
sulted in a loss to the Americans of 146 killed 
and 155 missing. The British lost 65 killed 
and 564 prisoners. 

July 16. — Stony Point was stormed at mid- 
night by a detachment of American troops 
under General Wayne ; the surprise was com- 
plete and the contest sharp, but the garrison 
soon surrendered. 

Aug. 29.— Chemung, N. Y. (Elmira.) Gen- 
erals Sullivan and Clinton, having organized 
an expedition against the Indians of western 
New York, fought them at this point ; 800 In- 
dians and tories were routed and their villages 
burned ; the affair inculcated a lesson the red- 
skins never forgot. 

1780. May 12.— Capture of Charleston, S. 
C. After a siege of forty days, Charleston was 
surrendered by General Lincoln to a combined 
British land and naval force under Clinton and 
Cornwallis. 

June 23. — A British force of 5,000 started 
from Staten Island into New Jersey and were 
met near Springfield by General Green who 
gave them a thorough whipping and sent them 
back to their starting point. 

Oct. 7. — Battle of King's Mountain. British 
troops, under General Ferguson, were defeated 
and captured at this point by a force of Patriots, 
comprising about 900 farmers and backwoods- 
men. The British lost 1,108 killed and prison- 



ers, besides 1,500 stands of arms. General Fer- 
guson was killed. The American loss was 88 
killed and wounded. 

1781. Jan. 17.— Battle of Cowpens. Gen- 
eral Morgan defeated Tarleton, who was press- 
ing him with a superior force and took upwards 
of 500 prisoners, 800 muskets, two standards, 
besides cannon and horses. The British were 
totally routed, while the American loss was but 
72 in killed and wounded. 

March 15.— Battle of Guilford C. H., N. C. 
A severe fight took place between the forces of 
Cornwallis and Green. The American loss was 
419 and that of the British, 570. Cornwallis then 
marched into Virginia. 

Sept. 8. — General Green defeated the British 
under Colonel Stewart at Eutaw Springs, S. C, 
and they retreated to Charleston. 

Sept. 30. — The siege of Yorktown was begun 
by the combined French and American forces. 

Oct. 19. Cornwallis surrendered Yorktown 
with 12,000 prisoners, including sailors, tories 
and negroes. The spoils included 8,000 mus- 
kets, 255 cannon, 28 standards, besides a large 
amount of munitions of war and stores. When 
the news was received at Philadelphia, the peo- 
ple wept with delight. Religious services were 
held by Congress in the Lutheran Church and 
the following day at the headquarters of the 
regiments. 

(The British sent 133,000 soldiers and sailors 
to this war. The Colonists met them with 
230,000 Continentals and 48,000 militia. The 
British employed Indians and Hessians. The 
Americans had the French as allies.) 



t BATTLES OFJHEWAR OF 1S12. t 



1812. June 18. — War was declared by the 
United States against England ; American citi- 
zens and others claiming to be such, were seized 
by the English government and committed 
to Dartmoor prison. 

July 12. — General Hull, with 1,800 men, in- 
vaded Canada from Detroit. 

July 29. — The British fleet on Lake Ontario 
was repulsed from Sackett's Harbor by the 
Oneida and an old 32-pounder, stationed on the 
shore. 

July 31. — A fight occurred among the Thou- 
sand Islands between two British vessels and 
two American boats; the British were defeated. 

Aug. 13. — The United States frigate Essex 
captured the British brig, Alert, off Newfound- 
land, after a contest of eight minutes. This 
was the first British national war-vessel cap- 
tured in the second war with Great Britain. 

Aug. 16. — Surrender of Detroit by General 
Hull to General Brock, without firing a gun ; 
the surrender included the whole territory of 
Michigan. For this. General Hull was tried, 
convicted of cowardice and sentenced to be shot, 
but was pardoned by President Madison. 

Sept. 24.— William Henry Harrison took 
command of the Army of the Northwest. 

Oct. 8. — ^Two British vessels were captured 
on Lake Erie by Lieutenant Elliott. 

Oct. 13.— In the desperate battle of Queens- 



town Heights, fought by the American forces 
under -eneral Van Rennselaer, General Brock, 
the Bj tish commander, was killed. General 
Scott and Captain Wool gained the heights, but 
the militia refused to cross the river to aid the 
American troops, who were forced to surrender, 
being overwhelmed by superior numbers, and 
having lost in all, 1,100 men. 

Oct. 18. — The American sloop of war, Wasp, 
captured the British brig. Frolic, off the coast 
of North Carolina. 

1813. Feb. 22. — Ogdensburg was invaded 
by a force of Britisli ; the town was plundered, 
and the barracks and several schooners burned. 

April 27.— The capture of York, now To- 
ronto, Canada, was effected by an American 
force from Sacketts' Harbor under Gen. Zebu- 
Ion M. Pike. After a fierce contest, the Britisli, 
being unable to hold the fort, fired a magazine, 
causing friglitful loss. General Pike was mor- 
tally wounded. 

May 1. — Fort Meigs was attacked by the 
British and successfully defended by the Amer- 
ican forces under General Clay. 

May 27. — The Britisli attacked Sacketts' 
Harbor, but were so successfully repulsed that 
their retreat turned into disorderly flight. 

June 1. — The American frigate, Chesapeake, 
under Captain Lawrence, was captured by the 
British ship, Shannon, under Captain Brooks. 



790 



BATTLES OF 1812. 



The Chesapeake was soon disabled, Captain 
Lawrence being mortally wounded. As he 
was carried below he made his famous utter- 
ance : — " Tell the boys to fire faster ; don't give 
up the ship." 

June 22. — An invasion of Norfolk, Va., was 
attempted by the British, but they were success- 
fully repulsed and gave up ail hope of gaining 
Norfold or the Navy Yard. 

July 31. — Plattsburg and Swanton were in- 
vaded by a force of British from Canada, the 
barracks were burned and a quantity of sup- 
plies captured. 

Aug. 1. — An assault on Fort Stephenson at 
Lower Sandusky, was made by Proctor and his 
Indian allies. The garrison was commanded 
by Major Geo. Croglian, 21 years old, with 160 
men. Proctor demanded instant surrender, 
witli a tlireat to massacre if he liad to take the 
fort by assault. Croghan sent back tlie brave 
reply, "that wlien they were taken, nobody 
would be left alive to massacre." The enemy 
was repulsed with a loss of 120 men, while the 
Americans lost but one man killed. 

Sept. 10. — Perry's Victory. Captain Perry, 
with a fleet of nine American vessels, met the 
British fleet on Lake Erie in deadly battle. 
The flag sliip, Lawrence, received the force of 
the onset for two hours, until only one mast re- 
mained and the Stars and Stripes at its head 
were in tatters. Perry was determined to win 
the victory and crossed in a small boat under 
rattling fire, to the Niagara, which was, com- 
paratively, uninjured. He renewed the contest 
with' fresh vigor and in ten minutes the 
British colors were lowered. Perry returned to 
tlie battered hulk of the Lawrence to receive 
the British commander. Perry was but 29 
years of age and every honor was showered 
upon him. 

Sept. 18. — The American fleet on Lake On- 
tario under Chauncey attacked the British fleet 



under Sir James Yeo, who had boasted that he 
wanted to fight the Yankees. He was soon 
routed and his squadron retreated to Kingston. 

Oct. 5. — Battle of the Thames. This action, 
near Detroit, was fought between Proctor and 
Harrison. The latter was encouraged to at- 
tempt the recovery of Detroit by Perry's victory 
on Lake Erie. Nearly the entire force of Brit- 
ish were captured; Tecumseh was killed and in 
this victory, the disaster to Hull in the begin- 
ning of the contest, was retrieved. 

Dec. 10. — Newark, Canada, was burned by 
the Americans. In retaliation the British seized 
Fort Niagara, slaughtered a part of the garrison 
and burned many frontier villages; Buffalo was 
wholly destroyed. 

1814. June. — During this month, extensive 
depredations were carried on along the New 
England coast by British vessels; seaport towns 
were destroyed, together with much valuable 
property. Eastern Maine was, for a time, un- 
der British control. 

July 15. — The battle of Chippewa was fought 
between Generals Scott and Riall ; the British 
were cut to pieces and made a precipitate flight, 
destroying the bridges behind them. 

July 25. — Battle of Lundy's Lane. This ac- 
tion resulted in the defeat of the British. They 
were determined to drive the American troops 
from Canada and landed a large force at Lewis- 
ton. General Brown sent General Scott to 
meet them, believing only a small portion of 
the British force to be there. General Scott 
unexpectedly found himself confronted by a 
superior force, which he held in check until 
General Brown arrived with his array in force. 
After the repulse, the American troops fell back 
to Chippewa. The loss of the British was 878 ; 
that of the Americans was 852. 

Aug. 15. — An unsuccessful assault on Fort 
Erie was made by the British, who lost 962 men, 
while that of the Americans was but 84. 



BATTLES OF 1812. 



791 



Aug. 24. — Battle of Bladensburg. This ac- 
tion took place near Washington, D. C, be- 
tween an English force which had invaded the 
country by way of the sea coast, and an Amer- 
ican body of troops. The latter retreated and 
the British pressed on to Washington unob- 
structed. General Ross with his force, entered 
the Capital in the evening and commenced the 
pillage of the city. The public buildings were 
nearly all destroyed by fire during the night, 
the Capitol was sacked and the magnificent 
library destroyed. The estimated loss to the 
Nation was about $2,500,000, while private cit- 
izens lost about $700,000. 

Aug. 27. — Alexandria was assailed by a part 
of the Britisli fleet under Commodore Gordon. 
The city was without defense and was obliged 
to submit to the plundering by the robbers. 

Sept. 11. — McDonough's Victory on Like 
Champlain. After two hours' hard fighting, 
the small American fleet in Plaltsburg Bay 
gave the British squadron a thorough whipping. 
They had not a whole mast left. At the same 
time the land forces were engaged in a struggle 
with each other. When the intelligence of the 
surrender of the British fleet was received, the 
troops under General Provost retreated, that 
officer losing courage entirely. His army's 
withdrawal terminated in a disorderly flight. 

Sept. 12. — The British vessels appeared oft 
Patapsco Bay preparatory to the capture of the 
city of Baltimore. In a few hours, the troops 
under General Ross had landed and taken up 



their line of march for the city. At the same 
time, preparations were made to bombard Fort 
McHenry. General Strieker was sent forward 
to meet the British, and a shot from one of liis 
men killed Ross at the head of his column. 
The bombardment of Fort McHenry continued 
24 hours without effect, and the land attempt 
was a decided failure. 

Sept. 15. — The British withdrew from Balti- 
more by land and sea. 

1815. Jan. 8.— Battle of New Orleans. This 
action was the last in tlie war. The Aineriam 
troops wei"e led to battle by General Packen- 
ham and the British fought under General 
Jackson. The latter advanced on New Orleans 
and were assaulted by a pouring fire of shot 
from the Americans, intrenched behind breast- 
works formed of cotton bales. Whole platoons 
of British troopers were swept away under the 
scathing fire and the commander was mortally 
wounded. The lines then broke in confusion 
and the English fled, losing 2,600 in killed, 
wounded and prisoners. The American loss 
was eight killed and 13 wounded. The treaty 
of Ghent, which had been signed Dec. 23rd, 
1814, by the British and American Commis- 
sioners after a session of several months, did 
not reach America until Felj. Uth. Its stipula- 
tions included agreements that botli nations 
should strive to arrest Indian hostilities and 
also to stop the slave trade. The document did 
not touch the question of impressment of 
American seamen, but it was never again at- 
tempted. 



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Abbott, C. A. 33na Wis., I ^93 

Adsit, F. E. 93ndN. Y. 1 163 

Alban.S. C. 6tli Wis. 1 430 

Allen, F. E., 15th N. Y. C ,...188 

Allen, T. S., 5th Wis. 1 695 

Allen, G.. 8th Wis. I eW 

Allen, H. C, 16th Wis. 1 349 

Alyea, J.,31stWis. I 478 

Amand8on,G.,21sl Wis. 1 345 

Anderson, J S ,5th Wis I 574 

Anderson, D. L.. 99th Ohio [ 310 

Anderson, J. K., 1st Wis H. A 426 

Andrew, A 755 

Andrews, B. F., 31st Wis. 1 178 

Ansorge, E. K ,45th Wis. 1 193 

Appleton, J. W., l9t Wis. I 747 

Armstrong,W, C. ,14.5th Pa. 1 728 

Arnold, J., Ist Wis. 1 657 

B 

Baer. J. M., 130th O. 1 461 

Bailey, R. L , 8th N. Y. C 517 

Balcom, L. B, 3rd Wis. 1 735 

Baldock, J. W., 18th Wis. 1 745 

Baldwin, B B , 42nd Wis. 1 372 

Ball, H. S.,4:5rd Wis. 1 377 

Bangemann. H.,38th Wis. 1 300 

Banderob, J.,2nd Wis. 1 167 

Baker, J. K, 40th Wis. 1 227 

Barker, W. H ,14th Wis. I B6B 

Barr. J. H.,4th 111. C 344 

Barr, W. 25th la 1 396 

Barton, D. A.,2l8t Wis. 1 611 

Barnum, M. H.,,5th Wis. 1 279 

Bateman. K. S., 3rd Wis. C 338 

Bauerfeind, H., 19;ird N. Y. 1 644 

Bu.vter, J. K.,45ih 111. 1 487 

Beach, S. H.,3rd Wis. 1 460 

Bean, S.,3nd Mich. C 163 

Beattie, C, 14th Wis. 1 353 

Becker, F.,9th Wis. 1 606 

Bedell, J. W., 18th Wis. 1 404 

Beemer, J. B.,46th Wis. 1 371 

Bell, D., 2nd Wis. C 317 

Benoe, H., 140th N. Y. 1 703 

Bennet.E. W.,3rd Wis. 1 232 

Bentz, C. Dr.,4tb Wis.. 456 



Berch, J.,2nd Wis. 1 508 

Berg, P. U. S. Scout 4S7 

Ber-ray, F. S., I6th Wis. I 741 

Besat, A . , 3id Wis. 1 681 

Beyer, W. H. Ist Wis. H. A 473 

Bierbaum, Rev. J. H H., Mo. 1 660 

Bill, A. W., W. S. S 711 

Bishop, R., 7th Wis. L. A 748 

Blackwood, J. E.,3rd Wis. C 668 

B anclifl>-ld T.,33nd Wis. I 408 

Blinn, W. H. H, 9th N. Y. I 14« 

Blodg-ott, P.. 5th Wis. I 638 

Bloonifleld, W. R..34th Wis. I 708 

Bonn, A. W.. 3Tth la. 1 345 

Bottrell, R.,33nd Wis. 1 641 

Bound, J. ,Ir., 8lh Wis. L. A 675 

Bousquet, A., 35th N. J. 1 7.30 

Bowe, S. A.,66th III. (W. S. S.) 671 

Boyer, H. W., 29th Wis. 1 343 

Brahier, J. C. ,27th Mich. 1 515 

Brainerd, A. M., 3rd Wis. C 496 

Brand, B.,i>th Wis., T 530 

Brayman, M., Maj.-Gen. 39th 111. 1 617 

Breed, G. D., 4th Wis 319 

Breen, T,, 11th. Wis. L. A 360 

Breen, B., 11th Wis. L. A 260 

Brett, B. C, Dr. 21st Wis. 1 289 

Bridge, H, Ist Wis. 1 742 

Briggs, J. P., 1st Wis. 1 625 

Briggs, G. W., llthN. Y.' C 592 

Brockway, J. C ,31st Wis. 1 700 

Brodhead, J. S., 16th Wis. I 687 

Brothers, D. J., 33nd Wis. 1 697 

Bruette, A., 13th Wis. 1 331 

Brower, A. J., 7th N. Y. C 530 

Brown. W. J., 42nd Wis. 1 502 

Browning, C, 7th Wis. 1 391 

Bruce, J. W., 7th Wis. 1 166 

Buck, D. ,14th Wis. 1 580 

Buck, O. M., Ist Wis. H. A 591 

Buckstaff, G. H., 1st Wis. 1 313 

Budd, G. H., l8t Wis. 1 311 

Buerstatte. F. C , 26th Wis. 1 410 

Buhse, H. C, 9th W;is. I 639 

Bunten, A. A., 1st Wis. 1 310 

Burbank, J. W., 17th Wis. 1 205 

Burdick, A., 4th Wis. I 374 

Burdick, T. J., 1st Wis. C 423 

Burghardt, G.,5th Mo. C 187 

Burtton, J . , 38th Wis . 1 605 



c 



Caldwell, C, Ist Wis. C 509 

Calkins, A. J., 2Ist Wis. 1 374 

Canon, J. F., 6th Wis. 1 513 

Carey, D. E.,25th Wis. 1 179 

Carpenter, S. B., Hth Wis. 1 419 

Carpenter, I. D., 187th Pa. 1 638 

Carpenter, A., 1st Wis. H. A 215 

Carter, N. B., 38th Wis. 1 209 

Chamberlain, S. W., 2l8t Wis. 1 291 

Chandler, H. H.. 1st Wis. I 346 

Chandler, G. A., 37th III. 1 438 

Chase, T. H., 3rd Wis. C 648 

Cbilson, W. H., 95th III. I ,...531 

Churchill, W., 149th Pa. 1 488 

Claflin, A. A., llOth N. Y. I 311 

Clark, A. B., 37th Wis. 1 561 

Clark, H.,10th Wis. 1 443 

Clark. S. D., 47th Wis. 1 671 

Classon, W. J., 27th Wis. 1 366 

demons, H. H., 3nd N. Y. M. 1 677 

Clough, W,, 7th R. I. C 725 

Coburn, T., 53rd Wis. 1 655 

Colcord, A. H., 46th 111. 1 38:1 

Cole, A. M., IstMaineC 203 

Cole, D. J. Kev., 22 Wis. 1 726 

Cole, A., 39th Wis. 1 603 

Cole, W., 1st Wis. 1 238 

Cook, J. H., 5th Wis. I 288 

Cooley, E. B., 1st Wis. C 597 

Cooley, C. M., 1st Wis. C 597 

Cooley, T. F., 3rd Wis. C 659 

Compton, H. H 753 

Compton, T.,lI2thN. Y. 1 190 

Conkey, T., 3rd Wis. C , 370 

Conner, W., 6th Mass. 1 293 

Constance, C. B., 21st Wis 1 583 

Constine C, lOBth N. Y. I 201 

Coon, J. K. P., 85th N. Y. 1 545 

Corbin, G., 12th Wis. 1 199 

Corey, W. C. Dr , 18th Wis. 1 357 

Cornish, B. L 32nd, Wis. 1 339 

Cornish, G. W., 1st Wis. 1 418 

Costley, G., 33rd Pa. 1 409 

Cotey,J. L., 18th Wis. 1 225 

Cowling, J., 3l8t Wis. 1 190 

Cox, J, 3rd Wis. 1 333 

Cox, B. ,39th Wis. 1 703 

Crandall, M, T.,3rd Wis. L. A 715 



INDEX. 



793 



Crawford, J., 18th Wis. I. 333 

Crawford, J. U.. 1st Wis, H. A 735 

Crnarken, P., 3rd Wis. C 810 

Crosby, G., nth Wis. 1 536 

Cross, D. S., nil Wis. 1 3(18 

Crotteau, J., list Wis. 1 304 

Crowe, U. R., 3:Jn(l\Vis. I..... 485 

Currier, S. H., 18th Wis. 1 809 

Curtiss, J. J.,Kth Wis. 1 205 

Curtis.H.C, 13th Wis. 1 183 

D 

Dale, G., Dr., 2nd lll.L. A 875 

Daney, L. D , In. Scout 391 

Dauforth, Q. A., 4th Wis. 1 081 

Daniels, A. A., 3Uth Wis. 1 198 

Daskam E., Hth Wis. I b"!' 

Davis. T., ;!rd iVis. 1 733 

Davis, J., 7th Md. 1 177 

Day. H. C, 33rd la. 1 384 

Deffoe, J. E , lith Wis. I 717 

Deleg-lise, F. A., lith Wis. 1 731 

Denn, R.. 128th N. T 1 359 

Denney, A., 5th Wis. 1 4S5 

DeLand, O. P., 780 

Dey, J., 21st tvis. 1 8.>i 

De Voe W. W., 8th Wis. H. A 375 

Dewar, P. B., 4th Wis. 1 331 

Dick, C. W.. 4th Wis 219 

Dike, E. ,5th Wi<. 1 3.58 

Dickerman, J., 1st Wis., L. A 413 

Dodge, T.H., 1st Wis. C 731 

Dona, T., 123rd N. Y. 1 703 

Don Levy, J. A., 39th Wis. 1 503 

Donovan, T., 13th Wis. 1 203 

Dorr, U. F., 3adla., C 495 

Drake, G. W , Isl Wis. 1 145 

Drees, J. T., 12th Wis 1 415 

Dumke, A. F.,9th Wis. 1 137 

Durlee, J. A.. 170th Pa 1 404 

Durkee, S.,7th Wis. I 1)38 

Durocher, M., oOth Wis. 1 399 

Dwinell, C. H..4lh Wis 645 

Dwineil, A. li., 14th Wis. 1.'. 289 

Dyer, , J. W., 12th Wis. 1 398 

E 

Edson, H ,.29tliO. I 740 

Edwards, N. M., IstN. Y. V. E. C 341 

Eighme, E. ,37th Wis. I 740 

Eldrod, C. F., 11th N. Y. C 707 

Elkins, J. H., 39th Wis. \ all 

Ellis, C. J., 2nd Maine I .543 

Ellison, M. G.,2nd Wis C 829 

Euipey, W. J.,3rd Wis. C 4)0 

Enderby, W. R.. 12th Wis. 1 195 

Eno, A. S., nth Mich. C 410 

Enoch, C.,3nd Wis. C 275 

Evans, H..7th Wis. 1 838 

Evans, J. W.,3rd N. Y. L. A 585 

Everts, J., 1st Wis. C 803 

F 

Falck, G 8^51 

Karr, ,1. A., 2na Mich. C 433 

Farr, L. lJ.,3rd Wis. C 8,sn 

Faville, J 158 

Ferguson, L. S., 4th Wis. 1 470 



Ferguson, C. ,3.5th Wis. 1 539 

Ferguson, L.,33nd Wis. 1 3.58 

Ferrisa, E. P., 1st Wis, H. A (iii4 

Fetzer, J., 7th Wis. 1 705 

Fifleld, H. O , Ist Minn. I .586 

Filler, .1, 40th O. 1 475 

Fisher, K. O., U.S. N 490 

Follctt, D. I., 47th Wis. 1 386 

Forbes, S. D.,33nd Wis. 1 1.58 

Forestal,C. H. ,11th 111. I 489 

Forsyth, L. ,21st I.\. I :?l/ Hurren, E R,4thWis,l 

Fox, F., 1st Wis 1 414^Herron, Wrn., 8.5th Ind. I 

Forvilly, M., 17th Wis. 1 335 

Fowler, J. L. ,54th Mass. I ...196 

Fraiubach, H. A.inst 111. 1 737 

Freeman, J.,32iiil Wis. \ 665 

Frost, W. J., 16th Pa. Cav 560 

Fuller, W. P.,:th Wis. I 383 

FuQck, J. H. ,19th Wis. I 837 



G 



Gardner 
Gardner 
Garloek, 
Gee, H. 



, S., 33nd Wis. I 

, G. R. ,48th N y. I. 
, B. F, 1st Wis. C ... 
E.,lst Wis. C 



164 

1.59 

369 

459 

Geets, W. H.,31st Wis. 1 34} 

Gibbard, J.lst Wis. H. A 615 

Gibson, H, 7th Wis. 1 334 

Gilson, N. S.„ 12th Wis. 1 164 

Girard, S., 3Sth Wis. I ...466 

Glines, P. U. 3rd Wis. C 394 

Goddard, H. J., 13th Wis. 1 3.'0 

Goeres, T. ,4th Wis. 1 356 

Goff, W. W, 141st Pa. 1 248 

Gorhani, D., 17th Wis 1 607 

Gosha, C.,4th N. H., 1 680 

Gouldsbury,S. ,17th Wis. I 'Wo 

Goult, G. W.,8th Wis. Bat .589 

Gove, B. R.,6th Vt. 1 397 

Grant, A. C. ,32nd Wis. 1 553 

Gray, O. ,16th Wis. 1 331 

Green, G. G 3>'8 

Greene, T., Rev.,7tli Mich. 1 433 

Green, J. W. ,11th 111., C 333 

Griltith, I. H , sinh N- V. 1 132 

Grignon, A.,21st Wis. I !!52 

Gross, N.,7th la. 1 454 



Harwood, O. P , 5th Wis. 1 635 

Haj'ter, H , 3rd Wis I 426 

Heath, J. H. ,40th Wis. I 480 

Heidenwerth, C 12th Wis. I 348 

Heidenwerth, D, 12tli Wis. 1 344 



Heincmann, F., 9th Wis. I 

Helnier. F., 193rd N. Y. I 

Hemscheineyer, W. H ,36th Wis. I. 

Henderson, U , lOOlh N. Y. 1 

Henrig-illis, J, 1st Mo. C 



..383 



Grosstueck, A 
Gurnee, W. T. 



,9th Wis. 1 488 

1st Wis. C 80S 

H 



Hall, Dr. S. S., U. S N 

Hall; W. J. M.,5th Pa. H. A.. 
Halliiday. W. S.,3rd Wis C. 
Halhiila.v, Mrs. U 



.394 
.471 
..51X1 
.503 



Hallani, H . 141 h Wis. 1 744 

Hamilton, W.J. , I4th Wis. 1 380 

Hamlin, A. R., 8th Ills. C 3«I0 

Hammond, D , 1st Wis. 1 565 

Hand, J. T, 43rd N. Y.I 197 

Hanover, F. A., 53nd 111. I il57 

Harder, O.L.. 31st N. Y. C 331 

Harkness, 0. F., I4tli Wis. 1 4.57 

Harper, B.F., U. S. N 264 

Hart. C. S 518 

Hart, E 515 

Hart, B. G., ISth Wis. 1 856 

Hartung, C, 5th Wis. 1 2.54 



8.33 

649 

230 

Hicks, J., 3:ird Wis. 1 355 

Higbee, F., Ulth N. Y. 1 396 

Hillort, C. H. ,31st Wis 1 477 

Hill. Chris, 31st Wis. 1 172 

Hitchcock. R. 1., 11th W s. 1 3.58 

Hlawacek, T., 39th Wis. 1 5,53 

Hoaglin. J. N., 18th Wis. I ()21 

Hodge, .1. C, 3.d Wis. C 416 

H.)gan, P., 13th Me. 1 353 

Hollister, W. W..2nd Wii. C 5.59 

Hopkins, C. W., 1st Wis. H. A 369 

Home, O., .-)3rd Wis. 1 367 

Hotehkiss. F.,3rd Wis. C 5M 

Howe, C. ,2nd Wis. I : 2,51 

Howe, G. W., 17th Wis. 1 718 

Howe, D. H , OOth N. Y. I 476 

Howe, .4. v., 1.5ih 111. I 487 

Howland. L. .Ma,i , 1st Wis. C 423 

Hubbard, .M. F., llUh Wis. 1 385 

HuUni.in, H. P., 6ih U.S. 1 446 

Hu'4h.s. .1. W , mil Wis. 1 749 

Humes, 51. F.. 3nd Wis. 1 146 

Huntington, B. B.,33nd Wis. 1 578 

Hunt/. M., 26th Wis. 1 401 

Hiitchins. H, 1.8tli Wis. I. 749 

Hurd. A. 1st Wis. H. A SrS 

Hyde. W. Capt , 17ih Wis. I.., UTi 

Hyde, Thomas, 38tli Wi^. 1 304 



Ihlenfeld, J.,2nd Wis. C 



.619 



•J 



Jackson, A., 91st N. Y.,1 415 

Jaeol)S. W. C, 13th Wis. L. A 399 

Jacquot, L.. 47th Wis. I 879 

Jenkins. J. H. 31st Wis I 148 

John, F. W. S-Jlh Wis I 869 

Johns, W. 11,39111 Wis. 1 483 

Johnson, A., 11th Wis. 1 491 

Johnson, G. A.. 4th Wis. 1 707 

Johnson, H. I., 18th Wis. 1 878 

Johnson. R. II., 5Sth III. 1 151 

Johnston. J. F T57 

Jones. J. l.,9ili Ind 1 5M 

Jones, John, 13ih Wis. 1 386 

Jones, C. H , 41st Wis. I 431 

Jones, H.S..29th Wis. 1 323 

Jones, B. B , I02rid Mich-. Col. I. 237 

Jones, D. L , Ulth Wis. 1 181 

Jordan, J., 14th N. Y. H. A 571 

Jury, F. 20th N. Y. C 315 

K 

Kanouse, E. M.. Dr.. 3rd Wis. A 1.54 

Kelley, A. O U., 7.5th Ind. 1 139 



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INDEX. 



Kellogg, D. D., 1st Wis. 1 313 

Kennedy, F. P., 48tli Wis. 1 330 

Kennedy, D.,3nd Wis. C 364 

Kenyon, D. A., 4th Wis 535 

Kern, A.,9tli Wis. 1 441 

Kiefer, J. N. ,34th Wis. 1 233 

Kies, D. G., IstMinn. 1 6S6 

King, Kufus Gen 417 

King, Wm. T.,6thU. S. C 337 

Kitchen, J., 1st Wis. H. A 630 

Kettell, W. M., 41st Wis.) 401 

Kleiner, J. D.,5th Wis. 1 506 

Kleinkopf.L., 44th Wis. X 373 

Kaapp.J. W., 6th Wis. I 344 

Knox, L. S.,33ndWis. 1 337 

Koch, A. T. 2nd Minn. C 333 

Kolngen, N., 36th Wis. 1 633 

Kroll.J. C..4'3th Wis. 1 476 

Kutler, F. W., 26th Wis. 1 690 

Kwapil, F.,36th Wis. 1 538 



LaCounte, D. Dr., 14th Wis. 1 363 

La Count, Dr. L. B.,.')th Wis. 1 481 

Lake, N. H., 41st Wis. I .W6 

Laisure J.,60th N. Y. 1 474 

LaLonde, E., 18th Wis. 1 2il8 

Lansing, A., 5th Wis. 1 675 

Loop. K. A., Dr.,Hth N. Y. C 739 

Liivalley, J.,3rd Wis. 1 303 

Lawe, J. R., 13th Wis. I 383 

Leach, H. W.,3ud Wis. N. G 448 

Leahy, J. F.,35th Wis. 1 191 

Lee, J., nth Wis. 1 177 

Loisen, J.,45th Wis. 1 3B4 

Lenten, L. 33nd Wis. 1 067 

Leonard, E. W., 3rd Wis. C 643 

Leroy, L.,.53nd Wis. I 429 

Leykora, J. R.. .5th Wis. 1 165 

Licbert, J. A., 4th Wis 511 

Lillie, N. W., luth Wis. I 591 

Lindsay, E., 2nd Wis. 1 255 

Lindsley, C. H., 3rd Wis. I , 317 

Lucas, F. 3nd Wis. C 063 

Luck F. ,21st Wis. I ..730 

Luck, W., 13th Wis. 1 650 



M 



Maas, W., 33nd Wis. 1 490 

Magee, H., 103rd N. Y. 1 694 

Magill, Wm , 36th Wis. 1 361 

Mahiney, F., 13th Wis. I 307 

Mahoney, W., 4th Wis 318 

MaUory,U. D., 19th Wis. 1 338 

Mangan, M., 6th Wis. I 170 

Manley, H. H. ,43rd Wis. I .595 

Marks, H., 1st Mo. L. A 667 

Mars, R. W., U. S. N 313 

Marston, ,T. H., 6th Wis. 1 247 

Martell, J.,38th Wis. 1 0J5 

Mason, J. A., 1st Wis. C 699 

Mattes, P., 20th Wis. 1 714 

McCabe, J.,5th Wis. 1 405 

McCaslin, N., U. S. S 519 

McDonald, D., 50th Ohio I ,500 

McDougal, F. E., ICth Wis. 1 323 

McGlachlin, E., 1st Wis. 1 505 

McHcnry, A. J., 1st Mich. C 413 



McTntyre, G. W, 7th Wis. 1 741 

McKee, G. A., 83rd Pa. 1 339 

'McKenna, M, 39th Wis. ) 663 

McLean, H., 8th Wis. L. A 411 

McLees, E., 1st Wis. H. A 493 

McMahon, J., 14th Wis. J 633 

McMurray, T. S., 3nd Pa C 674 

Meidam, D., 13tti Wis. 1 310 

Meidam, S., 5th Wis. I 590 

Merrill, W. F., 46th Wis. 1 641 

Merkel, L., 51 -t Wis. 1 706 

Merrill, J. H., 18ih Wis. 1 173 

Mills, J.,43nd Wis. 1 ...4.53 

Mills, H. A., 1st Wis. H. A 394 

Ming, S. P., 3rd Wis. C 335 

Mitchell, C, 21st Wis. 1 601 

Moger, W. T., 41st Wis. 1 .313 

Monroe, J., 6th Pa. t 388 

Montgomery, H M., 3rd Minn. U 178 

Moore, J. G., 1st Wis. C 307 

Moore, H. H., 1st Mich. I 651 

Moriarty, D. P. Dr., 33rd 111. 1 402 

Moss, I., 8lh Wis. A 180 

Moss, E., 33nd Wis. I 183 

Mueller, C. H., 1st Mich. 1 316 

Muller, G.,3nd Wis. 1 168 

Mullen, F. M.,3rd Pa. C 233 

Mulkins, W., 31st Wis. 1 597 

Meyers, G. H. Hon., .50th Wis. 1 ...61« 

N 

Nagreen,,l.,13th 111. 1 185 

Nelson, S. U. ,21st Wis. 1 730 

Neumann, G. W., 19th Wis. 1 580 

Nitschke, A. B. J., 1st Wis. 1 305 

Noble, G. W.,31st Wis. 1 569 

Noyes, L. B., 18th Wis. 1 56i 

Ney, F. J., 43rd Wis. I ..688 

Newell, S., 4th Wis. 1 3.*i 



Oatman, S. 3rd Wis. 1 321 

O'Conneil, J., 1st Wis. C 514 

O'Connell, C . 43rd Wis. 1 3.57 

Odell, C.G., B. S. S ,537 

Olive, F., 13th Wis. 1 176 

Olmstend, L.. 10th Wis. 1 578 

Olsen, G. Rev., 18th Wis. 1 595 

Oleson.O. R., 21st Wis. I .538 

Ostertag, S.,3nd Wis. 1 1.52 

Ostenteldt,F., 31st Wis. 1 710 

Ohaver, Wm., 2nd Wis. C 303 

Olmstead, ,1. J, 3rd Wis C 186 

Otto, J. H..21st Wis. 1 660 

Owena, E., 1st Wis. H. A 467 

Oliver J. W.,33nd Wis. 1 169 

P 

Page, C. W., 3rd Wis. 1 249 

I'almatier, F..46th Wis. 1 365 

Palmer, C. P., 3rd Wis. G 339 

Palmei, A., 31st Wis. 1 634 

Patchen,M. B.,KthWis. I 5,50 

Patterson, W. H.,10thN. F. C 683 

Peak, R. F.,36th Wis. 1 283 

Pearson, S. D.,73nd 111. T 444 

Peck, G. F., 44th Wis. I ,583 

Pendleton, C. T 439 



Perry, S. L.,3rd Wis. C 373 

Perry, I. J, 8th Wis. 1 547 

Perry, R, 14th Wis. 1 719 

Peters.S. W.,7th Wis. 1 341 

Philbrick, B S., 37th Mich. 1 499 

Phil brick, W. B.,8th Wis. B 486 

Phillips, E. A., 16th N. Y. 1 168 

Pierce, S., D. S. S 353 

Platt,S. E. ,29th Wis. I i 507 

Pond, S., 1st Wis. H. A 400 

Pond, Wm., 1st Wis. H. A 295 

Porter, A. K., 1st Wis. C 732 

Porter, W. H., 11th Pa. C 638 

Post, A. M., 3rd Wis, I .652 

Pratt, M. S., 13th Wis. 1 267 

Price, P., nth N. J. 1 6,S4 

Prouty, W. R.,93N. Y. 1 744 

Pulford, E , 13th Wis 1 474 



Q 

Quick, J. J., 18th Wis. I. 
Quinn, F. 51st N. Y. 1... 

R 



.411 
.397 



Rahr, C, 9th Wis. 1 614 

Ramminger, C, 9th Mich. 1 734 

Ramsdell, D. A., 14th Wis I ij54 

Ramsdell, E 7.53 

Ramsdell, I. W., 14th Wis. 1 548 

Randall, R. H., 6th Wis. 1 50« 

Randall, L. L., 6th Wis. 1 484 

Rankin, Hon. J,, 37th Wis. 1 434 

Rappe, J. A., .33nd Wis. 1 573 

Rasey, E. B., 133rd N. Y. 1 601 

Rathermel, P., 1st Wis. H. A 661 

Raymond, J. 0.,53nd Wis. 1 482 

Raymond, B. P., 48th N. Y. 1 153 

Reay, G. W., 3rd Md. 1 453 

Read, M. J. 14th Wis. I 443 

Reed, M., 14th U.S. 1 686 

Reeve, O., Ist Wis. 1 454 

Renier, E., 37th Wis. I 379 

Repe, C, U. S. N .571 

Heuther, P., 45th Wis'. 1 331 

Rhode, B., 16th Wis. 1 395 

Kice, W. H., 16th Wis. 1 618 

Rice, N.,2l8t Wis. I 307 

Rice. A. D, 38th Wis. 1 343 

Richmond, G. N., 3nd Wis. C 181 

Richardson, M., 33rd Mass. 1 398 

Kietz, E. L, Dr., 36th Wis. I a54 

Rimey, D,, 38th Wis, 1 689 

Ritter, A. P., 37th Wis. 1 4.58 

liobinson, H. O., 48th Wis. 1 686 

Roche, T., U. S. N 235 

Roe, B. L., 33nd Wis. 1 207 

Rogers, F. M., 1st Wis. C 682 

Rogers, S. M., 49th Wis. I 364 

Rogers, B. F. Rev., 15th Illinois 1 435 

Rohde, J. J. L.. U.S. I .561 

Rohr, J, M,, 46th Wis. 1 368 

Rolfe A., 4l8t Wis. 1 318 

Rozell, W, H., 30th Wis. 1 704 

Rozell, W. A., 1st Wis. H.A 691 

Runcorn, R. H., 1st Wis. H. A 709 

Ryan, S,, 3rd Wis. C 385 

Ryan, D .1,, 21st Wis 1 470 



INDEX. 



795 



S 

Saircnt, A., 1st Wis. C 583 

Sawyer, P 761 

Saxton, G.. Uth N. Y. 1 301 

Schetfen, H:, 13lh Wis. 1 .347 

!^cliintz, L.,2rid Wis. 1 6.54 

^<~SchIcg-el, C, 1st Wis. 1 196 

Sohmiilt, C. Kith Wis. 1 638 

Sclim-dt, H., nth Wis. I 543 

Schmidt, C. H., ilth Wis. 1 437 

Schofleld, J. A., 37th Wis. T 733 

il Schuri, C, '.-Slh N. Y. 1 704 

Schweer.', F. G., 33nd Wis. 1 499 

Schweers, J. M.,3i-d Wis. I 546 

Scott, C, 7th Wis 1 640 

Scribner, A. D., 104th III. 1 670 

Seely. E. 33Qd Wis. 1 604 

Selma, J., U. S. N 759 

Sell ei-8, M 406 

Severns, J. Q., 37th Wis. 1 365 

Seymour, W. T.,3rd Wis. C 715 

Sharon, O. M.. 4th Wis. 1 669 

Shellou, C, 32nd Wis. 1 431 

Shepherd, A. A.. 1st Wis. I .533 

Sheriff. K., .5th Wis. 1 449 

Short, M. C.,3lst Wis. 1 173 

Shipley, B. F., 21st Wis. 1 503 

Sohultz, C. E., 44th Wis. 1 353 

Shintfler, W., 8th N. Y. H. A 633 

Simonds, O. M., 32nd Wis. 1 549 

Simpson, A. C, 7th Wis. 1 351 

Simpson, J., 1st Wis. H. A 1S7 

Singer, J., 13th Wis. 1 330 

Skidmore, C. P., 4th Wis. 156 

Sl4illinff, E., 3nd Wis.C* 233 

Sloan, D. E.,21st Wis. 1 676 

Smart, S. H., 186th N. Y. 1 579 

Smith, H. W.,2nd N. Y. C (Vet.) 567 

Smith, S, (iih Me. 1 343 

Smith, J. L., 43nd Wis. 1 3.50 

Smith, E. C, U. S. N 403 

Smith, A. L 751 

Smith, J., 3nd Pa. H. A 594 

Smith, K. K., loth Mich. C 513 

Smith, R., 1st Wis. C 575 

Smith, E. R., 3ud W.is. I.... 559 

Sparks, R. D., 16th Wis. 1 743 

Spencer, J. A., 3rd Wis. C 208 

Spice, R. A., 4th Wis. 1 747 

Spikes. W. ,3rd Wis. C 643 

Spindler, C. E. ,1st III. C 634 

Stalker, G. W,,3nd Wis. 1 555 

Stalker, E. ^5., 10th Wis. I .555 

Stalker, T. F., 35th Wis. 1 5i>5 

St. Amour, U. C, 46th Wis. 1 4.58 

Staiideurans, J., loih Wis. 1 510 

Stannard, G. W. ,32nd Wis. 1 272 

Steiskal, F. , 83nd 111 . I .570 



Stever, J. H., 18th Wis. 1 479 

Stewart, W. T., 2ilth U. S. Col. 1 385 

Stiro, F.,51h Wis. I 49'7 

Stowe, J. N., 133rd N. Y. I 231 

Stowe, F. M., 21st Wis. 1 4:i3 

Stowe, S. W., 4th Wis. 1 518 

Stratton, J. S., 11th Ind. B 556 

Straubtl H. A., nth Wis. 1 334 

Strong-, E., 17lh Wis. I 701 

Strong, W. H., 1st Wis. C 299 

Stutzman. M., 50th Wis. 1 408 

Sumner, S., 1st U. S. M. & F 284 

Susor, J., 4th Mich. I 513 

Sweet, G. E., IStth N. Y 1 480 

T 

Tall man, L. C, 1st N. Y. C 240 

Tarbox, U. B., 4th Wis 203 

Teal, W. H., 15th IT. S. 1 542 

Thilkey, F. .I.,38th Wis. 1 185 

Thompson, C. S., 1st Me. 1 716 

Thompson R. S.,3nd Wis. I 155 

Thompson, M. V. B , 3rd Wis. C 631 

Thornton, J. P., 19th Wis. 1 563 

Thrall, H. R.,18th Wis. 1 373 

Townscnd, W. W.,3rd Wis. 1 333 

Townsend, C. C, 1st Wis. 1 149 

Tdwnsend, J.,38th Wis 443 

Trefetcn, H.,75th 111. 1 536 

Trickey, C, 36th Wis. 1 724 

Troutwine, H . , ',i2nd N . Y.I 455 

Trowbridge, H. II., 1st Wis. 1 239 

Tubbs, P., 29th Wis. I 613 

Tuc'ier.M. B.,4th Wis. I 216 

Turnbull, A.,5th Wis. 1 540 

Turner, C. M., 1st Wis. I 324 

Turney. J. C, 3rd Wis. C 290 

Tuttic, S. D.,6th Wis 685 

Twitchell,C M , Uth N. h. I 637 

Tyler, J. U.,83rd Pa. I .584 

Tyrrell, I. C, 7th Me. 1 280 

U 

Upham, W. H., Maj.2nd Wis. 1 193 

Utter, J , 22nd Mich . 1 433 

V 

Valentine, J. H.,3rdCol.1 690 

Vanalstinc, J. H., 33nd Wis. 1 637 

VanAnda, A. J., 44th In. 1 436 

Van Heukelom, G., 141h Wis. 1 4ii2 

Van Norman, L. M.,7th Wis. 1 375 

Van Valkenburg, Mrs. S. A 646 

VanValkiMiburg, H., 1st Wis. H. A 046 

Vaughn, J. B.,2ndN. Y. L. A 2;i6 

Vaughn, W., 32iul Wis. 1 678 

Vaughn,,!. W.. 10th Wis. L. A 383 

Vincent, S.. 6th Wis. 1 381 



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Wagoner, A., .5th Wis. 1 737 

Waite, O. H., 16th Wis. 1 248 

Walch, P., 3rd Wis. 1 563 

Waldo, M. A. 1st Wis. C 327 

Wallace, C H.. 144th III. 1 254 

Walther, H., 1st Wis. 1 498 

Warner, D. G., 13th Wis. 1 591 

Warren, G 755 

Weaver, O. F., 4th Mich. 1 204 

Webley, J, 50th Wis. I 634 

Weeks, J., 7th Wis. 1 3I8 

Weeks, J. A., 191st O. I 7:14 

fWeiland, N.,32nd Wis. 1 585 

Weisbrod, R. J., 8th N. Y. I h'Xt 

Weissert, A. G., 8th Wis. 1 143 

Weitzel, M.,3rd Wis. C 370 

Welch, H. E.,91h Ind. 1 473 

Werner, H, 9th Wis. 1 157 

Werner, M.. 1st Wis. C 390 

Wheeler, W. E., 10th Wis. 1 477 

Wheeler. A., 33nd Wis. 1 572 

Wheeler, J. H. ,27th Wis. 1 450 

Whitnaek, S. ,1., 43nd Wis. 1 494 

Whitman. H. ('., 3nl N. Y. C 278 

Whitt'er, R, Maine C. G 491 

Widgcr. C.,37th Wis. 1 393 

Wilcox, W. W. ,38th Wis 1 645 

Williams, A. L., 50th N. Y. E 420 

Williams, G. A., Ind. Bat 376 

Wiley, S., 32nd Wis. I 1557 

Wilson, D., 31st Wis. 1 717 

Winehart, C, 1st Wis. C 366 

Wing, R. L., 43rd Wis. 1 600 

Win-slow, Hon. R 761 

Winters, T., 13th III C 738 

Wipf,C.,44th Wis. I 224 

Wittmann, A., 48th Wis. 1 529 

Wood, C. L., lK.5th N. Y. 1 376 

Wood, T. S., 3id Wis. 1 445 

Wood, r. L.,8th Wis. 1 301 

Wood.G. K.,K7thN. Y. I .378 

Woodnorth , ,1 . H ., 21st Wis. 1 175 

Woodward, W, U. S.N 318 

Worby, J. H.,8th Wis. L. A 268 

Worthington, B. T.,.5th Wis. 1 315 

Wright, H. W.,-.th Mo. C 450 

Wrolstad, J, loth Wis 1 303 



.447 



Y 

Young, F. ,61st N. Y. I. 

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Zcrwas, A.,32nd Wis. 1 590 

Ziekerick. W., 13th Wis. L. A 468 

Zielley, HE ,, Uth Wis. 1 693 




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^Rarr, ,1. H 336 , Beyer, H. W :i3« Briggs, J. P 

'Bateman, R. S SKi^Brand, R .528 ■nircthers, D. J.. 

'Bonn, A. W 336 '■Brett, B. C. Dr 388 '■'Chandler, G. A. 



.433 



796 



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Chandler, H. H 336 "Herren, E. R.. 

■'Crosby, G 52s/Hyile, W. Capt 



•'Daskam.E 57C 

'Delesrlise, F. A 720 

Duiiike.A, F 433 

Durkee, S 53S 

^Eiiwai-ds. N. M 240 

"■Elkiiis.J. H 528 

-Elnpey.VV.J 432 

■Fei-ji-uson, C 528 

FoUett, D. 1 384 VMoni-oe, J 



^ Frambach, H. A . 



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'Grant. U. S .. 8 

■Green, G. G 384 

tireen, Kev. T. H 432 

■^Hancock, W. S 104 Htandall, L.L 



'.Johns, \V. B 4SII 

Kern, A. A 432 

Knox, L. S S'.K 

'La Count, L. U 4so 

'Lincoln. A, From 

^Logan, J A 12,s 

McClellan, G. B ■, xo 

Meidam, D 3.'i(; 

3«4 



-'Odell, C. G r,2s 

'Palmer, C. P 3;;ii 

't'endleton. C. T 432 

Peters, S. W 33ii 



.G4!) -Ilayniond. J. O 480 

.(iT2 "llead, J. M 4;!2 

'Rice,A. D 338 

■ilogers. Rev. B. F 432 

/Byan.S 384 

■lawyer, P VOO 

■Schmidt, C. H 433 

■^mith.A. L 750 

•^hc-phcrd, A. A 528 

■^Sheridan, P. H 5B 

■Sherman, W. T 32 

^rurnbull, A 538 

aipham, W. H 192 

^'aii Anda, A.J 432 

Sveissert. A. G 142 

4H0 Wjttmann, A 528 



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Chronologieal and Statistical History 

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Biog-rapliiual- Soldiers 143 

Biographical— Citizens 751 



Grand Army of the Kepublio 7(i5 

Department of Wis., G. A. R 7ti8 

Roster of Posts 7lin 

Woman's Belief Corps 782 



Department of Wis. W. R. C 7S3 

Sons of Veterans 784 

Batiles of the Revolution 786 

Battles of 1812 78!) 




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